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PAGE 4—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, Nov. 23, 1967
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THE SAMOTHRANCE CLUB of Newber
ry College, a club for girls interested in
business and professional careers, was
chartered Monday night at a dinner meet
ing in the social hall of Central Methodist
Church. The club was organized and is
sponsored by the Newberry Business and
Professional Women’s Club. Mrs. Martha
Dominick of Gaffney, president-elect of
State BPW, seated at left and Mrs. Mary
Frances Bigby, Greenville, State BPW
president, presented the charter. Officers
of the club are from left, Joby Siebert, re
porter; Donna Connelly, treasurer; Susan
Borman, secretary; Sallylou Wessinger,
vice president and Constance Taylor,
president. ,(Sunphoto by Steve Armfield)
A. J. Bowers
dies Thursday
at his home
A. J. Bou'wers, 78, former
Newberry postmaster, former
Newberry county member of
the House of Representatives
and organizer of Bowers In
surance Agency, died late
Thursday night at his home,
2007 Harrington street, follow
ing a sudden illness.
Mr. Bowers was born July
20, 1889, in Salem, Va. the son
of the late Dr. and Mrs. A. J.
Bowers. He came to Newberry
Uy the age of three and his
father was connected with
Newbery College for about 30
years.
Mr. Bowers attended Boun
dary Street school, Newberry
High School and graduated
from Newberry college in 1908
with an A.B. degree. He re
ceived the M.A. degree from
Newberry college in 1913.
He clerked in the Newberry
post office from 1908 to 1912,
w r as assistant post master at
Corozal, Canal Zone, 1913-1914,
was auditing clerk in the post
office department in Washing
ton, 1913-1915; and was trans
ferred to the Newberry post
office where he served as clerk
until 1918.
Mr. Bowers was called into
the army in 1918-19 and upon
his return to Newberry served
as post master from 1920-24.
In 1920 he organized Bowers
Insurance Agency and was still
connected with it as a senior
partner in Bowers-Floyd Agen
cy at the time of his death.
In 1922, he married the late
former Miss Rosalyn Hipp, who
died in 1960.
He was a member of the
Lutheran Church of the Re
deemer, where he was a mem
ber of the Board of Deacons
for 25 years. He also served
for 25 years as treasurer of
the Lutheran Church of the Re
deemer.
Mr. Bowers also served as
a member of the Board of
Trustees of Newberry College
for 15 years, two years of
which he was chairman of the
board; was treasurer of the
Consolidated Endowment Fund
of Newberry College for 20
years; was a member of the
executive committee of the
South Carolina Lutheran Synod
for several years and was a
member of several other com
mittees of the S. C S.ynod. He
represented the Synod on three
different occasions at ULCA
conventions.
He represented Newberry
county in the South Carolina
Legislature in 1927-28 and ag
ain in 1931-32. In the House
he was a member of the Ways
and Means committee.
Also equally active in com
munity affairs, he was a mem
ber of the Board of Trustees
of Newberry City schools for
16 years.
He was a member of the
Newberry Kiwanis Club, of
which he was a past presi
dent; and he also was a char
ter member of American Leg
ion Post 24.
Mr. Bowers served as the
first president of the Newberry
County Bank and for many
years was a member of its
Board of Directors.
Mr. Bowers is survived by
two daughters, Mrs. Roy F.
Dodd of Glen Burnie, Md. and
Mrs. Paul B Cobb of Char
lotte, N. C.; and two sisters,
Miss Sadie Bowers of Newberry
and Mrs. John J. Glynn of
Savannah, Ga. Four grand
children also survive.
Funeral services were con
ducted Saturday at his church
by Dr. H. A. McCullough and
Dr. E. Bryan Keisler. Burial
was in Rosemont cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Dr.
J. C. Kinard, P. D. Johnson,
J. J. Chappell, N. K. William
son, H. H. Setzler and Wright
Cannon.
Honorary escort was com
posed of Dr. Fred Wessells Jr.,
Dr. R. W. Houseal, Leon Nich
ols, George Stone, John Lind
say, T Roy Summer Jr., L.
H. Kohn, J. F. Clarkson, Wil
son Brown, I. Kaplan, H. W.
Dominick, J. W. Thompson,
George W. Martin, Albert Mc-
Caughrin, Joe Roberts, W. C
H.uffman, S. C. Paysinger,
Walter Regnery, J. N. Beard,
J. F. Hawkins, L. C. Floyd,
Clyde Tindall, Preston McAl-
hany, S. Taylor Martin and
Thomas H. Pope.
J. G. Glenn
dies Sunday
Jdmes Gilliam Glenn, 87,
died Sunday in Columbia after
a long illness.
A native of Newberry county
he was a son of the late Posey
and Sallie Gilliam Glenn, a re
tired farmer and a member of
Enoree Baptist church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Mary Ella Cromer Glenn; a
foster-daughter, Mrs. Ida B.
Harrison of Newberry, three
grandchildren and one great
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1017 Tarrant Street
Newberry, S. C.
Or Contact: A. M. FRASER, Personnel Manager,
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grandchild.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday at Whitaker Funeral
Home by Rev. Wilkes Skinner
and Rev. Timothy Brooks. Bur
ial was in Kings Creek ARP
church cemetery.
Evans dies in
Charleston
Everette M. Evans, 76, of
Charleston died Friday after
a brief illness.
He was a native of Newberry
county , a son of the late E.
M. Evans and Sibbie Coppack
Evans, and was associated
with the Exchange Bank of
Newberry for 36 years. He
was a member of N. Charles
ton Methodist church.
Surviving are a daughter,
,Miss Mary S. Evans of Char
leston; two sons,* Everette D.
of Fletcher, N. C. and James
C. of N. Charleston; a brother,
C. C. Evans of Atlanta, Ga.
Funeral services were con
ducted Sunday by Rev. Jimmy
Mishoe and Rev. Robert Rey
nolds. Burial was in Forest
Lawn cemetery.
UDC chapter
wins award
Mrs. James Land, of Ches
ter, historian of the South
Carolina Division of the Unit
ed Daughters of The Confed
eracy, has announced that the
Calvin Crozier chapter won
the Emily West Loving Cup
for the best historical report in
the division for 1966-67. This
award was based on the re
port sent in by Mrs. F. Scott
Elliott, Sr., Chapter Historian,
in June and consisted of a
Yearbook and program meet
ing the standards talks of a
patriotic nature and work
done in the schools.
MARRIAGES
Michael Blount Edwards and
Deborah Mae Perkins of New
berry, were married at New
berry on October 28.
Jackson Norris of Newberry
and Delores Elaine Jetty of
Joanna, were married on Oct.
29th at Joanna.
Growth
Final rites for
Mrs. Franklin
Funeral services for Mrs.
Faye Davenport Franklin, 31,
who died Sunday, wife of John
T. Franklin, Clinton, were con
ducted Wednesday at Trinity
Methodist church by Rev. Jim
Mishoe and Rev. Leslie Bra-
zell. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
She was a native of New
berry, daughter of the late
Thomas J. and Annie Pitts
Davenport.
Surviving are her husband,
two daughters, Rebecca Lynn
and Debra Faye Franklin of
the home; three sisters, Mrs.
Mildred Young of this city,
Mrs. Elizabeth Grogan, Hick
ory, N. C., and Mrs. Dorothy
Boggs of Wayne, Mich.; and
three brothers, H. B. Daven
port of Newberry, Reeder Dav
enport of Hickory; and James
T. Davenport of Big Springs,
Texas.
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For further information about
Roberts Company and its
growth potential, contact the
Personnel Manager
Roberts Co.
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