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Clarence Faulkenberry

KERSHAW - Mr. Clarence O. "Mutt" Faulkenberry, 85, of 360 Youngs Bend Road died Friday, July 31, 1998, at the Springs Memorial Hospital.

The funeral will be 3 p.m. Sunday at the Bethany Baptist Church, with the Revs. Robert Rivers and Dale McCoy officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Mr. Faulkenberry was a member and deacon at Bethany Baptist Church and was a retired electrical maintenance worker for Duke Power Company. Mr. Faulkenberry was also a mason and past master of the Flat Rock Lodge #178.

Surviving are two sons, Bernard Hugh Faulkenberry of Rock Hill and Roger Faulkenberry of Kershaw; two brothers, Jones Faulkenberry of Lancaster and Johnny Faulkenberry of Belmont, N.C., two sisters, Pauline Carlton of Marion, Va., and Evelyn Marinko of Kershaw; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Cauthen Funeral Home, Kershaw Chapel and at other times at the home, 360 Youngs Bend Road.

Grady Patton

YORK - The Rev. Grady L. Patton, 49, of 321 Sandifer Road died Wednesday, July 29, 1998, at Palmetto Baptist Medical Center in Columbia.

The funeral will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Langrum Branch Baptist Church in York, with the Rev. Osbey Roddey officiating, and the Revs. W. G. Boulware, Albert Young, Dariel Jackson, Robert Entzminger, A.L. Hensley, W.T. Massey and W.E. Page assisting. Burial will be at the church cemetery.

The Rev. Patton joined Langrum Branch Baptist Church at an early age. While there, he was a deacon, Sunday school teacher and Hymn Choir leader. He was called into the ministry and became pastor of Armenia Baptist Church. He most recently was the pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church in Blackstock.

He was a member of the Tri-County Masonry Association. He was past secretary of the Sandy River Lower Division Association and a member of the executive board.

He was a self-employed brick mason, a 1969 graduate of Jefferson High School in York and a graduate of Jacksonville Theological Seminary in Jacksonville, Fla.

Surviving are his wife, Yvonne Bowen Patton; three sons, Jody T. Patton of Gastonia, N.C., Telly S. Patton of Clover and Jabari A. Patton of the home; his daughter, Angel M. McCaskill of Gastonia, N.C.; three brothers, Nathaniel Patton of Rock Hill, Charles Patton of York and Sgt. Emmanuel Patton of Richmond, Va.; six sisters, Mary Patton, Delores Ervin, Margaret Wright and Shirley Shannon, all of York, Dorothy Smith of Freeport, N.Y., and Christine Crosby of Rock Hill; and seven grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 7:30 tonight at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Blackstock.

The body will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. Sunday.

King's Funeral Home is in charge.

William Perry

CHESTER - Mr. William Benjamin Perry, 77, of 1635 Albert Road died Thursday, July 30, 1998, at Chester County Nursing Center.

A graveside service will be 4 p.m. today at Evergreen Cemetery, with the Rev. Steven Bishop officiating.

Mr. Perry was a native of Chester County. He was a farmer and attended the schools of Chester County.

Surviving are nieces and nephews.

Barron Funeral Home is in charge.

Jonathan Shrum

ROCK HILL - Mr. Jonathan Mark Shrum, 24, of 306 Grady Drive died Wednesday, July 29, 1998, at Richland Memorial Hospital.

A memorial service will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Oakland Baptist Church, with the Revs. Billie Hanks Jr. and Harold Shirley officiating.

Mr. Shrum was a student at the University of South Carolina, where he was a officer in the Sigma Chi Fraternity. He attended Northwestern High School and graduated from Rabun Gap Nacoochee in Rabun Gap, Ga. He was a member of Oakland Baptist Church.

Surviving are his mother, Jo Ella Craig Shrum of Tega Cay; his father and stepmother, the Rev. Robert and Rosemary Shrum of Rock Hill; three brothers, Stephen Dale Shrum, Jason Earl Shrum and David Christopher Shrum, all of Rock Hill; his sister, Laura Elizabeth Shrum of Rock Hill and Tega Cay; and his maternal grandmother, Betty W. Craig of Columbia.

The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. today at Cauthen Funeral Home and at other times at the home.

Memorials may be made to Keystone, P.O. Box 4437, Rock Hill, SC 29732-4437.

William Spaniel

PAWLEY'S ISLAND - Mr. William Lawrence Spaniel, 63, of Retreat Beach Loop died Friday, July 31, 1998, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital.

The funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Harry and Bryant Funeral Home in Charlotte.

Mr. Spaniel retired from Celanese after 37 years in production planning and customer service in Rock Hill, Cumberland, Md., Charlotte and New York City. He served in the Third Army at Ft. McPherson in Atlanta. He was a graduate of Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pa., a past exalted ruler of the Rock Hill Elks Club and was active in community programs in Rock Hill and Cumberland, Md.

Surviving are his wife, Rosalie Swanson Spaniel; and two sons, William George Spaniel of Washington, D.C., and Paul Maurice Spaniel of Charlotte.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Goldfinch Funeral Home, Beach Chapel in Murrells Inlet.

Memorials may be made to the Society of St. Mary, P.O. Box 4064, Greenville, NC 27836, or to the American Heart Association, 1927 Candy Lane, Surfside Beach, SC 29575.

Goldfinch Funeral Home, Beach Chapel, is in charge.

Robert Armstrong

ROCK HILL - Mr. Robert James "Bob" Armstrong, 74, of 1345 Pinecrest Drive died Saturday, Aug. 1, 1998, at his home.

The funeral will be 4 p.m. Monday at St. John's United Methodist Church, with Dr. W. Timothy McClendon and the Rev. Linda Dunn officiating.

Mr. Armstrong was a retired plant manager for the J.P. Stevens' Aragon Plant. He was a member of St. John's United Methodist Church, where he had served as a Sunday school teacher and a member of the administrative board. He was a past member of the Elks Club.

Surviving are his wife, Betty Davis Armstrong; four daughters, Cathy Kemp of York, Patty Hovis and Jane Armstrong, both of Rock Hill, and Gaye Ehmann of Fuquay Varina, N.C.; two brothers, William Stewart Armstrong of Simpsonville and Lucius Armstrong of Greenville; his sister, Kathryn A. Jenkins of Fork Shoals; and nine grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Cauthen Funeral Home and at other times at the home at 1345 Pinecrest Drive.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. John's United Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 149, Rock Hill, SC 29732 or to Hospice Community Care, 325 S. Oakland Ave., Rock Hill, SC 29730.

Zerry Baker

ROCK HILL - Mr. Zerry Conway "Zeke" Baker, 69, of 127 Dotson St. died Saturday, Aug. 1, 1998.

The funeral will be 11 a.m. Monday at Ebenezer A.R.P. Church, with Dr. Boyce Wilson, Dr. Jack Basie and the Rev. Charles Mitchell officiating.

Mr. Baker was retired after 38 years of employment as maintenance engineer for the S.C. Department of Highways and Public Transportation. He was a member of Ebenezer A.R.P. Church, where he was a deacon, an elder, a member of the adult choir and was named Elder Emeritus.

Surviving are his wife, Flora Mickle Baker; his daughter, Laura Holland of Rock Hill; and two grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Ebenezer A.R.P. Church, 2132 Ebenezer Road, Rock Hill, SC 29732.

Cauthen Funeral Home is in charge.

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