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Sidney Parrish

ROCK HILL - Mr. Sidney William "Sid" Parrish, 79, of 239 Pointe Circle died Monday, Sept. 21, 1998, at Piedmont Medical Center.

A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Laurelwood Cemetery, with the Revs. Dr. Boyce Wilson, Dr. Jack Basie and Charles Mitchell officiating.

Mr. Parrish was the former owner/operator of Parrish's Greenhouses on Camden Avenue. He was a member of Ebenezer ARP Church and a graduate of Winthrop Training School. An Army veteran of World War II, he served in the North Atlantic-European Theater, the Normandy Invasion and the Rhineland Invasion, where he earned two bronze stars. He was a member of the American Legion Frank Roach Post 34 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2889.

Surviving are his wife, Joyce Snipes Parrish; his stepson, Richard M. Shaw of Savannah, Ga.; his brother, James H. Parrish of Rock Hill; his sister, Betty P. Hudson of Charlotte; and his grandchild.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Cauthen Funeral Home and at other times at the home.

Memorials may be made to Myasthenia Gravis Foundation Carolina Chapter, 506 East Forest Hills Blvd., Durham, NC 27707 or Ebenezer Presbyterian Church Third Century Fund, 132 Ebenezer Road, Rock Hill, SC 29732.

Ralph Player Sr.

LANCASTER - Mr. Ralph David Player Sr., 70, of 2072 Old Evans Circle died Sunday, Sept. 20, 1998, at Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia.

A graveside service will be 4 p.m. today at Lancaster Memorial Park, with the Rev. Dr. Roy Bekham officiating.

Mr. Player was retired from Springs Industries. He was a member of Lynnwood United Methodist Church, a Navy veteran of World War II, a member of Stafford Graham American Legion Post 31 and the Disabled American Veterans.

Surviving are his son, David Player of Lancaster; two daughters, Julia Williams of Catawba and Patsy Meeks of Boiling Springs; his brother, Harold Player of Lancaster; two sisters, Mildred Hedrick of Lexington and Corine Sanders of Mount Olive, N.C.; and five grandchildren.

The family will receive friends at the home of Mr. and Mrs. David Player, 857 Providence Road, Lancaster.

Memorials may be made to Lynnwood United Methodist Church, 1753 Lynnwood Drive, Lancaster, SC 29720 or to the DAV, c/o Gary Weathersbee, 2261 Douglas Road, Lancaster, SC 28710.

Cauthen Funeral Home is in charge.

Boyce Steed

CHESTER - Mr. Boyce William Steed Jr., 35, of 225 Pickney St. died Monday, Sept. 21, 1998, at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill.

A graveside service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Red Hill Baptist Church cemetery in Leeds, with the Rev. Roosevelt Adams officiating.

Mr. Steed was a truck driver in Paterson, N.J.

Surviving are his wife, Delia Steed of Newark, N.J.; three sons, Jon Steed, Brian Steed and Ray Steed, all of Chester; three daughters, Marlene Steed, Anngelice Steed and Joselyn Steed, all of Chester; his parents, Boyce and Marion Steed of Chester; two brothers, Brian Steed of Irvington, N.J., and William Steed of Jamaica, N.Y.; and his grandfather, Grady Steed of Jamaica, N.Y.

The family will receive friends at the home.

Denton Funeral Home is in charge.

Michael Swart

CATAWBA - Mr. Michael Craig Swart, 24, of 315 Rowells Road died Monday, Sept. 14, 1998, at Queens Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.

A graveside service will be 10 a.m. Friday at Forest Hills Cemetery, with the Rev. William Foxx Jr. officiating. A memorial service was Sept. 18 at Helemano Community Chapel in Honolulu.

Mr. Swart was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. He was a student at Winthrop University and was in the Special Forces Division of the Army's 125th Signal Battalion.

Surviving are his mother, Shirley Swart of Catawba; and two brothers, Mark Isaacs of Petal, Miss., and Justin Isaacs of Rock Hill.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 339 East Main St., Rock Hill, SC 29730.

Greene Funeral Home is in charge.

Meredith Camann

FORT MILL - Artist and former shopkeeper Meredith Camann lost a three-year battle against breast cancer Saturday. She was 55.

"The thing that sticks most with me is the way she fought this to the end, " family friend Ken Beam said.

Camann attended morning prayer at St. Paul's Episcopal Church even as she was fighting nausea. "She never gave up, " Beam said.

Beam and his wife, Bobbie, met Meredith Camann and her husband, Jim, when the Camanns opened Hull House Gifts, Galleries and Antiques.

The Camanns had moved to Tega Cay in the early 1980s and Meredith Camann started a local catering business, F. Fantastic Foods. The couple bought Hull House in 1985.

The Camanns closed Hull House Gifts several years ago and began renovating the house, which dates back to 1869, for their residence.

Meredith Camann was a native of Utica, N.Y. The Camanns vacationed yearly at their Adirondack camp in upstate New York, where she was active in the Old Forge Arts Center.

The vacations would usually last from May to September, Beam said. This year's trip was cut short, but "she wanted to go badly, " Beam said.

In the early 1990s, "Meredith worked on a very successful bond referendum campaign for the school district. I worked with her closely on that, " said Beam, who is a former superintendent and business manager for the Fort Mill school district.

She once painted a cover for the Fort Mill Telephone book. A copy of it hangs in the Beam's mountain home, he said.

"We will think of her fondly when we see it, " Beam said.

Camann enjoyed painting and sketching the Adirondack mountains. She helped form the Fort Mill/Tega Cay Arts Association and was past president of the Fort Mill Community Playhouse.

She was a graduate of Harwick College in Oneonta, N.Y., with a degree in music education, and she taught junior and senior high school for 17 years in Vestal, N.Y. She was active with the B.C. Pops and with the symphony in Binghamton, N.Y.

She was a member of Unity Presbyterian Church and its choir. Even after she got sick, she wanted to continue to sing in the choir and do solos, said the Rev. Dan Holloway, pastor of Unity Presbyterian Church.

Surviving Camann are her husband, Jim Camann; three daughters, Lisa Camann and Cathleen Davis, both of Fort Mill, Carolyn Camann of Charlotte; two brothers, Stewart Lochner of Dallas and Dr. Jon Lochner of Syracuse, N.Y.; and three grandchildren.

"She had a strong faith and used her gifts well, " Holloway said.

Her delightful sense of humor made you glad to be around her, he said.

A memorial service for Camann will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Unity Presbyterian Church with Holloway and the Rev. Jeannie Bickett officiating.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Unity Presbyterian Church.

Fort Mill Funeral Home is in charge.

Katie McSwain

ROCK HILL - Mrs. Katie Lou Guffey McSwain, 77, of 2237 Celanese Road died Monday, Sept. 21, 1998, at Piedmont Medical Center.

The funeral will be 2 p.m. today at West End Baptist Church, with the Rev. Mike Lowery officiating and the Revs. Rick Sturgis and Ned Duncan assisting. Burial will be at Grandview Memorial Park.

A native of Boiling Springs, N.C., Mrs. McSwain was a homemaker. She was retired from Chambers Inc. of Charlotte, where she was an inspector. She was a member of West End Baptist Church.

Surviving are her husband, Joseph N. McSwain; her son, Danny J. McSwain of Columbia; her daughter, Hilda S. Jackson of Louisville, Ga.; her brother, N.P. Guffey of Boiling Springs, N.C.; two sisters, Betty Jolley of Cliffside, N.C., and Molly Anthony of Shelby, N.C.; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends at the home.

Memorials may be made to West End Baptist Church building fund, 1727 McConnells Highway, Rock Hill, SC 28732.

Luther Starnes Sr.

MATTHEWS - Mr. Luther Potter Starnes Sr., 90, died Sunday, March 29, 1998, at Mercy Hospital in Charlotte.

The funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. John's United Methodist Church in Fort Mill, with the Rev. Taylor Campbell officiating. Burial will be at Unity Cemetery in Fort Mill.

Mr. Starnes retired from Springs Industries in 1963 after working 30 years as a mechanical engineer. He owned and operated Starnes Cottages in Kure Beach, N.C., for several years. During the 1970s he was a consultant with J.P. Stevens Co. and Daniels Construction. He ended his career in 1978 as a mechanical engineer with Fiber Industries in Charlotte. A native of Lancaster County, he was a member of St. John's United Methodist Church, where he was a Sunday school teacher.

Surviving are his wife, Annie Mae Carter; two sons, Stanley C. Starnes of Fort Mill and Luther P. Starnes Jr. of Charlotte; four daughters, Phyllis A. Carras and Susan K. Blackwelder, both of Weddington, N.C., Dallas Holler of Columbia and Janice S. Pettus of Fort Mill; two sisters, Lula B. Griffin and Dorothy Nell Pennegar, both of Lancaster; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 tonight at Williams-Dearborn Funeral Service of Matthews.

Memorials may be made to St. John's United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 1298, Fort Mill, SC 29716.

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