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Dr. Hattie Dingle Martin

Dr. Hattie Dingle Martin

Mar 28, 2014

Dr. Hattie Rebecca Dingle Martin, a daughter of Peter, Sr. and Louisa Jones Dingle of Pineville, South Carolina, was born May 14, 1912. Hattie transitioned to her new home on March 28, 2014, at the home of her niece. Six sisters and seven brothers preceded her in death. She was married to the late Freeman Martin. At an early age,...

George "Sonny" Friendly Iii

George "Sonny" Friendly Iii

Mar 26, 2014

Perhaps today will be the day...I'll hear His welcomed voice! Perhaps today I'll see the LordAnd evermore rejoice! The life of a faithful servant, George Friendly III, came to an end Wednesday, March 26, 2014. The son of the late George Friendly Jr. and Leola Britt Friendly was born February 4, 1930 in Baltimore, Maryland. George "Sonny" lived in Shulerville,...

John C. Sumpter

John C. Sumpter

Mar 23, 2014

John Collier Sumpter, the fourth child of Earnestine Joyner Sumpter and John Sumpter, was born December 9, 1972 in Charleston, South Carolina. On March 23, 2014, at his home, John was called to eternal rest. John received his education in the Berkeley County public schools. "Big Sump", as he was known, was a 1991 graduate of Berkeley High School, Moncks...

Rev. Joe Heyward, Jr.

Rev. Joe Heyward, Jr.

Mar 20, 2014

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I've kept the faith. II Timothy 4:7 Reverend Joe Heyward, Jr., son of Joe Heyward, Sr. and Daisy Jones Heyward, was born on December 31, 1933 in Cordesville, South Carolina. He departed this life on March 20, 2014 in North Charleston, SC. Reverend Heyward was educated in the Berkeley...

Harold Alton Snipe

Harold Alton Snipe

Mar 19, 2014

Harold Alton Snipe was the third of seven children born to Deacon Thomas Snipe, Sr. and Hattie Green Snipe on September 26, 1938, in Bonneau, South Carolina. He departed this life on Tuesday, March 19, 2014, at his residence in North Charleston, SC. Alton was reared in a Christian home, and his parents taught their children about Christ; therefore, Alton...

Geneva G. "Boo" Codes

Geneva G. "Boo" Codes

Mar 11, 2014

Geneva Gibbs Codes was born on May 26, 1922, in the Hog Swamp Section of Pinopolis, South Carolina. She was the third child of Frederick and Susan Barfield Gibbs. She departed this life on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 in Moncks Corner, SC. Geneva received her education in the schools of Berkeley County, SC. In 1944, she married Leon J. Codes,...

Bobbye Jean Salters

Bobbye Jean Salters

Feb 26, 2014

"I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing." (2 Timothy 4:7) God, in His infinite...

Kenneth "Bootsie" L. Dingle

Kenneth "Bootsie" L. Dingle

Feb 24, 2014

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Psalm 23:4 Kenneth Lavern Dingle, also known as "Bootsie" and "Kenny", began his journey on February 5, 1954. He was the son of Lula "Doot" Dingle Davis. He ended this...

Patricia Ann Toomer

Patricia Ann Toomer

Feb 19, 2014

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; Ecclesiastes 3:1, 2a A Time to Be Born: Patricia Ann Toomer was born September 22, 1954 in Pineville, South Carolina. She was a daughter of Edwin "Shing" Toomer and the late Bernice Washington Toomer....

Gregory "Dog" Doiley

Gregory "Dog" Doiley

Feb 15, 2014

On October 8, 1952, God gave the world Gregory Doiley. On February 15, 2014, God took back what was rightfully his. Gregory was the son of Ernestine Gadsden and the late Floyd Pressley. Gregory grew up in Moncks Corner, SC and was educated in the public schools of Berkeley County. He attended both Berkeley Training and Berkeley High Schools, graduating...

Luther W. "Dill" Johnson Jr.

Luther W. "Dill" Johnson Jr.

Feb 12, 2014

Luther Walter Johnson, Jr., son of Emma Jane Brown Johnson and the late Luther Walter Johnson, Sr., was born on September 28, 1955 in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. He departed this life on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at Moncks Corner Medical Center, Moncks Corner, SC. "Dill", as he was affectionately called, was educated in the public schools of Berkeley County,...

Solomon Levy, Jr.

Solomon Levy, Jr.

Feb 9, 2014

Behold I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 1 Corinthians 15:50-51 On Sunday, February 9, 2014, Solomon heard the voice of...

Maude R. "Pumpkin" Smalls

Maude R. "Pumpkin" Smalls

Feb 7, 2014

It is with great pleasure that I welcome my family and friends who came to help celebrate my life on this earth. On January 7, 1935, McKinley Smalls and Mary Shephard were blessed with a baby girl. I was named Maude Ruth Smalls. I attended the public schools of Berkeley County. At an early age, I accepted Christ as my...

Shirley Jean Smith

Shirley Jean Smith

Feb 7, 2014

Mrs. Shirley J. Smith, daughter of the late Arthur and Phinney Brown Perry, was born on August 20, 1935 in Queens, New York. She departed this life on Friday, February 7, 2014 at her residence in Bonneau, South Carolina. Shirley was educated in the public schools of Berkeley County. She attended Baptist College in Charleston, SC for one year. She...

Louis A. Ravenell

Louis A. Ravenell

Jan 29, 2014

Louis Alton Elijah Ravenell, Jr., affectionately known as "Jazzy Lou" and "Mr. Peanut Man", was born in St. Stephen, SC on December 17, 1941, a son of the late Elijah and Louise Ravenell. He departed this life on Wednesday, January 29, 2014. Louis was educated in the public schools of Berkeley County. After his schooling, he moved to New York...

Maggie M. Simmons

Maggie M. Simmons

Jan 27, 2014

Sister Maggie Morton Simmons, daughter of Henry and Carrie Morton, was born July 11, 1911 in Berkeley County, South Carolina. She departed this life on Monday, January 27, 2014. She attended public school in Berkeley County. Sister Maggie worked as a domestic worker for various families in Berkeley County. She enjoyed quilting and baking. Sister Simmons accepted Jesus Christ as...

Douglas Beauford

Douglas Beauford

Jan 26, 2014

Douglas Beauford, a son of the late Gilyard Beauford and Lular Taylor Beauford, was born on January 12, 1939 in Jamestown, South Carolina. He departed this life on Sunday, January 26, 2014 and closed the book on the many chapter of his life. Douglas received his education in Jamestown, SC and at the age of 18, he relocated to New...

Ella Bryant

Ella Bryant

Jan 25, 2014

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Psalm 23:4 Ella M. Bryant, daughter of the late Anna Grant Bryant and Thomas Bryant, was born July 25, 1944 in Berkeley County, South Carolina. She departed this life January...

Rachel Anderson Jones

Rachel Anderson Jones

Jan 22, 2014

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: ~ II Timothy 4:7 Mother Rachel Anderson Jones, the daughter of the late Jim Anderson and Rachel Strothers, was born on November 28, 1915 in Eutawville, (Springwood), South Carolina. After the death of her mother at an early age, Rachel was reared by the...

James " Black Cat" Michael Heyward

James " Black Cat" Michael Heyward

Jan 17, 2014

James Michael Heyward was the son of Mrs. Annie Mae Levy Heyward and the late Mr. Allen Heyward. He was born on December 8, 1948 and he quietly slipped away into eternal rest on Friday, January 17, 2014 at 4:35 a.m. James, affectionately called "Black Cat" by his family and friends, attended Berkeley County Schools. He became employed at the...

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