Margie Nunnery Jackson

NEWBERRY - Margie Nunnery Jackson, 78, of Newberry, died Sept. 17, 2006, at her residence.

Born in Augusta, Ga., Mrs. Jackson was a daughter of the late Leonard Ernest and Janie Rikard Nunnery. She was a retired employee of General Electric Corporation and a member of Bachman Chapel Lutheran Church. She had a 45-year perfect attendance at Mayer Memorial Lutheran Church Sunday School.

Surviving are husband, J. Alvin Jackson; a son, Ronnie A. Jackson, and his wife, Natalie B., of Jacksonville, Fla.; a brother Leonard Nunnery of Columbia; and two granddaughters, Brooke J. Blair and Anna H. Jackson. She was predeceased by a brother, Donell Nunnery, and two sisters, Vira Nunnery and Vida Nunnery.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Bachman Chapel Lutheran Church cemetery by the Rev. Floyd Sides. Memorials may be made to Bachman Chapel Lutheran Church Cemetery Fund, 3124 Bachman Chapel Road, Prosperity, SC 29127. The family will be at the residence, where they will receive friends. Services are entrusted to McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. A condolence note may be sent to the family at www.mcswainevans.com


Alan Mc Crary Johnstone -- Orangeburg
Funeral services for Alan Mc Crary Johnstone, 95, of 1000 Live Oak Drive, will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, January 16, 2006 at First Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Dr. Barry Jenkins officiating. Burial will be in Johnstone Graveyard, Johnstone Street and Wilson Road, Newberry, with Military Honors.

Pallbearers will be Frank Tourville Sr., Ted M. Johnson, Paul M. Miller, Travis Alan Jones, Alan Mc Crary Johnstone II and Alan Johnstone.

Honorary pallbearers will be John T. Cruise, Dr. Henry F. Frierson, Dr. Lawton H. Salley, Fred H. Boatwright, Donnie Jameson, John M. orley, A. I. Smith, Julian J. Stroman, Henry Tant, Walter T. Cox, Bert Henderson, and George Bennett.  Mr. Johnstone died Friday, at The Methodist Oaks.

Memorials may be made to The Alan Mc Crary Johnstone Scholarship Fund, c/o Clemson University Foundation, P.O. Box 1889, Clemson, SC 29633-1889 or First Presbyterian Church, 650 Summers Ave., Orangeburg, SC 29115.  Dukes-Harley Funeral Home of Orangeburg is in charge of arrangements.

Times and Democrat, The (Orangeburg, SC) - January 13, 2006

Johnstone, DPU's director emeritus and the man for whom the utility's administration building on Russell Street is named, spent four decades working in Orangeburg. After retirement, he wrote a history of Orangeburg utilities.

It wasn't the first time he was a part of history.

Known as "Mr. Clemson Tiger," Johnstone was the lone surviving charter member of IPTAY, Clemson's athletic booster organization founded in 1934. He also was the last survivor from Clemson's first golf team in 1931.

A native of Newberry and a 1932 graduate of Clemson University, Johnstone came to Orangeburg in 1937 to start and operate the city's first water-treatment plant.

"I was fortunate to be hired by Mr. Pearson (DPU's first manager). I learned so much working for him and with him," Johnstone told The Times and Democrat in 1998.

Becoming manager in 1956, Johnstone was instrumental in extension of DPU services, especially water and electric, outside the city. While a majority of public utilities only provide service within their municipal limits, DPU provides service over more than 300 square miles.

With Johnstone as DPU's manager from 1956-77, the number of customers skyrocketed. Through his planning, the electric, gas, wastewater and water systems met demand. The number of DPU employees almost doubled to 127.

The operation continued to grow as water and electric services were extended into rural areas. "We also worked closely to provide for industrial development needs. That's an important factor," Johnstone said.

Administration expanded too. In 1977, the new office building was built on Russell Street. Immediately after Johnstone retired, the new facility was named the "Alan McC. Johnstone Building."

His accomplishments in the Electric Division included addition of seven substations at various places throughout the city and rural areas.

Johnstone recalled notable challenges -- Hurricane Gracie in 1959 and the Great Ice Storm of January of 1973.

"During the ice storm, the city had absolutely no power to run the water plant, and I was tormented by the fear that some house in the city would catch fire and the fire would spread and cause destruction because there was no water to put out the fire," Johnstone said.

"Thankfully, nothing like that happened. But immediately after the ice storm, we had an emergency power-generating plant installed at the water plant to make it a completely self-sufficient water system," he said. "We no longer had to worry about loss of water when the power went out."

Johnstone led DPU into the natural gas business in 1954 and expanded water services by 2 million gallons a day in 1948 to 8 million gallons per day in 1964.

Jurisdiction for wastewater treatment was transferred to DPU in 1971. Johnstone oversaw the planning and construction of the 6-million-gallon-per-day wastewater treatment plant four miles south of Orangeburg off U.S. Highway 21. It was completed and put into operation the year after he retired.

During his years at DPU and after, Johnstone was involved in the economic development efforts of both the city and Orangeburg County. For 15 years, he served as chairman of the County Development Commission.

Johnstone was a member and past president of the Orangeburg Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club of Orangeburg. Also, he was a member of First Presbyterian Church, where he served as a deacon, elder, treasurer and clerk of the session. After serving in World War II for four years, he resigned his commission in 1970. In addition, Johnstone was named the state's "Professional Engineer of the Year" for 1971-72.

As to his long affection for Clemson University, for Johnson it was a family matter. His grandfather was one of the original members of the board of trustees when Clemson was established in 1892, four years before the first students came. For many years the senior Johnstone served as chairman of the board until his death in 1928. The Johnstone dormitory complex was named in his memory in the 1960s.

Funeral arrangements for Johnstone are to be announced by Dukes-Harley Funeral Home in Orangeburg.

Ellerbe Pelham Johnstone
Charlotte, N.C. Ellerbe Pelham Johnstone, age 83, of Charlotte, passed away July 9, 2002, at home.

Born Aug. 10, 1918, in Newberry, he was the son of the late Thomas Kennerly Johnstone and Jeanne Pelham Johnstone. A graduate of Clemson University, Class of 1939, he was employed by Lance Inc. and retired in 1978 as Senior Vice Presi dent. He was a member of Carmel Presbyterian Church and Carmel Country Club.

Mr. Johnstone is survived by his wife of 61 years, Matilda Helms Johnstone three daughters and their husbands, Joan and Dave Edwards, Joyce and Brent Grove, both of Greenville, and Janice and Don Searcy of Statesville, N.C. one son and his wife, Kennerly and Patricia Johnston, of Harrisbury, N.C. 12 grandchildren, Will Edwards, Andy and Laura Wright Edwards, Benjamin Edwards, Christopher Grove, Toby and Kathe Grove, Ryan and Whitney Grove, Evan Searcy, Pelham Searcy and Anne Johnstone two great-grandchildren, Mason Grove and Artie Edwards two brothers, Alan McC. Johnstone and Thomas K. Johnstone Jr. and two sisters, Lilla J. Breazeale and Jeanne J. Hancock. He was predeceased by one sister, Brantly J. Alexander.

Memorial services will be held Thursday, July 11, 2002, at 2 p.m. in the sanctuary of Carmel Presbyterian Church. The family will receive friends following the service in the church fellowship hall. A private interment will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Hospice of Charlotte, 1420 E. Seventh St., Charlotte, NC 28204 Alexander Children's Home, 6220 Thermall Road, Charlotte, NC 28222-0639 or the charity of one's choice. -- Harry and Bryant Co. is serving the family of Mr. Johnstone.

Matilda Helms Johnstone
Mrs. Johnstone, age 87, of Charlotte, passed away Friday, Feb. 11, 2005, at home. Born Feb. 11, 1918, in Charlotte, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Marvin William Helms and Leona Hannon Helms.

She attended Women's College of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and graduated from Queens College in 1939. She was a member of Carmel Presbyterian Church, Time and Tide Book Club, Charity League of Charlotte, and Carmel Country Club.

Mrs. Johnstone was preceded in death by her husband, Ellerbe Pelham Johnstone. She is survived by three daughters and their husbands, Joan and Dave Edwards, Joyce and Brent Grove, both of Greenville, S.C., Janice and Don Searcy of Statesville, N.C.; one son, Kennerly and wife, Patricia Johnstone of Harrisburg, N.C.; nine grandchildren, Will Edwards, Andy and wife Laura Wright Edwards, Benjamin Edwards, Christopher Grove, Toby and wife, Kathe Grove, Ryan and wife Whitney Grove, Lt. Evan Searcy, Pelham Searcy, and Anne Johnstone; three great grandchildren, Mason and William Grove and Artie Edwards. She was also preceded in death by her sister Lucille Helms Saline.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 14, 2005, in the sanctuary of Carmel Presbyterian Church. The family will receive friends following the service in the church fellowship hall. A private interment will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice at Charlotte, 1420 East Seventh Street, Charlotte, NC 28204; Carmel Presbyterian Church, 2048 Carmel Road, Charlotte, NC 28226; Charity League, Inc., PO Box 221484, Charlotte, NC 28222; or the charity of one's choice. Harry and Bryant Company is serving the family of Mrs. Johnstone.

Thomas Johnstone Jr.
GREENVILLE - Thomas Kennerly Johnstone, Jr., 91, of 134 Lakecrest Dr., Greenville, died Friday, April 29, 2005 at his residence. Born in Newberry on March 16, 1914, he was a son of the late Thomas Kennerly Johnstone, Sr. and Jeanne Pelham Johnstone.

Mr. Johnstone graduated with honors from Clemson College, was a member of Blue Key Leadership Fraternity, and was president of his senior class. He served his country in the US Army Air Corps for five years during WWII, leaving with rank of Colonel.

Mr. Johnstone graduated from Law School at the University of South Carolina and completed his graduate study at the New York University School of Law. He taught school in Orangeburg.

Mr. Johnstone practiced law with Haynesworth, Perry, Bryant, Marion, and Johnstone Law Firm for 48 years, from which he retired in 1989.  He was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church, serving as Deacon and Elder.

Mr. Johnstone served on the School Board of Greenville County for 15 years and also served as chairman. He was a member of Greenville Hospital System Board of Directors and also served as chairman . He was a member of the Cotillion Club, Green Valley Country Club, and Poinsett Club.

Surviving are his wife Minnie Greene Moore "Metro" Johnstone; daughter, Anna Moore Johnstone Straughn of Atlanta, GA; two sons, Thomas Kennerly Johnstone, III of Reidsville, NC and Alan Henry Johnstone of Greenville; two sisters, Lilla Johnstone Breazeal of Laurinburg, NC and Jeanne Johnstone Hancock of Easley; one brother, Alan McCrary Johnstone of Orangeburg; and six grandchildren. He was preceded in death by sister Brantly J. Alexander and brother Ellerbe Pelham Johnstone.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 10:30 am at Westminster Presbyterian Church, with committal following at 1:30 pm in Johnstone Family Cemetery in Newberry, SC. Visitation will be held prior to the service at 9:30 am at the church.

Memorials may be made to Thornwell Children's Home, Clinton, SC 20325.  The family is at the residence, 134 Lakecrest Dr., Greenville, SC 29609.  Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Downtown.

William P. Johnston, III
POMARIA - William P. "Billy" Johnston, III, 42, of Pomaria, died Jan. 6, 2006, as the result of an automobile accident.

Born in Newberry, he was a son of Linda Brock Johnston and the late William P. Johnston, Jr. He attended Pomaria Lutheran Church.  He is survived, in addition to his mother, of Pomaria, by a son, William Brock Johnston, of Prosperity; daughters, Kayla Nicole Johnston of Pomaria and Terri Leigh Callahan of Belton; stepdaughter, Brandi Miller of Ward; sisters, Melissa Livingston of Prosperity and Crystal Waldrop of Newberry; and two grandchildren.  Services were at 2 p.m. today at Pomaria Lutheran Church. Burial followed in Pomaria Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Pomaria Lutheran Church Building Fund., P.O. Box 246, Pomaria, SC 29126.  Services were entrusted to McSwain-Evans Funeral Home.