8, I Anderson Independent Mail. Thursday, October 9. 1997 DEATHS Ray Abernathy CLEMSON, S.C. A. Ray Aber.
nathy, 87, of 16. Birch Place, died Wednesday, Oct. 8. 1997, at the Anderson Area Medical Center. Born in Hiddenite, N.C., he was a retired professor of Environmental Systems of Engineering at Clemson University and a U.S.
Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a 1953 graduate of Lenoir Ryne College, received a masters degree from UNC Chapel Hill in 1959 and a Ph.D from UNC Chapel Hill in 1963. He was a member of the Clemson United Methodist Church where he was also a member of the church choir. Surviving are his widow. Kathryn Millsaps Abernathy of the home; son.
David Ray Abernathy of Seattle, daughter, Jane Abernathy Ovenden of Columbia: brother, the Rev. William E. Abernathy of Columbus, Ohio; and two grandchildren. He was a son of the late Victor A. and Elizabeth Medford Abernathy.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Clemson United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends at the church immediately following the service. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorials may be made to A. Ray Abernathy Fellowship Fund.
P.O. Box 1889. Clemson, S.C. 29633-1889 or the Clemson United Methodist Church. Duckett Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Clara Benjamin Alexander ROYSTON, Ga. Clara Benjamin Alexander, 84, of 599 Daniel died Tuesday, Oct. 7, 1997, at Cobb Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Mack's Funeral Home of Hartwell. Ruth Elizabeth Geer Allen Ruth Elizabeth Geer Allen, 48.
of 617 W. Pinedale Road, Anderson, S.C., died Monday, Oct. 6. 1997, at her home. Born in Anderson, she was a member of Wilson Calvary Baptist Church, where she was a member of the senior choir and usher board.
She was employed by Ryobi for 27 years. Surviving are her husband, James E. Allen; daughter, Janette Maria Allen of the home; sons, Gregory Tyrone Allen of the home and Kendell Devarius Harkness of the home; her mother, Mary Lucille Pressley Geer: sisters, Lydia Ann Cowans and Betty Harrison, both of Anderson. She was the daughter of the late Frank Geer. Graveside services are at 11 a.m.
Friday at Westview cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The family is at the home. Johnson Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
James "Jim" Anderson NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. James "Jim" Anderson, 74, of New York City, N.Y., formerly of Easley, S.C., died Thursday, Oct. 2, 1997, New York. Born in Anderson County, S.C., he was a former member of New Mount Pisgah Baptist Church. Surviving are his widow, Frances Jones Anderson of the home; daughter, Debra Anderson of New York; brothers, Edward Anderson, Julius Anderson and Charles Anderson, all of Easley, S.C.; and sisters, Maude Smith of Greenville and Rebecca Sizer of New York.
He was a son of the late Louie and Daisy Day Anderson. Services are at 10 a.m. Friday at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in New York City, N.Y.; burial will also be in New York. The family is at the home. 2541 7th Ave.
18-K, New York City, N.Y. 10039. S.C. Franks Chapel of Remembrance of Liberty is in charge of the arrangements. Helen Wilbanks Becknell SENECA, S.C.
Helen Wilbanks Becknell, 67, of 112 Brookwood Drive, died Monday, Oct. 6, 1997, at her home. Born in Newry, S.C., she was a member of Parkway Baptist Church and worked in textiles. Surviving are her husband, Ralph Becknell of the home; son, Tim Becknell of Seneca; daughter, Lana Dale Ornitz of Kingsport, her mother, Marie McCall of Seneca; brother, Nelson Mack Wilbanks Jr. of Belton; sister, Ruth Marcus of Anderson; and two grandsons.
She was a daughter of the late Nelson Mack Wilbanks and preceded in death by a sister, Blenda Bell Wilbanks, and brother, Clarence Franklin Wilbanks. Services are at 11 a.m. Thursday at Brown-Oglesby Chapel by the Rev. Howard Suttles; burial will follow in Oconee Memorial Gardens, Seneca. The family is at the home and will receive friends one hour prior to the service Thursday.
Jean Mitchell Blondell LAVONIA. Ga. Jean Mitchell Blondell. 63, of 517 Greenleaf Drive, died Wednesday, Oct. 1997, at her home.
Born in Gloucester, England, she was a homemaker and a member of the Faith Presbyterian Church in Lavonia. Surviving are her husband. Alvin Adrian Blondell of the home: daughters, Yvonne Adrian Firth of Lavonia. Sharen P. SexC.
ton of Lavonia. and Linda Saunders of Fayetville, sons, Alvin James Blondell of Marietta and Robert Mitchell Blondell of Marietta: her mother, Violet Thomas Mitchell of England: sisters, Joyce Mitchell Burton of Nicholson. Christine Arkle and Patricia Mitchell Groves, both of Brighton. England; brother. James Mitchell of Brighton.
England: eight grandchildren: and two great -grandchildren. She was a daughter of the late James William Mitchell. Services are at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Faith Presbyterian Church in Lavonia by the Rev. Dr.
Joe Renfroe: burial will follow in the Toccoa City cemetery, Toccoa. The body will be placed in the church at 2:30 p.m. Saturday. The family is at the home and will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Hamby Weldon Funeral Home of Lavonia.
Robert "Shorty" Burdette Robert Lee "Shorty" Burdette, 73, of Street, Anderson, S.C., died Monday, Oct. 6, 1997, at Anderson Area Medical Center. Born in Oconee County, he was a veteran of World War IL. U.S. Army.
He was a retired employee with the Appleton Plant of J.P. Stevens and was of the Church of God Faith. Surviving are his widow. Lois Spearman Burdette of the home; daughters, Kathy B. Stancil of Anderson and Deborah Burdette of Whitten Center at Clinton: one granddaughter; one great grandson; brothers, Bobby Burdette of Neptune City, N.J., and George W.
Burdette of Anderson; and sisters, Louise Cobb Adams of Anderson, Inez B. Alewine of Anderson and Peggy B. Powell of Newport News, Va. He was the son of the late Marshall Cherris and Lizzie Edge Burdette and he was preceded in death by a son, Bobby Lee Burdette. Services are at 2 p.m.
Thursday in the chapel of Sullivan-King Mortuary by the Rev. Ira Croker; burial will be in New Silver Brook cemetery. The body is at the mortuary. The family is at the residence, 0 Street. Russell James Burress MOUNTAIN REST, S.C.
Russell James Burress, 88, of 117 Chatooga Lake Road, died Tuesday, Oct. 7, 1997, at the Oconee Memorial Hospital. Born in Milan, he was a retired manager with Safeway Stores, and was a Presbyterian. Surviving are his widow, Lillie Wall Burress of the home; and several nieces and nephews. He was the son of the late William and Ada Mays Burress.
Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Davenport Funeral Home chapel, Walhalla. The family is at the residence and suggests that memorials may be made to Mountain Rest Baptist Church, 9915 Highlands, 9915 Highlands Highway, Mt. Rest, S.C. Gerald Christian HARTWELL, Ga.
Gerald Howard Christian, 61, of 485 Old Reed Creek Road, died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 1997, at his home. Born in Anderson County, S.C., he was a body and fender repairman and a member of the Flat Shoals Baptist Church. Surviving are a daughter, Lynn Hill of Hartwell; son, Ray Christian of Hartwell; brothers, Boyce Christain, Johnny Christian and Bobby Christian, all of Hartwell and Kenneth Christian of Greenville, S.C.; sisters, Estelle Canady of Carnesville, Hazel Geddie, Myrtle Harris and Sadie Atkins, all of Lavonia; and two grandchildren. He was a son of the late Howard J.
and Ruby Scoggins Christian. Services are at 2 p.m. Friday at Mt. Olivet Church of God by the Rev. Wayne Durden and the Rev.
Sid Newell; burial will be in the Rehoboth Baptist Church cemetery, Bowman. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m. Friday. The body is at the Strickland Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.
The family is at the home. Evelyn Austin D'Oyley ORANGEBURG, S.C. Evelyn Austin D'Oyley, of Orangeburg, S.C., formerly of Liberty, died Saturday, Oct. 4, 1997, in Orangeburg. Born in Liberty, she was a member of Robinson Chapel United Methodist Church of Liberty, and had been affiliated with Trinity United Methodist Church of Camden, St.
Alban Church of Jamaica, N.Y., and Trinity United Methodist Church of Orangeburg. She was a graduate of South Carolina State University and had taught school in Greenville and Kershaw Counties and in New York. Surviving are a daughter, Sandye Spann of Orangeburg, and two grandchildren. She was a daughter of the late Robert Lee and Carrie Boggs Austin and was preceded in death by a brother. Nevin R.
Austin. Services are at 3:30 p.m. Friday at Trinity United Methodist Church of Orangeburg by the Rev. F.G. Everett and the Rev.
George Manigo; burial will be in Belleville Memorial Garden. The family is at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Spann, 1386 Belleville Road. Orangeburg, S.C.
29116. S.C. Franks Chapel of Remembrance of Liberty is in charge of the arrangements. Grace P. Drouet TOWNVILLE.
S.C. Lillie Grace Pharis Drouet, 89, of 200 Double Spring Road, died Wednes day, Oct. 8. 1997. at her home.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by The McDougald Funeral Home. The family is at the residence, 200 Double Springs Road. Townville. Ruby Pace Dyar SENECA. S.C.
Ruby Pace Dyar, 92, of 107 North Oak died Tuesday, Oct. 7. 1997, at Oconee Memorial Hospital. Born in Seneca, she was a member of Seneca Baptist Church. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.
She was the widow of John Dyar and a daughter of the late John Alonzo Pace and Gertrude Amica Pace. Graveside services are at 11 a.m. Friday at Mountain View cemetery by the Rev. James P. Stokes.
There will be no visitation. Brown-Oglesby Funeral Home of Seneca is in charge of the arrangements. Emory Dykes Emory Dykes, 85. of 1005 Arnold Road. Anderson.
S.C., died Wednesday, Oct. 8. 1997. at his home. Born in Braxton, he was retired from Gerrish Millikin Company.
Surviving are his widow, Dorothy H. Bolt Dykes of the home; stepson, Jack Reid Bolt of the home; stepdaughters, Ann Hix of Anderson and Patsy Barnette of Anderson; brothers, Dykes and Fred Dykes of Greenville; sisters, Opal Carver of Greenville, Oryce Harper of Braxton, and Mary Dozer of Jacksonville, four grandchildren; and three great grandchildren. He was the son of the late Anderson and Addie Lewis Dykes. Graveside a services will be at 5 p.m. Thursday at Mount Tabor Baptist Church cemetery by Dr.
Ed Yeomans. The body is at Sullivan-King Mortuary and the family is at the home, 1005 Arnold Road. The family request that flowers by omitted. Inez Cross Emerson WEST UNION, S.C. Inez Cross Emerson.
wife of Robert Theadore Emerson. 88, of Foothills Retirement Center West Union, S.C., died Tuesday, Oct. 7, 1997, at the Mariner Health Care Facility, Seneca. Born in Royston, she was a Baptist. Surviving are sons, Harold Emerson and Waldo Emerson, both of Walhalla, and Alvin Emerson of Seneca; daughters, Mildred Stogner of Lancaster, Doris Miller of Pendleton and Carolyn Edwards of Seneca: 12 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
She was a daughter of the late Jim and Wally Landreth Cross. Services are at 2 p.m. Friday at The Davenport Funeral Home chapel, Walhalla, burial will be in the Oconee Memorial Park. The body is at the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.
The family is at the home of a daughter, Carolyn Edwards, 620 Shiloh Road, Seneca. Jacqueline R. Fuller PIEDMONT, S.C. Jacqueline Ruth Turner Fuller, 54. of 102 Southgate Circle, died Tuesday, Oct.
7. 1997. at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Thorpe, W.Va., she graduated from Pulaski High School in Virginia, and was a homemaker. She was an active member of Piedmont Wesleyan Church where she was in charge of the flower committee.
Surviving are a son, Dennis Trent Fuller of Easley; daughter, Denise Tamara Stewart of Pickens; stepson, Samuel Eugene Fuller Jr. of Williamston; stepdaughters, Patricia Ann Cantrell of Williamson and Cynthia Lynn Bolick of Atlanta; brothers, Randall Turner of Draper, and John Turner of Goodview. sisters, Lois Lane and Barbara Gosnell, both of Dublin, Cynthia Walker of Tilamoook, Penny Collins of Goodview, Jean Moran of Stow, Ohio, Mary Ellen Hutchison and Jo Anne Chappell, both Easley and Melissa Corvin of Walkertown, N.C.; four grandchildren; 10 stepgrandchildren; and one stepgreatgrandchild. She was the widow of Samuel Eugene Fuller and a daughter of the late Bud T. and Gertrude Dalton Turner.
She preceded in death by her stepparents, Harry and Virgie Anderson, and brothers. Coy Turner and Edward Turner. Services are at 2 p.m. Friday at Robinson Funeral Home chapel in Easley by the Rev. Sonny Bright and 1 the Rev.
Glenn Link: burial will be the Veteran's Garden of Honor in Robinson Memorial Gardens. 1425 Powdersville Road. Easley. The body is at the funeral home where the family will receive friends from to 8:30 p.m. 7 Thursday.
The family is at the home and suggests that memorials may be made to Coram Healthcare, 203-B Old Salem Road, Seneca, S.C. 29678. John Thomas Hardmon HARTWELL. Ga. John Thomas Hardmon.
72. of 26557 co*kesbury Highway, Hartwell. died Tuesday, Oct. 7, 1997, at the home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Mack's Funeral Home of Hartwell.
Ga. Esther Mae Hogan Esther Mae Hogan, 61, of 1312 S. McDuffie Anderson, S.C., died Sunday, Oct. 5, 1997, at her home. Born in Honea Path, she was a member of Mt.
Carmel C.M.E. Church. Surviving are her husband. Robert J. Hogan of the home: daughters, Diane Osby of Simpsonville, Brenda Brock and Sarah Williams, both of Anderson: sons, Ronald M.
Williams, Larry Williams. Terry Williams and Robert A. Hogan, all of Anderson: brother. Bobby Thompson of Anderson; 24 grandmother; and 1 12 great mother. She was a daughter of the late Rollin Thompson and Alma Smith Thompson Willis.
was preceded in death by a sister, Grace Butler, and brothers, Miles Evan Smith and James Thompson. Services are at 2 p.m. Friday at Mt. Carmel C.M.E. Church; burial will be in Westview cemetery.
The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Friday. The family is at the home. Johnson Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. A.D.
"Den" Hull CORNELIA. Ga. Arthur Denison Hull III, 66, of 292 Chenocetah Drive, died Tuesday, Oct. 7, 1997, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta.
He was born in Floyd County, and was a commissioner, ward one, city of Cornelia, retired city manager and a member of First Presbyterian Church of Cornelia Services Beasley, Inez Gravley Speed, 62. of the Warwoman Community, Route 1. Clayton, services are at 2 p.m. Thursday at Battle Branch Baptist Church by the Rev. Madison McCrackin and the Rev.
Carl Carpenter; burial will be in Pleasant Hill Baptist Church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Thursday. The family is at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Kathey and Harry Moore, of the Warwoman Community, Route 1, Clayton. Hunter Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Blackston, Ruby Dyar, of 518 Seneca Drive, Seneca, S.C., services are at 2 p.m. Thursday at Seneca Baptist Church by the Rev. James P. Stokes and Dr. Bob Ferguson; burial will follow in the Oconee Memorial Park.
The family is at the home of the daughter, 702 Quincy Road. Seneca. The family requests that memorials may be made to The Lila Doyle Nursing Care Facility, 298 Memorial Drive, Seneca, S.C. 29672. Brown-Oglesby Road of Seneca is in charge of arrangements.
Claridy, Delmar Lewis. 75, of 210 Pear Tree Lane, Pendleton, graveside services are at 2 p.m. Thursday at Hillcrest Memorial Park, Augusta, by the Rev. Dennis Sartain. The body is at The McDougald Funeral Home.
The family is at the home. Flowers are optional. The family suggests that memorials may be made to Lebanon Baptist Church, 5150 Gentry Road, Anderson, S.C. 29621. Heaton, Ella Sweezy, 94, of Salem, S.C., services are at 2 p.m.
Thursday at The Davenport Funeral Home chapel. Walhalla. The family is at the home. Holcomb, Miachlee Scott. 85.
of Baltimore, services are at 11:30 a.m. Friday at Wayland Baptist Church; burial will be in Rosemont cemetery. The family will receive friends at 11 a.m. Friday at the Church. Courtesy announcement of Foggies Home for Funerals Lee, Sara, 70.
of 1011 Secession, Abbeville. S.C., services are at 2 p.m. Saturday at Cypress Chapel A.ME Church in Abbeville by the Rev. James Speed; burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Garden. The family will receive friends at the home.
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Services are at 10 a.m. Friday at the First Presbyterian Church of Cornelia. Graveside services are at 4 p.m. Friday at Myrtle Hill cemetery in Rome, Ga. The family will receive friends at McGahee Griffin Funeral Home of Cornelia on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m.
The family is at the home. The family requests that flowers be omitted and suggests that memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church of Cornelia, P.O. Box 165, Cornelia, Ga. 30531. More Deaths, Page 11A In Loving Memory of Kenneth Dale Nichols Beloved Father, Son, and Brother Nov.
6. 1957 Oct. 9, 1994 I have leamed God will not forget to light his lamp. If we but wait for it. it will be lit.
A lighted lamp across the field and, lo! The one who came the hill road. has come Home. By: G.N.C. Dale. we love and miss you very much! Your Loving Family In Memory Of Ronnie Isom You made our load lighter, Our world brighter.
We came to give you encouragement, Yet in your struggles you were the encourager. No hope, no cure, no way-these were the words you heard But you marched on the beat of a Different Drummer." To the words of a dusty tent maker. wounded, yet walking like you, kept climbing on and upward. By the campfire he would tell his Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me.
"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why for Christs sake, I delight in weakness, in insults, and in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when am weak, then I am strong. so it was with you.
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Recalling favorite memories is what our hearts do best. There is never a day that passes that we don' think of you, happily remembering the good times we've shared. We love and miss you Your Loving Family In Loving Memory of Kenneth Dale Nichols Nov. 6, 1957 Oct. 9, 1994 Thinking of you always, Daughter Mom Dad Sister Brothers Grandmother Aunts Uncles Nieces Nephews 50 In Loving Memory Of Eleanor Vaughn Oct.
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