Barnwell County Obituaries & Death Notices Barnwell County, South Carolina Genealogy Trails Jessie Martin Blackville, Feb. 23 - Quite a gloom of sadness was cast over the people of the town last Friday morning because of the death of Miss Jessie Martin, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Willis Martin, and one of Baclkville's best known citizens. Miss Martin was taken sick about a week before her death, but it was not thought at first that her condition was so grave. Her home was always accessible to her acquaintances and her open honest greeting ever made the visitor feel her welcome, sincere and earnest. Her kindness and benevolence linger in the hearts of all classes. She was true to every duty and to every trust. She lived a Christian life and died in the Christian faith. The body was laid to rest Saturday afternoon at the local cemetery, funeral services being conducted by her pastor, the Rev. Mr. Miller of the Baptist church, among a concourse of sorrowing friend and relatives. She is survived by two sisters, Miss Hattie Martin and Mrs. C. R. Boylston, of Blackville, and three brothers, R. S. Marin of Williston, J. Willie Martin of Salley and C. J. Martin of Blackwille. (The State February 24, 1922)     Harriet Ann Ashley May 14th, in Barnwell District, Mrs. Harriet Ann Ashley, wife of Mr. Wm. Ashley, in the 51st year of her age. (The Charleston Mercury June 7, 1859)  BARNWELL, SC - Services for Kathryn Craven Lemon, 87, will be held at 4 p.m. Monday at Barnwell United Methodist Church with a private burial in the church cemetery. Officiating will be the Rev. Robert Clyburn and Rev. Hilton Johnson. The family will receive friends after the services at the home of her son, 350 Main St., Barnwell. Mole Funeral Home is in charge. Mrs. Lemon, widow of Clinton Calhoun Lemon, died Saturday, July 29, 2000, at the Laurel Crest Retirement Home. Born May 9, 1913, in Abbottsburg, N.C., she was the daughter of Edgar Eugene and Anne Breeden Craven. She was an honor graduate of Bennettsville High School and the University of South Carolina. She was a resident of Barnwell since March 7, 1936. She was an enthusiastic participant in her church and the civic and cultural affairs of her community. Mrs. Lemon was a charter member and president of the Cherokee Garden Club, organized in 1947. She was also a member of the Palmetto Garden Club of South Carolina, an avid bridge player, and a member of several bridge and art clubs. She served as president of the United Methodist Women and taught Sunday school for many years. She chaired the organizing board of the Barnwell County Museum. Mrs. Lemon was a member of the Gen. John Barnwell Chapter of the DAR. After the death of her husband, she remained a member of the Summit Club in Columbia and the Litchfield Country Club at Pawley's Island where she and her husband were summer residents for 37 years. Mrs. Lemon and her husband endowed the first named Professorships in Literature, History, and Philosophy at Clemson University. The Kathryn C. Lemon Dance Studio at the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts is named for her. She received the Presidents Award in 1990. Surviving are her children and their families, Dr. Robert Masters Clark (Kathryn Anne) of Columbia, Richard Taylor Townsend (Mary Craven) of Laurens, Clinton Calhoun Lemon Jr. of Barnwell; grandchildren, James Calhoun Clark, K. Gable Clark McCullough, James Cleatus Owens Jr., Kathryn Craven Owens Johnson, Ashley Calhoun Owens, Clinton C. Lemon III, Brian Allen Lemon, Charlotte Suzanne Lemon; step-grandchildren, Allison T. Reaves, Ashley T. Edmunds, Amanda T. Coble; eight great-grandchildren; two step great-grandchildren; brother, Robert Lamar Craven of Atlanta; nieces and nephews. Mrs. Lemon was predeceased by her grandson, Robert M. Clark Jr.; sisters, Margaret Craven Dukes, Louise Craven Tamsberg; brother, Eugene Gray Craven. --State, The (Columbia, SC) - July 30, 2000, - contributed by A. Newell BARNWELL, SC -- VERTIE ROGERS YOUNGBLOOD CROUCH, 89, of Morningside Assisted Living, Gastonia, NC, and formerly of Barnwell, SC, died March 10, 2007, in Gaston Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Crouch was born January 3, 1918, in Ward, SC. She was the daughter of the late Bailey A. and Jessie Denny Rogers. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 13, 2007, in Barnwell County Memory Gardens with the Rev. David Turner officiating. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. at Mole Funeral Home, Barnwell, SC. Pallbearers will be grandsons, Rob Michelsen, John Cowan, Joel Goodrich III, Britt Goodrich, John Kelly, and great-grandson, Michael Medlock. Survivors are daughters and sons-in- law, Faye and Jack Cowan of Charleston, SC, Sandra and Bob Michelsen of Columbia, SC, and Gayle and Joel Goodrich of Gastonia, NC; stepdaughter and son-inlaw, Cynthia and John Yost of Denver, CO; sisters, Irene Bass of Greenwood, SC, and Mazie Salters of Ward, SC; nine grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and 13 nieces and nephews. Mrs. Crouch was preceded in death by her husband, Henry M. Crouch Jr.; sisters, Inez Jackson and Juanita Rodgers; and a brother, Curtis Rogers. --State, The (Columbia, SC) - March 12, 2007, - contributed by A. Newell. Back to Barnwell County Genealogy Trails © all rights reserved to original submitter