Greenville News OBITUARIES MRS. EVIA G. OWINGS Mrs. Evia Gosnell Owings, 78, of 507 Crestwood Forest Apartments, Greenville, SC, died Tuesday, 1995 at Allen Bennett Hospital in Greer following a brief illness. Born March 20, 1916 in Greenville County, she was a daughter of the late Henry M.
and Elsie Gillard Gosnell and formerly worked at Jordon Oil Co. She was a Baptist. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Nellemae Jeter of Greenville, Mrs. Jewell Hall of Sylacauga, AL, and Mrs.
Barbara Taylor of Taylors; a son, John O. Owings of Greenville; nine grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:30 AM Thursday at the Downtown Chapel of Thomas McAfee Funeral Home with burial in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Section 'AA'. The family is at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Nellemae Jeter, 2 Cottingham Circle, Greenville.
THOMAS McAFEE HOME, DOWNTOWN FUNERAL. JANE W. BURNETT Jane Clark White Burnett, 73, of 123 Rockingham died Tuesday, March 14, 1995. Born November 16, 1921 in Weston, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late George E. Genevieve Chidester White.
Mrs. Burnett was a member of the Fourth Presbyterian Church and The Assembly. Surviving are her husband, Jack W. Burnett, Jr. of the home; three daughters, Nancy Soteres of Atlanta, GA, Peggy Burnett and Sally Burnett Sweeny both of Greenville; three sons, James B.
Crawford, IlI of Charles Towne, WV, Michael C. Crawford of Atlanta, GA and Jackson W. Burnett, III of Charleston, SC; one brother, John C. White of Naples, FL and ten grand- children. Memorial services will be conducted Thursday at 2:00 PM at The Mackey Mortuary, Century by Dr.
Allen C. McSween. The family i is at the home but will receive friends at the mortuary Thursday from 1:00 until 2:00 PM. Those desiring may make memorials to the Cancer Society of Greenville County, 8 Aberdeen Greenville, SC 29605 or to Hospice of the Greenville Hospice System, 701 Grove Greenville, SC 29605. THE MACKEY MORTUARY, Century Drive JOSEPH PAUL 'JOEY' COLLINS Taylors, SC Joseph Paul 'Joey' Collins, 28, of No.
29 Boulevard Mobile Home Park, died Monday, March 13, 1995 at Greenville Memorial Medical Center. Born in Greenville County, he was a construction employee and of the Baptist faith. Surviving are a daughter, Amber Michelle Collins of High Point, NC; one son, Joseph Paul Collins, II of High Point, NC; mother and step-father, Georgia a co*ker Willien and Anthony Willien of Greenville; father, William H. Collins of Cochran, GA; one sister, Tina Collins Bassford of Los Angeles, CA; two brothers, Robby Collins of Greenville and Mark Collins of Cochran, GA; paternal grandmother, Louise Collins of Cochran, GA; maternal grandmother, Joan Mahon of Greenville; his uncle and aunt, Kirk and Brenda Jo Leitke of Simpsonville. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM Thursday at Cannon Funeral Home, Jones Chapel, with burial in Simpsonville City Cemetery.
The family is at the home of Kirk Leitke, 410 Capewood Drive, Simpsonville, SC and at the home of Aurelia Conner -Yeargin, 528 Emily Lane, Piedmont, SC, but will receive friends Wednesday from PM at Cannon Funeral Home, Jones Chapel, 603 W. Curtis Street, Simsponville. Memorials may be made to MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving), P.O. Box 6312, Greenville, SC 29606. CANNON FUNERAL HOME JONES CHAPEL 603 W.
Curtis St. Simpsonville 4 4 Thursday, March 16, 1995 5C: Obituary notices are published as requested to accommodate those desiring more information than is provided in the accompanying news articies. Obituary notices are prepared and billed through the Classified Advertising Department at 298-4234. SADIE DURHAM Williamson Sadie Virginia Smith Durham, 89, of 200 Guyton Road, widow of Charlie Durham, died Tuesday, March 14, 1995 at her home. Born in Anderson County, she was a daughter of the late Franklin and Katie Durham Smith.
She was a retired Avon Sales Representative and a member of Guthrie Grove Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Harold and Mary Ann Latham Durham of Williamston; sister, Belle McCall of Pelzer, grandchildren, Mark and Sandra Longshore Durham. Mack and Sharon Smith Durham, Matthew and Melissa Gaillard Durham, Mary Beth Durham, and Mickey Durham; great grandchildren, Evan Durham and Jordan Durham. Graveside services will be at 2 PM Thursday at White Plains Baptist Church Cemetery with Pastor Wallie Winner officiating. The family is at the home of Mack and Sharon Durham, 107 River Drive, Williamston, and will receive friends from 12:30 1:30 PM Thursday at Gray Mortuary.
GRAY MORTUARY PELZER, SC LEILA E. BROOKS Leila Ellison Brooks, 90, of Southern Oaks, Greenville, formerly of Auburn, NY, died Tuesday, March 14, 1995. Born January 3, 1905 in Cayuga, NY, she was a daughter of the late John and Kathryn Weber Ellison. Mrs. Brooks was of the Methodist faith and was a former WAC in the U.S.
Army. Her husband, Paul Brooks, died in 1990. Surviving are two granddaughters, Kim Ellery Bennett and Katherine Ellery Gonick both of Greer; a daughter-in-law, Ellery of Mauldin; two great-grandchildren, Robert Zachary Gonick and Samantha Rae Gonick both of Greer; a niece, Elizabeth Meyers; three nephews, Theodore, Robert and Harold Wood all of Auburn, NY. She was predeceased by a son, James Ellery, one brother, Raymond Ellison and one sister, Dorothy Wood. Memorial services will be conducted Saturday at Trinity United Methodist Church, Auburn, NY.
Burial will be in Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn. THE MACKEY MORTUARY, Century Drive PAULINE MURPHREE FINLEY Pickens Pauline Murphree Finley, 86, of 200 Bivens Street, died March 15, 1995 at her home following a long illness. Mrs. Finley was a wife of the late Jim Finley. She was a daughter of the late Rev.
Frank and Elizabeth Chastain Murphree. She retired from teaching in Pickens County after 43 years. She taught first grade in the same classroom at Ambler Elementary School for 38 of those years. She was a member of Keowee Baptist Church, but had faithfully attended Grace United Methodist Church for 56 years, where she was a member of the Adult Fellowship Sunday School Class. Survivors include three brothers, Furman Murphree of Six Mile; Harold Murphree and Roy Murphree, both of Pickens; a sister, Ruby Dalton of Pickens.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 o'clock AM Friday, March 17, 1995 in the Chapel of Dillard Memorial Funeral Home with Reverend Morris Thompson and Reverend Richard Hayes officiating. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park and Gardens. The family will receive friends Thursday, March 16, 1995 from 7 to 8:30 PM at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Foothills, 112 West North First Street, P. 0.
Box 245, Seneca, SC 29679. The family is at the home. DILLARD MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME MRS. JAMES E. HOWE Mrs.
Mary Black Howe, 50, of 131 Dusty Lane, Simpsonville, SC died Tuesday, March 14, 1995 at Hillcrest Hospital in Simpsonville, following an extended illness. Born November 6, 1944 in Pickens, she was a daughter of the late Irvin and Annie Mae Parsons Black. She was a Baptist. Surviving are her husband, James E. Howe; three daughters, Mrs.
Donna M. Hembree of Easley, Mrs. Melissa M. Gore of Simpsonville, and Miss Sonja A. Howe of Charlotte, NC; two Pickens step-sons, and James Jimmy E.
D. Howe of Howe, Jr. Sunset, SC; two sisters, Mrs. Martha B. Morton of Easley and Mrs.
Elsie B. Duncan of Pickens; four brothers, John Black, Jerry Harold Black and Tony Black, all of Easley; a and 14 grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:30 PM Thursday at the Northwest Chapel of the Thomas McAfee Funeral Home with burial in Graceland East Memorial Park. The family is at the residence. THOMAS McAFEE FUNERAL HOME, NORTHWEST MRS.
ROBERT S. McCARTHY Mrs. Viola Julia McCarthy, 75, of 125 Ridgecrest Drive, Greenville, died Monday, March 13, 1995 at Autumn Care in Taylors following an extended illness. Born May 31, 1919 in Jamaica, NY, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Dorothy Hillenbrand Norris and came to Greenville in 1965. She was a secretary with Phillips Fibers before her retirment.
Mrs. McCarthy was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, and a volunteer for St. Francis Hospital Auxiliary. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert Stuart McCarthy, who died October 16, 1979, and a daughter, Kathleen M.
Vaughn, who died August 11, 1994. Surviving are three grandsons, Ronald E. Vaughn, James E. Vaughn, and Jason S. McCarthy, all of Greenville, and a great-granddaughter, Alexandria N.
Vaughn, also of Greenville. Funeral services will be at 10 AM Thursday at the Downtown Chapel of the Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, with burial in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Section 'Q'. THOMAS McAFEE FUNERAL HOME. DOWNTOWN CAROL STOKES Greer Jason Carol Stokes, 71, of 4368 Highway 14 North, died March 14, 1995 at home after a period of declining health. A native of Greenville County, he was a son of the late Andrew Jackson Stokes and the late Sallie Moon Stokes Hamby, a member of Mount Lebanon Baptist Church, retired employee of Homelite, and a US Army veteran of WW II.
Surviving are his wife, Velma Abercrombie Stokes of the home; one daughter, Jill Watson of Lyman; one son, Daryl Scott Stokes of Taylors; three sisters, Ellen Barnett of Greer, Florence Sloan of Greer and Eula Pittman of Greer; three grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services will be held at 11 A.M. Friday at the Wood Mortuary, conducted by the McAlister. Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Jim Barnett, Farrell Sloan, Doug Pittman, Ron Stokes, Charles Stokes and Harry Hightower.
The family is at the home. Visitation will be from 7 P. M. until 9 P.M. Thursday at the Wood Mortuary.
THE WOOD MORTUARY Greer. SC JUNE H. SLATTON Greer June Alice Howard Slatton, 71, of 304 Hillside Drive, and widow of Lewis Y. Slatton, died March 13, 1995 at Allen Bennett Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. A native of Greenville daughter of the late William Joshua and Lillie Howard Howard, she was a homemaker and a member of Highland Baptist Church.
Surviving are one son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. L.J. Slatton of Conover, NC; two brothers, Harold Howard of Salisbury, NC, Carroll Howard of Taylors; three sisters, Helen Forrester and Margie Pittman, both of Taylors, Lucille Searcy of Greer; two grandsons, Jeffrey Scott Slatton and fiancee, Angie McDade of Rock Hill, and Mr. and Mrs.
Russell Slatton of Honolulu, Hawaii. Mrs. Slatton was predeceased by a sister, Lois Leamy. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 A.M. at The Wood Mortuary conducted by the Rev.
David Slatton and the Rev. Mitchell Thomas. Burial will be in Highland Baptist Church Cemetery. The family is at the home. THE WOOD MORTUARY GREER, SC WILLIAM E.
CHASTAIN, SR. Easley William 'Bill' Ernest Chastain, 71, of 208 South 3rd Street, died Tuesday, March 14, 1995 at Baptist Medical Center, Easley. Mr. Chastain was born in Greenville, a son of the late James Aler and Lillie Mae Shirley Chastain. He was formerly employed at Woodside Mills in Easley and Liberty, and was a U.S.
Marine Veteran of W.W. II. Mr. Chastain was a member of Edgewood Church of Christ in Greenville. Surviving are his wife, Sara Pruitt Chastain of the home; two sons, William E.
'Bill' Chastain, Jr. of the home and James K. 'Jim' Chastain of Easley; three daughters, Nancy Youngblood, Susan King, and Janet Bowen, all of Easley; a brother, James Chastain of Greenville; two sisters, Thelma Chastain Coleman Davis and Lorene Holcombe, both of Greenville; and 14 grandchildren. Mr. Chastain was predeceased by two sisters, Ophelia Howard and Clifford Chastain.
Funeral services will be Friday, March 17, 1995 at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of Robinson Funeral Home conducted by Minister Michael Yates and Minister Bill Smith. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park. The body is at the funeral home where the family will receive friends Thursday, March 16, 1995 from 7:00 PM until 8:30 PM. The family is at the residence, 208 South 3rd Street, Easley. Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association of SC, 300 E.
College Street, Greenville, SC 29601. ROBINSON FUNERAL HOME EASLEY, SC MR. W. LAFAYETTE FLINN, SR. Mr.
Wesley Lafayette Flinn, 71, of 6917 White Horse Greenville, SC, died Monday, March 13, 1995 at Greenville Memorial Hospital following a period of declining health. He was born in Greenwood County June 15, 1923, a son of the late William L. and Rosa Stone Flinn. Mr. Flinn was a US Army Air Force Veteran of WW II and the Korean Conflict and retired as owner and operator of Flinn's Truck Stop in Ware Shoals.
He was a member of Berea First Baptist Church, the American Legion and the Hejaz Shrine. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Alma Locke Poole Flinn; a son, Wesley Lafayette Flinn, Jr. of Catawba, SC; a step-daughter, Mrs. Arletha Norris of Topsail Island, NC; a sister, Mrs.
Ruth Evans of Greenwood; a brother, Henry Clay Flinn of Columbia; seven grandchildren, Ryan Flinn, Ruth Flinn, Kathryn Flinn, Reid Flinn, Greg Norris, Henry J. 'Smokey' Norris, and Jeff Norris; and one great grandchild, Holly Norris. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM Thursday at Berea First Baptist Church. The body will be placed in the church thirty minutes prior to the service. Burial will be in Neely's Creek A.R.P.
Church Cemetery, Rock Hill, SC. The family is at the residence, 6917 White Horse Road. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Building Fund of Berea First Baptist Church, 529 Farrs Bridge Road, Greenville, SC 29611 or to a charity of one's choice. THOMAS MCAFEE FUNERAL HOME, NORTHWEST RONALD K. DAVIS Piedmont, SC Ronald Keith Davis, 59, of Neptune Beach, FL, and formerly of Piedmont, died Saturday, March 11, 1995 at Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville, FL.
Mr. Davis, a son of the late Archie and Frances Gilreath Davis, was reared at Piedmont, and received his B.S. Degree from Newberry College and his M.A. Degree in Education from Western Carolina College, Cullowhee, NC. He moved to Florida thirty seven years ago and retired in 1992 from the Duval County School System, where he was principal of Mayport Middle School.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Jacksonville Beach, FL and a former member of the First Baptist Church of Piedmont. He also was a member of the National Watch and Clock Association and Retired Duval County Administrators Association. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Doris 'Dottie' Calvert Davis of Neptune Beach, Fl and a sister, Mrs. Linda Davis Garrett of Piedmont, SC.
Following funeral service at the George H. Hewell Funeral Home in Jacksonville on Wednesday afternoon, the body will be sent to Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Downtown. Graveside services will be conducted at 2 PM Friday at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Section 'O'. The family is at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Winfred Crone, 29 Lake Circle, Piedmont. THOMAS McAFEE FUNERAL HOME, DOWNTOWN MILDRED C. PRUITT PM. Those desiring may make memorials to Berea First Baptist Church 529 Farrs Bridge Road, Greenville, SC 29611, the Cancer Society of Greenville County, 8 Aberdeen Greenville, SC 29605 or to Hospice of the Greenville Hospital System, 701 Grove Greenville, SC 29605. THE MACKEY MORTUARY, Centurv Drive Mildred Faye Campbell Pruitt, 77, of Albain Circle, died Tuesday, March 14, 1995.
Born April 17, 1917 in Greenville, she was a daughter of the late Ernest P. and Emma Smith Campbell. Mrs. Pruitt was a graduate of Parker High School and retired from Woodside Mill following 35 years of service. She was a member of Berea First Baptist Church, the Lora Huff Sunday School Class and the Senior Adult Choir.
Her husband, Avery Franklin Pruitt, died October 13, 1989. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Suzanne) Wells, Jr. and Emma Faye Pruitt both of Greenville; a sister, Mrs. Mitchell (Mary) Robinson of Greenville; a brother, Max D.
Campbell of Greenville; three grandchildren, Kelly Wells Stewart of Durham, NC, Joanna Wells Tucker and Russell Wells both of Greenville and four grandchildren. She was predeceased by two sisters, Mrs. B. (Geneva) Bowden and Mrs. A.
F. (Lilly) Busbee. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 3:30 PM at Berea First Baptist Church by Dr. Douglas N. Baker, Rev.
Floyd Parker and Dr. N. Horace Benjamin. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Section AA. The family is at the home but will receive friends at The Mackey Mortuary, Century Thursday from 7:00 until 8:30 JIMMMIE LOU McGEE Jimmie Lou Jordan McGee, 80, of 209 Rodney died Tuesday, March 14, 1995.
Born May 9, 1915 in Homer of Banks County, GA, she was a daughter of the late James Pleasant and Mary Lou Cheek Jordan. Mrs. McGee was retired from Jean West in 1984 and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are her husband, William Patton McGee of the home; a daughter, Marjorie M. Gamston of Greenville; three sisters, Lois Adams of Ila, GA, Montie Rae Lewallen of Commerce, GA and Berma Sue Smith of Athens, GA; four brothers, Francis Allen Jordan of Ila, GA, Otha Luich Jordan of Commerce, GA, Willie Morris Jordan of Ocala, FL and Hayward Jordan of Orlando, FL; four grandchildren, Randy Lee Satterfield of Simpsonville, William Michael Satterfield and Jack Timothy Satterfield both of Columbia and Jacqueline Carol Whitaker of Greenville; three step-grandchildren, Lancee Jo Smith of Atlanta, GA, Guy Gamston and Gary Gamston both of Greenville and eight great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be conducted Thursday at 2:00 PM in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Section by Dr. Paul G. Moore. The family is at the home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Building Fund of Sans Souci Baptist Church, 3100 Buncombe Road, Greenville, SC 29609 or to the charity of one's choice.
THE MACKEY MORTUARY, Century Drive Pulitzer winner to address group A former newspaper executive and Pulitzer Prize winner will speak to the Greenville branch of the English Speaking Union on April 1 at the Poinsett Club. Claude Sitton will speak on the topic of "America's Ambivalence About Freedom of The branch of the union is in its sixth year. Its objective is to make possible a higher level of proficiency in the teaching and use of the English language. Sitton, a senior history lecturer at Emory University, has worked as a United States information officer and press attache, The New York Times' chief southern correspondent and vice-president of The News and Observer Publishing Co. in Raleigh, N.C.
Sitton won a 1983 Pulitzer Prize for commentary in his column in The News and Observer. LULA MAE HOOD STANSELL Easley Mrs. Lula Mae Hood Stansell, 88, of 201 Front Street, Easley, wife of the late E. Walter Stansell, died at 8:16 A. M.
Wednesday, March 15, 1995 at her residence. Mrs. Stansell was born in Pickens County, and was a daughter of the late John Butler and Tempy Wood Hood. She retired from the Glenwood Division of Mayfair Mills and was a member of Glenwood Baptist Church where whe was a Sunday School Teacher for many years. Surviving are a son, Gene Stansell of Easley; 2 brothers, Irving Hood of Easley and Rev.
Ed Hood of Anderson; 2 sisters, Mrs. Ann Hughes and Mrs. Henry C. (Iris) Milhous, both of Easley; 3 grandchildren, Keith Stansell of Easley, Gennie Link of Clemson, and Greg Stansell of Gautier, Miss; 4 great grandchildren, Amanda and Jay Link and Amber and Krystal Stansell. Funeral services will be at 11:00 A.M.
Friday in the Chapel of Robinson Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Terry Fowler. Burial will be in Westview Cemetery. The body is at the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 7:00 until 8:30 P.M. Thursday.
The family is at the home. Memorials may be made to Meals on Wheels, P.O. Box 1162, Pickens, SC 29671. ROBINSON FUNERAL HOME 104 South First Street Easley, SC FUNERAL INVITATIONS The friends and relatives of Mrs. Evia Gosnell Owings, Mrs.
Nellemae Jeter, Mrs. Jewell Hall, Mrs. Barbaa taylor, and Mr. John 0. Owings are respectfully invited to attend the funeral services Mrs.
Evia Gosnell Owings to be condcuted at 11:30 AM Thursday at the Downtown Chapel of Thomas McAfee Funeral Home. Interment will be In Woodlawn Memorial Park, Section 'AA' THOMAS McAFEE FUNERAL HOME, DOWNTOWN The friends and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Lafayette Flinn, Mr. Wesley Lafayette Flinn, Mrs.
Arletha Norris, Mrs. Ruth Evans, Mr. Henry Clay Flinn, Ryan Flinn, Ruth Flinn, Kathryn Flinn, Reid Flinn, Greg Norris, Henry J. Norris, Jeff Norris, and Holley Norris are respectfully Invited to attend the funeral services for Mr. Wesley Lafay.
ette Flinn, Sr. to be conducted at 11:00 AM Thursday at Berea First Baptist Church. Interment will be in Neelys Creek A. Church Cemetery, Rock HIll, SC. THOMAS MCAFEE FUNERAL HOME, NORTHWEST The friends and relatives of Mr.
and Mrs. Stephen U. Morris, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald U.
Morris, Mr. and Mrs. Scott Buckhiester, Mrs. Viva Neill Marsh, Ms. Sharon Gossett, Ms.
Pam Harkins, Mr. Jerry N. Marsh, Amanda Wagner, Brett Buckhiester, Sheena Morris, Shannon Morris and Austin Morris are respectfully invited to attend the funeral services for Mrs. Stephen U. Morris, Jr.
to be conducted at 2:00 PM Thursday at Southside Assembly of Godl. Interment will follow in Greenville Memorial Gardens. THOMAS McAFEE FUNERAL HOME, NORTHWEST The friends and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. James E.
Howe, Mrs. Donna M. Hembree, Mrs. Melissa M. Gore, Miss Sonia A.
Howe, Mr. James E. Howe, Mr. Jimmy D. Howe, Mrs.
Martha B. Morton, Mrs. Elsie B. Duncan, Mr. John Black, Mr.
Jerry Black, Mr. Harold Black, and Mr. Tony Black are respectfully Invited to attend the funeral services for Mrs. James E. Howe to be conducted at 3:30 PM Thursday in the Northwest Chapel of Thomas McAfee Fuenral Home, 6710 White Horse Road.
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