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Frank Starnes
LANCASTER - Mr. Frank Hill Starnes, 79, of 164 Rebound Road died Friday, Jan. 30, 1998 in the Ebenezer Nursing Center in Rock Hill.
The funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at the Van Wyck United Methodist Church, with the Dr. Melford Wilson and the Rev. Julian Lazar officiating. Burial will be at the Van Wyck United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Born in Lancaster County, he was a retired Magistrate of Waxhaw Township, a member of the Van Wyck United Methodist Church and was a World War II U.S. Army veteran.
Surviving are his wife, Margaret Janette Cook Starnes of Lancaster; a step-son, G.E. Rogers III of Raleigh, NC; a brother, Keith Starnes of Van Wyck; five sisters, Wilma Starnes and Eunice Yoder, both of Van Wyck, Jackie Harper of Lancaster, Beulah Friberg of Cleveland and Edith Moore of Augusta, Ga.; and two step-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Mahaffey Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Van Wyck United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 7, Van Wyck, SC 29744.

Helen Walker
ROCK HILL - Mrs. Helen Lee Smith Walker of 565 Washington St. died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 1998, at Carolinas Medical Center.
The funeral will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Mount Zion Baptist Church, with the Rev. John McCoy officiating. Burial will be at Barber Memorial Cemetery.
A Rock Hill native, Mrs. Walker was a graduate of Emmett Scott High School and attended York Technical College and the Miller Mott School. She was the widow of Celeste Walker.
Surviving are three sons, Steven Smith, Derrick Lamont Smith and Rodney Maurice Smith, all of Rock Hill; her mother, Betty Lee Thompson of York; seven brothers, Richard Thompson Jr. of Spartanburg, Eddie Lee Thompson and James Edward Smith Jr., both of Columbia, Ralph Lee Thompson, Mark Smith and Rubstein Smith, all of Rock Hill, and Herman Anthony Thompson of York; seven sisters, Marjorie Mobley, Ida Neal Caldwell, Wanda Rowlingson and Dequator McCullough, all of York; Doreen Callaghan of New York, and Ola Gean Thompson and Christine Smith, both of Rock Hill; and five grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Robinson Funeral Home and other times at the home.
The body will be placed in the church at 1:45 p.m. Sunday.

Artimisha Willis
ROCK HILL - Mrs. Artimisha Willis of 1390 Holland Road died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1998, at Piedmont Medical Center.
The funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Cross Road Baptist Church, with the Revs. J.E. Boulware and Ellen Jones officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery.
A Rock Hill native, Mrs. Willis was a graduate of Emmett Scott High School and Friendship Junior College. She was a member of Living Beauty Temple No. 709, a member of Eastern Star and a member of Cross Road Baptist Church.
Surviving are two sons, Lewis Willis Jr. and Edward Willis, both of Rock Hill; five daughters, Lorraine Burris of Charlotte, Sylvia Leak, Catherine Crawford, Laura Willis and Diana Wilson, all of Rock Hill; two sisters, Bernice Dyrd and Ellaree Douglas, both of Rock Hill; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 6:30 tonight at Robinson Funeral Home and other times at 659 Stonewall Court.
The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Sunday.

Bobby Kelly Sr.
CHARLOTTE - Mr. Bobby Barton Kelly Sr., 71, died Saturday, Jan. 31, 1998, at Presbyterian Hospital.
The funeral will be 1:30 p.m. today at Carothers Funeral Home Colonial Chapel in Gastonia, N.C., with the Rev. Dan King officiating. Burial will be at Gaston Memorial Park.
Mr. Kelly was a Mecklenburg County native, and lived most of his young adult life in Gastonia and Lancaster. He was an Army veteran, serving in the 33rd Battalion I&R Intelligence during World War II. He spent two years in the Pacific Theater. He retired from Plantation Pipeline Co. after 32 years, and was a longtime member of Thomasboro Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are his wife, Irene S. Kelly, two sons, Bobby B. Kelly Jr. of Cornelius, N.C., and Michael S. Kelly of Stanley, N.C.; his brother, Harold B. Kelly, of Gastonia; his sister, Doris K. Quinn of Gastonia; and three grandchildren.

Evelyn King
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Mrs. Evelyn Foote King, 49, of 2422 4th St. NE, formerly of Chester, died Saturday, Jan. 31, 1998, in Washington, D.C.
The funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Isle of Patrick Church in Washington, D.C. Burial will follow.
Surviving are two sons, Antonio King and Christopher King, both of Washington, D.C.; her daughter, Vashone Wisnbush of Washington, D.C.; three sisters, Rosa Mae Hudson and Loretta Brown, both of Washington, D.C., and Phyllis Corprew of Charlotte; three brothers, Lester Foote, Sylvester Foote and Mitchell Foote, all of Washington, D.C.
The family will receive friends from 8 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Marshall Funeral Home, 4217 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C.
King's Funeral Home in Chester is in charge of local arrangements.

Sara Macdonald
ROCK HILL - Mrs. Sara Benn Macdonald, 91, of 325 College Ave. died Sunday, Feb. 1, 1998, at home.
The funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Oakland Avenue Presbyterian Church. Burial will be 4:15 p.m. Tuesday at Old Concord Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Woodward. A requiem will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Episcopal Church of Our Saviour.
Mrs. Macdonald was a graduate of Chicora College. She later received a master of arts degree from Winthrop. She taught music in Columbia, where she also was contralto soloist at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd for several years.
She was a former member of the Junior League and a charter member of the Rock Hill Music Club. She was also a member of the Book Review Club, the Little Garden Club, the Catawba Chapter of the DAR and the Winthrop Alumni Club. She was a volunteer for the American Red Cross, and a member of Oakland Avenue Presbyterian Church, where she was a choir director for 34 years and was one of the first musicians to perform Handel's "Messiah" each Christmas. She also attended the Episcopal Church of Our Saviour. She was the widow of Dr. Roderick Macdonald, a long-time Rock Hill physician.
Surviving are her son, Dr. Roderick MacDonald Jr. of Columbia; three daughters, Rose Macdonald of Williamsburg, Va., Mary Macdonald of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Dr. Martha Macdonald of the home; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends at the home.
Memorials may be made to the music funds of the Oakland Avenue Presbyterian Church, 421 Oakland Ave., Rock Hill, SC 29730, or The Episcopal Church of Our Saviour, 144 Oakland Caldwell St., Rock Hill, SC 29730; or to the York County Council on Aging, 150 Johnston St., Rock Hill, SC 29730.
Greene Funeral Home is in charge.

Kathleen Simpson
LANCASTER - Mrs. Ethel Kathleen Adams Simpson, 88, of 2010 Cane Mill Road died Sunday, Feb. 1, 1998, at her home.
A graveside service will be 11 a.m. today at Lancaster Memorial Park.
A native of Lancaster, Mrs. Simpson was a member of First A.R.P. Church and its Jones Robinson Circle. She was the retired co-owner and operator of the Midway Variety Store.
Surviving are several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends at the home.
Memorials may be made to the Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts at First A.R.P. Church, P.O. Box 684, Lancaster, SC 29721.

T.J. Smith
ROCK HILL - Mr. T.J. Smith, of 636 Simpson St. died Saturday, Jan. 31, 1998, at his home.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by Robinson Funeral Home.

Harry Woodle
CHESTER - Mr. Harry Adam Woodle, 76, of 2153 Hardin Strait Road died Saturday, Jan. 31, 1998, at Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia.
The funeral will be 2 p.m. today at Rock Hill Church of Christ, with Kenneth Forrest officiating. Burial will be at Chester Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Woodle was a Chester County native. He was a former co-owner of Harry & Ann's Store, a member of Rock Hill Church of Christ, and an Army veteran of World War II. He attended school in Chester County.
Surviving are his wife, Annie S. Woodle; three daughters, Pat Bolden of Lake Hartwell, Sandra Wylie of Chester, and Ashley Rollins of the home; two sisters, Sinnie Mae Roddey of Fort Lawn and Irene Nelson of Chester; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Barron Funeral Home is in charge.

Margaret Bass
Mrs. Margaret "Kit" Thompson Bass, 90, wife of the late J. Anderson Bass Sr., died Sunday, Feb. 1, 1998, at Conway Nursing Center following an illness.
The funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Bass Funeral Home with the Revs. Dr. Robert Shrum and Harold Coleman officiating. Burial will follow at Laurelwood Cemetery.
Born in Camden, she was a member of Oakland Baptist Church and primarily a homemaker. During World War II, when recruiting employees was difficult, she would fill in at her husband's Bass Funeral Home as a greeter.
Bass Funeral Home was started by the father of J. Anderson Bass Sr. as J.E. Bass and Sons Furniture and included a funeral parlor. The business was eventually divided between J. Anderson Bass Sr. and his brother; J. Anderson Bass handled the funeral parlor and his brother handled the furniture store.
Mrs. Bass enjoyed handwork, such as sewing and needlepoint, in her spare time.
Native Rock Hill residents may remember a Christmas tradition at Bass Funeral Home, in which a small church structure was placed in the front yard. A conveyor belt full of small figures would rotate in and out of the church. The figures were decorated in different costumes, like angels or soldiers, all hand-made by Mrs. Bass.
Surviving are her son, the Rev. J. Anderson Bass Jr.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Bass Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, family life center, 603 Elm St., Conway, SC 29526 or to Oakland Baptist Church, 1068 W. Oakland Ave., Rock Hill, SC 29732.

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