Rodney Ashley
WARE SHOALS — Rodney Wilson Ashley, 30, of 38 Green Acres Drive, died Friday, Oct. 12, 2001.
born in Greenwood, he was a son of Lester Wilson Ashley and Victoria Shirley Draper. He was a former employee of Daniel Construction Co. He was of the Baptist Faith.
Surviving in addition to his father of Ware Shoals and his mother of Greenville are a daughter, Summer Ashley of Anderson; a brother, Robert Chris Ashley of Honea Path and a grandfather, Adger Shirley of Hodges.
Services are at 3 Monday at Mt. Bethel Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Rod Carver and the Rev. Jerry Blassingame. Burial is in the church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 2.
Visitation is from 7-9 tonight at Pruitt Funeral Home.
The family is at the home.
Pruitt Funeral Home, Greenwood, is in charge.
Willie Banes
GREENWOOD — Willie Raymond Banes, 84, of 417 Stevens St., husband of Blanche Pauline Esco Banes, died Friday, Oct. 12, 2001, at Self Memorial Hospital.
born in Greenwood County, he was a son of the late Willie Edgar and Nealie Elizabeth Seymour Banes. He was a graduate of Greenwood High School and an Army veteran of World War II. He retired from Greenwood Mills Mathews Plant and from the 111th Signal Company of the South Carolina National Guard. He was a member of West Side Baptist Church and the Adult I Mens’ Sunday School Class.
Surviving in addition to his wife of the home are a daughter, Peggy B. Boyd of the home; a brother, Olando Leroy Banes of Greenwood; a sister, Thelma E. Banes of Greenwood; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services are at 2 Monday at the Blyth Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. Hal Lane. Burial is in Greenwood Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers are nephews.
Honorary escorts are members of the Adult I Mens’ Sunday School Class and the Evelyn Ford Sunday School Class, both of West Side Baptist Church and retired members of the South Carolina National Guard.
Visitation is from 7-9 tonight at Blyth Funeral Home.
The family is at the home.
Memorials may be made to the West Side Baptist Church Building Fund, 215 Bypass 225 S., Greenwood, SC 29649.
Blyth Funeral Home is in charge.
Howard E. Bumgardner
GASTONIA, N.C. — Howard Eugene Bumgardner, 47, of 1817 Davis Park Road, died Friday, Oct. 12, 2001, at his home.
born in Gastonia, he was a son of Kathryn Picklesimer Bumgardner Owens and the late Howard W. Bumgardner. He was self-employed and of the Baptist faith.
Surviving in addition to his mother of Laurens are two brothers, Donald R. Bumgardner of Laurens and Patrick “Nicky” Bumgardner of Ware Shoals and two sisters, Joanna Bass of Rock Hill and Christie Newman of Columbia.
Graveside services are at 4 Monday at Bethlehem Union Church cemetery in Waterloo, conducted by the Rev. Bobby Davis.
Visitation is from 7-9 tonight at Parker-White Funeral Home.
Parker-White Funeral Home, Ware Shoals, is in charge.
Bessie Mae Childs
NINETY SIX — Bessie Mae Childs, 85, of 106 Childs St., died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2001, at Self Memorial Hospital.
born in Greenwood County, she was a daughter of the late Doc Childs and Eva Tolben Childs of Ninety Six. She was retired from the Ninety Six School District. She was a member of Enoree Zion Baptist Church, where she participated in the Senior Choir. She was also a member of Sallie White Brown Chapter 26.
Survivors include a son, Elliott Richardson of Ninety Six; a sister, Hattie C. Stevens of Ninety Six and a grandson.
The family is at the home and at the home of his son, Elliott Richardson, 104 Panther Drive.
Services will be announced by Robinson & Son Mortuary Inc., Greenwood, which is in charge.
Bessie Mae Childs
NINETY SIX — Services for Bessie Mae Childs of 106 Childs Street will be 2 Wednesday at Enoree Zion Baptist Church in Ninety Six, with burial in the church cemetery. The Rev. James Sims will officiate.
The body will be placed in the church at 1.
Pallbearers will be deacons and trustees of the church. Floral bearers will be members of Sallie White Brown Chapter No. 2 OES.
The family will receive friends at the home and at the home of son Elliott Richardson at 104 Panther Drive in Ninety Six.
Robinson and Son Mortuary Inc. is in charge.
Robert Newby
PICAYUNE, Miss. — Robert Neal Newby, 41, of Carriere, Miss., died Friday, Oct. 12, 2001.
born in Huntsville, Ala., he was a son of Charlee Pickett Marshall. He was a former forge technician for Mason Chamberlain Inc. He was of the Baptist Faith.
Surviving in addition to his mother of Greenwood are a stepfather, William Marshall of Greenwood; a daughter, Jessica Newby of Picayune; two stepbrothers, Michael Marshall of Greenville and Matthew Marshall of Picayune; two sisters, Kathleen Lea of Crystal Springs, Miss. and Kimberly Pecou of Harvest, Ala. and a grandchild.
Services are at 2 today at Picayune Funeral Home chapel, conducted by the Rev. Arlis F. Grice. Burial is in the Memorial Gardens cemetery.
Visitation is from 12-2 today at Picayune Funeral Home.
Picayune Funeral Home is in charge.
Mary Frances Bishop
Mary Frances Bishop, age 90, formerly of Ware Shoals passed away peacefully on October 6, 2001, at the home of her daughter Joye Teachman in Huntington Beach, CA. She was the daughter of the late Genevieve Blackwell Davis and Claude Wesley Davis of Ware Shoals. Frances was preceded in death by her children Joseph Bishop and Nancy Bishop, and a granddaughter, Tracey Teachman. She is survived by her four daughters: Dorothy Griffard, Thousand Oaks, CA; Harriette Rasmussen, Spring, TX; Jeny McCullough, Sherborn, MA; Joye Teachman, Huntington Beach, CA; fourteen grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild. Her surviving sisters are Bernice Ezell, Greenwood, SC; and Molly Bagwell, Greenville, SC. A surviving brother, Barney Davis, Deltona Beach, Fl.
Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, October 20, 2001 at South Main Street Baptist Church, Greenwood, SC, conducted by the Rev. Dan Compton. Burial will be at Greenwood Memorial Gardens. A reception will be held immediately following the services at the home of Joan, Jeny Marie and Joseph Bishop; 309 Marietta Drive, Greenwood, SC.
Memorials may be made to Heartland Home and Health Care Hospice, 265 S. Anita Drive, Orange, California, 92868.
Alvin Brown
GREENWOOD — Marion Alvin Brown, 81, of 3310 Highway 25 S., husband of Helen Faye Brooks Brown, died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2001, at Self Memorial Hospital.
born in Hart County, Ga., he was a son of the late William Tapley and Della Crocker Brown. He was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, where he was an elder.
Survivors include his wife of the home; a daughter, Dewey “Dell Ree” B. Nation of Greenwood; two brothers, William T. Brown Jr. of Clinton, Tenn., and Donald Brown of Alvin, Texas; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 2 Saturday at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, with John Dendy officiating.
The family is at the home of Garrett and Dewey Nation, 202 Wisewood Circle.
Blyth Funeral Home is in charge.
Helen Byrd
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Helen Bobo Byrd, 84, formerly of 136 Ridgewood Circle, Greenwood, S.C., widow of Albert C. Byrd, died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001, at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill.
Services will be announced by Blyth Funeral Home, Greenwood, which is in charge.
Charles W. Haynie Sr.
GREENWOOD — Charles Wayman “Suitcase” Haynie Sr., of 521 Circle Drive, husband of Margaret Haynie, died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001, at Self Memorial Hospital.
Services will be announced by Harley Funeral Home, which is in charge.
Louvenia ‘Sugg’ Jones
GREENWOOD — Services for Louvenia “Sugg” Ouzts Jones, of 502-A Marion Ave., will be conducted at 1 Friday at United House of Prayer by the Rev. Charles Sunkin. The body will be placed in the church at noon. Burial is in Evening Star Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers and flower bearers are friends of the family.
Visitation is from 7-8 Thursday at Robinson & Son Mortuary.
The family is at the home.
Robinson & Son Mortuary Inc. is in charge.
Gladys K. Lewis
LAURENS — Gladys Kennedy Lewis, 65, of 1095 Metric Road, wife of Lundy R. Lewis, died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001, at her home.
born in Laurens, she was a daughter of the late Harvey and Myrtle Crowder Kennedy. She was a homemaker and a member of Highland Home Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband of the home; three sons, Lundy Michael Lewis of Mason, N.H., Stephen Boyd Lewis of Laurens and Joey Allen Lewis of Mars Hill, N.C.; a daughter, Donna Camile Day of Statesville, N.C.; two brothers, Joe Kennedy of Gray Court and Van Kennedy of Mountville; a sister, Jackie Allen of Laurens; and three grandchildren.
Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at Highland Home Baptist Church by the Rev. Billy Cathcart. Burial is in the church cemetery.
The family is at the home.
Kennedy Mortuary is in charge.
Ethel Jean Webb
GREENWOOD — Mrs. Ethel Jean Webb, 39, of 107 Richard St., wife of Leon Ebo, died Monday, Oct. 15, 2001, at Self Memorial Hospital.
born in Greenwood County, she was a daughter of the late Watson and Lilly Mae Morgan Martin and was reared by an aunt, Betty Dye. She was a member of Bethlehem Church of God of Holiness in McCormick.
Survivors include her husband of the home; a son, Brandon Keytoria Martin of Greenwood; two daughters, Tiffany Martin and Miranda Martin, both of Greenwood; a sister, Ruby Daniels of Greenville; and her aunt of Greenwood.
The family is at the home and at the home of Betty Dye, 108 Addison Ave. Services will be announced by Robinson & Son Mortuary Inc., which is in charge.
