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B4 MONDAY, MAY 12, 2008 THE STATE, COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA WWW.THESTATE.COM OBITUARIES DR. MURRAY JARVIK Co-inventor of nicotine patch Dr. Murray Jarvik, a pioneer researcher of smoking addiction and co-inventor of the nicotine patch, has died. He was 84. Jarvik died Thursday at his home in Santa Monica, after a long struggle with congestive heart failure, said Mark Wheeler, a health sciences spokesman at the University of California, Los Angeles.

In the early 1990s, Jarvik, a UCLA professor of psychiatry and pharmacology, and Jed Rose, then a UCLA postdoctoral fellow and currently director of the Center for Nicotine and Smoking Cessation Research at Duke University, invented a transdermal patch that delivers nicotine directly into the body to help smokers fight the urge to light up. Jarvik's research into the absorption of tobacco through the skin began with studies of farmhands who harvest it in the South. When Jarvik and Rose could not get approval to run experiments on human subjects, they decided to test their idea on themselves. In 1992, the patch became available in the United States by prescription for smoking cessation. It was approved for over-thecounter sale four years later.

JOYCE 'DOTTIE' RAMBO Gospel singer, songwriter Joyce "Dottie" Rambo, an influential gospel singer and songwriter, died early Sunday when her tour bus ran off the highway and hit an embankment. She was 74. Seven other people on the bus were injured in the wreck about two miles east of Mount Vernon, on I-44, the Missouri Highway Patrol said. The travelers were hospitalized in Springfield with moderate to severe injuries, according to the patrol. It was unclear whether the crash was related to the severe storms and tornadoes that hit the region Saturday.

Rambo, of Nashville, was on her way to a Mother's Day performance in Texas, according to her Web site. "She was a giant i in the gospel music industry," said Beckie Simmons, Rambo's agent. "Dolly Parton recorded some of her Rambo was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame last year and the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame in 2006. Rambo has had more than 2,500 published songs, including gospel classics such as "He Looked Beyond My Fault and Saw My Need" and the 1982 Gospel Music Association Song of the Year, "We Shall Behold OTHER DEATHS Soprano Leyla Gencer, who made her career at Italy's famed La Scala opera house, died Friday, officials said. She was 80.

The singer known as La Diva Turca the Turkish Diva died of respiratory problems and heart failure at home in Milan, La Scala and the Turkish State Opera and Ballet said. Paul Haeberlin, a famous French chef who transformed his family's modest restaurant into a world-class affair that won Michelin stars, died Saturday. He was 84. Haeberlin died at his home in Illhaeusern, in the Alsace region of France, according to Michel Scheer, director of Haeberlin's L'Auberge de l'Ill restaurant. Haeberlin had been suffering from various ailments, including cardiac and kidney trouble, Scheer said.

Alvin Colt, a Tony-winning costume designer whose work spanned more than 60 years of theater from "On the Town" to the "Forbidden Broadway" revues, has died at 92. Colt died May 4 of natural causes at Roosevelt Hospital in New York, said Susan Noack, his niece. Jason Shinder, a poet, anthologist and teacher who founded the YMCA National Writer's Voice program, one of the country's largest networks of literary-arts centers, died April 25 at his home in Manhattan. He was 52. His death was announced by the Academy of American Poets, which said Shinder had been ill with lymphoma and leukemia for several years.

From Wire Reports NOTICES Lizzie Mae Brunson, of 2500 Cypress Street, Columbia, died Sunday. Plans will be announced by Bostick Tompkins Funeral Home. Joyce Sims Cole, 77, of 1012 Finley Road, Rock Hill, died Saturday. Friends may call from p.m. Tuesday at Greene Funeral Home, Downtown Chapel, and other times at residence.

Hazel Grant, of Brooklyn, N.Y., formerly of Brunson, S.C., died Thursday. Plans will be announced by M.F. Riley's Funeral Home, Fairfax, S.C. Eva Laskas Kypriss, 79, of Greensboro, N.C., died Friday. Plans will be announced by Forbis and Dick Funeral Home.

John Martin, 49, formerly of Chapin, died Saturday. Plans will be announced by Shives Home. Everlena McFadden Miller, 89, of Kingstree, died Sunday. Friends may call at 10467 Hemingway Hwy. Plans will be announced by Henryhand Funeral Home.

Peggy Morris, 46, of Hartsville, died Sunday, Plans will be announced by Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home. Patrina D. Robinson, of 5515 Farrow Road, Columbia, died Sunday. Plans will be announced by Tompkins Funeral Home. Dottie Latasha Rogers, of Dillon, died Saturday.

Friends may call at 801 South 18th Avenue. Plans will be announced by Bartell Funeral Home of Dillon. RITES Lindsay Bagley of Winnsboro, at 2 p.m. at Rus then Funeral Home with burial in Spiritual Way Church of Christ Cemetery. Louise Burkett Canty, 81, of 910 Mitchell Drive, Camden, at 3 p.m.

(2 p.m. viewing) at Broom Hill Baptist Church, Rembert, with burial in the church cemetery. Brown's Fu neral Home is in charge. John A. Crumblin 37, of Jenkinsville, at 2 p.m.

at Rock Hill AME Church with burial in the church cemetery. Gibson's Funeral Services, Winnsboro, is in charge. Victoria "Vicky" Dix, 61, of 2431 Felton Street, Columbia, at 1 p.m. at Friendship Baptist Church with burial in the Promised Land Cemetery. A.A, Dicks Funeral Home, Sullivan Chapel, is in charge.

Evelener "Boodie" Salley Dixon, 84, of 796 Nance Avenue, Orangeburg, at 11 a.m. at the graveside in Belleville Memorial Gardens: Simmons Funeral Home is in charge. Ralph Richard Fralix, 72, of 1636 Evamar Court, Rock Hill, at 1 p.m. at Rock Hill First Baptist Church. Burial in Grandview Memorial Park with military honors.

Greene Funeral Home, Northwest Chapel, is in charge. Mary lla Morris Kirton, 87, of West Columbia, at 2 p.m. with burial at the Mausoleum in Southland Memorial Gardens. Thompson Funeral Home of West Columbia is in charge. Juanita Brazell Mikell, 85, of Columbia, at 4 p.m.

at the graveside in Gibson Cemetery. Thompson Funeral Home of Lexington is in charge. Ruby Amick Rawl, 80, of Lexington, at 4 p.m. at Pisgah Lutheran Church with burial in the church cemetery. Barr-Price Funeral Home and Crematorium, Lexington Chapel, is in charge.

Austin Durant Shockley II1, 66, of Santee, at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church, Eutawville, with burial in Holly Hill Cemetery. Avinger Funeral Home, Holly Hill, is in charge. William "Bill" Blackmon Sturgis, 84, of Rock Hill, at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church with private burial.

Greene Funeral Home, Northwest Chapel, is in charge. Lt. Col. Gerald Dale Wingo, U.S. Army 87, of Columbia, at 2 p.m.

in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, is in charge. Billy Earl Yount, 80, of Eutawville, at 2 p.m. at Avinger Funeral Home, Holly Hill, with burial in Eutawville Cemetery, Eutawville. DEATHS Elouise Benjamin WEST COLUMBIA Services for Elouise Benjamin will be 1 p.m.

Tuesday at Faith Hope and Charity Church, burial in Gibson Cemetery. Visitation is 1-8 tonight at Jones Metropolitan F.H. Born in Calhoun Co. to Charlie and Mary Haggood, she died May 8, 2008. Surviving: children, Eddie Steve, Calvin, Willie Mae, Catherine, Valerie; 9 siblings, 18 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren.

Bascom Donald Cranshaw Ill IRMO Bascom Donald Cranshaw III, widower of the late Frances George "Polly" Cranshaw of Irmo, SC, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2008. The family will receive friends at Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Andrews Chapel, at 5400 Bush River Road in Columbia, SC, Monday, May 12, 2008, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at Redeemer Lutheran Church located at 525 St. Andrews Road in Columbia, SC, Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at 2:00 p.m.

with interment services thereafter in Bush River Memorial Gardens on Bush River Road in Columbia, SC. Mr. Cranshaw was born June 4, 1935, in Columbia, SC, the eldest of the late Bascom Donald Cranshaw Jr. and the late Mary Dell Stevenson Cranshaw. He was a graduate of Dreher High School and attended the University of South Carolina.

His career spanned four decades in the steel manufacturing industry, where he worked for Owens Steel Corporation, Allcraft Steel Corporation and Marchant Construction Company. He retired in 2000 from the Lexington County Department of Building Inspections. He was enlisted briefly in active service to the United States Army and was honorably discharged, whereupon he remained a member of the Army Reserves for several years after embarking upon his civilian career. He was early a member of St. Andrews Lutheran Church and leaves now the congregation of Salem United Methodist Church.

Surviving are his three children, Mary Louise (Eddie) Carter of Columbia, SC, Bascom Donald (Rachael) Cranshaw IV of Fort Mill, SC, and Bradford William (Cindy) Cranshaw of Lexington, SC; three siblings, Nancy (Richard) Ferrell of Charlotte, NC, Rob (Marcia) Cranshaw of Charlotte, NC, and Dell (William) Simpson of Charleston, SC; and eight grandchildren, Amanda Louise Carter, Andrew Reuben Carter, Hannah Marie Rozier, Bascom Donald Cranshaw Ryan Delaney Cranshaw, Kyle Bradford Cranshaw, Joshua William Cranshaw and Jacob Aaron Cranshaw. He was preceded in death by his brother, Steve Cranshaw. A memorial message may be written to the family by visiting www.caughmanharmanfuneralhome.com In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Carolina Children's Home, 3201 Trenholm Road, Columbia, SC 29204. KEY Memories Caughman-Harman Funeral Homes Lexington Andrews Chapin West Columbia Carlton Dickerson HOPKINS A graveside service for Master I'Zayiah Carlton Dickerson will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday in the Lincoln Cemetery.

Leevy's Funeral Home, Taylor Street Chapel, is in charge. Surviving are his mother, Rhoshaunda Anderson; father, Xavier Dickerson brother, Xavier Dickerson maternal grandparents, Helen Anderson and Ronnie Anderson; paternal grandparents, Cynthia (Benjamin) Bell and Lindsey Ebron; -grandmother, Jessie Mae Ebron. www.leevy.com Thomas Madison BENNETTSVILLE Services for Mr. Thomas Madison Edwards, 23, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First United Methodist Church with burial in McCall Cemetery.

Visitation is at the residence, 1251 Academy Road. Memorials may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 215 East Bay Street, Charleston, SC 29401, or the First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 456, Bennettsville, SC 29512. Whitner-Evans Funeral Home is in charge. Mr.

Edwards died Saturday. Born in Chapel Hill, NC, he was the son of Van and Lynda Edwards. He was a May 10, 2006, graduate of Bennettsville Middle School, TMH Class. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church. Surviving are his parents, a brother, Trey Edwards, his paternal grandparents, Mack and Anna Margaret Hartis, and his maternal grandparents, Ruth Blue and Dudley Blue, all of Bennettsville; and his maternal great-grandmother, Annie Lou Wallace of Florence.

Margaret H. Hedgepath COLUMBIA Margaret Rose Hudson www.dunbarfunerals.com. Larry James COLUMBIA. A memorial service for Larry James will be held at 12 p.m. Tuesday at Bostick-Tompkins Funeral Home.

Born in Columbia to Rev. Marion E. and Hattie Bell Wages James, he died May 9, 2008. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.

Surviving are daughter, Cleopatra Moody; father; siblings, Marion James, Jesse James and Carolyn McCaskill. Edell Johnson MCBEE Funeral services for Edell Jones Johnson, 93, will be held at 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at Hedgepath, wife of E. Frank Hedgepath, formerly of Florence, passed away, Saturday, May 10, 2008. The family will receive friends p.m.

Monday at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel. Funeral services will be held at St. John's Episcopal Church, Wheat Street, Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. with burial in Elmwood Cemetery and Gardens. Mrs.

Hedgepath was born November 30, 1919, in Lake City, and the eldest daughter of the late Leroy Farmer Hudson and Alicia Margaret Birley. A 1943 graduate of Columbia College, Columbia, SC, in Home Economics, she was a devoted mother and wife. She spent many years volunteering her time and talents with the church and community. She was involved with the Pee Dee Council of the Girl Scouts and received recognition for her 40 years of service to the National Girl Scouts. She served on the Altar Guild of St.

John's Church, Florence, and was a member of The Daughters of the King. Surviving are her husband of 64 years Frank Hedgepath; son Charles E. Hedgepath, and his wife Miriam of Columbia, and their children Tricia Hedgepath Rogers, Birley Hedgepath Wright and Birley's daughters Perry Lynn and Margaret Baylis and Charles E. Hedgepath daughter Nancy Hedgepath Smith of Spartanburg and her children Ashley R. Conk and Matthew Frank Smith; son William F.

Hedgepath and his wife Cindy of Marietta, and their children Amy Elizabeth Hedgepath and Lisa Ann Hedgepath; daughter Susan Elaine Hedgepath and her husband Preston Robert Amy of Littleton, and their children Caroline Nicole Amy and Forrest Robert Amy. Also surviving is a brother Peter J. Hudson of Savannah, Ga. Her sisters Olive Harwell and Ann Clauser predeceased her. Memorials may be made to Girl Scouts of Eastern South Carolina, 2412 Pisgah Road, Florence, SC 29501-7115, or St.

John's Episcopal Church, 252 South Dargan Street, Florence, SC 29501. Please sign online guest book at Cedar Creek Baptist Church. The Revs. Homer Hinson and Danny Holley will officiate with burial in the church cemetery directed by BrownPennington-Atkins Funeral Home, Hartsville. The family will receive friends Monday, May 12, 2008, from 5-7 p.m.

at the funeral home. Mrs. Johnson, widow of Glenn Johnson, died Sunday, May 11, 2008. Born in Chesterfield SC, she was a daughter of the late James L. and Emma Steen Jones.

She was a member of Cedar Creek Baptist Church and the Women's Missionary Society. Surviving are her sons and daughters-in-law, Billy Alvin and Anne Johnson of Hartsville, SC, Michael Glenn and Debbie Johnson of Hartsville, SC; daughter a and sonin-law, Sylvia Ann and Jerry Holley of McBee, SC; sister, Eloise Bullard of Hartsville, SC; grandchildren (spouse), Jerry D. "Punk" Holley (Debra) Holley, Danny C. (Naomi) Holley, William Johnson, Greg (Greta) Johnson, Lori Anne (Shon) Rivers, Michael (Brandi) Johnson 9 -grandchildren. www.bpafuneralhome.com Tony McNair Sr.

WILLISTON A graveside funeral service for Anthony Elrod "Tony" McNair 69, of Williston, SC, will be held at four p.m. Wednesday, May 14, 2008, in the Williston Cemetery. The family will receive friends from two until the time of service on Wednesday at Folk Funeral Home, Williston. Tony passed away Sunday, May 11th at his home. Born in Richmond County, he was a son of the late Arthur Murray and Alice Elrod McNair.

He was married to the late Sammie Lillian Meacham McNair. Tony was a U.S. Marine, a loving father, friend and a long distance truck driver who will truly be missed. He was a member of Mize Memorial United Methodist Church in Augusta. Survivors include daughter, Gina, Alice McNair of Hollywood, son, Anthony Elrod "Andy" McNair Jr.

of Anderson; grandchildren, Shelly L. McNair, Summer M. McNair and Donnie Dean Gooding Jr. He was predeceased by daughter, Tina L. McNair; sisters, Helen and Jake; brothers, Murray, Earl, Wallace, Bill and Dan McNair.

Visit our online registry at www.folkfuneralhome.com. Mary Sue Mozingo HARTSVILLE Funeral services for Mary Sue Fields Jordan Mozingo, 76, will be held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at House of Prayer Holiness Church with burial in Mt. Elon Baptist Church Cemetery. The Revs.

Billy Melton and Hazel Mixon will officiate. BrownPennington-Atkins Funeral Home is serving the family. The family will receive friends Monday, May 12, 2008, from 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the House of Prayer Holiness Church, 1115 Creekside Drive, Hartsville, SC 29550.

Mrs. Mozingo, widow of Eldridge N. Jordan Sr. and Hubert L. Mozingo, died Sunday, May 11, 2008.

Born in Lee SC, she was a daughter of the late George Wallace and Ada Watford Fields. She was a member of House of Prayer Holiness Church and was a loving mother and grandmother. Surviving are her sons and daughters-in-law, Pete and Mildred Jordan of Hartsville, SC, Howard "Bill" and Jane Jordan of Bishopville, SC, William Leroy and Barbara Jordan of Cassatt, SC, Joe and Bonnie Jordan of Hartsville, SC, Kenneth and Grace Jordan of Rego Park, NY; daughters and sons-in-law, Sara G. Stokes of Lydia, SC, Blanche and Broadus Kelley of Hartsville, SC, Emmie Sue and Bobby Baird of Camden, SC, Dot and Randy Johnson of Hartsville, SC; 22 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; 7 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her son, Eldridge Norman Jordan Jr.

and her daughter, Patricia Jordan. www.bpafuneralhome.com Franklin Delano Spigner LEXINGTON Funeral services for Franklin Delano Spigner, 75, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at Red Bank Baptist Church with interment in Woodridge Memorial Park. Honorary pallbearers will be the Sunday School Class. The family will receive friends from 7:00 p.m.

to 9:00 p.m. Monday, May 12, 2008, at Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel. Memorials may be made to Red Bank Baptist Church, 120 Community Drive, Lexington, SC 29073. Mr. Spigner, born in Fairfield County November 8, 1932, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2008.

He was a son of the late Martin D. and Sudie Sexton Spigner. Mr. Spigner was a member of Red Bank Baptist Church. He served in the United States Air Force.

Mr. Spigner retired in 1996 after 20 years with Lexington County Fire Service as Fire Chief and Fire Inspector. Mr. Spigner is survived by his wife, Alice Gamble Spigner of Lexington; children, Del Spigner (Lisa) of Prosperity, Susan Gossett (Rody) of West Columbia and Jennifer Spigner of Lexington; grandchildren, Trey, Trish, Allison and Zane; greatgrandchild, Hannah; sisters, Frances Weed and Martha Sue Gross, both of Lexington; brother, Drue Spigner of Othello, Washington. He was predeceased by 4 brothers.

www.caughmanharmanfuneralhome.com KEY Memories Caughman-Harman Funeral Homes Lexington Andrews -Chapin West Columbia Lula Mae Temples GILBERT Services for Lula Mae Temples, 61, will be conducted at 4 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church of Gilbert with the Rev. George Koon officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m.

Monday at Barr-Price Funeral Home and Crematorium, Lexington Chapel. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Gilbert, 441 Lewie Gilbert, SC 29054. Mrs. Temples died Sunday, May 11, 2008. Born in Lexington County, she was a daughter of the late Olin and Ruth Hall Smith.

She was a member of First Baptist Church of Gilbert. Surviving are sons, Charlie Temples, Michael (Rose) Temples, Robert Earl Temples; daughter, Teresa (Donald) Metts; sister, Earlene Overman, Margaret Easter, Lila Champion; grandchild, Lisa Metts. She was predeceased by a brother, Pete Smith Annie Gantt. Online register at (803) 356-4411 Floride P. "Flo" Ward WEST COLUMBIA Services for Floride P.

"Flo" Ward, 94, of West Columbia, will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at Platt Springs United Methodist Church. Rev. Paul Cheezem will be officiating. Burial will follow in Mt.

Tabor Lutheran Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 Monday evening at Thompson Funeral Home of West Columbia. Memorials may be made to Platt Springs United Methodist Church, 3215 Platt Springs Road, West Columbia, SC 29170. Serving as pallbearers will be Dennis Branham, Irbin Branham, Stanley Branham, Paul Branham, Jeffrey Williamson and Todd Williamson. Mrs.

Ward, widow of David Hugh Ward, passed away Friday, May 9, 2008. Born in Kingstree, she was the daughter of the late John Edward Player and Mary Eva Player. Mrs. Ward was a member of Springs United Methodist Church and a member of the order of the Amaranth, Inc. Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law, Sidney Hugh and Jilda Ward of West Columbia; grandchildren, Ward, Carol Glance; great-grandchildren, Cherie Schooley, Peri Ward and Jody Glance.

Mrs. Ward was preceded in death by three sisters, Ruby McKnight, Essie Richburg and Barbara Stone; and three brothers, Ashby Player, David Player and Louie Player. The family would like to extend a special thank you to Lexington Medical Center Extended Care staff for their devotion and care of Mrs. Ward throughout the years. www.thompsonsfuneral.com Gail Zion Williamson COLUMBIA Praise the Lord! Gail Zion Williamson, 58, into the arms of her beloved Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, May 10th, 2008, after half year battle with ovarian cancer.

She was in her home, surrounded by loved ones, when the Lord demonstrated His final victory over death and suffering by peacefully and mercifully calling her home to be with Him. Gail was born on Christmas Day, 1949, in Cleveland, OH, to the elation of her loving parents, Hugh and Sally Zion. A graduate of Mayfield High School, Gail attended Ohio University, where she received a bachelor's degree in 1971. She became a school teacher, delighting in the successes of her adoring students. It was in Tappahannock, VA, that Gail met Jack Williamson, whom she married in 1972.

She later enthusiastically shifted roles to her second career as a homemaker, giving birth to her first son John in 1975, her daughter Jennifer in 1978, and her second son Eric in 1983. As her own grew older, Gail could not resist the excitement of making a difference in the lives of children, and she returned to work as a preschool teacher for 16 years before retiring to travel and to spend more time with the family. Gail fulfilled her lifelong passion for adventure by devoting her final years to exploring Canada, England, Scotland, Greece, Turkey, Italy, Germany, and Switzerland, always with Jack close by her side. She made several additional trips to England to visit Jennifer while she was teaching there. Gail's love for music dominated her life.

She had a beautiful voice and was the bedrock of the alto section in church choirs, where she served faithfully virtually her entire life. Though she enjoyed praise songs, she had an abiding affection for the great hymns of her deep Christian faith. Gail taught children's choir for a number of age groups over the years, and between this ministry and her teaching she impacted so many lives that it was unthinkable that she might venture out even to run an errand and not encounter someone she knew and, of course, loved. One of Gail's most endearing traits was her laugh, infectious, good-humored, and often just loud enough to embarrass her children. She had a passion for telling stories, and nothing pleased her more than sitting around the kitchen table with a cup of coffee, swapping stories and experiences with family and friends.

entire life was rooted in her Gail's profound faith in, and love for, Jesus Christ. She loved to read for her own pleasure, but this enjoyment was eclipsed by her unquenchable thirst to know more about Him. She could barely restrain herself as she continually discovered new things about her Lord over the course of her various Bible studies. She went on numerous women's retreats in an effort to walk more closely with her Savior and to connect with and sup-. port fellow believers.

All who knew her felt her love for them as a reflection of Christ's love for us all. Over the last three years Gail found a new purpose in life even as she was coming to grips with her terminal illness. This purpose arrived in the form of three beautiful grandchildren, whom she loved to a degree that words cannot adequately describe. Even in her final days she was planning visits, buying presents, and investing in their futures. Though perhaps too young to appreciate fully the time spent with her, there can be no question that Gail's grandchildren loved their "Gigi." Though she has gone ahead of us to be with her Lord, Gail eagerly anticipates being reunited in Christ with her devoted family: her husband Jack of Columbia; her son John, his wife Brenden, their son Owen, and their daughter Avery of Youngsville, NC; her daughter Jennifer of Carrboro, NC; her son Eric, his wife Becky, and their son Connor of Charleston; her parents Hugh and Sally Zion of Cayce; her brother and sister-in-law Paul and Cathy Zion of Spartanburg; her brother Craig Zion of Cayce; her brother and sister-in-law Mark and Julie Zion of Irmo; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Service will be held at Shandon Baptist Church on Wednesday at 10 a.m. with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be Tuesday 6-8 p.m. at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Moffit Cancer Foundation Designated for Ovarian Cancer Research, P.O.

Box 550985, Tampa, FL 33655-9949. Please sign online guest book at www.dunbarfunerals.com. a Robert Slone Williamson MONROE, N.C. Robert Slone Williamson, 72, of Monroe, passed into his Lords arms while surrounded by his loving family, after long fought illness he wagered with grace and dignity May 9, 2008. "To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord." Funeral services will be held Monday, May 12, 2008, at Heritage Funeral Home, Chapel, 3700 Forest Lawn Drive, at 3:00 p.m.

Visitation will take place one hour before the service from 2:00 until 3:00 p.m. Interment will be in Forest Lawn East. Robert had retired after a long career as a self-employed men's clothing salesman. His loving service to his Lord and family captured the hearts of many. "He fought, loved, and laughed to the very end." Robert was a longtime member of Calvary Church in Charlotte, NC.

His life embodied the love of God. He will be lovingly missed by all who had received a blessing of having met him. Robert was born in Columbia, SC, December 3, 1935, to the now late John M. Williamson II and Virginia Seawell Williamson. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Betty I.

Williamson, brother John Williamson III, and two loving grandchildren, Haley and Garrett Thigpen. Surviving Robert is his son Jaye and wife Rebecca Williamson of Henderson NC, and daughters, Jill W. Thigpen of Monroe and Jodi and husband James Worth of Ridgeway, VA, grandchildren, Kelsey, Jacob, Olivia, Zachary Williamson, Ricky and Addison Thigpen and Devin, Ezekiel, Zoe, Shiloh Worth. Robert also has two sisters Jackie McCullough and Lib Tucker, both of Columbia, SC. "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints," Psalm 116:15.

Heritage Funeral and Cremation Service is serving the Williamson family. Online condolences may be left at heritagefuneral.net. Roger Winburn HARTSVILLE A graveside service for Roger Kent Winburn, 46, will be held at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, 2008, in Magnolia Cemetery. The Rev.

Dr. Bob Cline will officiate and Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home is serving the family. The family will receive friends Tuesday following the service. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Trinidad Fund, 104 East Home Hartsville, SC 29550, or Billie Hardee Home for Boys, 1133 Timmonsville Darlington, SC 29532. Mr.

Winburn died Sunday, May 11, 2008. Born in Hartsville, SC, he was a son of Allen Kenneth and Doris Truett Winburn. He was a member of the First Baptist Church and was a member of the Trinidad team for two years. He was a graduate of Florence-Darlington Technical College and was employed at Sonoco Products Co. in the millwright shop.

Surviving are his wife, Kim Brown Winburn of Hartsville, SC; sons, Steven Winburn of Columbia, SC, Roger Winburn of San Diego, CA, Kenny Winburn of Hartsville, SC; father and mother of Hartsville, SC; sister and brother-in-law, Robin and George Atkins of Hartsville, SC. He was preceded in death by his brother, Steven Allen Winburn. www.bpafuneralhome.com.