WWW.THESTATE.COM DEATHS Laurine Norman PAWLEY'S ISLAND Laurine Hopkins Norman, 72, died Sunday, February 8, 2004, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital in Georgetown. Mrs. Norman was born September 8, 1931 in Newport, a daughter of the late Fletcher White Hopkins and Alice Nailon Hopkins. She moved to Woodstown, N.J. as a child and grew up there.
Mrs. Norman lived in McClain, Va. prior to moving to Pawley's Island in 1995. She was a member of Precious Blood of Christ Catholic Church and the widow of William Rudolph Norman. Surviving are: a son, John Fletcher Norman of Vienna, two brothers, Austin Hopkins of Gibson, Tenn.
and P. Everett Hopkins of Penns Grove, N.J.; and a sister, Geraldine H. Suchocki of Summit, N.Y. The Funeral Mass will be Saturday afternoon, February 14, 2004, at one o'clock in Precious Blood of Christ Catholic Church. Officiating will be the Rev.
Patrick J. Stenson and the Rev. Frank S. Holsclaw. Burial will follow in Pawley's Island Presbyterian Churchyard.
The family will receive friends at the residence from six until eight Friday evening, February 13, 2004. Memorials may be made to National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Mid-Atlantic Chapter, SC Regional Office, 2711 Middleburg Ste. 105, Columbia, SC 29204, or the church or charity of one's choice. The Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Barbara O'Byrne TANNER, ALA.
Barbara Ann Edgar O'Byrne, 64, of Tanner, formerly of Orlando, died Saturday, February 7, 2004. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, February 11, 2004, at 11 a.m. in Macon Memorial Park, Macon, Ga. Mrs. O'Byrne was a resident of Columbia from 1973-1982.
Survivors include: husband, Frederick I. O'Byrne of Orlando, daughter, Kirsten O'Byrne of Orlando, sisters, Joyce Mau and Frances Barrineau, both of Macon, and Faye Stallings of Port Orange, Fla. Hart's Mortuary, Macon, has charge of arrangements. Ray Overton WHITMIRE Ray Phillip "Red" Overton, 82, of 419 Grant widower of Susie Graham Overton died Sunday, February 8, 2004, in Tuomey Hospital in Sumter. He was born in Stokes, NC and the son of the late John Edward and Ruth Whichard Overton.
Mr. Overton had retired from the U.S. Army, retired from J.P. Stevens Co. and was also a barber, a farmer and a trapper.
He is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Lonnie R. and Becky Overton of the home; three daughters and sons-in-law, Susan Lawson of Whitmire, Betty and Alan Frye of Prosperity and Linda and Luke Nobles of Whitmire; brother, Ben Overton of Greenville, NC; sister, Nell Barnhill of Elizabethton, NC; 12 grandchildren, Jacob Overton, David Overton, Susan Overton, Daniel Overton, Jeffery Lawson, Stephanie Lawson, John Robert Frye, Amy Bailey, Butch Griffith, Amanda Griffith, Riley Fowler and Justin Fowler; also 3 great grandchildren. He was predeceased by a son-inlaw, Jeff Lawson. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. in the St.
Matthews Lutheran Church, Pomaria, with burial in the Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Gray Funeral Home in Whitmire. Memorials may be made to the St. Matthews Lutheran Church, Cemetery Fund, Tommy Kinard, 2208 New Hope Road, Pomaria, SC 29126.
Howard Patterson FORT MILL Services for Howard Parks Patterson, 91, will be held at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church; burial in Unity Cemetery. Wolfe Funeral Home is in charge. Born in Fort Mill to Hazel and Ida Parks Patterson, he died Feb. 8, 2004.
Surviving is his sister, Louise Patterson. In WWII he served with the 590th Signal Depot Co. in Algeria and the Rhineland and was a meat cutter for Culp Brothers Grocery. James Priester Sr. COLUMBIA Services for Mr.
James Edward Priester Sr. will be held 2:00 pm Wednesday at Greenlawn Memorial Park, with burial to follow. Palmer Memorial Chapel is in charge. Mr. Priester died Wednesday, February 4, 2004.
Born in Olar County, SC, he was the son of the late Edna Priester and John Kirkland Sr. Surviving are his daughters, Georgette Priester, Sandra Priester, Theresa Washington, Ann Priester, Lisa Smith, Sharon Smith and Uniqua Griffin; sons, James E. Darrell, Harold, Kwane and James E. Priester III, Garise and Rahmel Griffin and David Smith; brothers, Jesse and Lawrence Adams, Ed, Eugene, Michael and Calvin Kirland; sisters, Frances Priester, Winnie Pender, Marie Suttle, Evelyn Kirkland, Joyce Shy; Gale Yeargins; 17 grands and nine great grands. Kathleen Robinson HEATH SPRINGS Services for Kathleen Elizabeth Phillips Robinson, 80, widow of H.M.
Robinson 3 p.m. THE STATE, COLUMBIA, OBITUARIES DEATHS daughter, Sandra Craps of Georgetown, S.C.; sister, Elaine Elkin of Lexington; brothers, Marshall Chandler of Gilbert and Johnny Chandler of Pelion; three grandchildren and one great grandchild. She is predeceased in death by brother Thomas White. www.caughmanharmanfuneralhome.com Beulah Sims LANCASTER Services for Beulah Elizabeth Adams Sims, 84, widow of Jack Sims, 2 p.m. today at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church; burial in church cemetery.
Cauthen Funeral Home is in charge. A daughter of Cameron and Daisy Godwin Adams, she died Feb. 8, 2004. Surviving are children, Bob, Scott, Carol Sims, Linda Bowers, Cindy Catoe; sister, Myrtle Childers; 11 grands; 13 -grands; 1 great-great-grand. Col.
William Smith COLUMBIA Service with military honors for William E. "Bill" Smith, US Army (Ret), 84, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at North Trenholm Baptist Church with burial in Elmwood Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to North Trenholm Baptist Church. Visitation will be Tuesday 7-9 p.m.
at Dunbar funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel. Smith, husband of the late Virginia Heflin Smith, died Sunday, February 8, 2004. Born in Salem, he was the son of the late Frank and Lula Moss Smith. Graduating from Clemson University in 1941, he began his career as a U.S. Army infantry officer, retiring in 1972 as a Colonel.
His career included combat tours in North Africa, Italy and Korea for which he received two Bronze Star Medals for valor and two Purple Heart medals for combat wounds. During his career he also attended the Army War College and received his Master's degree in International Affairs from George Washington University. Following his retirement from the Army, Col. Smith worked as a project administrator and division director for the South Carolina Department of Social Services and Health and Human Services Finance Commission until 1986. A member of North Trenholm Baptist Church, Col.
Smith also served as a volunteer docent at the State Museum and as a member of the AARP Capital City Task Force. Col. Smith is survived by daughters, Barbara Smith Cerny of Huntsville, Ala. and Pamela Smith Ericson of Fredericksburg, son, Bradley Christopher Smith of Greenville; and grandchildren, Miles Smith Ericson, Brandy Cerny, Allison Cerny, Nicolas Cerny and Shannon Cerny. He was predeceased by son, Frank Smith.
John Stansill Jr. COLUMBIA Service for John H.T. "Jack" Stansill, Jr. will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday at Shandon Presbyterian Church.
Visitation will be at the church following the service. Memorials may be made to a charity of one's choice. Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, is assisting the family. Mr. Stansill died Sunday, February 8, 2004.
Born in Fort Riley, Kansas, he was a son of the late John Huske Tillinghast Stansill, Sr. and Gladys Carl Stansill. A self-employed photographer, he earned a BS degree in Psychology and Master's degree in Media Arts at USC. He taught in the Media Arts Department at USC and also worked at the S.C. Department of Social Services.
Surviving are his wife Sarah Floyd "Sally" Stansill; daughter Amelia E.F. "Amy" Stansill of Columbia, currently attending Duke University; and brothers, Rick Stansill of Lexington and Bob Stansill of Columbia. Martha Taylor ROCK HILL Services for Ms. Martha Ellen Taylor, 56, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Bass-Cauthen Funeral Home (visitation 6-8 tonight); burial in Adnah UMC Cemetery.
Born in York to Raymond and Louise Allen, she died Feb. 8, 2004. She was a freelance paralegal and of the Methodist faith. Surviving are aunts, Martha Gardner Fewell, Mildred Gardner; cousin, Patricia LeRoux. Diane Turlo COLUMBIA Memorial Services for Diane Turlo, 42, will be held at 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday, February 11, 2004 at Cornerstone Presbyterian Church. Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Andrews Chapel is in charge. Ms. Turlo died Friday, January 30, 2004. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of Frank and Doris Turlo.
She was a member of Cornerstone Presbyterian Church. She is survived by her mother and father of Lady Lake, Fla. www.caughmanharmanfuneralhome.com ne.com Betty Vinson WESTMINSTER Betty Suttles Vinson, 65, of 145 Suttles Road, Westminster, died Saturday, February 7, 2004, at her home. Born January 9, 1939, in Westminster, Mrs. Vinson was a homemaker and a member of Corinth Baptist Church of Westminster.
SOUTH CAROLINA DEATHS Survivors: husband, Hoyt Vinson of the home; daughters, Vicki Vinson Williamson of Columbia and Jeanna Vinson Wilson of Westminster; brothers, J.B. Suttles of Elon College, NC, Fred Jr. of Pensacola, Ray Suttles of Macon, Jack Suttles of Greenville, SC, and Furman Suttles of Macon, sisters, Ruby Estes of Greenville and Sara Dickson of Westminster; four grandchildren. Mrs. Vinson was preceded in death by her parents, Fred and Viola Crump Stancil Suttles.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, February 10,2004, at Sandifer Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverends Gene Burdette, Joel Hendrix and John M. McKnight officiating. Burial will follow in First Baptist Church Cemetery. The body is at Sandifer Funeral Home, Westminster, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m.
Monday, February 9. The family is at the residence. Flowers are accepted. A message of condolence may be written to the family by visiting www.sandi www.sandiferfuneralhome.com. Lena Waymyers NEESES Services for Conner Margeret "Lena" Waymyers, 64, 2 p.m.
Wednesday (viewing 1 p.m.) at New Light UMC; burial in Cherry Hill Cemetery; visitation 11 a.m.-9 p.m. today (wake 7-8 p.m.) at Simmons Funeral Home, Orangeburg. Born in Orangeburg Co. to Hosea Sr. and Lucia Johnson, she died Feb.
6, 2004. Surviving: husband Wilbur Waymyers 1 daughter; 5 sons; 3 brothers; 7 sisters; more. Shirley White SALUDA Graveside services and full military rites for Mr. Shirley Lee White, 73, of Saluda, will be held at 2 pm Wednesday at Gibson Cemetery, West Columbia. Thompson Funeral Home of Lexington is in charge.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association. Mr. White, widower of Mary Louise White, died Wednesday, February 4, 2004. Born in Kanawha County, WV, he was the son of Shirley and Katherine Russell White. Mr.
White was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force as well as the U.S. Army from which he was retired. He served in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Surviving are his sons, Steven L.
White of Charleston and Mark D. White of Columbia; sister, Velma June Edwards of Scott Depot, WV; brother, Garry R. White of Hurricane WV; three grandsons and one granddaughter; numerous nieces nephews. OBITUARY POLICY The State will publish the first 12 lines of an obituary at no charge; additional lines may be purchased. Funeral home codes or confirmation of death will be required.
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Born in Heath Springs to Leroy and Belva Sims Phillips she died Feb. 8, 2004. Surviving are children, David, H. Mark Robinson, Joyce Faulkenberry, Linda Blackmon, Katherine Broughton, Shirley Russell; more. Sara Rogers DEATHS PIEDMONT Sara Branyon Rogers, 88, of 2311.
Easley Highway, Piedmont, died Sunday, February 8, 2004 at her home. Born near Honea Path, she was the daughter of the late John Elmer Branyon and Sallie Shirley Branyon. She was graduated cum laude from Erskine College in 1937. She received her Master of Arts from Furman University in 1959. Mrs.
Rogers was a respected and dedicated teacher and guidance counselor during her career of forty years in South Carolina public schools. She taught in Antreville, Belton, and at Palmetto High School from its establishment in 1953 until her retirement in 1980. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, a professional society of women educators. Mrs. Rogers was a member of the Young Memorial Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Anderson.
She was a member of the Business Women's Circle at the church and recipient of the Flora Halliday leadership award from the church. Mrs. Rogers was also a member of the DAR. Mrs. Rogers is survived by her daughter, Patricia Ruth Rogers of Los Angeles, California; daughter, Sara Shirley Rogers and son-in-law, Ronald C.
Fulmer, of Columbia, South Carolina; grandson, Lt. Shawn T. Dewey, U.S. Navy, and granddaughter-in-law, Erica W. Dewey of San Diego, California, grandson, Noah K.
Dewey of Los Angeles, California; and -grandsons, Cole Jacob Dewey and Kyle Cain Erwin of San Diego, California. She is also survived by her brother, William E. Branyon, and sister-in-law, Ruth Branyon of Landrum, South Carolina. Mrs. Rogers was predeceased by her parents; her husband, Jacob W.
Rogers; her sister, Ruth E. Branyon; and her brothers, James N. Branyon and Lt. Albert R. Branyon, U.S.
Army. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 11, 2004, at Young Memorial Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, 508 Boulevard, Anderson. The family will receive friends at the church following the memorial service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Erskine College, P.O.
Box 338, Due West, SC 29639, for the Jake and Sara Rogers Memorial Scholarship Fund. This needs-based scholarship fund for Erskine athletes was established as a tribute to Mr. and Mrs. Rogers' life-long dedication to education and their belief in the importance of sports in educating young people. -Gray Mortuary, Pelzer Bryce Rousseu COLUMBIA Services for Master Bryce Jovaughn Rousseau will be held 5:00 p.m.
today at Leevy's Funeral Home, Taylor Street Chapel. Master Rousseau died Monday, February 2, 2004. Surviving are his parents, Bruce Rousseau and Sheray Jones; sister, Nia Rousseau; grandparents, Jean and Mare Rousseau and Raymond and Sheila Jones. Peter Salvato WILLISTON A Mass of Christian Burial for Peter Salvato, 83, will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St.
Andrews Catholic Church, Barnwell, with burial in Barnwell Memory Gardens. Visitation is 6-8 tonight with Holy Rosary at 7 p.m. at Folk Funeral Home. William Saxon Jr. SUMTER Services for William "Billy" Ray Saxon 33, are 11 a.m.
Wednesday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home (visitation 6- 8 tonight); burial in Sumter Cemetery. Born in Sumter to William Sr. and Roberta Bradshaw Saxon, he died Feb. 8, 2004. Surviving: wife, Shannon Yarborough Saxon; children, Billy, Rushton, Kristian, Whitney; sisters, Barbara Dyson, Beverly Singleton.
Ruby Senn SUMMERTON A graveside service for Ruby Estes Senn, 88, formerly of Fountain Inn, is 2 p.m. Wednesday in Carolina Memorial Gardens. Fogle Hungerpiller Funeral Home is i in charge. Born in Charleston Co. to John and Mary Johnson White, she died Feb.
7, 2004. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Fountain Inn. Surviving: children, Shirley Rogers, William Senn; 5 grands; 4 great-grands; 2 -grands. Christine Shealy PELION Services for Julett Christine Chandler Shealy, 60, will be held at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 11, 2004 at Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel with burial to follow at Southland Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Mrs. Shealy died Monday, February 09, 2004. Born in Columbia, S.C. she was the daughter of the late Marhsall C.
and Martha Griffin Chandler. She was a loving mother. She is survived by daughter, Teresa Metcalf and son-in-law Jeff Metcalf both of Wagener, S.C.; son, Marshall Craps; daughter-in-law Diane Craps both of Pelion, S.C.; Program has officers on their own turf Lexington County's 'resident deputies' keep watch over areas in which they live David Arnold knows the Irmo area. He lives and works there. A sergeant with the Lexington County Sheriff's Department, Arnold patrolled the area Friday afternoon.
Nothing much was going on, maybe because of the rain, he theorizes. During his patrol, he calls a woman who is experiencing trespassing problems with her neighbors. The two chat, with Arnold mostly listening. "My name is David Arnold, and I'm the resident deputy for the Irmo area," he finally says, before concluding the phone conversation. Arnold is one of the department's 14 resident deputies.
All of them live and work in the same area. Lexington County Sheriff James Metts started the resident deputy program in the early 1980s. The program is one aspect of community policing, the concept that partners police officers with communities to improve neighborhoods. In an area outside the Irmo town limits with 26 active neighborhood watch groups, Arnold CRIME By J.R. GONZALES Staff Writer FROM PAGE B1 borhood watch groups, tackling speeding issues or handling barking dog complaints.
There are more than two dozen programs in Richland and Lexington counties that fall under community policing. The newest program is Richland County's handicapped parking patrol. "We know that the community is our eyes and ears out there," said Lt. Dennis Dodge, who heads the Richland department's 16- member Community Action Team. But the relationship between residenis and police did not always exist, according to the Community Policing Consortium, a federally funded group that provides training to departments.
In its 1994 report, "Understanding Community Policing: A Framework for Action," the consortium said increased use of automobiles by officers led to fewer officers on foot patrol. As 911 service became prevalent in the 1970s and '80s, officers had to answer more emergency calls, leaving less time for crime deterrence work, the report said "They got away from that direct day in and day out contact can attend between five and 25 neighborhood meetings a month. "It just depends on the time of year and the types of he said. When the 398-unit Yacht Cove condominium complex had a problem with speeding, it was Arnold who assisted, said Grady Derrick, 31. "Once they found out Lexing.
ton County was involved, they started to obey the laws," said Derrick, the complex's project manager. Yacht Cove is near Lake Murray Dam. When graffiti and damage to private property became a problem for the residents, extra patrols and chats with children helped Arnold identify the culprits, Derrick said. "He just follows through and sees what he can do about Derrick said. By working in the area where he lives, Arnold said he has to make sure the community is safe.
"I have a genuine concern about issues, criminal issues, quality-of-life issues in that area because I live there, and I want to see it improve as well," he said. Reach Gonzales at (803) 771- 8405 or with citizens," Lexington County Sheriff James Metts said. Before Metts became sheriff in the early 1970s, deputies were not accountable to a particular area of the county. Now they are. "Deputies reported in from home on the radio, and they rode and went wherever they wanted to and answered calls kind of as they were given out over the radio," he said.
Community policing aims to restore contact with residents. "The point is for (law enforcement) to work along with the community," said Lynda LeventisWells, director of the Carolinas Institute for Community Policing. The group trains officers in community policing, including Richland County Sheriff's deputies and Columbia police officers. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said he does not want to measure success by the number of criminals jailed. He would much rather examine how many crimes are prevented through partnerships between deputies and residents.
"We cannot do it by ourselves," Lott said. Reach Gonzales at (803) 771- 8405 or Groups urge Richland to OK land use rules By SHELLEY HILL Staff Writer A coalition of community groups on Monday urged support for Richland County's proposed land development rules. The groups including the Sierra Club, the Columbia area League of Women Voters and the RichLand Foundation asked County Council to adopt the rules as quickly as possible. "Delay will adversely affect the quality of life of all citizens of Richland County as unchecked growth patterns continue," said Cynthia Flynn, president of the Columbia area League of Women Voters. The council will hold a public hearing on the issue tonight.
Its first vote is scheduled for March 2, but some council members have expressed doubt about whether they'll be ready. The Home Builders Association of Greater Columbia, which has opposed many of the rules, saying they could drive up the cost of homes, had asked for a 45-day delay before the council began discussing the rules. Rural property owners also have fought the proposed rules, saying they would limit their ability to develop their land. The rules are based on the county's Town and Country land IF YOU GO What: Public hearing on Richland County's proposed land use rules 3 When: 7 p.m. today Where: County administration building, 2020 Hampton St.
use plan, adopted in 1999. The plan was developed to guide growth in Richland County by curtailing sprawling development, concentrating growth near existing development and preserving green space. The proposed rules set standards for such things as the amount of lighting, the size of signs, the width of sidewalks, the number of parking lots, the location of trees and the size of home lots. They also outline what types of land uses are allowed in each zoning district. Dell Isham, South Carolina chapter director of the Sierra Club, called the proposed rules a "very modest code." "Will we dare to plan for the future, or will we allow a few people to make long-lasting decisions at the detriment of the many?" Reach Hill at (803) 771-8462 or Like what you see today? Don't miss tomorrow.
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