Donald "Country" Daniels

Donald Earl "Country" Daniels, 74, of Moncks Corner, retired electrician with Westvaco, widower of Joan Austin Daniels, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2013, at his home.

He was born in Alford, Florida, on September 4, 1938, a son of Earl Alex Daniels and Elvia Arlington Daniels Melvin.

"Country" was a member and Deacon of First Baptist Church of Moncks Corner and also a member of Berkeley Country Club. He attended public schools in Florida and South Carolina, where he participated in football and baseball. He graduated from North Charleston High School. "Country" was an avid golfer, fisherman and hunter. He had been a member of Wassamassaw Hunting Club.

Surviving are his daughter - Wendy Barnette and her husband, Mark, of St. Stephen; 3 sisters - Katrina Sorenson and her husband, Al, of San Diego, CA; Martha Veno and her husband, Leroy, of Summerville; and Elaine Poore and her husband, Billy, of Locust Grove, GA; brother - Ronnie Daniels and his wife, Donna, of Florida; granddaughter - Lisa B. Smith and her husband, Dennis, of Moncks Corner; 2 great granddaughters - Victoria Barnette and Paige Smith; 2 step great grandsons - Matthew and Nathan Smith; aunt - Audrey Hayes of NJ; brother-in-law Harry Austin and his wife, Sis, of Pinopolis; 6 nieces; 4 nephews; his companion, Linda L. Fincher; and many special friends. He was predeceased by a daughter, Vonda Lynn Daniels; step-mom, Louise Daniels and step father, Elmer Melvin.

A memorial service will be held in his honor in First Baptist Church of Moncks Corner, at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon, April 5, 2013, directed by RUSSELL FUNERAL CHAPEL, Moncks Corner. The family will receive friends at RUSSELL FUNERAL CHAPEL, Thursday evening, April 4, between 6 and 8 o'clock.

Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society, 5900 Core Road, Suite 504, N. Charleston, S.C. 29406; or to Odyssey Hospice, 5965 Core Ave., Suite 603, N. Charleston,S.C. 29406.