Lizzie Rebecca Herring
Lizzie Rebecca Herring, 96, died Friday, Oct. 24, 2008 in McLeod Center, Dillon. Mrs. Herring was born in Dillon County on June 17, 1912.
She was the daughter of the late Peter David McLellan and Dora Daniels McLellan Caulder. She was a member of Sardis Baptist Church and was a homemaker. She was the widow of the late Harman Emory Herring.
Survivors include her daughters, Hazel Cooper, Sue (Otis) Rich, and Virginia Hardy all of Latta, Joyce Mcinnis of Marion, Sarah (Freeman) Richardson of Johnsonville and Gail (Bob) Herring of Elizabeth City, N.C.; 13 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her son Emory Herring.
Services for Mrs. Herring were at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26 in Pyerian Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.
Katie Owens Donald
Katie Geraldine Owens Donald, 68, wife of John Joseph “Joe” Donald, died Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008 in West Florida Hospital in Pensacola, Fla., after an illness.
She was born on May 27, 1940 in Marion County, a daughter of the late William Henry Owens Sr. and the late Zetta Mae Lewis Owens. Mrs. Donald was a homemaker and a member of Ensley Christian and Missionary Alliance Church in Pensacola.
Surviving Mrs. Donald, in addition to her husband, are a sister, Frankie Owens Atkinson of Mullins; four brothers, W. H. Owens Jr. of Mullins, Lonnie Owens of Mullins, Boyd Owens of Mullins and Jimmy Owens of Mullins; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a sister, Fannie Owens Capps and brother, Dan Owens.
Graveside services were at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26 in Gapway Baptist Church Cemetery, with the Rev. Frank Campbell officiating.
H.M. “Bubba” Perritt Jr.
H.M. “Bubba” Perritt Jr., 90, husband of Bettie Jones Perritt, died Friday, Oct. 24, 2008 in McLeod Hospice House, Florence, after an illness. He was born Feb. 23, 1918 in Marion County, a son of the late Hassie Mullins Perritt, Sr. and Ida Mae Godbold Perritt.
Mr. Perritt was a retired farmer and merchant. He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served during World War II in England, North Africa and Italy. Mr. Perritt was a member of the VFW and the American Legion. He was a 50-year Mason and a member of Clinton Masonic Lodge #60. He was an honorary member of the Wahee Gun Club, where he was a former director.
Mr. Perritt was a former trustee of Marion School District 1, a former director of Marion County Farm Bureau, a former commissioner of Marion County Soil and Water Conservation and a former of the Marion County Forestry Board. He was also a former observer for the National Weather service.
Mr. Perritt was the oldest member of Shiloh United Methodist Church, where he served as Trustee.
Surviving Mr. Perritt, in addition to his wife of 60 years, are three daughters, Carol P. Lindstrom and her husband Thomas of Springboro, Ohio, Rebecca “Kitty” Perritt of Chapel Hill, N.C., and Joy E. Perritt of Peabody, Mass.; five sisters, Lois Perritt, Betty Joe Perritt, and Carolyn P. Jackson all of Marion, Jewel P. Richardson of Hartsville and Hazel Perritt of Greensboro, N.C.; and several nieces and nephews.
Mr. Perritt was predeceased by four sisters, Lillian Perritt, Evelyn P. Grice, Ruby P. Grice and Sarah P. Turner and two brothers, W. Ray Perritt and Leonard Perritt.
Services were at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, at Shiloh United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Alvin Shifflett officiating. Burial with Masonic Rites followed in Shiloh United Methodist Church Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Shiloh United Methodist Church, 3903 W. Highway 76, Marion, 29571 or to McLeod Hospice House, P.O. Box 100551, Florence, 29502.
James Hoyt Dozier
James Hoyt Dozier, 86, a Los Altos, Calif., attorney, died Sept. 28, 2008. Mr. Dozier had lived in Los Altos since 1959, when as a Navy pilot based at Alameda Naval Air Station, he flew his jet over the orchards of Los Altos and spotted a row of new homes going up at the end of Grant Road. He and his wife, Virginia, raised their four children there.
Mr. Dozier was born July 12, 1922, in Marion. His parents were deaf and unable to speak, so his paternal grandmother helped raise him and his sister. He graduated from Wake Forest University in 1944 with a Bachelor’s Degree in business, and entered the naval flight training program at Pensacola. After he became a Navy pilot, he married Virginia Parker in 1945.
He cherished his Navy flight career long after his 1963 retirement as a Commander. He served as Squadron Commander aboard the carriers USS Coral Sea, USS Midway and USS Wasp. In 1961, while on a solo flight over Atsugi, Japan, the right windscreen flew off his F3 jet at 25,000 ft., exposing him to freezing winds, thin air and loss of maneuverability. Rather than eject from the plane and endanger anyone on the ground, he flew the disabled aircraft for an hour to safety. He was later awarded the Air Medal for his courage.
In 1963, Mr. Dozier became Finance Director for the City of Los Altos. An apricot orchard at City Hall still stands because he advised the City Council to preserve it rather that pour concrete and put up a foundation. He attended Santa Clara University Law School in the evenings while working for the City of Los Altos. He and his oldest son, James Jr., passed the California bar exam on the same day in 1972.
He opened his law practice and enjoyed his third career as a real estate and estate-planning attorney in Los Altos for 30 years, practicing with his youngest son, Joseph, who joined him in 1981. He worked in his Los Altos office until a week before his passing.
His character was formed by service to family, community and country. His courage was formed from years of landing jet fighters on aircraft carriers on the open seas. He lived by these words. Do not procrastinate, make a choice, stay with your decision and do not look back.
He is survived by his children James H. Dozier Jr. (Pam) of Salinas, Calif., John P. Dozier of Cupertino, Calif., Joseph W. Dozier (Vivian) of Los Altos and Janet Dozier Shannon (Mark) of Poway. Calif.; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mary Grace Gibbons of Charlotte, N.C. He was predeceased buy his wife, Virginia in 2003.
A memorial service was on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008, at 11 a.m. in the First Presbyterian Church, Miramonte Avenue, Mountain View, Calif. All donations may be made in his name to either Wake Forest University, Calloway School of Business, Box 7227, Winston-Salem, 27109; or to the USS Midway Museum, 910 N. Harbor Drive, San Diego, Calif., 92101.
Frances Johnson Lovett
Frances Johnson Lovett of Winston-Salem, N.C., died Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008 in Kate B. Reynolds Hospice House, Winston-Salem. She was born on Jan. 27, 1927, the daughter of Frank Monroe Johnson Sr. and Sallie Moody Johnson. She was a mother, a grandmother and a great grandmother.
Mrs. Lovett was born in Marion County and graduated from Zion High School with the class of 1944. She was predeceased by two former husbands, Henry Hoyt Hatchell, the father of her children, and Leo “Mutt” Lovett.
Mrs. Lovett was also predeceased by her daughter Martha Hatchell Inman, a brother F.M. “Buddy” Johnson Jr. and two sisters, Janice Beauchamp and Cecile Shank.
Mrs. Lovett is survived by her daughter, Sara Hatchell of Portland, Ore.; her sons, Robert Hatchell of Portland, Ore., and Jimmy Hatchell of Winston-Salem, N.C.; her grandson, James Gordon Inman III of Los Angeles, Calif.; her great-grandson, J.G. “Jay” Inman IV of Florence; a step-son, Henry Hatchell of Florence; and her sisters, Margaret Miller of Columbia, Marilyn Campbell of Mullins, Rheba Register of Point Harbor, N.C., and Marie Shank of Georgetown.
Graveside services were at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28 in Cedardale Cemetery in Mullins. Memorials may be made to the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, 27103 or to the charity of one’s choice.
Harold L. Ford
Harold Leroy Ford, 56, husband of Debbie Prevatte Ford, died Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008 in Marion County Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born on Aug. 26, 1952 in Mullins, the son of the late Harold Poteat Ford and the late Betty Watts Ford.
Mr. Ford was manager of the Anderson Brothers Bank Consumer Loan Department and was a 1971 graduate of Mullins High School.
Surviving him, in addition to his wife, are two sons, Ryan H. Ford and his wife Courtney of Summerville and Kale L. Ford of Columbia; two sisters, Nevelda Graham and her husband Craig of Nichols and Kathi Hayes of Nichols; and several nieces and nephews.
Services were on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at the Chapel of Cox-Collins Funeral Home, with the Rev. Jim Kirkland and the Rev. Jason Brewer officiating. Burial followed in McMillan Cemetery.
Estalene C. Fowler
Estalene Cartrette Fowler, 78, widow of William Deary Fowler, died Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008 in her home after an illness. She was born on June 23, 1930 in Columbus County, N.C., a daughter of the late William Albert Cartrette and the late Effie Register Cartrette. Mrs. Fowler was a homemaker.
Surviving Mrs. Fowler are four sons, Deary Fowler Jr. of Clarendon, N.C., Charles Ray Fowler of Whiteville, N.C., Johnny Fowler of Mullins and Garland Fowler of Mullins; three daughters, Patsy Fowler of Mullins, Barbara Hinson of Mullins and Jimmie Lou Vause of Elizabethtown, N.C.; 15 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Ester Gerald and Josephine Cartrette both of Chadbourn, N.C.; and two brothers, Earl Cartrette and Wesley Cartrette both of Chadbourn, N.C. She was predeceased by two sisters and two brothers.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30 in Red Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery, with the Rev. Buddy Williams, the Rev. Willie Gillard and Dr. Kenneth Orbeck officiating.
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