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The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, May 13, 1971—PAGE 5 NOBLE K. TERRELL, Champion Papers’ loblolly pine flower is enclosed by the Projects Forester, is injecting collected plastic bag. The fertilized flower will be a pollen into a plastic bag at the company mature cone in the fall of 1973. seed orchard near Newberry. A female Bush River to celebrate 200th anniversary Bush River Baptist Church will celebrate its 200th Anniver sary in special services May 23. Friends and former mem bers are invited back for the occasion and two men ordained to the ministry by the historic church will lead the services. Lamar King, pastor of First Church, Wagener. will preach at the 11 o’clock service. Read ing scripture and leading in prayer will be Parks McKit- trick, chaplain at Whitten Vill age and pastor of The Master’s Church, Whitmire. Bush River was one of the first Baptist churches organized in upper South Carolina. Daniel Marshall, a New Light Separate (so called because he had with drawn from the New England Congregational Church) held meetings in the community as early as 1766. He and Philip Mulkey led in organizing the church in June, 1771. The first building was erected on a site behind the present structure and now used as the cemetery. The church quickly became a community landmark and play ed roles in both the Revolution ary and Civil wars. Sons of the church participated in both of these conflicts. Prior to the Civ il War the membership includ ed a number of slaves. The church roll for 1850 showed 209 members including 53 white males, 98 white females, also 26 black males and 32 black females. Bush River was unique during its early years for calling its pastors from among the membership. Baptist historians say this was true in part from the fact that the church pro duced so many able ministers. All of its pastors from 1771 to 1852, with one exception, had been members of the church prior to their call as pastor. The historic church had a part in organizing many chur ches of Newberry and Laurens counties. Among these are In dian Creek, Cross Roads, Rocky Springs, Mt. Zion, Hurricane, Mt. Olive,Newberry First, Be thel, and Saluda in Chappells. Bush River is presently one of South Carolina’s strong rural churches. Membership is 200, and the annual budget is $25,- 000. The church has a full time program and a graded Sunday School. It takes great care of its historic building anc grounds. Thomas G. Daum, pastor says the May 23 service will be a highlight of the year which in cludes several other special em phases marking the 200th an niversary. Infant dies; rites held Paul Leonard McCullough, in fant son of Leonard L. and Flor ence Counts McCullough, died Tuesday at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Surviving in addition to his parents are his paternal grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Loriane L. McCullough of Whitmire; his great-grandmothers, Mrs. Al thea Hollingsworth of Whitmire and Mrs. Maxey Epting of this city. Graveside services were held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at New berry Memorial Gardens with Rev. Vernon West conducting. Charles Eargle dies Monday Charles Osborne Eargle, 93, died Monday. Born in Newberry County, son of the late John and Elma Thompson Eargle, he was a re tired farmer and a member of Summer Memorial Lutheran Church. Surviving are a son, Herman Eargle of Newberry; 5 daugh ters, Mrs. Cecil Ringer, Mrs. Claude Suber and Mrs. Oscar Morris of Newberry, Mrs. Law rence Beam of Jenkinsville and Mrs. Mary Lindler of Chapin; 18 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 4 p.m. at Sum mer Memorial Lutheran Church with burial in Rosemont Ceme tery. Final rites for Mrs. 0. F. West Mrs. Louise Sherbert West, 54, of Pauline, wife of Oscar F. West, died Monday. She was a native of Union County, daughter of the late John and Emma Lawson Sher bert. She was a member of the West Springs Baptist Church, and operated West Cash Gro cery with her husband. Surviving also are a son, the Rev. Donald F. West, pastor of Glenn Street Baptist Church in Newberry. Funeral services were held Wednesday at West Springs Bap tist Church with burial follow ing in the church cemetery. YouthkilteT in school bus accident Funeral services were con ducted Saturday for a 12-year- old Kinards boy who was killed Thursday afternoon when he fell from a moving school bus. Victim of the accident was Darling P. “Buster” Shipes III. The driver of the bus told offi cers that the boy was picking up some papers near the door of the bus when his brother opened the door. The youngster fell out and was crushed by the rear wheels of the vehicle. Coroner George R. Summer said the accident occured about 4 p.m. on secondary road 36- 439 near Kinards. The bus, carrying 12 children, had left Bush River Elementary School before the mishap. The comer said that an inquest will be held. “Buster” Shipes, son of Darl ing Pinckney and Emma E. Crapps Shipes, was a fourth grade student at Bush River School and a member of the 4-H Club. He lived most of his life in Clinton and Kinards and attend ed Fairview Baptist Church. Funeral services were conduct ed at the Church with burial in the church cemetery. Surviving in addition to his parents, are two sisters, Ann and Angie Shipes and two bro thers, David and Sammy Shipes all of the home; his grandpar ents, Mr. and Mrs. Felton Crapps of Kinards, Mrs. Eliza beth Holt and Darling P. Shipes great-grandmothers, Mrs. Mat- tie Crapps of Kinards and Mrs. Alice Shipes of Greenwood. Mrs. Ruby Davis service Friday Mrs. Ruby Reddick Davis, 65, of Columbia died Wednesday in Columbia Hospital. She was the widow of Richard Wallace Da vis. Mrs. Davis was the retired owner and operator of Golden Oak Furniture Co. and was a member of Park Street Baptist Church. Funeral services were Friday in Dunbar Funeral Home con ducted by the Rev. Dr. Robert L. Deneed and the Rev. Dr. Paul Wheeler. Burial was in Rosemont Cemetery in Newber ry. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Patsy Davis Thomas, Col umbia; a son, Richard Camp bell Davis, Columbia; a sister, Mrs. Walter Joye of Newberry; a stepbrother, W. Ernest Mer chant of Lake Murray; and two grandchildren. Carl Driggers dies at age 49 Carl Driggers, 49, died sud denly Monday of last week in Augusta, Ga. Mr. Driggers was born in Orangeburg County, the son of Eddie Driggers of Orangeburg and the late Mrs. Mary Platt Driggers. He was employed by the Radio Cab Company in Au gusta, Ga., was a veteran of World War II, and was a mem ber of Summer Memorial Luth eran Church. Besides his father, he is sur vived by two sons, Mike Drig gers of Newberry and Artie Joe Driggers of Gaffney; one broth er, Harvey Driggers of Charles ton; three sisters, Mrs. Corrine Rinehart, Mrs. Vera Wiggers, and Mrs. Elizabeth Watts, all of Newberry; and one grand daughter. Funeral services were con ducted last Tuesday at Whitaker Funeral Home by Rev. Harry Weber. Interment was in Rose mont Cemetery. Mrs. Babb’s mother dies Mrs. Roxie Ann Lister Fer guson, 89, of Fairforest, widow of Martin Luther Ferguson, died Monday. Among her survivors is a daughter, Mrs. Carson Babb of Newberry. Funeral services were held Wednesday in Spartanburg. J. J. Milstead dies Monday James J. “Jim” Milstead, 82. died Monday in Lexington. Born in Tennessee, son of the late Isaac C. and Ella Rogers Milstead, he was a retired car penter and merchant and was a member of Kings Creek ARP Church. Surviving are a son, Jimmie Milstead of Newberry; 2 daugh ters, Mrs. Colie B. Cromer and Mrs. Thomas Turner of New berry; a sister, Mrs. Ida Price of Whitmre; a brother, Thom as L. Milstead of Newberry; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Mc- Swain Funeral Home. Burial followed in Rosemont Cemetery. Local woman’s brother dies Rufus Winifred Haney, 65, of Buffalo, died Tuesday. He was a native of Waynes- ville, N. C., son of the late Ben L. and Margaret Swygan Han ey. Surviving are his wife, one daughter and one son; six sis ters including Mrs. Lois Wright of Newberry; two brothers and six grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Thursday at Buffalo. 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