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Benjamin F. Hall
Benjamin F. Hall,
86, retired farmer,
died at a Greer
nursing home
yesterday at 7:05
A.M., after five
weeks of serious
illness and a long
period of declining
health.
A son of the
late Benjamin F. and
Caroline Smith Hall,
he was born in
Greenville County
June 2, 1876. Most
of his life was
spent in the Double
Springs community.
Recently he had
lived with his
daughter, Mrs.
Lucille Barron, 9
Ellendale Avenue.
His wife,
Mrs. Eva Dean Hall,
died April 29, 1962.
He was a
member of Double
Springs Baptist
Church and the Men's
Bible Class.
Surviving
also are 2 other
daughters, Mrs.
Norman R. Cantrell
of Greenville and
Mrs. Betty Jo
Surrett of Bethel,
Ohio; 3 sons,
Charles L., Willie
A., and Thomas Hall
of Greenville; 2
half brothers James
Hall of Greenville
and John Hall of
Pickens; 26
grandchildren, and
25
great-grandchildren.
Funeral
services will be
conducted at Reedy
River Baptist Church
Saturday morning at
11 A.M., by Rev. S.
P. Hester and Rev.
Curtis J. Waters.
Burial will be in
the church cemetery.
Pallbearers
will be Jason Hall,
Ercil Cantrell,
Andrew Hall, Leroy
Hall, Jerry Hall and
Harold Hall.
Honorary
escort will be the
Men's Bible Class of
Reedy River Baptist
Church and of Double
Springs Baptist
Church.
The body is
at Thomas McAfee
Funeral Home. It
will be placed in
the church at 10
a.m.
The family is
at the home of Mrs.
Barron, but will
receive friends at
the funeral home
from 7 to 9 p.m.
today.
(The
Greenville News,
April 5, 1963-
obituary courtesy of
Melissa Hall Smith)
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Dora Hall
Mrs.
Dora Black Hall of
Poinsett Highway,
Rt. 7, Greenville,
widow of Fred H.
Hall, died at her
home Friday at 4:30
p.m.
She was a
native of Greenville
County, a daughter
of Mrs. Mary Hall
Rice and the late
Henry Black. She
spent most of her
life in the Reedy
River community and
lived 11 years in
Taylors. She was a
member of Double
Springs Baptist
Church.
Surviving
are two daughters,
Mrs. James S.
(Sarah) Staton of
Rt. 3, Easley and
Mrs. James Andrew
(Judy) Armstrong of
Rt. 7, Greenville;
six sons, Fred
Andrew Hall of Rt.
3, Easley, James
Leroy Hall of
Greenville, Buddy
David Hall of
Travelers Rest,
Horace F. Hall of
Greenville and Paul
and Raymond Lee Hall
of Rt. 7,
Greenville; a
brother, J.D. Black
of Greenville; two
stepsisters, Mrs.
Bertie Vaughn and
Mrs. Frances
Southerland of
Greenville; and 17
grandchildren.
Funeral
services will be
conducted Sunday at
2 p.m. at Reedy
River Baptist Church
by the Rev. Seth P.
Hester and the Rev.
J.B. Marchbanks.
Burial will be in
the church cemetery.
Pallbearers
will be Jerry,
Harold, Jason, Glenn
and Wayne Hall,
Urshell Cantrell,
Roger Barrow and
Carroll Sutherland.
The body is
at Thomas McAfee
Funeral Home and
will be placed in
the church at 1 p.m.
Sunday. The family
is at the home of
her son, Jamie L.
Hall, 9 Berea Drive.
(Compiled from two
Greenville News
obituary notices)
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Mrs. B. F.
Hall
Mrs. Eva Hammett
Hall, 71 of 6
Ellendale Ave,
wife of Benjamin
(Ben) F. Hall,
died at her home
yesterday at 12:50
am after several
years of declining
health and two
weeks of serious
illness.
A lifelong
resident of
Greenville County
she had lived in
the Double Springs
community for some
time and later for
many years in the
Reedy River
community, before
moving to her
latest address two
years ago.
Her parents
were the late
Elijah and Susan
Grice Hammett,
natives of South
Carolina.
Mrs. Hall was
a member of Reedy
River Baptist
Church.
Surviving
also are 3
daughters, Mrs.
Lucille H. Barron,
and Mrs. Ila
Cantrell of
Greenville and
Mrs. Betty Jo H.
Surrett of
Baltimore, MD; 3
sons, Thomas,
Willie A. and
Charles Lee Hall
of Greenville; 28
grandchildren; and
19
great-grandchildren.
A son, Fred
Hall, died in
Greenville July
29, 1961.
Funeral
services will be
conducted at Reedy
River Baptist
Church Tuesday at
11 am by Rev. Seth
P. Hester and Rev.
Robert A. Lyles.
Burial will be in
the adjoining
cemetery.
Grandsons
will be
pallbearers;
Andrew Hall, Ercil
Cantrell, Roger
Barron, Wayne
Hall, Jerry Hall,
and Jason Hall.
The Men's
Bible Class of
Reedy River
Baptist Church
will be honorary
escort.
The body is
at Thomas McAfee
Funeral Home, but
will be placed in
the church at 10
am Tuesday.
The family is
at the home of her
daughter, Mrs.
Barron, but will
receive friends at
the funeral home
from 7 until 9 pm
today.
(Obituary courtesy
of Melissa Hall
Smith)
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Fred H. Hall
Fred
Henry Hall, 54, of
Rt. 2, Dill Road,
Taylors, in the
Double Springs
community, died at a
local hospital at
7:30 a.m. yesterday
following nine
months illness.
Mr. Hall was
a native of
Greenville County
and spent most of
his life in the
Reedy River
community until he
moved to the Double
Springs community 11
years ago. Born Aug.
22, 1906, he was a
son of Mr. and Mrs.
Benjamin F. Hall. He
was an automobile
mechanic, presently
employed by Bill
Cooley's Auto
Service.
He was a
member of the Reedy
River Baptist
Church.
Surviving
are his wife, Mrs.
Dora Black Hall; six
sons, Fred Andrew
Hall of Easley,
James Leroy Hall of
Greenville, Buddy
David Hall of Rt. 7,
Greenville, Horace
Franklin Hall of Rt.
1, Travelers Rest,
Paul Edward Hall and
Raymond Lee Hall of
the home; two
daughters, Mrs.
Sarah Ann and Judy
Louise Hall of the
home; three
brothers, Charlie
Lee Hall, Willie A.
Hall and Thomas Hall
of Greenville; three
sisters, Mrs.
Lucille H. Barron
and Mrs. Ila H.
Cantrell of
Greenville and Mrs.
Betty Jo H. Surrett
of Baltimore, Md.;
and eight
grandchildren.
Funeral
services will be
conducted by Rev.
S.P. Hester at 4:30
p.m. Monday at Reedy
River Baptist
Church. Burial will
be in the church
cemetery.
Pallbearers
will be Jerry Hall,
Harold Hall, Jason
Hall, Glenn Hall,
Roger Barron and
Urshell Cantrell.
Honorary
escort will be Frank
Marchbanks, T.T.
Dill, Edgar League,
Dean Stiles, Earl
Styles, Dean
Edwards, H.P. Moody,
Dr. Stanley Coleman
and Dr. T.E.
Coleman.
The body
will remain at
Thomas McAfee
Funeral Home until
3:30 p.m. Monday
when it will be
placed in the
church.
The family
will receive friends
at the funeral home
between 3 and 5 p.m.
Sunday.
(The Greenville
News)
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Geneva Hall
Funeral services for
Miss Geneva Hall,
20, who died at her
home at Travelers
Rest yesterday
morning at an early
hour following
several months of
illness, will be
held from the Reedy
River Baptist church
this afternoon at
2:30 o'clock. The
Rev. Mr. Brown, of
Williamston, will
officiate and
interment will be in
the church cemetery.
Serving as
pallbearers will be
Aaron Pruitt, Earl
Gossett, Walter
Bridwell, Frank
Marchbanks, Ruthel
Duncan and Alvin
Hester.
Miss Hall was
the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. H. B. Hall
and had spent her
entire life in the
Travelers Rest
community. Prior to
her illness she was
employed at the
Nuckasee
Manufacturing
company.
She was a
member of the Reedy
River Baptist
church.
In addition to
her parents, she
leaves four sisters,
Lucile, Illa, Annie
Sue and Betty Joe
Hall, and five
brothers, Fred,
Charlie, Willie,
Thomas and Franklin
Hall, all of
Travelers Rest.
The body is at
the home pending the
hour of service.
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John I. Hamby
John
Isaac Hamby, 71, of
1203 West Parker
Road, died Friday,
Dec. 13, 1991, at
Greenville Memorial
Hospital following a
period of declining
health.
Born in
Greenville County,
he was the son of
the late John
Leonard and Myrtle
Forrester Hamby. He
was a graduate of
Parker High School
and formerly owned
and operated
Superior Dry
Cleaners on Cedar
Lane Road. Mr. Hamby
had been a member of
City View First
Baptist Church for
63 years; president
of the Pruitt
Memorial Sunday
School Class, former
president of the
Keenagers Senior
Group Club of the
Church, former
deacon and chairman
of the Board and
served as
Brotherhood
president, former
chairman of the
Building Committee
and for many years
was superintendent
of the Sunday School
and was also a choir
member of the
church.
During
World War II, he
served with the U.S.
Army.
Surviving
are his wife, Mrs.
Peggy Moody Hamby;
twin daughters, and
son-in-law, Miss
Connie Lee Hamby of
the home and Bonnie
and Carl V. Enlow,
also of the home; a
sisters, Mrs. Velma
H. Campbell of
Greenville; and one
grandson, John
Christopher Enlow.
Funeral
services will be
conducted at 2 PM
Monday at City View
First Baptist
Church. Burial will
follow in Reedy
River Baptist Church
Cemetery, near
Travelers Rest.
The body is
at the Thomas McAfee
Funeral Home where
the family will
receive friends from
3 to 4:30 PM Sunday
and will be placed
in the church at
1:30 PM Monday.
The family
is at the residence.
Memorials
may be made to City
View First Baptist
Church Building
Fund, 2300 W. Blue
Ridge Dr.,
Greenville, SC
29611.
Thomas
McAfee Funeral Home
(The
Greenville News)
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Catherine Grice
Hammett
Mrs.
Catherine Grice
Hammett, one of the
oldest citizens of
the Locust Hill
section, died
yesterday. She was a
native of
Lincolnton, N.C.,
but had lived in
Locust Hill for over
50 years.
Survived
by daughter, Mrs. A.
Hunt of Locust Hill;
2 sisters, Mrs.
Martha Odom and Mrs.
J.D. Cartee of
Greenville and 5
grandchildren.
Buried:
Reedy River Baptist
Church 28 Mar 1930.
(The
Greenville News,
March 28, 1930,
Thanks to Mel Odom
for sharing this)
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Mollie Harris
Mrs.
Mollie Gwaltney
Harris, 72, wife of
John Harris of the
Reedy River
community, Travelers
Rest, died at a
Greenville Hospital
Thursday at 9:20
a.m. following a
long period of
declining health
with six weeks of
serious illness.
Mrs.
Harris was a native
of Marshall, N.C.,
and lived in
Glenville, W.Va. For
some time prior to
coming to the Reedy
River section 21
years ago. Here
parents were the
late George G. and
Sara Ann White
Gwaltney, natives of
Virginia and North
Carolina,
respectively.
She was a
member of Reedy
River Baptist Church
and of the Mother's
Class of the Sunday
School.
In
addition to her
husband, survivors
include three
sisters, Mrs. A.E.
Cole, Raleigh, N.C.,
and Misses Lottie
and Georgia Gwaltney,
both of Marshall,
N.C., and one
brother, Leon
Gwaltney of
Asheville, N.C.
Funeral
services will be
conducted Saturday
at 2 p.m. at Reedy
River Baptist Church
by the Rev. Seth P.
Hester. Interment
will be in the
adjoining cemetery.
Pallbearers will be
Clyde Hester, Will
Batson, Bub Hill,
Douglas Coleman,
Allen Batson and
James Jewell. They
will meet at the
church at 1:50 p.m.
The
members of the
Mother's Class of
Reedy River Church
will compose the
honorary escort and
will meet at the
church at 1:50 p.m.
The body
will remain at the
Stilwell Mortuary
until the hour of
departure for the
church. It will be
placed in the church
at 1 p.m. for one
hour before
services.
(The Greenville News)
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Nancy M.
Harrison
LIBERTY, Dec. 14 --
Mrs. Nancy
Marchbanks Harrison,
90, died at the home
of her daughter,
Mrs. James W. Davis
here late today. She
was a widow of the
late Joseph T.
Harrison.
Grandmother
Harrison, as she was
known to many, was
near her 91st
birthday. She was a
member of the Reedy
River Baptist
church.
She is
survived by the
following children:
W.Y. Harrison, Wade
H. Harrison, H.M.
Harrison, G.W.
Harrison, Frank P.
Harrison, Mrs. W.J.
Mullinax and Mrs.
James W. Davis.
Three brothers,
William Marchbanks,
Marian B. Marchbanks
and Geo. W.
Marchbanks survive,
as does one sister,
Mrs. Annie Ponder.
Thirty-eight
grandchildren and 29
great-grandchildren
also survive.
Funeral
services will be
held from Reedy
River Baptist church
Monday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock,
conducted by the
Rev. George Pennell
and the Rev. H.A.
Knox.
(The Greenville
News, Sunday, Dec.
15, 1935)
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Ida Hart
TRAVELERS REST --
Mrs. Ida Hammett
Rider Hart, 90, died
at a Greenville
Hospital Sunday
morning after an
illness of the past
several years.
Born in
Greenville county,
she was daughter of
the late Elijah and
Catherine Hammett.
Mrs. Hart had lived
all her life in the
Travelers Rest
section of upper
Greenville county.
At the time of her
death she lived with
a son, Eugene Rider
of the Pleasant View
Welcome community.
She was a
member of Reedy
River Baptist
church.
Mrs. Hart was
married twice, first
to Herman Rider.
Surviving are their
four sons, General
Rider, Avery Rider,
Eugene Rider and
Dean Rider, all of
Travelers Rest. Her
second marriage was
to Anthony Hart and
surviving are three
stepdaughters, Mrs.
Etta Mitchell of
Greer, Mrs. Cora
Odom of Taylors and
Mrs. Effie Davis of
Laurens; two
stepsons, W.W. Hart
of Woodruff and D.W.
Hart of Greer; and
thirteen
grandchildren.
Funeral
services will be
conducted at Reedy
River Baptist Church
Tuesday at 4 p.m. by
Rev. S.P. Hester.
Burial will be in
the church cemetery.
Pallbearers
are B.F. McDaniel,
Norwood Childs, Troy
Grant, Jim Bragg,
Leon Looper and Rev.
Lynell Peterson.
After 3 p.m.
today the body will
be at the son of her
home, Dean Rider, on
Tubbs Mountain Road.
O'Dell
Mortuary is in
charge of
arrangements.
(The Greenville
News, Jan. 14, 1963)
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Hawkins Infant
Funeral services for
the infant daughter
of Mr. and Mrs.
Barney S. Hawkins of
Griffin, Ga., were
held yesterday
afternoon at the
graveside in the
Reedy River Baptist
church cemetery near
Travelers Rest.
Mrs. Hawkins
before marriage was
Miss Elizabeth Hill
of Greenville.
Besides the
parents, the child
is survived by two
brothers, the
maternal
grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. G. Hill,
and the paternal
grandmother, Mrs. J.
B. Hawkins.
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Alice Kennemore
Hawkins
Mrs. Alice Kennemore
Hawkins, 75, widow
of Frank Hawkins, of
Route 4, Travelers
Rest, died at a
Marietta hospital at
7:10 a.m. Wednesday
after a long period
of declining heath
and a serious
illness of four
weeks.
Mrs. Hawkins
was a daughter of
the late Asa and
Savannah Green
Kennemore and was
born November 22,
1883 in Greenville
County. At one time
she lived in the
Forrestville
community but for
the past 50 years
had made her home in
the Little Texas
community near
Travelers Rest. Her
husband, Frank
Hawkins, died
October 5, 1930.
She was a
member of Clearview
Baptist Church.
Surviving are
1 son, Ansel Hawkins
and 1 daughter, Mrs.
Grace H. Kelly, both
of Travelers Rest; 5
grandchildren and 1
great-grandchild; 1
brother, Arthur
Kennemore of
Greenville and 1
half-sister, Mrs.
Perry Batson of
Travelers Rest.
Funeral
services will be
conducted by the
Rev. Paul Tankersley,
the Rev. Don Howell
and the Rev. J. A.
Stewart at 11 a.m.
Friday at the
Clearview Baptist
Church. Burial will
be in the Reedy
River Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Nephews will
be pallbearers:
Edward Phillips,
Willard Kennemore,
James Kennemore,
Grady Hawkins,
Thomas Bridwell and
Frank Bridwell.
Honorary
escort will be
members of the
Mother's Class and
of the Willing
Workers Class of the
Sunday School, with
deacons of the
church and Dr. T. E.
Coleman. The body
will be taken to the
home of his
daughter, Mrs Grace
Kelly on State Park
Rd. in the Little
Texas Community at
11 a.m. today.
(The Greenville
News, Thursday,
August 27, 1959)
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Ann
Elizabeth Roe
Hawkins
Funeral services for
Mrs. Ann Elizabeth
Roe Hawkins, 70,
prominent matron of
Paris Mountain
township, whose
death occurred at
her home at 11:20
o'clock Friday night
following several
years of declining
health, will be held
Sunday afternoon at
5:30 o'clock at
Reedy River Baptist
Church. The services
will be conducted
by. Dr. Frank K.
Pool, assisted by
Rev. J. Sam Shaw.
The body will be
laid to rest on the
family plot in the
adjoining cemetery.
The
following will serve
as the pallbearers
and will meet at the
residence at 5
o'clock: Fred Roe,
Henry Roe, Hubert
Roe, James B.
Hawkins, Ford
Thackston and
Hawkins H. (W.?)
Ashmore.
Mrs.
Hawkins was a
daughter of the late
Henry D. and Mary
(Gibson) Roe and was
born and reared in
the O'Neil section
of Greenville
county. Some 45
years ago she moved
to Paris Mountain
township.
Mrs.
Hawkins was a
devoted member of
the Reedy River
Baptist church, and
was a regular
attendant as long as
her health
permitted,
maintaining an
interest in all
affairs of the
church as long as
she lived.
She is
survived by her
husband, Walter C.
Hawkins.
Also
surviving are two
brothers, J. Eugene
and Joel T. Roe and
one sister, Mrs.
Della R. Wever.
Pending the
hour of service the
body is at the home.
(The Greenville
News)
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Annice Hawkins
Mrs.
Annice Batson
Hawkins, 74, of 1
Hawkins Creek Road,
Rt. 7, Greenville,
widow of Herman C.
Hawkins, died
Sunday.
Born in
Greenville County,
daughter of the late
Hosea Wesley and
Leatha Rainey
Batson, she was a
member of Reedy
River Baptist
Church.
Surviving
are a daughter, Mrs.
Johnny Weems of
Greenville; a son,
Harold H. Hawkins of
Greenville; a
sister, Mrs. Ford
Hester of
Greenville; three
brothers, Jones W.
and Hosea C. Batson
of Greenville and
Woodrow W. Batson of
Ware Shoals; four
grandchildren and a
great grand-child.
Funeral
services will be
Tuesday at a time to
be announced at
Reedy River Baptist
Church, with burial
in the church
cemetery.
The family
is at the home of
Mrs. Weems, 1
Hawkins Creek Road.
The body is
at The Mackey
Mortuary, where the
family will receive
friends Monday from
7 to 9 p.m.
(The
Greenville News,
Oct. 28, 1974)
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Claude Hawkins
Claude David
Hawkins, 81, of No.
8, Texas Ave., died
Saturday.
He was
retired from
Zonolite Division of
W.R. Grace & Co.,
Travelers Rest.
Surviving
are his wife,
Margaret P. Hawkins,
a son, Truman
Hawkins of Myrtle
Beach; and
daughters, Lois
Deanovich, Doris
Marquis and Beatrice
Rainey, all of
Greenville, and
Patricia Martin of
Silver Springs, Md.
Services
will be at 3 p.m.
Monday at Reedy
River Baptist
Church.
Visitation:
7-9 p.m. Sunday at
The Howze Mortuary,
Travelers Rest.
(The
Greenville News and
Greenville Piedmont,
Sunday Feb. 7, 1982)
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H. C. Hawkins
Herman C. Hawkins,
73, of Rt. 7,
Greenville, died
yesterday at 6 a.m.
in Austin, Tex.,
following a sudden
attack. He was
visiting his
daughter, Mrs.
Johnny Weems of
Austin (Texas),
when he suffered the
attack.
Born in
Greenville County,
he was a son of the
late Jim Barney
Hawkins and Lurana
Stewart Hawkins.
Before his
retirement, Mr.
Hawkins was
associated with
Greenville Ice and
Fuel Co.
He was a
member of Reedy
River Baptist Church
and the Men's Bible
Class of the church.
He was a veteran of
World War I.
Surviving
are his wife, Mrs.
Annice Batson
Hawkins; one
daughter, Mrs.
Johnny Weems of
Austin (Texas);
a son, Harold H.
Hawkins of
Greenville; three
sisters, Mrs.
Houston Batson of
Travelers Rest, Miss
Ruth Hawkins and
Mrs. Mae H. Watson,
both of Rt. 7,
Greenville; six
brothers, J.C.
Hawkins, Dayton
Hawkins and C.
Eugene Hawkins, all
of Greenville,
Barney Stewart
Hawkins of Griffin,
Ga., Frank Hawkins
of Lavonia, Mich.,
and Boone Hawkins of
Rt. 7, Greenville;
and three
grandchildren.
Funeral
services will be
conducted today at 4
p.m. at Reedy River
Baptist Church by
Rev. S. P. Hester
and Rev. W. D.
Weathers. Burial
will be in the
church cemetery.
Pallbearers, meeting
at the church at
3:45 p.m., will be
Clarence Keeler,
Arthur, Don and Drew
(Dreugh) Batson and
Jimmy Hawkins and
Carroll League.
Honorary
escort, meeting at
the church at 3:50
p.m., will be the
deacons and Men's
Bible Class of the
church.
The body is
at the home of Boone
H. Hawkins and Miss
Ruth Hawkins. It
will be placed in
the church at 3 p.m.
today.
The Mackey
Mortuary is in
charge.
(Compiled from two
Greenville News
obituaries)
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Isabell Hawkins
Miss Isabell
Hawkins, 67,
Travelers Rest, died
at her home there
yesterday morning at
11 o'clock from an
illness extending
over a period of
several months. Her
condition had seemed
greatly improved
during the last few
weeks, however, and
her death was
unexpected. Miss
Hawkins was well
known in Travelers
Rest and throughout
Greenville county as
she had spent her
entire life at the
place of her death.
She was from
childhood a devoted
member of the Reedy
River Baptist
church.
The deceased
is survived by one
brother, L.J.
Hawkins, two
nephews, Bub and
Frank Hawkins and
one niece, Mrs. J.W.
Bridwell, all of
Travelers Rest.
Funeral
services will be
conducted from the
Reedy River Baptist
church this
afternoon at 3
o'clock by the Rev.
Mr. Wood. Interment
will be in the
family plot in the
churchyard. The
following have been
asked to serve as
pallbearers: J.N.
Batson, G.W.
Bridwell, C.C.
Smith, Arthur
Henderson, J.R.
Keeler and W.B.
Coker.
(The Greenville
News)
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J. Barney
Hawkins
J. Barney Hawkins, a
highly respected
citizen of Paris
Mountain township,
died at his home
yesterday after
week's illness. Mr.
Hawkins was a
popular man
throughout his
section and well
known in Greenville.
He never aspired to
any official
position in
politics, preferring
the quiet life of a
farmer, of which
vocation he made a
success.
He was a
veteran of the war
between the States,
having been a member
of
Earle's battery of
artillery.
Mr. Hawkins
was seventy-five
years of age. He
leaves surviving him
eight children: Mrs.
M.A. Talley, Mrs.
Josephine Green,
Mrs. Hattie League,
Mrs. Alice Ashmore,
Mrs. Ella Thackston,
J.B., W.C. and J.B.
Hawkins.
For many
years, Mr. Hawkins
was a deacon of
Reedy River church,
and the funeral
services will be
held there today at
2 p.m., conducted by
the Rev. Edward
Ashmore.
(The Greenville
News)
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J. Boone Hawkins
J.
Boone Hawkins, 80,
of Route 7, Hawkins
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