John Wallace, age 61, of Hilliard, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, January 18, 2009. Member of Northwest Bible Church. He was employed with Lincoln Construction Company as a Human Resource Manager and Safety Officer. Retired Lt. Colonel U.S. Army Veteran 23 years of service, Special Forces Ranger […]

Thomas Irby Walker, 79, beloved husband of Norvelle Plowden Walker, died at his home in Summerton, February 5, 2009. Born in Summerton, August 24, 1929, he was the son of Claude Townes Walker and Norma Wilkins Walker of Summerton. His paternal grandparents were Thomas Irby Walker and Alice Ezell Walker […]

Avie James Jimmy Rainwater Jr. died on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009, at McLeod Hospice after suffering a cerebral aneurism. A Celebration of Life service will be held 4 p.m. today at Trinity Evangelical Presbyterian Church, directed by Waters-Powell Funeral Home. Mr. Rainwater was born July 12, 1929, in Florence to […]

Ernest Ludwig Wagner Jr. Sea-Land executive, classic car enthusiast, of Madison, 70 Ernest Ludwig Wagner Jr., 70, of Madison, NJ, died Friday, Jan. 16, at University Hospital, Newark. A loving and devoted husband and father, he was known affectionately as Ernie to his family, friends, and business associates. Mr. Wagner […]

John C. Darby, Jr., 78, of Stephenville, passed away Tuesday, December 2, 2008 in Glen Rose. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 pm Friday, December 5, 2008 at the Stephenville Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Sharon Bryant officiating. Interment will follow at the Gardens of Memory Cemetery in Stephenville. […]

Charles Anderson, Sr., entered into eternal rest on the evening of January 30, 2009, Charles Edgar Anderson, Sr., husband of Hazel McLendon Anderson. Residence, Troy, Alabama. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Anderson, Sr. are invited to attend his funeral service at the graveside in Live […]

Army Col. James L. Merchant III, of Velrico, Fla., a paratrooper, was killed Thursday morning in a jump when he missed his landing zone and dropped into a retention pond adjacent to the base perimeter fence. It was not clear if he died from the impact or drowned, said Ken […]

Edward Keith Boosembark lost his long battle with prostate cancer on Jan. 15, 2009, with his wife by his side. Ed was born June 28, 1952, in Waco, Texas, the son of Kathleen and Franklin Boosembark. Ed’s father was in the military, so he lived various places growing up. He […]

Dr. Thomas Voshell Jr., 93, of the 1400 block of Dunstan Circle, died Jan. 21, 2009, in Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital. He was born in Philadelphia to the late Thomas Hamersley Voshell and Helen Luce Voshell July 13, 1915. He graduated from Upper Darby High School in Philadelphia in […]

William Dewey (Bill) Mason Jr., 84, of Roanoke, Virginia, died on Monday, January 19, 2009. He was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Anne Segars Mason; and his parents, William Dewey Mason and Mary Guthrie Mason. He is survived by his daughter, Patricia Anne Mason Huff, of […]

George Herman Fischer Jr., 86, of 3251 Timberline Drive, Orangeburg, died Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009, at his residence. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, at Orangeburg Lutheran Church, with Pastor Garry W. White officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Fischer was born in […]

Edward R. Crilly, 88, of Fairfax, Va., died Friday, Jan. 23, 2009. He was born in Elizabeth, N.J., son of the late John J. Crilly and Helen O’Brien. A 1944 graduate of the Citadel in Charleston, S.C., he was a veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict, serving […]

James Thorpe, former director of the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens who helped raise the public profile of the institution, turning it into one of Southern California’s leading educational and cultural centers, has died. He was 93. Thorpe, a scholar of English literature and former Princeton University professor, […]

LTC Benjamin F. Cox, USA, Ret., of Seoul, South Korea, died Jan. 14, 2009. Born as the youngest of 3 siblings, 2 sisters and a brother in Frankfurt Germany, Ben grew up mostly in Reidsville, North Carolina and graduated from Reidsville Senior High School in 1978. He was a graduate […]