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PAGE 2—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, August 17, 1972
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DEATHS
Mrs. R. J. Stark
Mrs. Dorothy Ora Wilson
Stark 67, wife of the late R. J.
Stark of Collierville Tenn. died
Thursday at the Providence Hos
pital in Columbia.
Mrs. Stark was born and
reared in Saluda County and
was the daughter of the late
Leonard W. and Lillian Crouch
Wilson. She had made her home
in Tennessee for a number of
years and was a member of
the United Methodist Church.
Surviving are a son David M.
Dominick, Memphis, Tenn.; a
daughter Mrs. Dorothy D. Wil
son Memphis Tenn.; a brother,
Osborne L. Wilson, Silverstreet;
three sisters Mrs. Amelia W.
Kennemore, Ninety Six, Miss
Sara Wilson and Mrs. Dessa
W. Bum, both of Newberry; two
grandchildren and a number of
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Saturday at 4 p.m. from the
McSwain Funeral Home, with
Dr. John M. Younginer, Jr. and
Dr. Henry A. McCullough con
ducting. Burial was in Rose-
mont Cemetery.'
Mrs. Louise Motes
Mrs. Louise B. Motes of New
berry, wife of Rev. J. W. Motes,
died Friday in St. Petersburg,
Fla.
Bom in Union she was the
daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. William Bentley. Surviving
also are a daughter, Mrs. Ruby
Watson of St. Petersburg, a son,
James W. Motes of LaPlace,
La.; three grandchildren and
four great-grandchildrei).
Funeral services were held
Monday at Whitaker Funeral
Home conducted by Rev. Will
iam Sorrow and Dr. Paul E.
Grier. Interment was in Rose-
mont Cemetery.
Ernest Holloway
Ernest W. Holloway, 64, of
Chappells retired farmer and
merchant died Friday.
Born in Chappells, son of the
late J. L. and Essie Holloway,
he was a member of Chappells
Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Ethel Allen Holloway; a step
son, David Allen of Ninety Six;
a brother, Carl Holloway of
Greenwood; and three step-
grandchildren.
Graveside services were held
at 3 p.m. Sunday at Chappells
Baptist Church cemetery.
Andy Thornton
J. Andy Thornton, 65, of 414
Perry Ave., Greenville, died Sat
urday.
Son of the late Judge Rice
and Martha Davis Thornton of
Newberry, he was a retired own
er and operator of Thornton Tire
Service, associated with Hunter
Tire Service, a member of St.
Paul United Methodist Church,
Greenville Lodge No. 858, BPOE
a former member of the Green
ville Kiwanis Club, and a grad
uate of Newberry College.
Surviving are his wife Mrs.
Rose Hinson Thornton, a son,
Randy Hinson Thornton, Green
ville; and a grandson.
Funeral services were held
Monday in Greenville and in
terment was at 1 p.m. in Rose-
mont Cemetery of Newberry.
John A. Suit
John Albert Suit, 51, of 424-C
Woodland Ave., Myrtle Beach,
died suddenly Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Suit was bom and reared
in Georgia, and was the son of
the late Daniel James and Myra
Anderson Suit. He had made
his home in Newberry a num
ber of years but at the time of
his death was a resident of
Myrtle Beach. He was a grad
uate of Newberry College, a vet
eran of WW II, and was an
accountant.
Surviving are his wife Mrs.
Mary Louise Wood Suit, Myrtle
Beach, three sons Daniel Colum
bia Stanley Myrtle Beach, Stev
en, Charlotte, N.C.; three bro
thers, Orice and Rufus Suit, both
of Newberry and Paul Suit of
South Boston, Va.; two sisters,
Mrs. Bland Berry of Newberry
and Mrs. Lolita S. Perkins of
Greenville, four grandchildren
and a number of nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday at 4 p.m. from Glenn
Street Baptist Church with the
Rev. James B. Mitchell and the
Rev. Mr. Brown conducting.
Ira T. Cousins
Ira T. Cousins, 71, died Mon
day morning at the Newberry
County Memoorial Hospital.
He was bom in Newberry,
son of the late John H. and Ila
Cromer Cousins.
He was a farmer and fertilizer
dealer, and was a member of
The Lutheran Church of the Re
deemer.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Bernice McMicheal Cous
ins; two sons, Warren R. Cous
ins and Walter B. Cousins, both
of Newberry; three daughters,
Miss JoAnn Cousins of Norfolk,
Va., Mrs. J. B. McMath of Alex*
andria, Va. and Mrs. M. D.
Campbell of Fitzgerald, Ga.; 5
brothers, J. R. of Chapin, H. B.
of Columbia J. C. of Simpson-
ville W. Marion of the Mer
chant Marines in California and
F. N. Cousins of Newberry; two
sisters, Miss Narvice Cousins of,
of Greenville and Mrs. E. B.
Brehmer of Newberry; and 12
grandchildren.
Funeral services were con
ducted Tuesday at Whitaker
Funeral Home by Dr. H. A.
McCullough.
Mrs. Sula Hawkins
Mrs. Sula Taylor Hawkins, 91,
widow of T. Gary Hawkins, died
Tuesday night at the J. F. Haw
kins Nursing Home after a lin
gering illness.
Mrs. Hawkins was bom in
Newberry County, the daughter
of the late Jefferson and Caro
lina Rikard Taylor. She was op
erator of the Newberry Tourist
Home and was a member of the
Lutheran Church of the Redeem
er.
She is survived by four sons,
Furman E. Hawkins of Ware
Shoals, Gary Fred Hawkins of
Kingsport, Tenn., and Chester
Hawkins and Hazel Hawkins,
both of Newberry; two daugh
ters, Mrs. Hoyt (Helen) Mor
ris of Prosperity, Mrs. Ben (Ma
bel) Chapman of Newberry;
one sister, Mrs. Arthur (Love)
Long of Newberry; fourteen
grandchildren; 25 great- grand
children and eight great-great
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at 11 a.m. today (Thurs
day) at the Whitaker Funeral
Home by Dr. H. A. McCullough
and the Rev. J. Hilton Roof. In
terment will be in Newberry
Memorial Gardens.
Grandsons will serve as ac
tive pallbearers.
Mrs. Schumpert
Mrs. Gladys Berry Schumi>
ert, 57, wife of Ray E. Schump
ert, died Tuesday night at the
Newberry County Memorial Hos
pital.
Mrs. Schumpert was bom in
Edgefield County, the daugh
ter of the late George and Lou-
annie Rowe Berry. She was a
member of O’Neal Street Un
ited Methodist Church, Past De
puty Grand Matron of District
6, Eastern Star; member of
the American Legion Auxiliary
and of the S. C. Law Enforce
ment Auxiliary.
Besides her husband she is
survived by two brothers, Joe
Berry of Louisville, Georgia and
Ralph Berry of Greenwood and
two sisters, Mrs. Vivian Mc-
Intire of Salt Lake City, Utah,
and Mrs. Alio A. Hall of Boul
der, Colorado.
Funeral services will be con
ducted at 5 p.m. today (Thurs
day) at O’Neal Street United
Methodist Church by the Rev.
Hilton Johnson and the Rev. J.
Virgil Long. Interment will be
in Newberry Memorial Gardens.
Active pallbearers will be An
drew Shealy, Terrell (Boots)
Sease, Johnnie Stribbble, John
Campbell, Phil Bouknight, Dal
las Willingham, Eddie Corley
and Willie Johnson.
Whitaker Funeral Home in
charge.
Marvin R. Smith
Marvin R. Smith, 47, died
Wednesday morning at the New
berry County Memorial Hos
pital.
Mr. Smith was bom in Ful
ton County, Ga., the son of the
late John Wesley and Lena
Wehunt Smith. He was a retired
employee of Newberry Mills.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Betty Holbert Smith; three
daughters, Mrs. Barbara Suber
and Mrs. Becky Brown, both
of Newberry, and Mrs. Debra
Moon of Columbia; and three
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be con
ducted today (Thursday) at 3
p.m. at the Whitaker Funeral
Home by the Rev. John C. Mar
tin. Interment will be in New
berry Memorial Gardens.
Bond sales
continue up
Combined E and H Savings
Bonds sales for June in New
berry County totalled $11,063 re
ports Joe M. Roberts County
Savings Bonds Chairman.
In South Carolina, E and H
Bond sales for June were $2,-
590,140, a 5 percent increase
over June 1971 sales, according
to Robert G. Clawson, State
Chairman of the U. S. Savings
onds Committee.
In the nation, E and H Bond
sales for June totalled $532 mil
lion, a 10 percent increase over
June 1971 sales, further reports
Mr. Clawson.
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