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J. R. Keeler
TRAVELERS REST _
James Robert Keeler, 88, died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Ranel
Robertson, Rt. 2, Travelers Rest, at
10 a.m. Tuesday, after several years
of declining health.
Mr. Keeler was a son of the
late J. E. and Josephine Hester Keeler
and a lifelong resident of Greenville
County. He was a retired farmer.
Mr. Keeler was a member of
Reedy River Baptist Church.
His wife, Mrs. Pearl Hawkins
Keeler, died in 1954.
Surviving also are 4 other
daughters, Mrs. M. G. Glenn (Mae) of
Travelers Rest, Mrs. Homer Shelton
(Nora) of Simpsonville and Mrs. Harry
Adkins (Belle) and Miss Susan Keeler
of La Marquet, Tex.; a sister, Mrs. W.
J. I. Edwards of Travelers Rest; 4
brothers, R. L. Keeler of Taylors,
Baylis Keeler of Greenville, Fred
Keeler of Charleston, W. Va., and Ed
E. Keeler of Charlotte; 9
grandchildren; and 17
great-grandchildren.
A son, Clarence Keeler, died
two years ago.
Funeral services will be
conducted at Reedy River Baptist
Church Thursday at 11 a.m. by Rev. S.
P. Hester. Burial will be the church
cemetery.
Pallbearers, meeting at the
mortuary at 10;30 a.m., will be
Hurbert Shelton, Albert Shelton,
Marshall Shelton, Kenneth and Kermit
Shelton and Carrol Glenn.
The body is at O'Dell Mortuary,
where the family will receive friends
from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
(Greenville Piedmont, Wednesday, Dec.
29, 1965)
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Mrs. Pearl
H. Keeler
Funeral services for Mrs. Pearl
Hawkins Keeler, 67, wife of James R.
Keeler of Travelers Rest will be
conducted Friday at 5 p.m. at Reedy
River Baptist Church by the Rev. Seth
P. Hester, the Rev. J. H. Storm and
the Rev. Paul M. Hartsell. Interment
will be in the family plot in the
church cemetery.
The following nephews will
serve as pallbearers: Harold Hawkins,
Carol League, Arthur Batson, Jim
Hawkins, King Edwards, and J.B.
Keeler.
Composing the honorary escort
will be the members of the Mothers
Class and the W.M.S. of the church.
The pallbearers and honorary
escort will meet at the church at 4:50
p.m.
The body is at the home and
will be placed in the church at 4 p.
m. Friday for one hour before
services. Stilwell Mortuary is in
charge.
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Ben B.
Kennemore
Ben B. Kennemore, prominent
resident of the Sandy Flat section,
died Tuesday after years of declining
health. He was well known in
Greenville county, where he had lived
for most of his life. He had made many
friends who will sorrow at his
passing.
Mr. Kennemore was born June
26th, 1894, in Pickens County. He is
survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
B.F. Kennemore, and also by three
brothers, Messrs. W.M., G.L. and S.D.
Kennemore and three sisters, Mrs. B.M.
Wood, of Greer, Mrs. Frank Diaster and
Mrs. Arthur Edwards of Greenville.
Mr. Kennemore has been a
member of Reedy River Baptist church
for the past 16 years.
Funeral services will be
conducted at Reedy River church
Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock
and interment will be made in the
church cemetery.
(The
Greenville News, Wednesday, April, 4,
1923)
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B.F.
Kennemore
GREER, July 24 _ Benjamin Franklin
Kennemore, 77, died tonight at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. C.M. Wood,
after six months' illness.
Mr. Kennemore is well known in
this section, having been born and
reared in Pickens county. He has for
many years been a member of the Reedy
River Baptist church.
The deceased is survived by
his wife, and the following children,
Mrs. C.M. Wood, of Greer; Mrs. Frank
Distler, of near Greer; Mrs. Arthur
Edwards, of Greenville; E.L. Kennemore,
of Greer. A brother, E.E. Kennemore,
of Greenville, also survives.
Funeral services will be held
from the Reedy River Baptist church
Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock with
the Rev. W.P. Hall officiating.
(The Greenville News)
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Eliza
Pace Kennemore
GREER _ Mrs. Eliza Pace
Kennemore, 71, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. B.M. Wood on Line
street at 6:10 Monday morning after
declining health for several years and
being confined to her bed for the past
4 months. Mrs. Kennemore was the wife
of the late B.F. Kennemore who died 2
years ago and was well known and had
many friends throughout the community.
She was the mother of 11
children. Those surviving her are Mrs.
B.M. (Mattie) Wood of Greer, Mrs. Lyda
Edwards of Washington, D.C., G(eorge).
L. Kennemore of Taylors, Route 1, and
S.D(ean). Kennemore of Greenville,
Route 7, also one sister, Mrs. Lucian
Hendrix of Easley and seven
grandchildren, who are: Miss
Earnestine Wood of Greer, Furman and
Malvin Kennemore of Greenville and
Erwin, Perry, Alvin and Nellie
Kennemore also of Greenville.
Mrs. Kennemore was a faithful
member of the Reedy River Baptist
Church for many years.
Funeral services will be held
from the Reedy River Baptist church
Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock,
conducted by her pastor, the Rev. F.K.
Poole, assisted by Rev. W.P. Hall.
Internment to follow in the adjoining
church cemetery beside her husband.
The following will serve as
active pallbearers: A.B. Stokes, R.J.
Lanford, Ervin Kennemore, Perry
Kennemore, S.C. Bradley and John
Allewine.
(Compiled
from two obituaries, July 30-31, 1928.
Obituaries courtesy of Carolyn
Brookshire)
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Hamp
Kennemore
GREENWOOD, Sept. 21 _ Hamp
Kennemore, 67, former saw mill
operator, died suddenly at his home in
the Buzzard Roost section yesterday.
He had been in declining health for
sometime. Funeral services will be
held at Reedy River Baptist church
today at 4 o'clock. Rev. W.E. Coker
and Rev. J.E. Ledbetter will conduct
the service.
Mr. Kennemore is survived by
his widow, Mrs. Amelia Wilson
Kennemore; four sons, James, Paul,
Wallace and John Kennemore; three
daughters, Misses Sara, Bette and
Amelia Kennemore; two sisters, Mrs.
Alice Hawkins and Mrs. Ester Phillips,
and one half-brother, Perry Batson.
(The
Greenville News, 1943)
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Colton (Calton?)
L. King
Mr. Colton L.
King, formerly of Hendersonville,
N.C., and who married Miss Lizzie
Tate, daughter of Esquire James Tate
of Travelers Rest, died at Great
Falls, S.C., yesterday morning. Mr.
King was the foreman of the
construction works of the Hardaway
Construction company who are engaged
in constructing the great dam over the
Catawba river at that place. Mr. King
made his home in Atlanta for several
years. The cause of his death is not
known at this time, but he was
supposed to have been killed while
engaged on the works. The family
reached this city last night from
Atlanta and the remains came on No.
35. The remains will be taken to Reedy
River church.
He leaves a wife, three
daughters and his parents. Mr. King
was a staunch member of the Masonic
order and the funeral service will be
conducted by that order at 3 o'clock
today.
(The
Greenville News, Friday, Nov. 19,
1915)
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Mary King
Mrs. Mary E. Tate King,
widow of the late C.L. King, died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. T.T.
Hughes Jr., on Cedar Lane Road at 4:30
o'clock yesterday morning. Mrs. King
had been in declining health for the
last three years.
She was born in Greenville
County, February 26, 1876, a daughter
of the late James and Catherine (Gidney)
Tate. For a number of years she lived
in Tampa, Fla., and Atlanta, but had
lived here for the last six years.
Mrs. King was a member of
Pendleton Street Baptist Church.
Besides Mrs. Hughes, she is
survived by another daughter, Mrs. O,M.
Estes of Rock Hill; by nine
grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be
conducted by Dr. J. Dean Crain will be
held Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock at
the Mackey Mortuary and interment will
be in Reedy River Baptist Church
cemetery.
The following nephews will
serve as pallbearers and meet at the
church at 4:45 o'clock, P.P. Tate, M.R.
Tate, J.K. Tate, P.J. Buckley, Kenneth
Tate and Wendell Tate.
Pending the funeral hour,
the body is at the mortuary. The
family is at the home of Mrs. Hughes.
(The
Greenville News)
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