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WWWTHESTATECOM THE STATE COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY JUNE 20 2001 B5 OBITUARIES METRO DEATHS DEATHS DEATHS RATINGS FROM PAGE IN OTHER RATINGS NEWS: In the important 645:30 pm news time slot WIS was victorious but its viewership declined 12 percent over last May while rose 69 percent Reruns of Andy Griffith Show again made an amazing showing finishing second with a 77 rating in the 730-8 pjn time slot was first with a 93 rating If you think Andy is all about nostalgia think again The show which has been airing on WLTX for more than 25 years ranked first among the 18-49 age group The Price is Right continued to serve as a great lead-in for noon newscast It scored a 69 rating during its 11 am time skit up 23 percent over Mayof 2000 Jones on WACH was second with a 2 rating on WIS and The View on WOLO tied for third Maury Povich on WLTX beat out with Regis and Kelly on WIS for first place during 10-11 ajn Oprah Winfrey provided' WIS with a victory in the 4-5 pm spot Sitcom reruns on WLTX were second and Rome was next CBS's success enabled David Letterman to make his best late-night showing in years scoring a 32 rating as viewership increased 78 percent ova- May a year ago Jay Leno won the spot with a 39 rating ABCs on WOLO was a distant fourth with a 09 rating The Judges Judy at 5 pm and Joe at 5:30 pjn showed a decline in ratings compared with last May Both shows won their time spots but Judy was down 14 percent and Joe was down 16 percent WIS's afternoon news magazine live at increased its viewership by 17 percent It finished second at 5 pm with a 62 rating behind 72 In the 6:30 pm network news battle NBC was first with a 136 rating and CBS was second with a 91 Reruns of on WACH were third ABC news finished fourth with a 25 rating After and 1-2 finish in the prime-time race WOLO was third with a 6 rating and 11 share followed by WACH (4 rat- ing9 share) and WQHB (1 rating2 share) DougNye Chaucer McMillan oesnosssme Services for Chaucer McMillan 74 will be held at 12 pm Thursday at Williams Chapel Baptist Church with burial in Belleville Memorial Gardens Visitation will be 1 1 am 9 pm today at Simmons Funeral Home Mr McMillan died Sunday Bom in Bamberg Co he was a son of the late Carey McMillan and Louise Wright-McMillan He was a Korean War US Army veteran Surviving are his wife Mamie McMillan sons James Rev Chaucer Jr Vaughn daughter Vernita Graves stepchildren Pamela Ronald Davis five sisters ten grandchildren Ruby Mercer sumta Services for Ruby Lee Sligh Mercer 93 formerly of Calhoun Drive will be held at 6 this evening at Thomas McAfee Funeral Home Northwest 6710 White Horse Road Greenville with visitation to follow Burial will be at 2 pm Thursday in Green lawn Memorial Park Columbia Family members are at the home of her daughter Memorials may be made to VistoCate Hospice 4006 North St Greenville SC 29615 Mrs Mercer widow of Dr Howard Mercer died Monday June 18 2001 in National Health Care She was a daughter of the late Ernest and Martha Ellen Kempson Sligh Mrs Mercer was a retired office manager and LPN and was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church of Sumter She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution the Ladies Auxiliary and the Pilot Club Surviving are daughter Patti Smith Humphreys of Greenville grandchildren James Howard Humphreys of Richmond Va Harold Scott Humphreys of Greenville and Lori Lee Ellington of Louisville Ky five great-grandchildren Julia Mosser comsina Services for Julia Sharpe Mosser 77 of Columbia will be held 2 pm Friday afternoon June 22 2001 at Fair-lawn United Methodist Church conducted by Rev Paul Cheezum and Rev Ted Keller Interment will be in the church cemetery Visitation will be pm Thursday in hives Funeral Home Colonial Chapel Memorials may be made to Fairlawn United Methodist Church Memorial Fluid 9203 Wilson BlvtL Columbia SC 29203 Mrs Moser wife of Glen Mosser Sr died Monday June 18 2001 in Palmetto Baptist Medical Center She was a daughter of the late Grover and Julia Sharpe Mrs Mosser was a graduate of University High School and Columbia Business College She was a member of Fairlawn United Methodist Church the Lever-Donah Sunday School Class and the United Methodist Women Mrs Mosser was a former member of the First Church of Nazarene Columbia Survivors are her husband sons Glen Mosser Jr and his wife Linda Stanley Mosser and his wife Charlotte daughter Jan Mosser Stewart grandsons John Marshall Mosser Stanley Joseph Mosser Christopher Daniel Stewart Patrick Stephen Stewart granddaughter Ashley Paige Mosser King and husband Bryan all of Columbia sister Nina Sharpe Andrews of Salisbury Md Mrs Mosser was predeceased by a son Steven Mosser and a brother Grover Cleveland GC" Sharpe You are invited to visit and add to the online tribute which has been established to celebrate the life of Julia Sharpe Mosser at wwwAmericanMemorialsxom The station recently launched its format which includes a new logo and splashier on-screen graphics of the changes we made on air came during the ratings period" he said "There's a timeline factor before you see the Special Writer for The State newspaper He later Joined the staff of Advertising Service Agency Mr Webb also had articles published In national publications In 1979 he won first place in the annual National Industrial Photography contest In retirement he was a home host with Historic Charleston Bed and BreakfesL Surviving are his wife Frankie Ann Henderson Webb daughters Margaret Webb Axson of Columbia and Virginia Webb Harrison of Marietta Ga grandchildren William Harrison Caroline Harrison Sarah Axson William Axson brother William Webb of East Greenbush NY sisters Emily Webb-Goldberg of Westchester III and Mrs Herbert Stender Jr of Island 11 nieces and nephews Memorials may be made to SL Philips Episcopal Church The Fifth Century Challenge Project 51 State Street Charleston SC 29401 Pompion Hill Chapel PO Box 727 Charleston SC 29402 or to the charity of choice Eloise WUhetm Memorial services for Ekxse Peart ree Wilhelm 85 will be held at 2 pm today June 20 2001 at Caughman-Harman Funeral Home Lexington Chapel Memorials may be made to the School of the Holy Childhood 100 Groton Pkwy Rochester NY 14623 Mrs Wilhelm died Monday June 18 2001 at the Lexington Extended Care Nursing Home Born in Rochester NY die was a daughter of the late Gerald and Minnie Corsen Peart ree She attended Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Lexington and Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Rochester where a funeral mass will be held at 9:30 am Saturday June 23 2001 Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law GF and Rita Wilhelm of Lexington daughter and son-in-law Judy and Jim Brunett of Rochester NY daughter-in-law Merce Wilhelm sister Dorothy Schleyer of Rochester grandchildren Michael Robert and Christopher Wilhelm Wendy Tully Jennifer Zeihr Kim Bade Michelle Melissa and Marlene Brunett greatgrandchildren Jessica and Patrick Wilhelm of Illinois Caleb Zeihr of Illinois Jessica Jennifer Jocelyn and Thomas TJ" Bade of New York Mrs Wilhelm was preceded in death by a son Tom Wilhelm sister Jane Peart ree Buckner brother Didr Peart ree and her beloved husband Joseph Wilhelm Paid WQQams mini beach Services for Paula Wilson Williams 38 of Steeple Chase will be held at 11 am Thursday at First United Methodist Church of Myrtle Beach with the Rev Quay Adams officiating The family will receive friends from 6-8 this evening at Goldfinch Funeral Home Beach ChapeL Memorials may be made to JC Boozer Scholarship Fund Newberry College 2100 College Road Newberry SC 29108 Mrs Williams died Monday June 18 2001 in Myrtle Beach as the result of injuries received in an automobile acddenL Bom in Greenwood April 1 1963 she was a daughter of Pauline Quarles Wilson and the late Paul Brooks Wilson Mrs Williams was a graduate of Lander College in Greenwood She was sales director with Strand Development Co Mrs Williams was a member of First United Methodist Church of Myrtle Beach Surviving are her mother of Greenwood husband John Boozer Williams daughters Chelsea Brooks Williams and Savannah Anne Williams both of Myrtle Beach twin sister Patti Scott of Spartanburg and sisters Linda Edwards of Cross Hill and Judy Connell of Greenwood Winnie Wim SAUAM-Services for Winnie Jane Cockrell Winn 66 of 165 Clemson Road will be held at 4 pm Thursday June 21 2001 at Emory United Methodist Church with the Rev Boyd Chewning and the Rev John Griffith officiating Interment will follow in the church cemetery The family will receive friends from 7-9 this evening at Ramey Funeral Homy Memorials may be made to HospiceCare of the Piedmont 408 West Alexander Ave Greenwood SC 29646 or the American Cancer Society chapter of choice Mrs Winn died Monday June 18 2001 at her residence Bom in Saluda County she was a daughter of the late Samuel Ernest and Florence Goodman Cockrell Mrs Winn was the retired owner of Winn's Restaurant and Ken's Fashions and Style and was currently employed with Saluda High School She was a member of Emory United Methodist Church Surviving are her husband Donald Heriong Winn sons and daughters-in-law Russell and Terry May Winn and Kenneth and Cheryl Padgett Winn all of Saluda daughter and son-in-law Donna and Wtyne Black of Prosperity brothers Samuel Cockrell of Greenville and Bobby Glenn Cockrell of Morristown Tenn sisters Dottie Kemmerlin of Augusta and Mildred Heatley of Summerville grandchildren Chris Harrison Dan Harrison Will Black Justin Winn Cole Winn Cory Winn and Autumn Winn Mrs Winn was preceded in death by brothers James Cockrell and Paul Cockrell sisters Ruby Andrews May Powell Helen Horton and Grace Cock-re 1L OBITUARY POLICY The State publishes the first 16 lines of an obituary without charge Additional lines may be purchased Obituaries must be submitted by a funeral home and may be edited for style and policy Your funeral home can assist you with details Deadline for the next day's publication is 4 pm Funeral home codes will be required at the time obituaries rites or notices are faxed emailed or hand-delivered For assistance please call the advertising department (803) 771-8452 before 4 pm 771-8380 or 1-800-888-3556 to subscribe CbcfStafe in Georgetown he was a son of the late Henry and Josephine Gibson Sargent Surviving are son Ricky Sargent daughters Jackie and Mary Sargent brothers Thomas Joshua Clarence and Ernest Sargent sisters Katie Giles and Hattie Wilson SD Sharpe wist CQUwniA Services for SD Sharpe 88 will be held at 10 am Friday in Cayce First Baptist Church conducted by Reverend Joe Borgkvist Jr with bur-id at Greenlawn Memorial Park Memorials may be made to Palmetto Hospice Visitation will be 6-8 pm Thursday at Thompson Funeral Home of West Columbia Mr Sharpe died Monday June 18 2001 Bom in Orangeburg Co he was the son of the late James Judson and Lottie Vermel Myers Sharpe He was a lifetime resident and was a retired general contractor Mr Sharpe was a member of Cayce First Baptist Church and the American Legion Post 130 He was a US Army Veteran of World War Surviving are his grandchildren Christopher Lewis Monroe and Melinda Lynette Monroe great grandchildren Joshua Sharpe Monroe Aaron Mason Monroe Bertha Shorter rUMENCE Services for Bertha McEhwen Shorter 84 will be held at 11 am today at Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home Chapel with burial in ML Hope Cemetery Mrs Shorter died June 18 2001 Bom in Olanta she was a daughter of the late James and Drucilla Dennis McElveen Surviving are husband Raleigh Wilburn Shorter Florence daughter Priscilla Bowers Hartaville sister Dotaie Shorter Florence grandchildren Kathryn Wells Weston Fla Celeste Harris Hartaville great-grandchild Katy Well Weston Fla She was predeceased by daughter Judith Shorter Col Frank Socky COLUMBIA Service with military rites for Col Flank Socky US Army (Ret) 74 will be held Thursday at 11 am at Dunbar Funeral Home Devine Street Chapel with burial in Florence National Cemetery Florence Visitation will be at 7-9 this evening at the funeral home Col Socky died Sunday June 17 2001 Bom in Cleveland he was the son of the late Walter Bernard and Sarah Shovelin Socky Serving in the Army 1945-1979 he retired after serving in Korea and Vietnam He was a member of Windsor Lake United Methodist Church and the Jamil Shrine Temple Surviving are his wife Madge Dawes Socky sons Lloyd Socky of Cape Coral FL and Frederick James Socky of Columbia and grandchildren Susanna Lee McCullen Jennifer Leigh Socky and Stephen Socky Starlene Spain CONWAY Stariene Spain 80 died June 14 2001 in KingstonMedstar Nursing Center of Conway Bom in Marion County she was the daughter of the late Adam and Lou Kelly Brown She was married to the late Leroy Spain Surviving are children George and Linwood Spain both of Columbia James Spain Bucksville Jay Spain Tayiora Lou Belle Graham Tayiora Ivory Spain Monroe La Kenneth Spain Hopkins brothers Jonathan Brown Gresham Abraham Brown Newport News Va sisters Minister Viola Alston Wilmington NC Isa-lene Davis Philadelphia 22 grandchildren 29 great-grandchildren Dr Alonzo Stephens LADY? ISLAND Services fix' Dr Alonzo Theodore Stephens 82 will be 12 pm Thursday at Tkbemade Baptist Church Beaufort with burial in Beaufort National Cemetery with Military Honors Marshefs Wright-Donaldson Home For Funerals is in charge locally Dr Stephens died Saturday Bom in St Petersburg Fla he was a son of John Stephens and Alice Elizabeth Dicks He was a World War veteran and educator Surviving are his wife Dorothy Mae Andrews Stephens daughter Andrew Allens son Alonzo Stephens Jr siblings Bert hen ia White John Stephens three grandchildren Loretta Stocker Columbia Services for Loretta Suber Stocker of 109 Chalice Lane will be held at 1 pm Thursday at Haskell Heights First Baptist Church with burial in Green-lawn Memorial Park Visitation is 6-7 pm today st Palmer Memorial Chapel Mrs Stocker died Monday Bom in Columbia she was the daughter of the late Acy Sr and Maggie Mabry Suber She was a graduate of CA Johnson High School and received a BA Degree from Benedict College She was a member of Haskell Heights First Baptist Church Voices of Deliverance Choir and Church Clerk Surviving are a son Torre A Stocker a daughter Tiffany A Stocker brothers Acy Jr Willie and Clifton Suber sisters Minnie Suber and Martha A Eubanks EdwardWebb CHUBinroN -Services for Edward Kirk Webb 70 will be held at 11 am Thursday June 21 2001 at St Philips Episcopal Church Burial directed by Shrill's Funeral Home Downtown Chapel will be in Live Oak Cemetery Friends may call from 6-8 this evening at the funeral home Mr Webb died Monday June 18 2001 Bom in ML Pleasant January 23 1931 he was a son of Maloom Webb and Emily Moore Webb He was a graduate of SL Andrews School in Sewanee Tenn He attended Brevard College NC and The College of Charleston Mr Webb was a member of St Philips Episcopal Church South Carolina Historial Society Sons of Confederate Veterans Military Order of the Stars and Bars and the Cap olina Yacht Club He served in the US Navy A former television newsman producer and director Mr Webb was associated with WUSN-TV Ch 2 WCIV-TV Ch 4 WRVA-TV at Richmond Va He was honored by the Association for State and Local History for a documentary and In 1965 was named by the Associated Press as having the best local news program and documentary production and commentary in the stale He was also a their problems cm WLTX was the No1 show in the Midlands and therein lies a major key to successful attack on WIS WLTX has deftly used commercial spots during to promote its local newscasts John Higgins deputy editor of Broadcasting and Cable magazine insists not community outreach propelling CBS stations to victory is up and NBC is hesaid has goosed practically entire schedule There is plenty of evidence that it is a national trend affecting a local trend as opposed to some public affairs guy finding a kidney transplant for some kid" Guy Hempd vice president of operations for Cosmos which owns WIS said die advent of cable and population shifts have changed the television landscape reality is that the market is different than it was just five years Hempel said According to the most recent census more than 300000 people moved to South Carolina between 1990 and 2000 These newcomers would have no allegiance to a station that once totally dominated the market The siege on WIS comes as Cosmos searches for a new general manger to replace John Cot-tingham who left for WSPA-TV last month As for WLTX eventually overtaking WIS Hempd said our job to make sure that happen" He offer specifics While numbers continue to increase ABC affiliate ratings continue to go in die opposite direction despite a new multimillion-dollar broadcasting tower that enables its signal to reach the entire Columbia HYDRANTS FROM PAGE B1 pump enough water for fighting fires he said Davis said die need to add hydrants is of those that went unnoticed until the fire primary objective has been to provide good reliable drinking he said Firefighters had trouble getting water on the fire quickly illustrating the need for extra hydrants Davis said just something that needs to be addressed he said as simple as The utility which serves 1100 customers on the south shore also will look at adding hydrants in other lakeside neighborhoods Davis said PRISON FROM PAGE B1 tenced to 25 years for first-degiee criminal sexual assault He also was charged with robbery breach of trust and fraud Bates-Lee has refused to release further details on the case saying still under investigation David Jordan head of execu- FURMAN FROM PAGE B1 accept the decision but he expects public backlash terms of foe faculty I think this is a very significant shift" he said terms of public acceptance of this going to be a different In 1996 the Greenville County Council adopted a resolution that said gay lifestyles are out of line with standards and pledged not to fond activities contravening those standards The resolution was followed by a chorus of calls for it to be rescinded For Shi the benefits issue "is not one of theology but ora of equity for all Furman Two of Furman's competitors Duke and Emory universities have been offering benefits to domestic partners since 1995 becoming increasingly a business issue in terms of being able to recruit and make the institution more said Jack Nightingale associate secretary for foe Washington DG-based American Association of University Professors Benefits will be available to domestic partners at Furman Aug 1 Coverage includes medical dental cancer and life insurance All 704 full-time employees are eligible USC follows "the general plan of state employees said Jerry Wallulis a philosophy professor and chairman of the faculty welfare committee school's faculty senate primary conci-rn right TV market newscasts at 6 and 11 pm finished behind reruns of and and Son Despite the dismal showing Chris Bailey the new general manager of WOLO said a three-way news race could happen Hood said he is happy about the new hydrants but said there are areas all over the county that have enough hydrants The state Standard Building Codes Council sets hydrant codes statewide No one from the council could be reached for comment Tuesday State Rep Harry Ott D-Cal-houn sponsored a bill during the last legislative session that would have required hydrants to be placed on some water mains constructed after July 1 But bill never got out of committee Ott be reached for comment Tuesday Some utilities set stricter guidelines for hydrant placement than required Hood said Some water department officials say they include hy- tive affairs for Corrections said an internal investigation is being done to determine whether procedures were followed The Broad River facility has a secured double-fenced perimeter armed coverage and electronic security according to the Corrections Web site this particular area (where foe woman was jumped) we know the frequency with which (a now is what did the budget do to our current Wallulis said USC's plan and by extension the plan of other state-supported colleges follows the strictures of the federal Family Medical Leave Act which does not extend insurance coverage to unmarried partners far easier for Furman as a private institution to go forward with he said A sampling of private colleges brought the following responses: The Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary doesn't extend insurance coverage to domestic partners but a spokeswoman said she know whether that was Evangelical Lutheran Church policy or because the seminary has no one on staff who could qualify for such coverage At Columbia College spokeswoman Sally Jenkins Harm said drants when they put in new lines because of the cost to customers hesaid County fire officials assume that going to have to bring water when they go to fires outside of the city of Lexington Hood said Three tanker trucks go on most calls he said Lexington County water and sewer officials are preparing to add more hydrants in die largely rural areas in foe central and southern parts of foe county Some of those areas are on foe waterfront west of where the weekend fire happened The county will consult with fire officials about how best to add hydrants to neighborhoods without them in its service area said Bill Bull executive director of Lexington Joint Municipal Water and Sewer Commission guard) would come through" Jordan said don't know if an officer should have been assigned or was assigned to the area or if foe inmate was out of SLED spokesman Hugh Munn said investigators will not release the name of the inmate unless he is charged The woman was treated and released from Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital officials said foe Methodist-supported college has not considered such benefits Joanie Shackley a spokeswoman for Columbia International University said the school does not insure unmarried couples Staff Writer Christine Schweickert contributed to this report Julia Turner June 28 1949 June 20 1999 Why I Lore Grandma 8he was there to comfort She wee there to explain She wae there to tell me how to handle things Now she is gone and I am left here to fight my battle on my own While ahe ia at her beautiful neat we will do what God lovea beat Pray! Prayer Changes Things Missed By: Bolton 'iTumer'i Jerry Nelson tnaveurs best Services for Jerome Arthur Nelson 50 will be 1 pm Friday at The Howze Mortuary Chapel with burial in Grand View Memorial ardens Visitation is 7-830 pm Thursday at The Howze Mortuary Mr Nelson died Monday Bom in Ainsworth Neb he was a son of the late Wilford and Clara Belle Sobotka Nelson He was a' Vietnam veteran and a member of Community Bible Church Surviving ire his wife Peggy Nelson daughters Cindy Williams Melissa Jones Debra Eike Mitzi Weber Jadtojlyn Robinson son Samuel Nelson a sister four brothers nine grandchildren Berryman Odom Jr NORTH Graveside services for Berryman Odom Jr 89 of Rt 1 Box 697 Thomas Road will be held at 130 pm Thursday June 21 2001 In Providence Baptist Church Cemetery The Rev Kim-mett Lott will officiate The family will receive friends from 6-8 this evening at Culler-McAlhany Funeral Home Memorials may be made to Providence Baptist Church Mr Odom died June 18 2001 Bom in Montezuma Ga he was the son of foe late Berryman Hill and Lula Law Odom He was a retired U5 Army Captain having served in World War II and Korea and a member of the Augusta Chapter TGRQA Mr Odom was a Baptist He was married to the late Vemelle Thomas Odom Surviving are brother Ralph Odom of Montezuma Ga sister Annette Odom of Montezuma niece Sharon Rooney of Milledgeville Ga nephews Stanley Odom and Charles Odom both of Milledgeville caregivers Mr and Mrs HB Thomas of North Napoleon Ray KMNMM-Services for Napoleon Ray 81 will be held at 2 pm Thursday at Honey Ford Baptist Church Denmark with burial in the church cemetery Visitation is 6-7 this evening at the church Wright's Ftineral Home is in charge Mr Ray died Sunday Bom in Denmark he was a son of the late William Edward and Rebecca Hutto Ray He was a retired school teacher fanner and member of Honey Ford Baptist Church Surviving are his wife Susie Joseph Ray sons Edward Kevin Ray sisters Matilda Ray Thelma Odom Vertell Moore brothers Christopher William Ray Albert Sargent oeoBomrwN Services for Albert Sar-gent 69 will be held at 3 pm Thursday at Friendship St Mary AME Church with burial in the church cemetery Visitation is at 7 tonight at Wilds Courtyard Chapel Wilds Daughter Home For Minerals is in chkrge Mr Sargent died June 14 2001 Bom.