W. R.
Beach
Walterboro, Feb. 23 - W. R. Beach of the
Mount Carmel section died early Tuesday morning at the Esborn
infirmary, after an illness of several months. He had been treated
at his home, and was brought to the infirmary only the day before he
died. A sad feature of the death of Mr. Beach is that his wife is
critically ill at their home, no hope being entertained for her
recovery. Mr. Beach was in his 59th year, and was a faithful member
of Zion Baptist church, where the funeral services were held, in the
presence of a large number of relative and friends. The Rev. L. B.
Ackerman, his pastor, conducted the services. He leaves his widow
and ten children, four sons and six daughter, as follows: Ivy,
George, Ernest and Bill Beach; Mrs. Arthur Padgett, Mrs. Henry
Robertson, Port Tampoa, Fla., Mrs. Louis Lindey, Mrs. Percy Garris,
Misses Kate and Nettie Beach. Three brothers and two sisters also
survive. (The State February 24, 1922))
Tracy
Moorer
April 3d, Mrs. Tracy Moorer, wife of the
late Major Daniel Moorer, of St. George's Parish, Colleton District,
in her 64th year. (The Charleston Mercury June 7, 1859)
Catherine
Susannah Roberts
At the residence of her father,
near Walterboro, in the 14th year of her age, Miss Catherine
Susannah, daughter of Capt. F. Roberts. (The Charleston Mercury
October 4, 1859)
John Truluck Jr.
WALTERBORO - Mr.
John H. Truluck, Jr., husband of Myra Rosalind Preater Truluck, died
Thursday evening at Colleton Medical Center. He was 90. Mr. Truluck
was born in Sumter County, January 8, 1918, a son of the late John
Hinds Truluck, Sr., and Elizabeth Timmons Hicks Truluck.
He graduated from Clemson
University in 1938 with a B.S. in Architecture and became the
youngest registered architect in South Carolina at the age of 21.
His career lead him to Walterboro, where he was employed for Mr.
Perry Wilson. At the beginning of WWII, John enlisted in the Army
Air Corps, and attended flight school at Moorefield Air Base in
McAllen, TX, where he received his flight wings. He received his
fighter pilot training in Pensacola, and was then stationed in
Horsham, England with the 56th Fighter Group, 63rd Squadron of the
Eighth Air Force as a P47 Thunderbolt pilot. He flew 72 missions in
his plane, affectionately named "Lady Jane," and earned the status
of "Ace" with seven confirmed kills.
He later was transferred
from the European Theater of War back to the Walterboro Air Base,
where he was instrumental in the training of the Tuskegee Airmen. He
retired as a Captain, and was awarded many awards nd citations,
including the Distinguished Service Cross and the Distinguished
Flying Cross, both with Oak Leaf Clusters.
After the war, Mr. Truluck
remained in Walterboro, and married Jane McIlhennyn, his sweetheart
from flight school. He entered private practice as an Architect, and
over the years, was instrumental in the design and construction of
many of Walterboro's homes and businesses including the Hampton
Street School, the Library, Parker-Rhoden Funeral home, the City
Hall and early Court House renovations, and many of the older
schools throughout Colleton County.
Mr. Truluck was active in
retirement as well. He authored the book "The Way It Was" as well as
an informational booklet for schoolchildren and teachers called "The
History of WWII." He was actively involved with the Eighth Air Force
Museum in Pooler, GA, and was a member of Bethel United Methodist
Church in Walterboro. He was awarded the Order of the Palmetto
by Gov. David Beasley, and was recently honored by having a wing of
the new Veterans Victory House named for him.
Mr. Truluck was a farmer at
heart, and enjoyed gardening, and spending time outdoors. He was
known for his yearly Christmas display of Santa's Sleigh on the roof
of his home, a tradition that has taken place consecutively for the
last 47 years. He was a daily participant in the discussion of
issues, and the resolution of world and local problems, with the
"Coffee Club" at Hiott's Pharmacy in Downtown Walterboro. He was a
great man that will truly be missed.
In addition to his wife, he
is survived by a son, John Marshall Truluck, and wife Nancy, of
Pawleys Island, and three daughters, Janet T. Fox, of Georgetown,
Joye T. Marsh, and husband John, of Myrtle Beach, and Peggy T.
Cusick, and husband Phillip, of Pawleys Island.
There is one step-son, Greg
Spiegel, and wife Cynthia Copeland, of Pasadena, CA, and one
step-daughter, Lauren Marlis, of Hilton Head. Mr. Truluck has
five grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, and four
great-grandchildren . He was preceded in death by his first
wife, and the mother of his children, Jane M. Truluck.
Funeral services will be
held Sunday afternoon at 2:00 in the Bethel United Methodist Church,
with burial following in Live Oak Cemetery. The Rev. Dr.
Robert Nix will officiate. The family will receive friends at the
residence, 309 Woodlawn Street, Saturday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. In
lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made in his
memory to the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, 175 Bourne Ave.,
Pooler, GA 31322. PARKER-RHODEN FUNERAL HOME, 117 Paul Street, in
Walterboro, is in charge of arrangements. Visit our guestbook at
www.charleston. net/deaths. (Charleston Post & Courier
June 21, 2008) .
Paul Harrison
Walterboro
-- Services for Paul Owen Harrison, 79, of 533 Center Street
will he held Friday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of the Brice W. Herndon
and Sons Funeral Home with the Rev. Bruce Coffin and the Rev. Jim
Lewis officiating. Burial with Eastern Star Rites will be in
Glendale Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be tonight from 6-9 at
the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Rotary Scholarship
Fund.
Mr. Harrison died Wednesday at Columbia-Colleton
Medical Center. Born on April 20, 1917 in Columbia, he was a son of
the late Ben T. Harrison and Charlotte Martin Harrison. He was the
owner and operator of Harrison Enterprises and was retired from
Coburg Dairy. He was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church, a
member and a past patron of Walterboro Chapter No. 2143 Order
of the Eastern Star, a member of Unity Masonic Lodge No. 55, member
and past president of the Rotary Club and was a past chairman of
The
United Way. He was first married to the late Verlillian
George Harrison.
Surviving are his widow, Opal Baker
Harrison: son, Ben Harrison of Walterboro; daughters, Inez Soland of
Columbia and Verlillian Riddle of Spartanburg; stepsons, Heyward
Baker of Washington, D.C. and Emiel C. Baker Jr. of Kingstree;
brother, Phillip Harrison and sister-in-law Opal Harrison of
Leesville; sister-in-law, Mrs. Durham Harrison Sr. of Columbia; nine
grandchildren; four great grandchildren. (The State, Columbia,
South Carolina - Thursday, February 6, 1997) .
Capt. Reuben
Stephens of Colleton co., S. C., died at the residence of
his son-in-law, on 5th Feb 1870, in the 76th year of his age. He was
born and brought up in Columbus co,. N. C., came to Colleton, S. C.,
when quite a young man... married Miss Narcissa Rutledge, with whom
he lived for nearly fifty years--she preceding him to the spirit
land not quite two years. They reared a large family, eight sons and
a daughter. Two sons have died in manhood, six sons still and a
daughter are left.... A. B. Stephens .
Walterboro, Feb. 18. – W. J. Sandifer, a well known and aged
citizen of Walterboro, died suddenly at his home here Wednesday
morning. Mr. Sandifer was in his 59th year, and in good health
apparently. Rising at his usual time Wednesday morning, he went into
the yard and without warning collapsed. He was taken into the house,
and his physician summoned, but he died within a few minutes without
having regained consciousness. [State – 19 Feb. 1911 ; transcribed
by Marla Zwakman]
Walterboro, July 19. –
Miss Elise Smoak died
at her home here Friday night, after a long and severe illness, and
was buried Saturday afternoon at Sandy Dam cemetery, near
Walterboro, the funeral services being conducted by her pastor, Dr.
J. W. Wolling of the Methodist church. Miss Smoak for many years was
connected with the telephone exchange, in which capacity she made
many friends. She was a member of a prominent family here and very
popular. She is survived by her mother, two sisters and two
brothers, as well as many other relatives. [State – 20 July 1915 ;
transcribed by Marla Zwakman]
Walterboro, March 23. –
Mrs. Elizabeth Jones
died at her home near Smoaks, Friday, at an advanced age, and was
buried at Tabernacle church. Mrs. Jones was one of the oldest and
most respected inhabitants of this section, having passed her three
score and 10 years about five years ago. She was the widow of
Brinson Jones, and leaves several sons and daughters. Among these
are B. L. Jones, Jesse, J. A., John J. and Mrs. Joe Jones. [ State –
24 Mar. 1911 ; transcribed by Marla Zwakman]
DIED, at Walterboro, on
Tuesday, 9th inst., Mrs.
Deborah Webb Bellinger, in the 68th year of her age. She
was ever a most dutiful child, and to the end of her life the heart
of her aged mother was made glad by her, and she that bore her
rejoiced in her. Her children arise up and call her blessed. Her
surviving relatives and Christian friends sorrow not, even as others
which have no hope, for they feel assured that she sleeps in Jesus,
and they know that them which sleep in Jesus will God bring with
him, and that they shall ever be with the Lord. [Charleston Mercury
– 13 Oct. 1860 ; transcribed by Marla Zwakman]
DIED, in Walterboro, on the
11th inst., Jane
Neyle, daughter of Dr. E. and Mary Witsell, aged two months. [Charleston Mercury –
19 Oct. 1858 ; transcribed by Marla
Zwakman]
Walterboro, Feb. 12. – Mr. Calder Robertson died Tuesday morning
at 6 o’clock after an illness of about two years. For some time his
recovery had been pronounced impossible, but still his death was a
shock to the community. He was the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper
Robertson and a devoted member and steward of Peniel church. He
leaves a wife and one little girl, 18 months old. [State – 13 Feb.
1909 ; transcribed by Marla Zwakman]
DIED, at Summerville, on
the 17th instant, Mrs. Anne
Caroline Williams, wife of O. P. Williams, Esq., of
Walterboro, aged 34 years. [ Charleston Mercury – 22 Oct. 1860 ;
transcribed by Marla Zwakman]