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Maggie Thomasson Hartley

" Mrs. Maggie "Peg" Thomasson Hartley, 101, formerly of 1323 McKibben St., widow of Fred G. Hartley, died Sunday at the J. F. Hawkins Nursing Home. She was born in Newberry County, a daughter of the late Andrew C. and Texie W. Thomasson. Mrs. Hartley retired as church secretary at Central United Methodist Church in 1961. She was recently elected as Secretary Emeritus at Central United Methodist Church. She was a member of Central United Methodist Church, a member of the Calvin Crozier Chapter of the U. D. C., a past president and co-organizer of the Central Methodist Church Chapter of the Wesleyan Service Guild, a life member of Women's Society of Circle #2, a member of Golden Age Fellowship, and she was an organizer of the Newberry Business Womens Club. She was the teacher for the Lucy Epps Bible Class for 20 years. Mrs. Hartley is survived by five nieces, Mrs. Annie Lauri D. Graham of Rochelle, Ga., Mrs. Eva James D. Wherry of Spartanburg, Mrs. Janie D. Warren of Newberry, Mrs. Andrena T. Oswald of Lexington, and Mrs. Genevieve T. Senn of Silverstreet: two nephews, Frank S. Thomasson of Leesville and Neal Davis of Newberry; and a number of great-nieces and nephews. She was the godmother of Rev. Daniel S. Bradley. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 am Tuesday at the Central United Methodist Church by the Rev. Mitchell Houston. Interment will be in Rosemont Cemetery. 

Bessie Turner Harmon
Bessie T. Harmon, 93, 214 1/2 Montgomery St., died Friday, Jan. 5.

Retired: Kendall Co., Mollohan plant. Member: Faith Assembly of God.

Survivors: son, Kenneth A. Harmon of Prosperity; daughter, Brenda Harmon Posey of Lexington; sisters, Flossie Thompson of Sylva, N.C. and Gonnie Allen of Alcoa, Tenn.; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren.

Visitation: 5 to 6 p.m. today at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Service: 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral chapel. Burial: Rosemont Cemetery. Memorials: Palmetto Hospice, P.O. Box 7275, Columbia, SC 29202.

Margaret Sease Hanna
NEWBERRY - Margaret Sease Hanna, 99, widow of G. Frank Hanna died Saturday, June 24, 2006, at J.F. Hawkins Health Care.

Mrs. Hanna was born on Oct. 16, 1906, in Newberry, a daughter of the late Jacob E. and Mary Lee Ora Lominack Sease. She was a homemaker and the oldest member of the Newberry ARP Church.

Mrs. Hanna is survived by two daughters, Mary Sease Hanna of Newberry and Linda H. Erwin of Savannah, Ga.; a granddaughter, Leigh K. Baker and her husband, Marlin; a great-grandson Jacob Baker and great-granddaughter, Megan Baker, all of Rincon, Ga. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family having been predeceased by three brothers, Robert T. Sease, L. Heyward Sease and J. Ellerbe Sease and two sisters, Edna S. Sharpe and Evelyn S. Boozer.

Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Whitaker Funeral Home by the Rev. Tony Locke and the Rev. Dr. Tim Erskine. Interment will be in Rosemont Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Organ Fund or to the Pew Restoration Fund of the Newberry ARP Church, 1701 Main St., Newberry SC 29108. Active pallbearers will be Ronald Boozer, Mike Cannon, Mike Windhorn, Ken Boozer, Clyde Brown, Jean Williamson, Jessie Folk and Norman Bunn. Messages to the family may be sent via e-mail at notes@whitakerfuneralhome.com. Whitaker Funeral Home, 1704 College St., Newberry is assisting the family.

Billie Jean Hamilton
AIKEN - Services for Billie Jean Ridings Hamilton, 67, will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Rivers Funeral Home. Burial will be 1 p.m. Thursday in Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry.

Mrs. Hamilton, widow of Hoyt Hamilton, died May 27, 2002. Born in Little Rock, Ark., she was a daughter of Arthur and Ruby Cantlebury Ridings. She was a teller with Walmart Branch of Security Federal Bank.

Surviving are stepson, W. Michael Hamilton; stepdaughter, Lynn Butler; brother, Allen Ridings; grandchildren, Sarah, Michael Hamilton and Kevin, Kaitlin Butler.

Elizabeth Harris
SILVERSTREET - Graveside services for Elizabeth Wilson Harris, 89, of 28811 Highway 34, will be held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in Rosemont Cemetery by the Rev. Dr. Robert McCollum. The family suggests that those desiring may make memorials to Silverstreet Lutheran Church Sound System, 120 Long Street, Silverstreet, SC 29145. McSwain-Evans Funeral Home is in charge.

Mrs. Harris, widow of P. T. Harris, died Sunday at her residence. Born in St. Stephens, Ala., she was a daughter of the late L.M. and Louise Ware Wilson. She was a homemaker and a member of Silverstreet Lutheran Church.

Surviving are her daughter, Mrs. Frank (Mary) Edwards of Wake Forest, N.C.; sister, Madeline Stabler of St. Stephens, Ala.; grandchildren, William McGee and his wife Chalice of Columbia, Joel McGee and his wife Kathy of Arkansas; great-granddaughter, Chloe McGee.

Carroll Hall
GREENVILLE - Funeral services for Carroll Hall of 103 Gate St. will be conducted on Saturday, March 12 at 2 p.m. at Belmont Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Hall died Sunday, March 5 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Newberry County, he was the son of the late Foster Hall and the late Alice Long Hall. He was a member of Belmont Baptist Church. Mr. Hall was predeceased by his wife, Malac Everline Hall. Surviving are daughters, Charlotte Wicker, Dorothy Cheeks and Tamika Cheeks, all of Newberry; six sisters, Dorothy Gary of Greenville, Mary Alice Syphertt, Carrie Ellis, Lillian Hall, Nancy Hall and Peggy Hall, all of Newberry; three brothers, John Eichelberger of Mauldin, Foster Ray Hall and Harry Lee Hall, both of Newberry; five grandchildren; one aunt, Sallie Pitts of Newberry; six sisters-in-law; other relatives and friends. F. B. Pratt & Son Funeral Home, Inc. is in charge of arrangements.

P.T. Harris
SILVERSTREET - Graveside services for Ptolemy Tinsley "P.T." Harris, 88, of 28811 S. C. Highway 34, will be held at 3 p.m. Monday in Rosemont Cemetery. The family is at the residence, where they will receive friends. McSwain-Evans Funeral Home is in charge. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Mr. Harris died Saturday at his residence. Born in Chatom, Ala., he was a son of the late W.H. and Alice Caughman Harris. He was a retired farmer and a Methodist.

Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth Wilson Harris; daughter, Mary Letitia Edwards of Wake Forest, N.C.; grandson, Henry McGee of Rio Vista, Ark. and Will McGee of West Columbia.

Mildred B. Hentz
LITTLE MOUNTAIN - Mildred B. Hentz, 85, of Little Mountain, widow of Edwin Olin Hentz Sr., died Oct. 18, 2006, at White Oak Manor.

Born in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Brabham E. and Julia Shealy Bowers. Mrs. Hentz was retired from the U.S. Postal Service. She was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church where she was a member of WELCA, a former Sunday school teacher and a member of the Happy Mountaineers.

Surviving are sons, Edwin (Lavenia) Hentz of Chapin and Bobby (Glenda) Hentz of Little Mountain; sisters, Katheryn Wicker of Little Mountain and Betty Haltiwanger of Newberry; five grandchildren, Laurie Lackey, Paulette McHugh, Tina Attaway, Dawn Rodgers and Robbie Hentz; and 10 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Hentz was predeceased by a sister, Mary Lizzie Boland, brothers, Carl Bowers, Hubert Bowers and Robert Bowers and a greatgrandson, Ian Hentz.

Services were at 2 p.m. today at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church by the Rev. Fred Suhr. Burial followed in Rosemont Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, PO Box 186, Little Mountain, SC 29075 or to Lutheran Hospice, 1505 Blanding Street, Columbia, SC 29201. Active pallbearers were Lee Attaway, Will Attaway, Robbie Hentz, Shawn Lackey, Christopher McHugh and Dave Rodgers. Services were entrusted to McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. A condolence note may be sent to the family at www.mcswainevans.com.

Leola Hazel
CAYCE - Services for Leola Farmer Hazel, 91, of Cayce, will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, December 4, 2003, at the chapel of Thompson Funeral of West Columbia, officiated by the Rev. John M. Rogers. Committal services will be held at 3 p.m. in Rosemont Cemetery in Newberry. Pallbearers will be Mrs. Hazel's grandsons. Visitation will be from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Edwards Memorial Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, 1600 Summerland Drive, Cayce, SC 29033.

Mrs. Hazel, widow of James Graham Hazel, died Sunday. Born in Greer, she was a daughter of the late George Rufus and Sara America Turnage Farmer. Mrs. Hazel was a member of Edwards Memorial Associate Reformed Presbyterian church, retired from Columbia Hospital and was a Columbia Chapter member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Mrs. Hazel was predeceased by two sisters, two brothers, and a grandson.

Surviving are her daughters, Sara Hazel Holley (Charles) of Cayce, Jean Hazel Reiner of St. Augustine, Fla., Joan Hazel Jones (Fred) of Ocala, Fla.; sons, Richard Hazel (Shirley) of Dothan, Ala.; sister, Muriel Kincaid of Parumph, Nev.; 14 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.

Anthony Henderson
NEWBERRY … Mr. Anthony Henderson, 76, known as "Andy," of 2695 Old Whitmire Highway, Newberry, died Friday at Heartland of Lexington in West Columbia. Born in Newberry County, he was the son of the late Arthur Henderson and the late Lizzie Pitts Henderson. He was a member of Belmont Baptist Church and the Sons of Aid Society, Lodge #57. He was formerly employed by Senn Trucking Company. Surviving are sons, J.D. Henderson (Berlinda) of Newberry, Ervin Henderson of Clinton and Bobby Henderson of Newberry; two daughters, Mattie Mae Henderson of Simpsonville and Julia McGowan of Fountain Inn; nine grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; two sisters-in-law; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Funeral services and burial will be conducted at 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at Belmont Baptist Church. Viewing one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home of Newberry.

J. Roston Hare
ABBEVILLE - Services for James Roston Hare, 93, of 107 Elizabeth St., will be held at 3:30 p.m. today at Harris Funeral Home Chapel, with burial in Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry. The family will be at the home.

Mr. Hare died August 24, 2001. Born in Saluda County, he was a son of the late James Lee and Lucy Bedenbaugh Hare. Mr. Hare was a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church, Leesville.

Surviving are his wife, Mary Boozer Hare; sister, Mildred Nichols of Saluda; brothers, Troy Hare of Chester, Remo Hare of West Columbia; a number of nieces and nephews.

Claire Henry
NEWBERRY - Graveside services for Claire M. Henry, 92, will be held at 11 a.m. today in Rosemont Cemetery. Whitaker Funeral Home is in charge. Memorials may be made to Central United Methodist Church or to Methodist Oaks.

Miss Henry died September 30, 2001 in Orangeburg Regional Hospital. Born in Scranton, she was a public high school teacher and retired from the Newberry County school system. She was a member of Central United Methodist Church.

Surviving is a sister, Mary Henry. She was predeceased by sisters, Mabel and Neal Henry and a brother, Walter Henry.

Margaret Sease Halfacre
NEWBERRY - Margaret Sease Halfacre, 100, formerly of 4029 Bush River Rd., died Friday, May 29, 2009 at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home.

Born in Newberry County on July 20, 1908, she was the daughter of the late James Anderson Sease and Minnie Long Sease. She attended Tranwood Elementary School, Newberry High School, and Newberry College where she received an AB degree in 1933.

She worked for Katterman and Mitchell Company in Laurens, S.C., and taught school for five years until her marriage in 1941. She was an exemplary homemaker who won many blue ribbons for her canned goods at the Newberry County Fair.

Mrs. Halfacre was baptized and confirmed at St. James Lutheran Church where she was a life-long member. She served as organist at St. James for approximately 20 years, was a member of the adult Sunday School class and WELCA Miriam group. She was a life member of the Newberry College Women's League.

She was a member of Tranwood Extension Homemakers Club were she held various offices and a member of the Bush River Friendship Club.

Surviving are her husband of 68 years, Cyril Sease Halfacre of Newberry; a daughter and her husband, Janice and Hugh R. "Bob" Graham of Ladson, SC; a grandson Hugh R. "Rob" Graham, Jr. of Ladson.; and three sisters-in-law, Dorothy N. Halfacre, Betty Halfacre, and Troxelle Senn all of Newberry.

Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. Monday in St. James Lutheran Church by the Rev. Rodney Gunter. Interment will be in the Church Cemetery. Visitation will follow the service at the Church.

Memorials may be made to St. James Lutheran Church, 228 Jalapa Rd., Newberry, S.C. 29108 or a charity of one's choice. Messages to the family may be sent via email at notes@whitakerfuneralhome.com.  Whitaker Funeral Home, Newberry is assisting the family.

Dennis Hall
GREENVILLE - Services with burial for Dennis Lewis Hall will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Belmont Baptist Church. F.B. Pratt & Son Funeral Home is in charge. Born in Newberry County to Foster and Alice Long Eichelberger Hall, he died Jan. 11, 2005. Surviving: siblings, Dorothy Gary, Mary Syphertt, Carrie Ellis, Lillian, Nancy, Peggy, Carroll, Harry Hall, Foster, Rev. John Eichelberger; aunts, nieces, nephews.

George L. Hair
George L. Hair, 71, of 8 Holman St., died Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2002, at Self Regional Healthcare. Born in Newberry County, he was a son of the late Willie Wilson Hair and Josie Farrow. He was a member of Scurry Springhill Baptist Church in Chappells. Survivors: A brother, J.D. Hair, of Chappells; and a sister, Ellen Anderson, of Philadelphia, Pa. Service: 2 p.m. Monday at Scurry Springhill Baptist Church, Chappells. Burial: Church cemetery. — Wilson Funeral Home.

Raymond Henderson
NEWBERRY - Raymond Henderson, 56, died Friday at Coastal Carolina Medical Center in Hardeeville. Born in Newberry County, he was a son of the late Angeline Henderson and the late Nick Cannon. He was a member of Belmont Baptist Church in Silverstreet and the Sons of Aid Society, Lodge #57. He was also an Army veteran and former employee of Louis Rich Co.

Surviving are his son, David Henderson of Washington, D.C.; daughter, Marsha H. Davis (Anthony) of Kansas City, Mo.; two granddaughters; an uncle, Anthony Henderson of Newberry; other relatives and friends.

The family will receive friends at the home of his uncle, Anthony Henderson, 2695 Old Whitmire Highway, Newberry. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at Belmont Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home of Newberry.

Mary Hare
ABBEVILLE - Mary Helen Boozer Hare, 91, formerly of Abbeville, widow of J. Roston Hare, died Friday, July 11, 2003, in Saluda Nursing Home in Saluda.

Mrs. Hare was born November 24, 1911, in Newberry, a daughter of the late Jacob Lawson and Bessie Nesley Boozer. She was a retired schoolteacher, having taught in Saluda, Newberry, and Abbeville counties for over 49 years. She attended Main Street United Methodist Church in Abbeville.

Mrs. Hare is survived by one sister, Bessie Boozer Sims of Rock Hill, and a number of nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by two sisters, Dorothy Boozer Ballentine and Sarah Elizabeth Boozer and a brother, Harry Eugene Boozer.

Graveside services will be conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday in Rosemont Cemetery in Newberry. Visitation will be from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Whitaker Funeral Home in Newberry. Memorials may be made to Main Street United Methodist Church, 300 North Main Street, Abbeville, SC 29620.  Messages to the family may be sent via email at notes@whitakerfuneralhome.com. Whitaker Funeral Home, 1704 College St, Newberry, SC is assisting the family.

George A. Hall Sr.
KINARDS - Funeral services for George A. Hall Sr. of 9187 S.C. Hwy. 56, will be conducted on Monday, April 2 at 2 p.m. at Belmont Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Mr. Hall died Wednesday, March 28 at Mary Black Hospital in Spartanburg. He was the son of the late Johnnie Wesley Hall and the late Roberta Pitts Hall. He was a member of Vaughnville Baptist Church. Mr. Hall retired from Champion International.

Surviving are his wife, Carrie Williams Hall of the home; two sons, George A. Hall Jr. and Bobby Hall; two daughters, Renay Byrd (Dennis) and Cynthia Suber, all of Kinards; four brothers, Odell Hall (Ann) of Silverstreet, Larry Hall (Joyce) of Clinton, Johnnie Hall (Gloria) of Silverstreet and Y.J. Hall (Sheryl) of Irmo; four sisters, Earline Burrough (Curtis) of Atlanta, Ga., Nora Suber (Leonard) of Kinards, Mimie Eure (Bobby) of Philadelphia, Pa. and Susie Richey of Mountville; a host of grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, nieces, nephews, five sisters-in-law, three brothers-in-law, special friend, John Edwards, and other relatives and friends.

F.B. Pratt & Son Funeral Home, Inc. is in charge of arrangements.

Raymond Henderson
NEWBERRY - Raymond Henderson, 56, died Friday at Coastal Carolina Medical Center in Hardeeville. Born in Newberry County, he was a son of the late Angeline Henderson and the late Nick Cannon. He was a member of Belmont Baptist Church in Silverstreet and the Sons of Aid Society, Lodge #57. He was also an Army veteran and former employee of Louis Rich Co. Surviving are his son, David Henderson of Washington, D.C.; daughter, Marsha H. Davis (Anthony) of Kansas City, Mo.; two granddaughters; an uncle, Anthony Henderson of Newberry; other relatives and friends.

The family will receive friends at the home of his uncle, Anthony Henderson, 2695 Old Whitmire Highway, Newberry. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at Belmont Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home of Newberry.

Roberta Hall
SILVERSTREET - Services for Roberta Hall, 82, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Belmont Baptist Church, with burial in the church cemetery. F.B. Pratt & Son Funeral Home is in charge.

Mrs. Hall, widow of John Wesley Hall, died Saturday. Born in Newberry Co., she was a daughter of the late Pink Pitts and Prudence Duckett Pitts.

Surviving are her daughters, Earlene Burroughs, Nora Suber, Susie Richie, Mimmie Eure; sons, George Hall, Odell Hall, Johnny Hall, Larry Hall, Y.J. Hall; brother, Olin Pitts; 25 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; three sons-in-law; four daughters-in-law.

June Heyl

JONESBORO, Ga. -Services for June Black Heyl, 95, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Chapel of Bass Funeral Home, with burial in Laurelwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Mrs. Heyl died Nov. 14, 1999. Born in Lincolnton, N.C., she was a daughter of the late John and Lula Bess Black.

Surviving are her son, Dr. Guy C. Heyl Jr. of Aiken; daughter, Anne Childer of Morrow, Ga.; brother, Hall Black of Chase City, Va.; sisters, Lula Childer of York, Nettie Bayne of Chase City, Va.; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.

Lucille Harris
SPARTANBURG - Graveside services for Lucille Tolbert Harris, 90, of 1000 Seven Oaks Road, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, 2000, in Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry, conducted by the Rev. Rodney Gunter of Beth Eden Lutheran Church. Floyd's North Church Street Chapel is in charge.

Mrs. Harris died Sunday, April 16, 2000, in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center after an extended illness. Born in Newberry, she was the daughter of the late John M. and Belle Bobb Tolbert. She worked with Western Union in Sumter for over 30 years before her retirement and was a Lutheran.

Surviving are her sister, Jessie Tolbert Saffell of Signal Mountain, Tenn.; six nieces and three nephews. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Raymond Tolbert and Roy Tolbert and her sister, Ola Tolbert Newberry.

Marie Hall
SILVERSTREET - Services for Marie Hall, 94, are 2 p.m. Saturday at Wilson Funeral Home, Newberry, with burial in Belmont Baptist Church Cemetery. Born in Newberry Co. to Press and Mary Burton Davis, she died April 20, 2004. Surviving are children, Johnny Hall, Hattie Newman; six grandchildren; 14 great and 18 great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Eliza Epps, Elizabeth Davis; stepmother, Cecilia Davis.

Nathan Holman
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. -Services in S.C. for Nathan "Moody" Willis Holman, 69, 11 a.m. (viewing 10 a.m.) Friday at Mt. Hebron AME Church, Prosperity, burial: church cemetery. Wilson Funeral Home, Newberry, is in charge. Born in Prosperity to Lewis Holman and Eloise Bates, he died Dec. 10, 2004. Surviving: wife, Myrtle; children, Leonard, Randy, Shawn and Patty Holman, Darline Trice; brother; grands; great-grands.

Clarence C. "Bubber" Hutto
GREENVILLE -- Clarence C. "Bubber" Hutto died Saturday, November 17, 2007, after a long and hardfought battle with Parkinson's Disease.

He was born November 20, 1936, in Newberry, South Carolina. He was the son of Clarence Claude Hutto and Sarah Hipp Hutto, who predeceased him.

He attended public schools in Newberry, South Carolina. At age 16, he entered the Citadel, Class of 1957. During that time, he was awarded Distinguished Military Student, Cadet Captain and Company Commander and was a member of the Summerall Guards Drill team. Immediately following the Citadel, he served in the United States Army as a First Lieutenant and later as a Captain in the Army Reserves.

He retired after 37 years from a distinguished banking career with South Carolina National Bank, now known as Wachovia Bank. During that time, he supported various community organizations, serving as President of the Chamber of Commerce in Spartanburg and Greenville, Chairman of the Board of The Greenville Urban League and in various capacities at the YMCA of Spartanburg and Greenville.

Upon his retirement, he spent over 6000 hours volunteering for the Greenville Hospital System and Saint Francis Hospital. In 2004, he received the American Institute for Public Service Jefferson Award.

"Bubber", an avid exercise enthusiast, volunteered many hours at the Greenville YMCA and Vitality Center of Saint Francis teaching aerobics and assisting others in their quest for a healthy lifestyle.

"Bubber" was a kind and gentle soul as evidenced by his compassion and love for other people and his dedication to helping others throughout his retirement.

His love of the Lord and his church, Saint Matthew United Methodist Church, inspired him to actively participate for many years in many capacities including teaching and reaching out to others.

After being diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease, "Bubber" said that "the disease has it's agenda and I have mine." At this point of his life he fulfilled his dream of jumping out of perfectly good airplanes, skydiving as long as his body would allow him to.

He is survived by his love of his life and wife of 50 years, Joanne Halfacre Hutto. In addition to Joanne, he leaves his son and namesake, Clarence Claude "Bubber" Hutto III and his wife, Cindy Bankhead Hutto of Folly Beach, South Carolina; a daughter, Sarah Jo Hutto Funkhouser and husband, Mark Edward Funkhouser of Charlotte, North Carolina; a sister, Mary Lee Hutto Darby and husband, Louis G. Darby of Marietta, Georgia. He was also blessed with three wonderful grandchildren, Laura Ellen Hutto of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina and Joanne Kathleen Funkhouser and Luke Edward Funkhouser of Charlotte, North Carolina. He also leaves behind a host of nieces and nephews, whom he loved.

Reverend Cameron Treece, of Saint Matthew United Methodist Church, will perform a committal service to be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 20, 2007, in Rosemont Cemetery in Newberry, South Carolina. After the committal service, a memorial service performed by the Reverends Cameron Treece and DeArmand Canady will be held at Saint Matthew United Methodist Church on Cleveland Street in Greenville at 3:00 p.m. with visitation in the church parlor immediately following the memorial service.

In lieu of flowers and in honor of Bubber's compassion for others, donations may be made to Saint Matthew United Methodist Church, 701 Cleveland Street, Greenville, South Carolina 29601 or to United Ministries, 606 Pendleton Street, Greenville, South Carolina 29601. A message of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting www.mackeymortuary.com.

Dorothy Long Humphrey
COLUMBIA -- Graveside service for Dorothy Long Humphrey, 75, will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. in St. James Lutheran Church Cemetery, Jalapa. Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, is assisting the family.

Mrs. Humphrey died Monday, July 09, 2007. Born in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Ernest T. and Ida Mae Long.

Surviving are her husband, William "Bill" Humphrey; daughters and sons-in-law, Mazie Lever of Atlanta, Ga., Pamela and Billy Staton of Atlanta and Patricia and Jim Mason of Ocala, Fla.; brothers and sisters- in-law, Talmadge and Joanne Long of Clinton and Harold and Inez Long of Laurens; and grandchildren, Christopher and Garrett Toy, Jessica Staton and Shellie Joyner and Dawlton Mason.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, SC 20210. www.dunbarfunerals.com

Mattie Lou Hair
PROSPERITY - Funeral services for Mattie Lou Hair, widow of John Henry Hair, will be conducted on Saturday, March 31, 2007, at 3 p.m. at Mt. Hebron AME Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Mrs. Hair died Monday, March 26 in New Jersey. Mrs. Hair was the daughter of the late Will Dewalt and the late Mattie Kinard Dewalt. She was a member of Mt. Hebron AME Church where she served on the Usher Board. She worked for the Louis Rich Company for a number of years.

Surviving are one son, Terry H. Hair of Prosperity; six daughters, Jessie Mae Wise of Prosperity, Nanie Watson and Annette M. Flemon, both of Linden, N.J., Eldrena Hair of Elizabeth, N.J., Lucinda Gary of Prosperity and Alberta Hair of Roselle, N.J.; 13 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; four sons-in-law; a host of other relatives and friends.

The family will receive friends at 3145 Cy Schumpert Road, Prosperity, S.C. F.B. Pratt & Son Funeral Home, Inc. is in charge of arrangements.

Hattie Holland Hogge
NEWBERRY -- Hattie Holland Hogge, 89, widow of Colie L. Hogge, died Wednesday, October 1, 2008, in Lexington Medical Center.

Mrs. Hogge was born Nov. 16, 1918, in Simpsonville. She was a daughter of the late Farish F. and Neva Graydon Holland. Mrs. Hogge had retired from Damon International where she was a former president of the ACTWU. She was a member of West End Baptist Church where she was a member of the Fidelis Sunday School Class.

Surviving are her daughter, Y-Genia Crossland of Newberry; a sister, Attice Counts of Newberry; a brother, Floyd Holland of Charlotte, NC; grandchildren, Clair C. (Phillip) Cannon, Sally C. Cockrell, Linda C. (Ray) Counts and Glenda C. (Travis) Kinard; great-grandchildren, Max (Nikki) Hutchinson, J.C. Counts, Brigman, Graydon and Parker Kinard, and Philip Cockrell; great-great-grandchildren, Madison, Cole and Brayden Hutchinson, Ashleigh and Alexis Cockrell.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 4, 2008, at West End Baptist Church by Rev. Kevin Carter. Burial will follow in Rosemont Cemetery. The family will be at the residence of her daughter, 726A Wright Street, and they will receive friends Friday from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to West End Baptist Church, 620 Main Street, Newberry, SC 29108.

Vivien Holsonback
NEWBERRY - Services for Vivien Sims Holsonback, 75, formerly of Newberry, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at McSwain-Evans Funeral Chapel, with burial in Rosemont Cemetery. Visitation will be 7-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Holsonback died Monday. Born in Great Falls, she was a daughter of the late Henry H. and Annie Wilson Sims. She was a retired dental hygienist.

Surviving are her husband, Robert E. Holsonback; son, Terry Holsonback of Daphne, Ala.; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.

Willie Mae Hawkins
NEWBERRY - Services for Willie Mae Hawkins will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Hannah AME Church with burial in the church cemetery. F.B. Pratt & Son Funeral Home is in charge.

Mrs. Hawkins died February 16, 2002. She was a daughter of the late Wilbur and Mable Ruff Spearman. She was a member of Hannah AME Church.

Surviving are daughters, Diane Chaplin, Jackie Hawkins, Sandra Young, Brenda Neal, Gayle Hawkins; sons, Marion, Leroy, Darryl Hawkins; sister, Mildred Shepard; aunt, Aldara Hawkins; 17 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.

Mary Henry
NEWBERRY -A graveside service for Mary H. Henry, 90, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Rosemont Cemetery. Whitaker Funeral Home is in charge. Memorials may be made to Central United Methodist Church.

Miss Henry died Feb. 19, 2002. Born in Ridgeland, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Mamie McGraw Henry. She was a retired public school teacher in Greenwood County and a member of Central United Methodist Church.

She was predeceased by sisters, Nell Henry, Claire Henry, Mabel Henry and brother, Walter Henry.

Carrie Harmon
NEWBERRY - Services for Carrie Parrott Harmon, 93, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home chapel. Burial will follow in Queens Presbyterian Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7-8 tonight at the funeral home. The family suggests those desiring may make memorials to Queens Presbyterian Church.

Mrs. Harmon, widow of Charlie Raymond Harmon, died February 11, 2003.  Surviving are sons, Fred Harmon, Perry Harmon, Donald Harmon and Terry Harmon, all of Newberry; daughters, Dot Lester of Prosperity and Jeanette Shirey of Newberry; sister, Rosa Lee Neal of Whitmire; brother, Jimmy Parrott of Prosperity; 18 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.

Jimmy Hamm - Prosperity merchant

PROSPERITY -- Services for James W. "Jimmy" Hamm, 61, of 16 Hamm Court will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Macedonia Lutheran Church. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the church or the Center for Cancer Treatment and Research of Richland Memorial Hospital.

Mr. Hamm died Monday, Dec. 19, 1994. Born in Prosperity, he was a son of the late Jeff A. Sr. and Mary Lou Moore Hamm. He was an Air Force veteran and assistant manager and buyer at Hamm Ace Hardware. He was a member of American Legion Post 24, Fairview Fire Department, Newberry County Board of Rural Firemen and Macedonia Lutheran Church, where he was a member of Lutheran Men in Mission.

Surviving are his wife, Ruthie Brown Hamm; daughters, Mary Donna Hamm of Atlanta and Jennifer Hamm of Prosperity; sisters, Leray Lake of Newberry, Louise Roberson and Blondell Koon, both of Columbia, Addie Jones of Maggie Valley, N.C., and Betty Livingston of Pelion; and a brother, Glenn Hamm of Prosperity.

Janet Hamilton

WEST COLUMBIA - Services for Janet Hazel Hamilton, 38, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, May 17, 1999 at Macedonia Lutheran Church, Prosperity, with burial in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7-9 tonight at Caughman-Harman Funeral Homes, Chapin Chapel. Memorials may be made to the Macedonia Lutheran Church.

Miss Hamilton died Saturday, May 15, 1999. Born in Columbia, she was a daughter of Charles L. Hamilton and the late Burnell Amick Hamilton. She was a member of Macedonia Lutheran Church.  Surviving are her father of West Columbia; sister, Mary Frances Hamilton also of West Columbia.

A. Harman Hipp

Michael R. Huggins

SILVERSTREET — Michael R. Huggins, 59, of Silverstreet, died Feb. 14, 2007, at his residence. Born in Gastonia, NC, he was a son of the late Rubin Ballard and Annie Lee Dixon Huggins. He retired from the Newberry County School District. He was principal of Silverstreet Middle School for 21 years and was an assistant principal at Newberry Junior High School. He was a charter member of the Silverstreet Ruritan Club, and past president of the Newberry Municipal Association. He was a member of Silverstreet Lutheran Church where he was a Lifetime member of the Silverstreet Men in Mission, a former Sunday School teacher and former member of the church council. He received his undergraduate and master degrees from Appalachian State University.
His life's vocation and pleasure was providing the best public education for his students and watching them blossom as individuals. In addition, civic organizations were his passion.
Surviving are his wife; Marsha Longshore Huggins, a son; SSG Jason Huggins of Ft. Bliss, TX, two daughters; Candace Bouknight and husband Keith of Silverstreet, and Karla Gilliam and husband Travis of Silverstreet, sisters; Jackie McCall of Toccoa, GA, Juanita Broome of Denver, NC; brothers; Cecil (Pete) Huggins of Hickory, NC, Keith Huggins of Cramerton, NC, and Tony Huggins of Cramerton, NC, 4 grandchildren; Shane and Marci Bouknight and Christian and Cassie Gilliam. He was predeceased by 3 sisters and 1 brother.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Saturday at Silverstreet Lutheran Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday night from 6:00 until 7:30 p.m. at the McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. The family suggests that those desiring may make memorials to Silverstreet Lutheran Church, P.O Box 48, Silverstreet, 29145.

Essie Lee Suber Henderson

Joann - Essie Lee Suber Henderson, 83, widow of Ervin "Bubba" Henderson, of 401 Railroad St., died Wednesday, April 28, 1999, at her home. Born in Newberry County, she was a daughter of the late John and Clara Price. Survivors: a brother, Roy Suber of Clinton; a great-nephew, whom she reared as her son, James Mike Suber of Clinton; nieces, Mattie Kinard and Bobbie Payne, both of Clinton; and nephews, John O. Suber of Thomasville, N.C., and Herbert Lee Suber of Clinton.
Service: 2 p.m. Sunday at Flint Hill Baptist Church. Burial: Church cemetery. Sanders-Thompson Funeral Services.

General Walter Herbert Hunt

Newberry, June 2 - Gen. W. H. Hunt, one of the old landmarks of Newberry, died at his home in the county last Thursday, aged 68 years. He was for many years a prominent member of the Newberry Baptist church, and enjoyed the esteem and good will of the entire community. For the last few years he had retired from active business, but for many years he was a prominent business man of the town. He leaves two sons and one daughter - Col. W. H. Hunt, a prominent young lawyer here, and Mr. I. H. Hunt and Mrs. John O. Peoples. His remains were interred in the family burying ground in Rosemont cemetery on Friday morning in the presence of a large concourse of relatives and friends.

The following Hawkins obits contributed by Cathy Schmidt

J. F. Hawkins

Jesse Frank Hawkins, 84, died Tuesday morning at the Jesse Frank Nursing Home after a lingering illness. Mr. Hawkins was born in Newberry county the son of the late Pierce M. and Mary Jane Swindler Hawkins. He was a farmer and served in S.C. House of Representatives from 1957-1960 and also served in S.C. Senate from 1961 through 1966. He was a member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church, a former member of the Kiwanis Club, past Master of the Hartford Grange, past Director of Clinton Production Credit Association, life member of the Newberry Fair Association and a former member of the Board of Visitors of Columbia College. He is survived by his wife Mrs. Anna Dickert Hawkins.Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ebenezer United Methodist Church by the Rev. Joe. Tysinger and the Rev. J. Anderson Bass. Interment was in the church cemetery. Active pallbearers were George P. Hawkins, Fred Cromer, D. P. Folk, Dr. E. J. Dickert, Dudley Hawkins, Willie Frank Lester, Waldo Huffman, and Marvin Hamm. Serving as honorary pallbearers were the Board of Commissioners of the Jesse Frank Hawkins Nursing Home, the members of the Newberry Kiwanis Club, and the Administrative Board of Ebenezer United Methodist Church. Whitaker Funeral Home in charge.

Anna Louise Dickert Hawkins

Mrs. Anna Louise Dickert Hawkins, 88, widow of Jesse Frank Hawkins, a former Senator from Newberry county, died Friday night at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Hawkins was born in Newberry County, the daughter of the late Jacob and Effie Counts Dickert. She was a former school teacher and business woman, a member of the First Baptist Church, the American Legion Auxiliary, and an honorary member of the Calvin Crozier Chapter, U.D.C. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Ruby Trice of Newberry; one brother, Forest W. Dickert of Newberry; a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Whitaker Funeral Home by the Rev. Charles Nanney. Interment was in the Ebenezer United Methodist Church Cemetery. Active pallbearers were Carl Ringer, James Ringer, Dr. E. J. Dickert, Ray Dickert, Dr. Drayton Nance, P. K. Fuller, and James Nance. Whitaker Funeral Home in charge.

Bennie Edward Hall

Newberry - Bennie Edward Hall, 49, of 817 Crosson St., died Friday, April 21, 2000, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital.
Born in Newberry County, he was a son of Benjamin Hall Sr. and the late Rose Lee Hall. Affiliated: Mt. Hebron AME Church.
Survivors: wife, Earline B. Hall; stepmother, Fannie M. Hall; sons, Bennie Jr. and Corey Hall and James W. Bailey, all of Newberry; sisters, Ethel M. Scott and Christine Davis, both of Newberry; brothers, Bobby E., Rudolph and Ulysses Hall, all of Newberry; four grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends. Service: 3 p.m. Wednesday at Pratt Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: Werts Cemetery.

Elsa Haug

WHITE ROCK - Funeral services for Elsa Gertrude Vollmer Haug, 86, of Short Hills, New Jersey, and more recently of Lowman Home, who died July 31, 2003, will be conducted at 11 AM Saturday at Macedonia Lutheran Church with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be following the service. Memorials may made to Lutheran Hospice, 1505 Blanding Street, Columbia, SC 29201; Lowman Home, 201 Fortress Dr., White Rock, SC, 29177; or to Macedonia Lutheran Church, 49 Macedonia Church Rd., Prosperity, SC 29127; Lutheran Hospice, 1505 Blanding St., Columbia, SC 29201. McSwain-Evans Funeral Home is in charge. www.mcswainevans.com.

Born in Providence, RI, Mrs. Haug was a daughter of the late William and Mary Gill Vollmer.  Mrs. Haug is survived by her husband, Eugene Richard Haug; two sons, Richard R., and wife, Katie Haug of Prosperity, and Eugene W., and wife, Marion, Haug, of Fort Wayne, Indiana; 4 grandchildren, Jeffrey and Richard Haug, Kristen Sharpe, and Kerri Fredheim; and 6 great-grandchildren, Steven, Angela, Matthew, Ethan, Keenan, and Grace.

Charles L. Hamilton

WEST COLUMBIA -- Funeral services for Charles L. Hamilton, 77, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 14, 2008, at Macedonia Lutheran Church in Prosperity. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the church, prior to the service. Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Chapin Chapel, is in charge of the arrangements. Memorials may be made to Macedonia Lutheran Church, 49 Macedonia Church Road, Prosperity, SC 29127.

Mr. Hamilton was born September 29, 1930, in Moffat, MI, and passed away Thursday, April 10, 2008. He was the son of Charles Clare and Hazel Bell Meachman Hamilton. He served in the United States Army for two years and was stationed in Iceland. Mr. Hamilton was a retired mechanic and worked for CR Jackson.

Mr. Hamilton is survived by his daughter, Mary Frances Hamilton of West Columbia. He was predeceased by his wife, Brunell Amick Hamilton and his daughter, Janet Hamilton.

Eula Epting Halfacre

Newberry - Mrs. Eula Epting Halfacre, 70, widow of David L. Halfacre, died Saturday at the home of her stepson. Mrs. Halfacre was born and reared in Newberry County near Pomaria, a daughter of the late Walton J. and Lou Ridelhover Epting. Her husband died a number of years ago. Survivors are one stepson, Walton B. Halfacre of Newberry; two step-grandchildren, Mrs. Mary Nell H. Eargle of Newberry and John David Halfacre, a student at The Citadel in Charleston; two step-great-grandchildren, Johnna Maria and John Cecil Eargle of Newberry, and one brother, E. W. Epting of Pomaria. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church. The body will remain at the McSwain Funeral Home and will be taken to the residence of W. B. Halfacre at 10 a.m.

Edward Bennet Houseal

Edward Bennet Houseal, 80, of Grosse Pointe, Mich., son of the late Dr. William Preston Houseal and Catherine Rives Houseal of Columbia, died Wednesday in Detroit. He was born in Newberry and after graduating from Newberry college in 1905 began his career as a cub reporter for The State. Later he entered the advertising profession and after leaving Columbia in 1911 he held positions in Birmingham, Ala., Baltimore, Md., Buffalo, N.Y., and Newark, N.J., before going to Detroit, where he was advertising manager for the Detroit News for 20 years. Since retirement a few years ago he had been a consultant for The Salvation Army in the greater Detroit area.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Fay Hansen Houseal; a son, Edward Houseal; three daughters, Mrs. Hubert T. Fincher of Columbia, Mrs. Palmer Heenan of Grosse Pointe and Mrs. Andrew Sisson of Windsor, Conn.; two sisters Miss Vera Houseal and Mrs. Lane L. Bonner of Columbia, and a brother, W. Walter Houseal of Savannah, Ga. Funeral services were held Sunday in Detroit, with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery there.

John Henderson

Newberry District - Died, at his residence in Newberry district on Monday the 1st inst., Mr. John Henderson, a representative in the Legislature of this State, from that district.

Eliza C. Houseal

Newberry - Mrs. Eliza C. Houseal, one of the oldest residents of Newberry, died at the home of her son, Dr. W. G. Houseal, this city, yesterday morning. Mrs. Houseal was born July 22, 1822, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mathias Barre. Her husband, Mr. Walter Houseal, always a leading citizen and for many years sheriff of Newberry county, died in 1889.

Mrs. Houseal has been a member of the Lutheran church for 70 years and was one of 21 who organized the Luther chapel congregation, this city, in 1853. She was one of the organizers of the first missionary society and the first ladies' aid society in the congregation of Luther chapel (now the Church of the Redeemer). Three of her children, Frances Cornelia, Edward J. and Mrs. D. J. Hentz, late of Pomaria, have passed into the beyond.

She is survived by her children, Dr. W. G. Houseal and Mr. William P. Houseal of this city, John I. Houseal of Memphis, Tenn., Jas. E. Houseal of Cedartown, Ga., Mrs. J. Q. Wertz of China Grove, N.C., 32 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

The funeral services, conducted by her pastor, Rev. W. L. Seabrook, were held this afternoon.

Mrs. Augusta G. Houseal

W. P. Houseal received news last night that his sister-in-law, Mrs. Augusta G. Houseal, died yesterday at her home in Memphis, Tenn. Her husband, John I. Houseal, died in September, 1908. The family left Newberry in 1875, first locating at Vicksburg, Miss., and later at Memphis, Tenn. Mrs. Houseal is survived by two sons, Burchard Houseal and Miles B. Huseal, and a daughter, Mrs. Iva Smith. Several children died in infancy. The eldest son, Frederick Houseal, was killed in an accident in the railroad yards in Memphis in 1909. Mrs. Houseal was about 73 years old.

Rebecca Hawkins

Died at her residence in Newberry District on 12th of July, 1868, Mrs. Rebecca Hawkins, aged 89 years, one month and 11 days. She was born in Newberry District June 1st 1779. She had eight children, of whom six are living; forty-five grandchildren of whom thirty-four are living, fifty-six great grandchildren of whom forty-three are living and one great, great grandchild.

Louise Campbell Horton

Newberry Services for Louise Campbell Horton, 92, will be Thursday at 3 p.m. at McSwain-Evans Funeral Chapel, with burial to follow at Bush River Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be tonight from 7 to 8 at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Bush River Baptist Church, 8936 Bush River Road, Newberry, SC 29108.
Mrs. Horton, who died Feb. 10, 2004, at National Health Care, was the widow of Clifton Horton. She was born in Whitmire, a daughter of the late Edward and Sallie Baker Campbell. Mrs. Horton was retired from J.P. Stevens and was a member of Bush River Baptist Church.
She is survived by a daughter, Yvonne Farmer, of Hickory Tavern; a sister, Agnes Bailey, of Whitmire; three grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandson. She was predeceased by a son, Tracy Horton.

William A. Hill

Newberry, July 31 - William A. Hill, one of Newberry's most popular citizens, died a few minutes after midnight last night of hardening of the arteries of the brain after an illness of five weeks. He was the only son of James and Nancy Adams Hill, and was born December 14, 1853, near Chappells in this county, where he grew to manhood. On January 6, 1881, he was married to Miss Lillie V. Suber of Pomaria. Mr. Hill purchased a farm near Longshore and lived there until moving to Newberry. He served several terms as county supervisor and served one term as postmaster under appointment of President Wilson, resigning shortly after the close of the Wilson administration to devote his time to his farming interests and other work. His appointment as postmaster was August 16, 1913, and his resignation April 16, 1919. During his administration of the postoffice he gave his undivided time and attention to the work of the office.
Mr. Hill is survived by his wife, one son, M. Luther Hill of Santa Paula, Calif., and three daughters, Mrs. G. D. Long of Live Oak, Fla., Mrs. F. O. Black of Saluda and Mrs. R. G. Parks of Newberry, six grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Rebecca C. Wallace of Williamston, S.C., and Mrs. Jas. M. Kelley of Rhine, Ga. Mr. Hill had hosts of friends in every part of the county. He was of a kind and genial disposition, true and upright and always ready to do his part in any work that looked to the benefit of the community. The funeral service, to be conducted by his pastor, the Rev. E. V. Babb, will be held at his home, 2019 Nance street, tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock and the interment will be in Rosemont cemetery.

L. L. "Slim" Henderson

Former Newberry County Sheriff L.L. "Slim" Henderson, who was the oldest sheriff in South Carolina when he retired Jan. 3, died Monday of an apparent heart attack. Henderson, who would have been 80 in April, was remembered by law enforcement officers throughout the state as a patient, efficient veteran of law enforcement. "He was the first police officer I had contact with when he was chief of police in my home town of Prosperity," Newberry County's new sheriff, Lee Foster, said Tuesday. "He'd ride me around in the police car," Foster said. "And that's how I got interested in law enforcement." Foster, 33, started working for Henderson in 1980 and was eventually promoted to captain. Henderson decided not to seek re-election in the November election, and Foster was elected to succeed him. "I'm the sheriff now," Foster said. "But when I was younger, he guided me." Henderson began his law enforcement career as a Whitmire police officer in 1942 before going to Prosperity as chief of police. He was first elected sheriff in 1972, but lost a re-election bid in 1976. He was elected again in 1980, and was re-elected in 1984. Henderson is credited with starting the first fingerprint records system in Newberry County, and he assisted in starting the first central dispatching system throughout the county and state. He was chosen Police Officer of the Year in 1984 by the Newberry Exchange Club. Lexington County Sheriff James Metts, whose county adjoins Newberry, often worked closely with Henderson. "I remember when we worked a series of break-ins up on the county line, his patience and his tenacity paid off for all of us because we made the arrests and solved a tremendous number of break-ins," Metts said. "He was the kind of guy that never had much to say, but when he spoke, everybody listened," Metts said. Newberry Sheriff's Capt. Donnie Bobb remembered Henderson as "a terrific boss to work for." In the seven years Bobb worked for Henderson, "Every day he did something that I thought was great. He was a person that I looked up to." Bobb said Henderson accompanied his officers during raids on stills and marijuana fields, and he even joined all-night stakeouts. "He wouldn't ask his men to do anything he wouldn't do himself," he said. Henderson was the father-in-law of former University of South Carolina head basketball coach Frank McGuire. "He was very proud of that," Foster said. "We were all very proud of that, especially those of us that were Carolina graduates."

Henderson, of 1219 Kinard St., Newberry, was born in Stamford, Texas, a son of the late Robert Lee and Sarah Jane Crane Henderson. He was a member and former president of the Newberry Law Enforcement Officers Association, a member of the National Sheriff's Association, and the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Azilee Cromer Henderson; a daughter, Mrs. Frank "Jane" McGuire; three brothers, Edward C. Henderson of Kinards, M. Dial Henderson of Clinton, and Raymond "Hank" Henderson of Vernon, Texas; two sisters, Mrs. Texie H. Johnson of Fountain Inn and Mrs. Annie H. Knapp of St. Petersburg, Fla. Services will be conducted at 4 p.m. today at First Baptist Church of Newberry, with burial in Newberry Memorial Gardens.

James Edward Hipp

Newberry, March 10 - Mr. J. E. Hipp, son of Mr. John C. Hipp, died at the home of his father just beyond the city limits Friday morning after an illness of several days with typhoid fever. His remains were buried Saturday afternoon at Rosemont cemetery. Mr. Hipp was an unusually bright young man, having graduated not quite two years ago from Newberry college with high honors in his class. He had since graduation been teaching in the county.

Edward R. Hipp

Newberry, June 24 - News was received from Charlotte this morning that Edward R. Hipp had died in a hospital there where he had gone for treatment of a throat trouble. His family had been summoned and all were at his bedside when the end came. Mr. Hipp is survived by his wife, who is a daughter of the late Col. Thos. W. Holloway of Pomaria; five children, four daughters, Misses Edna, Louise, Rosalyn, and Mary; and by two sons, Earle and Edward; by one brother, John C. Hipp of Newberry county, and two sisters, Mesdames Jas. F. Mackay and Robert Means of Greenville.
He was one of the best citizens of the town of Newberry, public spirited and progressive. In his church work he was invaluable and no member of the Church of the Redeemer will be more sorely missed. He was a member of the order of knights of Pythias in which he was held in the highest esteem. At the organization of the Exchange bank in 1905 he was elected vice-president and held that position till the resignation of J. D. Davenport, when Mr. Hipp became President.

Charles Hawkins
GREENVILLE - Services for Charles H. Hawkins will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Pratt Funeral Home Chapel, with burial in Hannah AME Church Cemetery.  Mr. Hawkins died July 26, 2001. Born in Newberry County, he was a son of Willie Mae Spearman Hawkins and the late Willie Hawkins.  Surviving are his mother; wife, Dorothy Washington; daughters, Tanya Moncrieft, Margarita, Dewlah and Maxine Looper; sisters, Diane Chaplin, Jacqueline Hawkins, Sandra Young, Brenda Neal, Gayle Hawkins; brothers, Marion Hawkins, Leroy Hawkins, Darrell Hawkins; four grands; two great grands.

Adam I. Hipp

Yesterday morning another Confederate veteran passed over the river to join his many comrades who have gone before, when Mr. Adam I. Hipp, after four month's illness, died. Mr. Hipp was a native of Newberry county, but has lived in Columbia most of his life. He leaves a wife and four children. The funeral services will be held from the late residence of the deceased, No. 33 W. Divine street, at 4 o'clock this afternoon.

Kiester Hair

Prosperity, July 8 - The body of Kiester B. Hair, shot here Sunday night by G. W. Kinard, was buried this afternoon at the Prosperity Cemetery at 6:30 o'clock. Mr. Hair died at the Columbia Hospital Monday morning at 10 o'clock, where he was taken Sunday night. Mr. Hair was 28 years old and was reared in Prosperity. He was called to the colors last July and left in August for France, being a member of Company A, Fifty-fourth Pioneers. He was on the firing line 40 days. On his return home he landed at Newport News June 25 and received his discharge at Camp Jackson last week and reached home Wednesday just four days before he was killed.
He was a fine specimen of manhood, fearless in the discharge of his duty. He leaves to mourn his death his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Hair; a brother, Thomas E. Hair of Chicago; two sisters, Mrs. Gary Boozer of Prosperity, and Mrs. Albert Kerry of Virginia, Minn.; two half sisters Mrs. William Havird of Prosperity and Mrs. Archie McLeain of Blythewood, besides many other relatives and a great number of friends.
The pallbearers were chosen from the soldiers who have returned from overseas. The Rev. J. A. McKeown of the A.R.P. Church conducted the funeral services, at which an unusually large crowd was present. The floral offerings were many and beautiful. A flag of the United States was placed on the flower covered graves.

Debora Gail Harmon
NEWBERRY -- Services for Debora Gail Harmon will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 15, 2008, at the McSwain-Evans Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Queen's Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 7:00- 8:00 p.m. at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home.

Mrs. Harmon, 53, died January 13, 2008, in Palmetto Health Richland. Born in Clinton, she was a daughter of Helen Samples and the late Jonas Samples. She was a member of Light House Tabernacle of Clinton.

Surviving, in addition to her mother of Clinton, are her husband, David O. Harmon Sr.; sons, Joey Barrett of Clinton, Steve Barrett of Waterloo and David O. Harmon Jr. of Murrells Inlet; a daughter, Becky Steen of Huntersville, NC; brothers, Merle Samples of Clinton and Ken Samples of Lake Greenwood; a grandson, Zachary Alexander Steen. Mrs. Harmon was predeceased by her first husband, Larry Barrett.

Jacob Hawkins

On Saturday Mr. Jacob Hawkins, a man about seventy years old, who lived near here, fell victim to the grip.

Amelia Frances Hendricks

Last night Mrs. Amelia Hendrix (Hendricks), wife of J. Lambert Hendrix, succumbed to the relentless grip. She was about fifty-five years old, and leaves a husband and a large family of children.

Thomas B. Hamm

NEWBERRY - Services for Thomas B. Hamm, 75, will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Prosperity, by the Rev. Frank Lyerly. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 tonight at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Greg McCoy, 105 River Point Court, Simpsonville. Memorials may be made to the Cemetery Endowment Fund, St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 3990 St. Luke's Church Road, Prosperity, 29127. Whitaker Funeral Home, Newberry is in charge.
Mr. Hamm, of 274 Pender Ridge Road, died Sunday, December 5, 1999 at the residence of his daughter in Simpsonville. Born in Newberry, he as a son of the late Benjamin and Lula Hawkins Hamm. He was of the Lutheran faith and was an Army Veteran of W.W.II. He was a retired employee of the S.C. State Hospital in Columbia and was associated with Stokes-Trainor Dealership in Newberry.
Surviving are his daughter, Judy Hamm McCoy of Simpsonville; son, Tommy J. Hamm of Jacksonville, Fla.; brothers, Carl A. Hamm of Sumter and Marvin J. Hamm of Newberry; grandchildren, Robert W. McCoy, Bradley T. McCoy, Melissa Hamm McFerran, Brandon Hamm. He was predeceased by his wife, Naomi Merchant Hamm.

Homer Oscar Hendrix

PROSPERITY - Services for Homer Oscar Hendrix will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6-8 Tuesday at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to St. Luke's Lutheran Church Building Fund, 4056 St. Luke's Church Road, Prosperity, SC 29127.
Mr. Hendrix, 93, died Sunday, August 28, 2005, in Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Born January 6, 1912, in Newberry County, he was a son of the late Julian Oscar and Lillie Bell Morris Hendrix. Mr. Hendrix worked various jobs during his life as bulldozer operator, fireman, farmer and mechanic. As a young boy he helped with the building of Black's bridge which was later replaced in 1990. In the 1960s he developed Gold Nugget Points subdivision in Saluda County on Lake Murray.
He is survived by his wife of 71 1/2 years, Manona Hawkins Hendrix; a daughter, Barbara (Valjean) Matthews; sons, Richard (Margaret) Hendrix and Von (Jean) Hendrix, all of Prosperity. Also surviving are seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, five stepgreat- grandchildren, one great-great-granddaughter, and one stepgreat-great-granddaughter. He was predeceased in death by sisters, Mattie Lee Jumper of Prosperity, Bonnie Jackson of Newberry; brothers, Ira Morris of Newberry and Thomas Hendrix of Conway.

Doris Harmon Hawkins

PROSPERITY - Mrs. Doris Harmon Hawkins, 87, of Prosperity, widow of Bittle Dewey Hawkins, died December 5, 2003, in Newberry County Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Hawkins was born in Prosperity, a daughter of the late Frank Simpson and Barnette Bedenbaugh Harmon. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church, the Essie Hawkins WELCA group and was an LCY Enabler for over 35 years. She was also a member of the Iris Garden Club and the Prosperity Literary Sorosis.
Mrs. Hawkins is survived by a son, Mike Hawkins of Prosperity; daughter-in-law, Andy Hawkins; sisters, Nelle (Joel) Taylor of Saluda and Geneva Wall of Newberry; grandchildren, Jerri Lynn (Clint) Shealy, Brent A. (Ronette) Richardson, Heather Hawkins and Quentin Hawkins; great-grandchildren, Elizabeth Richardson, Rachel Richardson, Jonathan Richardson, Jonah Shealy, Abigail Shealy, and Amelia Shealy; son-in-law, Jerry Richardson. She was predeceased by a daughter, Barbara Richardson; a sister, Lucille Lowe; brother, Thomas B. Harmon.
Funeral services will be conducted at 6 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church by the Rev. E. Arden Hallman, and the Rev. Henry Brandt. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday in St. Luke's Lutheran Church Cemetery.
The family is at her residence and will receive friends immediately following the service. The family suggests that those desiring may make memorials to St. Luke's Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall Fund, 4056 St. Luke's Church Road, Prosperity, SC 29217. Pallbearers: Frank Harmon, Craig Harmon, Larry Wall, Tommy Taylor, Timothy Taylor and Jon Mark Lowe. Honorary pallbearers: Essie Hawkins Circle, Iris Garden Club, Wanda Connelly, and Barbara Sligh. McSwain-Evans Funeral Home is in charge. www.mcswainevans.com.

Mary Ellen Hunter

Deceased Name: Mary Ellen Hunter
Prosperity Mary Ellen Hunter, 90, formerly of 1805 St. Luke's Church Road, died Aug. 10, 2002.
Retired dietitian: Prosperity Elementary School.
Survivors: Son, Bobby Larry Hunter of Smyrna, Ga. daughter, Joy Hunter Fellers of Prosperity sisters, Cleo Kunkle of Prosperity and Nan Buford of Newberry three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Visitation: 4 to 5 p.m. today at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church. Burial: Church cemetery. Memorials: St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Fellowship Hall Fund, 4056 St. Luke's Church Road, Prosperity, SC 29127.

Laura Hunter

NEWBERRY - Services for Laura Hunter, 51, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at F.B. Pratt Funeral Home Chapel, with burial in Werts Cemetery.
Mrs. Hunter died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 1998, at White Oak Manor. Born in Newberry County, she was a daughter of Henry Jones and the late Dorothy Jones.
Surviving are her daughters, Roxanne Hunter, Ruth H. Wheeler; sons, Rodney, Gregory, Gerald and Andre Hunter; brothers, Henry Jr., J.B. and James Roy Jones, Anthony Ashley; 13 grandchildren; two aunts; three uncles; a daughter-in-law; a son-in-law.

Joseph Berley "J. B." Hawkins

PROSPERITY - Funeral services for Joseph Berley "J. B." Hawkins, 93, widower of Maggie Kyzer Hawkins, who died Sunday, September 28, 2003, will be 3 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 7-8:30 p.m. Monday at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to St. Luke's Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall Fund, 4056 St. Luke's Church Road, Prosperity, SC 29127.
Born in Prosperity, he was a son of the late Martin Luther and Essie Moore Hawkins. He had retired as an employee of Prosperity Furniture, and was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church where he was a life member of the Lutheran Men in Mission, a former church councilman and former choir member.
Surviving are daughters and son-in-law, Edna H. Stuck of Prosperity, Joan H. and John G. Sigmon of Charlotte, N.C.; brother, Raymond L. Hawkins of Prosperity; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Mr. Hawkins was predeceased by brothers, Jacob "Pink" Hawkins and Carroll Hawkins and by a sister, Ruth Hawkins Flowers.

Vergie Koon Hawkins

PROSPERITY - Services for Vergie Koon Hawkins, 90, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church with the Rev. Arden Hallman officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the McSwain-Evans Funeral Home from 7-8 p.m. Monday. Memorials may be made to St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 4056, St. Luke's Church Rd., Prosperity, S.C. 29127.
Mrs. Hawkins died March 29, 2002. Born in Chapin, she was a daughter of the late Julius Patrick and Maude Ethel Hendrix Koon. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church and the Essie Hawkins Circle.
Surviving are son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Peggy Hawkins of Greenwood; daughters and sons-in-law, Mary H. and Larry Pierce of Carmel, Maine, Linda H. and James Messer of Slocomb, Ala., Betty H. and Wayne Lominick of Pomaria; sister, Carrie Mae (Polly) Dominick of Columbia; eight grandchildren; ten grandchildren. Mrs. Hawkins was predeceased by a son, Patrick Hawkins; daughters, Ethel Mae Hawkins, Carolyn Crone, Mitzi Hawkins; three brothers; sister.

Francis M. Hipp

BUSINESSMAN HIPP DIES

Francis M. Hipp, a South Carolina corporate titan who helped build his father's life insurance business into a financial and broadcasting empire, died Monday. He was 84. A Newberry native, Hipp was among the best-known names in South Carolina business, a man who planted the seeds of economic development in the state while his own business grew. He and his brothers took over Liberty Life Insurance Co. from their father in 1943. With Hipp as president, Liberty Life blossomed into Liberty Corp., growing into a major insurer and broadcaster whose properties include WIS-TV in Columbia. Hipp ceded the president's job to his son Hayne in 1981, though he remained the company's chairman until last May. He suffered a heart attack in Liberty's corporate lunch room Monday and died 30 minutes later at Greenville Memorial Hospital, a company spokesman said. His wife, Shirley, died earlier this year.

Friends and colleagues remembered Francis Hipp Monday as one of the founders of South Carolina's modern system of business. He listened well and solved business problems with thoughtful analysis, friends said. Business leaders like John Warren, former chairman of South Carolina Electric & Gas, turned to him for counsel. ''He had unusual insight,'' Warren said. ''He was always willing to listen and advise. He was unselfish, he was kind and he was certainly my confidant.'' Hipp was named the first chairman of South Carolina's modern development efforts, when they were reorganized by Gov. Fritz Hollings in 1959. As chairman of the South Carolina Development Board, Hipp helped jump-start extraordinary growth in South Carolina today.

''If there is a reason for prosperity in South Carolina, it is Francis Hipp,'' Hollings said Monday. ''What we needed was a successful businessman talking to successful businessmen.''

Hipp could scare up funding for development projects when it was scarce. Several business people remember him financing projects through Liberty or his own pockets. ''He was a fund-raiser par excellence,'' said Buck Mickel, former chairman of Fluor Daniel Corp. ''When he called you, you said, 'Yes sir!' ''

Governors seeking new industrial projects called on Hipp for hard sells that required the skills of a successful businessman. As recently as 1992, Gov. Carroll Campbell sought his help to court BMW.

Hipp was an avid hunter and fisherman. And he was an avid teacher of young business people as well. ''Francis Hipp was a mentor to a lot of people,'' SCANA Chairman Lawrence Gressette said.

When Mickel came to Greenville, Hipp introduced him to the civic work expected of an Upstate businessman. ''He sort of took me under his wing,'' Mickel said. ''He said, 'Now, Buck, these are the things you will do.' '' ''He's almost been like a second father to me,'' said Ed Crutchfield, chief executive of banking giant First Union Corp., who went to college with Hayne Hipp.

Crutchfield said Francis Hipp offered him a job with Liberty back in the 1960s, and he nearly took it. ''There has never been a man more in love with South Carolina than he was,'' Crutchfield said. Commerce Secretary Robert Royall called Hipp's contribution to the state enormous. ''Francis Hipp left the state in a lot better condition because of his strong leadership and vision,'' Royall said. ''I can honestly say I've never known anyone to work as hard and as consistently for the entire state.''

Hipp, a graduate of The Citadel and Furman University, was a trustee of The Citadel Development Foundation and the South Carolina Foundation of Independent Colleges. He helped create the Business Partnership Foundation at the University of South Carolina; one of the two College of Business Administration buildings at USC is named for him.

Hipp is survived by two sons, Hayne and John Boyd Hipp of Atlanta, and a daughter, Mary Jane Hipp Brock of New York.
A memorial service is planned for 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church in Greenville. A private family burial will follow at Springwood Cemetery.

The family has requested no flowers be sent, and that contributions to the charity of one's choice be made in the name of Francis M. Hipp. Mackey Mortuary in Greenville is handling arrangements, but there will be no visitation.

Catherine Smith Hayes

NEWBERRY -- Services for Catherine Smith Hayes, 82, of 2200 Main St. will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Central United Methodist Church, with burial in Rosemont Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 4 p.m. today at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the South Carolina Chapter Alzheimers Association, Newberry County Adult Day Care Center or Central United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Hayes, wife of the late David L. Hayes, died Saturday, Oct. 14, 1995. Born in Union, she was a daughter of the late T.J.H. and Mahala Gallman Smith. She was graduated from Winthrop College and was a former teacher at Newberry High School. She was a former member of the Board of Directors of Newberry County Memorial Hospital and a member of Central United Methodist Church, where she was a member of Circle 1 and UMW. Surviving are nieces and nephews.

Ruby Harmon
NEWBERRY - Mrs. Ruby Elizabeth Berry Harmon, 77, of Newberry died Sunday.

Born in Newberry, Mrs. Harmon was a daughter of the late Sam Oswald and Lillie Mae Johnson Berry. She was a homemaker and a member of Queen's Memorial Presbyterian Church.

Mrs. Harmon is survived by her husband, Fred R. Harmon; sons, David O. Harmon, Fred E. Harmon, and wife, Myra, and James R. Harmon, and wife Sandra, all of Newberry; daughters, Sharon E. Cooper, and husband Daniel of Walterboro, and Edith A. Kinard, and husband, Hubert, of Prosperity; brothers, Sam Berry and wife, Alice of Newberry, James H. Berry, and wife, Wanda, of Lake Michigan; a sister, Betty J. Smith of Newberry; 6 grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren.  She was predeceased by sisters, Edith Millstead and Helen Robbins.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 AM Wednesday in the McSwain-Evans Funeral chapel, with burial to follow in Queen's Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday evening from 7:00 until 8:30 PM.  The family suggests that those desiring may make memorials to Heartland Hospice, Palmetto Health Hospice, or to Queen's Memorial Presbyterian Church.

Raymond L. Hawkins

PROSPERITY — Mr. Raymond L. Hawkins, 87, of Prosperity, died Wednesday, August 22, 2007, in Newberry County Memorial Hospital. Born in Prosperity, he was a son of the late Martin Luther and Essie Moore Hawkins. He was retired from the logging business and was a member of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church.
He is survived by eight nieces and one nephew. He was pre-deceased by brothers, J.B. Hawkins, Carroll Hawkins, and Pinkney Hawkins; and a sister, Ruth H. Flowers. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 25, 2007, at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church by the Rev. Arden Hallman and Rev. Vickie Powell. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6:00 until 7:30 p.m. at the McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 4056 St. Luke’s Church Road, Prosperity, SC 29127.

William S. Harris

Pomaria - William S. Harris, 79, of formerly of Setzler Road, died Thursday, July 1, 1999, at White Oak Manor in Newberry. Survivors: a niece, Donna Harris Shealy of Pomaria a nephew, Keith S. Harris of Pomaria. Predeceased: parents, W. Baxter and Maude Setzler Harris and a brother, A.S. "BabeA Harris. Visitation: 10 to 10:45 a.m. Tuesday at St. John Lutheran Church Social Hall. Service: 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial: Church cemetery. Memorials: St. John Lutheran Church, 622 Hope Station Road, Pomaria, S.C. 29126. -- Whitaker Funeral Home.

Rev. George W. Holland

Newberry, Sept 30 - The death of the Rev. George W. Holland, D. D., which occurred at 5:30 o'clock this morning, was a sad and sudden announcement that caused a feeling of sorrow to pervade the hearts of all our people. Dr. Holland died of organic heart disease, with which he had been afflicted for many months. The fatal attack came on at 4 o'clock, and he, himself, had the attending physician summoned half an hour later. But the end was near and human skill was of no avail. He expired gently, his last words being, "God bless Newberry College".

He spent the summer in Virginia, and returned last Tuesday from Staunton, Va., where he attended as a delegate the meeting of the united synod of the southern Lutheran church. He privately expressed there to his intimate friends the belief that he would not be able to perform the duties of the coming session of Newberry college. When the attack came upon him this morning he walked to the adjoining residence of Prof. Sligh, on the college campus, and requested him to summon a physician. Dr. Houseal reached his side about twenty minutes before he died.

Rev. Geo. W. Holland, Ph. D., D.D. was born in Augusta county, Va., and at the time of his death was in his 57th year. He was graduated in 1857 from Roanoke college under the presidency of Rev. Dr. Bittle, whose eldest daughter he afterwards married, and who survives him. He studied theology in Union Theological seminary, New York, and afterwards at Gettysburg seminary, Pennsylvania, graduating from the latter in 1860. In the same year he was licensed to preach by the Evangelical Lutheran synod of Virginia, and from 1860-1861 was pastor at Harrisonburg, Va. He served in the Confederate army in 1861-63, having lost his left arm in the campaigns of northern Virginia. In 1864-67 he was professor in Roanoke college, and then for six years pastor again at Harrisonburg, Va. In 1873 he moved to South Carolina and was pastor at Pomaria, Newberry county, for one year, when he was elected professor of Latin and Greek in Newberry college, then located at Walhalla. This chair he acceptably filled until 1877, when the college was relocated at Newberry and Dr. Smeltzer resigned the presidency of the institution and Rev. Dr. Bowman was elected to that position, with Dr. Holland as vice president. Dr. Bowman declined the honor. Dr. Holland, in 1878, was elected president of the college and has thus filled the office with great ability for seventeen years. In 1884 Roanoke college conferred the degree of Ph. D. upon him, and the South Carolina college conferred the degree of D. D. upon him in 1888, and at the commencement of that institution that year he preached the baccalaureate sermon.

The wisdom of the board of trustees in placing him at the head of Newberry college has been attested by its continued growth, and each year has seen an increase in its popularity. Dr. Holland wisely directed all the affairs of the college and he had the satisfaction of beholding the great results of his life work. He was a polished gentleman, an eminent scholar, endowed with peculiar qualities which well fitted him for his office, and was one of the foremost educators of the south. As a disciplinarian he was kind and considerate, yet firm and positive, and his management of the students won their love and admiration. His death is a great loss to the college, the church, the State and the community.

He was also a prominent member of the Knights of honor, and frequently attended the supreme conventions as a delegate from this State, and was for many years grand reporter for the State lodge.

His devotion to Newberry college was something beyond comprehension to the human side of our natures. He frequently declined easier and better paying and more prominent positions, but the success of Newberry was near to his heart and he stood by her in her darkest days and lived to see her star of hope arise. The college session was to open tomorrow.

Chesley Hunter

Prosperity - December 20 - Chesley Hunter who was reported hurt yesterday by having been caught in gin belt, died last night about 8 o'clock without having regained consciousness. Mr. Hunter's death is a distinct loss to the community in which he lived. He conducted a sawmill, public gin and other enterprises in addition to his large farming interest. Mr. Hunter was about 50 years old and unmarried. He leaves his mother, two brothers and four sisters. His remains were laid to rest in the Prosperity Cemetery this afternoon.

Sudden Death of Sam'l A. Hawkins – A Young Man of great Promise from Prosperity

Samuel A. Hawkins, a bright, handsome and promising young man of Prosperity, died yesterday morning at 9:30 in the Columbia hospital of peritonitis resulting from an operation for appendicitis, performed last Friday, the day after he entered the hospital. The body was taken to his former home in Prosperity yesterday afternoon on a special train over the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens raod. The funeral will be held at Prosperity this morning. The death of young Hawkins was peculiarly sad. Up to the time of his illness which developed last week he had hardly known an aches or a pain. Healthy in mind and body he had a powerful physique and was a handsome fellow, six feet two inches and weighing 180 pounds. He had just graduated from Newberry college in June, was energetic and ambitious, and the only son of Mr. J. H. Hawkins, a Prosperity merchant of means and influence in his section. He was also an only grandson. The unfortunate victim of the dreaded disease who was so suddenly cut down just as he was entering upon what, from every indication, promised to be a useful and creditable career, was a manly youth of many fine qualities and sensibilities and was especially popular at college and among his home associates who knew him best. Everything that could suggest itself to devoted parents of an only son was done for young Hawkins in the little time that these parents had to act. A Johns Hopkins specialist was hurried to his side in the person of Dr. J. C. Bloodgood, who performed the operation with the assistance of three local physicians. 

Christine Higgins

JOANNA - Services with burial for Christine Higgins, 37, are 2 p.m. Wednesday (viewing 1 p.m.) at Mt. Zion AME Church. Sanders-Thompson Funeral Home, Clinton, is in charge. Born in Newberry Co. to Thomas and Thomasina Higgins, she died May 6, 2004. Surviving: parents; daughter, Taffany Higgins; sister, Vanessa Higgins; grandmother, Adell Higgins; grand, Sharissa Higgins; others.

Robert Householder Sr.