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Leola Wilkes
CAMDEN - Mrs. Leola T. Wilkes, 84, of 1711 Woodside Drive, formerly of the Wilkesburg community, died Thursday, Jan. 15, 1998, at Kershaw County Medical Center.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by King's Funeral Home.

Billy Ray James Sr.
FORT MILL - Mr. Billy Ray James Sr., 69, of 531 Silver Run Road died Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998, at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill.
The funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Fort Mill Church of the Nazarene, with the Rev. Chuck Ellis officiating. Burial will be at Forest Hills cemetery.
Born in Cabarrus County, N.C., Mr. James was retired from Springs Industries' White Plant and had served in the U.S. Army Reserve.
Surviving are his wife, Betty Lowder James; two sons, Billy Ray James Jr. and Richard Eugene James, both of Fort Mill; two daughters, Barbara Wilson and Renee Wright, both of Fort Mill; four brothers, Dewey James and Tony James, both of Fort Mill, and Jesse James and Dennis James, both of Rock Hill; two sisters, Linda Miller and Deborah Small, both of Rock Hill; and seven grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Whitesell-Wolfe Funeral Home and at other times at the home of Billy James Jr., 10716 Crystal Lane, Fort Mill.

Beulah Jordan
FORT MILL - Mrs. Beulah McGuirt Jordan, 91, of 209 Link St. died Friday, Jan. 16, 1998, at Meadow Haven in Rock Hill.
The graveside funeral will be 11 a.m. Monday at Belair United Methodist Church Cemetery, with the Rev. J. Taylor Campbell officiating.
Mrs. Jordan was a member of St. John's United Methodist Church, A.O. Jones' Sunday school class and the Springs Complex Senior Citizens Group.
Surviving are two daughters, Mary Morton and Martha McKellar, both of Fort Mill; four sisters Cora Austin of Oakboro, N.C., and Nora Gainer, Helen Hunter and Athlee Bradurn, all of Lancaster; her brother, Grady McGuirt of Lancaster; four grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and 22 great-great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Whitesell-Wolfe Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to St. John's United Methodist Church, 130 Tom Hall St., Fort Mill, SC 29715.

Miriam Leaphart
LANCASTER - Mrs. Miriam Crenshaw Leaphart, 72, of 131 Niven Road died Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998 at home.
The funeral will be 2 p.m. Monday at Osceola United Methodist Church, with the Revs. Robert Dunn and J. Bert Watson officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery.
Born in Lancaster County, Mrs. Leaphart was a graduate of Winthrop College and was secretary for Indian Land Elementary School for 20 years before her retirement. She was a member of Osceola United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church Women.
Surviving are her husband, Winfored P. Leaphart; her daughter, Christine Grayson of Charlotte; her son, Robert H. Lawton of Fort Myers, Fla.; her sister, Ruth Lemmond of Lancaster; her brother, John Niven Crenshaw of Lancaster; her stepson, Randy Leaphart of Greenville, N.C.; and three grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Mahaffey Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the Osceola United Methodist Church Building Fund, 6575 Charlotte Highway, Lancaster, SC 29720.

Carl Medlin
ROCK HILL - Mr. Carl Wayne Medlin, 54, of 1661 West Lakewood Drive, died Friday, Jan. 16, 1998, at Piedmont Medical Center.
The funeral will be 11 a.m. Monday at Bass Funeral Home, with the Revs. Marion Pressley and John Powell officiating. Burial will be at Grandview Memorial Park.
A native of Rock Hill, Mr. Medlin was retired from Winthrop University, where he was a plumber. He was an 11-year U.S. Army veteran and served in Germany and Vietnam. He was a member of the American Legion.
Surviving are his son, Joseph Carl Medlin of York; two daughters, Carla Medlin and Libby Stewart of Rock Hill; three brothers, Michael Medlin of Tucson, Ariz., Jimmy Medlin of York, and Gary Medlin of Rock Hill; four sisters, Margaret Moore of McConnells, Patricia Bryant of Filbert, and Nancy McDaniel and Christine Roberts, both of Rock Hill; two grandchildren; and his companion, Carol Worrell.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Bass Funeral Home and at other times at the home or at 613 Briarcliff Road.
Memorials may be made to West Main Church of the Nazarene, 832 West Main St. Rock Hill, SC 29730.

Cora Poovey
LANCASTER - Mrs. Cora Elizabeth Poovey, 86, of 2834 Charlotte Highway died Friday, Jan. 16, 1998, at Lancaster Convalescent Center.
The graveside funeral will be 3 p.m. today at Lancaster Memorial Park, with the Rev. Wayne Dickson officiating.
Born in Van Wyck, Mrs. Poovey had worked for Springs Industries.
She was the widow of Herman Marcellous Poovey.
Surviving are her sister, Wincie Oleeta Spray of Charlotte; her granddaughter; and two great-granddaughters.
Memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice.
Mahaffey Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Leola Wilkes
CAMDEN - Mrs. Leola Tigler Wilkes, 84, of 1711 Woodside Drive, formerly of Chester, died Thursday, Jan. 15, 1998, at Kershaw County Medical Center.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Zion Pilgrim Baptist Church in Chester County, with the Rev. Curtis Washington officiating. The Rev. J.G. Jones will deliver the eulogy. Burial will follow at the church cemetery.
Mrs. Wilkes was a member of the Zion Pilgrim Baptist Church, where she was a deaconess and a member of the Sunday school class. She also was a member of Brightlight Chapter Order of Eastern Star #146 and a member of AP&B Society #17. She was a former member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in York County. She also was a homemaker.
She was the widow of John E. Wilkes.
Surviving are her son, James Hames of Hyattsville, Md.; three daughters, Shirley Harp of Camden, Fanetta Mitchell of Dayton, Ohio, and Lois Gray of Jamaica, N.Y.; eight grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
There will be Eastern Star Rites at Kings Funeral Home at 6 p.m. today and at other times at 3298 Pilgrim Road in Chester. The body will be carried to the church at 1 p.m. Monday.

Florence Ashley
ROCK HILL - Miss Florence Ashley, 80, of Rock Hill died Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998, at Meadow Haven Rehabilitation and Specialty Care Center.
Burial was at the Adnah United Methodist Church cemetery.
Born in York County, Miss Ashley was a retired clerk at Sherer's Dry Cleaners and a member of the Adnah United Methodist Church.
Surviving are 25 nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to Hospice Community Care, 325 S. Oakland Ave., Rock Hill SC 29730 or to Adnah United Methodist Church Cemetery Association, 1 Adnah Church Road, Rock Hill, SC 29732.

Haskell Catoe Jr.
LANCASTER - Mr. Haskell "Jake" Catoe Jr., 75, of 1947 Tradesville Road died Monday, Jan. 19, 1998, at Springs Memorial Hospital.
The funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Oak Hill Baptist Church, with the Rev. Thurmond Johnson officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery.
Born in Lancaster County, Mr. Catoe was a retired auto mechanic. He was a member of Oak Hill Baptist Church, where he was the former custodian.
Surviving are four sons, Charles Franklin "Frankie" Catoe, Larry Junior Catoe, Dennis Wayne Catoe and Herman LeGrant Catoe, all of Lancaster; his daughter, Evelyn Catoe Crenshaw of Lancaster; three sisters, Catherine Inman of Martinsville, Va., Lillian Deese and Carolyn McManus, both of Lancaster; two half sisters, Faye Lucas and Eva Adams, both of Lancaster, and nine grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Mahaffey Funeral Home and at other times at the home of Larry Catoe on Plyler Mill Road.
Memorials may be made to Oak Hill Baptist Church, 6437 Oak Hill Church Road, Lancaster, SC 29720.
Mahaffey Funeral Home is in charge.

Paul Forrester
ANDERSON - Mr. Paul Arestus Forrester, 76, of 314 E. Hampton St. in Anderson died Sunday, Jan. 18, 1998, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Augusta, Ga.
The funeral will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at McDougald Funeral Home, with the Rev. Butch Morrison officiating. Burial will be at New Silverbrook Cemetery in Anderson.
Mr. Forrester was a member of the V.F.W. Post No. 5996 and the American Legion. He was an Army veteran of World War II and served in the Korean War. He had retired from Piedmont Candy Co. after 16 years.
Surviving are his wife, Sarah Mae Thrasher Forrester of the home; two sons, Connie Ray Forrester of Lawton, Okla., and Wesley Forrester of Anderson; his daughter, Paula Whitfield of Rock Hill; his brother, Boyce Forrester of Decatur, Ga.; two sisters, Grace Bowen and Robbie Crawford, both of Anderson; six grandchildren; and two grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at McDougald Funeral Home and at other times at the home of Wesley Forrester, 411 Chauga Drive in Anderson.

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