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A8 THE HORRY INDEPENDENT CONWAY, S.C.
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JANUARY, 15, 2009
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band Will. Picky Hardwick and
his wife Terri, and Teresa
Brazier and her husband Mike
of Conway, Brice Shelley of
Myrtle Beach, Hardwick
Shelley and his wife Dawn of
Aynor, Heath Shelley and his
wife Shana of Myrtle Beach,
Kent Shelley and his wife
Wendy of Conway, Chris
Shelley arid his wife Amanda of
Aynor. and Mary Leigh Woodle
and her husband Chase of
Aynor; 25 great-grandchildren
and 12 great-great-grandchil-
dren.
Memorials may be made to
Mercy Hospice of Horry
County. P.O. Box 50640, Myrtle
Beach S.C. 29578
Please sign an online guest
book at www.johnsonfuneral-
homeofaynor.com.
Russell Gilstad
MYRTLE BEACH-Services for
Russell L Gilstad, 78, will be
held Saturday in Holliston,
Mass.
Mr. Gilstad of Domoch Place
died Saturday.
Born in Minneapolis, Minn.,
he was a son of the late Left
and Emma Pearson Gilstad.
He graduated from the
University of Minnesota and
worked as a computer systems
analyst for Honeywell/Bull for
more than 40 years.
He was an active volunteer
for SMARC in the Middlesex
County of Massachusetts as
well as for ARC in Horry
County.
He was a beloved member
and participant in many
church programs and activi-
ties.
Mr. Gilstad was predeceased
by his wife, Marion Woodward
Gilstad.
Surviving are four sons, Kurt
Mosser and his wife Brenda
and Douglas Gilstad of Myrtle
Beach, Scott Gilstad of
Melbourne, Fla., and Peter
Gilstad of West Palm Beach,
Fla.; three daughters, Cheryl
Moore and her husband James
of Holliston, Mass., Diane Joyce
of Myrtle Beach and Pamela
Parker-Weiderman and her
husband Bud of Silver Springs,
maker and a member of Oak
Dale Baptist Church.
Surviving are her husband,
Terry L. Housand of Loris. her
mother ofWhiteville, N.C.; and
a sister, Penny L. Cox Fowler of
WhiteviUe, N.C.
Mrs. Housand was prede-
ceased by a sister, Mary Lanora
COx.
Memorials may be made to
The Humane Society of North
Myrtle Beach, 409 Bay St..
North Myrtle Beach, S.C.
29582.
Please sign an online guest-
book at Hardwickfh.com.
Edna Smith
Graveside services for Edna
A. Smith, 89, were held
Monday at Hillcrest
Mausoleum, directed by
Ms. Smith died Friday in
Conway Manor.
Born in Meigs County, Ohio,
she was a daughter of the late
Charlie and Frances Romine.
She attended Lakewood
Pentecostal Holiness Church.
Ms. Smith was predeceased
by two grandsons, Jeff Smith
and Chad Cooper; two broth-
ers, Orville Romine and Bert
Romine; and two sisters, Nellie
Sargent and Ethel Euler.
Surviving are a son, Charles
"Chuck" Smith and his wife
Beth of Myrtle Beach; a grand-
daughter, Sheri Marlowe and
her husband Jimmy; a grand-
son, Hunter Smith; three great-
granddaughters, two great-
great-grandchildren and sever-
al nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be sent m
Lakewood Pentecostal
Holiness Church, 6585 Hwy.
707, Myrtle Beach, S.C. 29588;
or to Socastee Baptist Church,
3690 Soeastee Blvd., Myrtle
Beach, S.C. 29588.
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Colonel Thurman
Martin
FOLLY BEACH-Graveside
services with full military hon-
ors for Colonel Thurman
O'Neal Martin, U.S. Army ret.,
76. were held Sunday at Aynor
Mlk?ase,;hUgtbIig¢ ........ Cmtery, directed by
Duluth, Minn.
Memorials may be sent to
The ARC of Coastal Carolina,
P.O. Box 32187, Myrtle Beach,
S.C. 29588; or to Mercy
Hospice and Palliative Care,
P.O. Box 50640, Myrtle Beach,
S.C. 29579.
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Juanita Cole
LORIS-Graveside services for
luanlta Blanton Mincey Cole,
91. were held Saturday at
Blanton Cemetery in Nichols,
directed by Hardwick Funeral
Home.
Mrs. Cole died peacefully in
her sleep this past Thursday in
Conway Manor.
Bom March 8, 1917, in
Nichols, she was a daughter of
the late Marcellus Newton and
Elnita Shelley Blanton. Mrs.
Cole was also predeceased by
her first husband, Joseph
Oliver "O.L." Mincey; her sec-
ond husband, Jay Cole; a
daughter, Ethel Allen; a grand-
son, James Olin Smith; and a
son-in-law, John Hall.
Mrs. Cole retired from retail
clothing sales and was a long-
time member of Mt. Olive
Baptist Church.
Surviving are a son, W'flliam
"Bill" Mincey of San Diego,
Calif.; three daughters, Irene
M. Watts of Conway, Katherine
Hall of Lofts and Sue Frizell of
Grants Pass, Ore.; 15 grandchil-
dren; and many loving great-
grandchildren and great-great-
grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to
Mercy Hospice & Palliative
Care. P.O. Box 50640, Myrtle
Beach, S.C. 29579.
Please sign an online guest-
book at Hardwickfh.com.
Colonel Martin died Jan. 7 of
complications from throat can-
cer.
Born in Horry County, he
was a son of the late Thurman
and Macie Martin of Aynor. He
graduated from Clemson
University in 1955, and earned
a master's degree from Cornell
University. He was commis-
sioned a 2nd Liemenant in the
U.S. Army Quartermaster
Corps, and retired as a Colonel
in 1984.
His military career was high-
lighted by two combat tours in
viemam and graduation from
the Command and General
Staff College.
Colonel Martin was awarded
the Legion of Merit, Bronze
Star and Army Commendation
Medal. He was married to
Dorothy Jean Martin, a daugh-
ter of the late Elisha Mack and
Rhoda Spears Rabon.
Surviving are his wife; three
sons, Michael Martin of Dallas,
Ga., Timothy Martin of Atlanta,
Ga., and Patrick Martin of
Marietta, Ga.: nine grandchil-
dren; and a sister, Melva
Martin Gilmore of Charleston.
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Elizabeth Housand
I_ORIS- Elizabeth Ann Cox
Housand, 51, died this past
Thursday at her home follow-
ing an illness.
Born Nov. 27, 1957, in Loris,
she was a daughter of Linda
Harrelson Cox and the late
Isaac P. Cox.
Mrs. Housand served her
country with honor and dis-
tinction in the U.S. Navy and
was honorably discharged on
Feb. 23, 1981. She was a home-
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Jimmie Pajaro
Services for limmie John
Pajaro, 46, were held Saturday
in Goldfinch Funeral Home,
Conway chapel.
Born in Colombia, South
America, he was a son of Mr.
and Mrs. Victor Pajaro.
He attended Charleston
Heights Baptist Church.
Mr. Pajaro was a Boy Scout
as a youth, and attended the
Naval Academy in Annapolis,
Md.
He won a state champi-
onship in pole-vaulting as a
student at Garrett High School
in Charleston.
Surviving are his wife,
Debbie E Pajaro of Conway; his
parents of Gastonia, N.C.; two
daughters, Christine Pajaro
and Caroline Pajaro of
johnsonville; two stepdaugh-
ters, Stacey Tdghman and
Nikki Hudson of Conway; a
grandson, Diego Tilghman; two
brothers, Vernon Pajaro of
Gastonla, N.C., and Franklin
Pajaro of Rocky Mount, N.C.;
and a sister, Victoria O'Leary of
Gastonia, N.C.
Memorials may be sent to
Rockville Presbyterian Church,
2479 Sea Island Yacht Glub
Road, Wadmalaw Island, S.C.
29487.
An online guestbook is avail-
able at www.goldfinchfimeral-
home.com.
Kenny Marlowe
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH-
Services for Kenneth "Kenny"
Roger Marlowe, 68, were held
Monday in Goldfinch Funeral
Home, Conway chapel.
Mr. Marlowe died Friday.
Born in Charlotte, N.C., he
was a son of the late Charles
Clifton and Geneva Harrelson
Marlowe.
Surviving are his wife,
Margaret Marlowe of North
Myrtle Beach; a son, Spencer
Marlowe of Charlotte, N.C.;
two daughters, Kimberly
Marlowe and Julie Marlowe of
Charlotte, N.C.; two stepsons,
Van Simmons of Loris and
Albert Lee Fowler of Myrtle
Beach; a brother, Wayne
Marlowe of Charlotte, N.C.;
Mfl Bg0a Wlltadean !
Marlowe ofWhiteville, N.C.;
nine grandchildren, Brandon
Marlowe, Rebecca Marlowe,
Chad Kiziah, Heather Kiziah,
Kimberly Allen, Joshua Holden,
Tammy Simmons, Kayla Fowler
and Austin Fowler; and two
great-grandchildren, Chloe
Marlowe and Dustin Marlowe.
Mr. Marlowe was prede-
ceased by a son, Roger
Marlowe; and a brother, Ralph
Marlowe.
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Willie West
MYRTLE BEACH-Services for
Willie T. West, 66, were held
Friday in Mt. Olive A.M.E.
Church, directed by Ocean
View Funeral Home of Horry
County.
Mr. West died fan. 5.
Richard D. Martin
LORIS-Services for Richard
Dayton "picky" Martin, 55,
were held Saturday in Bayboro
Baptist Church, directed by
Coastal 00nument Co.
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Mr. Martin of Green Sea
Road South died Jan. 7 at his
residence following an illness.
Born Dec. 5, 1953, in
Mullins, he was a son of Eva
Mae Boone Martin and the late
Aaron D. Martin. He was a
member of Bayboro Baptist
Church.
Surviving are his mother of
Loris; a sister, Debbie
Strickland and her husband
Paul of Loris; a brother, Andy
Martin and his wife Gwen of
Williams Township, N.C.; two
nephews, Thomas Martin of
Williams Township, N.C., and
Aaron Stricldand of Loris; and a
niece, Jennifer Rochester and
her husband Lee of Conway.
Memorials may be sent to
Bayboro Baptist Church, 3901
Green Sea Road, Aynor, S.C.
29511.
Jimmy nendrick
Services for James Hampton
"Jimmy" Hendrick Jr., 90, were
held Saturday in Trinity United
Methodist Church with burial
in Hillcrest Cemetery, directed
by Goldfinch Funeral Home,
Conway chapel.
Mr. Hendrick, formerly of
Conway, died Jan. 7 in National
Health Care in Columbia fol-
lowing an illness.
Bom in Conway, he was a
son of the late Iames Hampton
Hendrick St. and Nannie Eason
Hendrick.
He was a charter member
and steward of Trinity United
Methodist Church where he
was a member of the Men's
Fellowship Class and a church
greeter for many years.
Mr. Hendrick was a member
of the Conway Kiwanis Club
and Conway Masonic Lodge #
381. He was a U.S. Army vet-
eran of World War II. Mr.
Hendrick was owner of
Jimmy's Auto Sales. He was an
avid bowler and fisherman.
He was a loving husband,
father and grandfather. Mr.
Hendrick was predeceased by
four brothers, Woodrow
Hendrick, Robert "Bob"
Hendrick, Windeli Hendrick
and Eason Hendrick; and five
sisters, Thehna H. Fenegan,
Cecil H. Fenegan, Liliian H.
Calhoun, Naomi H. Schnapf
and Bernice H. Clements.
Survi;Irhi fSarah
H. Hn iaf_lmlim a
son, John Hampton Hendrick
of Little River; a daughter,
Cindy Newman and her hus-
band Frank of Columbia; six
grandchildren, Sheldon
Newman, Ame Newman,
Brandon Hendrick, John
Hendrick Jr., Ryan Hendftck
and Holly Berry; and three
great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be sent to
Trinity United Methodist
Church, 198 Long Ave.,
Conway, S.C. 29526; or
Hospice Care of Tri County,
166 Stoneridge Drive, Suite
100, Columbia, S.C. 29210.
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Holly Edge
Services for Holly Rebecca
Edge, 25, were held Friday in
Maple Baptist Church with
burial in Thompson Cemetery,
directed by Goldfinch Funeral
Home, Conway chapel.
Mrs. Edge of Highway 65
died Jan. 7 at the Medical
University of South Carolina.
Born in Conway, she was a
daughter of Russell Wayne
Edge and Cathy Joan Stevens
Bell. She was a member of
Maple Baptist Church.
Surviving are her husband,
Jeremy Foster Galloway of
Conway; her father of Conway;
her mother and her husband
Clark of Loris; a brother,
Scottie Edge (Kelly) of Conway;
a sister, Shannen S. Jordan and
her husband Charlie of Lofts;
two stepbrothers, Bryan
Squires of Loris and Derek
Squires of Conway; paternal
grandparents, Charles and
Rebecca Edge of Conway;
three nieces, Earon Jordan,
Katlyn Jordan and CJ. Jordan;
and a nephew, Bryson Edge.
Memorials may be sent to
Thompson Cemetery Fund,
c/o Maple Baptist Church,
4500 Hwy. 65, Conway, S.C.
29526.
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Bill McClellan
LORIS-Services for William
N. "Bill" McClellan, 79, were
held Friday in Watson Funeral
Services Chapel with burial in
Hillcrest Cemetery.
Mr. McClellan of Highway 67
died Jan. 6 in Loris Hospital.
Born Oct. 27, 1929, in
Conway, he was a son of the
late Neil and Mamie
Richardson McClellan.
He was also predeceased by
a son, Christopher McClellan;
a daughter, Mellissa
McClellan; and two brothers,
Johnny and Tom McClellan.
Mr. McClellan was a mem-
ber of Bread of Life Tabernacle.
He enjoyed walking, manicur-
ing his lawn and helping oth-
ers with their yards. He
enjoyed his family very much.
Surviving are his wife,
Louise Todd McClellan of the
home; five sons, Robert Gore
of Myrtle Beach, Jack Beall
(Sherrie) and Billy Ray
McClellan of Conway, Danny
McClellan (Amy) and Randy
McClellan of Socastee; five
daughters, joann Jordan
(Harvey) and Becky Johnson
(Bobby) of Conway, Patty
Skipper (Jeff) of Socastee,
Sarah Anderson (Mike) of
Myrtle Beach, Donna Givens
(Mike) of Loris; a brother,
of a'nttrdaril,,Marie
Godbolt, Kathleen McClellan
and Carolyn Baker (Tinnie) of
Conway; 20 grandchildren, 30
great-grandchildren and many
other family and friends who
will miss him.
Please sign a guestbook at
watsonfuneralservices.com, or
myrtlebeachonline. Com.
Robert Young
Memorial services for Robert
LOuis Young, 70, were held this
past Thursday in Watson
Funeral Services Chapel.
Mr. Young died Jan. 5.
Surviving are his wife,
Sandra J. Young of Conway;
three children and nine grand-
children.
Please sign a guestbook at
watsonfuneralservices.com or
myrtlebeachonline.com.
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Peggy Graham
GALWANTS FERRY-Services
for Peggy H. Graham, 65, were
held Friday in Antioch Baptist
Church, directed by Johnson
Funeral Home.
Mrs. Graham of Graham
Lake Road died jan. 6 in
Conway Medical Center.
Born Dec. 7, 1943, in
Nichols, she was a daughter of
the late Emerson J. and Lou :
Strickland Hooks.
Mrs. Graham was a member
of Antioch Baptist Church and
the Horty County Planning
Commission.
She was zone chairman and
a past president of theAynor;
Lions Club, a member of the i
Horry County State Bank
Advisory Board, and the owner
and broker of Graham Realty.
Mrs. Graham was prede-
ceased by a sister, Berline H.
Mincey of Nichols; and a broth-
er, Jack Hooks of Bessimer City,
N.C.
Surviving are her husband,
Walden B. Graham of the home;
two sons, KennethW. Graham
and his wife Doris Jean, and
Michael N. Graham and his
wife Charlean, and two grand-
children, Kenneth B. Graham
and his wife Heather and
Jessica N. Graham of Galivants
Ferry; a brother, Elbert A. "Pete"
Hooks of Montverde, Fla.; tWO
sisters, Lonle Mincey of
Gainesville, Fla., and Sadie Rae
Smith of Aynor.
Memorials may be sent to
Antioch Baptist Church (Family
Life Center Fund), 2080 Hw'#
129, Galivants Ferry, S.C. 29544.
Please sign an online guest
book at www.johnsonfuneral-
homeofaynor.com
Bill Viers
MYRTLE BEACH-Services for
William C. "Bill" Viers Sr., 72,
will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow
in Grand Strand Baptist Church
with burial in ocean Woods
Cemetery, directed by
Goldfinch Funeral Home,
Conway chapel.
The family will receive
friends from 5-8 p.m. today at
the church.
Mr. Viers of Forestbrook
Road died Monday in Grand
Strand Healthcare in Myrtle
Beach.
Bom in Six, W.Va., he was a
son of the late Larkin Taylor
and Margaret Ellen Ray Viers.
He was a member of Grand
Strand Baptist Church.
Mr. Viers was a U.S. Marine
Corps veteran of the Korean
American Legion Post 40,
Disabled American Veterans
and Sons of Confederate
Veterans. He was also a mem-
ber of the Horry County
Republican Party, South Strand
Republican Club and North
Myrtle Beach Republican Club.
Mr. Viers was predeceased by
a daughter, Angela Hoffimire; a
brother and four sisters.
Surviving are his wife, Brenda
C. Viers of Myrtle Beach; three
sons, ThadViers of Myrtle
Beach, Bart viers of Ft. Stewart,
Ga., and Carsonviers of
Marion, Ohio; two stepsons,
Brent Whan of Ashle Ind., and
Rob Whan of Spencerville, Ind.;
13 grandchildren, a great-
grandchild; and a sister,
Kathleen Tiller of Marion, Ohio.
Memorials may be sent to
American Diabetes Association,
RO. Box 11454, Alexandria, Va.
22312; American Heart
Association, 950 48th Ave.
North, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
29579; or Multiple Sclerosis,
212 Jeopardy Lane, Conway,
S.C. 29526.
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