W. Preston Bookter W. Preston Bookter, one of the most prominent farmers of Richland county, died suddenly yesterday at his home at Eau Claire.  Mr. Bookter had not been in robust health for a year, but his family did not suspect that his condition was so grave as it was. Feeling quite unwell yesterday morning, Mr. Bookter went out to get his horse to ride into the city to consult a physician.  He became very ill and called to a Negro laborer to come and catch him.  When carried to the well house, he sat down and it was seen that he was in extremis.  Before he could be taken to his room, Mr. Bookter was dead. The deceased was a native of Richland county, and was 65 years of age.  His father, Preston Bookter, was a man of means, having a large plantation nine miles northwest of Columbia on Broad river. W. P. Bookter is said to have been the youngest soldier in regular service in the Confederate army.  He volunteered at the beginning, but was sent home, and went in again as soon as he could be accepted.  He was a member of the Twelfth South Carolina regiment, which had six colonels, three of whom were killed and two disabled.  His own brother, col. Edwin T. Bookter, was killed while leading a charge. The deceased was the last of the large Bookter family, and is survived by his wife and three children.  Mrs. Bookter was Miss Sallie Davis of Fairfield.  The sons are:  Edwin F., recently elected to the legislature; W. P., Jr., and John Davis Bookter.  The only daughter is Miss Elizabeth Martin Bookter. Mr. Bookter moved from his farm to Eau Claire a few years ago and has been a useful citizen of that community.  He served Richland county as a member of the board of county commissioners. The funeral will be held today at 3:30 o'clock, at the home at Eau Claire, the interment being at Elmwood.  The honorary pallbearers will be:  T. H. Gibbes, W. G. Childs, J. Edgar Poag, Charles Ellis, Edward Ehrilch, D. C. Ray, W. J. Cathcart.  The active pallbearers will be:  T. B. Aughtry, Geo. L. Baker, M. C. Robertson, J. B. Dukes, J. Frost Walker and Jno. D. Frost. [The State - November 6, 1910, Submitted by Dean Long]  Young Wife Dies at Columbia Home Mrs. Edna Bouknight Passes Away at Residence on Columbia Avenue - Funeral Today Mrs. Edna Bouknight, wife of T. B. Bouknight, died early yesterday morning at the residence, 1014 Columbia avenue, after an illness of four weeks. Mrs. Bouknight was 35 years of age and had been married eight years. She was an estimable young woman, and leaves many warm friends who will join with the family in mourning her death. Mrs. Bouknight is survived by her husband and three small children, Wilhelmins, aged seven years; Ellen Louise, aged four years, and Charles Leon, aged 14 months, and by her mother, Mrs. Sallie Hagood of Wilminton, N.C.; two brothers and four sisters. Funeral services will be conducted by the Rev. R. S. Truesdale, D. D. at the residence at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Interment will take place in Elmwood cemetery. (The State September 30, 1921)   John H. Abbott Abbott Rites Held Today Funeral services for John H. Abbott, 41, of 1720 Blanding street, who died early yesterday morning at the Columbia hospital after an illness of four months, will be conducted from the Park Street Baptist church at 4:30 this afternoon by the Rev. Paul Wheeler, pastor and the Rev. M. V. Horne. Interment will be in the Killian Baptist churchyard at Killian. Mr. Abbott was an auto mechanic and was a member of the Park Street Baptist church. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. A. H. Clarke of Columbia and Mrs. Steve Turkouski of Dover N. J., and two brothers, A. W. Abbott and J. W. Abbott, Jr., both of Columbia. Pallbearers will be: H. A. Windham, S. J. Parham, J. B. Coates, S. C. Berry, W. K. Dawson and Harry Platt. (The State - May 29, 1938)   John Wesley Abbott John W. Abbott, 65, Dies At Residence Funeral Plans Incomplete for Former Member of Police Force John Wesley Abbott, 65, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. H. Clarke, 1107 Richland street, at 8:50 last night after an illness of a year. Mr. Abbott was a member of the Columbia police force for 17 years and for 15 years was employed as a night watchman. He was a member of Live Oak Camp, Woodmen of the World and a member of the Baptist church. He is survived by three sons, A. W. Abbott, John A. Abbott and Joe W. Abbott , all of Columbia; two daughters, Mrs. Clarke of Columbia and Mrs. Steve Turkouski of Dover, N. J.; two brothers, Hamp Abbott of Columbia and Levi Abbott of Salley; four grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral plans were incomplete last night pending the arrival of his daughter from Dover. (The State - April 27, 1937)