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CpL Wm. Franklin
Last Rites Held
At Cannons’ Creek
Henry L. Wheeler,
Prosperity Native,
Dies In Tennessee
Cpi. William David Franklin,
23, who was killed in action in
Korea October 27, 1951, has ar
rived in Newberry.
"Skeet" as he was known to his
friends in Newbery was born and
reared in Newberry County and
was the son of Mrs. Florence K.
and the late John T. Franklin. He
was a graduate of Newberry High
School, a member of Summer-Me
morial Lutheran Church, a mem
ber of The Woodman of the
World, a former member of the
Mollohon base ball club, and was
employed by the Mollohon Weave
room before entering service.
Corporal Franklin was inducted
in the army at Fort Jackson,
Jan. 19, 1951, where he received
his training. He was stationed
in Seattle, Wash, before going
overseas. He was with the 1st
Cavalry Division, Company Q, 5th
Cavalry Regiment and served in
Korea five months before he was
reported missing and later killed
in action by the War Department,
October 27, 1951.
Corporal Franklin is survived
by his mother, Mrs. Florence K.
Franklin; two brothers, Otis, New
berry; John H., Greenwood; three
sisters, Miss Maude Lee ‘Frank
lin, Miss Dorothy Dunn Franklin
and Mrs. Mary Reeves, all of
Newberry.
Funeral services will be con
ducted today (Friday) at 3:30 p.
m. at the McSwain Funeral Home
by the Rev. H. J. Lindler "had Dr.
J. B. Harman. Full military rites
will be conducted from the grave
side in Cannons’ Creek Mission
Church cemetery.
Ernest L. Glymph
Dies Tuesday Of
3-Year Illness
Ernest L. Glymph of the Mt.
Pleasant Section of Newberry
County died Tuesday night at the
Veterans Hospital in Columbia
after an illness of three years.
'Mr. Glymph was born and rear
ed in the Mt. Pleasant section
of Newberry County and had
made* his home there all of his
life. He was the son of Walton
and Mattie Cook Glymph. He
was a veteran of the Spanish-
American War. He was a farmer
most of his life.
He is survived by one sister,
Mrs. Annie Glymph, Anderson;
and one brother, Grover Glymph,
Durham, N. C., and a number of
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be con
ducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at the
McSwain Funeral Home by the
Rev. A. E. Becknell. Burial will
be in the Glymph Family ceme
tery.
Henry Lee Wheeler, 40, died
suddenly Monday night at his
home in Morristown, Tenn.
Mr. Wheeler was born and rear
ed in Prosperity, the son of the
Mrs. Lenora Curlee Wheeler and
the late Dr. Jacob S. Wheeler,
physician of Newberry County. He
was connected with J. I. Case
Implement and Farm (Machinery
Company and located in the
Knoxville area.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Mary Watt Wheeler; three daugh
ters, Lina Lee, Nancy and Mary
Jane Wheeler, all of Knoxville;
his mother, Mrs. Lenora Curlee
Wheeler, Prosperity; three sis
ters, Miss Ellen Wheeler, Pros
perity; Mrs. Florence' Wheeler
Cox, Charlotte, N. C.; and Mrs.
Kate W. Hughes, Lancaster; one
brother, Jacob S. Wheeler, Pros
perity.
F\meral services were conduct
ed at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Grace
Lutheran Church in Prosperity
by the Rev. J. LeGrande Mayer.
Interment followed in the Pros
perity cemetery.
Miss Nannie Eison •
Dies Near Whitmire
Miss Nannie Belle Eison, 78,
died Tuesday night at the home
of Allie Eison, near Whitmire.
She had been in failing health
for the past five months and
seriously ill about two days.
Miss Eison was born and rear
ed in Union County, the daughter
of the late Thomas and Mary
Pressley Eison. F\>r many years
she had lived near Maybintoh,
.where she was a member of Eber-
nezer Methodist church. She was
the last surviving member of hei*
immediate family.
She is survived by one adopted
son, Allie Eison, Whitmire; one
grandson; three nephews and
three nieces.
Flineral services were conduct
ed at 4 p.m. Thursday from the
McSwain Funeral Home by the
Rev. R. N. DuBose and F. D.
Woodham. Interment followed in
Springdale cemetery.
Charles J. Zobel
Headed Homeward
From Mediterranean
After six months in the Medi
terranean aboard the landing ship
dock USS White Marsh, “the
longest mile to roam is still the
last mile home” for Charles J.
Zobel, commissaryman, first class,
USN, husband of Mrs. Lillian
Zobel of 143 Cline street, New
berry.
The White Marsh starts toward
its home port of Norfolk, Va.,
Walter L. Ruff, 51,
Prosperity Native,
Dies In Florence
Walter Leo Ruff, 51, manager
of the Florence branch of the
Southern Dairies died Monday
night in the McLeod Infirmary
after a brief illness. Mr. Ruff
moved to Florence five years ago
from Charlotte, N. C.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at 11:30 a. m. Wednesday in
the Waters Funeral home by the
Rev. Edward L. Byrd. After thd
services in Florence, the body
was carried to Charlotte, N. C.
where the committal services
were conducted Wednesday in
Forest Lawn cemetery by Dr. Wil
liam H. Williams.
Mr. Ruff was bora in Prosper
ity December 19, 1900. His father
was the late Joseph Sigmund
Ruff.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Catherine Hurley Ruff, Flor
ence; two sons, W. Leo, a stu
dent at Mars Hill Junior college,
and R. Douglas Ruff, Florence;
his sisters, Mrs. Ernest Tindall,
Greer, and (Miss Effie Ruff,
Princeton; three brothers, Fhiston
L, Duncan; Roy, Greenville; and
William U. Ruff, Princeton.
MRS. ANNIE WATKINS
FORMER CHAPPELLS
RESIDENT PASSES FRIDAY
Mrs. Annie L. Watkins, 79,
widow of James Lawton Watkins,
died FYiday at # 7:30 p.m. at Cole
man Hospital ‘at Travelers Rest
She had been in declining health
for about a year and seriously
ill for the past month.
She was the daughter of the
late B. F. Day, a native of Ninety
Six, and Mrs. Margaret Tomlin
son Day, native of Charleston.
She spent her early life in
Charleston and lived her entire!
married life in Chappells. Mrs.
Watkins was a member of the
Saluda Baptist church at Chap
pells.
She is survived by four sons, J.
M., Greenwood; L. H., Hartsville;
R. D., Belmont, N. C., and A. W.,
Newberry; one daughter, Mrs. C.
E. Epting, Greenville; seven
grandchildren; two great-grand
children; two sisters, Mrs. W. A.
Smith, Hendersonville, and Mrs.
C. Stuart, Columbia; one broth
er, F. R. Day, Franklin, Va.
F'uneral services were conduct
ed at the Saluda Baptist church
Sunday at 3 p.m. by her pastor,
the Rev. G./ R. Pettigrew. In
terment followed in the family
plot in the adjoining cemetery.
this month after six months in
the Mediterranean as part of
Transport Division 24, Amphib
ious Force, U. S. Atlantic Fleet,
This cruise has Included visits to
such ports as Oran, French
Algeria; Naples, Italy; Athens,
Greece; Golf Juan, France; and
Malta.
LT. COL. HARRY BUZHARDT
SLATED FOR KOREAN DUTY
Lt Col. and Mrs. Harry Buz-
hardt and their two children,
Harry, Jr., and Ruth are spend
ing this week in Whitmire with
Mrs. Buzhardt’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. George Young. They spent
last week here with Colonel Buz
hardt’s mother, Mrs. Epsie Buz-
hardt on Boundary street
The Buzhardts will spend thd
weekend in Rockingham, N. C.,
with Mr. and Mrs. Claude Buz-
hardt, enroute to Quantico, Va.,
where Colonel Buzhardt has been
stationed for several months.
Mrs. Buzhardt and children will
return to Whitmire shortly to
make their home with her par
ents, while Colonel Buzhardt is
on duty in Korea.
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week In Greenville with her
children, Mr. and Mrs. W % L.
Campbell and Mr. and Mrs. W.
A. Camp and families.
The Rev. J. LeGrande Mayer
and L. H. Black, delegate, at
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Paul’s Church in Columbia, this
week.
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Pugh, students at Erskine Col
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Mrs. J. A. Sease.
Frank Reid Shearouse, Student
at Newberry College, spent the
weekend with his grandmother,
Mrs. O. B. Shearouse.
Mrs. E. O. Counts and Miss
Ethel Counts left Wednesday for
a weeks visit with Mr. and Mrs.
John Schrum in Lincolnton, N. C.
Weekend guests of Mr. and
Mrs. W. E. Taylor were Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Loftis and their
ittle daughter, Mary Elizabeth
of Charlotte, N. C., and Rogers
Taylor who is teaching in Union.
Sunday guest* of Mrs. J. A.
Sease were Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Richardson and their two chil
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Sease and his two sons, Johnny
and Elton Jr, of Columbia.
Mrs. . J. Frank Browne left
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where she will visit Mrs. Lulie
Hunt Turnipseed, and Mr. and
Mrs. F. N. Calmes. She will at
tend the Mardi Gras.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Webster and
their little daughter, Lois, of
Florence were weekend guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Byrd Gibson and
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Newman. Mrs.
Webster and her daughter remain
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Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Bedenbau&h
of Manning were weekend guests
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and Mr. and Mrs. Maxcy Beden-
baugh.
Mrs. S. C. Brissle and her
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Woodruff, spent the weekend, with
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Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Hooker of
Charleston visited Mr. and Mrs.
Hunter Fellers for a few days
last week.
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and Mary Langford were Mr.
and Mrs. Hubert Langford of
Columbia.
Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Cochran
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Miss Ellen Wheeltfr is visiting
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