Charlotte, N. C.--Mr. James Thomas Manning, Jr. 80 of Charlotte, NC, died Saturday, December 11, 1999 at Presbyterian Hospital. He was born February 2, 1919 in Sevier County, AR, son of the late J. T. and Llewellyn Manning.
Mr. Manning attended Central University of Arkansas and served in the U.S. Army for five years, where he attained the rank of Captain. Following his discharge from the service, he had made his home in Charlotte for the past 55 years. For many years, he was a Sales Engineer with Allison-Erwin Company, and also for Southern Radio Corporation. He formed Year-Round Comfort Company in 1954. Mr. Manning was also associated with Chrysler Corporation, HVAC Division, and Fedders Corporation. At the time of his death, he was owner of Manning Realty Company.
A service to celebrate his life will be 2:00 PM Monday, December 13, 1999 in the Harry and Bryant Chapel, 500 Providence Road, Charlotte, with The Reverend William T. Jeffries officiating. Interment will be in Sharon Memorial Park.
Survivors include his wife, the former, Rutha Lane Johnson; four children, Thomas Lane Manning and his wife, April of Clearwater, FL, Steve Manning and his wife, Beth, and Jean Daughtridge, and her husband Bob of Charlotte, and Jerri Ann Manning of Atlanta, GA; 7 grandchildren, Angela Manning Tinnell, Rebecca Manning, Ricky and Elizabeth Tuazon, Jeff Manning, and Laura and Robert Daughtridge; a sister, Madeline Stanford; and a brother, Eugene L. Manning, both of Charlotte.
Harry and Bryant Company is serving the family of Mr. Manning.  
--Source:  Charlotte Observer, The (NC) - December 12, 1999.


RED BLUFF, CA - Services for Ethel Lola May, 83, of Red Bluff were conducted Monday at Chapel of the Flowers in Red Bluff. Burial will be at Mineral Cemetery in Gillham, Ark.
Mrs. May died Friday May 17, 1991, at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff. Born July 4, 1908, in Sevier County, Ark., she moved to Tehama County seven years ago.
She was a member of Los Molinos First Baptist Church.
She is survived by sons Dale and Royce, both of Arkansas; daughters Retha Colbert and Joy, both of Gerber, Shirley Allen of Fresno and Pauline Tripp of Arkansas; 17 grandchildren;  26 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
--Redding Record Searchlight (CA) - May 23, 1991

Hereford, TX -- Gladys Alethea Setliff, 102, died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2007.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. today in Central Church of Christ. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. in Littlefield by Hereford Heritage Funeral Home.
Gladys was born Aug. 4, 1904, in Sevier County, Ark., the third child of Ben and Alethea Setliff, who had a total of twelve children, of which only eleven grew to adulthood. The second born child, also a girl, died at only two or three months of age. The Ben Setliff family moved from Arkansas to farm near Eldorado, Okla., in 1912. Gladys finished high school in 1923 at Eldorado. The family moved in January 1937 to a farm near Bula, Bailey County, Texas.
Gladys started her teaching career in the fall of 1924 after completing one year of college at Oklahoma University, retiring from teaching in the spring of 1972. During those teaching years, she completed correspondence courses attended summer school and in so doing attained a B.A. Degree in English in 1936 from Oklahoma University and a M.A. degree in Speech and English in 1950 from The University of Colorado in Boulder, Colo.
During her teaching career Gladys sought and was approved for two very unusual assignments. In the early 1930's she served for one school year as the teacher at a rural one room, one teacher school in the ranching country of Montana. She lived with a ranch family in the community, and at times of heavy snowfall in the winter she and the children where she lived were transported to and from school by horse drawn snow sleigh.
Her second unusual assignment was in 1951 while she was teaching at Hollis, Okla., under an exchange teacher arrangement between the two countries. Gladys move to Skegness, England, and taught for one school year, and a teacher from Skegness moved to Hollis and taught for Gladys during her stay in England.
Gladys Setliff has served as somewhat of a matriarch of the Setliff family and has played a significant role in the lives of most, if not all, family members. The quote that best reflects Gladys' enormous contributions to countless lives made inside and outside the Setliff family is "The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit."
Survivors include three brothers, Bennie Setliff of Amarillo, David Setliff of Lubbock and Duane of Dallas; and a host of nieces and nephews who are especially fond of their Aunt Gladys.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be to Harding University, Box 12238, Searcy, AR 72149-0001 with specific notation on check for "Gladys Setliff Scholarship Fund."
Source:  Amarillo Globe-News (TX), Feb. 10, 2007.


Myrtle Beach, SC--Louis Tillmon Williams died Thursday, June 20, 1996, at Conway Hospital.
He was born in Sevier County, Ark., a son of the late Tillmon and Dovie Aletha Zachary Williams.
He was a graduate of Southeastern University in Washington, D.C., and a Marine Corps veteran of World War II. He retired from the federal government, where he was director of the external audit division of the Small Business Administration.
Mr. Williams was a member of St. Andrew Catholic Church, Pine Lakes International Country Club, the Myrtle Beach Elks Club, and the Grand Strand Retirement Club. He was a member and past president of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees and was the NARFE State Legislative officer for South Carolina. He was president of the Long Bay Photography Club and was chairperson for the Myrtle Beach Senior Center.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Elizabeth ''Betty'' Williams; two daughters, Dr. Mary L. Aylor of Mount Pleasant, Mich., and Betty S. Roseman of Concord, N.C.; a brother, Lonnie Williams of Norman, Okla.; and five grandchildren.
Visitation will be 1-9 p.m. Saturday and 2-6 p.m. Sunday at McMillan-Small Funeral Home. A wake will be at 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Washington, D.C.
--Sun News, The (Myrtle Beach, SC) - June 21, 1996


GRAHAM, TX-- General H. Wolfe, a barber, died Wednesday at a Sherman hospital. He was 88.
Funeral will be at 1 p.m. today at McMillan-Satterwhite Funeral Home in Graham. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery in Graham.
Mr. Wolfe was born in Sevier County, Ark., and moved to Graham in 1928 after graduation from barber college in Fort Worth. He was a barber in Graham for many years and was a member of First Baptist Church.
Survivors: Ruby Wolfe of Graham; two daughters, Shirley Jean Wassom of Sealy and Patricia Fay Northcut of Sherman; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
--Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX) - November 20, 1992