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WWW.THESTATE.COM THE STATE, COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2008 B5 OBITUARIES Dr. William H. Hunter CLEMSON William Harvey Hunter, M.D., 84, of 249 Pendleton Road, died Monday, April 14, 2008, in AnMed Health Center, Anderson, SC. Born in Anderson, SC, a son of the late Samuel Eugene and Ruth McCarrell Hunter, he had been a family practice physician since 1953 in Clemson. He was a graduate of Clemson College where he lettered in football, track and boxing and had been named Distinguished Alumni of Clemson University.

He was a graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina at Charleston and had been named Distinguished Alumni of that school for his longtime and extensive work in medical education. During World War Il he served as a carrier fighter pilot and Marine Corps officer in the Black Sheep Squadron. During this time he also acted as Air Group intelligence officer. Dr. Hunter received many awards throughout his career and held many positions i in various organizations serving the medical community.

He was a member of Clemson United Methodist Church and served as a lay speaker. He was the founder of the Calhoun Lecture Series at Clemson University where there is a William H. Hunter Endowment in his honor. Surviving are his wife of over 64 years, Jane Minter Gardner; sons, John Mark McCarrell Hunter and wife, Mellisa, of Clarksville, TN, James Madison Hunter of Chapel Hill, NC, William Harvey Hunter, Jr. and wife, Nore, of Arden, NC, and Samuel Eugene Hunter of Santa Rosa, CA; daughter, Gwin Hunter Hanahan and husband, Dr.

Jim Hanahan, of Seneca, SC; grandchildren, Jane Hanahan Swing and husband, Dale, J. Ross Hanahan III and wife Anna, Carson Gaillard Hanahan, W. Hunter Hanahan, William Harvey Hunter, III, Trevor C. Hunter, James Patrick Hunter, Julia Scott Hunter, Victoria Grace Hunter and John Mark Davis Hunter; and one great-grandson, James Ross Hanahan, IV. Isabelle B.

Kay has been associated with and close to Dr. Hunter's family for 55 years. A memorial service will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Clemson United Methodist Church. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m.

Wednesday at Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home, Central-Clemson Commons. Memorials may be made to the Clemson United Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 590, Clemson, SC 29633 or to the William H. Hunter Endowed Lecture, Clemson University, P.O. Box 1889, Clemson, SC 29633.

A full obituary can be viewed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com. Claude Montgomery ASHEVILLE, N.C. Claude Marion Montgomery, 84, of Asheville, died Saturday, April 12, 2008, peacefully at his home. A native of Charlotte, he was the son of the late Claude Augustus and Lillie Mae Poplin Montgomery. He served his country as a pilot during World War Il in the U.S.

Navy and was a resident of Asheville for 32 years. He retired as a trainmaster from Norfolk Southern Railroad after 43 years of loyal and devoted service. Surviving are his loving wife of 61 years, Mildred Cockrell Montgomery; daughters, Phyllis Olivia In Loving Memory of Mary Anne Buono On Easter April 16, 2006, after much suffering, our Lord chose this special day to take Anne home. We have missed her every day but through Christ she is resurrected in spirit. Missing you until we are together again.

Your loving son, David, and Family (Richard) Noble of Woodbridge, VA, and Claudia Ann (Michael) Soniak of Chesapeake, VA; one sister, Phyllis Harley of Charleston, S.C.; 7 grandchildren, Robert, Melissa, Jeff, Joe, Scott, Michelle, and Krissy; 8 great -grandchildren and a beloved cat, Sugar. A memorial service was held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at Grace Episcopal Church of which he was a member. Rev. Gary Coffey officiated.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the J.F. Keever Jr. Solace Center, P.O. Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813, or Grace Episcopal Church, 871 Merrimon Avenue, Asheville, NC 28804 Asheville Mortuary Service H. Ernest Mooneyham Jr.

BLYTHEWOOD A graveside service for H. Ernest Mooneyham 78, of Blythewood, will be held 2 o'clock Friday, April 18, 2008, in Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah, GA. Shives Funeral Home is assisting the family. Mr. Mooneyham died Monday, April 14, 2008.

Born in Columbia, I he was a son of the late Herman E. and Ollie Ola Muse Mooneyham. He was a member of Blythewood Masonic Lodge Mr. Mooneyham was a brick mason. Survivors include his daughters, Brenda Wilkes and Shirley Therone of Savannah; sister, Betty Jean Ziegler of West Columbia; half brother, Robert Ray Jackson of Lexington.

www.shivesfuneralhome.com (803) 754-6290 David Nutting Sr. HICKORY, N.C. Charles David Nutting, 67, of Hickory, passed away Thursday, April 3, 2008, at his resi- dence. Born July 18, 1940, in Murphy, NC, he was the son of the late Ernest and Garnetta Lynch Nutting. Mr.

Nutting was member of Church of the Ascension and had retired from Duke Power and UBS Financial Services. He graduated from Camden, SC, city schools, Wofford College, where he was a member of Kappa Alpha Fraternity, and earned his master's degree from the University of South Carolina. He was a very active former member of Hickory Rotary Club, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and N.C. Air National Guard.

He is survived by his wife, Jean Young Nutting of the home, a daughter, Kathryn Miller of Hickory, a son, Charles David Nutting, Jr. and wife Marla of Hickory, two sisters, Jane Clarke and husband Michael of Mountains Rest, SC, Kay Polk and husband Willard of Camden, SC, two grandchildren, Elle Elizabeth Nutting and Benjamin Eli Nutting, both of Hickory, beloved dogs, Oliver and Stucco, and beloved cat, Sasha. A memorial service was held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, April 7, 2008, at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Hickory with Pastor David Keck officiating.

The family received friends after the service. Memorials may be made to Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, 2780 N. Center Hickory, NC 28601. Erica Lenecia Pickens SCRANTON Services 1 for Erica Lenecia Pickens, 20, will be held at 2 p.m.

Thursday at The Believers Holiness Convention Center, Coward, with burial in Lee Cemetery. Green's Funeral Home, Lake City, is in charge. Born in Florence to Rachel D. Pickens and Eric Fullard, she died April 12, 2008. Surviving are parents; siblings, Charissa, Dijon, Jonathan, Jordan; grandparents, uncles and aunts.

Aughtry Snelgrove LEESVILLE Services for Harold Aughtry Snelgrove, 82, will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Thursday at Mt. Hebron Lutheran Church with the Rev. Timothea Sharpe and Rev. Al Potter officiating.

Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be at the church one hour prior to the service. Memorials may be made to Mt. Hebron Lutheran Church, 2347 Summerland Leesville, SC 29070. Barr-Price Funeral Home and Crematorium, Historic B-L Chapel, is assisting the family.

Mr. Snelgrove died Monday, April 14, 2008. Born in Leesville, he was a son of the late Scott Allen and Effie Gertrude Oxner Snelgrove. He was a member of Mt. Hebron Lutheran Church and the Lutheran Men, was a former Church Council member and member of the Constitution Committee.

He was a retired Machine Shop quality control supervi- THE MIDLANDS PRIVATELY OWNED CREMATORY DIRECT CREMATION At-need and pre-need www.palmettocremations.com plans available. Palmetto Cremations BATESBURG LEESVILLE LEXINGTON 803-532-1337 803-356-1647 designAcasket make it personal JE5614-46-0 sor and worked at the Saluda County Recycling Center. Surviving are his wife of 59 years, Frances Fulmer Snelgrove, son, Chelsea Snelgrove of Atlanta, GA, daughter, Nancy Varnador of Gaston, granddaughters, Jessica Peavy and Bonnie Campbell, great-grandchildren, Jeremy, Jay and Jaden Peavy. Online register at (803)532-4411 Margaret "Peggy" Wild COLUMBIA On Monday morning, April 14, 2008, Mrs. Margaret "Peggy" Wild died peacefully at the wonderful age of 88.

The memorial service will be held at St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Columbia, South Carolina, Saturday, April 26 at eleven o'clock in the morning. Until a few months ago, Peggy's health had been very strong, but recently she suffered from congestive heart failure and other ailments as her body slowly began to weaken. In the final weeks of her life, she was able to say goodbye to her cherished children and, after waiting two and a half years, she joined her husband Hank in heaven where they will forever be together as their cemetery marker proclaims. Peggy began her life in Bayonne, New Jersey, November 20, 1919.

Soon after, she moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she met her future husband, Hank, when he was 12 years old. Although they were young, the relationship didn't become serious until they were 18. Peggy and Hank married during World War II and moved to Sacremento, California, during the war where they were blessed with their first three children, Claudia, David and Keith. A career move took the family to Hawaii in 1958 where their son Jeff was born. The family eventually moved back to mainland Los Angeles, where Peggy and Hank lived for over 25 years, eventually moving to San Diego to spend their time living on a golf course.

As their health diminished, they decided to make one final move five years ago to Columbia, South Carolina, and live at Wildewood Downs near their son Keith and his family. She was a supportive and loving wife of 63 years to her beloved husband, Hank. She was a completely devoted and caring mother, grandmother and great to her four children, five grandsons, and three happy and healthy great -grandchildren. An avid cook, one of her great pleasures during the final years of her life was watching the Cooking Channel, even though she stopped cooking. Most people knew Peggy as an excellent talker and listener.

Peggy always had a deep, deep interest in other people and their lives, she would always ask people, "What's new?" or "Are you married?" or "How many children do you have?" She believed that everyone enjoyed talking about themselves and was always giving them the chance to do it. She is probably up in heaven grilling St. Peter as you read this. This very special woman will be missed by all who knew her, even those who simply encountered her in the grocery store or at the doctor's office. Her loving legacy of family members is a living tribute to her love of family and others.

In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests that those who wish will make a donation to the charity of their choice. Greenlawn Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the Wild family with funeral arrangements. (Dignity) Greenlawn Funeral Home 845 Leesburg Road Columbia 803-776-1092 www.DignityMemorial.com Verlie Jahn Willis SUMTER Verlie Jahn Willis, 88, widow of William Harris Willis, died Monday, April 14, 2008, at her home. Born in Duluth, MN, she was a daughter of the late Robert August Jahn and the late Rill Chaffee Jahn. Mrs.

Willis was a member of the Sumter Seventh Day Adventist Church where she served as leader of the children's department, church board member and church organist. She was active in numerous volunteer services. She was a retired obstetrical nurse from Shaw Air Force Base Hospital. Survivors include a son, William Harris Willis M.D., of Orlando, FL; a daughter, Mary Ellen Willis Clarkson (Jim) of Columbia; and two grandchildren, Brandon Willis of Dallas, TX, and Patrick Willis of Orlando, FL. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.

Friday in the Elmore-CannonStephens Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Glen Garver officiating. Burial will be in Cottageville Cemetery in Cottageville, SC. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at ElmoreCannon-Stephens Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Sumter Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 103 N.

Pike Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. Call 771-8380 or 1-800-888-3566 to subscribe today. The State Bertram Rantin News Columnist (803) 771-8306 Electronic filing helps ease rush at tax time ERIK Defense attorneys I.S. Leevy Johnson, left, and William Toal, center, confer during the trial of Mark Richardson, right, who is charged with murder.

JURY FROM PAGE B1 Later that night, a witness reported hearing three gunshots coming from Richardson's property in Olympia, where he rented a mobile home. The car Sanders was driving that night was recovered about two years later parked near Columbia Place mall, Giese said. He noted that cell phone records obtained by Richland County sheriff's investigators showed Richardson was near where the car was found shortly after midnight on June 20, 2001. When questioned later by an investigator about Sanders' disappearance, Richardson replied, "How can I explain disposing of the body?" Giese said. Richardson convicts himself with his statements about that night," Giese told jurors.

Johnson pointed out no one saw Richardson shoot Sanders. He also said investigators found no weapons, blood or other forensic evidence that Sanders was killed when they searched Richardson's home and car, and the recovered car Sanders was driving. "What you're going to find in this case is there is so much missing evidence," Johnson told jurors. DJJ FROM PAGE B1 He hoped offenders would realize the impact of their actions, but also that he would inspire victims. "I've learned not to take anything for granted anymore, because just as life is given, life can be taken." Oyinbo was one of two cab drivers to be shot that night.

A man was arrested and charged in Oyinbo's shooting. "I was the fortunate one to survive," he said. More than 60 people attended the ceremony. The trees represented growth and renewal, and ribbons tied around them during the ceremony symbolized healing. State Law Enforcement Division Chief Reggie Lloyd recalled, as a judge, paying special attention to three classes of victims the elderly, children and women.

The elderly are the foundation; the children, the future; and The elder Sanders testified he last saw his son, who lived with him, the morning of June 19 when he gave him $20 for gas and let him borrow his other son's 1988 Oldsmobile. He hasn't seen or heard from him since. In an initial phone conversation on June 25, Sanders testified, Richardson told him his son met him the night of June 19 at a Columbia hotel they were checking out for the bachelor party. Sanders said he had to tell Richardson, who was swearing repeatedly during the conversation, to "calm himself down because I felt he was going to hang up at any moment." The next day, Sanders said, Richardson met him at his Rembert home but gave a different story of how he and his son met up on June 19. Richardson eventually was escorted off the property by thenSumter County Chief Deputy Anthony Dennis, who now is the county sheriff, he testified.

Sanders testified he and his family went to USC and other locations in and out of state in the days following his son's disap-13 pearance but found no clues. Deputy Solicitor John Meadors asked Sanders if his family has celebrated his son's birthdays over the ensuing years. "Only in his absence, Sanders replied. women bear the burden of nurturing the first two groups, he said. The criminal justice system too often is talked about in dollars and statistics, he said, but "at the heart of it, it boils down to individual lives.

"This is about individuals. This is about real people." Included in the garden were redbud trees representing forgiveness. It's a "real hardy tree, and that's what we think of our victims, sort of as survivors," said Beverly McClanahan, supervisor of the DJJ horticulture skills program. Varieties of Indian hawthorn, and crape myrtle, which bloom white representing purity, cleansing and hope also were planted. The goal of the horticulture program, McClanahan said, is to teach offenders job skills and responsibility, help them deal with their own victimization, and to "talk about those who they have victimized, too." NEEDS proposal 3-2 despite Rep.

Mac Toole, FROM PAGE B1 assist families who their children. Most public schools do a good job helping such students, other educators and parents told the panel. "Lives have changed because of service we have provided," said Ann Marie Kershaw County special education instructor and state teacher of the year. The bill's defeat is rooted in wariness about opening the door to more state aid for nonpublic school students, a cause championed on a broader scale by Gov. Mark Sanford.

That much larger battle "has seeped into it," said the proposal's sponsor, Rep. Chip Limehouse, R- Charleston. Members of a House Ways and Mean subcommittee rejected the PATIENT FROM PAGE B1 the same day. Nelson said Sealy had a number of health problems and looked frail. Nelson told TV station WLTX that Sealy had bedbugs and that he had been wearing the same pair of socks for so long that skin came off with them when they were removed.

Efforts Tuesday to reach Southside administrator and owner Roy Bowers were unsuccessful. Bowers has owned the facility for at least 10 years, according licensing records with the S.C.Department of Health and Environmental Control, which oversees adult-care facilities. "They have issues from time to time, like many facilities," spokesman Thom Berry said. "But A strange but inviting calm invaded the makeshift drivethrough Tuesday at the Department of Revenue. As in years past, agency workers lined the sidewalks outside the Columbia office to hand out tax forms and collect completed returns from last-minute filers looking to beat the midnight deadline.

But the number of people taking advantage of the service was down considerably this year, a trend revenue officials attribute to an increase in early-bird and electronic filing. About 350 taxpayers took advance of the drive-through option Tuesday. That's about half as many as last year and less than a third of those who had used the service in previous years. "We've been constantly seeing an increase in electronic filing," said Lauranne Mays of the Department of Revenue's tax resolution and services division. Revenue officials said about 1.2 million of the 1.7 million state returns received through Monday were processed electronically, a percent increase compared with the same time last year.

To date, about 145,000 more people had filed electronically this year than last year, bringing the total to 79 percent. Officials expect that percentage to drop somewhat as paper returns which usually account for the bulk of last-minute filers continue to come in. More people also have been filing earlier this year. The Department of Revenue said it crossed the 1 million mark for electronic filers March 24, the earliest date ever. But officials have their suspicions about why so many more have been getting ahead of the game.

"Some people have filed early because of the stimulus Mays said. The U.S. Treasury will begin sending out economic stimulus payments to more than 130 million individuals next month. But the only way to get one is by filing a federal tax return for 2007. Those who had their federal tax refunds deposited directly into their accounts will receive their stimulus payments beginning in May.

Those who opted for a check will begin receiving payments by mail at the end of May and running through the summer. But even with all the incentives to file on time this year, some taxpayers were still picking up forms Tuesday at the Department of Revenue. Columbia's Cheryl Jones was among them. Jones, who recently moved to the state from Arizona, said she knew how she would be spending the rest of her day. "I'll have to use it to see if I owe anything.

Hopefully, I won't. It shouldn't take too long, but I have to do it." a plea from R-Lexington, to want more for "Don't turn our backs on this opportunity," said Toole, a former Lexington 2 school board member. "Let's do what's right for these kids." About 110,000 students with mental and physical disabilities attend public schools statewide, officials say. It's unknown how many would switch to private schools if aid were given. Selling the proposal is going to take time to show what private schools can do better for students with disabilities, some lawmakers said.

"Both sides are right," said Rep. Brian White, R-Anderson, a panel member who didn't support the measure. "Not everybody is happy with public schools." nothing we would consider a major violation." DHEC learned of Sealy's death from Prosperity police, but regulators will not be involved until the criminal investigation is complete, Berry said. Southside's last inspection based on a complaint was in September, after someone called DHEC and said residents were being left alone at night, Berry said. Inspectors could not corroborate the complaint, and it was judged as unfounded, he said.

The last routine inspection was in January 2007, when officials found problems with documentation to show that staff members were meeting training requirements and that plans for caring for residents were properly updated, Berry said. The facility fixed those problems, he said. NEED MORE TIME? If you missed Tuesday's deadline to file your federal and state income tax returns, you still can apply for extensions. To learn how to apply for a federal extension, visit www.irs.gov. For a state extension, visit www.sctax.org.

Remember, the extension pushes back the time you have to file your return, not the time to pay your taxes. Southside is the second S.C. adult-care facility in less than a month to face accusations of serious problems with quality of care. Peachtree Manor, a Fairfield County center, was evacuated March 28 by state officials when they learned the embattled facility did not have enough medications for residents. The pharmacy supplying the medicines refused to restock because Peachtree had not paid its bill.

It was the latest in a series of infractions inspectors found starting in 2006, the first year of Peachtree's operation. Last week, a judge supported the immediate transfer of all Peachtree residents and upheld the revocation of its license. Reach Tate at (803) 771-8549 and LeBlanc at (803) 771-8664..