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Thursday, 15, grandchildren; 3 and five Mrs. of of of of of of of of grandchildren; and 71 a First Baptist Greenhille Nets- March OBITUARIES Death List On Page 2 Earl "Jack" Dill GREER Funeral services for Earl "Jack" Dill, 82, of Rt. 4, Greer, who died Tuesday, will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, with burial in the church cemetery. Mrs.

W. H. Saxon Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie Price Saxon, 55, of 21 Lindsey who died Tuesday, wife of W. Horace Saxon, will be Thursday at 2 p.m.

at Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, with burial in Clear Springs Baptist Church cemetery near Simpsonville. Glenn Causey ANDERSON Glenn Eugene Causey, 53 of 2305 South McDuffie Trailer Park, died Wednesday. Born in Princeton, W. a son of T. T.

Causey and the late Blanche Higginbotham Causey, he was a veteran of World War II and a retired heavy equipment operator. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mildred Meadows Causey and a daughter, Miss Jeannine Causey of the home. Funeral plans will be announced by McDougald Funeral Home. Mrs.

James Sullivan GREENWOOD Mrs. Mattie Sullivan, 85, of 1076 Phoenix widow of James Elmore Sullivan, died Tuesday. Born in Hart County, Ga. a daughter of the late Joe and Delilah Fountain, she was a member of North Anderson Baptist Church. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs.

James Hardy of Baltimore, Mrs. Paul Lance of Greenwood, and Mrs. John Poore of Anderson; sons, Colie Sullivan of Greenville, Curtis Sullivan of Greenwood, and Artis Sullivan of Charlotte N.C.; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Kelley of Anderson Eula Mae Arnold of Greenwood: two brothers, Ira Fountain of Anderson and Howard Fountain of Pelzer; 36 grandchildren; and 28-greatgrandchildren. Funeral services will be Thurs.

day at 2:30 p.m. at Harley Funeral Home, with burial in Double Springs Baptist Church cemetery. G. C. McCelvey CARMEL George Calhoun McCelvey, 84, of Mt.

Carmel and York died Wednesday. Born in Mt. Carmel, a son of the late Patrick Louis and Eunice Mars McCelvey, he was a teacher, spending the majority of his career in the York County school system. In York he was a director of Southern Bank and Ttrust Co. and an elder in York Presbyterian Church.

He was associated also with the Transylvania Music Camp Brevard, N.C., was a veteran of World War I and received the Distinguished Service Cross and other citations. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Carrie M. Hester of Mt. Carmel and Mrs.

Floride M. Hester of Calhoun Falls. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church in Abbeville, with burial in Mt. Carmel Cemetery.

The body is at Parker -Payne Funeral Home in Calhoun Falls. The family is at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Pat Hester in Mt.

Carmel. Joseph C. Durham WESTMINSTER Joseph Durham, 43, of South Union community, died Tuesday. Born in Anderson County, was a son of William Murphy Durham of Westminster and the late Lillian Kelley Durham and a member of Rock Hill Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs.

Christine Thomason Durham: two sons, Douglas and Kenneth Durham of the home; four daughters, Mrs. Brenda Cater of Westminster, and Elizabeth, Jackie, amd Cathy Durham the home; 10 brothers, Herman Durham of Pendleton, Vernon and Felton Durham of Anderson, Hugh Durham of Sandy Springs, Frank Durham of Athens, Laffayate Durham of Rock Hill, and Morris, Hershel, Floyd and Lawrence Durham of Westminster; six sisters, Mrs. Eva Simpson and Mrs. Alma Buchanan of Anderson, Mrs. Euna Bryant of Jacksonville, Mrs.

Edna Gillihan of Atlanta, Mrs. Wilma Stewart of Walhalla and Mrs. Elsie Norris of Westminster. Services will be at Rock Hill Baptist Church in South Union community at 4 p.m. Thursday, with burial in the church cemetery.

The body is at Brown's Funeral Home in Seneca and will be placed in the church at 3 p.m. Thursday. FUNERAL INVITATION The friends and relatives of Mr. and Horace Saxon, Shirley Mickian, Mr. J.

Mr. T. Saxon, Saxon, Mr. Mar: Mrs. vin E.

Saxon, Roxie P. Thomas, Mr. Inez P. Jones, Price and Mr. Ernest Price are respectfully Mrs.

Annie P. Casey, Thomas invited to attend the funeral services conducted for Mrs. W. Horace Saxon to be McAfee Fun. in eral the Home at 2 p.m.

Thursday, Interment Chapel of the Thomas be in Clear Springs Baptist Thomas Church McCemetery, near Director. Simpsonville. Aten. Funeral grandchildren. Funeral services will be Thursday at p.m.

at Coronaca Baptist Church, with burial in Bethlehem Cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. Thursday. Harley Funeral Home. Paul Lesley EASLEY Funeral services for Jerry Paul Lesley, 72, of 301 Grigsby who died Tuesday, will be Thursday 3 p.m.

at Robinson Funeral Home, with burial in Westview Cemetery. Mrs. Marshal Bailey BALTIMORE. Md. Mrs.

Anto Johnson Bailey, 59, of Marshal Bailey, died Monday. Born in Laurens County, she was a daughter of the late John and Rosie Anna Johnson. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Sue Pearl Brown of the home; two sisters, Mrs. Emma Blakely of Laurens and Mrs.

Mary Annie Johnson of Baltimore, a brother, Howard Johnson of Baltimore. Funeral services will be Thursday in Baltimore, Beasley Funeral Home. Ervin M. Bolt ANDERSON Ervin M. Bolt, 67, of 2712 W.

Whitner died Wednesday. Born in Anderson County, a son of the late Gilliam and Rebecca Keasler Bolt, he was a member of Taylor Memorial Pentecostal Holiness Church and a retired paint contractor. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Eva Ramsey Bolt; a sister, Mrs. Raymond Axman of Anderson.

Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Sullivan-King Mortuary, with burial in New Prospect Baptist Church cemetery. The body is at the mortuary where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Mrs.

J. C. Buchanan GREENWOOD Mrs. Lillian Sanders Buchanan, 70, of Coronaca widow of John C. Buchanan, died Tuesday.

Born in McCormick County, a daughter of the late Henry Calvin and Mary Elizabeth Blackwell Sanders, she was a member of Coronaca Baptist Church. Surviving are three daughters, great- M. M. Mrs. and Compton Bebe Stroud of Coronaca and Mrs.

Ray Shorter of Aiken; a son, John C. Buchanan Jr. of Beaufort; 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at Blyth Funeral Home, with burial in Bethlehem Cemetery at Coronaca.

W. Calhoun NINETY "SIX Funeral services for Willie died a mes Calhoun, 69, who Tuesday were held Wednesday at 4 p.m. at Blyth Funeral Home, with burial in Greenwood Memorial Gardens. Horace E. Bridges BRENHAM, Tex.

Horace Eugene Bridges, 52, of Brenham, died Monday. Born in Lyman, S.C., he was a son of Mrs. Annie Gore Bridges and the late Oliver F. Bridges. Surviving also are his wife, Mrs.

Virginia Jones Bridges; two sons, Aaron Bridges Houston and Gene Bridges of Los Angeles, two daughters, Mrs. Lucy Boulden of Angleton and Mrs. Kathy Sanchez of Brenham; four brothers, Joe and James Bridges Bridges of of Grants, Duncan, N.M., S.C., Curs Dewey Bridges of Greer, S.C.; five sisters, Mrs. Lucille Brock of Whitmire, S.C., Mrs. Ruby Mitchell of Lyman, and Mrs.

Lois Murphy of Cope, S.C., and Mrs. Lila Owensby and Mrs. Betty Babb of Duncan; and five grandchildren. Funeral services and burial will be Friday in Brenham Mrs. P.

F. Martin WARE SHOALS Mrs. Sallie C. Martin, 91, of Rt. 1, Ware Shoals, widow P.

Furman Martin, died Wednesday. Born in Abbeville County, a daughter of the late John and Mahalia Blackwell Cochran, she was a member of Mount Gallagher Baptist Church. Surviving are a son, Walter L. Martin of Ware Shoals, four daughters, Mrs. Laurence Hagan of Greenwood, Mrs.

Ernest Edwards of Waynesville, N.C., Mrs. Leslie Green of Clearwater, and Mrs. Bertha Martin of Ware Shoals; two sisters, Mrs. Macie McNince of Ware Shoals and Mrs. Clarence Cook of Simpsonville; 1 3 greatgrandchildren.

Funeral services will be Friday at 3 p.m. at Mount Gallagher Baptist Church, with burial in the church cemetery, The body is at Parker-White Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Eugene Hawkins UNION Eugene Jennings Hawkins, 60, of Rt. 2, Union, died Wednesday.

Born in Union, a son of the late Joe and Della Hawkins, he was a member of Sardis United Methodist Church and a retired textile employe. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Nettie Greer Hawkins; and a brother, Phillip Sam Hawkins of Union. Funeral services will be Friday at 4 p.m. at Sardis United Methodist Church, with burial in Rosemont Cemetery.

They body will be at the home after p.m. Thursday and will be placed in the church after 3 p.m. Friday. S. R.

Holcombe Funeral Home. Mrs. W. L. Followell Mrs.

Clara Gertrude Followell, 78, of 4676 Largo Drive, wood, Ohio, widow of William Fidelis Followell, died Sunday night in Cincinnati, Ohio. Born in Greenville, she was a daughter of the late Homer and Gertrude Newman Long and was a member of Kenwood Baptist Church, Kenwood, Ohio. Surviving are a son, William E. Followell of Cincinnati, Ohio; a sister, Mrs. J.

H. Gaines of Greenville; two brothers, S. Harold Long of Atlanta, and William E. Long of Anderson, and two grandchildren. Graveside services will be Saturday at 2.

p.m. in Woodlawn Memorial Park. The body will arrive in Greenville Thursday, and will be at The Mackey Mortuary. The family will arrive in Greenville late Friday and will be at the 1 home of Dr. George W.

Smith, 1012 Parkins Mill Road. Ira H. Dunbar Ira Hudson Dunbar, 74, of 101 Conyers Park Place, died Wednesday. A native of Belton, son of the late Marion O. and Beulah Carter Dunbar, before his retirement, he was employed Woolc.

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Edgeworth F. Pace of Greenville. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, with burial in the Belton Baptist Church cemetery, Belton, The body is at the funeral home where the family will receive friends from p.m. Thursday.

of his Mrs. Roger Bailey, The family, is at the home 1105 Piedmont Park Taylors. Walter Meece SELMA, N.C. Walter Wendell (Meece, 79, died Mon- day. Born in Transylvania County, N.C., a son of the late J.

R. and Mattie Sims Meece, he was a retired lumberman and a Baptist. Surviving are four sons, Alton Meece of Goldsboro, N.C., Tommy Meece of Wilmington, N.C., and Arthur and Charles Meece of Selma, N.C.; three a sister, Mrs. Bessie Gravley of Dillon, three brothers, Newton Meece of Easley, Mack Meece of Kingsport, and Jeff Meece of Clarmont, Va. Funeral services will be Thursday at 11 a.m.

in Selma, N.C. Albert Batts Jr. EASLEY Albert, Edwin Batts 39, First died Wednesday. Born in Nashville, son of Albert E. and Helen Middleton Batts he was a graduate of Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, a veteran of the U.

S. Marine Your one stop for discounts member of Church of Easley and was director of industrial engineering at Alice Manufacturing Co. Surviving also are his wife, Mrs. Doris Victry Batts; three daughters, Miss Kendall Batts, Miss Anne Batts, and Miss Courtney Batts of the home; and a brother, Judson Batts of Atlanta. Funeral Plans will be announced by Robinson Funeral Home.

The body is at the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday. Mrs. D. L.

Holladay NINETY SIX Mrs. Bessie Gillis Holladay, 73, of 130 E. Main widow of David L. Holladay, died Wednesday. Born in Camden, a daughter of the late James Edward and Salley Hurst Gillis, she was a member of First Baptist Church.

Surviving are four sons, David D. Holladay of Sumter, Edward, Horace and Robert Holladay of Ninety Six; four daughters, Miss Debra Holladay of the home, Mrs. Virginia Penland of Ninety Six, Mrs. Gladys Myer of Saugertis, N.Y., and Mrs. Dorothy Bernini of Greenwood; three sisters, Mrs.

Golda Perry and Mrs. Azaleen Ellis of Lancaster and Mrs. Oleta McNaughton of Charleston; two brothers, Kendall Gillis of Charleston and, Raymond Gillis of Charlotte; grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral plans will be announced by Harley Funeral Home. The family is at the home of a son, Robert Holladay, 108 Whiten Ave.

Woo J. C. Kearse Dies At 79 In Bamberg Mrs. T. J.

Turner INMAN Funeral services for Mrs. Gertrude Jolly Turner, 72, of 30 Price who died Tuesday, wife of Thomas J. Turner, will be Thursday at 3 p.m. at Inman First Baptist Church, with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. CLINTON Funeral services for Mrs.

Mary Simpson McCoy, 77, of 109 E. Ferguson who died Tuesday, widow of Frank McCoy, will be Thursday at 4:30 p.m. at Elizabeth Street Church of God, with burial in Pinelawn Memory Gardens. The body will be placed in the church at 3:30 p.m. Funeral Home.

Ozell Simpson Mrs. Frank McCoy PRINCETON, N.J. Ozell Simpson of Princeton, died Sunday. Born in Laurens County, he was a son of the late Henry and Minnie Simpson. Surviving are his wife, Mrs.

Rosa Simpson of the home; two sisters, Mrs. Cora Meadows and Mrs. Ruth Simpson of Laurens; three brothers, Johnny, Ray and Mack Simpson of Laurens. Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at 31st Green Street Baptist Church in Princeton.

Beasley Funeral Home, Laurens. Miss Cindy Stevens PAULINE Miss Cindy Anette Stevens, 13, of Rt. 1, Pauline, died Wednesday. Born in Union County, a daughter of Gerald D. and Mary Sinclair Stevens, she was a member of West Springs Baptist Church and a student at Jonesville Elementary School.

Surviving also are a sister, Miss Tamie Stevens, of the home; brother, Brad Stevens of the home; and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Sinclair Sr.

of Buffalo, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Stevens of West Springs. Funeral services will be Friday at 4 p.m.

at West Springs Baptist Church, with burial in the church cemetery. The body will be at the home after 3 p.m. Thursday and will be placed in the church at 3 p.m. Friday. S.

R. Holcombe Funeral Home. Charlie L. Maybin PISGAH FOREST, Charlie L. Maybin, 76, of Rt.

1, Pisgah Forest, died Sunday. Born in Henderson County, N. a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson Maybin, he was a retired textile worker.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Edith Maybin; seven sons, Clyde Maybin of Michigan, Harold and Carroll Maybin of Greenville, S.C., Walter, Glenn and Fred Maybin of Pisgah Forest, and Lewis Maybin of Washington; a daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Edmonds of Greenville; a brother, Columbus Maybin of Tuckasegee, N.C.; two halfbrothers, Nathaniel and Alfred Maybin of Tuckasegee; a halfsister, Mrs. Vinnie Allison of Balfour, N.C.; 24 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Thursday at 11 a.m.

at Moody Funeral Home, with burial in Mount Olive Cemetery, Tuxedo, N. C. Alvin C. Dennis Sr. Alvin C.

Dennis Sr. of 409 Gower St. died March 11. Born in Greenville, he was a 'son of Mrs. Rosena Dennis of Simpsonville and the late James W.

Dennis. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Willis Mae Hood Dennis; three sons, Willie Lee, David H. and the Rev. Alvin C.

Dennis of Greenville; a daughter, Miss Patricia A. Dennis of the home; five sisters, Mrs. Lula Jackson of Columbus, Ohio, Mrs. Allean Barksdale of Greenville, Mrs. Juanita Pinson of Summerville, N.J., Mrs.

Annie Simpson of Mauldin, Mrs. Evelyn Dennis of Simpsonville; four brothers, Sylvester Dennis Asheville, N.C., Rasco Dennis of Greenville and Willie C. and the Robert Dennis of Simpsonville; four grandchildren. Funeral services will be Sunday at 4 p.m. at Reedy Fork Baptist Church, with burial in the church cemetery.

The body is at S. C. Franks Chapel of Remembrance where the family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Saturday. Thomas Sargent GREENWOOD Thomas Les.

ley Sargent, 75, of Rt. 3, Greenwood, died Wednesday. Born in Pickens County, a son of the late Jonathan and Nannie Garrett Sargent, he was a retired textile employe, a veteran of Warld War 1, and a member of Coronaca Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Bernice Elrod Sargent; two daughters, Mrs.

H. C. Fortson of Greenwood and Mrs. J. P.

Trotter Greenwood; three sons, Max Sargent of New Ellington, James T. Sargent of Anderson, and Eugene Sargent of Greenwood: three sisters, Mrs. Clarence McDowell of Columbia, Mrs. Lizzie Clemmons of Kings Mountain, N. C.

and Mrs. Emmie Sanford of Westminster; 'BAMBERG (UPI) Former (state Sen. James Carlisle Kearse Sr. of Bamberg died Wednesday at the Medical University in Charleston at the age of 79. Kearse served in the state House of Representatives from 1921 to 1925 and represented Bamberg County in the Senate from 1940 until his retirement in 1956.

Kearse, a native of the Kearse Community of Bamberg County, was born in 1893 and was a graduate of the University of South Carolina Law School. Funeral services were scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Bamberg with burial at the South End Cemetery. Kearse is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eunice John Kearse; a daughter, Mrs.

Jo Ann Kennedy of Batesburg; one Carlisle Kearse Jr. of Bamberg; and a sister, Mrs. George Sanders of Fairfax. HAMBURGER STEAK EASLEY The Three Twenty Volunteer Fire Department on Rt. 4, Easley, sponsor a hamburger steak per Saturday from 4 until p.m.

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