[A
V*
r ■.
J
Whi-
A*
itt-
in ton, 8. C., Thursday, Dacembar 29, 1969
; N ’n
/■
THE CLINTON CHHONTCT.E
.#
TT
•V
—^ A
1
A
to The .Citizens Of Laurens County
The Purchase By
Southern Cemetery Consultants, Inc.
PICKENS, S. C OF
Cr
FOREST LAWN
a perpetual care cemetery, dedicated to the people of Laurens County.
On Dec. 2, 1966, Southern Cemetery Cbnsultants, Pickens.
S. C., purchased Forest Lawn Cemetery of Laurens South Caro
lina.
This Company owns and operates 27 Memorial Parks b
South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia,
Mississippi and Alabama.
They have built for the citizens of these communities some
of the nicest and best cemeteries in the entire country. They
also have in their company some of the finest Memorial Coun
selors in the business. *
Southern Cemetery Consultants is owned by Dwight A.
Holder and Richard 0. Herbert, both are South Carolina men
and will work toward the good of the community they serve.
These gentlemen are recognized as two of the outstanding ceme-
terians of the country.
DWIGHT A. HOLDER
FMSIDENT
Dwight A. Holder, president of For
est Lawn Cemetery is a widely recog
nized leader in the cemetery industry.
He has a background of diversified
business interest and has spent the pre-
codino fifteen years in the cemetery
business.
Mr. Holder received his education at
Presbyterian College, The University of
South Carolina end Harvard Graduate
School of Business Administration.
He is Secretary - Treasurer and, co
founder of the Southern Cemetery Con
sultants of Pickens,, S. C., and he is also
President of 12 Memorial Parks and
Secretary - Treasurer of 13 Memorial
Parks in the States of South Carolina,
North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Ten
nessee and Virginia.
Other than the Cemetery business, Mr. Holder is an original organizer
of The Pickens Bank and serves as Vice-President; he is also an original
Director of the Belton Bank, Belton, S. C.; serves as Secretary-Treasurer
of the Blue Ridge Development Corporation, Pickens, S. C.; Vice-President
of the Pickens Building and Loan Association and a Member of the Board
of Directors.
He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Blue Ridge Electric
Co-op; Chairman of the Board of Carolina Investors, Pickens, S. C.; Prin
cipal owner of General Insurance Agency, Pickens, S. C.; Vice-President
of Duncan Motor Lines; Charter member and past President of the South
Carolina Cemetery Association. '
TOMMY L. MASSINGALE
VICE-PRESIDENT
Tommy L. Massingale, Vice - Presi
dent of Forest Lawn Cemetery, is a resi
dent of Clemson, South Carolina, mar
ried to the former Bennie Smith of Eas
ley, they have three children. Mr. Mas
singale is a member of t he Baptist
Church and has served on the Board
of Deacons and as Superintendent of
Sunday School. He is Past Master of
Courtenay Lodge # 249 AFM, Past High
Priest of Pickens Chapter RAM, Past Il
lustrious Master of Pickens Council
R&SM, member of Hejaz ’Shrine Temple
and is presently serving as commander
of S. Maner Martin Commandery and
director of Blue Ridge Shrine Club. Mr.
Massingale is a member of Elks and
Moose clubs. President of General Sales
Consultants, associated with Southern
Cemetery Consultants, also with
Glenwood Memorial Park, Bristol, Tennessee and Sunset Memory Gardeqi
Aiken, S, C. , i 1 ''
In a setting of great natural beauty the new owners of Forest Lawn
Cenwifry have designed for this area what could become the most _
beautiTbl Memorial Gardens in the entire Southland ... a placeT
where dozens of private gardens form a single design in the whole
landscape.
Magnificent sculptured features will mark the center of each gar
den. Each garden will symbolize some memorial moment in the
life and teachings of Jesus.
It has been said that the one great decision of love is the decision
of the head of each home to plan with his wife for the family's
final resting place. It is not a decision to be made in a moment of
tragic loss; nor one to be made that denies the living the quite
thoughtful choice of a place of immortal beauty and tranquility to
visit again and again, to be re-inspired by the living memory of
loved ones who have passed on.
You have a special invitation to visit Forest Lawn Cemetery, look
around and ask questions you may have concerning this Memorial
Park. Helpful personnel will be on -hand to assist you.
-1
GARDEN OF MEMORIES
The "GARDEN" Plan of cemetery design is based on the
sentiment that the final resting place of our loved ones
should be one of quiet beauty. An inviting garden spot
that breathes happy memories and tells tfie story of LIFE,
not* death.
» v Centrally Located To Serve The Citizens of Laurens County, Located at 7£5 E. Main Street
Forest Lawn Cemetery
765 E. Main Street
994-3992
Laurens. S. C.
C. . . And In This Garden Spot Will Be A Retting PMee of Surpaning Peace and Beauty for all to Camel
JAMES M. COOPER
SECRETARY
Jim Cooper is Vice-President and
member ef the Board of Directors of
Southern Cemetery Consultants, Pick
ens, South Carolina, having been asso
ciated with this organization for the
past four years. He is a native of Laur
ens County, a graduate of Hickory Tav-
orh High S.hool and Draughon’s Busi
ness College. He is a life member of
Palmetto Lodge No. 19, a member of
the York Rite Bodies of Laurens and
of Hejaz Temple. Also, he is President
of the Pickens County Shrine Club and
a member of the Pickens-Liberty Lions
Club. He and his wife, the former Ann
Morgan of Pauline, are members of the
First Baptist Church of Pickens. They
are the parents of one son ahd -one
daughter.
■j
- BOARD OF DIRECTORS -
■ 1 '
D. A. Holder, R. O. Herbert, J. M. Cooper, T. L. Massingale