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The Index-Journal, Greenwood, S.C. Tuesday, April 8, 2008 Samuel Anderson DEATHS AND FUNERALS SPOKANE, Wash. Samuel Dewey Anderson, 80, died April 3.2008 in Spokane, WA. Born in McBean, GA. May 10.

1927, he was a son of the late Samuel Sr. and Marvie Weeks Anderson and was a US Navy Veteran. Surviving are two sisters, Mamie Blackstock and Annie Mae Smith, both of Greenwood; and a number of nieces and nephews, along with a special friend, Gay Akers of Spokane, WA. Mr. Anderson was predeceased by a sister, Martha Julia Sweat and a half brother, Bobby Lee Weeks.

Graveside services will be conducted 3 p.m. Wednesday at Overbrook Cemetery in McCormick. Family members are at their respective homes and will receive friends at Blyth Funeral Home in Greenwood from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.blythfuneralhome.com.

Blyth Funeral Home Cremation Services is assisting the Anderson family. Nathan 'Nate' Harrison Nathan "Nate" Harrison, of 320 Washington Avenue, band of Nancy Ann Childs rison, died Saturday, April 5, 2008 at the Hospice House of the Piedmont. He was the son of the late Eddie and Ella Louise Cooper Harrison. Survivors include his wife of the home; four stepchildren, Aishia Childs, Caren Childs, Darqurious Fuller and Brianna Childs, all of the home; four brothers, Eartha Harrison and Eddie Harrison, both of Greenwood, Keith Martin of Charlotte, NC, and Dwayne Wardlaw of Passaic, NJ; two stepbrothers, Edward Lee of Killeen, Texas, and Meridy Duncan of Hinesville, GA; one sister, Kimberly Martin of Greenwood; five stepsisters, Dora Cade, Belinda Parks, Lillie Wideman, Mary Lee Jones of Parksville and Carrie Bell Parks; five aunts, Dorothy Harrison and Daisy Lee Quarles, both of Greenwood, Janie Benjamin and Lena Harper, both of New York and Lucie Mae Ray of Fayetteville, NC; and five uncles, James Harrison, J.C. Jennings, Steve Cooper, all of Greenwood, Ray Cooper of New York and Mack Cooper, Jr.

of Services are 2 p.m. Thursday, April 10, 2008 at Zion Chapel AME Church in McCormick, conducted by Rev. George Oliver. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

The family is at the home. Online condolences may be sent to Robinson Son Mortuary, Inc. is in charge of arrangements. Elizabeth Kemp NATHAN "NATE" HARRISON Elizabeth Mcllvain Kemp, 90, of 100 Dupont Circle, widow of Marion Callison Kemp, died Sunday, April 6, 2008 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Indiana, she was a daughter of the late Chester A.

and Jean Betts Mcllvain. She was a member of The Church of the Resurrection, Episcopal. Surviving are her daughter, Betty Jean Rowe (Ned) of Little Mountain; a brother, Robert C. Mcllvain (Ann) of Greenwood; two grandchildren, Amy Kemp Hamlett (Brad) and Lisa Kemp; GREENWOOD COUNTY Nathan 'Nate' Harrison, 320 Washington Greenwood Elizabeth Kemp, 100 Dupont Circle, Greenwood I Laquitta Y. Payne, 413 Freetown Road, Hodges Margaret M.

Whiting, Greenwood LAURENS COUNTY John Robert Peden, Fountain Inn OUTSIDE S.C. Samuel Anderson, Spokane, Wash. VISITATIONS TODAY PEDEN, John Robert, 6-8, Fletcher Funeral Service, Fountain Inn. SERVICES TODAY I ANDERSON, Pearl, 2, Abbeville White Mortuary. KENNEDY, David, 1, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Laurens.

YOUNG, David, 2, graveside, Clingman Memorial Gardens, Blacksburg. YOUNG, Ray, 11, First Baptist Church, Greenwood. OBITUARY POLICY Short death notices. are published at no charge. They consist of name, age, address of deceased, or of, date of death, place of death, home where family members are gathered and funeral home in charge of arrangements.

Visitations and services for the current day are included on the Deaths and Funerals list. Obituaries including other information are charged $12 per column inch. Pictures will increase the notice length and be charged accordingly. All obituaries are handled through the newsroom obituary desk: 864-223-1811; e-mail, three great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews, Stan Mcllvain (Paula), Ross Ann Steifle (Gregg), Michele Wells (Bud) and Brent Bailey. She also leaves special friends Gladys Smith and Mary Smith.

She was preceded in death by her son, Callison Aubrey "Cal" Kemp and a brother, Chester A. Mcllvain. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Bold Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, with the Rev. Nicholas Beasley officiating.

The family will receive friends at the cemetery prior to the service beginning at 10 a.m. The family would like to express appreciation to the cardiac care unit and the eighth floor staff of Self Regional Healthcare and to Dr. Carlos Albrecht. The family respectfully requests that flowers be omitted and memorials made to The Church of the Resurrection, PO Box 3283, Greenwood, SC 29648 or to the American Heart Association, Memorials Tributes Processing Center, PO Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058- 5216 or by visiting www.heart. org.

Harley Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.harleyfuneralhome.com. Laquitta Y. Payne HODGES Laquitta Yauvette Payne, 44, of 413 Freetown Road, widow of John Ollie Payne, died Monday, April 7, 2008, at Self Regional Medical Center. The family is at the home.

Arrangements will be announced by Parks Funeral Home. John Robert Peden FOUNTAIN INN John Robert Peden, 81, husband of Sara Weathers Peden; of 648 Winding Hollow Road, died Monday, April 7, 2008. Mr. Peden was born Nov. 8, 1926 in Fork Shoals to the late Robert Wilton Peden and Ethel Abercrombie Peden.

He retired as a rural mail carrier from the U.S. Postal Service, and was a member of the Rural Mail Carriers Association. He was a board member and volunteer at the Laurens County Crisis Center, and was an avid gardener. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, serving in both WWII and Korea, and was a recipient of the Purple Heart Medal.

He was a member of Beulah Baptist Church, where he served as the Brotherhood Director, a Deacon and a Losing Your Hearing? Why Pay More? New Open Fit Hearing Aid Electronic 'FREE Complete Evaluation Don't Pay Too Much Come See Us! South Carolina Hearing Center 310A Calhoun Bay Court, Greenwood, SC 29649 CALL 223-1178 124657 opportunities to pursue a singing career with Glenn Miller and other Big Band greats (her father didn't approve, and she didn't dare disappoint him), Maggie never lost her sense of adventure, which was possibly stoked by her childhood days as the daughter of a hotel manager and her marriage to a career Marine. Moves were second, nature to her and constantly brought her in contact with new and interesting places and people. She took numerous trips overseas to Europe, with Italy being her favorite to visit and the destination of no fewer than four trips in recent years. She ventured to Switzerland twice and made a jaunt through Austria and Germany. She loved roller coasters and rode every ride available at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Va.

The more turns, drops, twists and loops the better! Even at age 70. Although her husband died at age 52, she fulfilled a dream they had shared by living aboard a sailboat for three years. In 1988, she joined her good friend Barbara Dorr on a return trip from Bermuda to Virginia, aboard a small sailboat. In March 2004, Maggie slipped through the window of a NASCAR race car at Lowe's Motor Speedway and drove eight laps around the track (yes, by reaching a top speed of 108 mph. At the time, she was said to be the oldest woman who had done the Richard Petty Driving Experience.

That day, she was the only woman driver, as well as the oldest of the group of drivers. She was proud of the fact that she "beat out guys in their 20s and 30s." Maggie was deeply involved in politics as she constantly read books and opinion columns, watched political TV shows and actively campaigned for people and causes she believed in. More often than not, she found herself volunteering and campaigning for losing presidential candidates. But she never gave up, always standing up for what she thought was right and what was best for her country, her children and her grandchildren. One year, while living on Virginia's Eastern Shore, Maggie received three.

write-in votes for governor none of which were cast by her or family members. Blessed over the years with many good friends, Maggie was ever the conversationalist and entertainer. She could and did engage anyone in conversation on nearly any given topic. With Maggie around, a hostess never had to worry that awkward silence would invade a good time as Maggie always had a tale to share. Maggie enjoyed life, loved her family and in her own way fought to preserve her country and love her God.

A memorial service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, April 11, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, with Dr. Chris Leonard officiating. The family will receive friends at the home of her son, Richard, at 106 Wendover Road (Forest Hills), Greenwood following the service. In lieu of flowers, Maggie requests that donations be made to the Class of 1947, Virginia Military Institute, VMI Foundation, P.O.

Box 932, Lexington, VA 24450 or to HospiceCare of the Piedmont, 408 W. Alexander Greenwood, SC 29646. For additional information and online condolences please. visit www.blythfuneralhome.com. Blyth Funeral Home Cremation Services is assisting the Whiting family.

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The Lakelands lost its unofficial Moore also had a background "Morning Mayor" on Saturday of setting up small, independent with the death of radio personality TV stations back in the pre-cable, Ronald Martin "Ron" Moore. pre-satellite era of the 1970s. Moore, 66, a resident of 3101 "In Atlanta, he was literally a County Line Road, died at his television personality," Eller said. home following a lengthy battle "I don't think Ron ever saved a with cancer. Ironically, he was nickel or ever had one, though.

If born on the same day April 5 he had money, he had a place to in 1942. go. He enjoyed living as much as He was the former owner of anyone else I've known. Greenwood radio station WLMA. A diehard South Carolina AM 1350, where he interviewed Gamecocks fan, Moore "had a celebrities near and far for years.

great repartee with everyone he Moore: was particularly revered met," Eller said. "He died on his for his friendly yet heated political birthday. There was nothing nordebates with local attorney Rauch mal about Ron Moore. He always, Wise and investor Phil Biffle, Jeff did things with flair." Eller said Monday. Born April 5, 1942, in Richland Eller and his wife, Ann, bought County, Moore was a son of the WLMA last year.

late Perry M. and Wilma is one of these people en Moore. He was a graduate of that's kind of an anachronism in Clinton High School and the Unitoday's world," Jeff Eller said versity of South Carolina. He is of his friend of 17 years. "He survived by a brother, Milton P.

knew a lot about a lot of different Moore, of Columbia. things, everything from hus- Blyth Funeral Home is in bandry to electronics. He had a charge of arrangements. sense of humor and also a sense Stone said visitation will be of wit. noon Friday, followed by a 1 p.m.

"Ron had a 140 IQ. He was one memorial service at Blyth Funeral of those people who could read a Home Chapel. book and then do something." Word of Moore's death was broadcast Monday afternoon on John H. WLMA. Robinson Trustee of the church cemetery.

He taught the Men's Bible Sunday School Class for over thirty years, and served as the church groundskeeper for over fifteen years. Surviving, in addition to his wife, are a son, Sam Peden and his wife, Lynn; a daughter, Tammie Madden and her husband, Phillip; a sister, Virginia Hendrix; four grandchildren, Carroll Peden, Garrett Peden, Clay Madden and Katie Madden; and a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Alton and Helen Weathers. He was predeceased by a brother, Vernon "Bunt" Peden, and three sisters, Doris Smith, Betty Farrow and Nancy Lindley. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Fletcher Funeral Service.

Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Wednesday at Beulah Baptist Church, officiated by Dr. Eddy Mattison and Mr. Wofford Woods. Burial, with Military Honors, will follow in the church cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 1762 Greenpond Road, Fountain Inn, SC 29644. Fletcher Funeral Service. Margaret M. Whiting Margaret "Maggie" Virginia Mears Whiting, 80, of Greenwood, S.C., died Saturday, April 5, 2008, at Hospice House after a short but courageous battle with bone cancer. Born April 21, 1927, in Bridgeton, N.J., she was the daughter of the late MARGARET M.

WHITING Mary MacDonald Mears. She was predeceased by her husband, Lt. Col. Charles Segar Whiting and a son, who died at childbirth. She is survived by two sons, Charles Joseph Whiting of Indian Valley, and Richard Segar Whiting and wife, Wendy, of Greenwood; two granddaughters, Shelley Krista Whiting and Katherine Lee Whiting, also of Greenwood; and two nieces.

Before moving to Greenwood in 2002, Whiting was a resident of Newport News, and Concord Wharf, Va. Even though she missed "He's been sick for several years. He had lung cancer," station manager Taylor Stone said. "His passion was his radio station. A lot of people have called expressing their condolences." Affectionately known as the "Morning Mayor of the Lakelands," Moore unsuccessfully sought elected office once.

"He ran for office, and he only got 13 percent of the vote. Rauch Wise called him and told him 87 percent of the people had re-elected him 'Morning Eller said, laughing. Moore's morning show routinely featured calls from politicos and religious figures. A Google Internet search of his name reveals partial transcripts of interviews ranging from candidates for national office to major authors. "He was a big guy who made a big splash in life.

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