TITLE:  Bennie L. Goethe, Jr.

SOURCE:  The Post and Courier

SUBMITTED BY:  The Post and Courier

FORMATTED BY:  Kim Grissom, Jun 2003

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GOETHE, JR., Bennie
Bennie L. Goethe, Jr., 70, of 182 Legare Road died Sunday at 
Walterboro Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday 
at Old St. George Baptist Church with Rev. Tim Cook and Rev. Steve 
Kittrell officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. 
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Bryant Funeral Home. 
Pallbearers are Frankie Fralix, Lanier Fralix, David Wimberly, Gerald 
Saulisbury, Gary Connelley and Larry McAlhaney. Honorary Pallbearers 
will be former Deacons of Old St. George Baptist Church. Mr. Goethe 
was born August 23, 1931 in Smoaks, S.C., a son of Inez Grimes Goethe 
and the late Bennie L. Goethe, Sr. He worked as a welder (millwright) 
and was the owner of Engineered Feeding Equipment Co. in Branchville. 
Mr. Goethe was a member of Old St. George Baptist Church, he served as
chairman of the Board of Deacons, Sunday School Teacher and was a 
graduate of Smoaks High School. He was pre-deceased by a sister Joan 
Goethe. Surviving are his wife, Ollie Mae (Polly) Weathers, Mother, 
Inez G. Goethe, Smoaks, S.C., 2 Sons, Michael L.(Ann) Goethe, St. 
George and Randy M.(Pam) Goethe, Reevesville, S.C., 2 Daughters, Mrs. 
Gary (Teresa) Sullivan of Reevesville and Charlotte G. Brownlee, St. 
George, S.C.; 1 Brother, David L. Goethe, Smoaks, S.C. 10 
Grandchildren: Philip, Tracy, Erica and Ashley Goethe of St. George; 
Justin and Lauren Goethe of Reevesville; Chris and Gregory Rice of 
Reevesville; Russell Sullivan of Columbia and Tyler Brownlee of St. 
George. (Published Oct 2, 2001)
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