Irvin Ketchie

ANNA, Ill. -- Irvin C. Ketchie, 81, of North Charleston, S.C., formerly of Dongola, Ill., died Thursday, Nov. 15, 2001, in North Charleston.

He was born March 4, 1920, in Dongola, son of Henry L. and Ida Head Ketchie. He married Eleanor Brimm.

He was a member of the Old Fort Baptist Church in Summerville, S.C., and a former member of the First Baptist Church in Anna. He retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1967 as a master sergeant. In 1969, he moved to Charleston, S.C., and was owner and operator of Ketchie's Airline Operations at Charleston International Airport.

Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Janis DeWitt of North Charleston and Bobbye Heerboth of Webster Groves, Mo.; two sisters, Lela Casper of Anna and Lorraine Reecher of Lake Oswego, Ore.; and four grandchildren.

Friends may call from 4-7 p.m. Monday at Crain Funeral Home in Anna.

Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Scott Harner officiating. Burial will be in Friendship Cemetery.