Sarah Ganelle Riley Orvin of Moncks Corner, wife of St. Clair Orvin, died July 18, 2006.
She was born in Berkeley County on February 4, 1916, and was the daughter of William Henry
Smith and Sadie Sanders Smith.Funeral services were held July 21 at 11 a.m. at Parks Funeral
Home Chapel. Burial was in Summerville Cemetery.In addition to her husband, St. Clair Orvin,
she is survived by two sons, John W. Riley, Jr. (Cynthia) and Dr. Thomas W. Riley (Patricia),
all of Summerville; two stepsons, Baxter Orvin (Betty) of Moncks Corner and Clair Orvin (Cindy)
of Pinopolis; 11 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her first
husband, John Wilbur Riley.She was a former member of Bethany United Methodist Church of
Summerville and more recently of the First Presbyterian Church of Moncks Corner.
Arrangements by Parks Funeral Home, Inc., 130 West 1st North Street, Summerville, SC 29483.
Wilma Wrenn "Nuke" Orvin, 79, of St. Stephen, SC, a retired mender and weaver supervisor for
Albany Felt, died July 6, 2006, in a North Charleston hospital.The funeral was held 3 p.m.
July 9 in the Chapel of the Dial-Murray Funeral Home, Moncks Corner. Interment followed in
Sunset Memorial Cemetery, St. Stephen.
Mrs. Orvin was born Dec. 4, 1926, in Harristown a daughter of James H. Wrenn, Sr., and Wila
Mae Wilson Wrenn. She was the former owner and operator of Orvin's Restaurant. Mrs. Orvin
was preceded in death by two sons, Butch and Billy Croft and a great grandchild, Kymberly
Yarbrough-Wells.
Surviving are her husband, Oliver J. Orvin; a daughter, Patsy E. Langley and her husband,
Billy, of St. Stephen; a son, Scott F. Yarbrough and his wife, Lynne, of St. Stephen; a
brother, Pete Wrenn and his wife, Sandra, of Mt. Pleasant; six grandchildren and eleven
great grandchildren.Pallbearers were Eddie Brown, John Clark, Nelson Floyd, Bobby Hoffman,
Kenny Mitchum, and Johnny Rivers. Honorary pallbearers were Fletcher Barnette and William
Guerry.
OTT, VINCENT CLEMENTS
12 April 1954
POB: St. Johns, Newfoundland
Father: Eugene R. Ott
Mother: Vida Lee Lewis Ott
Education: Graduate of North Charleston High School
Baptist College at Charleston
Trident Tech, studying Heat and Air Conditioning
Occupation: President & partner in Ott Dist. Co.
Sing Heating & Air Conditioning
Religion: Portside Baptist Church, treasurer
Hobbies: Charleston Chapter of the Amateur Radio Operators-President
North Charleston Rotary Club-Treasurer and member
DOD: 19 Nov 2002, Tuesday
Surviving:
Spouse: D. Kay Coker Ott of Goose Creek, Berkeley, SC
Mother
Step-mother: Freda Turner Ott of North Charleston, SC
Sons: Rev. Robby (April C.) Ott of Marion, SC
Stewart Ott of Goose Creek, Berkeley, SC
Grandson: Bryson Robert Ott of Marion, SC
Aunts, nieces, nephews
Services: 23 Nov 2002, Saturday, in Lightsey Chapel, Charleston,
Southern University North Charleston, SC
Burial: will follow in Carolina Memorial Park
J. Henry Stuhr, Inc. Greenridge Road Chapel.
[Source: The Post & Courier Newspaper, 22 Nov 2002, Friday.]
Joshua Prentiss Overstreet, 22, of Eutawville, SC, a self employed hardwood floor
installer, died Friday evening in Berkeley County.
The funeral will be 7:00 PM this Monday evening, Oct. 2, 2006, in the CHAPEL OF
DIAL-MURRAY FUNERAL HOME, MONCKS CORNER. Friends may call at the funeral home
from 5:30 PM until the hour of service.
Josh was born May 8, 1984, in Charleston, SC, a son of Mary Burrows Overstreet
and Donald A. Driggers, Sr. He was a member of the Manning Church of God and
attended Palmetto Land Baptist Church, Summerville. He was preceded in death
by his grandfather, Pete Burrows.
Surviving are, his mother of Camden; his father of Ocala, FL; his fiancée,
Stacy Pressler of Eutawville; a daughter, Breanna Lynn Overstreet of Eutawville;
a son, Jordan Prentiss Overstreet of Eutawville; two sisters, Paula Ramsey and
Mindy Rawls both of Camden; two brothers, Donald A. Driggers, Jr., of Summerville
and Barry M. Driggers of Bonneau; his grandmother, Ann Burrows of Eutawville; his
aunt, Beth Dorman of Moncks Corner; and his uncle, Buddy Burrows.
Vera "Penny" Owens, age 79, of Moncks Corner, S.C., wife of Clyde
S. Owens, entered into eternal rest on April 3, 2006, at
a local hospital after succumbing to a long illness. Funeral services
were held April 6 at 11 a.m. in Carolina Memorial Funeral
Home Chapel. Entombment followed at Carolina Memorial Park.
Survivors include her husband of 61 years, Clyde S. Owens; daughters,
Brenda Owens Coward of Goose Creek
and Janet Owens of North Charleston; a sister, Susan McClellan of North
Charleston; and grandchildren, Cheryl
Coward Kubowicz, James "Jody" Coward, Bill Stacy, Erin Coward, Shaun
Stacy, and great-grandchild, Ryan Kubowicz.
Mrs. Owens, born Jan. 10, 1927, in Barnwell County, S.C., was the
daughter of Martin Franklin Grubbs and Maggie
Tucker Grubbs. Mrs. Owens was a homemaker and a Baptist. She was a
member of First Baptist Church of Moncks
Corner. Vera will be sadly missed by all whose lives she touched with so
much love and wisdom. The family expresses
sincere appreciation for the following caregivers: Southern Care
Hospice, Saint Francis Hospital, Roper Berkeley HealthCare, family and
friends.
Arrangements by Carolina Memorial Funeral Home, North Charleston,
S.C. Online condolences may be sent to the family via
www.carolinamemorial.com