Obituaries from the Appalachian News-Express, Pike Co, Ky


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Date: Jan 1999
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                    January 13, 1999

William Lowe Jr., 65, of Turkey Creek, died Monday, Jan. 11, 1999, at the South 
Williamson Appalachian Regional Hospital. He was born in Pike County, Oct. 7, 1933, a 
son of the late William and Sarah Slone Lowe. He was a retired self-employed 
contractor and a member and deacon of the Narrows Branch Old Regular Baptist Church. 
He is survived by his wife, Janice Mullins Lowe; two sons, Billy Lowe and Michael Lee 
Lowe, both of Turkey Creek; one daughter, JoAnn (Mrs. Rick) Reed of Johns Creek; one
brother, Jessie Lowe of Turkey Creek; two sisters, Emogene Webb of Turkey Creek and 
Josephine Runyon of Slaters Branch; five grandchildren, one great-grandchild and two
stepgrandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13, in the 
Rogers Funeral Home Chapel with Bobby Scott, Greg Scott and Lacy Walters officiating. 
Burial will follow in Mountain View Memory Gardens at Huddy. Arrangements are under 
direction of Rogers Funeral Home of Belfry. Pallbearers are Buddy Webb, Gary Webb, 
Larry Webb, W.R. Runyon, Danny Harvel and Jeff McCoy. Honorary pallbearers are Dannie 
Gannon and Gene Lowe. 

This next obit has a photograph - Leon Gibson  
Leon Gibson, 77, of Lexington, died suddenly Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1998. He was born in 
Pike County, Nov. 30, 1921, a son of the late Howard and Martha Holland Gibson of Poor 
Bottom. He graduated from the 37th Infantry Training Battalion at Camp Croft, S.C., 
and served overseas in the African, Middle Eastern and European theater of operations  during World War II. His division saw combat in Tunisia, Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno, 
the Po Valley and the Appennine Mountains. While serving in the 123rd armored division 
of the 1st Armored Battalion as a tank commander, he obtained the rank of technical 
sergeant. He was a decorated veteran, receiving five Bronze Stars, the Good Conduct 
Medal, the American Defense Award, the European, African and Middle Eastern Campaign 
Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal. He was honorably discharged June 23, 1945. 
In 1995 he received a certificate of appreciation as a distinguished Kentucky World 
War II veteran from then-Gov. Brereton Jones. He was a member of the Veterans of 
Foreign Wars and American Legion Post 8 in Lexington. He was employed with Caudill 
Ward Mining Company in Elkhorn City for about 25 years. He was active with the United 
Mine Workers of America, serving as an officer in Local Union 59-61 of District 30 for 
more than 18 years, 15 of which he served as administrator of the Federal Burial Fund. 
He was also a certified mine foreman. He was instrumental in organizing an annual 
Christmas drive each year for the children's orphanage in Grundy, Va. After retiring 
from the mines, he and his wife bought and managed several restaurants and then 
retired for a second time in 1983. He was a member of the Marrowbone Missionary 
Baptist Church where he served as a Sunday school teacher for several years. He is 
survived by his wife, Roberta Trusty Gibson of Lexington; one son, Vance Gibson of 
Robinson Creek; one daughter, Jean Evelyn (Mrs. Gordon) Sanders of East Lansing,
Mich.; one brother, Victor Gibson of Wolfpit; one sister, Dorothy (Mrs. Frank) Johnson 
of Poor Bottom; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Terry Gibson 
officiated at funeral services. Burial was Jan. 4 at Camp Nelson National Cemetery at
Nicholasville. Funeral arrangements were under direction of Pruitt Funeral Home of 
Lexington.  

Randall "Tootie" Lawson, 67, of Toler Creek, Harold, died Saturday, Jan. 9, 1999, at 
his home. He was born in Pike County, June 19, 1931, a son of the late Henry and 
Hattie Roberts Lawson. He was a retired truck driver and farmer and a member of the 
Toler Creek Freewill Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Loene Hatcher Lawson; 
two sons, Robert "Bobby" Lawson and Johnny Lawson, both of Harold; two daughters, 
Charlene Carrell of Dana and Debbie Rogers of Harold; one brother, Ralph Lawson of 
Harold; and four grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 
12, at the Toler Creek Freewill Baptist Church with Jamie Biliter and others 
officiating. Burial followed in the family cemetery at Toler Creek. Arrangements were 
under direction of Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home of Martin.  


Marie (Coleman) Looney, 80, of Myers Towers, Pikeville, died at 11:15 a.m. Monday, 
Jan. 11, 1999, at Mountain Manor Nursing Home in Pikeville. She was born at Draffin, 
March 8, 1918, a daughter of the late Jhett and Elizabeth Johnson Coleman. She was a
homemaker and a member of the Third Street Church of Christ. She was preceded in death 
by her husband, Worley Looney, who died June 20, 1970; one son, Robert Looney; and one 
daughter, Linda Ratliff. She is survived by four daughters, JoNell Robinson, Doris 
Huffman and Jacqueline Venters, all of Pikeville, Sarah Robinson of Morristown, Tenn.; 
17 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Funeral
services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13, in the J.W. Call & Son Funeral 
Home Chapel with Elster Elswick and Steve Knisley officiating. Burial will follow in 
the Wilson Cemetery at Draffin. Arrangements are under direction of J.W. Call & Son
Funeral Home of Pikeville. Pallbearers are Lowell Huffman, Jimmy Huffman, Dink 
Huffman, Dale Huffman, Gary Spears, Wesley Robinson, Mitch Robinson, Charles Venters 
Jr., Larry Rutherford, Freddie Rutherford Jr. and Bart Davis. 

Royce Jene Mullins, 50, of Long Fork Road, Virgie, died Friday, Jan. 8, 1999, at 
Pikeville Methodist Hospital. He was born at Virgie, Nov. 30, 1948, a son of the late 
Mack and Ethel Tackett Mullins. He was disabled, an employee of Lowe's, and a member 
of Jubilee Christian Assembly Church of Pikeville. He is survived by his wife,
Wanda Bentley Mullins; two sons, Rodney Mullins and Chadwick Mullins, both of Long 
Fork, Virgie; five brothers, Vernon Mullins of Geneva, Ohio, Thomas H. Mullins and 
Kenneth V. Mullins, both of Hillsboro, Homer K. Mullins and L.D. Mullins, both of 
Virgie; three sisters, Violet F. Beasley of Asheville, N.C., Mary A. Mullins of
Wyandotte, Mich., Dorothy A. Bentley of Melvindale, Mich.; and one grandchild. Funeral 
services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12, at Jubilee Christian Assembly Church 
with Donald Ray Davis and others officiating. Burial followed in the Mullins Family
Cemetery at Long Fork. Arrangements were under direction of Lucas & Hall Funeral Home 
of Pikeville.  

Willie Carter, 76, of Owl Branch Road of Dorton, died Saturday, Jan. 9, 1999, at 
Jenkins Community Hospital in Jenkins. He was born April 4, 1922, a son of the late 
Kenneth King and Zelphia Osborne Carter. He was a retired coal miner. He was preceded 
in death by his wife, Rosa Mullins Carter. He is survived by five sons, Bruce Carter 
of River Rouge, Mich., Elster Carter of South Gate, Mich., Buster Carter of Blaine, 
Earnest Carter of Prestonsburg, Willie Carter of Dorton; three daughters, Willie Jean 
Osborne of River Rouge, Virgie Osborne of Taylor, Mich., and Lola Bartley of Ashcamp; 
two sisters, Ethel Akers of Dorton and Bessie Music of Haysi, Va.; 14 grandchildren 
and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, 
Jan. 13, in the R.S. Jones & Son Funeral Home Chapel with Carson Wright, Ruben Baker, 
James Tackett and others officiating. Burial will follow in the Osborne Cemetery, Owl 
Branch of Dorton. Arrangements are under direction of R.S. Jones & Son Funeral
Home of Virgie. 

Kelsie Adkins Slone, 86, of Phelps, died Friday, Jan. 8, 1999, at St. Joseph Hospital 
in Lexington. She was born in Pike County, March 10, 1912, a daughter of the late 
Clell and Minnie Anderson Justice. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Ira
Adkins Sr.; her second husband, Kernie Slone; two sons and two daughters. She is 
survived by three sons, Billy Ray Adkins of Phelps, Clell Adkins of McCarr, Luther 
"Duke" Adkins of Freeburn; five daughters, Exie Faye Rowe and Essie Daniels, both of
Freeburn, Betty Jo White of Hardy, Nolean Wolford and Irene Fields, both of McCarr; 34 
grandchildren, many great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Funeral
 services were held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12, in the Phelps Funeral Home Chapel with 
Kenny Chapman officiating. Burial followed in the Anderson Hatfield Cemetery at 
McCarr. Arrangements were under direction of Phelps Funeral Services of Phelps. 


John Skeens Jr., 63, of Marion, N.C., died Saturday, Jan. 9, 1999, at the Veterans 
Administration Medical Center in Asheville, N.C. He was born in Pike County, April 25, 
1935, a son of Ruby C. Skeens of Marion and the late John Skeens Sr. He was retired 
from General Electric Corporation and was a Korean War Army veteran. Besides his 
mother, he is survived by two sons, John Skeens III of Monroe, Mich., and Ricky Skeens 
of Louisville; one daughter, Diane Meade of Pikeville; three brothers, Jimmy Skeens of 
Marion, Fon Skeens of Detroit, Curtis Skeens of Morganton, N.C.; two sisters, Betty S. 
Clayton of Marion and Ollie Smith of Reynoldsburg, Ohio; and seven grandchildren. 
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13, in the Westmoreland
Chapel with the Rev. Jimmy Skeens officiating and burial following in the Western 
Carolina State Veterans Cemetery at Black Mountain, N.C. Arrangements are under 
direction of Westmoreland Funeral Home of Marion. Memorials may be made to the Skeens 
family, 507 Fifth St., Marion, N.C. 28752.  

Tommy DeMurray, 78, of Chloe Road, Pikeville, died Sunday, Jan. 10, 1999, at Pikeville 
Methodist Hospital. He was born at Betsy Layne, March 20, 1920, a son of the late Joe 
and Wilda Wells DeMurray. He was a retired MSHA federal mine inspector, a U.S. Army 
veteran, a member of Masonic Lodge #375, Pikeville, and El Hasa Shrine Temple, 
Ashland. He is survived by two sons, Edwin Allen DeMurray of Stone and Tony Lee 
DeMurray of Huntsville, Ala.; one daughter, Sylvia DeMurray of Lexington; five 
grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. 
Wednesday, Jan. 13, in the Lucas & Hall Funeral Home Chapel with burial following in 
Davidson Memorial Gardens at Ivel. Arrangements are under direction of Lucas & Hall 
Funeral Home of Pikeville. DAV military rites will be conducted at the graveside. 

Rosa F. Hall, 86, of Robinson Creek Road, Virgie, died Sunday, Jan. 10, 1999, at her 
home. She was born at Robinson Creek, Aug. 31, 1912, a daughter of the late Crittendon 
and Polly Kinney Flanery. She was a homemaker and a member of the Old Regular Baptist 
Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Green Hall; one son, Fred Hall; and 
one daughter, Magdeline Coleman. She is survived by seven sons, Russell Hall of 
Robinson Creek, Fed (Raymond) Hall of Lincoln Park, Mich., Billy Hall of Columbus, 
Ohio, Johnny Hall and Bob Hall, both of Detroit, Charlie Hall and Bruce Hall, both of 
Knoxville, Tenn.; one daughter, Rachel Trandicosta of Chicago; 22 grandchildren and 21
 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at noon Thursday, Jan. 14, in the 
Lucas & Hall Funeral Home Chapel with Old Regular Baptist ministers officiating. 
Burial will follow in the Amos Newsome Cemetery at Robinson Creek. Arrangements are
under direction of Lucas & Hall Funeral Home of Pikeville. Special services will be 
held at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Pallbearers are Mike Hall, Jerry Hall, Billy D. Hall and 
others.  
 
Darrel Austin Damron, three-month-old son of Mickey and Loretta Hall Damron of Right 
Fork Sycamore Road, Ashcamp, died Saturday, Jan. 9, 1999, at Pikeville Methodist 
Hospital. He was born in Abingdon, Va., Oct. 7, 1998. Besides his parents, he is
survived by one sister, Delrae Damron; and his grandparents, Wilson and Joyce Damron 
of Ashcamp. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13, at the Shelby 
Valley Church of Christ on Caney Highway with Johnny King and others officiating and 
burial following in the family cemetery at Ashcamp. Arrangements are under direction 
of Lucas & Hall Funeral Home of Pikeville. 

Mae B. (Bentley) Patrick 
Mae B. Patrick, 74, of Little Fork Road, Pikeville, died Saturday, Jan. 9, 1999, at 
her home. She was born in Pikeville, June 10, 1924, a daughter of the late Willie Mae 
and Lottie Owens Bentley. She was a homemaker and a member of the Freewill Baptist
Church. She is survived by five sons, Ralph Edward Patrick of Lookout, James Arnold 
Patrick of Pikeville, Roy Patrick and Carl Patrick, both of Buford, Ga., Joe Patrick 
of Virgie; two daughters, Rosetta Patrick of Lakeland, Fla., and Lisa Ann Preston of 
Buford; six sisters, Ruby Clevinger of Mouthcard, Laura Little of Robinson Creek, 
Fayetta Damron of Caney, Katie Pauley of Rockhouse, Flora Crawford of Bonita Springs, 
Fla., Mary Bevins of Pennsylvania; 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. 
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, at the Energyville Freewill
Baptist Church with Estil Mullins and Don Roger Ratliff officiating, and burial 
following in the Bentley Family Cemetery at Dry Fork, Marrowbone. Arrangements are 
under direction of Lucas & Hall Funeral Home of Pikeville. Special services will be 
held at 7 p.m. Wednesday. 

Rosetta (Adkins) Coleman 
Rosetta Coleman, 71, of Wolfpit, Marrowbone Creek, died at 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10, 
1999, at her home. She was born at Rockhouse, Oct. 25, 1927, a daughter of the late 
Eary E. Adkins and Emma Bartley. She was retired from the Pike County Board of
Education, a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, and First Alliance Church, Regina. She was 
preceded in death by her husband, Don Hefner Coleman. She is survived by three sons, 
Ronald Wayne Coleman, Stephen M. Coleman and David C. Coleman, all of Wolfpit; one 
brother, Don Edward Adkins of Rocky Road, Millard; two sisters, Ruth Ford Thacker of 
Rocky Road and Audrey Faye Coleman of Wolfpit; one half-brother, Eary O. Adkins of 
Coeburn, Va.; and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. 
Thursday, Jan. 14, in the Justice Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Jerry Adkins 
officiating and burial following in the John Coleman Cemetery at Wolfpit. Arrangements 
are under direction of Justice Funeral Services of Pikeville. Pallbearers are Danny
Reece, Teddy Reece, Timmy Reece, Kenny King, Donnie King, Andy King, Mark Corder, 
Teddy Williams and Shannon Bryant.  

Gladys (Blackburn) Scott 
Gladys Blackburn Scott, 78, of DeGraff, Ohio, died Sunday, Jan. 10, 1999, at her home. 
She was born in Pike County, Dec. 5, 1920, a daughter of the late Floyd and Cora 
Blackburn. She was a homemaker and was of the Primitive Baptist Faith. She was
preceded in death by her husband, Woodrow Scott, who died Oct. 9, 1969. She is 
survived by two sons, Teddy R. Scott of Irvine and Kenny M. Scott of Quincy, Ohio; 
three daughters, Dorothy Steele of Irvine, Bunny Kay (Mrs. John) Delawder and Judy 
Carol (Mrs. Ralph) Good, both of Baltimore; two stepsons, Wilkie T. Scott of 
Bellefontaine, Ohio, and Jack Scott of DeGraff; two stepdaughters, Peggy (Mrs. James) 
Rose of Piney Flats, Tenn., and Pat (Mrs. Tom) McClure of Sidney; one brother, Floyd
Blackburn Jr. of Stone; 20 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and two 
great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 15, 
in the Rogers Funeral Home Chapel with Mike Smith officiating and burial following in 
the Scott Cemetery at Hardy. Arrangements are under direction of Rogers Funeral Home
of Belfry.  

Hester Ann (Phillips) Davis 
Hester Ann Davis, 80, of Portsmouth, Ohio, formerly of Burnwell, died Wednesday, Dec. 
23, 1998, at the Southern Ohio Medical Center. She was born in Merrimac, W.Va., Oct. 
22, 1918, a daughter of the late John Ezra and Ocie Amy Gregory Phillips. She was a 
member of the Hardy Church of Christ. She is survived by three sons, Joseph C. Davis 
II of Tampa, Fla., Peter S. Davis of Memphis, Tenn., Mark C. Davis of Holiday, Fla.; 
two brothers, John R. Phillips of Hardy and Gregory Phillips of Rohnert Park,
Calif.; two sisters, Betty Runyon of McVeigh and Peggy McCoy of Burnwell; eight 
grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Memorial services were held at the Daehler 
Mortuary in Portsmouth. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes 
Association. Obituary courtesy of Rogers Funeral Home of Belfry. 
 
Joseph Burton Helms, 83, of McAndrews, died Tuesday, Jan. 12, 1999, at the South 
Williamson Appalachian Regional Hospital. He was born in Shelby County, Aug. 27, 1915, 
a son of the late Lon and Mary Helms. He was a retired coal miner formerly employed by
 Eastern Coal, a member of United Mine Workers of America, a World War II Army Air 
Force veteran, and a member of the Pinsonfork Church of God. He is survived by his 
wife, Mildred V. Allen Helms; one son, Eddie Helms of Carbon Hill, Ala.; three 
daughters, Patty Bowens of Wayne, W.Va., Sharon Hensley of Ypsilanti, Mich., Sherry 
Lowe of Turkey Creek; four brothers, George Helms of Forest Hills, Frank Helms of 
Pikeville, Edward Hedges of Evansville, Ind., Lon Helms of Arlington, Texas; three
sisters, Lyda Hunt of Forest Hills, Edith Scott of Hardy, Irene Reed of Pikeville; six 
grandchildren, five stepgrandchildren and nine step-great-grandchildren. Funeral 
services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, in the Rogers Funeral Home Chapel 
with Lindsey Cornett officiating and burial following in Mountain View Memory Gardens 
at Huddy. Arrangements are under direction of Rogers Funeral Home of Belfry. Special 
services will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday. 

Helen Baars Colley, 73, of Robinson Creek, died Monday, Jan. 11, 1999, at her home. 
She was born June 12, 1926, a daughter of the late Atlas and Nora Vanover Baars. She 
was a retired school teacher, having taught in the Floyd County, Pikeville Independent
and Pike County school systems. She was band director at Virgie High School for 28 
years and was former president of the Kentucky Music Educators Association. She is 
survived by one son, Teddy Colley of Pikeville; one daughter, Camille Colley of
Daytona Beach, Fla.; one sister, Frances Hall of Woodhaven, Mich.; four grandchildren; 
and her former husband, T.T. Colley of Pikeville. Funeral services will be held at 11 
a.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, at the Aldersgate United Methodist Church, Robinson Creek, 
with Kaminski Robinson and Dennis Love officiating. Burial will follow in the Vanover 
Cemetery, East Jenkins. Arrangements are under direction of R.S. Jones & Son Funeral 
Home of Virgie. Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the church.  

Amma (New) Barnes 
Amma Hatfield Barnes, 92, of Kimper, died Monday, Jan. 11, 1999, in the South 
Williamson Appalachian Regional Hospital. She was born June 13, 1906, a daughter of 
the late Anderson and Elithy Miller New. She was a homemaker and a member of the
Majestic Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by three sons, Anderson Fuller, 
Hence Fuller, and Oscar Fuller. She is survived by her husband, John H. Barnes; one 
daughter, Rose Alsup of Lake Station, Ind.; one adopted daughter, Louise Sikora of 
Fairfax, Va.; 13 grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren and 
great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, 
in the Majestic Church of Christ with Kenis Daniels officiating. Burial will follow in 
the Frank Robinette Cemetery at Stopover. Arrangements are under direction of Justice 
Funeral Services-Pike County Chapel of Zebulon. Visitation is after 6 p.m. Wednesday 
in the Pike County Chapel and the body will lie in state from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday 
at the church prior to funeral services. 

JoAnn (Workman) Fannin  
JoAnn Fannin, 54, of Hardy, died Saturday, Jan. 9, 1999, at the South Williamson 
Appalachian Regional Hospital. She was born in Williamson, W.Va., Dec. 25, 1944, a 
daughter of the late Joe and Nannie Stanley Workman. She was retired from the Mingo 
Manor Nursing Home in Williamson and was of the Pentecostal faith. She is survived by 
her husband, Elliott Fannin; one daughter, Kathryn Edwards of Freeburn; one brother, 
Robert Workman of Williamson; six sisters, Ruth Taurus of Ypsilanti, Mich., Alice Jean
Workman of Williamson, Nannie Kathryn Salona of Nebraska, Gail Slone and Juanita 
Stanley, both of Freeburn, Mona Marcum of Kermit, W.Va.; and two grandsons. Funeral 
services were held Tuesday, Jan. 12, in the Hatfield Funeral Chapel, with Charles
Meeks and Willard Blankenship officiating. Burial followed in Mountain View Memorial 
Gardens at Huddy. Arrangements were under direction of Hatfield Funeral Chapel of 
Toler.  

Reable (May) Hurley 
Reable May Hurley, 70, of Regina, died at 4:29 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12, 1999, at 
Pikeville Methodist Hospital. She was born in Pike County, Jan. 31, 1928, a daughter 
of the late Thomas Jefferson May and Eliza Stalker May. She is survived by her 
husband, Anderson Hurley; two sons, Raymond Whitt of Lanesville, Ind., Randy Hurley of 
Pikeville; two daughters, Eliza Kinney of Shelbiana, Anna Sue Thacker of Regina; one 
sister, Betty J. Daugherty; four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Funeral
services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 15, in the Thacker Memorial Chapel, with 
Roger Johnson and James Elkins officiating. Entombment will follow in the Thacker 
Memorial Mausoleum, Annie E. Young Cemetery, East Shelbiana. Arrangements are under
direction of Thacker Memorial Chapel of Pikeville. Special services will be held 
nightly at 7 p.m.  

John F. Marshall, 82, of Beaufort, S.C., died Monday, Jan. 11, 1999, in Beaufort 
Memorial Hospital. He was born in Louisa, Oct. 9, 1916, a son of the late Benjamin and 
Minnie Marshall. He was a retired civil service employee, formerly working in the 
maintenance shop on Parris Island, S.C., a World War II Army Air Corps veteran, a 
member of Riverview Baptist Church, and a member and past president of AFGE Local 
#469. He is survived by his wife, Eda B. Marshall; two sons, Kenneth L. Marshall of 
Sarasota, Fla., Roger D. Pope of Eatonton, Ga.; two daughters, Annette Pierce of 
Beaufort, Betty M. Rich of Orange Park, Fla.; one sister, Nancy Givens of Vero Beach, 
Fla.; seven grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 
at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, in the Riverview Baptist Church. Arrangements are under
direction of Anderson Funeral Home of Beaufort. Visitation will be Thursday from 6-8 
p.m. in the funeral home chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to 
Riverview Baptist Church, 2209 Boundary Street, Beaufort, S.C. 29902.