W. R.
Beach
Walterboro, Feb. 23 - W. R. Beach
of the Mount Carmel section died early Tuesday morning at the Esborn
infirmary, after an illness of several months. He had been treated
at his home, and was brought to the infirmary only the day before he
died. A sad feature of the death of Mr. Beach is that his wife is
critically ill at their home, no hope being entertained for her
recovery. Mr. Beach was in his 59th year, and was a faithful member
of Zion Baptist church, where the funeral services were held, in the
presence of a large number of relative and friends. The Rev. L. B.
Ackerman, his pastor, conducted the services. He leaves his widow
and ten children, four sons and six daughter, as follows: Ivy,
George, Ernest and Bill Beach; Mrs. Arthur Padgett, Mrs. Henry
Robertson, Port Tampoa, Fla., Mrs. Louis Lindey, Mrs. Percy Garris,
Misses Kate and Nettie Beach. Three brothers and two sisters also
survive. (The State February 24, 1922))
Tracy
Moorer
April 3d, Mrs. Tracy Moorer, wife of the late Major
Daniel Moorer, of St. George's Parish, Colleton District, in her
64th year. (The Charleston Mercury June 7, 1859)
Catherine Susannah
Roberts
At the residence of her father, near Walterboro, in
the 14th year of her age, Miss Catherine Susannah, daughter of Capt.
F. Roberts. (The Charleston Mercury October 4, 1859)
John Truluck Jr.
WALTERBORO - Mr. John H.
Truluck, Jr., husband of Myra Rosalind Preater Truluck, died
Thursday evening at Colleton Medical Center. He was 90. Mr. Truluck
was born in Sumter County, January 8, 1918, a son of the late John
Hinds Truluck, Sr., and Elizabeth Timmons Hicks Truluck.
He graduated from Clemson
University in 1938 with a B.S. in Architecture and became the
youngest registered architect in South Carolina at the age of 21.
His career lead him to Walterboro, where he was employed for Mr.
Perry Wilson. At the beginning of WWII, John enlisted in the Army
Air Corps, and attended flight school at Moorefield Air Base in
McAllen, TX, where he received his flight wings. He received his
fighter pilot training in Pensacola, and was then stationed in
Horsham, England with the 56th Fighter Group, 63rd Squadron of the
Eighth Air Force as a P47 Thunderbolt pilot. He flew 72 missions in
his plane, affectionately named "Lady Jane," and earned the status
of "Ace" with seven confirmed kills.
He later was transferred
from the European Theater of War back to the Walterboro Air Base,
where he was instrumental in the training of the Tuskegee Airmen. He
retired as a Captain, and was awarded many awards nd citations,
including the Distinguished Service Cross and the Distinguished
Flying Cross, both with Oak Leaf Clusters.
After the war, Mr. Truluck
remained in Walterboro, and married Jane McIlhennyn, his sweetheart
from flight school. He entered private practice as an Architect, and
over the years, was instrumental in the design and construction of
many of Walterboro's homes and businesses including the Hampton
Street School, the Library, Parker-Rhoden Funeral home, the City
Hall and early Court House renovations, and many of the older
schools throughout Colleton County.
Mr. Truluck was active in
retirement as well. He authored the book "The Way It Was" as well as
an informational booklet for schoolchildren and teachers called "The
History of WWII." He was actively involved with the Eighth Air Force
Museum in Pooler, GA, and was a member of Bethel United Methodist
Church in Walterboro. He was awarded the Order of the Palmetto
by Gov. David Beasley, and was recently honored by having a wing of
the new Veterans Victory House named for him.
Mr. Truluck was a farmer at
heart, and enjoyed gardening, and spending time outdoors. He was
known for his yearly Christmas display of Santa's Sleigh on the roof
of his home, a tradition that has taken place consecutively for the
last 47 years. He was a daily participant in the discussion of
issues, and the resolution of world and local problems, with the
"Coffee Club" at Hiott's Pharmacy in Downtown Walterboro. He was a
great man that will truly be missed.
In addition to his wife, he
is survived by a son, John Marshall Truluck, and wife Nancy, of
Pawleys Island, and three daughters, Janet T. Fox, of Georgetown,
Joye T. Marsh, and husband John, of Myrtle Beach, and Peggy T.
Cusick, and husband Phillip, of Pawleys Island.
There is one step-son, Greg
Spiegel, and wife Cynthia Copeland, of Pasadena, CA, and one
step-daughter, Lauren Marlis, of Hilton Head. Mr. Truluck has
five grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, and four
great-grandchildren . He was preceded in death by his first
wife, and the mother of his children, Jane M. Truluck.
Funeral services will be
held Sunday afternoon at 2:00 in the Bethel United Methodist Church,
with burial following in Live Oak Cemetery. The Rev. Dr.
Robert Nix will officiate. The family will receive friends at the
residence, 309 Woodlawn Street, Saturday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. In
lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made in his
memory to the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, 175 Bourne Ave.,
Pooler, GA 31322. PARKER-RHODEN FUNERAL HOME, 117 Paul Street, in
Walterboro, is in charge of arrangements. Visit our guestbook at
www.charleston. net/deaths. (Charleston Post & Courier
June 21, 2008 - submittted by Pat Sopko)
