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Index-Journal, Greenwood, S.C. Friday, March 25, 2016 4A empowering and not coddling. Robinson said about 300 people enroll in the program each year. are one of those best kept secrets in most school districts, but we have great support from our school she said. Robinson started working with adult education in 2010 as a part-time computer class instructor before becoming the secretary.

She then became the transition specialist where she also serves as a community liaison with local agencies that partner with the program to provide services. She has also worked with various non- profits and for her church. is a great honor, but the greatest measure is when I get a student who says, the big she said. Contact Mary Kate McGowan at 864-223-1812 or follow her on Twitter IJMK- McGowan. Obituaries Obituaries 864-223-1413 U.S.P.S.

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13 Wks. 26 Wks. 52 Wks 16.00 48.00 96.00 172.80 Saturday Sunday Only By Carrier 25.00 50.00 100.00 John Thomas Bryant CALHOUN FALLS John Thomas Bryant 71, of Calhoun Falls, SC, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at his home. He was born on July 19, 1944 in Calhoun Falls, SC, to the parentage of John Henry and Dorothy Mae Bryant. Big John, as he was affectionately known, was educated in the schools of Abbeville County.

He was a retired construction worker with GE in Greenville, SC. He was a faithful member of Glovers AME Church, Calhoun Falls, SC. John was also a long time and dedicated member of the Glovers Male Chorus, The Five Stars, and was also associated with the Traveling Har- monizers. John was preceded in death by his parents, John Henry and Dorothy Mae Bryant and a sister, Brenda Bryant Epps. He leaves to cherish his memories a loving wife, Thelma K.

Bryant of the home; four daughters, Gloria A. Richardson, Greenwood, SC, Thelma Denise Bryant, Abbeville, SC, Felissia E. Bryant, Calhoun Falls, SC, Melissa Bryant, Abbeville, SC; one son, John Patrick Bryant, Calhoun Falls, SC; two sisters, Rosa Bryant Sutton, Greenwood, SC, Linda Bryant Bone (Will), Calhoun Falls, SC; three brothers-in-law, Frank Kennedy, Calhoun Falls, SC, Andy Kennedy, Abbeville, SC, Albert Kennedy (Dora) Calhoun Falls, SC; sisters- in-law, Mary Sanders, Willie M. Kennedy, Anna Kennedy, Rosamary Murray (Floyd), all of Calhoun Falls, SC, Liddell Marshall (Neil), Plum Branch, SC; ten grandchildren, Tamara Kennedy-Lee, Terran Richardson, C.J. Richardson, Aloria Richardson, all of Greenwood, SC, Craig Kennedy, Tremon Bryant, Zaybria Bryant, Omar- ion Bryant, Zayvien Bryant, Patrick Bryant, all of Calhoun Falls, SC; two great-grandchildren, Zion Kennedy, Elberton, GA, LaDevin McDuffie, Greenwood, SC.

Services will be at noon on Saturday, March 26, 2016 at Glovers AME Church in Calhoun Falls, SC. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens in Abbeville, SC. Public viewing will be Friday, March 25, 2016 from 3-8 p.m. at the mortuary. The family is at the home, 106 Seneca Circle, Calhoun Falls, SC.

Professional services by The Abbeville-White Mortuary Inc. Patricia Ann Ellison DONALDS Patricia A. Ellison, of 257 Freely Road, died Saturday, March 19. 2016, at Self Regional Medical Center. Patricia, affectionately known as was born July 27, 1949 in Upper State New York.

She was a retired home health aide for Hospice in Springfield, and a member of the Hodges Congregation of Witnesses. Pat was preceded in death by her husband of 36 years, Jack Ellison. Surviving her are: two daughters, Helen (Anthony) Dotson of the home and Gina Ellison (Jerod) Porter of Saluda, SC; two grandsons of the home, Graeme Farrell and Seth Ellison. Pat was loved by all she came in contact with and will be missed by many. She touched many with her sweet smile, loving demeanor, and caring hugs.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Kingdom Hall of Witnesses, Hodges, SC. The family is at the home. Professional services entrusted to Robinson-Walker Funeral Service. Robert Hill Robert Hill, of 1305 East Cambridge died March 20, 2016 at his home.

Born in Greenwood County, he was the son of the late Willis and Georgia Hill. He was a member and Deacon of Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Saluda Co. He is survived by three daughters, Deborah Cunningham of Cleveland, OH, Felicia Farrar of Houston, TX, and Stacia Hill of Greenwood, SC; one sister, Georgia Lee Moody of Cleveland, OH. Services and burial will be Saturday, March 26, 2016 at Mt.

Olive Baptist at 1 p.m., with Rev. Adrian Wideman officiating. The body will be placed in the church at noon. The family is at the home. A service of Parks Funeral Home.

George Nolan George A. Nolan, of Greenwood, SC, formerly of Chadds Ford, PA, died in a skiing accident on Saturday, March 19, 2016 in Telluride, CO. He was 69 years old. George was born March 14, 1947 in Coatesville, PA, and raised in Willow Grove, PA. He was the oldest child of George A.

Nolan, Sr. and Dorothy Malamon Nolan, who both died when George was in his early teens. He was raised by his maternal aunt and uncle, Katherine Malamon Bugar and William Bugar, in Coatesville, and grew up proud of his heritage. He graduated from Coatesville High School in 1965 and proudly served our country as a member of the U.S. Air Force in Viet Nam.

George later earned his BS degree from Widener University while raising a family and working in management positions in the steel industry. George was employed by Lukens Steel in Coatesville and then Phoenix Steel in Phoenixville, PA, and Claymont, DE. In 1986 he co-founded Groundwater Recovery Systems, an environmental firm with patented technology for extracting contami- nants from groundwater. He expanded his environmental interests as a founding partner of Matrix Environmental Technologies, Inc. in Orchard Park, NY, and continued to work and consult in this environmental field.

In Chadds Ford, George was involved in many civic activities, including the Chadds Ford Historical Society, the Howell Masonic Lodge No. 405, Scottish Rite Valley of Reading, Rajah Shrine of Reading, PA, and the Chadds Ford Business Association. In 2004 George and his wife, Phyllis, moved to Lake Greenwood, SC. There he became involved in many civic pursuits, among them the SC Festival of Flowers, the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce, Healthy Learners and The Burton Center Board of Visitors. At the time of his death, he was co-owner with his wife of Innovative Business Partners, serving as business advisor to emerging companies and entrepreneurs.

In addition, he was a management consultant to Matrix Oxygen Injection Systems, board member of Matrix Environmental Systems and leadership consultant for Positive Management Leadership, Inc. Throughout his life, George pursued his love of cooking, hunting, fishing, boating, golf and skiing. He was a noted host, always raising a glass with his signature toast: Every year George singlehandedly would bake up to 150 dozen of his famous chocolate chip cookies to send to friends and family here and abroad. George had a tremendous love for life, his family and legions of friends who will miss him enormously. George is survived by his loving wife of 31 years, Phyllis Holbrooks Nolan; son Jeremy and his wife, Chandra of Durango, CO; son Daniel of San Francisco; brother Patrick and his wife, Lisa of Scottsdale, AZ, and their children, Brendan (wife Katie) of Charlotte, NC, and Kelly of Eugene, OR.

He also leaves behind his faithful yellow lab companion, Buckley. A memorial service and celebration of life will be held on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 3 p.m. at Blyth Funeral Home, 1425 Montague Avenue, Greenwood, SC. The family will host a reception following the service at Stoney Point Golf Club, 709 Swing About, Greenwood, SC. Donations in memory may be made to: Healthy Learners, 211 N.

Main Greenwood, SC 29646; Humane Society of Greenwood, PO Box 49776, Greenwood, SC 29649; The Burton Center, 2605 Hwy Greenwood, SC 29649. For online condolences visit www.blythfuneralhome.com. Blyth Funeral Home Cremation Services is assisting the Nolan family. Julia Belle Holloway Stewart Julia Belle Holloway Stewart, wife of James L. Stewart, of 239 McKellar Drive, died Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at Self Regional Medical Center.

Born in Epworth, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Alice Martin Holloway. She retired from Self Regional Medical Center and she was a member of Old Mt. Zion Baptist Church, where she served as a former Usher, Deaconess, Missionary and the Aide. She was also a member of the AARP, McKellar Farms Neighborhood Association, Aide Society No. 104; and she was also the Index-Journal Mother of the Year in 1999.

She was preceded in death by three grandchildren, Kevin Lewis, Jeremy Carter and Evander Cannady. She is survived by her loving husband of the home; three sons, Clifton Holloway of Detroit MI, James Stewart, Jr. and Morris Stewart of Greenwood; five daughters, Carrie (James) Cowan, Linda (Herbert) Higgins, Brenda Carter, and Debbie (Rev. Willie) Cannady, all of Greenwood, and Patricia (John) Gilchrist of Edgefield; one brother, Bennie L. Holloway of Greenwood; four sisters, Dorothy (Charlie) Davis, Mamie Goode, both of Greenwood, Florence Holloway of Washington, D.C., and Anna Graham, of Maryland; one god daughter, Angela Butler; 13 grandchildren, Tonisha Holloway, Detroit, MI, Nakesha Lewis, Fountain Inn, Jamil (Ashia) Day, Simpsonville, Shenequa (Andre) Aiken, Greer, Kendra Carter, Simpsonville, Lataira Carter, Eboni Cannady, Ebriana Cannady, Elias Cannady, all of Greenwood, Mia (Jason) Samuel, Ashland, VA, Morris Stewart, Hilton Head, SC, Nicholas Stewart and Ryan Stewart, both of Greenwood; 21 great- grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends to cherish her memories.

Funeral services for Mrs. Stewart will be held at Noon on Saturday, March 26, 2016 at Old Mt. Zion Baptist Church, with Rev. Dr. Danny R.

Webb, pastor and officiating, and Rev. Clyde Cannon, presiding. The body will be placed in the church at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Public viewing will be from 3-6 p.m.

today. The family is at the home. Online condolences may be sent to nctv.com. Services have been entrusted to Robinson and Son Mortuary, Inc. Willie Thigpen Jr.

Willie James Thigpen 66, of 308 Pinehurst Drive, husband of Carolyn P. Thigpen, died Monday, March 21, 2016 at Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital in Greenville. The family is at 204 North SA Gilliam Pinetops, N.C. Arrangements by Hemby- Willoughby Mortuary Inc.

in Tarboro, N.C. REE NW OOD CO UN Robert Hill, 1305 E. Cambridge Greenwood. George Nolan, Greenwood. Julia Belle Holloway Stewart, 239 McKellar Drive, Greenwood.

Willie Thigpen 308 Pinehurst Drive, Greenwood. ABBE I LL CO UN John Thomas Bryant, Calhoun Falls. Patricia Ann Ellison, 257 Freely Road, Donalds. ISITATIO TODA BRYANT, John, 3-8, viewing, Abbeville-White Mortuary. FOWLER, Sandra, 4-7, the home, 552 Lake Forest Drive.

MILLER, Jerry, 6:30, Masonic Rites, visitation until 8:30, Blyth Funeral Home. STEWART, Julia, 3-6, viewing, Robinson Son Mortuary. THIGPEN, Willie 2-8, Hemby-Willoughby Mortuary, Tarboro, N.C. SER ICES TODA HUNTER, Henry, 2, St. James AME Church, Abbeville.

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Pictures and flags will increase the length and be charged accordingly. All obituaries are handled through the newsroom obituary desk: 223-1811; email, Garry Shandling, comic, Sanders creator, dies Associated Press LOS ANGELES Garry Shandling, who as an actor and comedian masterminded a brand of self-inflicted phony docudrama with Larry Sanders died. Los Angeles Police officer Tony Im said Shandling died Thursday in Los Angeles of an undisclosed cause. He was 66. Im said fire officials were dispatched to Los Angeles home Thursday morning for a reported medical emergency.

Shandling was transported to a hospital, where he died. Im did not have any details on the nature of the emergency. He said police will conduct a death investigation. spokesman Ed Winter said his office did not yet have any details about death. An innovative and eccentric humorist with pillowy lips and a voice that always seemed on the verge of a whine, Shandling claimed to disdain too much logic cluttering his life.

answer gonna be in the he told The Associated Press in 2009. gonna be in intuition. how I work creatively. always teaching people that the answer to that creative question is right here, in the room, between us More to the point, it was dealing with the questions he confronted in himself. Born on Nov.

29, 1949 in Chicago, Shandling was raised in Tucson, Arizona. On arriving in Los Angeles as a young adult, it was a short hop from a brief stint in the advertising business to comedy writing and stand-up. Then in the 1980s, he began to experiment with TV comedy, and to toy with the sitcom form, with his first series, Garry a Showtime project that made no bones about its inherently artificial nature: the actors in this otherwise standard domestic comedy routinely broke the fourth wall to comment on what they were up to. Even the theme song began with the explanatory lyrics, theme to GARRY SHANDLING STUDENTS Continued from 1A violence. Other states, such as California and Massachusetts, proactively changed the language in their laws, according to Beth Littrell, a senior attorney with Lambda Legal.

South Carolina Chief Justice Costa Pleicones said the handling of domestic violence situations as clear as the gay marriage ruling from the higher court case. only people who are not protected under this statue right now are same-sex cohabiters or former cohabit- ers, is that Pleicones said in court Wednesday, according to a video of arguments archived on the web- site. statute is pretty clearly unconstitutional in its discriminatory impact upon same-sex couples. So tell me, the Bakari Sellers, an attorney for the woman who brought the case, argued the domestic violence provision can be changed to include all couples. state has a legal interest in protection of all its citizens from domestic he said.

UNFAIR Continued from 1A The birds the bees Toss the turf grass and add mystery to your yard the solution for protecting local wildlife that was heralded by Amanda McNulty, star of S.C. it the annual Upper Savannah Land Trust (USLT) meeting Thursday night. an individual, the choices we make at home can make a she said. we look at the most beautiful yards made by wealthy people, almost all filled with introduced Though Rossie Corwon, Greenwood County engineer, announced the land trust has received 92 donated land easements and is protecting more than 36,000 acres of land, McNulty said creating habitable land for native insect and bird species is the main way to help the environment. One million acres of land a year are transformed into residential properties, she said.

Planting native flora, like Oak trees, can help support hundreds of caterpillars, which in turn can feed more songbirds. She also said eschewing grass in favor of more flowering plants can create a more intriguing lawn and add mystery to a Native bees often need a variety of native plants for nectar, and native bees are responsible for 80 percent of all pollination, she said. Something as simple as putting watermelon rinds out in the yard can provide the nutrients butterflies need to lay healthier eggs, breeding more pollinators. Outside of advice to meeting attendees, USLT Executive Director Wallace Wood said the trust received donations of land easements from six groups spanning four counties last year. The trust ranks fifth among South Carolina land trusts for total number of protected acres, he said.

Trust Founder Peggy Adams presented the Peggy Adams Conservation Award to Emmett Davis, co-founder of local engineering firm Davis Floyd. Davis was not in attendance. was in 2009 that he decided to place conservation easements on about 10,000 she said. moved us from an average land trust to one of the top The tracts of land he donated stand as a barrier to air and water flowing into the area from Atlanta and Greenville, she said. I feel like the lungs and kidneys of this she said.

filter it all By DAMIAN DOMINGUEZ Upper Savannah Land Trust talks about environment with SCETV star SUBMITTED Upper Savannah Land Trust Founder Peggy Adams presented the Peggy Adams Conservation Award to local engineer Emmett Davis, right, who donated 10,000 acres of land to the trust while the group was in its infancy..