Doris T. Capps

NORTH CHARLESTON - Mrs. Doris Ferebee Traxler Capps of North Charleston, widow of Harris Milton Capps, passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2012. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at Eutawville United Methodist Church with Rev. J. Peter Belec officiating. Burial will follow in the Eutawville Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service beginning at 10 a.m. at the church. Born February 23, 1930 in St. George, Mrs. Capps was a daughter of the late Simeon Monroe Traxler and Louise Tillery Traxler. She was valedictorian of the Eutawville High School Class of 1946, and attended Lander College. Mrs. Capps retired from the Charleston Naval Shipyard as a supply specialist and was a Church member of Eutawville UMC, Cherokee Place UMC, Aldersgate UMC, and Cokesbury UMC. Doris was preceded in death by her husband, Harris Milton Capps, her youngest son, Robert David Capps, a brother, Sims M Traxler, and an infant sister. Surviving are sons, Harris (Frances) Capps of North Charleston, and Milton Capps of Nashville, Tenn.; six grandchildren; and five great grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Eutawville United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 362, Eutawville, SC 29048 or Mount Aloysius, PO Box 598 New Lexington, OH 43764 (Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded), or Cokesbury United Methodist Church, 4990 Dorchester Rd., North Charleston, SC 29418. A message of condolence may be written to family members at: www.avingerfh.com, or via mail to: The Capps Family, 5301 Barwick Rd, North Charleston, SC 29418.