Palmetto Funeral Home http://palmettofh.com en Archie Barron Ervin [05/11/1925 - 02/22/2012] Archie Barron Ervin, age 86, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at Hospice and Community Care in Rock Hill. Mr. Ervin was a long time member of both the Masonic Lodge and the American Legion in Fort Mill and served many hours as a volunteer for their events. He retired from Springs Industries after 22 years and was well loved in the Fort Mill community. Mr. Ervin enjoyed gardening, spending time with his family, and fishing. Preceding him in death are his parents, a brother, a sister and three step-children. Mr. Ervin is survived by his wife Joyce Ervin; two daughters, Margaret Ervin of Fort Mill and Barri Helms of Charlotte; four brothers, Baxter Ervin of Charlotte, Grady Ervin of Fort Mill, John Hubert Ervin of Fort Mill and Rev. David Ervin of Spartanburg; one sister, Polly Collins of Fort Mill; four grandchildren and five great grandchildren. A memorial service will be held 11:00 AM, Friday, February 24, 2012 at Palmetto Funeral Home with Rev. Carl Hunsucker officiating. Family will receive friends beginning at 10:30 AM. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Hospice and Community Care, 2275 India Hood Rd., Rock Hill, SC 29731 or St. John’s United Methodist Church, 130 Tom Hall St., Fort Mill, SC 29716

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]]> John Earl Jones [11/07/1915 - 02/20/2012] John Earl Jones, age 96, died early Monday morning at his home in Rock Hill, SC. Born in Arcadia, LA to Bertha Hays Jones and John Earl Jones in 1915, Mr. Jones was a long-time resident of Charlotte who moved to Rock Hill in 2010 to be closer to family. Mr. Jones is survived by his two sons, John E. Jones, Jr. (Gloria) of Rock Hill and William Pike Jones (Susan) of Charlotte. In 1940, Mr. Jones married Wilma Olivia Lee, and they were married for almost sixty-five years. He was a graduate of Louisiana State University with a degree in agriculture, a degree that he put to use as a lieutenant in World War II in the Philippines growing food for servicemen in the Pacific. When the war ended, Mr. Jones came back to Louisiana and worked as a county agent for the USDA. That work led to recognition by the Louisiana Farm Bureau and then on to North Carolina in 1953 to start North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company. Thus began a lifetime of service to others in the life insurance business in several states, culminating in his settling in Charlotte where he left management and became a personal producing General Agent with the Gulf Life Insurance Company, and then American General Life out of Houston, Texas. J. E. Jones and Associates was established in 1970, from which he retired in 2006. Mr. Jones was a Mason and an early member of the Kiwanis Club of Mecklenburg . He was instrumental in starting several other Kiwanis clubs in the Carolinas and served as the president of the Mecklenburg club and the Lt. Governor of the Carolinas Disrict. In addition to his sons, Mr. Jones is survived by his brother William Augustus Jones (Shumpert) of Ruston, LA; five grandchildren, John E. Jones, III (Tracey) of Fuquay Varina, NC; Julie Jones Agnew (Jake) of Charlotte; Olivia Jones Choplin (Arnaud) of Greensboro, NC; Jenny Jones Guidry (James) of Charlotte; David Godfrey Jones (Susan) of Raleigh, NC; ten great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. Mr. Jones was predeceased by his wife in 2005, his brother H. Richard Jones and Carroll G. Jones, both of Ruston. The service for Mr. Jones will be held on Thursday, Feb. 23, in the sanctuary at Providence Baptist Church at 2:00 PM with a reception to follow in the rotunda. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to Mecklenburg Kiwanis Charities (PO Box 33573, Charlotte, NC 28233) or to Providence Baptist Church (4921 Providence Road, Charlotte, NC 28211).

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]]> Charlie "Jazz" Aytch, Jr. [11/09/1945 - 02/18/2012] Charlie "Jazz" Aytch, Jr., age 66 of Charlotte, NC died on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Carolina Medical Center Charlotte. He was predeceased by his parents, Charlie Aytch, Sr. and Gather (Beamon) Aytch and a sister, Emma Jean Aytch. He is survived by one brother, Willie Earl Aytch and his wife, Helen of Charlotte; two sisters, Mary Aytch Brown and husband, Elijah, Sr. of New Bern, NC and Fabbie Aytch of Charlotte, NC. Also surviving, one special niece, Phyllis Aytch and friend, Sharon Evans both of Asheville, NC; one aunt, Minerva Evans of Walstonburg, NC and a special friend, Cleveland Franklin of Charlotte. Also, surving are two nephews, several nieces and host of cousins, and friends. A visitation will be held on Friday, February 24, 2012 from 7-9 pm at Palmetto Funeral Home, 2049 Carolina Place Drive, Fort Mill, SC. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 11:00 am at Crown Memorial Park, 9620 Rodney St., Pineville, NC 28134. Palmetto Funeral Home is assisting the family.

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]]> Harold Wayne Brown [10/26/1934 - 02/17/2012] Mr. Harold Wayne Brown of Indian Land, SC passed away at the age of 77 on Friday, February 17, 2012. Services for Mr. Brown will be held at a later date. The family requests donations be made in honor of Mr. Brown, to Alzheimer's Foundation of America at www.alzfdn.org

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]]> Jimmy L. Ford [04/13/1947 - 02/15/2012] Mr. Jimmy L. Ford of York, SC passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at the age of 64. He had served for 6 yrs in the U.S. Army; was a faithful member of the Harvest Baptist Church in Rock Hill and was employed for 28 yrs with Caraustar in Charlotte, NC. Jimmy is survived by his wife of 31 yrs, Barbara Rhyner Ford of the home; daughter, Kari Bitondo of Emmitsburg, MD; son, Richard Drum of York, SC; 3 grandchildren; sisters, Lynn Henry of TN and Gail Robanis of Rock Hill, SC; brother, Michael Ford of Rock Hill, SC Memorial service will be held Saturday, February 18, 2012, 2:00PM at the Harvest Baptist Church, Rock Hill, SC. Visitation with friends will follow the service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Harvest Baptist Church, 153 Miller Pond Rd., Rock Hill, SC 29732

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]]> Gregory Richard Zakrzewski [11/17/1925 - 02/11/2012] Mr. Gregory Richard Zakrzewski, 86, of Fort Mill, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2012. Born in New York City, Greg was the fourth of four children born to Grace and Peter Zakrzewski. New York City saw Greg’s growing up, schooling and marriage. After a stint in the Army, Greg went on to obtain a degree in Chemical Engineering from New York University. Greg married Helen Nikolow "Nicky" in 1949. Greg lived and worked in New York City, Bahrain, a tiny kingdom in the Persian Gulf, Ardsley, NY, Saudi Arabia and eventually Tega Cay and Fort Mill, SC. Greg and Nicky had four daughters: Joan Fesko, Stephanie Smith, Anne Rockwell, and Tania Payne. Greg retired at 59 to chase golf balls, dabble in the financial world, and volunteer for 15 rewarding years at the Museum of York County. After 46 years of marriage, Nicky died of cancer and in 1997, Greg married Helen Bardsley, a neighbor, fellow church and Vintage Club member. Helen had four children, and with Greg's four there is a goodly number of children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren between them. After 28 years of retirement, Greg recognized that life comes with its ups and downs. So in his words, he just says “So Long”. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, February 25th, 2012 at St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, Fort Mill, SC with a visitation following the service. Father John Giuliani, C.O. is officiating. The family requests in lieu of flowers that donations be made to the Building Fund, St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, 292 Munn Road, Fort Mill, SC 29715.

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]]> Judith Carol Vinyard [01/19/1948 - 02/10/2012] York – Mrs. Judith Carol Vinyard, 64, of York, South Carolina passed away during the early morning of February 10th, 2012 at the Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House after a 35 year battle with Multiple Sclerosis. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 pm on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at Palmetto Funeral Home, Fort Mill, SC – 2049 Carolina Place Dr., Fort Mill, SC 29708. Judy was born on January 19, 1948 in Kirksville, Missouri. She was raised in Missouri and graduated from Kirksville HS in 1966. Judy married James Vinyard of Ottumwa, Iowa on September 2, 1967 and gave birth to her two children, Cindy and Chris, soon thereafter. They moved to South Carolina in 1986 where she resided for the rest of her life. Judy enjoyed sewing, drawing and interior decorating. She decorated many of her own homes as a house maker. Later in life she enjoyed playing with her grandchildren. Judith was preceded in death by her father, Theodore Adams, and brother, Bruce Adams. She is survived by her husband, her mother, Lurene Adams, two children and her four grandchildren, Elizabeth, Cade, Grant and Marshall. All loved her dearly and will miss her. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Judy Vinyard Memorial at the Greater Carolinas Multiple Sclerosis Foundation. http://main.nationalmssociety.org /site/TR/Events/NCTChapter? pxfid=280986&fr_id=7442&pg=fund

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]]> Jada L. Houseton [  - 02/10/2012] Jada Lumsden Houseton age 55, died February 10, 2012. Originally from Youngstown, Ohio, Jada was predeceased by her parents, James Lumsden, Sr. and Elizabeth Lumsden Moore, brother James R. Lumsden and step father Alan Moore. Defining moments in her life were being the first African American head majorette at Rayen High School, earning a communication degree from Ohio University and working in radio in Charlotte at WPEG and WBT. Her career ended at Bellsouth yellow pages where she won the prestiges President's award for her work in advertisment. She will be remembered for her professionalism, wit and humor. She is survived by son, David Houseton (Ashley); daughter, Dawn Houseton; sister, Shandra Umazar (Lord); brother, Rudolph Lumsden and 5 beautiful grandchildren. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be at 5PM, Sunday, February 19, 2012 at Eastway Church of God, 1131 Eastway Dr., Charlotte, NC. Palmetto Funeral Service is serving the family.

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]]> Helen Massas [12/16/1923 - 02/08/2012] Helen Massas, 88, of Fort Mill SC passed away on February 8, 2012 at the Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House in Rock Hill SC. She was born in New York City to the late George and Angelique Dorros. She was predeceased by her husband Nicholas Stephen Massas, her son Philip Arthur Massas, her brother Leon G. Dorros and her sister “Kiki” Tzavaras. Although born in New York City, she lived and was schooled in Paris as a child, before returning with her family to NYC in 1937 to complete her education. 1943 was a busy year for Helen. She married, graduated from Hunter College, and had her first child all before the age of 20. She and her husband lived in Fort Lee NJ until 1973 where she was active in the PTA, chaired numerous charitable fund raisers, was President of the Ladies Philoptochos Society at the Church of the Ascension in Fairview NJ, all while raising three active children. After moving to Tucson AZ with her husband in 1973, she volunteered her services to her church and the local hospital. Helen, a woman of grace and elegance, had a wonderful sense of style and color. She earned her ASID designation while in AZ. Upon moving to Roanoke VA in 2003, she continued her volunteer hospital work. In 2006 she moved to Fort Mill SC and became a member of the St Nektarios Greek Orthodox Church in Charlotte NC. Helen also joined the New Southern Women Club where she was an enthusiastic participant in the Bridge, Stitchers, Out to Lunch and Socializers groups. She took an active interest in everyone and everything around her, always finding time to stop and talk to young mothers, complimenting them on the beauty of their children. Helen loved to garden, although confined in recent years to indoor plants and flowers. She loved animals, especially the birds and squirrels that frequented the backyard feeders. However, she and the house cat Gracie maintained a tenuous truce, occasionally broken by an accidental step on the tail, swiftly followed by a claw swipe. Helen is survived by her son Stephen Massas (Jayne) of Fort Mill SC, daughter Claire Pesin (the late Arthur Pesin, M.D.) of Scottsdale AZ, sister Dora Evans of Garden City NY, sister-in-law Marie Dorros of Tucson AZ; by grandchildren Melanie Volkers (Tim) and daughters Samantha and Allison, Philip J. Layfield (Christine) and daughter Campbell, Peter J. McDonough (Debra) and children Jadyn, Quenten and Malcolm, Nicholas S. Massas (Jim) and son Jackson, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. The family wishes to thank the doctors, nurses and staffs of the Laurels Assisted Living Center of Pineville, CMC-Pineville, and Hospice & Community Care of Rock Hill for the loving and excellent care they provided. Viewing will be at the Palmetto Funeral Home, Fort Mill, on Thursday, February 9, 2012 from 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM with the Trisagion Service at 2:30 PM. Funeral service will be held at St. Nektarios Church on Friday, February 10, 2012 at 1:00PM. Interment will be at Brookside Cemetery in Englewood, NJ. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice & Community Care, 2275 India Hook Rd., Rock Hill SC 29732.

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]]> Sonia Genoveva Pichardo [09/16/1938 - 02/05/2012] Sonia Genoveva Pichardo passed away February 5, 2012. Funeral service will be held 10:30 AM, Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, Charlotte, NC with interment in Crown Memorial Park, Pineville, NC. Family will receive friends from 6-9:00 PM, Monday, February 6, 2012 at Palmetto Funeral Home.

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