South Carolina Genealogy Trails
Roberta
Jackson
Roberta Attaway Jackson, 73, of Newberry,
died October 3,2006 at Lexington Medical Center. Born in Kinards, she was a
daughter of the late Willie and Elizabeth Azilee Wright Attaway. She was a
substitute rural mail carrier and a member of New Vision Baptist Church. Mrs.
Jackson was a former member of Glenn Street Baptist Church where she taught
Sunday School.
Surviving are her husband, Jason Melvin Jackson;
daughters, Harriet Kirk of Linwood, NJ, Barbara Crawford and Corrie Beth Dawn
both of Columbia, Susan Kunkle and Karen Cohen both of Newberry; a sister,
Willie Mae Yonn of Newberry; a brother, Bill Attaway of Newberry; grandchildren,
Halle and Jackson Kirk, Tiffany Crawford, Katie Dawn, Betsy Mixon, Alexandra and
Dean “Bubba” Kunkle; great-grandchildren, Madison and Jackson Mixon. She was
predeceased by sisters, Louise Roland and Elizabeth Griffith and brothers,
Daniel Attaway and George Attaway.
Graveside services will be at 5 p.m.
Friday at Newberry Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Thursday from 6 – 7 p.m.
at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer
Society, c/o Helen Beebe, 181 Tailers Trail, Leesville, SC 29070. Honorary
pallbearers will be the Rural and City Letter Carriers of the Newberry Post
Office.
Bonnie
Jackson
NEWBERRY - Services for Bonnie Hendrix Jackson, 82, of
1902 Montgomery St., will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Summer Memorial
Lutheran Church with the Rev. Clarence Stucke officiating. Burial will follow in
Rosemont Cemetery. The family is at the residence and will receive friends 5-7
tonight at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home, which is in charge. Memorials may be made
to Summer Memorial Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 131, Newberry, SC 29108 or to the
Jamey Patrick Scholarship Fund at Newberry, c/o Newberry Academy, 2055 Smith
Rd., Newberry, SC 29108.
Mrs. Jackson, widow of Jimmy Jackson, died Tuesday, November 30, 1999 at Kershaw County Memorial Hospital. Born in Saluda County, she was a daughter of the late Julian and Lillie Morris Hendrix. She was a retired employee of Kendall Co., Mollohon Plant and a member of Summer Memorial Lutheran Church. She was also a member of the WELCA and a graduate of O'Neal High School.
Surviving are her son, Gordon Jackson of Gaffney;
daughter, Mrs. Larry (Judy) Patrick of Lugoff; brothers, Hoyt Hendrix of
Chester, Homer Hendrix of Prosperity; grandchildren, Tommy Jackson, Less
Jackson, Meri Clark, Leah Patrick; three great-grandchildren. She was
predeceased by her grandson, Jamey Patrick.
Dorothy Frick Johnson
Dorothy Frick Johnson,
76, of Newberry died Wednesday, September 9, 2009.
Born on April 12,
1933, she was the daughter of the late Jacob Floyd and Myrtle Mae Betchman
Frick. She was a member of Colony Lutheran Church where she belonged to the
Women of Colony and the Friendship Group.
Mrs. Johnson is survived by her
husband, George Herman Johnson; a brother, Fred Frick of Newberry; three nieces,
Anna F. Kerley of Lexington, Linsay F. Carnes and Leslie F. LaCons both of
Newberry; a great-niece, Laney Carnes; and two great-nephews, Alex Kerley and
Trace LaCons .
Graveside services will be conducted at 4:00 PM Sunday at
the Colony Lutheran Church Cemetery by the Rev. Jerry Trantham. Visitation
will be from 5:00 to 6:00 PM Saturday at the Whitaker Funeral Home.
Honorary pallbearers are the Women of Colony Lutheran Church. Memorial may
be made to Colony Lutheran Church Beautification Fund, 48 Colony Church Road,
Newberry, SC 29108. Messages to the family may be sent via email at
notes@whitakerfuneralhome.com. Whitaker Funeral Home, Newberry is
assisting the family
Elizabeth Johnson
NEWBERRY - Elizabeth Blackwell
Johnson, 87, devoted wife of the late Pope Duncan Johnson, Jr., died peacefully
in her sleep, Sunday, October 23, 2005, at the Newberry County Memorial
Hospital.
Mother of three, grandmother of nine, and great grandmother of ten, she lived a selfless life, devoted to the love and well being of her family, who loved her dearly in return. Her life was a shining example of all that a wife, homemaker and mother should be.
Mrs. Johnson was born in Lincolnton, GA, a daughter of the late Gordon and Sarah Tiller Blackwell. She lived in Newberry for 70 years and leaves many friends who will remember her humor, kindness and sweet nature. She was a lifelong Baptist and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Newberry.
Mrs. Johnson is survived by her sons and daughter and their spouses, Elizabeth J. and Robert Kohn, Pope D. and Marian H. Johnson, III, and Gordon and Anne Johnson; her sister-in-law, Edna Kirkegard, and her nine grandchildren, Renee' Kohn, Alan Kohn, Eleanor Brown, Stephanie Blakeman, Duncan Johnson, IV, James Johnson, Mary Shepherd, Laurie Cagle, and Blackwell Johnson; and her loving great-grandchildren.
A memorial service for Elizabeth B. Johnson will be conducted at 11:00 a.m.. Tuesday, October 25, 2005, at the First Baptist Church of Newberry, SC, by the Rev. Dr. Kenneth Harmon.
The family will receive friends at Mrs. Johnson's home, 2207 Murray St., Newberry from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday, October 24, 2005. The family requests that memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, 1020 Boundary St., Newberry SC 29108.
Messages to the family may be sent via email at notes @whitakerfuneralhome.com.
Whitaker Funeral Home, 1704 College Street, Newberry is
assisting the family.
Agnes Jones
GILBERT - Graveside services for
Agnes G. Jones, 95, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 5, 1999, in Rosemont
Cemetery, Newberry. The family will receive friends 6-7 tonight at
Caughman-Harman Funeral Homes, Lexington Chapel. Memorials may be made to the
American Heart Association.
Mrs. Jones died Thursday, June 3, 1999. Born in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Jeff T. and Anna L. Buzhardt Cromer. She was married to the late Walter H. Jones and was a homemaker.
Surviving are her daughter, Anna Elizabeth Wheeler of
Charlotte; brother, William E. Cromer of Gilbert; sister, Thelma Singley of
Newberry; three grandchildren.
Harold Johnson
NEWBERRY - Funeral services for
Harold Johnson of 1400 Drayton St. will be conducted on Sunday, April 15 at 2
p.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Belmont Baptist Church
cemetery.
Mr. Johnson died Thursday, April 12 at Lexington Medical Center. He was the son of the late Henry Johnson and the late Lillie Mae Johnson Adams. He was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Shirley Johnson; seven daughters, Dianne Johnson, Doris Sims (Willie), Peggy Johnson, Shelby Johnson, Amy Kinard, Trollie Kinard and Kimma Kinard, all of Newberry; one sister, Ida Mae Abrams of Newberry; 16 grandchildren, including a devoted grandson, Corey Johnson; three greatgrandchildren; two sisters-inlaw, Lucy Nance of Newberry; Lou Bell Sligh of Washington, D.C.; three brothers-in-law, Johnny Nance (Addie), Boyce and Jimmy Nance, all of Newberry; a very, very devoted friend, Peggy Hall and family of Newberry; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
The family will receive friends at the home of his sister,
Ida Mae Abrams, 3541 Hursey Road, Apt. 35-B, Newberry. F. B. Pratt & Son Funeral Home, Inc. is in charge of
arrangements.
Acie
Johnson Sr.
NEWBERRY - Services for Acie L. Johnson Sr., 70, of
21954 U.S. Highway 76, will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at McSwain-Evans Funeral
Chapel, conducted by Mr. Kent Taylor. Burial will follow in Rosemont Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 4-5 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Newberry Christian Church, 41 Christian Circle,
Newberry, SC 29108.
Mr. Johnson died Thursday, March 8, 2001 in Providence Hospital. Born in Kinards, he was a son of the late Andrew Jackson Johnson and Sula Sanford Johnson Harley. Mr. Johnson was a retired mechanic and a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a former NASCAR driver from 1950-1959 and held a pilot's license.
Surviving are his wife, Dorothy S. Johnson; sons, Mickey
L. Johnson Sr., Easley, Acie L. Johnson Jr. and Brooks Johnson, both of
Newberry; daughter, Crystal J. Bigham, Clinton; sister, Clara J. Braswell,
Newberry; 12 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a
daughter, Candace J. Kitchen.
Pauline M. Jessie
NEWBERRY -- Services with
burial for Pauline M. Jessie, 95, will be 3 p.m. (2 p.m. viewing) Saturday at
Scurry Springhill Baptist Church, Chappells. Wilson Funeral Home is in charge.
Born in Greenwood to Wade and Linnie Mitchell, she died February 29, 2008.
Surviving: sisters, Mamie Lee Minyard, Lillie Mae Thompson, nieces, nephews,
other family. Family visitation is at 30816 Hwy. 34, Chappells.
Clara Nobles
Jarmon
Prosperity - Clara Nobles Jarmon, 61, of 496 Paradise Road,
died Thursday, Aug. 29, 2002.
Survivors: Husband, Randall Jarmon a daughter, Debra Rowe sons, Joel Pitts and Bo Reeves a stepdaughter, Kathy Jarmon a stepson, Major David Jarmon mother, Bernice Nobles Boatwright sisters, Betty Huggin and Bonnie Bedenbaugh grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Predeceased: Father, Olin Nobles.
Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at McSwain-Evans Funeral
Home. Service: 4 p.m. Sunday at Bethel Baptist Church. Burial: Church cemetery.
Memorials: Disaster Relief, Bethel Baptist Church,
2503 Bethel Church Road, Prosperity, SC 29127.
Robert Lee Jackson
Newberry Robert
Lee Jackson, died Thursday, May 25, 2000, at Fairfield Manor in Ridgeway.
Survivors: daughters, Gladys J. Wicker of Norristown, Pa., Janie J. Brown and Rosa J. McConnell, both of Columbia, Josephine J. Fox of Las Vegas, Barbara J. Lakin of Eastover, Jessie J. Reeder of Newberry, and Mary J. Russell of Springfield, Mass. sons, Robert L. Jackson Jr. of Atlanta, Raymond L. Jackson of California, and David E. Jackson of Clinton and 36 grandchildren. Predeceased: parents, Clarence and Priscilla Jackson.
Service: 2 p.m. Sunday at Mount Hebron AME Church. Burial:
Church cemetery. -- F.B. Pratt & Son Funeral Home.
Michael Vernon Jenkins,
Whitmire
Michael Vernon Jenkins, age 64, of 688 Old Newberry Highway, died
Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2002.
Survivors: A son, Jon Jenkins, of Whitmire daughters, Stephanie Jenkins and Leslie Jenkins, of Whitmire, Shelby Benson of Clinton, and Lenlee Bodie and Laurens and Lorrie
Watkins, of Irmo brothers, Elmer and Dutch Jenkins sisters, Frances Adams and Martha Gilmore and five grandchildren.
Visitation: 7 to 9 tonight, at Gray Funeral Home. Service: 11 a.m. Saturday, at Whitmire Presbyterian Church. Burial : Lebanon United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Memorials: American Diabetes Association, 2711 Middleburg
Drive, Suite 312, Columbia, S. C. 29204.
Minnie H. Joiner
KINARDS -- Services with
burial for Minnie H. Joiner, 63, will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mt. Zion AME
Church, Jalapa. F.B. Pratt & Son Funeral Home, Newberry, is in charge. Born
in Newberry Co. to James Jr. and Adell Connor Higgins, she died April 6, 2008.
Surviving: mother; children, Adell Duckett, James Higgins; 7 sisters, 4
brothers, 3 grandchildren; nieces, nephews, other family.
Orlando Meek Jamieson
Newberry - Orlando Meek Jamieson died at
the Newberry hotel on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock of bright's disease. He had
been in feeble health for some time, but did not take to his bed until the
preceding Wednesday. The body will be buried at Corith, Miss. Mr. Jamieson
leaves two sisters. He was born in Chester county, but his parents moved to
Mississippi when he was a small boy, and he grew up in that state. He came to
Newberry in 1884, and entered the clothing business, in which he had much
success, retiring six years ago. He was 51 years of age, and was unmarried. He
was a man of fine judgement. He had many firends. He was a devoted member of the
Presbyterian church.
Elizabeth Johnson
Nov. 5 - Mrs. Elizabeth
Johnson died this morning at 4 o'clock at the home of her son, William Johnson,
on Calhoun street. She was the widow of William Johnson, who died many years
ago. Mrs. Johnson was one of the oldest persons in Newberry, having been born
September 10, 1823, making her age 93 years. She was a devoted member of the
Methodist church, having joined the church when she was 14 years of age. The
funeral services will be held in Central Methodist church tomorrow afternoon at
3 o'clock and the interment will be in Rosemont cemetery.
John B. Jones - contributed by Kim Baxley
Died from a Pistol Shot
Wound--Columbia, S.C., April 2. ---John B. Jones, who was fatally wounded by a
pistol shot fired by his opposing counsel, George Johnstone, during a recent
trail in the Trail Justice court in Newberry, died this morning.
Leona Myers "Dot"
Jennings - contributed by LG
Jennings
Leona Myers "Dot" Jennings, 78, of 2427
Adelaide Street, widow of Leo S. Jennings, Sr., died Feb. 22, 1999 at her
residence. Former employer: Newberry Literacy Council. Member: Summer
Memorial Lutheran Church.
Mrs. Jennings and her older son, Leo Jr.,
moved to Newberry in 1943 while her husband Leo, Sr. was away in Germany
fighting in WW2. She went to work for the Kendall, Mollohon Plant making
bandages for the war effort as many women did during those years. Filling in the
employment gaps left by all the men drafted into the war. After the war,
she remained with Kendall Corp. until retiring in 1973. In 1985, Mrs. Jennings
was employed by Newberry Federal Savings Bank where she remained until finally
leaving for employment in 1997 with Newberry Literacy Council where she
remained, teaching Spanish-only language speaking persons to understand
and speak English, until her death in 1999.
Mrs. Jennings was the
daughter of the late Percy Nolan Myers and Bertha Lee Clamp Myers, of Saluda.
Survivors: sons, Larry G. Jennings, Newberry and Leo S. Jennings, Jr.,
Prosperity; a brother, Edward Myers, Prosperity; and 2 grandchildren, Rhonda
Perrill and Christy Epting.
Visitation: 7 to 8 pm @McSwain-Evans
Funeral Home. Service @Summer Memorial Lutheran Church with burial in Newberry
Memorial Gardens. The family is at the residence.
Lambert J.
Jones
Newberry, July 15 - Maj. Lambert J. Jones,
the Nestor of the Newberry bar, died at his home in Newberry this morning at 4
o'clock. He had been in declining health for some weeks, but it was not thought
the end was so near. He has been a prominent figure in this community for more
than half a century.
Maj. Lambert J. Jones was born in Newberry county, July 17, 1813, and lacked only two days of being 81 years old. He was the son of Elijah Jones, who died while young, leaving two infant sons, Whitfield B. and Lambert J. Jones, Judge O'Neall said of Mr. Jones in his annals of Newberry in 1840:
"Mr. Jones is a graduate of Brown University, Rhode Island. He is a lawyer of growing practice and reputation. By the energy which he has displayed in overcoming the difficulties of his early life, there is much to hope from the future. Glad shall I be to see him favored by length of days, virtuous and honored prosperity."
Maj. Jones was a great friend and admirer of Judge O'Neall. In fact, I believe, Judge O'Neall became a father to him, and it was under his direction that Maj. Jones began the study and practice of the law. He graduated from Brown University in 1837 and was admitted to the bar in 1839. He practiced his profession with success and marked energy and painstaking care for more than half a century. I think until very recently he never missed a term of the court. He was a hard and persistent fighter and was successful as a lawyer. He always attended strictly to the business he had in hand and could always be found in his office. He was Commissioner in Equity for this county from 1840 to 1852, a term of twelve years. In 1854 he was elected a member of the State Legislature and served for three consecutive terms - until 1860. Of those who were with him in the Legislature during that time two still survive - Mr. J. M. Crosson, who lives now in Texas, and Maj. George G. DeWalt of Prosperity, S.C.
Maj. Jones was married on March 16, 1842, to Miss Eliza McHardy, who is now living. Two years ago they celebrated their golden wedding.
There are three daughters and one son living - Mrs. L. W. White of Abbeville, Mrs. George S. Mower and Mrs. T. C. Roof of Newberry, and Mr. Lambert W. Jones. This gentleman was a partner in the practice of the law with his father, under the firm name of Jones & Jones. The youngest son, John B. Jones, it will be remembered, was prematurely cut down about seven years ago. He gave promise of great usefulness, and his sudden taking off gave his father a shock from which he never entirely recovered.
Maj. Jones was a kind and generous friend, a pleasant and genial companion. His remains will be interred in Rosemont Cemetery on Tuesday morning.
Maj. Jones will be greatly missed, for within a few days of his death; though too weak to attend to his business, he was at his office.
Katie
Johnston
NEWBERRY -
Funeral services for Katie Bell Brooks Johnston, 87, widow of William P.
Johnston Sr., will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Smyrna Presbyterian Church with
burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:30-8 p.m. Monday at
McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. She died October 5, 2003. Memorials may be made to
Smyrna Presbyterian Church, 32 Smyrna Road, Newberry, SC 29108 or White Oak
Manor, 2555 Kinard St., Newberry, SC 29108. Born in Siler City, N.C., Mrs.
Johnston was a daughter of the late George Wesley and Mary Elizabeth Cook
Brooks. She was a retired employee of Central Soya and a member of Smyrna
Presbyterian Church. Surviving are a son, Robert B. Johnston of Newberry; a
daughter-in-law, Linda Johnston of Newberry; a brother, C.B. Brooks of Siler
City, N.C.; seven grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. She was
predeceased by a son, William P. Johnston Jr.
Luther
Joiner
NEWBERRY - Services with burial for Luther Joiner
are 2 p.m. Sunday at Mt. Zion AME Church, Jalapa. F.B. Pratt & Son Funeral
Home is in charge. Born in Whitmire to Bluford and Janie Mae Joiner, he died
August 22, 2004. Surviving: wife, Minnie Higgins Joiner; children, Adell
Duckett, Tracy Stevens, Bernard Huggins, Luther Joiner Jr.; 2 sisters; 2
brothers; 10 grandchildren; 2 great-grands; nieces; nephews.
Leo S. Jennings - contributed by LG Jennings
Leo S. Jennings, Sr. 58, of 2427
Adelaide Street, died Monday morning at the Brian Dorn Cancer Center, VA
Hospital in Columbia.
He was born in Saluda County, a son of the late Buster and Martha Salters Jennings. He was a retired employee of Kendall Corporation, a horticulturalist, a Veteran of the US Army Rangers and WW2. He was a member of Summer Memorial Lutheran Church.
Surviving are his wife, Leona "Dot" Myers Jennings; two sons, Leo S. Jennings Jr of Prosperity and Larry G. Jennings of Columbia; a sister, Derrill Cickrell of Batesburg; also two granddaughters, Rhonda Beth and Christy Danielle Jennings of Prosperity.
Funeral services were held at 4 pm at Summer Memorial Lutheran Church with Rev. Robert E. McCollum conducting the service. Burial followed in Newberry Memorial Gardens. Nephews served as pallbearers. Burial was with full military honors. McSwain-Evans Funeral Home was in charge.
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.
Myrtle Jones
NEWBERRY - Graveside
services for Myrtle Ouzts Jones, 94, of Newberry, widow of Johnnie O. Jones,
will be Friday at 11 a.m. in Rosemont Cemetery. Memorials may be made to First
Baptist Church Benevolent Fund, 1020 Boundary Street, Newberry, SC 29108.
McSwain-Evans Funeral Home is in charge.
Mrs. Jones died May 28, 2003. Born in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late James Benjamin and Beulah Powell Outzs. She was a member of First Baptist Church and the Women's Missionary Union.
She is survived by a great-nephew, Christian Ouzts,
and a great-niece, Leigh Moore.
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.
Mrs. Sarah L. Johnson, 1016 Columbia Avenue, Columbia, 70 years of age. Leaves two
daughters, Mrs. C. D. Knight of Comumbia and Mrs. Laura Guin of Newberry.
Died in hospital following train
wreak
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