Dorcas Caples Obituary

CAPLES, Dorcas Mrs. Dorcas Elizabeth Caples, age 69, wife of James L. Caples, of North Charleston, SC, passed away in the early morning hours on Saturday, July 19, 2008 at a local hospital. Family and friends of Mrs. Dorcas Elizabeth Caples are invited to attend her funeral service on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 1:00 pm at Holmes Avenue Baptist Church, 4602 Holmes Avenue, North Charleston, SC. Burial will immediately follow at Carolina Memorial Park. A visitation will be held this evening, Tuesday, July 22, 2008 from 6:00 until 8:00 pm at CAROLINA MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME, 7113 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston, SC. Mrs. Dorcas Elizabeth Johnson Caples was born on August 11, 1938 to the late Mr. Percy Johnson and the late Donna Butler Johnson in Florence County, SC. She was employed for over 20 years at Texaco as an office assistant. She had been a member of Holmes Avenue Baptist Church since 1979 and was a Sunday School Teacher for many years. She was a devoted Christian woman and lived a life guided by God's principles. Mrs. Caples adored her family and loved to spend as much time with them as possible. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She will be sadly missed by all who knew her. Survivors include her husband, Mr. James L. Caples of North Charleston; one son, Louis 'Buddy' Caples, and his wife Kathy, of Hanahan; one daughter Wilma C. Howard, and her husband Carl L., of North Charleston; five grandchildren, Tonya Wright, Melody Seels, Donna Douglas, all of North Charleston and Jamie Caples and Tyler Caples of Hanahan; two great-grandchildren, Kayla Seels and Courtney Seels of North Charleston; one brother, Edward Johnson, and his wife Betty, of Ladson; and two sisters, Lorraine Brown of Mobile, AL and Miriam Horn of Oregon; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mrs. Caples was preceded in death by one infant sister, Mary Evelyn Johnson. Flowers will accepted at the funeral home or memorial contribution can be made in Mrs. Caples memory to Holmes Avenue Baptist Church, 4602 Holmes Avenue, North Charleston, SC. Online condolences can be made at our website, www.carolinamemorial.com. Funeral arrangements provided by CAROLINA MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME, 7113 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston, SC; 843-797-2222. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.