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Obituaries I News 4A Index-Journal, Greenwood, S.C. Tuesday, November 20, 2018 Linda Hamm Evans Linda Hamm Evans, 70, wife of Thomas Evans, resident of Brookfield passed away peacefully in her sleep Monday, November 19, 2018 at her residence. Born April 23, 1948 in Columbia to the late Carl Adell L'V and Elizabeth Haltiwanger Hamm, she was a 1966 graduate of Edmunds High School in Sumter. She received her BS of Accounting from the University of South Carolina in 1976. Linda worked as a teacher and an accountant for over 30 years.

She was a member of the Rotary Club, where she was awarded the Paul Harris Fellow award for many hours of volunteer service, she was also a member of Main Street United Methodist Church. Surviving other than her loving hus GREENWOOD COUNTY Linda Hamm Evans, Brookfield Drive, Greenwood. Natasha Dawn McDonald, 126 Perch Greenwood. Kimberly Norman, 1204A McCormick Highway, Greenwood. Diann Smith, Hodges.

Brooke Terry, 1319 Bucklevel Road, Greenwood. Leona Tippett, Greenwood. VISITATIONS TODAY MCDONALD, Dawn Natasha, 6-8, Harley Funeral Home. SMITH, Diann, Walnut Grove Baptist Church. SERVICES TODAY SMITH, Diann, 2:30, Walnut Grove Baptist Church.

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The Index-Journal is not responsible for inaccuracies after final copy submission. Please contact the obituary desk at 864-223-1811 or obituariesindexjournal.com for questions. i LINDA HAMM EVANS DAM IAN D0MINGUEZ INDEX-JOURNAL The Greenwood County Sheriff's Office will be accepting donations until Wednesday for the surviving children of Michael Frazier and Natasha McDonald, following their and 8-year-old Heaven Frazier's deaths on Friday. Thanksgiving Day obituary deadline 11:30 a.m. Wednesday Because of an early deadline to print and distribute the Thanksgiving Day newspaper, the deadline to receive obituaries for Thursday's print edition is 1 1 :30 a.m.

Wednesday. The editors band of 50 years of the home, are her children, Wayne Evans and wife Crystal of Hampton, SC, her daughter, Ronda Rogers and husband Adrian of Greenwood; her grandchildren, Haley Elizabeth Rogers, Carly Elise Rogers, Natalie Caroline Evans, Marisa Elida Rogers, Allison Dianne Evans, and Sanders Elena-Maria Rogers; her great grandson, Kaiden Reese Dimati; her sister Pamela E. Blake; her brothers, Ronald Hamm, Keith Hamm (Cindy), Larry Hamm (Brenda), and Steven Hamm (Susan); three special nieces that spent every weekend with her, Deanna Moore, Ashleigh Hamm, and Megan Hamm; numerous other nieces, newphews, and cousins. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 11AM from Main Street United Medothist Church with Rev. Paul Rogers and Rev.

Sheila Rogers officiating. Burial will follow at Oakbrook Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Wayne Evans, Adrian Rogers, Zane Dimiati, Riley Spear, Jacob Fuller, Dr. Christopher Collins, and Jason Ragan. In lieu of flowers the family request memorials be made to Newberry College, 2100 College Newberry, SC 29108.

The family wishes to thank Hospice Care of SC and a special thanks to Dr. Mark Bartz, Dr. Brett Warner, Dr. Marilyn Maceda, Cindy Crider, Steven Covington, Bonnie Barton, Amber Ellenberg, Kindra Shipes, and Katie Eisenreich. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.bly-thfuneralhome.com.

Blyth at Oakbrook is assisting the Evans family. Brooke Terry Tabitha Brooke Terry, 23, of 1319 Bucklevel Road, passed away Sunday, November 18, 2018. Born in Greenwood, she was a daughter of Timothy R. Terry and Linda Gail Bowie Ward. She was a member of any situation where Frazier would hurt Heaven or McDonald.

No matter what happened, she said she can't mourn one of them without mourning all of them. She and Frazier had been together through many tough times and had helped each other grieve several deaths. "We're used to hurting by now," she said. "We're used to hurting." The investigation After receiving a call at about 10 a.m. Friday, Greenwood County deputies found the three dead inside 126 Perch each with a gunshot wound to the head.

That was all investigators would release at the time. The autopsies were completed Sunday, said Greenwood County Coroner Sonny Cox. "It's weird. It's scary I've been trying to call up there and figure out what's going on," Sharron Frazier, Michael Frazier's sister, said Monday morning. "I just want everyone to know my brother loved his daughter.

I just want justice for my brother. It's all very confusing." Frazier's loved ones said they started worrying about things Thursday night. His sister said the last time she saw him was Wednesday "I went and knocked on the door Thursday night, but nobody answered," she said. The next morning, Brown said McDonald was a no-show at work, which was unusual. Heaven hadn't been to school for a few days either, and the concern eventually boiled over.

A relative went to check on everyone at the Perch Street house, but still got no response. "I told her just kick the door in, break the windows, do whatever it takes," Brown said. Brown's mother, Tanya McDuffie, said she was with Brown and others when they went to the house. They knocked at the front and back doors, screamed for the people inside, but got no answer. Finally, someone broke a window and went inside to unlock the door, McDuffie said, and once they were able to get in they saw what had happened.

Contact staff writer Dami-an Dominguez at 864-634-7548 or follow on twitter IJDDOMINGUEZ. Harris Baptist Church. Surviving are her mother and stepfather, Tracy, of the home; her father and stepmother, Donna, of Ninety Six; her son Anthony Heath Stotler of the home; sisters, Shanda Martin (Brandan) of Edgefield, Heather Wheeler (John) of Ninety Six, and Brittany Akers (Brent) of Greenwood; brothers, Mark Ritchie (Ashley) of Simpsonville and Jonathan Moton of Greenwood; grandparents, Allene Abrams of Greenwood and Clara Eudean Jenkins of Saluda; uncles, BROOKE TERRY Natasha Dawn McDonald Natasha Dawn Able McDonald, 44, of 126 Perch Street, died Friday, November 16, 2018 at her home. Born in Greenwood, she was a daughter of Thomas Walker and Denise Suits Able. She was employed by Steri-lite and a member of Durst Avenue Church of God.

Surviving are her parents of Ninety Six; two godsons, Danny Lee, Jr. and JuJu, both of Greenwood; sister, Tonya Alewine (Travis) of Crosshill; brothers, Tommy Able, Jr. "T.J." of Ninety Six; nephew, Timothy; nieces, Tanya and Tierra; grandmother, Jessie Walker; and many other family and friends whom she loved dearly. She was preceded in death by her infant daughter, Shay-la McDonald and grandparents, Richard Able, Jane Suits, and Covie Suits. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m.

on Wednesday at Durst Avenue Church of God with the Rev. C.B. Turner officiating. Burial will follow at Oakbrook Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Chad Owens, Bill Vossell, Kane Ran-dell, Tommy Svenningsen, Michael Oliver, and Danny Lee, Sr.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday at Harley Funeral Home. The family is at the home of her parents, 202 Sirrine Street, Ninety Six, SC 29666. Messages and photos may be shared with the family by visiting Natasha's life tribute page at www.harleyfuneral-home.com. Diann Smith HODGES Patricia Diann Reid Smith, 72, wife of Joseph Smith, passed away Sunday, November 18, 2018 peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Greenville, she was a daughter of the late Harrison Lewis and Fa nnie Mae Parr Reid. She was a faithful member of Walnut Grove Baptist Church where she was a member of the Willing Workers Sunday School Class and the WMU. She was a 1964 graduate of Greenwood High School and was a retired from the Greenwood Mills Executive Office after 32 years. Surviving are her husband of 56 years of the home, a son, Ken Smith Debby) of Donalds, a daughter, Lynn Day (Wayne) of Hodges, two brothers, Jack Ronald Reid (Mildred) and Joe Donald Reid (Carolyn), both of Greenwood, four grandchildren, Justin Smith, Amber Day, Branyon Coker, and Tiffany Haynes, and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at Walnut Grove Baptist Church with Rev.

Charles Robertson officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Memorial Gardens. The family is at the home and will receive friends from 1 to 2:30 on Tuesday at Walnut Grove Baptist Church prior to the service. The family requests that flowers be omitted and memorials made to Walnut Grove Baptist Church Building Fund, 230 Morgan Road, Hodges, SC 29653. Online condolences may be made at www.ParkerWhitePruitt.

com DISBELIEF From page I A surviving children. Debra Crocker, who lives nearby the Perch Street house where the bodies were found, said McDonald was a nice woman who loved her family dearly Crocker said her kids went to church and school with Heaven, and they saw how joyful Heaven was around her family "She was just a bundle of joy, always just smiling and encouraging," said Sharron Frazier, Michael's sister. "We'll never get another Heaven." One of Heaven's grandmothers, Tanya McDuffie, said she last saw her granddaughter on Nov. 10. She was playing with other children and bouncing happily on a trampoline.

"She loved cellphones, so I gave her my cellphone to play with and she'd love to sing and take pictures making funny faces," McDuffie said. The woman who led the prayer and singing at Heaven's memorial was Neina Bland, a friend of the older members of the McDuffie family "My heart goes out for this little 8-year-old baby who never had a chance in life," she said. "I have an 8-year-old great-granddaughter, and I can't imagine something like this happening." Her disbelief was amplified when everyone heard from the sheriff what investigators think happened. Relatives, neighbors and friends alike rejected the idea that Frazier could do something like that. "Nobody believes it.

Mike loves his daughter way too much," said family friend Melissa Plyler. Monday night, at Adaia's house, relatives gathered to console one another. Children played outside, bouncing on the trampoline that Heaven's grandmother saw her on little more than a week earlier. Everyone inside shared the same message Michael wouldn't have done that. "You're not going to tell me my brother, in his right mind, killed his baby' said Jasmine Anderson, Heaven's godmother.

Anderson said she and Frazier had been close since they were babies; she calls him her brother. The sheriff's words had left her reeling she said she was struggling to imagine Greenwood Memorial Scott Abrams and Chip Bowie, both of Greenwood; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her brother, Heath Terry, and grandparents, Preston Abrams, Lee Bowie, and Robert Jenkins. Services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday at Harris Baptist Church with the Rev.

Frank Thomas and Rev. Carlos Fin-cannon officiating. Burial will follow at Oakbrook Memorial Park. The family will receive friends before the service from 1:00 3:00 p.m. on Friday at the church.

The family is at the home. Harley Funeral Home and Crematory (www.harleyfuner-alhome.com) is assisting the Terry family. LeonaTippett Leona Cannady Tippett, 97, wife of Jimmy Mack Tippett, passed away Monday, November 19, 2018 at Hospice Care of the Piedmont, Hospice House. Blyth Funeral Home Cremation Services is assisting the Tippett family. Kimberly Norman Kimberly Ann Teague Norman, 50, of 1204 A McCormick Highway, died Monday, November 19, 2018 at Self Regional Medical Center.

Harley Funeral Home and Crematory is assisting the Norman family. Gunman opens fire at Chicago hospital, killing at least 3 When a friend of the woman's tried to intervene, "the offender lifted up his shirt and displayed a handgun," Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said. The woman's friend ran into the hospital to call for help, and the gunfire began. Associated Press CHICAGO A gunman opened fire Monday at a Chicago hospital, killing a police officer and two hospital employees in an attack that began with a domestic dispute and exploded ERA From page 1A the top position in 2009 after current County Council chairman Steve Brown retired from the post. He is taking on a new job as a field services manager with the Municipal Association of South Carolina, a post that will allow him to work with communities on a range of planning and zoning issues.

Wilkie has served as assistant city manager during Barrineau's nine-year run, and officials said she was the perfect fit to oversee Greenwood's day-to-day opera Side, police said. The chain of events that led to the shooting began with an argument in the hospital parking lot involving the gunman and a woman with whom he was in a domestic relationship, police said. Wilkie said. A Greenwood County native, she said she plans to relocate into city limits now that she'll be its chief administrator. Wilkie, who helps run the Festival of Discovery, has also played a key role in ongoing beautification efforts in the Uptown and has strong working relationships with city department heads and county officials, she said.

"I know the nuances of city operations, I have rapport with the community and if you hire somebody brand new, it's much more of a learning curve," she said. "Greenwood is highly recognized in the municipal world into a firefight with law enforcement inside the medical center. The suspect was also dead, authorities said. It was not immediately clear if the attacker took his own life or was killed by police at Mercy Hospital on the city's South tions. "We kept as open a process as we could, but it all just kept coming back to her," Smith said.

"It's not a position that you typically have to take to a bid process, but it was certainly something we thought about. But I can't think of anybody more qualified or more prepared." Wilkie took the job without a formal contract that's going to be negotiated over the coming days and made public once both sides agree to its terms, Smith said. "I've spent nine years learning from Charlie and the City Council. I've certainly prepared myself well for this exact role," Gardens Mausoleum for our Uptown, so it's certainly a desirable job and being a part of it for the past nine years certainly gives me insight into that." With the council expected to approve a $15.87 million 2019 budget that includes a 6.5-mill tax hike, Wilkie said it was important for her to live within the city "I think the city manager should live in the city I'm looking forward to it, actually I know who's going to come put my fire out and pick up my trash," she said. Contact staff writer Adam Benson at 864-943-5650.

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