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EXHIBIT 23.1
Tourville, Simpson & Caskey, L.L.P.
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Columbia, South Carolina
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the inclusion of our report dated January 26, 2000
(except as to the notes to the financial statements, as to which the date is
September 15, 2000) on the financial statements of Sun Bancshares, Inc., at
December 31, 1999 and for the period then ended, in the Form SB-2 Registration
Statement as filed by Sun Bancshares, Inc., under the Securities Act of 1933 and
the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in the same Form SB-2
Registration Statement.
/s/ Tourville, Simpson & Caskey, L.L.P.
Tourville, Simpson & Caskey, L.L.P.
Columbia, South Carolina
September 15, 2000
