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J.T. Jordan
ROCK HILL - Mr. James T. Jordan, 85, of 408 Pickens Court died Sunday, May 16, 1999. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church in Rock Hill, with the Rev. Steve Hogg officiating. Burial will be at Westview Cemetery in Atlanta. Mr. Jordan was manager of Belk Department Store in Rock Hill for 53 years. He was a member of First Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Gladys Wheeler Jordan of Rock Hill; his daughter, Gwen Hixon of Decatur, Ga.; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Greene Funeral Home.

Haskell Caskey
LANCASTER - Mr. Haskell "Hass" Caskey Sr., 68, of 915 Providence Road, died Sunday, May 16, 1999, at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at High Point Free Will Baptist Church, with Dr. Stuart Snow officiating. Burial will follow at Lancaster Memorial Park. A native of Lancaster County, Mr. Caskey retired from Springs Industries. A retired minister, he worked for Harris Teeter and was a member of High Point Free Will Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Jettie Greer Caskey of the home; two sons, Haskell B. Caskey Jr. of Lancaster and Phillip A. Caskey of Lugoff; two daughters, Cynthia Cauthen of Lancaster and Yvonne Crenshaw of Fort Mill; three brothers, I.W. Caskey Jr., Jack Caskey and James Caskey, all of Lancaster; three sisters, Mary Pittmon of Rock Hill and Pearl Phillips and Edna Tillman, both of Lancaster; and six grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Hartley Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to High Point Free Will Baptist Church Building Fund, 2095 Great Falls Highway, Lancaster, SC 29720. Hartley Funeral Home is in charge.

Carl Davis
LOS ANGELES - Mr. Carl A. Davis, 70, of 1510 Veronica Drive, formerly of York, died Sunday, May 16, 1999, in a Los Angeles Hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Wright Funeral Home.

Bobby Dunlap
EDGEMOOR - Mr. Bobby "B.J." Dunlap of 1989 Westbrook Road in Edgemoor died Sunday May 16, 1999, at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill. The funeral will be 3 p.m. Wednesday at Liberty Hill Baptist Church in Catawba, with the Rev. Ray Thompson officiating and the Rev. Robert Shuler and Dr. Marian Crawford assisting. The Rev. Allan Stewart will give the eulogy. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Dunlap is a York County native who worked for the Bowater Corporation. He was a member of Mount Zion AME Zion Church in Landsford. He was a former choir manager at the church. He attended Chester County public schools and was a former mason. Mr. Dunlap is survived by his wife, Della M. Dunlap of Edgemoor; one son, James Leon Dunlap of Edgemoor; one daughter, Rhonda Peoples of Edgemoor; his mother, Willie P. Myers of Charlotte; four brothers, Charles Cherry, Alexander Myers and Johnny Myers, all of Rock Hill, and Edward Myers of Charlotte; four sisters, Anna L. Keels and Lillie M. Myers, both of Charlotte, Dorothy M. Brice of Edgemoor and Sadie Bates of Brooklyn, N.Y.; and two grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 tonight at Robinson Funeral Home and at other times at the home. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Wednesday.

Marion Gross
ROCK HILL - Mr. Marion Lewis Gross, 42, of 271 Garden Way, died Sunday, May 16, 1999, at his home. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Old Purity Cemetery in Chester, with the Rev. James Gable and Dr. Tom Patterson officiating. A native of York County, Mr. Gross was a member of Tirzah Presbyterian Church. Surviving are his father, Marion Lee Gross of Rock Hill; his brother, Robert Lee Gross of Weddington, N.C.; his sister, Patricia Franklin of Great Falls; and his maternal grandmother, Novella Davis of Catawba. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Barron Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Tirzah Presbyterian Church USA, 180 Tirzah Road, York, SC 29745. Barron Funeral Home is in charge.

Catherine Smith
YORK - Miss Catherine Louise "Cathy" Smith, 38, of 20 Northbrook Drive died Friday, May 14, 1999, at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill. The funeral will be 3 p.m. Thursday at Langrum Branch Baptist Church, with Dr. Osbey Roddey officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery. A native of York, Miss Smith was a daughter of the late James Andrew Smith and Catherine White Smith. She was a member of Langrum Branch Baptist Church, where she worked in the youth department as a junior missionary leader and with the youth choir. She was a member of Circle No. 1, the Burial Aid Society and a previous usher board member. A member of the Optimist Club and Cottonbelt School PTO, she worked with children at the York Recreational Department. Miss Smith worked at Whitesides Cleaners. Surviving are her son, Michael Jermaine Smith of the home; two daughters, Arkiesha Danielle Smith and Brittany Nicole Smith, both of the home; four brothers, John M. Smith of Sharon, Melvin E. Smith of York, Johnny E. Smith of Kershaw and Darron L. Smith of the home. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Langrum Branch Baptist Church. Wright Funeral Home is in charge.

George Ackerman
FORT MILL - Retired Fort Mill businessman, civic and religious leader George Ackerman died Monday, May 17, 1999. He was 84. "We moved to Fort Mill the same year, 1952," said former Fort Mill schools Superintendent J.H. "Hoss" Nesbitt. "He opened the store, and I came as principal of the high school." Ackerman, who owned Ackerman's Style Center on Main Street with his wife, Sarah, "only wanted the best for all concerned " the best for the town and the best for the schools," Nesbitt said. The Ackermans owned and operated the store for 34 years. He was a very integral part of the downtown business district, said Murray White of Fort Mill. At one point, "we had a time that the Chamber of Commerce, as an organization, was floundering, and we were having a difficult time finding someone to be president," he said. Ackerman took on the job, got the chamber back on track and "laid the foundation for the chamber as we know it today," White said. In 1980, Ackerman was named Citizen of the Year by the Fort Mill Chamber of Commerce. He was a chamber board member, a member of Toastmasters International, Fort Mill Toastmasters and a charter member of Optimists International. Ackerman also was a well-respected Jewish educator and Cantor. He was a Bronfman Scholar and a graduate of Chicago Theological Seminary (Yeshiva). Ackerman served in the combined role of rabbi and cantor for the Jewish Synagogue in Salisbury, N.C., and at Temple Israel, during high holy days. "George and Sarah had leading roles in the Seder celebrations we had at the Wesley Foundation," said Risher Brabham, campus minister at Winthrop University. Ackerman also organized Operation Snowflake, a group of Jewish people and non-Jews who volunteer to work at Piedmont Medical Center on Christmas Day so workers can have the day off. Operation Snowflake has been sponsored worldwide by B'nai B'rith, an international charitable organization, for more than 50 years. Ackerman started the local effort in 1991. "Mr. Ackerman was responsible for developing and directing Operation Snowflake. Mr. Ackerman and his friends took over duties of volunteers who would normally work on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, allowing the volunteers to be at home with their families. He has been a true friend to the auxiliary and will be missed," said Lucille Clemens, president of the volunteer auxiliary at Piedmont Medical Center. A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Ackerman was a son of the late Abraham Ackerman and Esther Ethel Friedman Ackerman. The two died in the flu epidemic of 1918, leaving Ackerman an orphan. Surviving are his wife, Sarah Burgen Ackerman; two sons, Allen Ackerman of Columbia and Bernard Ackerman of Rock Hill; two daughters, Esther Leder of Whiteville, N.C., Penni Ackerman Powell of Charlotte; and seven grandchildren. The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. today at Temple Israel, 4901 Providence Road, Charlotte, with Rabbi Murray Ezring officiating. Burial will be at Hebrew Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Temple Israel, 4901 Providence Road, Charlotte, NC 28226, Rock Hill Adult Day Care Center Inc. or the Fort Mill Rescue Squad. Harry & Bryant Co. in Charlotte is in charge.

Gary Brown
ROCK HILL - Mr. Gary Jerome "Bear" Brown, 43, of 1132 Hicks St. died Saturday, May 15, 1999, at Springs Memorial Hospital in Lancaster. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday at By Faith Pentecostal Holiness Church, with the Rev. John Young officiating and Bishop Tommy Durham and the Rev. Hattie Foster assisting. Burial will be at Barber Memorial Cemetery. Mr. Brown was a member of Piney Grove Baptist Church in Chester County where he was a deacon and member of the AP&B Society. He was employed as a concrete finisher. Surviving are his wife, Shirley Ann Lindsay Brown of Kentucky; his stepson, Freddie Lindsay of Rock Hill; his daughter, Nicole Lindsay of Virginia; his parents, William Brown Jr. and Carrie Brown of Rock Hill; his brother, Rickey Brown of Spartanburg; three sisters, Carrie Walker of York, and Jacqueline McKinney and Tammy Brown, both of Rock Hill; two grandchildren; and his companion, Louise McCloud of Rock Hill. The family will receive friends at home. The body may be viewed from 4 to 7 this afternoon and from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday at Parker Funeral Home. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Thursday.

Minnie Conrad
ROCK HILL - Mrs. Minnie McIntyre Conrad, 74, of 1628 Old Friendship Road died Sunday, May 16, 1999, at Piedmont Medical Center. The funeral will be 2:30 p.m. today at West Main Church of the Nazarene, with the Rev. John Powell officiating and the Rev. Marion Pressley assisting. Burial will be at Grandview Memorial Cemetery. Mrs. Conrad was a native of Rock Hill. She was a homemaker and a member of West Main Church of the Nazarene for more than 53 years. She was the daughter of the late A.C. and Pearl Roberts McIntyre. Survivors include her husband, Robert Conrad Jr.; her son, Robbie Conrad of Rock Hill; her daughter, Sherri Conrad of Montgomery, Ala.; two brothers, A.C. McIntyre Jr. and Don McIntyre, both of Rock Hill; five sisters, Jennie Craig of York, and Doris Broome, Barbara Aaron, Rosemary Townsend and Margaret Norville, all of Rock Hill; and five grandchildren. Memorials may be made to West Main Church of the Nazarene Missionary Fund, 832 W. Main St., Rock Hill, SC 29730. Greene Funeral Home is in charge.

Henry Crane
MEBANE, N.C. - Mr. Henry Michael Crane, 46, of 1217 S. Fifth St. died Monday, May 17, 1999, at home. The funeral will be 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church. Burial will be at Hawfields Presbyterian Church cemetery. A native of Durham County, he was a son of the late James A. Crane and Vesta Dillehay Crane. He was employed for 27 years by the University of North Carolina as a computer network manager. He was a member of First Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Jackie F. Crane; his son, Alexander Michael Crane of the home; and his brother, James A. Crane of York. The family will receive friends at home after the service. McClure Funeral Home in Mebane is in charge.

Willie Eubanks
BRYAN, Texas - Mr. Willie Eubanks, 69, died Saturday, May 15, 1999, at College Station Medical Center. The funeral was Monday at Memorial Funeral Chapel in Bryan. Burial was in Bickham Cemetery. A native of Flat Creek, Mr. Eubanks was an aircraft mechanic for College Station Aircraft Repair. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He served in the Air Force for 30 years and was involved with the T-38 project. Surviving are his wife, M. Jane Eubanks; three sons, Roy L. Eubanks of Bryan, Texas; Deryle Eubanks of San Antonio and Larry Threatt of Melbourne, Fla.; two brothers, Joe Eubanks and Conley Eubanks, both of Jefferson; three sisters, Janie Faile of Lancaster, Mary Scott of Camden and Lou Pechacek of Melbourne; and two grandchildren.

C. Howard Eury
ROCK HILL - Mr. Carl Howard Eury, 86, of 1790 Allison Circle died Monday, May 17, 1999, at Piedmont Medical Center. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Bass Funeral Home, with the Rev. Ron Kelly officiating. A native of Mooresville, N.C., he was a son of the late Jacob J. Eury and Ada Poston Eury. He was the widower of Mae Eury. He was a graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law. Mr. Eury was in private practice, an attorney with Rock Hill Legal Aid, owned a tax service and was a certified jeweler watchmaker. He was a member of the Elks Club, Civitans, Moose Club and the York County Bar Association. He attended Newport Baptist Church. Surviving are his daughter, Rita Eury Hudspeth of Rock Hill; three brothers, Joe Eury and Clinton Eury, both of Rock Hill, and Odell Eury of Mount Holly, N.C.; his sister, Veatrice Eury Fisher of Belmont, N.C.; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Bass Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Newport Baptist Church or to the charity of one's choice.

Marion Gross
For years, Marion Gross turned his wheelchair backward and pushed himself along with his feet so he could "walk" in the annual CROP walk, his greatest passion. Gross's friends remember the man, who suffered from cerebral palsy and was confined to a wheelchair, as an inspiration to the able-bodied people around him. Gross, 42, died at his home Sunday. The funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Old Purity Cemetery in Chester, with the Rev. James Gable and Dr. Tom Patterson officiating. Gable is the pastor at Tirzah Presbyterian Church, where Gross was a member. Gable said Gross' involvement with the CROP walk was an inspiration to others. "His being a part of the CROP walk - it inspired others to participate in it, walk in it and contribute to it," Gable said. "We may never know how many people were helped because of Marion Gross. That was one way he could profess his faith in God and humanity." Charles Currence first invited Gross to Tirzah Presbyterian more than 10 years ago. Gross lived with his parents at the time, and Currence would pick him up each Sunday for church. When Gross moved into his own apartment, Currence would visit him on the weekends. "He would always say "I'm not handicapped, I can do just about anything anybody else can.' It was the way he looked at life," Currence said. "He was a fun person to be around. He'd kid you like you'd kid him." Gross loved the outdoors and often could be found at Cherry Park, Currence said. Many people in Rock Hill recognized his motorized wheelchair speeding along the side of the road. With the CROP walk, Gross found another way of reaching out to others. "He figured that's what he could do to give something back to society," Currence said. Gross pushed himself along in his wheelchair in the CROP walk as long as he was physically able to do so. After his chair was motorized, Gross would lead the walk with his orange flag waving ahead of the crowd. "He took great pride being at the front of the line. He didn't like to be passed. That motorized wheelchair was probably too slow for him," said Risher Brabham, who organizes the walk. The CROP walk raises money each year for local and international organizations to help feed and support those in need. Gross was invariably the walk's most devoted participant, raising $12,206 in 13 years. Even when he was in the hospital in 1997 and couldn't participate, Gross raised $2,092. Since 1987, Gross was grand marshal. Every year, Gross would go from house to house carrying a long stick to ring doorbells as he solicited donations. Brabham remembers Gross's sense of humor and adventurous spirit, recalling that Gross did a tandem skydiving jump in 1988. "He had a great smile and great laugh," Brabham said. "It's not going to be the same to have a CROP walk without Marion." Gross was someone who reached out through his own pain to help end hunger for people who will never know him, Gable said. "He could reach out to others and help them have a better life and, in helping others have a better life, brought some light and joy into his own life," he said. Surviving are his father, Marion Lee Gross of Rock Hill; his brother, Robert Lee Gross of Weddington, N.C.; his sister, Patricia Franklin of Great Falls; and his maternal grandmother, Novella Davis of Catawba. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Barron Funeral Home.

Oliece Hall
GREAT FALLS - Ms. Oliece G. Hall of Great Falls died Monday, May 17, 1999. Funeral arrangements will be announced by O.E. Manigault and Sons Funeral Home in Winnsboro.Janie Lindsay GREAT FALLS - Mrs. Janie Lee Medlin Lindsay, 76, of 111 Lybrand St. died Tuesday, May 18, 1999, at home. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Great Falls Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Clarence Fouse officiating. Burial will be at 1 p.m. at Gilead Baptist Church cemetery in Jonesville. A native of Union County, N.C., Mrs. Lindsay was a daughter of the late Milas P. Medlin and Rhettie Love Medlin. She was the widow of William Edward "Ed" Lindsay Sr. She was a retired registered nurse with Dr. H.P. Snead and was former director of the Great Falls Branch of the Chester County Health Department. Mrs. Lindsay was a graduate of Great Falls High School and earned her bachelor's degree in nursing at Greenville School of Nursing. She was a member of Great Falls Presbyterian Church. Surviving are her son, William Edward Lindsay Jr. of Summerville; two brothers, Capt. W. Ray Medlin of Charleston and Wayne Medlin of Belleville, Ill.; and her grandson. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 tonight at Dantzler-Baker Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Great Falls Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 466, Great Falls, SC 29055.

Catherine Smith
YORK - Miss Catherine Louise "Cathy" Smith, 38, of 20 Northbrook Drive died Friday, May 14, 1999, at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill. The funeral will be 3 p.m. Thursday at Langrum Branch Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dr. Osbey Roddey officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery. A native of York, Miss Smith was a daughter of the late James Andrew Smith and Catherine White Smith. She was a member of Langrum Branch Baptist Church, where she worked in the youth department as a junior missionary leader and with the youth choir. She was a member of Circle No. 1, the Burial Aid Society and a previous usher board member. A member of the Optimist Club and Cottonbelt Elementary School PTO, she worked with children at the York Recreational Department. Miss Smith worked at Whitesides Cleaners. Surviving are her son, Michael Jermaine Smith of the home; two daughters, Arkiesha Danielle Smith and Brittany Nicole Smith, both of the home; four brothers, John M. Smith of Sharon, Melvin E. Smith of York, Johnny E. Smith of Kershaw and Darron L. Smith of the home; and her sister, Martha E. Smith of York. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. tonight at Langrum Branch Baptist Church. Memorials may be made to the Smith Children's Account at Family Trust in York or to Langrum Branch Baptist Church building fund, P.O. Box 101, York, SC 29745. Wright Funeral Home is in charge.

Margaret Swift
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - Mrs. Margaret Yvonne "Porgie" Swift, 51, of 2415 Pine Spring Drive, formerly of 227 Columbia St., Chester, died Sunday, May 16, 1999, at Womack Army Medical Center. Arrangements will be announced by King's Funeral Home, 135 Cemetery St., Chester.

Ann Wittbrodt
FORT MILL - Miss Ann Elizabeth Wittbrodt, 41, died Monday, May 17, 1999, at the home of her mother. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at All Nations Church, 11407 Granite St., Charlotte, with the Rev. Mahesh Chavda officiating. Burial will be private. A native of Detroit, Miss Wittbrodt was a daughter of Barbara Berarducci Wittbrodt of Fort Mill and the late Donald R. Wittbrodt. She was a Christian. She attended Laurence Institute of Technology and was employed by Marisa Corp. in Michigan as an automotive designer. Surviving in addition to her mother are her brother, David Wittbrodt of Farmington Hills, Mich.; her sister, Lynn Kachmarchik of Lenoir City, Tenn.; and her maternal grandmother, Bernice Berarducci of Boca Raton, Fla. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Wolfe Funeral Home in Fort Mill and after the service Thursday at All Nations Church. Memorials may be made to All Nations Church, P.O. Box 472009, Charlotte, NC 28247 or Hospice Community Care, P.O. Box 2742 CRS, Rock Hill, SC 29732.

Elise Ammons
LANCASTER - Mrs. Elise Bass Ammons, 89, died Wednesday, May 19, 1999, at Lancaster Convales-cent Center. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday at Second Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dr. James D. Spencer III and the Rev. Elton Lane officiating. Burial will be at Lancaster Memorial Park. A native of McColl, Mrs. Ammons was a daughter of the late Edward Hilton and Sallie Jeanette McCahen Bass. She was the widow of Franklin Ammons. Retired from Springs In-dustries, Mrs. Ammons was a member of Second Baptist Church, where she taught the preschool Sunday school class for 33 years. Surviving are her son, Everette Mitchell Ammons of Lancaster; two daughters, Jeanette Lambert and Pat McManus, both of Lancaster; her sister, Lillian Ammons of Lancaster; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and her great-great-grandchild. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Cauthen Funeral Home and at other times at the home of Shine and Pat McManus, 2664 Great Falls Highway, Lancaster. Memorials may be made to Second Baptist Church, 1426 Great Falls Highway, Lancaster, SC 29720.

Harry Hartzog
ORANGEBURG - Mr. Harry T. Hartzog, 88, of 512 Woodlawn St. died Tuesday, May 18, 1999, at home. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday at the Williams Chapel AME Church, with the Revs. George Flowers and Leroy Thomas officiating. Burial will follow at Belleville Memorial Gardens. A native of Bamberg County, Mr. Hartzog was a son of the late Mary Alice Atterbury Hartzog and John Hartzog. He was a teacher in the South Carolina schools for more than 35 years and was the former principal at Jefferson High School in York. He was a member of the board of trustees of his alma mater, Clafin College, and later was appointed Trustee Emeritus. He was also a member of Williams Chapel African Methodist Church in Orangeburg, where he served on the trustee board. Surviving are his wife, Evelyn Hartzog; three nieces, Lucrettia K. Logan of Saluda, Tracy L. Brown of Orangeburg and Kim Logan of Edgefield; two nephews, Kevin Logan and Kevin Logan Jr., both of Saluda; and many other relatives. Memorials may be made to Claflin College, Golden Class Student Scholarship Fund, Office of the President, Highway 601 and College Avenue, N.E., Orangeburg, SC 29115 or William Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Fund for Youth Ministries, c/o the Rev. George Flowers, 1198 Glover St., Orangeburg, SC 29115.

Pearline Lowery
ROCK HILL - Mrs. Pearline Gaines Lowery of 635 Lige St. died Wednesday, May 19, 1999, at Piedmont Medical Center. Arrangements will be announced by Clemons Funeral Home.

Rosa Humphrey
FLORENCE, Ala. - Mrs. Rosa Beckman Humphrey, 74, of Florence died Tuesday, May 18, 1999. The funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Florence. Burial will be at St. Michael Cemetery in St. Florian. A native of Lauderdale County, she was a daughter of the late William Beckman and Ruth Beckman. She was the widow of Bill Humphrey. She graduated from Lawrence County High School in Tennessee and was a graduate of the Holy Name of Jesus Hospital School of Nursing in Gadsden, Ala. She was an industrial nurse. She was a member of St. Ann Catholic Church in Decatur, Ala., and a current member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Florence. Surviving are two sons, Phil Humphrey of Madison, Ala., and David Humphrey of Chattanooga, Tenn.; her daughter, Maria Eckl of Florence, Ala.; three sisters, Mary McBride of Huntsville, Ala., Evelyn Gentry of Rock Hill and Bernadette Ramsey of Huntsville; and eight grandchildren. Memorials may be made to St. Joseph School Foundation Fund, 115 Plum St., Florence, AL 35630 or Hospice of the Shoals, 1106 Bradshaw Drive, Florence, AL 35630. Greenview Funeral Home, Florence, is in charge.

Grace Jennings
CHARLOTTE - Mrs. Grace Elizabeth Matthews Jennings, 78, died Wednesday, May 19, 1999, at home. A memorial service will be 1 p.m. today at Selwyn Avenue Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Caroline Craig and the Rev. Dr. Andrew M. Smith officiating. A native of Kings Mountain, N.C., Mrs. Jennings was a daughter of Joseph Lee Matthews and Margaret Cabiness Matthews. Mrs. Jennings was a member of Selwyn Avenue Presbyterian Church, where she served as a preschool teacher. She was a member of the Charlotte Herb Guild and was a volunteer at Wing Haven. Surviving are her husband, Carlos Daniel Jennings; her son, C. Daniel Jennings II of Charlotte; her daughter, Susan Elkins Reda of Chapel Hill, N.C.; her brother, Joseph Livingston Matthews of Charlotte; and five grandchildren. The family will receive friends at Selwyn Avenue Presbyterian Church fellowship hall after the service. Memorials may be made to Hospice at Charlotte, 1420 E. 7th St., Charlotte, 29204 or Selwyn Avenue Presbyterian Church, 2929 Selwyn Ave., Charlotte, NC 28209 or the charity of one's choice. M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home in Clover in in charge.

Vera Michaux
LANCASTER - Mrs. Vera Lucas Michaux, 64, of 792 Brooklyn Ave. died Wednesday, May 19, 1999, at home. The funeral will be 11 a.m. today at Springdell Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dr. Bill Poore and the Rev. Jerry Devinney officiating. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Camden. Mrs. Michaux was a daughter of the late Mr. James Hallman Lucas and Blanche Morgan Lucas. She was the widow of William Kelly Michaux. She was a homemaker and member of Springdell Baptist Church. Surviving are two sons, Gary L. Michaux of the home and William Kelly Michaux Jr. of Lancaster; her daughter, Debbie Deese of Lancaster; her brother, John Lee Lucas of Camden; and three grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Spring-dell Baptist Church building fund, 1420 Springdell Church Road, Lan-caster, SC 29720 or The American Cancer Society, Lancaster County Unit, 500 E. Morehead St., Suite 211, Charlotte, NC 28202. Hartley Funeral Home is in charge.

James Roddey
ROCK HILL - Mr. James Wilbur Roddey, 71, of 1850 Porter Road died Tuesday, May 18, 1999, at home. The funeral will be 1 p.m. today at Neely's Creek ARP Church, with the Rev. Bill Fleming officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery. A native of Fort Lawn, Mr. Roddey was a son of the late Henry Grady Roddey and Marybell McWaters Roddey. He was a postman and a member of Neely's Creek ARP Church. He was a member of Masonic Lodge No. 111, the Hejaz Temple, the Travelers Protective Association and a former member of the Rock Hill Ham Radio Club. Surviving are his wife, Mildred Shillinglaw Roddey; his daughter, Jeanne Rutherford of Rock Hill; his brother, Roy Roddey of Lancaster; four sisters, Peggy Wilson of Indian Land and Ruth Ballington, Helen Carter and Nanci C. Roddey, all of Columbia; and his granddaughter. The family will receive friends at the graveside after the service and at other times at the home of Jeanne Rutherford. Memorials may be made to Neely's Creek ARP Church, 974 Neely's Creek Road, Rock Hill, SC 29730 or to El Bethel United Methodist Church in Fort Lawn. Bass Funeral Home is in charge.

Catherine Shaffer
ROCK HILL - Mrs. Catherine Shreders Shaffer, 93, of 1915 Ebenezer Road died Tuesday, May 18, 1999, at White Oak Manor. The funeral will be private. A native of Greenwich, Conn., Mrs. Shaffer was a daughter of the late Adam Shreders and Agnes Augustine Shreders. She was the widow of William Shaffer. Mrs. Shaffer was a homemaker and of the Catholic faith. Surviving are her daughter, Joan R. Gooley of Rock Hill; her sister, Mary Robin of Connecticut; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and three step great-grandchildren. Greene Funeral Home is in charge.