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THE TIMES AND DEMOCRAT I www.TheTandD.com LOCALSTATE 4A FRIDAY, IULY 16, 2004 OBITUARIES Baby dies after mother gives him methadone Baby Boy Alex Skylar Chavis set Hayes' bail at $75,000 on one charge of unlawful conduct toward a child. That felony charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. Methadone, a powerful narcotic, can be used to wean drug addicts from heroine or prescription narcotics. Used properly, methadone, is effective for its intended purpose. Ed Johnson, the adrninistrator of the Charleston Centers opiate treatment program, said.

But the drug can be dangerous if misused. Trey Hayes said his sister's child had been sick with pneumonia and, despite several visits to the doctor, he was not getting better. He said his sister used a small amount of methadone as a last ditch effort to ease her son's discomfort. "He was crying and crying, and she didn't know what to do," Trey Hayes said. "She didn't mean for her baby to die." His sister "is a really good person," he said.

"She didn't mean for this to happen." CHARLESTON (AP) A Charleston County woman is facing a charges after she told authorities she gave her 5-month-old son methadone to ease teething pain and he died. Jamie Danielle Hayes, 27, is a recovering heroine addict with a methadone prescription. Hayes brought her son, Matangi Carlos, to a Charleston hospital after he stopped breathing on April 7. She told doctors and later Charleston Police investigators -she had rubbed liquid methadone on her son's gums. But "amount of methadone in the child's system was far greater than the amount would have been had she simply been rubbing it on his gums," Charleston detective Sgt.

Michael Gordon said of autopsy reports that cast doubts on Hayes' story. Hayes sat quietly in Magistrate Linda Lombard's courtroom Wednesday afternoon as she waited for her bond hearing to start, staring at the floor and sobbing into her hands. Lombard 150 S.C. teachers get faulty scores on licensing exam John H. Canty John H.

Canty, of 147 Libra Road, Santee, died Wednesday, July 14, 2004. Funeral plans will be announced by Williams Funeral Home of Elloree. Friends may call at the residence and at the funeral home. Mrs. Fannie Mae Glover Gates Funeral services for Mrs.

Fannie Mae Glover Gates, 58, of 3598 McCords Ferry Road, Elloree, will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, July 17, 2004, at Canaan Baptist Church, Lone Star, with the Rev. C. Brown officiating. Burial will be in CHC Cemetery, Lone Star. Mrs.

Gates died Sunday, July 11. Williams Funeral Home of Elloree is in charge of the arrangements. Leslie Blaine Mullins Leslie Blaine Mullins, 13, of St. George, died Thursday, July 15,2004. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, July 16, in Mt.

Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, with the Rev. Jakie Walters and the Rev. David Mullins officiating. Survivors include her parents, the Rev. David Mullins and Anne Tomlinson Mullins; siblings, Christopher and Emily Mullins; maternal grandparents, Rev.

Rex and Ina Tomlinson; aunts; uncles; cousins; a loving church family at Mt. Zion Baptist Church; and many family friends. Bryant Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Hercules Thrower Hercules Thrower, of 8473 Old Highway 6, Santee died Thursday, July 15, 2004. Funeral plans will be announced by Williams Funeral Home of Elloree.

Friends may call at the residence and at the funeral home. Robert Watson Robert L. Watson, of Denmark, died Wednesday, July 14, 2004, at The Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, July 18, at St. Matthews Church of Deliverance, 17 Peach Drive, Denmark.

Burial will be in Denmark Community Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m., Saturday, July 17, at Leb- by Funeral Home in Denmark. Fnends may call at the home of his sister, Betty Watson, 169 Laurel Denmark. Mrs. Earth a 'Betty' Jacques Mrs.

Eartha "Betty" Jacques, 59, of 1606 Pineland Vance, died Thursday, July 15, 2004, at The Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Eutawville Community Funeral Home, Eutawville. Willie Patrick Willie Patrick, 65, of 5892 Daily Road, Denmark, died Thursday, July 15, 2004, in University Hospital, Augusta, Ga. Funeral services will be announced by Carroll Mortuary of Bamberg. Friends may call at the residence.

Happy Birthday In Heaven Mother 1 Eliza Walters To Our Mother Most of all the other beautiful things in life come by twos and threes, by dozens and hundreds. We count the stars by thousands, the birds and the flowers too. Plenty of roses, sunsets, rainbows, brothers and sisters, aunts and cousins, but only ONE MOTHER IN THE WIDE WORLD. Sadly Missed By, Daughters, Grandchildren, Great-Grandchildren, Son-in-laws, Family and Friends Johnny L. Brunson Funeral services for Johnny L.

Brunson, 70, of fcutawvule, will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, July 17, 2004, at St. James AME Church, Lutawville, with the Rev. Wayne Shaw officiating. Burial will be in Unity Baptist Church Cemetery, Eutawville. Mr.

Brunson died Sunday, July 11, at Laurel Baye Healthcare in Orangeburg. He was born March 31, 1934, in Holly Hill, a son of the late Johnny and Tina Brunson. Survivors, include one daughter, Diane Brunson of Eutawville; seven sons, Bobby Brunson of Eutawville, Johnny Brunson Jr. of Moncks Corner, Willie (Laura) Brunson of Harleyville, Joe Nathan Brunson of Holly Hill, Richard Brunson of Fayetteville, N.C., Clyde Jenkins of Maryland and Jay White of Queens, N.Y.; three adopted daughters, Julia Evans of Eutawville, Martha Ladson and Mary Brown, both of Philadelphia, four sisters-in-law; seven brothers-in-law; 40 grandchildren; and 32 greatgrandchildren. Eutawville Community Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Vance Jomal Davis Vance Jomal Davis, 29, of 189 Podium Road, Cordova, died Wednesday, July 14, 2004. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, July 17, at Glover's Funeral Home Chapel, Orangeburg, with the Rev. Julius Guinyard officiating. Burial will be in Heavenly Rest Cemetery, Cordova. Mr.

Davis was born July 3, 1975, in Bronx, N.Y., a son of Vance Davis and Beulah K. Davis. He was a graduate of Denmark Technical College and was employed at Trinity Industries and Afro-D-Siacs Beauty and Barber. Survivors include his wife, Juanita F. Davis of the home; four children, Arianna L.

Davis of the home, Tyreke Davis, Dei jhane Davis, and Jomaria Davis, of Orangeburg; his mother, Beulah K. Davis of Orangeburg; his father, Vance Davis; mother-in-law and father-in-law of Cope; three nieces; aunts; brothers-in-law; one sister-in-law; and a host of cousins, other relatives and friends. Friends may call at the residence and at Glover's Funeral Home. Deadlines Deadlines for submission of obituaries will be 6 p.m. daily, although funeral directors are encouraged to submit between noon and 4 p.m.

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The Ttmee and Democrat is a member of the Audit Bureau ot Circulations Sunrise Sunset 5-5-1902 7-16-1989 Mrs. Mary Ruth Dantzler Carr-Hill Graveside services for Mrs. Mary Ruth Dantzler Carr-Hill, 61, of Queens, N.Y., will be held at 4 p.m., Friday, July 16, 2004. Mrs; Carr-Hill died Friday, July 9, at her residence in Queens, N.Y. She was born April 21, 1943, a daughter of the late Columbus Dantzler and the late Ruth Williams Dantzler.

She was a beloved mother to her children and grandchildren. Survivors include her husband, Arthur Hill; children, Curtis Alexander Carr, Evelyn Renee Carr-Claudio, Cynthia Denise Carr-Darrington, Tal-madge David Can, and a son, Leroy Dantzler, who was raised and adopted by Hazel Baker; grandchildren, Tyrone Nathiel Carr-Douglas, Lance Amos Carr-Douglas, Jonathan Thomas Carr, Brandon Steven Carr-Douglas, Aaron Tyler Carr; and two favorite and beloved sons-in-law, David Claudio and David Darrington. Friends may call at Glover's Funeral Home, Orangeburg. Lisco Gavins Lisco Gavins, 59, of 2763 Toney Bay Road, Holly Hill, died Sunday, July 11, 2004, at The Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, July 17, at Briner Christian Church in Holly Hill, with the Rev.

Gralin N. Hampton officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Gavins was born November 23, 1944, in Holly Hill, a son of the late Causey Gavins and Josephine Gilliard Gavins.

He grew up in Holly Hill and attended the public schools there. In 1978 he moved to Miami, where he was employed as a receiving clerk at Malone and Hyde Company until 1991. He was a member of Briner Christian Church. He was predeceased by a daughter, Mrs. Geraldine Kearse.

Survivors include two sons, Earl Gavins of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Wesley Gavins of California; one daughter, Ms. Ladonna Gavins of Germany; three sisters, Mrs. Mary A. (David) Walters of Holly Hill, Miss Dorothy Walters of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Mrs. Amy Gavins of Miami, and one granddaughter.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at Shuler-Marshall Funeral Home, Holly Hill. Friends may call at the residence and at the funeral home. Iale )mi Inquiries Inquiries for Cards of Thanks and In Memoriams should be made to the advertising department at 536-4607. Online Obituaries can be read online at www.TheTandD.com.

WcrU's Crestsst IWsni You left us so suddenly. However, we know you are in a heavenly place in which you lived and prepared for everday of your life. Mother Jessie Mae Wright Sunrise Sunset September 1.1, 1920 July 16, 2002 Happy Birthday in Heaven Missed So Much By Your (Loving Children, Grandchildren And Church Family MA SB 3 i i i I 1 A Graveside services for Baby Boy Alex Skylar Chavis, of 333 snapdragon Cope, will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 17, 2004, in Bethel Cemetery near Fairfax, with the Rev. Grady Corder officiating. Pallbearers will be Richard Skowron and Clyde Williams.

Baby Chavis died July 13, at The Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. He was born July 13, 2004, a son of Bnan Allen Chavis and Crystal Marie Skowron. He was preceded death by a grandmother, Karen Skowron. Survivors include his parents of Cope; maternal grandiather, Richard Skowron of Cope; pa ternal step-grandfather, Clyde Williams of Cope; paternal grandmother, Faye Chavis of Cope; paternal step-grandfather. Bo McBratnie of Branchville; maternal great- grandparents, Janie and Richard Skowron, both of Cope; paternal great-grand mother, Juanita Chavis of Or angeburg; one aunt, Holly Skowron of Cope; two uncles, Josh Chavis and Travis Chavis, both of Cope.

Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m., Friday, at Thompson Fu neral Home, Inc. in Orange burg. Friends may call at the residence, 333 Snapdragon Cope, and at the funeral home. Deacon Peter Green Funeral services for Deacon Peter. Green, 80, of 153 Kriscross Drive, St.

Matthews, will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, July 17, 2004, at Shiloh Baptist Church, Belleville Road, Cameron, with the Rev. W.J. Williams and the Rev. James K. Tucker officiating.

Burial will be in Belleville Memorial Gardens. The casket will be placed in the church at noon. Deacon Green died Sunday, July 11, following an extended illness. He was born January 24, 1924, in Calhoun County, a son of the late fleming and Annie Mae Green. He was educated in the public schools of Calhoun County.

Upon completing his education, he entered the U.S. Marine Corps and served his country in World War II. Following his honorable discharge, he settled in Orangeburg and was employed by South Carolina State College for 30 years and Claflin College for 21 years. He was a faithful servant to our Lord. At an early age he became a member of Shiloh Baptist Church and later became a member of Union Chapel Baptist Church.

He served as a deacon to both congregations for 60 years, touching many lives across the Midlands. He was preceded jn death by his wives, Mary Jane Green and Jannella Hook Green; a daughter, Shirley Ann Green; and a son, Joe Louis Green. Survivors include five sons, George Allen (Emma) of Orangeburg, Robert Lee of Chattanooga, Ross (Maxine) of Fayetteville, N.C., Patrick and Curmise of Orangeburg; two daughters, Phermella Tul-lock (Ferlondo) of Fountain Inn, and Karen Myers (Kenneth) of Orangeburg; one brother, Thomas Green (Mary Ann) of Orangeburg; four sisters-in-law; four brothers-in-law; and a host of nephews, nieces, grandchildren, greatgrandchildren; great-greatgrandchildren and friends. Friends may call at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Karen (Kenneth) Myers, 1739 Coulter Road, Jamison community, and at Bethea's Funeral Home of Orangeburg.

In loving Memory of Willie Lee McMichael Sunrise Sunset 11-15-1925 7-16-1985 Deep in our hearts your memory is kept, to love and to cherish and never forget. Memories are treasures no one can steal, death leaves a wound no one can heal. God sent His Angels and took you away. Please Dear God, tell him we love and miss him more each day. Sadly Missed By, Wife Mary C.

McMichael Daughters Mary M. Dash Rosa M. White, Son-In-Law, Grandchildren, Sisters, Brother, Nieces and Nephews COLUMBIA (AP) A grading error by a national testing company caused 150 South Carolina teachers to think they had failed a professional licensing exam when they actually had passed, state education officials said Thursday. The Educational Testing Service reported incorrect scores to 4,100 people acros's the nation who took the licensing exam between January 2003 and April 2004, delaying or preventing some teachers from getting jobs, the testing company said. ETS, a private company that adrninisters more than 12 million tests worldwide, began last week tracking down each person who received a faulty score to apologize and refund the $115 test fee and other expenses.

South Carolina is one of almost 20 states that use the Praxis exam in question, which tests teaching and content knowledge of prospective educators of grades seven to 12. 1 South Carolina does not track employment status of teachers so officials with the state Education Department said they do not know how many teachers who re FOR THE Orangeburg County The following permits were issued in the Orangeburg County Administrative Centre. July 9-15 Teabitha Void, Santee, residential. Fred Fordham, Santee, commercial building. Isaiah Culler, Orangeburg, electrical.

Ricky Prezzy, Orangeburg, electrical. Courteenay Dantzler, Orangeburg, single wide mobile home. Eric Hubbard, Seneca, agriculture building. Marty Johnson, Eutawville, electrical. Paul Belesky, Santee, residential.

Bill Mack, North, commercial building. Timothy and Allison Fergerson, Orangeburg, single wide mobile home. Daris W. Roof, Lexington, double wide mobile home. Allen Riddle, Norway, storage shed.

Theresa B. and Larry J. Peters, Bonneau, double wide mobile home. Howard D. Smoak.

Branchville double wide mobile home. Diana Simpkins, Cope, gas. Eunice Kennerly, Orangeburg, electrical. James and Martha Cilmore, In Loving Memorv of 'M Beatrice McMichael Sunrise Sunset 11-14-1932 7-16-1997 God looked around his garden and saw an empty space. He then looked down from Heaven and saw your tired face, Though Heaven and earth divides us and the distance seems a lot; There's a flower that grows between us, the sweet forget-me-not.

Sadly Missed By, Aunts, Uncle Cousins ceived faulty scores may have lost jobs because of the error. There are likely few because the state gives teachers three years to earn a professional certificate, said Janice Poda, director of the state education agency's Division of Teacher Quality. Most of the middle and high school teachers who received faulty scores would have another chance to take the test before their jobs could have been at risk, education officials said. Poda said the Education Department began this week tracking down South Carolina teachers who received incorrect grades. The teachers will receive a corrected certificate.

ETS identified the error during a regular review of scores. The testing company found two groups of test-takers were given inappropriately stringent scoring on short-essay answers, said spokesman Tom Ewing. Panels of cunent or retired teachers are routinely hired by ETS to grade the tests, he said. ETS has also set up a hotline for those who took the test and have questions. It is 1-800-205-2626.

RECORD Santee, double wide mobile home. Jerome Benjamin, Eutawville, residential addition. Stuart Matthew Calloway, Lexington, single wide mobile home. Glenn Ehrhardt, Orangeburg, residential workshop. Charles S.

Busch, Rowesville, electrical inspection. Mildred G. Simkins, Orangeburg, single wide mobile home. John A. or Lauree J.

Felks, Bowman, single wide mobile home. Shauna L. Sprinkle, Orangeburg, single wide mobile home. Delana I. Rast, Orangeburg, single wide mobile home.

Cecilia and Clarence Goodwin, Eutawville, double wide mobile home. John Nixon and Chantel Weston, Eutawville, single wide mobile home. Blake Bolen, Orangeburg, farm pole shed. Jody Milhouse, Neeses, electrical. John Johnson, Santee, electrical inspection.

Jimmy K. Headden, Cordova, electrical. Jimmy K. Headden, Cordova, single wide mobile home. Nathaniel Washington, Santee, double wide mobile home.

Emma Gallishaw, Orangeburg, demolition. Beverly Garrick, Orangeburg, electrical. Arthur R. and Pamela G. Ross, Orangeburg, single wide mobile home.

In loving Memory of David B. Carter Happy 1" Anniversary in Heaven Sunrise Sunset April 11, 1955 July 16, 2003 Sadly Missed By, Mother Sallie Carter.