A TIME TO BE BORN Joseph Canty was born on September 3, 1921, son of the late Mary Canty-Smith. A TIME TO LIVE Joseph was educated in the Berkeley County Public Schools. On March 27, 1948, he was united in marriage to Annie Mae Marion. He relocated to Washington, DC, where he was employed at WC&AN Miller Dec. Co. as an environmental maintenance worker. After 40 years of service, he retired. Thereafter, Joseph was employed at DC Village Nursing Home where he retired after five years. In 1990, Joseph returned to Bonneau, SC. He started a small farm, selling collard greens and sweet potatoes. He had many satisfied customers. Joseph became a member of Holy Trinity Holiness Church where the Lord filled him with the Holy Ghost. Soon after, he became a deacon and touched many lives through prayer as well as giving spiritual advice to many. Joseph was a quiet man during natural conversation, but when the Holy Ghost rose up in him, he would spend many days of fasting and praying. He truly loved and feared God. God has called him from labor to reward. By him leaving us, death left a heartache that cannot be healed, and a lifetime of memories that cannot be erased. A TIME TO DIE On the morning of December 16, 2010, in Mt. Pleasant, SC, Joseph Canty heard the voice of the Lord saying, "The war is over old soldier, it's time to come home." Joseph answered the call, took a flight, and bid all good-bye and said, "I'll see you all in the morning." A TIME TO MOURN Those left to embrace sweet and sad memories of him: a loving and faithful wife of 62 years, Annie Mae Canty; four daughters, Catherine (Reggie) Gerald of St. Stephen, SC, Betty (Robert) McDonald, Mary Canty-Henderson both of Maryland, Juanita Canty of Washington, DC, and a special daughter, Carlotta Eason of Washington, DC; four sons, Otto (Barbara) Davis of St. Stephen, SC, Johnny Brown of Maryland, Joseph Jr. (Redina) Canty of Washington, DC, Eric Canty of Columbia, SC; a special son-in-law, Kevin Norman of Washington, DC; a grandson raised in the home, Marcel Canty and a devoted grandson, Elijah Jeffery (Joan) Jefferson Jr.; a special niece and nephew, Willie Lee (Thelma) Jones both of South Carolina; two brothers, William "Bill" Canty of St. Stephen, SC and Henry Smith of Florida; two sisters, Estell (William) Jones of St. Stephen, SC and Mary Emma Richardson of New York; four brothers-in-law, Percy (Mozelle) Gethers, Benjamin Gethers of Hamden, CT; John Gethers of New York; Christopher (Rochelle) Gethers of York County, VA; two sisters-in-law, Jannie (Rudolph) Thompson of Mt. Holly, NJ and Rebecca Gethers of New Haven, CT; 34 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, other family and friends. Loved ones who preceded him in death include: one son, Joseph II; three daughters, Sandra L. Johnson, Beulah Canty, and Thelma D. (Ralph) Royer; three brothers, Edward, Samuel, and Richard; and a loving mother-in-law, Eliza Gethers.