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Sanford said he axed the bill because it would have linked important health care programs to a source of revenue that would likely shrink.

"Creating a cigarette tax revenue stream to fund an ever-increasing health care set of demands is, at the end of the day, unsustainable," Sanford said. The governor forecast the need for additional taxes or benefit cuts as health care cost increases outstrip the $159 million that the tax was expected to raise each year.

"This particular configuration of proposals jeopardizes both taxpayers and it jeopardizes the people who themselves depend on that care," said the Republican governor, who also played a tongue-in-cheek video that asked people to smoke more cigarettes as a way to raise tax revenue for children's health care.

Within hours of the veto, lawmakers started debating whether it could be overridden or sustained. Advocates of raising the current 7-cent per pack tax decried Sanford's move.

Johnathan Alexander Jenkins, 21, was arrested in Mount Pleasant Saturday on an arrest warrant charging he had sex with the girl Feb. 29 in West Columbia.

Jenkins was returned to the county Monday and charged with second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a child between the ages of 11 and 14. He is at the Lexington County Detention Center on a $100,000 bond, the sheriff's department said.

The girl accused Jenkins of showing her a video, then smoking marijuana and drinking alcohol before assaulting her.

From staff reports

The state Senate gave key approval today to yet another proposal on how to curtail illegal immigration in South Carolina. Senators have set another vote on the bill for Wednesday, which would send it back over to the House.

Senate President Pro Tem Glenn McConnell and House Speaker Bobby Harrell said the compromise they’ve been working on for the last week should head to the governor’s desk before the session ends June 5.

The House and Senate have traded accusations this session over which chamber was holding up progress on passing illegal immigration reform. Both called each other’s proposals too lenient.

The Senate amended a House bill last week to include the regulations and sent it back to the House in hopes of forcing floor debate.

But Harrell said today he has the power as speaker to commit to committee any amended bill that’s substantially different than the original. The Charleston Republican said the move was not debatable.

He sent it to the House Labor Commerce and Industry Committee. Its chairman said the committee would not do any more work on a House proposal to regulate payday lending.

The legislative session ends June 5. The bill could be reintroduced next year.

Colie Martin Jr. and his son, Colie Martin III, were convicted by a Richland County jury in 2004 in connection with the maltreatment of four horses but were acquitted on 56 other counts each.

The Martins in court papers contended that because they were acquitted on 56 counts, those 56 horses should be returned to them.

The Martins said under state law, they were entitled to a hearing to determine whether they could care for the horses. But no hearing was held after the horses were seized in 2003, they said.

The Supreme Court unanimously reversed a lower court ruling and ordered that a hearing be held before a magistrate.

The hearing, which is about to get under way, initially was scheduled for last week but was postponed because of unrelated Senate business. As of 2:45 p.m., senators were still filtering in to a room packed with law enforcement officials and media.

Keel, 50, currently an assistant director at the State Law En-forcement Division where he has been for nearly 29 years, was nominated last month to replace James Schweitzer.

Sanford on Feb. 29 forced the resignations of Schweitzer and Highway Patrol commander Col. Russell Roark, contending they should have fired a white trooper who made a racial slur while threatening to kill a fleeing black suspect in a 2004 Greenwood County traffic stop.

Since then, The State newspa-per obtained a number of dash-board videotapes of troopers en-gaging in questionable behavior. Federal and state authorities are conducting investigations to de-termine whether any crimes were committed. Keel cannot become the new Department of Public Safety di-rector unless he is confirmed by the full Senate. The regular legis-lative ends next week.

In a six-county area, 376 permits were issued for single-family homes, according to data released today from the U.S. Census. The value of the permits was $5.1 million -- a 15 percent drop from a year ago.

The area - which includes Richland, Lexington, Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw and Saluda counties -- saw 45 percent, 38 percent and 44 percent drop in January, February and March, respectively.

This is the second warning letter Force Protection has received from the the Nasdaq Stock Market. In March, the Nasdaq said the stock could be delisted because the company has failed to file an annual earnings report on time.

Force Protection plans to restate its earnings from last year because of accounting errors. Grant Thornton was hired to review the books.

Force Protection said it has asked the exchange for more time. The Nasdaq has not issued a decision, the company said.

Company CEO Michael Moody will provide an update to analysts and investors during a conference call after the stock market closes Thursday.

Gov. Mark Sanford is expected to sign a bill Tuesday morning making indigo blue South Carolina's official color.

Joining Sanford in his office will be 9-year-old Lauren Cunningham. The Lake Murray Elementary third grader proposed the bill.

Indigo blue is the background color on the state flag, and indigo cultivation was one of the state's first cash crops.

What would you propose to represent South Carolina?

Todd Cartner, a spokesman for Horry County Fire Rescue, said the man was taken by helicopter to Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach after the 10 a.m. fall and was pronounced dead at the hospital.

The fall came a few days after a balcony collapsed during a pre-wedding reception Friday night in Pawleys Island, requiring two people to be taken by helicopter to hospitals and injuring dozens of others.

The (Myrtle Beach) Sun News

The party runs from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Candidates will be available for a meet-and-greet period from 6-6:30 p.m., followed by the forum from 6:30-8 p.m. Both events will be on Long Pointe Lane in the Harborside Town Center at Lake Carolina, in Northeast Richland, and are open to the public.

Republican and Democrat candidates for local House of Representatives, Senate and County Council races have been invited.

For directions to Lake Carolina, visit www.lakecarolina.com or call (803) 736-LAKE.

"He enjoyed camping and going to the river," Edward Brooks said in a telephone interview. "All his friends loved him."

Corey Brooks, a 20-year-old Coastal Carolina University student, was shot and killed during a dispute in Myrtle Beach around 3:50 a.m. Sunday, according to Myrtle Beach police.

No one had been charged as of Monday evening in Brooks' killing, said Capt. David Knipes, the department's public information officer.

Knipes said Monday that the shooting remained under investigation and that officials did not have a completed incident report.

In the State House:

Color S.C. blue: 10 a.m., Gov. Mark Sanford is expected to sign a bill that would make indigo South Carolina’s state color.

In the Midlands:

Richland 1 trustees: 7 p.m. at the District administration building, 1616 Richland St., Columbia. (803) 231-7504; trustees will meet in a private session at 5:30 p.m.

The Post and Courier of Charleston reported Tuesday that the $10 million project has been controversial among some residents on the Isle of Palms. They don't like spending $3 million in public funds for a project at Wild Dunes, a private, gated resort.

The Isle of Palms has adopted a long-term beach management plan that states that renourishment is part of the long-term management strategy. Approval of the plan allows the city to apply for state and federal money to pile new sand on its beaches.

City Council has proposed spending $50,000 to monitor erosion and putting $100,000 in reserve for future renourishment projects.

Mayor Mike Sottile says the project is a work in progress.

The driver and three other passengers were injured and taken to an area hospital for treatment. Their conditions were not immediately available.

S.C. Highway Patrol officials said the 2004 GMC Yukon Denali the group was in was traveling east along S.C. 5 at about 10:28 p.m. Monday when it ran off the road north of Lancaster.

The accident remains under investigation.

-- From staff reports

Chalmers Eugene Troutman III sued in January, alleging he was fired in retaliation for his accusations of fiscal mismanagement.

The defendants say Troutman can't sue them "in their individual capacities."

Troutman's suit was filed against the trustees and school officials as individuals and as college representatives. He says he was improperly fired because he exercised his First Amendment right to speak out on matters of public concern.

Trustees and school officials deny that.

County maintenance crews are car-pooling to job sites.

And cost-conscious government officials are buying more hybrid SUVs and electric carts — all in an effort to save on gas.

Why?

The explosive rise in gas prices, which has cut into consumers’ pocketbooks, is straining the budgets of local governments as well.

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter turned its UHF radio off, possibly because of a cosmic ray, cutting off communications with the lander, said Fuk Li, manager of the Mars exploration program for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.

But Li and others said it is not a significant problem.

"All this is is a one-day hiccup in being able to move the arm around, so it's no big deal," said Ed Sedivy, space program for Lockheed-Martin Corp. in Denver.

Li said the orbiter was programmed to respond as it did, but that orbiter team members were trying to get the radio back on. It has a second radio aboard that might be used instead, though reprogramming would be needed.

They were young and old, of different races and places, but today these women were the same. This Memorial Day, they were at Fort Jackson to honor military men they’d loved and lost.

Angulo’s brother, Sgt. Velton Locklear, was killed Sept. 23, 2006, fighting in Iraq. He wanted “Amazing Grace” sang at his funeral.

“It’s still hard,” said Angulo of Columbia. “Sometimes, it feels like it was still yesterday. No matter how much time has passed by, every day is still a challenge.”

Since the Revolutionary War, more than 620,000 men and women have died in U.S. military service.

The S.C. Highway Patrol said 21 collisions occurred in Richland and Lexington counties on Monday evening, which is below average.

With the unofficial start of the boating season, no serious mishaps were reported in the central Midlands, said Lt. Robert McCullough of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources. But a 25-year-old Berkeley County man drowned when his boat capsized Saturday about 10:30 p.m. on Lake Moultrie in the Lowcountry, McCullough said.

Carolinas: The annual Atlantic Beach Bikefest ended Monday in what Grand Strand officials called a success in numbers and, for the most part, in neighborly behavior. “It was nice to see some strollers being pushed around through the streets,” acting Mayor Charlene Taylor said. The event was not without problems — among them, a fatal shooting Sunday and a fatal motorcycle crash Thursday.

Meanwhile, gas prices continued to climb, reaching a record $3.78 a gallon in South Carolina and more elsewhere. “It’s crazy,” said Marsha Finch, a teacher who didn’t notice Monday she was paying $4.01 for a gallon of regular at an east Charlotte station until she started to fill-up.

River advocates heard the story and wanted to cry. They hope a new festival on the Columbia scene will raise awareness of the plants and prevent similar, devastating harvests.

The Rocky Shoals Spider Lily Festival, which premieres Saturday at Riverfront Park, aims to celebrate the rare and beautiful plants.

“We thought this would be a fun way to educate people,” said Karen Kustafik, Columbia’s coordinator of park rangers.

At the event, visitors can tag along on guided hikes, paddle in kayaks to view spider lilies on the Broad River or listen to bluegrass bands playing at the park stage.

The event will be at 6:30 p.m. at Dutch Fork Elementary School, 7900 Broad River Road.

The Lexington-Richland 5 school board will hold its regularly scheduled meeting at 7 p.m. at the school. The agenda includes discussion of new policies for school clubs.

The proposal came after principal Eddie Walker said he would resign because a gay-straight club was being allowed on campus.

From staff reports

Some blamed Beaufort for charging too much to rent the park, which they said led the festival committee to charge too much for admission — $10 per person Friday and $20 per person Saturday and Sunday.

But admission prices were the same last year, according to Mary Dawson, first vice president of the Gullah Festival and chairwoman of the entertainment and education committee.

“(Vendors) need to understand that we’re going through an economic crisis,” she said.

People, she said, are struggling and feel lucky just to have a job. They can’t spend as much money with vendors.

Date of birth: May 13, 1977

Description: Jones is 6 feet 1 inches tall and weighs 270 pounds

Wanted by: Richland County Sheriff’s Department

Charges: Jones is wanted on a family court bench warrant for failure to pay court-ordered child support.

Brickyard Road and Shale Street: Police were called to a residential community at 2 p.m. Friday after a resident noticed the entrance sign had been spray painted. Vandals had used black and silver paint to spray the number “3” all over the sign, obliterating the community name. Clean-up cost is estimated at more than $200.

Two Notch Road, 7000 block: A woman called police at 11 a.m. Friday to report that she had been given stolen checks. The 21-year-old woman told deputies that a man she knew only by his first name gave her two checks and asked her to deposit them into her account for him. When she put the $1,790 and $1,800 checks in her account, the bank told her both checks were bogus.

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Lakeshore Drive, 5000 block: Police were called to a home at 9 a.m. Thursday after two men said a woman had assaulted them. The alleged victims told officers they were at the home to replace a faulty sliding glass door for the woman who lived there. They said the woman was angry when they arrived because she said she had purchased the door from their company and it didn’t work. They had brought a replacement door and began to install it when the 54-year-old woman began to yell and swear at them. They decided to leave because of the woman’s behavior but when they began to pack up, both men said the woman lunged at one of them. She followed them to the parking lot, yelling and swearing all the way. When they tried to drive off, they said she grabbed a ladder from their truck. The woman said the men arrived with sarcastic attitudes and called her crazy in the parking lot. She admitted pushing one of the men but said she only did it because he was taking her door that she had paid for. She said she only grabbed the ladder to detain the workmen until police arrived. There were no injuries and no arrests were made, but a report said the workmen will prosecute.

Listen to Garrett and other S.C. voters describe their feelings on the issues and candidates at thestate.com/choosing and look for a new voice every Tuesday.

Irmo-Chapin public school leaders are hoping the third time is the charm when it comes to winning support for an ambitious plan to repair seven existing schools and build three new ones.

The Lexington-Richland 5 school board is scheduled to decide tonight whether to ask voters for permission to borrow $243.6 million for school construction.

A group of Chapin residents who have campaigned successfully to block previous ballot proposals last fall and in 2005 are planning to offer a compromise.

The coalition, comprised mainly of retirees, is recommending the district split the referendum in two separate questions — one question on whether to renovate the existing schools and another on whether to build new schools. The previous bond referendums included only one question.

Authorities say 19-year-old Courtney Rogers was killed Saturday evening. Less than two hours later, another shooting was reported. Police say they found blood outside an apartment and witnesses reported the shooting, but they have not figured out who the victim is.

Five shootings were reported in Spartanburg over the Memorial Day weekend. Three of them were fatal.

The Associated Press

Now, if convicted of the robbery, he could spend up to 35 years in prison.

Authorities charged Michael Ramon Lindsey, 22, with armed robbery, larceny and possession of a weapon during a violent crime in connection with the robbery at The Men’s Shop, according to multiple arrest warrants.

The store is about 150 yards from the York Police Department.

“He said he needed the money because he was arrested for possession of marijuana, and he needed the money to pay the (court) fine this week,” said Sgt. Gary Messer of the York Police Department.

Morris Warren Rhett was detained about 10:20 p.m. Sunday on a court order, the Sheriff’s Department said.

Rhett is charged with burglary, distribution of marijuana and grand larceny, sheriff’s spokesman John Allard said.

A judge issued the order after Rhett failed to show up for court.

From staff reports

The lack of officers became an issue last week when several inmates refused to return to their cells at Lee Correctional Institution. The disturbance at a wing of the maximum-security prison overwhelmed the guards on duty, who fired tear gas into the unit and sealed it off.

Additional officers might not have been able to prevent the disturbance in which three inmates suffered minor injuries, but prison boss Jon Ozmint said it likely would have only taken 15 to 20 minutes to get back inside the wing and restore order instead of the two hours spent trying to round up enough people to re-enter the area.

The agency lost 1,600 staffers several years ago in budget cuts. Many of those were security positions, leaving fewer officers in housing units and no officers in watchtowers to keep an eye on the outside fences.

The Associated Press

Today, residents will get their only annual opportunity to tell County Council how they feel about an average $16 tax increase for the fiscal 2008-09 budget.

Council is scheduled to give a second-to-last vote to an overall $160.3 million budget that takes effect July 1.

Residents can sign up before the 6 p.m. budget hearing on the second floor of the county administration building.

The final vote — when public reaction will not be allowed — is set for June 12, two days after primary elections. No one filed to oppose the five incumbents seeking re-election.

South Carolina Project Manager for PACT testing Susan Creighton tells The Greenville News that most of the violations are inadvertent.

Creighton says all violations are reported to the State Law Enforcement Division, which only investigates the most serious ones.

The Associated Press

Sanford wrote in a letter to House Speaker Bobby Harrell that he worries about the solvency of the retirees’ pension plan, which he says in underfunded by billions of dollars.

“This bill is fundamentally flawed, and as such will prove to be a real problem in the long run to both taxpayers and retirees,” Sanford wrote, adding “We have absolutely no plan for addressing the existing liability — which would put you in jail if you did this with private pension fund assets — and yet we are going to add to spending commitments.”

With food and gas costs rising sharply in recent years, proponents wanted to increase the guaranteed annual cost-of-living adjustment guarantee to 2 percent from 1 percent for the state’s roughly 100,000 retired employees.

Retirees have received full cost-of-living adjustments yearly for nearly four decades.

Turns out, the museum for singer and actress Rosemary Clooney will get the leather headgear and the rest of the football uniform from the movie filmed in the Upstate of South Carolina.

“This will be a nice addition,” curator Steve Henry said. “In the future we are hoping to accumulate at least one costume from each of his new movies.”

Clooney’s uniform will be placed among his aunt’s memorabilia. Henry said the new display at the Rosemary Clooney House Museum in Augusta, Ky., is scheduled to be unveiled June 7.

“We were at the premiere of ‘Leatherheads’ in March and were told the entire football costume, from the cleats and socks to the helmet we had originally asked for, was ours to have for the museum,” Henry said.

A fierce thunderstorm had swallowed the Mount Pleasant man’s boat, Not On Call, and the four-man crew was running out of options.

Lightning crackled all around the 24-foot vessel as huge waves crashed against its bow, dumping vast amounts of sea water onto its deck. The water was pooling so quickly that they didn’t know how much longer they could keep afloat.

Their only choice was to keep riding into the storm as it came in from the northeast, slowly pushing the boat farther from the setting sun, some 30 miles from shore. The battle went on for hours, nearly draining its 170-gallon fuel tank and all of its two-start motor oil.

“Mayday,” Harold called.

Born in Columbia, SC, on November 23, 1953, she was a daughter of the late James Millard Jr. and Ruby Whitener Moseley. She was a 1973 graduate of Winnsboro High School, a member of Stephen Greene Baptist Church, and a former employee of The Children’s Center.

Surviving are her husband, Michael Walker; son, Andrew Walker; daughter, Lauren Walker; the joy of her life, grandson, Jaylen Kelly, all of Murrells Inlet, SC; and her brother, Gordon Moseley of Columbia. She was predeceased by her sister, Gail Dickerson.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 28 in Stephen Greene Memorial Gardens, officiated by the Reverend Dr. Michael Cockrell. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27, at Pope Funeral Home and other times at the home of Mrs. Bonnie Walker, 255 Holly Street, Winnsboro, SC.

Memorials may be sent to the American Stroke Foundation, 5960 Dearborn, Suite 100, Mission, KS 66202; or to the American Diabetes Association, PO Box 1131, Fairfax, VA 22038.

«Obituary posted: May 27, 2008»

A visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. before the service. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, 2008, at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Orangeburg. Rev. Ryan Eklund, Rev. Jimmy Fanning, Rev. Darrell Boyleston and Rev. Hank Fanning will be officiating. A private burial will be held by the family. Thompson Funeral Home, Inc. in Orangeburg.

She was born January 31, 1912, in Saluda, SC; the daughter of the late James Manning Parkman and the late Minnie Louise Witt Parkman. She graduated from Saluda High School. A graduate of Lander University majoring in French and History, she accepted a teaching post at Pine Hill, making the move from Saluda, SC, to the Pine Hill Community. Until her death, Mrs. Davis was believed to be the oldest teacher from the Pine Hill Graded School. She was a member of Double Branch Baptist Church where she was active for many years serving as Director of Women’s Missionary Union; a Sunday School Teacher; directory of Girls Auxiliary and a member of the Sanctuary Choir. She was a charter member of the Pine Hill Community Club and served as a former president and was the widow of the late Wade Miller (Jack) Davis.

Survivors include 3 daughters, Jacquelyn P. Davis and DeLane (Dee) Shull, both of Orangeburg and Linda Gramling of Summerville; 1 granddaughter, Hazel Linn (Hali) Segelken and her husband Glenn of Summerville, SC; 1 great-granddaughter, Hattie Morgan Segelken and 1 great-grandson, Jackson Davis Segelken; 1 sister, Dorothy P. Coleman of Saluda and many special nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be made to the Lottie Moon Missions, c/o Double Branch Baptist Church, 3567 Neeses Highway, Orangeburg, SC 29115.

«Obituary posted: May 27, 2008»

Mrs. Waites, wife of the late Maxie S. Waites, died Saturday, May 24, 2008. Born in Blaney, she was a daughter of the late Benjamine N. and Charlotte Locklair Outlaw. She was the owner-operator of Belva’s Beauty Box.

A charter member of Calvary Baptist Church and Earlewood Baptist Church, Mrs. Waites had served those churches as choir member, Sunday School superintendant and teacher. She was involved with the Canasta Club at Keenan House and the Young-At-Heart group at Arsenal Hill Senior Center.

Surviving are daughter, Vicki Lee Waites of Columbia; and son and daughter-in-law, Maxie S., Jr. and Susan Waites of Columbia.

Memorials may be made to Calvary Baptist Church, 500 S. Kilbourne Road, Columbia, SC 29205.

Born in Bowman, SC, he was the son of the late Ransom E. and Cora Green Wiles.

A graduate of the University of South Carolina, he was a retired Civil Engineer with Shaw Air Force Base and was a United States Navy veteran having served during WWII. He was a member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church, Greer and St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Orangeburg.

Surviving in addition to his wife are two daughters and sons-in-law, Meredyth Price and David E. Partridge of Richmond, VA, Jongy P. and David B. Ward of Greenville; three grandsons, Gregg Barrie of Avon, CO, David Brannon Ward of Greenville, Parker Barrie of Sacramento, CA; four great-grandchildren; two sisters, Margie Collier of Holly Hill, SC, and Gussie Richardson of Goose Creek, SC; and many nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Lawton Wiles.

Memorials may be made to Ebenezer United Methodist Church, 174 Ebenezer Road, Greer, SC 29651.

Born in Johnston, SC, she was a daughter of the late John Crafton and Lillie Lou Turner Bledsoe. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Jasmine Lakes, FL, and a former member of Callie Self Memorial Baptist Church, Greenwood.

Surviving are her husband of 66 years; a son, Cornelius Smith, Jr. of Hudson, FL; four grandsons and eight great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by two sons, Ira Smith and Bennett Smith.

Services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at the Harley Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Leland S. Scott and the Rev. Reuel Westbrook officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Gardens.

Bostick-Tompkins Funeral Home, 2930 Colonial Drive, is in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Stacy died May 21, 2008. Born in Columbia, he was the son of Wallace Sr. and Gladys Wright Stacy. He was a graduate of Richland Northeast High School and employed with CNC Steel Company.

Surviving are his wife, Amy P. Stacy; children, Dezmen, Dezirae, Iesha and Destini Stacy and Destiny Payne; mother, Gladys Stacy; siblings, Willis Stacy, Lisa Dwyer and Vivian Thompkins.

«Obituary posted: May 27, 2008»

Daphne was an accomplished attorney with several publications. She was raised in Sumter, SC, and graduated in 1972 from Wilson Hall. Her undergraduate and Juris Doctor Degrees were received from the University of South Carolina where she was honored with selection to the South Carolina Law Review. After employment by several law firms, she entered the area of academia which began at The University of Texas in San Antonio. She also taught at Georgia College and State University and Western Carolina University, then served as a General Counsel at The University of South Carolina. While attending Saxe Gotha Presbyterian Church, she participated in the fitness program, which were some of her fondest memories.

Other survivors include sisters: Dolly Rodgers and her husband, Tony; their children: Chase, Jonathan and Stephen of Irmo, SC, and Suanne Major of Mayo, FL, and her children, Anthony Ray Watts of Miami, FL, and Tish Mayne and her husband, Rob, of Westminster, MD; paternal aunts: Catherine Inez McGuire of Gravette, AR, and Lois Perry (Bill) of Hurst, TX, and their families. Cousins: Tish Fitzsimmons and her husband, Jim, of Glenwood, IA, Eddie Hite and his wife, Dina, and their children of Buda, TX, Bill Hite and his wife, Mitzi, and their children of Denver, CO; loving friends too numerous to name and her beloved Maine Coon cat, Res Judicata.

Cremated at Daphne’s request. Information about ash scattering, donations to Daphne’s preferred recipients and arrangements refer to www.caringbridge.org site: Daphned or e-mail sipesdaphne@yahoo.com; active until May 24, 2009.

The family offers its gratitude for Daphne’s final care to Hospice of Tri-County and Daphne’s nurse manager, Nancy Geib. We also want to thank Petula of Right at Home Agency for her passionate care of Daphne in her final weeks.

Mr. Terry is survived by his wife of 53 years, Rosemary Peterson Terry, daughters, Suzanne Rodriquez of Columbia, Joy (Wendell) Shealy of Wagener and Scott (Margaret) Terry of Orangeburg, grandchildren, Christopher Mattox, Russell Mattox, Mikki Mattox, Derek Shealy, Charlsy Terry and Holden Terry. Brothers, William (Anna) Terry of Hohenwald, TN, Jack (Patsy) Terry of Del Rio, TN, Paul (Edna) Terry of Pelion, Steve Terry of Springfield, the late Amos Terry and the late Morris Terry, sisters, Willie Mae Lovett of Geneva, FL, Mary Davis of Leesville and Margie Entzminger of Columbia.

Mr. Terry was born in Columbia. He was the son of the late William Hilton and Sussie G. Hammond Terry. He retired from SCE&G and he was a member of First Baptist Church, Wagener.

Visitation for Mr. Terry will be Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Wagener Chapel of Blizzard Funeral Home, 163 Main Street South, (803) 564-5333. The funeral service will be Thursday at 11:00 a.m. at the Wagener United Methodist Church with the Rev. Kristen Richardson-Frick officiating. Mr. Terry will be placed in the church one hour prior to the service for viewing. Burial will follow in Wagener Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Wagener United Methodist Church at P.O. Box 265, Wagener, SC 29164, Rocky Grove Baptist Church Ramp Ministry at P.O. Box 508, Salley, SC 29137, or Hospice Care of Tri County, 1681 Chestnut St., Orangeburg, SC 29115-3327. Special thanks to Hospice Care of Tri County and SC Oncology Association. An on-line register is available at www.blizzardfuneralhome.com.

«Obituary posted: May 27, 2008»

Mr. Mize, 74, died Monday, May 26, 2008. Born in Newberry, he was a son of the late James Prelo and Pearl Russell Mize. He was an Army veteran, a member of Lewis Memorial United Methodist Church and retired from Senior Catering.

Surviving are his wife, Dora Jones Mize; a daughter and son-in-law, Vicki and Yogi Livingston of Newberry; grandchildren, Hayli Livingston and Wesley Livingston. Mr. Mize was predeceased by brothers, Arthur Logan, James Mize, Jr. and John Mize.

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«Obituary posted: May 27, 2008»

He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives in the early 1960s.

An avid horseman, Mr. Manning served as President of the Columbia Polo Association and was Chairman of the U.S. Polo Association Handicap Committee and Training Foundation for many years. He was the owner of Lugoff Farms where he spent countless hours hunting and watching ducks with his family.

Mr. Manning was an active member of numerous clubs and civic organizations in Columbia, Camden and Aiken.

He was predeceased by a sister, Leila Manning Cart; a brother, Burwell Deas Manning, Jr.; his wife, Mary Elizabeth Holliday Manning; and a son, Chappelle Heath Manning, Jr. He is survived by children, Jean Elliott Manning, Mary Locke Manning Oliphant and her husband, Murray, Dibble R. Manning and his wife, Carla, John L. Manning, Joseph William Holliday Manning and Charles Tennant Heath Manning. He is also survived by grandchildren, Chappelle Heath Manning, III, Baker Patterson Manning, Martha Louis Patterson Manning, Mary Hunter Chamberlain, Alexander Pierce Manning, Preston Clarke Manning and Samuel August Manning.

Surviving are his sisters, Susie S. Dewalt, Gaynell R. Glenn and Juanita B. Boyd; one brother, Arthur N. (Fannie) Bush; his companion, Allee Woods and her daughters, Edna Davis and Sylvia Simpson; her son, James Woods; grandchildren, other loving relatives and friends.

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«Obituary posted: May 27, 2008»