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Mildred James
Hester Garren
Mildred James Hester
Garren, 92, of 8
Fairway Dr.,
Greenville, died
Saturday, July 30,
2011, at Greenville
Memorial Medical
Center.
Born in Edgefield County on June 22, 1919, she
was the daughter of
the late Robert and
Alice Freeman James.
Prior to her retirement, she was an inspector for
Stone Manufacturing
Co. She was a member
of Reedy River
Baptist Church.
Surviving are four daughters, Barbara Sizemore
Campbell of Rock
Hill, Norma McKinney
Brewton and husband
Maurice, Betty
Winegard and Linda
Ray and husband Jim,
all of Greenville;
eight grandchildren;
17
great-grandchildren;
two
great-great-grandchildren;
sister, Frances
Boone of Laurens;
and many nieces and
nephews.
Mrs. Garren was twice married and preceded in
death by her first
husband, Fred James
Hester, and her
second husband, Ed
Garren; son, Stephen
Perry Hester;
grandson, Rocky
McKinney; step-son,
Buddy Garren; three
sisters; and four
brothers.
The family wishes to thank all of the employees
at Oakmont Nursing
Home for the care
provided to Mrs.
Garren over the past
years. In addition,
the family would
like to thank the
people from Hampton
Park Baptist Church
for the church
services that were
offered each week,
which Mrs. Garren
was able to enjoy.
The Funeral Service will be held Monday, August
1st at 1:30 pm at
Reedy River Baptist
Church, 871 N. Hwy.
25 Bypass,
Greenville, SC
29617, with
visitation prior
from 12 Noon until
1:15 pm. There will
be a private family
burial.
Memorials may be made to Reedy River Baptist
Church General Fund,
871 N. Hwy. 25
Bypass, Greenville,
SC 29617, Ronald
McDonald House
Charities of the
Carolinas, 706 Grove
Rd., Greenville, SC
29605, or Connie
Maxwell Children's
Home, P.O. Box 1178,
Greenwood, SC
29648-1178.
Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Downtown
(The Greenville News, Aug, 1,
2011)
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Daisy Garrison
Mrs. Daisy
Robertson Garrison, wife
of B.L. Garrison, died
yesterday afternoon at 5
o'clock at a local
hospital. She had been
ill for several months.
However, her condition
only became serious four
days ago.
Mrs. Garrison
resided with her family
on the old Buncombe Road
near the Union Bleachery
and had spent most of
her life in that
section, where she was
well-known. She was born
and reared in the upper
part of Greenville
county and was a
daughter of F.S.
Robertson and the late
Molly Taylor Robertson.
In addition to
her husband, she is
survived by one son,
Earl Garrison,
Greenville; her father,
F.S. Robertson,
Greenville; four
sisters, Mrs. R.A.
Adkins and Mrs. Paul
Culbertson, near Union
Bleachery, Mrs. J.N.
Hester, Travelers Rest;
Mrs. R.C. Garrison, Sans
Souci; six brothers, M.K.
Robertson, M.E.
Robertson, D.S.
Robertson, George
Robertson and W.M.
Robertson, all near
Union Bleachery and
Ernest Robertson, Paris
Mountain road.
Funeral
arrangements have not
been completed and will
be announced later by
Thomas McAfee, funeral
directors.
(The Greenville News)
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M(arzie). B.
Garrison
Funeral
services for M(arzie)
.B. Garrison, 41, who
died suddenly Saturday
afternoon at the home on
the Buncombe road, will
be held this afternoon
at 3 o'clock from the
Reedy River church, Rev.
F. K. Poole officiating.
The interment will be
made in the Reedy River
church cemetery.
The following
will serve as
pallbearers: Active, Hex
Moody, B. T. Bolt, C.
J.. Hill, F. A. Noblet,
R. A. Noblet, and Frank
Caldwell. Honorary: Dr.
Gaston, Fred Moody,
Arthur Ewbank, M. C.
Green, W. N. Miller, and
A. D. Fry.
Mr. Garrison had
lived in Greenville
county all of his life
and, until three years
ago, had lived on
Hampton avenue
extension. He had been
connected with the P. &
N. shops for the past 14
years as inspector of
locomotives, and was
popular among his
associates.
He was a member
of Junior Order American
Mechanics, Bald Rock
Council No. 47, holding
an office in that
council.
Besides his wife,
Mrs. Maggie Eaton
Garrison, he is survived
by his father, N. W.
Garrison, Greenville
county; five sisters,
Mrs. J. A. Smith, Mrs.
E. W. Morris, Miss
Harriet Garrison, Miss
Beatrice Garrison, and
Miss Ruth Garrison; five
brothers, B. L., R. C.,
Claud, Luther and Jerry
Garrison, all of
Greenville.
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N(emiah). W.
Garrison
N(emiah).
W. Garrison, 80,
died at his home at 110
East Washington road
Monday night at 10
o'clock following an
illness of three days.
He is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Ida
Garrison and the
following sons and
daughters: Ben, Robert,
Claude, Luther, Jerry,
Miss Ruth Garrison, Mrs.
J.A. Smith, Mrs. E.W.
Morris, Mrs. Elbert
Monroe and Mrs. Harriett
S. Cureton.
Funeral services
will be held at 3
o'clock this afternoon
from Reedy River Baptist
church.
The service will
be conducted by the Rev.
Charlie Gosnell, the
Rev. Paul Kinnett and
the Rev. J. Harold
Smith. Interment will be
held in the church
cemetery.
The following
will serve as active
pallbearers: Fred,
Frank, William,
Thurmond, Ford and Earl
Garrison.
Composing the
escort of honor will be
James Farris, Bob Mace,
Jerry Cleveland, George
Richardson, Bill Morgan,
L.R. McCauley, H.C.
Harrison and Grady
Foster.
Pending the hour
of the service the body
is at the home.
(Compiled from two
Greenville News
obituaries, Jan. 31,
Feb. 1, 1939)
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J. Maurice George
Julian
Maurice George, 66, of
221 Viewmont Drive, died
suddenly March 17, 1996,
at Greenville Memorial
Medical Center.
He was a NASCAR
driver at
Greenville-Pickens
Speedway for many years
and was known as
"Maurice the Mad Man."
In 1994, he won the
old-timers race at the
speedway.
He was an
employee of 3M Corp. and
was a member of Reedy
River Baptist Church.
Surviving are
his wife, Ann Bagwell
George; a daughter,
Haley Ann George of the
home; two sons, Julian
M. "Johnny" George Jr.
of Coral Gables, Fla.,
and Michael T. George of
Greenville; two sisters,
Mrs. Roy (Selina G.)
Moore and Mrs. Roy
(Cecelia G.) Campbell,
both of Greenville; and
four grandchildren.
Services: 11
a.m. Wednesday at Thomas
McAfee Funeral Home,
Northwest. Burial will
be in Reedy River
Baptist Church Cemetery.
Visitation: 7 to
8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the
funeral home.
(The Greenville News)
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Julian M. ``Johnny''
George, Jr.
CORAL
GABLES, Fla. _ Julian
Maurice ``Johnny''
George Jr., 47, of 640
Valencia Ave. and
formerly of Greenville,
died May 15, 1998
following a brief
illness.
Born in
Greenville, he was a son
of Lou Tate George and
the late Julian Maurice
George, Sr. He attended
Furman University and
was associated with Bill
Ussery Mercedes, Coral
Gables. Member: Reedy
River Baptist Church,
871 N. Highway 25
By-Pass.
Surviving in
addition to his mother
and his wife, Faith
McGee George of Coral
Gables; daughters,
Ashley George and Kelly
George, both of
Greenville, and a
brother, Michael Tate
George of Greenville.
Services: 11:00
a.m. Monday at Reedy
River Baptist Church.
Burial: Church cemetery.
Visitation:
4:00-5:30 p.m. Sunday at
Thomas McAfee Funeral
Home, Downtown.
Family: Home of
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Campbell, 213 Viewmont
Dr., Greenville.
(The Greenville News)
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Mrs. Elvira Goodlett
Mrs. Elvira Goodlett,
wife of M.C. Goodlett
deceased, died at the
home of her niece, Mrs.
Sunie Marchbanks at the
age of 73 years, she has
been an invalid for
several years suffering
from a stroke of
paralysis. The peaceful
end came Thursday
morning the 14th, at 9
o'clock. Only one sister
survived her, Mrs. Mary
A. Tate. The funeral
will be conducted by
Rev. B.S.H. Harris
Friday morning at 10
clock at the home of
Mrs. Marchbanks at the
McGee manufacturing
company village.
Interment
will be at Reedy River
Baptist Church.
(The Greenville News,
Nov. 15, 1918)
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Berta Lee Traynham
Greene
Mrs. Berta Lee
Traynham Greene, 69,
known as ``Miss Bert,''
wife of Joe B. Greene of
White Horse Rd. near
Travelers Rest, died at
her home at 5:10 p.m.
Thursday after a sudden
illness and one year of
declining health.
A native of
Dacusville and a
daughter of the late W.M.
and Dora (Hester)
Traynham, she had lived
in Travelers Rest
section for 48 years.
She assisted
her husband in the
operation of Greene's
Store near the home and
had she lived until Nov.
27 they would have
celebrated their 48th
wedding anniversary.
She was a
member of Travelers Rest
Methodist Church.
Surviving also
are a daughter, Mrs.
Wayne A Evins and a son,
Billy Joe Greene of
Travelers Rest; three
sisters, Mrs. Viola Cox
and Mrs. Addie
Culbertson of Greenville
and Mrs. Cora Boone;
three brothers, Paul
Traynham of Dacusville,
J.C. Traynham of Wichita
Falls, Tex., and Frank
Traynham of Easley, and
three grandchildren.
Funeral
arrangements will be
announced by The Mackey
Mortuary.
(The Greenville News,
Friday, Nov. 18, 1960)
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Ethel Greene
Elizabeth Stewart
Greene, 79, of Greendale
Farms, White Horse Road,
wife of Walter Edward
Greene, died Monday.
Born in Pickens
County, she was a
retired school teacher
for Greenville County
schools, and at the time
of retirement was a
teacher at Armstrong
Elementary School, a
member of Reedy River
Baptist Church, a
teacher of the Mother's
Bible Class, and former
director of the Women's
Mission Union. She was a
past grand matron of the
Order of the Eastern
Star.
Surviving, also
are a daughter, Joanne
Greene Turner of
Greenville; a son,
Jackson E. Greene of
Greenville; sisters,
Elva S. Trueblood of
Gaffney, Eula S. Newton
of Liberty, Essie S.
Young of. Easley, Lois
S. Seaborn of
Greenville, Mrs. Willis
S. Cunningham and
Frances S. Wylie of
Pickens; brothers, Fred
G. Stewart of Pickens
and Charles H. Stewart
of Anderson; and three
grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Reedy
River Baptist Church;
burial in the church
cemetery.
The family will
receive friends 7-8:30
p.m. Tuesday at The
Mackey Mortuary.
The body will be
placed in the church at
1 p.m. Wednesday.
In lieu of
flowers, memorials may
be made to the Cemetery
Fund at Reedy River
Baptist Church.
(The Greenville News,
Tuesday March 4, 1980)
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Joseph B. Greene
Joseph Benjamin
Greene, 85, of Route 4,
White Horse Road,
Travelers Rest, died
Wednesday.
Born in
Greenville County, a son
of the late Luther
Edward and Josephine
Hawkins Greene, he owned
and operated J.B. Greene
Grocery Store and was a
retired farmer, a member
of Reedy River Baptist
Church, served on the
Farmer's Home
Administration Board and
was a member of the
Woodmen of The World and
a former school trustee.
Surviving are a
daughter, Mrs. Ruth G.
Evins of Travelers Rest;
a son, Billy Joe Greene
of Travelers Rest; a
sister, Mrs. Kate G.
Turner of Taylors; and a
brother, Walter E.
Greene of Greenville;
three grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren.
Services will be
Friday at 4 p.m. at
Reedy River Baptist
Church, with burial in
the church cemetery.
The body is at
The Mackey Mortuary
where the family will
receive friends Thursday
from 7 to 8:30 p.m., and
will be placed in the
church at 3:30 p.m.
Friday.
The family is at
the home of the son,
Billy Joe Greene, Rt. 4,
White Horse Road,
Travelers Rest.
(The Greenville News)
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Josephine Hawkins
Greene
Mrs.
Josephine Hawkins
Greene, 75, widow
of the late L. E. Greene
died yesterday morning
at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. W. H.
Farr on the Farr's
Bridge road after an
illness of 12 days.
Mrs. Greene lived
all of her life in
Greenville County. She
was a member of the
Reedy River Baptist
church.
Mrs. Greene is
survived by three sons,
R. L., J. B. and W. E.
Greene, all of
Greenville county, and
by the following
daughters: Mrs. H. J.
Ponder, of Greer; Mrs.
W. Henry Farr, of
Greenville county; Mrs.
B. F. McDaniel, Mrs. Sue
E. Ashmore, Mrs.
J. H. McDaniel, Mrs. E.
D. Chiles and Mrs. S. T.
Turner, all of
Greenville county.
Nineteen grandchildren,
and the following
brothers and sisters: W.
C. Hawkins, of
Greenville county; Mrs.
M. A. Talley, Mrs.
Hattie K. League, Mrs.
Alice S. Ashmore and
Mrs. Ella Thackston, all
of Greenville county.
Funeral services
will be held at 3
o'clock this afternoon
at Reedy River Baptist
church, conducted by
Frank K. Pool, the Rev.
C. W. Allen and the Rev.
Percy Hughes.
Active
pallbearers: Hawkins
Ashmore, Barney Talley,
Ford Thackston, Ansel
Hawkins, Edgar League
and Herman Hawkins.
Honorary
pallbearers: A. L.
Eubanks, Dr. S. R.
Gaston. Dr. Hugh Smith,
Dr. J. W. McLain, W. K.
Thackston, R. G. Batson,
T. M. Hunt, J. R.
Anderson, W. W. Benson,
T. T. Farr and F. M. E.
Martin.
The interment will
be made in the church
cemetery.
(The Greenville News,
Sunday, January 14,
1934)
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Joyce Greene
Joyce O. Greene,
54, of Route 3,
Greendale Farms, died at
natural causes Jan. 26,
1987 at Greenville
Memorial Hospital.
She was a retired
Greenville County school
teacher and was a member
of Reedy River Baptist
Church.
Surviving are her
husband, Jackson E.
Greene of the home; two
sons, Jackson E. Greene
Jr. of Travelers Rest
and Walter A. Greene of
Greenville; and a
sister, Helen Rock of
Seminole, Fla.
Graveside
services: 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday in Reedy River
Baptist Church Cemetery.
Visitation: 6 to
7:30 p.m. Monday at the
Howze Mortuary,
Travelers Rest.
Memorials may be
made to American Cancer
Society or a charity of
one's choice.
(The Greenville News,
Monday, July 27, 1987)
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Lena
Coleman Greene
Mrs.
Lena Coleman Greene, 86,
widow of Robert L.
Greene, died at a local
nursing home yesterday
at 11 a.m. following 10
years of declining
health.
She was a native
of Greenville County and
a daughter of the late
Marcus M. and Martha
(Hunt) Coleman, of
prominent families in
the Travelers Rest
section.
Prior to Mr.
Greene's death, the
family lived on the
White Horse Road.
Mrs. Greene was a
member of Dacusville
Methodist Church.
Surviving are
four sisters, Mrs. S.L.
Burns of Travelers Rest,
Mrs. Ernest L. Jones of
Pelham Road, Mrs. W.H.
Pace of Augusta Road and
Mrs. R.W. Epting of
Greenville, and a number
of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services
will be conducted today
at 4 p.m. at The Mackey
Mortuary by Rev. Rex
Martin and Rev. S.P.
Hester, Burial will be
in Reedy River Baptist
Church Cemetery.
Pallbearers will
be G. Alvin Robinson,
Jesse G. Mullinax,
Virgil A. Bradford,
Wayne A. Evins, Jim
Brockman and Warren
Hunt.
The body is at
the mortuary.
The family is at
the home of Mrs. Epting,
600 E. Lee Road.
(The
Greenville News, Friday,
Feb. 2, 1962)
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Luther Edward Green
Luther
Edward Green, well known
resident of Paris
Mountain township, died
suddenly yesterday
morning at his home on
the White Horse road.
Mr. Green was 73 years
of age and during his
entire life lived in
Greenville, where he
engaged successfully in
farming.
Mr. Green was a
member of Reedy River
church for over 50
years, and throughout
his long life was
regarded as a man of
sterling character and a
good citizen and
neighbor.
Mrs. Green and the
following children
survive, together with a
large family connection:
Mrs. H. J. Ponder, of
Greer, Mrs. B. F.
McDaniel, Mrs. V. P.
Ashmore, Mrs. J. H.
McDaniel, Mrs. W. H.
Farr, Mrs. Edward D.
Chiles, and R. L., J. E.
and W. E. Green, of
Greenville county. and
Mrs. S. T. Turner of
Great Falls, S. C. A
sister, Mrs. A. E.
Payne, of Greenville
county, also survives.
Funeral services
will be held at Reedy
River church, at 12
o'clock today. Rev. H.
I. Hester will
officiate. Interment
will be in the church
cemetery.
The following
nephews of Mr. Green
will be pallbearers:
Dayton Hawkins, Crawford
League, Paul Thackston,
Barney Talley, Hawkins
Ashemore, Ansel Hawkins,
Joseph League and C. C.
Ashemore. Honorary
pallbearers will be T.
W. Hunt, Dr. B. F.
Goodlett, T. W. Roe,
Jasper Watson, Russell
Batson, Arthur Ewbanks,
Tom Batson, T. D.
Cooper, L. P. Batson and
Dr. Chas. P. Benson.
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Robert L. Greene
Funeral
services for Robert
Luther Greene of the
White Horse Rd. near
Travelers Rest, were to
be held at 4:30 p.m.
today at the Reedy River
Baptist Church,
conducted by the Rev.
S.P. Hester, the Rev.
Frank L. Ashmore and the
Rev. John T. Frasier,
with the interment to be
made on the family plot
in the adjoining
cemetery.
Jack Greene,
Billy Joe Greene, Henry
McDaniel, James Coleman,
B.F. McDaniel and
Richard Chiles were to
serve as pallbearers.
The following
were to compose the
honorary escort: J.H.
McDaniel, C.P. Batson,
W.W. Gibson, W.A. Bolen,
D.B. Hunt, J. Frank
Thackston, Roy Burns,
Allen League, James
Stroud, Dr. T.E.
Coleman, Dr. L.W. Boggs,
Dr. Cecil G. White Jr.,
Joe Gaines and S.T.
Turner Jr.
Mr. Greene died
Monday at 1:25 p.m. at a
Travelers Rest hospital,
resulting from injuries
sustained in an
automobile accident on
the White Horse Road
February 10.
He was born in
Greenville County
November 3, 1882, a son
of the late Luther E.
and Josephine (Hawkins)
Greene, and was a
well-known farmer in his
active years.
Mr. Greene was a
member of the Woodmen of
the World and of the
Reedy River Baptist
Church.
His wife, Mrs.
Lena Coleman Greene,
survives him, with two
brothers, J.B. Greene of
Travelers Rest and W.E.
Greene of this city; for
sisters, Mrs. Etta G.
McDaniel and Mrs. Eunice
G. Farr, both of
Greenville, Mrs. Sue C.
Ashmore of Travelers
Rest, and Mrs. Sterling
T. Turner of Taylors,
and a number of nieces
and nephews.
James F. Mackey &
Sons, morticians, were
in charge of
arrangements.
(Greenville Piedmont)
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Walter E. Greene
Walter
Edward Greene, 81, of
Rt. 3, Greendale Farms,
White Horse Road, died
Sunday.
Born in
Greenville County, he
was a son of the late
Luther Edward and
Josephine Hawkins
Greene. His wife was the
late Ethel Stewart
Greene.
Mr. Greene was a
farmer and an assessor
for the Greenville
County Tax Commission.
He was a member of Reedy
River Baptist Church, a
former deacon and
treasurer, and served in
numerous other positions
in the church. He was a
member of the Woodmen of
the World, the
Greenville County
Cattlemen's Association,
was a Mason and Member
at Cooper Masonic Lodge
34 at Travelers Rest.
Surviving are a
daughter, Mrs. Joanne
Greene Turner of
Greenville; a son,
Jackson E. Greene, Sr.
of Greenville; a sister,
Mrs. Kate Greene Turner
of Greenville and three
grandchildren.
Funeral services
will be conducted
Tuesday at 11 a.m. at
Reedy River Baptist
Church. Burial will be
in the church cemetery.
The family will
be at the home, but will
receive friends at The
Mackey Mortuary Monday
from 7 until 8:30 p.m.
The body will be placed
in the church at 10 a.m.
Tuesday.
In lieu of
flowers, memorials may
be made to Reedy River
Baptist Church Cemetery
Fund.
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June 21, 1982) |
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