York County, South Carolina Obituary Collection

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Helene Stenek

ROCK HILL - Mrs. Helene J. Stenek, 84, of 752 Harrell St. died Friday, Feb. 19, 1999, at home.

The funeral will be at Strange Funeral Chapel in Grayville, Ill. Burial will be at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Forest Park, Ill.

A native of Chicago, Mrs. Stenek was the widow of Joseph B. Zdneck.

Surviving are her son, Joseph W. Zdneck of Rock Hill; three nephews; two nieces; seven grandchildren; and her great-grandchild.

Memorials may be made to Hospice Community Care, 325 S. Oakland Ave., Rock Hill, SC 29730 or to the York County Cancer Association, P.O. Box 4975 CRS, Rock Hill, SC 29732.

Greene Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Clint Thomas

YORK - Mr. Clint Hubert Thomas, 68, of 4335 Fermount Drive died Saturday, Feb. 20, 1999, at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill.

The funeral will be 11 a.m. Monday at Cauthen Funeral Home, Rock Hill chapel, with Dr. William F. "Chip" Summers Jr. officiating. Burial will with Masonic rites will be at Rock Hill Memorial Gardens.

Mr. Thomas was retired from Duke Power and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a member of Bairds Creek Presbyterian Church in Vilas, N.C., the American Legion of Charlotte and the Westgate Masonic Lodge No. 738.

Surviving are his wife, Joan Vines Thomas; his son, Clint H. Thomas Jr. of Concord, N.C.; his daughter, Karen T. King of Charlotte; his mother, Jane J. Thomas of Sugar Grove, N.C.; his brother, Robert Thomas of Burnsville, N.C.; four sisters, Cleo Bently of Boone, N.C., Shirley Brown of Greensboro, N.C., and Reba Hodges and Linda Farmer, both of Sugar Grove; and three grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at Cauthen Funeral Home, Rock Hill chapel, and at other times at the home.

Memorials may be made to the Serenity Club of York County, 209 Grayson Road, Rock Hill, SC 27932 or to the York County Cancer Association, P.O. Box 4975 CRS, Rock Hill, SC 29732-4975.

James Gathright

TEGA CAY - Mr. James Samuel "Sam" Gathright, 88, of 4107 Marquessa Ave. died Saturday, Feb. 13, 1999, at home.

A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. today at the Tega Cay Baptist Church. Burial will be private.

A native of Sweetwater, Texas, Mr. Gathright was a retired sales manager for National Cash Register. He was a World War II veteran and was present at the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

Mr. Gathright was a member of the Fort Mill Lions Club and the Greenville Shriners. He also was a member and past president of the Greenville Sales and Market Club and past president of the Greenville County Chapter of the American Red Cross. He also was a member of the Greenville Rotary International Club, the 1969 winner of the NCR Classic Golf Tournament and the 1973 Tega Cay Golf Tournament.

Surviving are his wife, Helen Gathright; two sons, Bryan Gathright of Rock Hill and Stan Gathright of Columbia; his brother, Grayson Gathright of Tulsa, Okla.; his sister, Mary Gathright of Dallas; and two grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Tega Cay Baptist Church, 1875 Gold Hill Road, Tega Cay, SC 29715.

Greene Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

James Hill

BLACKSTOCK - Mr. James E. Hill of 271 School Road died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1999, at the VA Medical Center in Asheville, N.C.

The funeral will be 1 p.m. today at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Blackstock with the Rev. Chuck Able officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery.

Surviving are his wife, Gloris Hill of the home; his son, John Johnson of Washington; his mother, Mary Hill of Baltimore; his brother, Willie Hill of Baltimore; and six sisters, Geneva Farington of Chapel Hill, N.C., Viola Foster of Buffalo, N.Y., and Lettie Jackson, Elizabeth Foster, Fannie McMickens and Katie Jordan, all of Baltimore.

Jack Robert Hutcheson

ROCK HILL - Jack Robert Hutcheson, a tireless community volunteer, always helped his friends and almost never missed his morning cup of coffee with his buddies.

The former Rock Hill city council member died Saturday at Piedmont Medical Center. He was 85 and lived at 1330 Indian Hook Road.

Hutcheson's mornings nearly always started with a cup of coffee at Watkins Grill, Caldwell Barron said.

Barron, Hutcheson and six other older men were charter members of the Bunch of Old Geezers Sitting Around Talking About Critical Matters, or BOOGSATACM for brevity's sake.

"I always enjoyed his company, " Barron said. "He was there up until last week."

The conversation was lively and left no doubt that Hutcheson wanted to help people.

"I think we solved all of the city's and the world's problems, " Barron said laughing. "I'm going to miss Jack. He was a very good person."

Real-estate broker Frank Green saw that goodness up close.

He was having problems with the owner of a piece of land he sold when Hutcheson, a former banker, stepped in.

"(The owner) tried to bypass me and close the deal himself, cutting me out of my commission, " Green said. "But he put a stop to that."

"Jack said, "Either Frank Green gets his commission, or you don't get the loan,'" said Green, who also knew Hutcheson from his membership in the Kiwanis Club. "He was a fine person."

The memorial service will be 4 p.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Dr. Mark Verdery officiating. Burial will be at Laurelwood Cemetery.

Born in Buchanan, Ga., Hutcheson graduated from Clemson University in 1934. He retired from First Federal Savings & Loan as senior vice-president.

Hutcheson joined the U.S. Army before Pearl Harbor was bombed and stayed enlisted until after Germany surrendered. He was a lieutenant colonel, serving from Feb. 10, 1941, to July 24, 1945, in a number of countries including England, France, Belgium and Germany. He graduated from Command and General Staff School.

When he returned to the states, Hutcheson became the first post commander of the American Legion Post #34 in Rock Hill and the district and area commander of the legion.

That was only one of his many civic posts. Hutcheson was also a director and president of the Salvation Army Board, the YMCA, the Rock Hill Area Chamber of Commerce, the Rock Hill Country Club and the Rock Hill United Way Fund.

A director of Rock Hill National Bank, Hutcheson also served his community as a trustee in the Rock Hill school district and Rock Hill City Council, and director of Old York County Hospital.

Hutcheson was a member of First Presbyterian Church and served as deacon and elder.

Surviving are his son, Jack R. Hutcheson of Roanoke, Va.; two daughters, Dora H. Bowman of Rock Hill and Wills H. Shores of Vienna, Va.; two brothers, Warren H. Hutcheson of Marietta, Ga., and Homer H. Hutcheson of Carrollton, Ga.; three sisters, Ruth H. Drew of Cedartown, Ga., Georgianne M. Wills of Cedartown, Ga., and Elsa H. Fuller of Austell, Ga.; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. today at Westminster Towers.

William Loatwall

LANCASTER - Mr. William M. "Bill" Loatwall, 83, of 4632 Pageland Highway died Saturday, Feb. 13, 1999, at Springs Memorial Hospital.

The funeral will be 3 p.m. Monday at the Cauthen Funeral Home, Lancaster chapel, with the Rev. Wayne Dickson officiating. Burial will be in the New Cut Presbyterian Church cemetery.

Mr. Loatwall was a native of Bayonne City, N.J. He was a member of the New Cut Presbyterian Church and a retired custodian for the Lancaster school district.

Surviving are his wife, Lucille M. Loatwell; two sons, Ronald M. Loatwell of Egg Harbor, N.J., and William M. Loatwell Jr. of Clarksville, Tenn.; his stepson, Willie Lowery of Lancaster; three stepdaughters, Hilda Sistare and Martha Whitaker, both of Lancaster, and Dale King of Rowland, N.C.; his sister, Catherine McCardle of Marrowsburg, N.Y.; and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 tonight at the Cauthen Funeral Home, Lancaster chapel, and at other times at the home.

Memorials may be made to the New Cut Presbyterian Church, 3848 Camp Creek Road, Lancaster, SC 29720.

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