William C. Sibert COLUMBIA Funeral services for Mr. William "Bill" Clarence Sibert, 83, of Columbia will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, January 13, 2007, at Northeast Presbyterian Church, 601 Polo Road, Columbia, SC 29223 with the Reverend Dr. George Crow officiating and interment to follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday evening, January 12, 2007, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the church building fund are appreciated. On-line condolences may be sent to www.mem.com. The family has entrusted Greenlawn Funeral Home with the arrangements.
Mr. Sibert passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2007. Mr. Sibert, husband of Lois Jeanne Sibert for 57 years, was born April 7, 1923, in Ruthford, Pennsylvania, to the late Michael and Florence Sibert. He retired from Square Company after 46 years of service to the firm.
He was a Master Mason in Earlewood Lodge No. 371. He served as Worshipful Master and secretary of the Lodge. He was a member of Palmetto York Rite College and completed the 33 degree (KYCH). Mr.
Sibert was also a member of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Valley of Columbia, Columbia Chapter 157, Council Knight Masons. He became a Shriner in 1977. He served as president of the Past Masters Unit at Jamil Temple, and was Past Watchman of Shepherds, Columbia Shrine White Shrine of Jerusalem. He was a member of Northeast Presbyterian Church. Mr.
Sibert was predeceased by his brothers, Glenn and Mickey, and his sister, Eleanor. Surviving are his wife, Lois Jeanne Sibert of Columbia, one son, William D. "Bill" Sibert and his wife, Karen B. Sibert, of Irmo; one daughter, Susan S. Taylor, and her husband, Thomas E.
Taylor, of Columbia; and three grandchildren, Jessica, Jason and Brittany. Dignity' Greenlawn Funeral Home 845 Leesburg Road Columbia 803-776-1092 www.DignityMemorial.com Grace Snipes HARTSVILLE Services for Grace F. Snipes, 85, lifelong First Baptist Church member, Byerly Hospital retiree, 2 p.m. Saturday (visitation 4-6 tonight) at Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home. Burial: Magnolia Cemetery.
Born in Hartsville 1 to William and Lillian Rogers Flowers, she died Jan. 10, 2007. Surviving: husband, Edward daughters, Irene Smith, Dorothy Dewitt, Annette Byrd, grand, great-grands. Judy Ammons Snipes MULLINS Services for Judy Ammons Snipes, widow of Lois Snipes, 65, will be 2 p.m. Saturday at CoxCollins Funeral Home with burial in Red Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
Born in Wilmington, N.C., to Baker and Florence Rivenbark Ammons, she died January 11, 2007. Surviving: mother; children, Arista, Baker Snipes; sister, Frances Green; niece Vickie Elliott; special family, Ron Richardson. Glen Siebert Stalions LEXINGTON Graveside services for Glen Siebert Stalions, 90, will be held 3 p.m. Saturday, January 13, 2007, in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Augusta, GA. Officiating will be the Rev.
Justin Smith. Mr. Stalions died January 11, 2007. Born in Lancaster, IL, he was the son of the late John Wesley Virgil Stalions and Iva Esther Siebert Stalions. Formerly of Orlando, FL, and Aiken, he had been a resident of the Lexington community since 1996.
A veteran of the United States Air Force, he was in the China and Burma campaigns, as well as WWII, retiring at the rank of E-7 master sergeant. Upon retirement from the Air Force, he continued as a civil servant in training. In addition to his wife, Alice Stalions, he is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Cheryl and Larry Freeman of Altamonte Springs, FL; son and daughter-in-law, Glenn M. and Libby Stalions of Lexington; sisters, Kathleen Nash and Iris Smith, both of Mt. Carmel, IL; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
He will be greatly missed as a dedicated and loving husband and father. He is preceded by his son, Ronnie Stalions, and sister, Esther Stallings. www.thompsonsfuneral.com Blondell Stewart SALUDA Blondell Stevens Stewart died Wednesday, January 10, 2007. Born in Dorchester County, she was a daughter of the late Eddie Young and Mary Stevens and married to the late John Stewart Sr. Surviving are three sons, John Dannie and Taki Stewart, all of Batesburg-Leesville, S.C.; three daughters, Peggy Stewart of Batesburg, S.C., Sandra Stewart of Columbia, S.C., and Marilyn Marlani of Coco Beach, three brothers, David M.
Stevens of New York, Howard Bradley of St. George, S.C., and Horace Bradley of Brooklyn, N.Y.; two sisters, Mary L. Mitchell THE STATE, COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2007 OBITUARIES wounded and held as a POW for days, enduring many hardships and death marches, for which he received the Air Medal, Purple Heart, WWII Victory Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-AfricanMiddle-Eastern Campaign Medal with four bronze stars and the National Defense Service Medal. He was a police officer in Lenoir, N.C., until 1951, when he joined the Air Force and served until 1972. During his career, he was a C-124 Crew Chief, participated in "Operation Deep Freeze" which transported supplies to Antarctica; served two tours in Vietnam, receiving the second purple heart in 1965.
He was also stationed in Alaska and Germany besides numerous stateside assignments. After retiring in Columbia he was employed at Fort Jackson, NAF, as a Billeting Clerk. Even after a stroke in 1996, he retained his characteristic independent spirit and dry wit. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, January 13, 2007, at Greenlawn Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel with full military honors and interment to follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from noon until the hour of the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to GEC VA Cultural Change Fund, Dorn VA Nursing Home, 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, SC 29209. Greenlawn Funeral Home 845 Leesburg Road Columbia 803-776-1092 www.DignityMemorial.com Annie Wallace COLUMBIA Services for Annie Bell "Dell" Wallace, member of Second Mt. Beulah Baptist Church, are 11 a.m. Saturday at Bostick-Tompkins Funeral Home with burial in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, St.
Matthews. Born in St. Matthews to Mason Wallace and Lizzie Malone, she died January 6, 2007. Surviving: daughter, Vernon Cheeseboro; grandson, Roger Cheeseboro; greatgrandson, Chaz Cheeseboro. John William Webb DILLON John William Webb of Lake View, 85, died Thursday, January 11, 2007, in a Dillon Hospital after an illness.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 13, 2007, in Waters-Powell Funeral Home Chapel in Florence. Burial will follow in Mount Hope Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
He was born in Florence, a son of the late Samuel Morris and Faye Cook Webb. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Mr. Webb graduated from Southwestern Seminary and served as Minister of Education at several churches in his career including Mullins First Baptist Church, Conway First Baptist Church, Park Street Baptist Church in Columbia and Western Branch Baptist Church in Portsmouth, VA.
Upon his retirement, he returned to Florence, where he was a member of First Baptist Church and the L.R. Perry Sunday School Class. Survivors include his wife, Geraldine Miller Webb of Lake View; a daughter and son-in-law, Gloria W. Lee and Marvin Lee of Dillon; a son and daughter-in-law, John W. Webb Jr.
and Rosalind W. Webb, of Columbia; two brothers, Joe Webb of Florence and Thomas C. Webb of Sneed's Ferry, N.C.; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 300 S. Irby Street, Florence, SC 29501.
Delores West COLUMBIA Services for Delores Kemp Myers West, member of Bethlehem Baptist Church in College Place, will be 4 p.m. Saturday at Bostick-Tompkins Funeral Home. Burial: Serenity Memorial Gardens. Born in Reagan, Texas, to James and Goldie Lewis Kemp, she died Jan. 9, 2007.
She was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church. Surviving, son, James Myers; four grandchildren, 10 great -grandchildren. Perrin H. Williams FOUNTAIN INN Perrin Hasting Williams (veteran), 72, of 107 Hazelwood Court, died January 11, 2007, in St. Francis Hospital.
Gone to dwell in the house of the Lord forever. A native of Greenville County, son of the late Wiley W. Williams Sr. and Vannah Summers Williams, he had retired as an employee of Western Auto, and was a U.S. Air Force veteran and a member of Christ The King Lutheran Church.
Surviving are his wife of 53 years, Ellen Messer Williams of the home; two daughters, Annette Stanton of Greenville, and Vanna Hinkle of Fountain Inn; a son, Gene Williams of North A Augusta; six grandchildren and three grandchildren. Mr. Williams was predeceased by a brother, Wiley W. Williams and three sisters, Elizabeth Williams, Virginia Hester and Dakota Hunt. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m.
Monday at Wood Mortuary conducted by Pastor Marilyn Crosby. Burial will follow in Graceland East Cemetery. Visitation will be held p.m. Sunday at Wood Mortuary. The families are at their respective homes.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Christ The King Lutheran Church, 1925 Pelham Road, Greenville, SC 29615 or Golden Strip Church Coalition-Habitat, 109 Lafayette Fountain Inn, SC 29644. Online condolences may be made at www.thewoodmortuary.com. Chamar Wilson JACKSONVILLE, N.C. Services for Master Chamar W. Wilson will be held at 10:30 a.m.
today at Abundant Life International Baptist Cathedral with burial in St. Peters Baptist Church Cemetery, Lane, S.C. Surviving are his parents, Chester III and Chenora Wilson; grandparents and great-grandparents. McClary's Funeral Home is in charge. REX FROM PAGE B1 talks with Education Department employees.
Rex said he will work to find strategies to close the achievement gap between rural or poor students and those from more affluent areas. He said he would emphasize state government's obligation to ensure public schools are funded equitably. A Rex aide arranged to have a traveling exhibit of photos taken by children in S.C.'s poorest school districts on display outside the room where he met with agency employees. The pictures portray troubling images of conditions in some schools. Rex said he encountered "discomfort" on the campaign trail among people who were proud that the state's school-reform strategy is highly regarded but worried "the lack of performance makes us look bad." Rex said he wants to spend an average of two days each week traveling the state, visiting public schools.
"You can't get it all done from the Rutledge Building," he said. After three similar speeches and a lunch of Chinese food, Rex met with a delegation from France. The Education Department is negotiating to establish an exchange program similar to efforts that have brought educators from Spain, India and China to the state. Then he was off to the ETV complex to record messages for the agency's Web site and an introduction for a program about how high-school students should apply for college aid. "I have a lot to learn," he said.
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The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, January 12, 2007, at Caughman-Harman Funeral Home at Bush River Memorial Gardens, Andrews Chapel. Ms. McCray passed away January 9, 2007. Born August 13, 1958, in Augusta, GA, she was the daughter of Luther McCray and the late Ella Mae McCray.
Ms. McCray was a member of Christian Life Assembly. She was very involved with an organization called Sharing God's Love. She also volunteered with the American Cancer Society and Mothers Morning Out. She was a dedicated employee of Wal-Mart on Harbison Blvd.
She was a graduate of Glenn Hills High School in Augusta, GA. Ms. McCray is survived by her father, Luther McCray Sr. and stepmother, Annie M. McCray, of Augusta, GA; brother, Luther (Ann) McCray Jr.
of Hephzibah, GA; sister, Sheila M. Zinnerman of Augusta, GA; sister, Cynthia McCray of Riverdale, GA; brother, Harry McCray of Lithonia, GA; brother, James E. McCray of Augusta, GA; brother, Timothy (Angela) McCray of Hephzibah, GA; brother, Keith Sanders of Augusta, GA; grandmother, Rebecca Blount of Riverdale, GA; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles and a host of very, very special friends; godchildren, Daniel, Morgan and Rebkah Weissman, Brockman and Austin McKinney and Sidney York. She was predeceased by her mother, Ella Mae McCray; grandmother, Juanita McCray; grandfather, James McCray; nephew, Devyn McCray. www.caughmanharmanfuneralhome.com me.com Nathan Monroe SUMTER Services for Nathan A.
Monroe, 66, 2 p.m. (viewing 1 p.m.) Saturday at Canty Memorial Church of God in Christ. Burial is 11 a.m. Tuesday in Florence National Cemetery, with full military honors. Viewing is 2-6 p.m.
today at Job's Mortuary. Born in Washington, D.C., to Lafayette and Vivian Monroe, he died Jan. 9, 2007. Surviving: wife, Dorothy; son, Nathan grand, Natasha; brother, Jerome. George M.
Rhyner BOILING SPRINGS George Marion Rhyner, 80, of 1460 Hanging Rock Road, Boiling Springs, passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2007, at his home. He was married to Lillian Joy Rhyner for 58 years. Mr. Rhyner was a native of Lancaster, and a son of the late Charles S. and Daisy Jane Wright Rhyner.
He had retired as a lineman from Duke Power Company. He was a Mason, Shriner and a member of Boiling Springs 1st Baptist Church. In addition to his wife, he is survived by three daughters, a sister, Doris Plyler of Lancaster, brothers, Samuel L. Rhyner of Columbia, Mason Rhyner of Lancaster, and Joseph Rhyner of Reidville; as well as seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m.
Saturday, January 13, 2007, at Eggers Funeral Chapel of Boiling Springs. Interment will be in Good Shepherd Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to Boiling Springs 1st Baptist Church, Building Fund, 3600 Boiling Springs Road, Boiling Springs, SC 29316 or to Grand Lodge of S.C., Building Fund, P.O. Box 2185, Lexington, SC 29071-2185. E-condolences may be sent online at www.eggersfuneralhome.com.
Eggers Funeral Home Boiling Springs, S.C. Dorothy Lorick Richardson WEST COLUMBIA Funeral services for Mrs. Dorothy Lorick Richardson, 115 Lorick Village Road, West Columbia, will be held Saturday, January 13, 2007, at 2:00 p.m. at Mt. Pisgah AME Church, Dixiana, with burial to follow in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be held in the chapel of Pearson's Funeral Home Friday, January 12, 2007, from 1:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Mrs. Richardson departed this life, Wednesday, January 10, 2007. Born March 18, 1923, in Lexington, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Marie Lorick and the devoted wife of the late Thomas Richardson Jr.
She was educated in the Lexington County School system and accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior at an early age. She was a lifelong member of Mt. Pisgah AME Church, where she was a member of the Stewardess Board, Missionary Society and The Wide Awake Club. In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by her son, Frank, and five siblings, Edward Alwillie, Helen, Thelma and Vernell. Mrs.
Richardson is survived by four children, Ivy (Jeannette) Richardson, Ella Dudley, Jane (John) Washington, Brenda (Kenneth) Earl and Beryl Richardson; one sister, Edna McMillan; and one brother, Shelton Lorick; one sister-in-law, Patsy Lorick; 14 grandchildren and 17 -grandchildren; and a host of loving nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Caroline Green of Walterboro, S.C. Service will be Sunday, January 14, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Logan Funeral Home chapel, Saluda, S.C., with Reverend J.P. Caldwell officiating.
Logan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Patsy Tripp Thompson WEST COLUMBIA Services for Patsy Tripp Thompson, 76, will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, January 13, 2007, at Springdale Baptist Church. Officiating will be Rev. Tommy McGill; interment will follow in Celestial Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Friday evening at Thompson Funeral Home of West Columbia. Serving as pallbearers will be Wayne Beauregard, Timmy Beauregard, Ken Kaminer, Roger Lee Stafford, Carter Brown and Bill Coleman. Honorary pallbearers will be the Lutheran Young at Heart. Memorials may be made to Springdale Baptist Church, 357 Wattling Rd West Columbia, SC 29170 or Lutheran Hospice, PO Box 805, White Rock, SC 29177.
Mrs. Thompson, widow of Robert L. Thompson passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2007. Born in Greenville County, she was the daughter of the late John and Annie Huff Tripp. Formerly of Greenville, she had been an area resident for over 50 years.
She was a member of Springdale Baptist Church where she worked in the nursery. Mrs. Thompson retired from the South Carolina Department of Mental Health after 35 years of devoted service. She was a loving mother, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother. She will be dearly missed by her family and friends.
Surviving are her daughters and sons-in-law, Patricia and Roger Stafford of West Columbia, Susan and Danny Burroughs of Swansea, Cindy and Billy Coleman of Mullins; sons and daughters-in-law, Billy and Debbie Brown of Columbia, Robert L. Thompson Jr. and his wife, Cindy, of West Columbia; sister and brother-in-law, Reba and Leigon King of Fountain Inn; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a special friend, Ann Shealy; and her loyal and devoted neighborhood family. Mrs. Thompson was preceded in death by two brothers.
www.thompsonfuneral.com Charles Timmerman BATESBURG Charles Leonard Timmerman, of 126 Cap Pistol Lane, died Wednesday, January 10, 2007, in Self Regional Healthcare. Born in Aiken County, a son of the late Arthur Ray and Anna Bell Storey Timmerman, he was the husband of Kate Cannon Clary Timmerman. He was first married to the late Elsie Aune Timmerman and then married to the late Frances Storey Timmerman. Mr. Timmerman was a retired U.S.
Navy veteran of 20 years and had also retired from National Linen Service. He was a member of The Fleet Reserve, The Tin Can Sailors, Hollywood Ruritan Club and Shiloh United Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife, Kate Cannon Clary Timmerman of the home; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Rebecca T. and Larry Payne of Greensboro, NC, Emelia T. and Dr.
Robert B. O'Neal of Seattle, WA, and Suzanne T. Smith of Spokane, WA; 11 grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister, Helen L. Baker, a son-in-law, Herman Kenneth Smith and a grandson, Jonathan Douglas Smith.
The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 p.m. Friday evening at Ramey Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Saturday, January 13, 2007, at Ramey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Lee Cothran, Rev.
Dennis Campbell and Rev. Stan Leas officiating. Interment will follow in Shiloh United Methodist Church Cemetery. Eugene Turnipseed COLUMBIA Services for Mr. Eu- gene Turnipseed will be held 2 p.m.
Saturday (viewing at 1 p.m.) in the Gilbert Memorial Baptist Church with burial in Lincoln Cemetery. Leevy's Funeral Home, Taylor Street Chapel, is in charge. Surviving are his wife, Gwendolyn Turnipseed; daughter, Octavia Davis; sisters, Betty Jean Wooten, Cynthia (Tony) McLaughlin, Crystal (Willie) Goodwin, Patricia Brown, and Eva (Stanley) Brown; brother, Ronnie Brown. www.leevy.com Wilburn Bynum Turnmire COLUMBIA Master Sgt. Wilburn Bynum Turnmire, U.S.A.F.
of Columbia, formerly of Lenoir, N.C., age 83, died Tuesday, January 9, 2007, at the W.J. Dorn V.A. Nursing Home. He was born March 18, 1923, in Wilkes County, NC. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Louise Suddreth, on December 6, 2006.
Survivors include his daughters and sons-in-law, Katrina and Norman Franklin, Vicki and Steve Fleming of Atlanta, GA; a son, Douglas Turnmire of Columbia, SC; grandchildren, Travis, Laurie and Amy McCain of Atlanta, GA. Bill joined the Army Air Corps i in 1940 and served with the 15th Air Force during WWII as a B-24 Tail Gunner. On a mission from Italy on June 26, 1944, plane was shot down over Yugoslavia. He was badly.
