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Mrs. Faye P. Platé
Mrs. Faye Pooser Platé, 75, of 2803 Clark St., Columbia, died Tuesday
(February 2, 1982) at her home.  Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Joseph W. and Hattie Jane Porter Pooser. She was an employee of Tapp's sportswear department for 30 years, and a member of Ebenezer Lutheran Church.  Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Lillian Faye Palese of Long Island New York, two brothers, a sister, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.  Services will be held at 3 p.m. today at Dunbar Funeral Home, Gervais Street Chapel, conducted by Rev. Dr. Robert F. Sims. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery.  Pall bearers will be Charles C. and Allan Platé, William "Pete" Tapp, Roger Porter, Vernon Lewis, and Jott H. Copp.   The family suggests that those who wish may make memorials to the South Carolina Heart Association or Ebenezer Lutheran Church

Robert T. Platte
Dies at Hospital

Robert Truesdale Platte, 46, of 1528 Blanding St., died at Columbia Hospital yesterday afternoon (December 9, 1952) at 5:30 p.m. after several days' illness.

He was born in Columbia, the son of the late Louie Platte and Maggie Snyder Platte. He was a taxi driver.

Survivors include his wife, the former Fay Pooser; one daughter, Mrs. Jerry Palese, Columbia; three grandchildren, Michael, Richard and Linda Palese of Columbia; one sister, Mrs. Edna Walker, Spartanburg; two brothers, H. L. Platte and W. A. Platte, Columbia, and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held from the Paschal-Regal Chapel Thursday afternoon, conducted by Dr. Carl A. Honeycutt. Interment will follow at the family plot in Elmwood cemetery.

The body will remain at the Pascal-Regal Funeral Home until the hour of service. (The State, Columbia, South Carolina - December 10, 1952) 

Wayne David Porter
Wayne David Porter, 25, of 1011 Chapel Road, West Columbia, died
Sunday (10-29-89).

Born in Columbia, he wasWayne David Porter a son of Furman Rhodes and Janell Hill Porter.

He was a 1982 graduate of A. C. Flora High School, attended the University of South Carolina, and was a civil engineer and a member of Bethel United Methodist Church.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Linda Carr Spires Porter; his parents of Columbia; a sister, Mrs. Diane P. Rogers of Columbia, and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Ollie S. Hill of Columbia.

Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Bethel United Methodist Church. A viewing will be at 2 p.m.

The family will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Furman Porter of 1700 Seay Court. Memorials may be made to the Bethel United Methodist Church building fund.  Talbert-Shives Funeral Home is in charge
 

Mrs. Peake of Blaney Dies of Burns

Mrs. Vergie Martin Peake, 58, of Blaney died early Monday morning (February 2, 1953) in Columbia Hospital of burns suffered last week.

Funeral services will be held at 4 o'clock this afternoon at Holly Hill Pentecostal Holiness Church near Pontiac by the Rev. Paul K. Drumm. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Mrs. Peake was admitted to the hospital more than a week ago after being severely burned when a kerosene can exploded while a fire was being made in an open fireplace. Three other members of the family also were admitted to the hospital for treatment of burns received in the explosion.

Mrs. Peake was born in Richland County, the daughter of Adolphus and Lizzie Lee Martin.

She is survived by her husband, Lee Peake Sr.; two daughters, Mrs. John A. Davis and Mrs. Beatrice Norton, Columbia; five sons, Walter Peake, Dentsville; Lee Peake Jr. and Leroy Peake, Columbia, and Colie Peake and Bobby Gene Peake, Blaney. 11 grandchildren; five sisters, Mrs. Mary Dority, Mrs. Florrie Duckett and Miss Stella Martin, Baltimore, Maryland, and Mrs. Maggie Marshall and Mrs. Annis DeBruhl, Camden, and four brothers, Daniel Martin, Washington, D. C., Hubert Martin, Virginia; Adolphus Martin, Camden, and Gary Martin, Deer Field, Fla. The body will remain at Paschall-Regal Funeral Home until time for the service

Mrs. Elizabeth Porter
Departed this life at the residence of her brother-in-law, Mr. J. C. C. Feaster, December 3rd, 1885, Mrs. Elizabeth Porter, wife of the Rev. C. M. Porter, who died about three years ago. After remaining at her home a few months, she was moved to her sister, Mrs. Feaster's, near Columbia ....... Sister Porter had long been a member of Poplar Spring Baptist Church, Fairfield County. (W. H. Hartin, Ridgeway)..Marriage and Death Notices From Baptist Newspapers of South Carolina, Volume 2: 1865-1887 by Brent Holcomb, Issue of Jan. 28, 1886 (page 249)
 

Henry Richardson
IRMO - Services for Henry P. Richardson, 95, of 1455 Eleazer Road, will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, January 9, 2004, at Shady Grove United Methodist Church, with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The Rev. Kathryn Hunter will officiate. The family will receive friends from 2- 3 p.m. prior to the service at the church. Pallbearers will be J.C. Ellisor, Deems Knight, Alexander Ellisor, Royce Amick, Curtis Richardson, and Byron Busby. Honorary pallbearers will be Richard Lindler, Darr Taylor, Haskell Metz, George and Homer Eleazer, David Williams, Douglas Barwick, Marion Bouknight, and members of Boyleston Masonic Lodge #123 AFM and Ballentine Chapter #280 OES. Memorials may be made to the Shady Grove UMC Building Fund, 1918 Shady Grove Road, Irmo, SC 29063. Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Irmo/St. Andrews chapel, is in charge.

Mr. Richardson died Monday, January 5, 2004. Born in Irmo, he was a son of the late Jacob Willie and Annie Rosabelle Chapman Richardson. He was a member of Shady Grove United Methodist Church, Boyleston Lodge #123 AFM, and Ballentine Chapter #280 OES, and was a retired construction superintendent.

Surviving are his daughter, Annie R. McCartha of Irmo; granddaughter, Dr. Leslie A. Kinchen and her husband, John, of Ridge Spring; sisters, Lenora Clyde Amick of Irmo, Martha Leaphart of West Columbia, Ruby Kustus of Columbia, Alma McNeely and Emma Lee Gaston of Irmo; brothers, Jacob Lamar Richardson and Willy Carroll (Billy) Richardson of Irmo. He was predeceased by his wife, Nannie Ellisor Richardson, and brother Fred Richardson. (State, The (Columbia, SC) - January 8, 2004)

Donald Robertson
ROCK HILL - Services for Donald Ernest Robertson, 62, of 1258 Roundtree Circle, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Shady Grove United Methodist Church of Irmo with the Revs. Ben Herlong and William Cross officiating. Burial will be in Shady Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be 7-9 tonight at Cauthen Funeral Home, Rock Hill Chapel and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to the Shady Grove United Methodist Church Building Fund, Family Life Center, 1918 Shady Grove Road, Irmo, SC 29063 or to the Rock Hill Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind, 1258 Roundtree Circle, Rock Hill, SC 29732. Notes, messages, and condolences may be sent via e-mail to Cauthen Funeral Home at hcauthen@infoave.net and will be delivered to the family.

Mr. Robertson died Monday, April 10, 2000. Mr. Robertson was a retired technician with Sears. He was a member of Catawba United Methodist Church, the Rock Hill Chapter of the Federation of the Blind and the Hurricane Hunt Club of Clinton. He worked with leather and wood and was an avid gardener.

Surviving are his wife, Lenora Bauknight Robertson; daughter, Ellen Konow Taylor of York. (State, The (Columbia, SC) - April 12, 2000)

Leona Richardson
IRMO - Graveside service for Leona Seigler Richardson, 78, will be held Monday at 1 p.m. in Shady Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Portsbridge Hospice or to the American Cancer Society. Visitation will be Sunday 7-9 p.m. at Dunbar Funeral Home, Dutch Fork Chapel.

Mrs. Richardson, wife of the late Edward R. Richardson, died Friday, June 20, 2003. Born in Irmo, she was the daughter of the late Harless Franklin Seigler and Martha Jane Croom Seigler. She retired from retail clothing sales in New York.

Surviving are daughter, Le-Ann Richardson Dwyer of Irmo; grandchildren, Jackie Dwyer, Tara D'Ambrose, Jamie Dwyer and James D'Ambrose; and great-grandchildren, Jodie Wilson, Amber Keisler, Kassidy Kyzer and Joey Kyzer. She was predeceased by her daughter, Donna Richardson D'Ambrose. (State, The (Columbia, SC) - June 22, 2003)

Ruby Peeler
COLUMBIA - Services for Ruby Loree Peeler, infant daughter of Bradley Scott and Crystal Bouknight "Crystie" Peeler, will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Cornerstone Presbyterian Church. A private burial will be in Shady Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery. Visitation is from 7-9 tonight at Dunbar Funeral Home, Irmo/Dutch Fork Chapel. Memorials may be made to Palmetto Health Foundation, Neonatal Care Account.

Ruby was born February 11, 2003 in Columbia and died Saturday, February 15, 2003.

Surviving are her parents of Columbia; maternal grandparents, John and Elaine Bouknight of Irmo; paternal grandparents, Dennis and Martha Peeler of Irmo; paternal great-grandfathers, Frank Love of Columbia and J.C. Bouknight of Irmo; paternal great-grandmother, Gertrude Sutherland of Anderson; uncles, Jode Bouknight and his wife, Nancy, and Brian Peeler and his wife, Jennifer; cousins, Jessie, Jake and Jeremy Bouknight and Josiah, Zachary, Gabrielle, Kyra and Timothy Peeler. (State, The (Columbia, SC) - February 17, 2003)



 
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