Joe Lang Obituary

LANG, Joe ORANGEBURG, S.C. - Joe S. (Sim) Lang, 96, retired minister and mechanic, died Monday in a local hospital. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Friday, February 23, 2007, at Cannon Bridge Road Church of God in Cordova. Burial in Blackville Cemetery in Blackville, SC. The casket will be placed in the church one hour before the service. THOMPSON FUNERAL HOME, INC., in Orangeburg, is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Lang was born March 29, 1910, in Summerville, SC, to the late Joe L. Lang and Daisy Harmon Lang. He was a longtime resident of Summerville and lived in various places in both South and North Carolina. He was a retired minister, auto mechanic, and garage owner. Mr. Lang was married to the late Bessie Dangerfield Lang for 56 years. He was also preceded in death by three sons, Leon, Ted, and E.J. Lang; and a brother, Elias Lang. Survivors include four daughters, Mary Croft (Wesley) of Bamberg, SC, Ruby Crocker (Charles) of Summerville, SC, Rita Gartman (Bobby) of Orangeburg, SC, and Patsy Cheverie (Bob) of Summerville, SC; also by four sons, Oliver Lang (Josephine) of North, SC, Dewey Lang (Ann) of The Colony, TX, Bob Lang (Joyce) of Rock Hill, SC, and Richard Lang (Joan) of Wilmington, IL. Other survivors include two sisters, Myrtle Chesser of Ravenel, SC, and Rose Ann Harmon of Summerville, SC; 34 grandchildren; 72 great-grandchildren and 27 great-great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the residence and at the funeral home. Visitation will be held 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., Thursday, at Thompson Funeral Home, Inc., in Orangeburg. Memorials may be made to the Cannon Bridge Road Church of God, 127 Southwest Circle, Cordova, SC 29039 or to the Alzheimer's Association, Palmetto Chapter, P.O. Box 7044, Columbia, SC 29202. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.