C4 THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2015 WWW.THESTATE.COM THE STATE, COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA OBITUARIES Hart C. Byrd Jr. CHAPIN Hart C. Byrd, Jr. departed his earthly home on Monday, April 20, 2015.
Billy was born February 7, 1933 in Hartsville, SC to Hart C. Byrd and Ethel Shealy Byrd. Later moving to Chapin, SC. The family would like to the staff and care givers at the Lowman Home for their loving kindness over all these many years. The family will have a small celebration of life sometime in the future.
Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Chapin Chapel is assist- ing the family with arrange- ments. www.caughmanharmanfunera lhome.net Mike Carns ELGIN A funeral service to cele- brate the life John Mike Carns, 90, of Elgin, SC, will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, April 24, 2015 at Kornegay Funeral Home, Lugoff-Elgin Chapel. Rev. Mack McDowell will officiate. Burial will follow in Salem United Methodist Church Cemetery in Elgin, SC.
The family will re- ceive friends at 1:00 PM, 1 hour prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memo- rials may be made in memory to Salem United Meth- odist Church, PO Box 66, Elgin, SC 29045. John Mike Carns died Tues- day, April 21, 2015. He was born in Columbia, SC, the son of the late Ware Carns and Estell Yar- borough Carns. Mike was a U.S.
Army WWII veteran, having served in the European Theatre. He was a member of Salem United Methodist Church in El- gin and a member of the VFW, Elgin Post. Mike is survived by his wife of 65 years, Lois Branham Carns; son, Michael Dewayne Carns (Cindy) of Elgin, SC; daughter, Constance Ammons (John) of Tryon, NC; grandchildren, Amanda Hall (Michael), Sarah Bartlett (Bruce), Ashley Malecki (Robbie), Michael Dewayne Carns, and John Carns; great-grandchildren, Keith, Vic- toria, and Bailey Grace; and nu- merous brothers-in-law, sisters- in-law, nieces and nephews. Mike was predeceased by 3 brothers and 1 sister. Kornegay Funeral Home, Lugoff-Elgin Chapel, is in charge of the arrangements.
Online condolences may be sent to the Carns family by visit- ing www.kornegayfuneral.com. Addie Mae Williams Gooding HAMPTON Addie Mae Williams Gooding, widow of Hugh Wood- row Gooding, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, after a brief illness, 36 days shy of her 91st birthday. Graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 25, in Johnson-St. Paul Cemetery in Hampton with Eld- er Robert Dobson officiating.
Addie Mae, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend was born in Hampton County on May 27, 1924, to the late Duff Williams and Phoebe "Ebbie" Chesser Williams Barnes. She was a member of the Hampton Primitive Baptist Church, a homemaker, and en- joyed gardening, cooking, and hosting her family for meals and special occasions. Many of her recipes are renowned family fa- vorites. Mrs. Gooding is survived by three sons, Carl Gooding (Lisa) of Allendale, Gene Gooding (Susan) of Seabrook, Woody Gooding (Beth) of Allendale; grandchildren, Ricky Gooding of Allendale, Marty Gooding (Ka- thy) of Walterboro, Lari Gooding (Laine) of Sycamore, Hugh Gooding and Alice Gooding of Allendale; five great grandchil- dren; sisters, Marie Wolfe Crider of Cope, Kate Cook of Clinton, Betty Freeman of Orangeburg, and Ruth Rivers of Walterboro.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Ezzie Williams, and a sister, Annie Jarrell. The family will receive friends at Peeples-Rhoden Funeral Home on Saturday morning be- fore services, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hampton Primi- tive Baptist Church, Mr. George E. Jarrell, Rt.
1, Box 111A, Hampton, SC 29924, or the Johnson-St. Paul Cemetery. The family gratefully acknowl- edges the love and care of her caretaker, Elise Jones, the many years of excellent and compas- sionate care by Sharon Shealy, FNP and the staff of Harrison Peeples Health Care, and also the care and service of Hospice Care of S.C. and Dr. Glen Welcker.
Peeples-Rhoden Funeral Home is in charge of arrange- ments. Mary Deer Harrison BRUNSON Mary Deer Harri- son, 83, widow of Kenneth Har- rison died Tuesday afternoon in the Harter Nursing Center in Fairfax after an extended illness. Mrs. Harrison was born in Allendale County, October 4, 1931 a daughter of the late Hom- er A. and Vernelle T.
Deer Sr. She had retired from the Brun- son Elementary School as a Aid and was a mem- ber of the Brunson United Meth- odist Church. Surviving are Daughter: Beth Hazel and husband Edward of Brunson, Son: Kenny Harrison and wife Andrea of Brunson, Sisters: Gloria D. Main of Fair- fax, JoAnn D. Porter of Allendale, and Peggy D.
Pender of Beaufort, Sister in Law: Doris C. Deer of Ulmer, and Grand- children: E.C. and Michael Ha- zel, Abbey and Parker Harrison all of Brunson. Mrs. Harrison was predeceased by a sister Jewelle D.
Brant and brothers Homer A. Deer Jr. and John T. Deer Funeral services will be Friday at 11 A.M. at Brunson United Methodist Church conducted by Rev.
Dave Fields, with burial in Brunson Cemetery directed by Peeples-Rhoden Funeral Home in Hampton. Friends may call at the church Thursday evening from 6 to 8 P.M. and Friday morning prior to the services. The family suggests that those who wish may send memorials to the Brunson United Methodist Church P.O. Box 473, Brunson, SC 29911 or the John Edward Harter Nursing Center P.O.
Box 218 Fairfax, SC 29827. The family would like to ex- tend their gratitude to the staff of the Harter Nursing Center for all the years of excellent care provided to Mrs. Harrison. Marie Hill COLUMBIA Mafalda Marie Galante Hill, beloved wife, moth- er, grandmother and great- grandmother (affectionately known as died Tues- day, April 21, 2015 surrounded by her daughters. The Rosary will be recited at 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 23, 2015, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 3600 Devine Street, Columbia, S.C., the family will receive friends following until 8:00 p.m. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 12:15 p.m. Friday, April 24, 2015, at St. Joseph Catholic Church with burial in the Rose Garden beside her hus- band, Charlie Hill.
Honorary pallbearers will be Blair Camp- bell, Rick Reynolds, Jim Augustin, Courtney Brown, Hugh Foskey, David Garner and David Cartledge. Marie was born in Boston on April 29, 1924, to Maria Taraborrelli and Michele Galante of Naples, Italy. She met the love of her life, Charlie Hill, on August 13, 1943 and they were married in Brighton, Mas- sachusetts, on December 19, 1943. Their union lasted until his death on September 21, 2012. They were the parents of Sybil Buckland (Tommy, deceased), Jeanne Augustin (Jim) and Charlene Reynolds (Rick).
Her grandchildren are; Lt. Col. Robin Foskey (Hugh), Sharyn Garner (David), Reinee Peacher (Ann Keppler), Ashley Campbell, Blair Campbell (Debbie) and Kelley Brown (Courtney). Her great- grandchildren are: Jordan Wolfe, Dylan and Dustin (Au- tumn) Foskey, Conan and Shel- by Lynch, Brett, Josh and Ashley Garner, Alex, Kate and Natalie Peacher, Phillip and Andrew Keppler, Brody and Sadie Camp- bell and Malia, Gianna, Jere- miah, Isaiah, Tobias and Xavier Brown. Marie was an active member of St.
Joseph Catholic Church for over 60 years. She was the first manager of the St. Joseph School Cafeteria when the school opened in 1954 and be- came the cafeteria at Cardinal Newman High School when it opened in 1961. She was a member of the Mackin Guild for many years, serving in various capacities. She was always eager to help with the Fiestas and any fund- raising event that was started.
She was a devout Catholic, prayed the Rosary every day and instilled in her family a love of God. Her life was one of giving to her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her la- sagna Christmas dinners were legendary she delighted in feeding her family and friends her Italian heritage served her well. She was predeceased by her beloved husband of 69 years, four sisters, and a brother. She is survived by numerous neph- ews and nieces and a legion of friends she had a very blessed life and will be missed by her family and friends.
In her honor and in memory, her daughters, granddaughters, great- granddaughters, granddaughter- in-law, sons-in-law, grandson, and great-grandsons will be wearing yellow, to remember the story Daddy always told of pretty girl in the yellow that he was going to mar- ry. together Memorials may be made to St. Joseph Church, St. Church or Cardinal Newman High School. Please sign the online guestbook at www.dunbarfunera ls.com.
Maxine LaMoy CAMDEN Maxine Geiger LaMoy, 80, passed away peace- fully on Monday, April 20, 2015. Born in Columbia, SC, she was a daughter of the late Clarence Edgerton and Minnie Cribb Gei- ger. A graduate of Dentsville High School and Business College, she was em- ployed with Southern Bell for 33 years until her retirement. Max- ine joyfully served in many are- nas including teaching the YWA and Sunday school, and was a member of the Eastern Star. She was a faithful member of Trinity Baptist Church and loved camping, visiting with friends, and doting on her family, espe- cially her great-grandchildren.
Maxine was a fierce prayer war- rior and a wise confidante who had a heart for Jesus and a pas- sion for serving others in her family, church, and community. She is survived by her hus- band of 60 years, Leo Donald LaMoy; her daughter, Sherry LaMoy Fasano (George); grand- son, George Andrew LaMoy Fasano Rebecca Ellyn Miller); granddaughters, Sara Fasano Player (Shane) and Kamlin Ross Fasano; great- grandson, Landon LaMoy Player and great-granddaughter, Mary Miles Player. She is also sur- vived by her sister, Celia Easler (Frank); brothers, Lloyd Geiger (Wanda), Vic Geiger (Elizabeth), Tim Geiger (Mary Ann), and brother-in-law, Billy Hutto; as well as many nieces and a neph- ew. In addition to her parents, Maxine was predeceased by her beloved sister, Annette Hutto and nephew, Quinn Geiger. The service for Maxine will be held at 3 Sunday, April 26th at Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, 7600 Trenholm Road Ext, Columbia, with The Rev.
Dr. Charles Ever- ett officiating. The family will re- ceive friends prior to the service beginning at 2 Memori- als may be made to Sacks of Love, Kershaw Baptist Associa- tion, 14 E. Dekalb St, Camden, SC 29020. Memories and condo- lences may be shared at ShivesFuneralHome.com.
A special thanks to all the wonderful doctors and nurses who provided Maxine with lov- ing care. Proverbs 31:28 children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises Chapman Q. McMeekin SPARTANBURG Elizabeth Chapman Quantz McMeekin, 40, beloved wife of Thomas Preston McMeekin, died Monday, April 20, 2015. Chapman was born Septem- ber 22, 1974 in Columbia, the daughter of Sally Elizabeth Means Quantz Ellerbe and the late James Bland Quantz. She attended Southern Methodist University and graduated from the University of South Carolina.
Married to Thomas P. McMeekin in 1999, they shared a life and love that strove to hon- or God. Blessed with a son and daughter, she loved them fierce- ly and unconditionally. Always their vigorous advocate, she sought to impart the character and values necessary for an abundant life. Chapman never let illness stop her from living life to the fullest and being a dear friend to nearly everyone she touched.
As a member of First Presby- terian Church of Spartanburg, Chapman participated in Bible studies and retreats and supported the many minis- tries of the church. She was ac- tive in her schools and the Spartanburg community. Her engagement in the com- munity centered on personal re- lationships. She leveraged the insights of her life experiences for the benefit of others. She shared her grace and wisdom freely.
Chapman is survived by her husband, Thomas Preston McMeekin; her son Thomas Preston McMeekin, her daughter Sarah Chapman McMeekin; brother James Bland Quantz, Jr. and wife Stephanie Greene Quantz of Columbia; mother Sally Elizabeth Means Quantz Ellerbe and stepfather William Pickett Ellerbe of Co- lumbia; and grandmother Mary Jane Peters Means of Mount Pleasant. She was predeceased by her father James Bland Quantz; her maternal grandpar- ents Thomas Samuel Means and Sarah Elizabeth Chapman Means and her paternal grand- parents Dr. Newton Gaston Quantz and Frances Bland Quantz. A Service of Witness to the Resurrection and Celebration of Life will be held at 4:30 pm on Thursday, April 23, 2015, at First Presbyterian Church, 393 East Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 29302 with Dr.
Thomas E. Evans officiating. The family will re- ceive friends from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Piedmont Club adja- cent to the church. A private committal service will be held at the church columbarium.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Spartanburg Regional Foundation-Gibbs Can- cer Research Fund, 101 East Wood Street, Spartanburg, SC 29303. Chapman firmly believed that death is not the end of life, but the beginning of a new life in Christ. Thomas, Tom, Sarah and family wish to thank the many friends and health care professionals who have lovingly cared for Chapman. The acts of kindness, unwavering support and faithful prayers have and will continue to sustain and comfort. Condolences may be ex- pressed to the family at www.JM Dunbar.com.
JM Dunbar Funeral Home Inell Porterfield WEST COLUMBIA Funeral serv- ices for Mrs. Inell Jivers Porterfield will be held Friday at 1:00 p.m. in the Heyward A.M.E Church, Gaston with burial in the church cemetery. Viewing will be held today beginning at 2:00 p.m. at the Funeral Home, Taylor Street Chapel.
Surviving are: her husband, Willie Lee Porterfield; daugh- ters, Frankie P. (Alexander) Watson and Shirley P. (Jimmy) Jeffcoat; a son, Keith Porterfield; 21 grandchildren; 60 great- grandchildren; other loving rela- tives and friends. Blondell Rish Spradley AIKEN Blondell Rish Spradley, age 91, of S.C., wife of the late Frank T. Spradley, Sr.
and daughter of the late Cyrus Lafatte (Fate) Rish and the late Effie Hutto Rish, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, April 21, 2015. She is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Frank T. Jr. and Phyllis Spradley, Cyrus L. and Birdie Faye Spradley and Jerry W.
and Gloria Spradley; a daughter and son-in-law, Caro- lyn S. and Russell Hamil- ton all of Aiken, S.C.; thirteen grandchildren and sixteen great- grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a sister, Gladys R. Maroney. She was born in Lex- ington County, S.C.
but has been a lifielong resident of Aiken County, S.C. She was a char- tered member of Fellowship of Truth Baptist Church in Graniteville, S.C. During her lifetime, she was a loving wife, good mother and grandmother, a good friend to all, and she al- ways had a beautiful smile for everyone she met. She was a hard worker who loved her fam- ily, her church and her Lord and Savior with all her heart. She shall be greatly missed by all whose lives she touched during the 91 precious years that God granted her here on this earth.
Death cannot destroy those pre- cious memories, and she shall live on forever in the hearts of her friends and loved ones. She has now left the side of her fami- ly to be by the side of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. To be absent from the body, is to be present with the Lord. A service, celebrating her life and homego- ing will be held Friday, April 24, 2015 at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of Napier Funeral Home with Rev. Gene Daggerhart, Rev.
Bobby Broach and Rev. Todd Sessions officiating. The family will re- ceive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. The interment will follow the service at Aiken Memorial Park, Hwy. 19, Aiken, S.C.
Her grand- sons will serve as Pallbearers. Memorials may be made to Fel- lowship of Truth Baptist Church, Graniteville, S.C. or to the Con- nie Maxwell Home for Children, P. O. Box 1178, Greenwood, S.C.
29648-9989. Napier Funeral Home, 315 Main Graniteville, S.C. 29829 is in charge of the funeral arrange- ments You can visit the online guest register at www.napierfun eralhomeinc.com. Ada Lou Taylor LEESVILLE Service for Ada Lou Kyzer Taylor, 88, will be con- ducted 3:00 p.m. Friday at Provi- dence Baptist Church with the Rev.
Larry Pitts officiating. Buri- al will follow in Grace Lutheran Church Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be her grand- sons, James Taylor, Jamy Tay- lor, Scott W. Taylor, Scott Whit- tle, Joshua Moak, and Gregg Moak. Honorary pallbearers will be the Adult SS Class at Provi- dence, Compassionate Care Hospice, and Dr.
Michael Mar- shall. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday at Barr-Price Fu- neral Home and Crematorium, Historic B-L Chapel. Memorials may be made to Providence Bap- tist Church, 3708 Pond Branch Leesville SC 29070 or to Compassionate Care Hospice, 455 St.
Andrews Road, Building Suite 1, Columbia, SC 29210. Born in Gilbert, she was a daughter of the late Morgan Da- vis and Jane Katherine Gunter Taylor. She was a member of Providence Baptist Church, the WMU, worked in textiles and was a homemaker. Surviving are sons and daughters-in-law, Wayne H. and Ruby S.
Taylor, Carl W. and Joan S. Taylor of Leesville, R. Gerald and Teresa S. Taylor of Lexington, daughters and sons- in-law, Glenda T.
and Jimmy Whittle, Jane Ellen T. and Mar- vin Heywood, of Leesville; sister, Annie Mae Hoffman of Colum- bia; 23 grandchildren; 31 great- grandchildren; 5 great-great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, J. Hubert Taylor; brothers, Stan- ley, Quince, Harvey, Carisle, and James Kyzer, sisters, Ruth Hall- man and Evelyn Rish, and great- grandchildren, Hannah Raine Moak and Bryn MacKenzie Floyd. The family would like to thank Kim Smith, Faye Kyzer, Cheryl Kyzer, Joann Clamp, and Becky Seals for their loving care during illness.
(803)532-4411 OBITUARY INFORMATION Deadline for text and photos: Monday-Sunday 3 p.m. Email: Call: (803) 771-8452 Fax: (803) 771-8611 for more information OBITUARY INFORMATION Deadline for Monday-Sunday 3 p.m. Email: Call: (803) 771-8452 Fax: (803) 771-8611 MONS-EN-BAROEUL, France James Venture, one of the last survivors of the infa- mous Train de Loos, which carried French resistance fighters, Communists and Jews from a prison in the northern French village of Loos to concentration camps in Germany in Sep- tember 1944, died April 1at his home in Mons-en-Ba- roeul, near Lille. He was 93. His wife and only imme- diate survivor, Francoise, confirmed his death.
After World War II, Ven- ture led an organization dedicated to ensuring that other survivors of the train would be cared for and that their experience would not be forgotten. Believed to be the last of the wartime death trains from France, the Loos train carried 871 prisoners, packed into a dozen cattle wagons. Some died on the train, some in the camps, and some on as the Nazis, nearing defeat, cleared the camps. Only about 275 sur- vived the war. Venture was a Lille po- lice officer working secret- ly for the resistance.
He and his comrades carried out sabotage operations in and around German-occu- pied Lille, including a vital railway yard and locomo- tive works. Venture was arrested just two days before Lille was liberated. As the allies approached the city and re- sistance fighters emerged from hiding, he was round- ed up by the Gestapo and taken to Loos. On Sept. 1, 1944, Venture was packed onto the train bound for German-occu- pied Belgium and ultimate- ly to the concentration camps in Germany.
The prisoners had hoped the resistance would attack the train and free them, but bickering among the re- sistance factions allowed the train, guarded by SS troops, to make it through Belgium and on to Germany. Venture was among those taken to the Sachsen- hausen concentration camp in Oranienburg, 22 miles north of Berlin, where the Jewish depor- tees were gassed. On the 80-day rail journey, French and Belgian Red Cross per- sonnel threw food packag- es to the deportees, who in turn threw back scraps of paper with their names and addresses. Up to 30 depor- tees died of hunger or as- phyxiation on the train. From Sachsenhausen, Venture was moved to the camp at Neuengamme, outside Hamburg, and lat- er to Woebbelin, near Lud- wigslust, where he was forced to work on the con- struction of a new concen- tration camp.
It was from Woebbelin, on May 2, 1945, that he was liberated. Settling in Mons-en-Ba- roeul, he dedicated the rest of his life to ensuring that the Loos train deportees the survivors and the dead were not forgotten. Until his death, he was president of an organization called Friends of the Deportees of the Loos Train, which helped fellow survivors and created monuments and annual memorials to those from the train who died. By the time of the allied liberation, the Nazis were believed to have destroyed all records of the Loos train deportees. But many years after the war, a French his- torian, Yves le Maner, un- covered lists found by the Soviet Red Army forces who took over Sachsen- hausen and other camps after the war.
With death, eight survivors remain. Resistance fighter who survived death train, dies at 93 By PHIL DAVISON The New York Times.
