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Belva Landreth
Mrs. Belva Landreth, aged
31, wife of T.M. Landreth
of 223 Alexander street,
died early yesterday
morning after a brief
illness with pneumonia.
Mrs. Landreth is
survived by her husband,
and an infant daughter;
her mother, Mrs. Tildy
McCall; one sister and
three brothers, W.H.
McCall of this city; A.T.
McCall of Danville, Va.,
and R.G. McCall of
Alabama.
Funeral services
are to be held Monday
morning at 11 o'clock from
the Reedy River church.
(The
Greenville News, Feb. 13,
1921)
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Ellen S. Latham
Mrs. Ellen
Summerell Latham, of 201
West Washington Street,
died Saturday, August 9,
1986, following several
days of serious illness.
A native of
Anderson, S.C., she was
the daughter of the late
Frank and Lillie Shaw
Summerell. She had lived
in the Greenville area
most of her life and was
formerly a nurse's aide on
the staff of St. Francis
Community Hospital before
her retirement. Mrs.
Latham was a member of St.
Mary's Catholic Church.
Surviving are a
son, The Reverend
Christopher Latham, Pastor
of St. John's Catholic
Church in Summerville,
S.C.; four sisters, Mrs.
Bessie S. Davis, Mrs.
Corrine S. Burdett and
Mrs. Alberta S. Hayes, all
of Greenville, S.C., and
Mrs. Evie S. Southers of
Gainesville, Ga.; and
several nieces and
nephews.
The Mass of
Christian Burial will be
conducted at 7:30 p.m.
Monday at St. Mary's
Catholic Church by the
Reverend Christopher
Latham.
Interment will be
held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at
Reedy River Baptist Church
Cemetery.
The body will be
at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Bessie S. Davis, 108
Highlawn Avenue.
Memorials may be
made to St. Mary's
Catholic Church, 330 West
Washington Street,
Greenville, S.C. 29601 or
to St. Francis Community
Hospital, One St. Francis
Drive, Greenville, S.C.
29601 - Thomas McAfee
Funeral Home.
(The
Greenville News, Monday
Aug. 11, 1986)
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Mary Laughter
Mrs. Mary Laughter
died at 7 o'clock Monday
night at her home, No. 14
Cain Street at an advance
age of 80 years.
She has lived in
Greenville county all of
her life and was loved by
all that knew her.
G.W. Laughter of
Greenville, her son, and
two brothers, G.W. and
P.C. Marchbanks of
Greenville county survive
her.
Funeral services
will be held at the Reedy
River Baptist church this
morning at 11 o'clock by
Rev. Mr. Harris. Interment
will follow in the church
cemetery.
(Compiled
from two Greenville News
obituary notices)
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Catherine B. Lavender
Mrs. Catherine Lee Barton
Lavender, 52, of 70
Mockingbird Rd.,
Swannanoa, NC, died
December 11, 1993 at
Solace Hospice Center,
Asheville, N.C.
Born August 27,
1941 in Greenville, she
was a daughter of Mrs.
Cordelia Rayfield of
Asheville, NC and the late
Oscar Lee Barton.
Mrs. Lavender was
a member of Reedy River
Baptist Church and a
former employee of Craggy
Prison in Asheville. She
was also a member of
Friends For Animals and
the Ladies Auxiliary of
V.F.W. Post #9157, Black
Mountain, NC.
In addition to her
mother, she is survived by
a sister, Mrs. Patricia B.
Jones of Greenville and a
brother, Jimmie Barton of
Swannanoa, NC. She was
predeceased by a son, Joey
Barton.
Funeral services
will be conducted Monday
at 11:30 a.m. in the
Northwest Chapel of Thomas
McAfee Funeral Home, 6710
White Horse Road.
Interment will follow in
Reedy River Baptist Church
Cemetery, Highway 25,
North, Greenville.
The body is at the
funeral home where the
family will receive
friends Sunday from 7-8:30
p.m.
The family is at
the home of Mrs. Patricia
B. Jones, 336 Motor Boat
Club Road.
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flowers, memorials may be
made to Friends For
Animals, 72 Lee's Creek
Road, Asheville, NC 28806.
Thomas
McAfee Funeral Home,
Northwest
(The
Greenville News)
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Edith Lawson
Funeral services for
Miss Edith Lawson, 17,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J.C. Lawson, whose death
occurred at a local
hospital Wednesday
morning, will be held from
the Reedy River Baptist
church at 3 o'clock this
afternoon. The Rev. W.K.
Lowdermilke will officiate
and interment will be in
the church cemetery.
Serving as
pallbearers will be
Russell Julian, Carl
O'Kelley, Willie Gilleland,
Willie Griffin, Osro
Gilleland and Roy Sexton.
Flower girls will be
Misses Tressie Julian,
Mary Gilleland, Mattie
Juliana and Thelma
Timmons.
The family came to
Greenville a few months
ago and located in the
Montague section of this
county. They were formerly
of Arkansas, where Miss
Lawson was born and
reared. She attended the
Methodist church.
In addition to her
father and mother, she is
survived by three sisters,
Misses Mildred, Nellie Lee
and Wilma Lawson, city,
and four brothers, Vernon
Lawson, Kylesford, Tenn.,
Thurmon, Paul and Harrison
Lawson, all of Greenville.
The body is at the
residence pending the hour
of service.
(The
Greenville News)
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Allen League
TRAVELERS REST --
Robert Allen League Sr.,
75, of 3242 Riverview
Lane, Daytona Beach, Fla.,
formerly of Travelers
Rest, died Sunday.
He was a retired
merchant of Travelers Rest
and was a motel owner in
Daytona Beach, Fla. He was
a member of Travelers Rest
First Baptist Church, a
former member of the board
of directors of the
Associated Grocers of
Greenville, and on the
board of directors for the
Bank of Travelers Rest. He
was a former trustee of
the Greenville Hospital
System.
Surviving are his
wife, Pauline Bridwell
League of the home; a son,
Robert Allen “Bobby”
League Jr., of Greenville;
and a brother, Norwood
League of Greensboro, N.C.
Services: 3 p.m.
Wednesday at the First
Baptist Church of
Travelers Rest with burial
in Reedy River Baptist
Church Cemetery.
Visitation: 7 to
8:30 p.m. Tuesday at The
Howze Mortuary.
In lieu of
flowers, memorials may be
made to the American Lung
Association.
(The
Greenville News, Tuesday,
Jan 3, 1984)
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Annie Sue League
Mrs.
Annie Sue League, wife of
L. Roy League. and
prominently connected in
this city, died at 6
o'clock yesterday
afternoon. She had been in
failing health for almost
a year and during the past
few weeks her condition
had steadily become worse.
Mrs. League was a
daughter of Mrs. Alice
Ashmore and the late
Charles L. Ashmore, both
of whom were from
distinguished Greenville
county families. She was
born on October 20. 1901.
She was a devoted
member of Reedy River
Baptist church and was for
many years an active
worker in the Sunday
school. Mrs. League was
interested in all phases
of the church work. She
was a trustee of Reedy
River school for a number
of years.
Because of her
gentle disposition and
pleasing personality Mrs.
League was known and loved
by countless friends
throughout the county.
In addition to her
husband she is survived by
one daughter, Gladys Susan
League and one son,
Lawrence Crayton League.
She is also survived by
her mother, Mrs. Alice
Ashmore: two sisters. Mrs.
F. S. Moody, Jr.. of
Greenville and Mrs. Ferris
Munn, of Greenville; three
brothers. W. Hawkins
Ashmore, of Greenville,
Clyde C. Ashmore. of
Columbia and G. Heyward
Ashmore, of Miami, Fla.
Funeral services
will be held tomorrow
morning at 11 o'clock from
Reedy River Baptist
church. The body will be
carried to the residence
at 10 o'clock this morning
to await the hour of the
service.
The services will be
conducted by the Rev. Mr.
Loudermilk and interment
will be in the church
cemetery in the family
plot.
The following will
serve as active
pallbearers: Ford
Thackston, Ansel Hawkins,
Allen League, Clarence
Keeler, Russell League and
Hex Moody.
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Barney Franklin League
Barney Franklin League, 6,
died at the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
L. O. League, 304 Mulberry
street, Tuesday night at
11 o'clock. Death followed
an illness of only three
days.
Besides his father
and mother, he is survived
by one brother, Carol
League, and his
grandmother, Mrs. Lou
Rainey (Lurana) Hawkins.
Funeral services
will be conducted from
Reedy River Baptist church
this morning at 11
o'clock. Rev. H. I. Hester
will officiate and
interment will be in the
church cemetery.
The following
gentlemen will act as
pallbearers: J. E. Smith,
B. G. Dearman, G. M.
Freeman and William Berry.
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Charlie Mae League
HARTSVILLE _
Charlie Mae Milford
League, 92, of 1122
Pinehurst Drive, died
April 26, 1995, at a
hospital following an
illness.
She attended Long
Branch School and the
Women's College, now
Furman University. She
taught school in
Cherryville, N.C., and the
Parker District of
Greenville. She was a
member of Earle Street
Baptist Church in
Greenville for 50 years.
She taught Sunday School
and was Young People's
director and president of
the WMU. She was a member
of Hartsville First
Baptist Church.
Surviving are two
sons, George Manning
League of Spartanburg and
Chaplain William Charles
League of Fairfax, Va.;
and a daughter, Lu Anne
Floyd of Hartsville.
Memorials may be
made to the First Baptist
Church, Building Fund,
Hartsville, S.C.
Services: 10 a.m.
Saturday at
Brown-Pennington-Atkins
Funeral Chapel with burial
at 4 p.m. in Reedy River
Baptist Church Cemetery
near Travelers Rest.
Visitation: Will
be at the residence.
Brown-Pennington-Atkins
Funeral Home, Hartsville.
(The
Greenville News)
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Edgar League
LAVONIA, Ga. -- Edgar
Bluford League, 84, of
Lavonia, a retired postal
clerk in Greenville, S.C.,
husband of Eula Thomas
League, died Tuesday.
A native of
Greenville County, son of
the late George M. and
Hattie Hawkins League, he
attended Furman University
and was a charter member
of Civil Service Retirees,
a veteran of World War I
and a member of Reedy
River Baptist Church in
Greenville.
Surviving also is
a brother, Crawford C.
League of Waynesville,
N.C.
Services will be
at 2 p.m. Thursday at
Weldon Funeral Home, with
burial at 4 p.m. Thursday
at Reedy River Baptist
Church cemetery,
Greenville.
(The
Greenville News, Jan. 26,
1977)
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Eula League
LAVONIA,
Ga. -- Eula League, 87,
formerly of Greenville,
died Thursday.
She was a retired
school teacher and a
member of the First
Baptist Church of Lavonia.
Surviving are four
sisters, Jessie Thomas of
the home, Jewell Mauldin
and Ruby Ferguson, both of
Lavonia, and Sara Whitlow
of Stone Mountain.
Services: 2 p.m.
Saturday at the Waldon
Funeral Home, Lavonia,
with burial in Travelers
Rest Cemetery, Travelers
Rest.
Visitation: 7 to 9
pm. at the funeral home.
(The
Greenville News, Feb. 12,
1986. Note the incorrect
burial location)
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George Matthew Anderson
(Bud) League
Funeral
services for George
Matthew Anderson League,
widely know resident of
the Reedy River Church
community, and better know
to his many friends as
“Bud” League, were held
this afternoon at the
Reedy River Baptist
Church, conducted by the
Rev. F. K. Pool, and the
interment made in the
family plot of the
adjoining cemetery.
Mr. League was a
lifelong resident of this
county, having been born
in Paris Mountain township
on March 11th, 1858, a son
of the late George League
and Mrs. Louise Ford
League. He was a
progressive farmer, and
was identified with all
matters pertaining to the
uplift of his community,
having served as a trustee
in the Reedy River School,
and having taken an active
interest in the affairs of
his community.
He was a member of
the Reedy River Baptist
Church. Mr. League's
illness was of short
duration, having been ill
for only eight days, and
the end came shortly after
10:30 o'clock Sunday
morning at his home. It is
a source of regret to his
scores of friends that
Mrs. League is confined to
bed by illness at this
time.
In addition to his
wife, Mrs. Hattie Hawkins
League, Mr. League is
survived by seven sons;
Mr. J. A. League, of
Travelers Rest; S.C., Mr.
Crawford C. League, of
Charlotte, N.C.; Mr. L.
Roy League, of Charlotte;
Mr. Wade H. League, Mr. J.
B. League, Mr. George
League and Mr. Edgar
League, all of Greenville;
and three daughters, Mrs.
J. A. Phillips, Mrs. C. J.
Hill and Mrs. L. H.
Childers, all of
Greenville. Twenty-four
grandchildren also
survive, besides a large
family connection.
Those serving as the
pall bearers were the
following grandsons:
Messrs. Edward League,
Russell League, Allen
League, Norwood League,
Joe Phillips and George
Phillips.
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Hattie K. Hawkins
League
Mrs. Hattie
K. Hawkins League, 75,
widow of the late G. M. A.
League. and well known
resident of Paris Mountain
township, died at the
family residence at 2:35
o'clock yesterday morning.
Mrs. League had been In
declining health for a
number of years, and while
her death was not
unexpected her many
friends will be saddened
by her passing.
Mrs. League had lived her
entire life in the
same community.
She was a devoted
member of the Reedy River
Baptist church, and took
an active part in the work
as long as her health
permitted. Mr. League
passed away in 1929.
She is
survived by three
daughters: Mrs. J. A.
Phillips, Mrs. C.
J. Hill and Mrs. L. H.
Childers, all of
this city, and by the
following sons: J. A.
League and W. H. League,
of Travelers Rest; J. B.
League, George A. League,
Edgar B. League, C. C.
League and L. R. League,
all of Greenville.
She is also
survived by one brother,
W. C. Hawkins, of
Greenville; by three
sisters: Mrs. M. A.
Talley, Mrs. J. E.
Thackston and Mrs. Alice
Ashmore, of this city; by
25 grandchildren, and five
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services
for Mrs. League will be
held Monday afternoon at 3
o'clock, at the Reedy
River Baptist church,
Conducted by the Rev.
Archie Brickle, who will
be assisted by the Rev.
Frank K. Pool, and the
interment will be made on
the family plot in the
adjoining cemetery.
The following
grandsons will serve as
the pallbearers: George
Phillips, Allen League,
Edward League, Russell
League, Woodrow League and
Joe Phillips.
Pending the hour of
the service, the body is
at the residence, near
Travelers Rest.
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James Lawrence League
James
Lawrence, the sixteen
months old son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. O. League, died
at the home near Travelers
Rest Monday morning at 5
o'clock. The funeral was
held Wednesday morning at
ten o'clock at the Reedy
River Baptist church,
conducted by the Rev. Mr.
Seago, the pastor.
Lawrence was a bright
lovable little fellow, and
will be sadly missed. The
parents have the sympathy
of a large circle of
friends.
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J.
L. O. League
J. L. O. League, member of
the police force since
1920, died of a heart
attack at 7 o'clock this
morning while sitting on
the front porch of his
home at 304 Mulberry
Street.
He was 49 years old,
having been born near
Travelers Rest on July 4,
1887. Before joining the
police force on April 12,
1920, he was a street car
motorman.
In addition to his
patrol duties, he had
served as a traffic
officer. He had just
finished his night shift
when he sat down on the
porch and was stricken
with the sudden attack.
Mr. League, a son of
the late Manning and Lina
Smith League, was a member
of Reedy River Baptist
Church and the Junior
Order, United American
Mechanics.
He is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Mae Hawkins
League, and by one son,
Carroll E. League, of this
city.
He is also survived
by one brother, Frank M.
League, of Greenville.
Funeral services for
Mr. League will be held
Friday afternoon at 3
o'clock at the Reedy River
Baptist Church, conducted
by the Rev. Frank K. Pool,
and the interment will be
made in the adjoining
cemetery.
The honorary
pallbearers will be the
city officials and the
personnel of the police
department. The active
pallbearers will be the
following officers of the
Police department: C. M.
Harbin, R. C. Evans, J. A.
Ashmore, C. E. Seawright,
L. C. Nix and H. L.
Springfield.
Until the hour of
service, the body will be
at the family home, on
Mulberry Street.
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Jessie League
TRAVELERS REST _
Mrs. Jessie Elizabeth Cox
League, 88, of 407 Old
Buncombe Road, died
Monday.
Born in Greenville
County, daughter of the
late Robert and Callie
Chastain Cox, she was a
charter member of
Travelers Rest First
Baptist Chuch, past
president of WMU and an
honorary member of
Travelers Rest Garden
Club.
Surviving are
three sons, Robert A.
League of Daytona Beach,
Fla.; G. Norwood League of
Greensboro, N.C.; and
Jesse C. League of
Henderson, N.C.; a
brother, Ford. C. Cox of
Asheville, N.C.; five
grandchildren; a
great-grandchild and a
great-great-grandchild.
Services will be 3
p.m. Wednesday at
Travelers Rest First
Baptist Church, with
burial in Reedy River
Baptist Church Cemetery.
The body is at The
Howze Mortuary and will be
placed in the church at 2
p.m. Wednesday.
The family is at
the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Bobby League, 5 Devonshire
Drive, Greenville.
(The
Greenville News,
Wednesday, Mary 14, 1975)
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Joe A. League
Joe A. League, widely
known merchant of
Travelers Rest, died in
the Gaston clinic at 7:30
o'clock last night. He had
been in declining health
for the past year, his
condition becoming serious
about two weeks ago.
Mr. League was a
member of an old and
prominent Greenville
county family. His parents
were the late G. M. A. and
Hattie Hawkins League. He
was born near Travelers
Rest on Sept. 11, 1881,
and had spent all of his
life in that community.
Mr. League was
interested in all
community affairs. He was
for more than 12 years a
trustee of the Travelers
Rest school. During this
time Mr. League was
instrumental in having the
new Travelers Rest high
school building erected.
He was a member of
Reedy River Baptist
church, of Cooper Lodge
No. 282, Masonic Order,
and of Olive Camp No. 344,
Woodmen of the World.
Surviving are his
widow, Mrs. Jessie Cox
League, and three sons,
Allen League. of Travelers
Rest, Norwood League, of
Spartanburg and Jesse
League, of Littleton, N.
C. He also leaves three
sisters, Mrs. J. A.
Phillips, Mrs. C. J. Hill
and Mrs. L. H. Childers,
of Greenville, and six
brothers, J. B. League, E.
B. League, L. R. League
and G. A. League, of
Greenville, C. C. League,
of Waynesville, N, C. and
W. H. League, of Travelers
Rest.
Funeral services
will be held tomorrow
morning at 11 o'clock from
Reedy River Baptist
church. The services will
be conducted by the Rev.
T. E. Belcher, the Rev. W.
A. Loudermilk and the Rev.
S. W. Jolly. Interment
will be in the church
cemetery, The brothers of
Mr. League will serve as
active pallbearers.
The body will be
carried to the residence
at 2 o'clock this
afternoon to await the
hour of the service and
further announcements will
be made later by R. .D.
Jones & Sons, morticians.
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George League
George Anderson
League, 84, of 16 Wilton
St., former Greenville
County school teacher,
died Sunday.
Born in Greenville
County, son of the late
George and Hattie Hawkins
League, he attended Furman
University and was a
retired salesman for Texas
Oil Co., a veteran of
World War I, a member,
Sunday School supervisor
and deacon emeritus of
Earle Street Baptist
Church.
Surviving are his
wife, Mrs. Charlie Mae
Milford League; a
daughter, Mrs. Aubrey L.
Floyd of Hanahan; two
sons, George Manning
League of Spartanburg,
Chaplin William Charles
League with the U.S. Navy
at the Marine Air Station,
Beaufort; two brothers,
Edgar B. League of
Lavonia, Ga., and Crawford
C. League of Waynesville,
N.C.; sister, Mrs. Alice
Childers of Greenville; 10
grandchildren and a
great-grandchild.
Services will be 3
p.m. Tuesday at Earle
Street Baptist Church with
burial in Reedy River
Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family
requests that flowers be
omitted and memorials made
to the charity of one's
choice. -- Jones Mortuary.
(The
Greenville News, Jan. 28,
1975)
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L. Roy League
Funeral services
for Lawrence Roy League,
59, employee of Coca Cola
Bottling Co. and resident
of Rt. 7, Greenville, near
Travelers Rest, will be
conducted at 3 p.m. today
at Reedy River Baptist
Church by the Rev. S.P.
Hester. Burial will be in
the church cemetery.
Pallbearers will
be Guy Childers, George
Phillips, Manning League,
Woodrow League and Raymond
League. They will meet at
the church at 2:45 p.m.
Honorary escort
will be personnel of Coca
Cola Bottling Co. and
deacons of the church.
Mr. League had
been ill for two years and
eight months and seriously
ill four days. He died at
his home at 10:05 a.m.
Tuesday.
A lifelong
resident of Greenville
County, Mr. League was
born and reared near
Travelers Rest. His
parents were the late
George Matthews Anderson
and Hattie K. Hawkins
League.
Mr. League had
been with Coca Cola
Bottling Co. since 1943.
He was a member of
Reedy River Baptist
Church. He was a former
deacon and president of
the Men's Bible Class of
the Sunday School.
Mr. League was
twice married. His first
wife was the late Annie
Sue Ashmore League, who
died in 1938.
Surviving are his
wife, Mrs. Carolyn Miles
League; one daughter, Mrs.
Gladys L. Henry of
Cowpens; one son, Lawrence
Crayton League of North
Augusta, S.C.; two
sisters, Mrs. L.H.
Childers and Mrs. C.J.
Hill, of Greenville; four
brothers, James B. League,
George A. League, and
Edgar B. League of
Greenville and Crawford C.
League of Waynesville,
N.C., and three
grandchildren.
The body is at
Jones Funeral Home and
will be taken to the
church at 2 p.m.
(The
Greenville News)
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Pauline N. League
Pauline N.
League, 79, formerly of
3242 Riverview Lane,
Daytona Beach, Fla., died
Oct. 3, 1989 at Oakmont
Nursing Center.
She was a
homemaker and a member of
Sans Souci Baptist Church.
Surviving are a
son, Robert A. League Jr.,
of Greenville; two
brothers, Perry G.
Bridwell of Greer and
Grady H. Bridwell of
Greenville; and five
sisters, Audrey B. Fuller,
Eva B. Batson and Lois B.
Thomason, all of
Greenville; Gaynell B.
Lyday of Travelers Rest
and Frances Surratt of
Rock Hill.
Services: 2 p.m.
Thursday at The Howze
Mortuary Chapel, Travelers
Rest, with burial in Reedy
River Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Visitation: 7 to
8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the
mortuary.
The family will
be at the home of Robert
A. League Jr., 5
Devonshire Lane,
Greenville.
In lieu of
flowers, memorials may be
made to the American
Cancer Society.
(The
Greenville News, Oct. 4,
1989)
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Pawnee League
TRAVELERS REST
-- Pawnee Watson League,
91, of 307 N. Main St.,
widow of Wade H. League,
died Saturday.
Born in
Greenville County, she was
a member of the First
Baptist Church of
Travelers Rest, the TEL
Sunday School Class, and
the WMU.
Surviving are
daughters, Mrs. Fred
Williams of Pendleton and
Mrs. Hoke Smith of
Greenville; sons, Edward
League of Black Mountain,
N.C., Woodrow League of
Greenville, Roger League
of Indiantown, Fla., and
Raymond League of
Travelers Rest; sisters,
Mrs. D.E. Smith and Flora
Watson of Travelers Rest;
a brother, Rev. J.N.
Watson of Spartanburg;
nine grandchildren and
four great-grandchildren.
Services will
be at 2 p.m. Monday at The
Mackey Mortuary. burial
will be in Reedy River
Baptist Church cemetery.
The family is
at the home of a daughter,
Mrs. Smith, Route 2,
Garlington Road, but will
receive friends 7-9 p.m.
Sunday at the mortuary.
(The
Greenville News)
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Wade Hampton League
Wade Hampton
League, 75, farmer of
Travelers Rest, died at
his residence at 5:45 p.m.
Saturday following 10
years of declining health
and a serious illness of
eight days. He was born in
the Reedy River Community
of Greenville County, a
son of the late G.M.A.
League and Hattie Hawkins
League. He lived in that
community until 1930 when
he moved to Travelers
Rest.
He was a member of
the First Baptist Church
of Travelers Rest and of
Olive Camp 344, W.O.W.
Mr. League is
survived by his wife, Mrs.
Pawnee Watson League of
Travelers Rest; two
daughters, Mrs. H. Hoke
Smith of Greenville and
Mrs. Fred Williams of
Pendleton; four sons, J.
Edward League of
Asheville, Roger H. League
of West Palm Beach, Fla.,
Woodrow W. League and
Raymond G. League, both of
Greenville; two sisters,
Mrs. C.J. Hill and Mrs.
L.H. Childers, both of the
Reedy River Community; and
five brothers, J.B. League
and George A. League, both
of Greenville; Crawford C.
League of Waynesville,
N.C.; Edgar B. League and
L. Roy League, both of the
Reedy River Community; six
grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
Funeral services
will be conducted Monday
at 2:30 p.m. at the First
Baptist Church of
Travelers Rest by the Rev.
Woodrow M. Pinson and the
Rev. S.P. Hester. Burial
will be in the Reedy River
Baptist Church Cemetery.
The body will be
carried to the home at 1
p.m. Sunday and will be
placed in the church at
1:30 p.m. Monday. Further
announcements will be made
by the Mackey Mortuary.
(The
Greenville News, Sunday,
Aug. 31, 1958)
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E. B. Lipscombe
E. B. Lipscombe, well know
Greenville County farmer,
died at his home in Paris
Mountain township just off
the new Buncombe road at
4:10 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. He had been in
declining health for the
past several weeks.
Mr. Lipscombe was
born in Cherokee county on
March 16, 1849, a son of
James W. and Jane Strain
Lipscombe. He moved to
Greenville county when a
young man and had been
engaged in farming since
that time.
He is survived by
two sons, James O.
Lipscombe, of Greenville,
and Edgar C. Lipscombe, of
Colorado Springs, Colo.,
and one daughter, Mrs. P.
E. Hudson, of Greenville.
He also leaves 16
grandchildren, 23
great-grandchildren and
one
great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services
will be held this
afternoon at 4 o'clock
from Reedy River Baptist
church, conducted by the
pastor, the Rev. Mr.
Loudermilk. Interment will
be in the adjoining
cemetery.
The following
grandsons will serve as
the active pallbearers:
Homer Hudson, Roy Hudson,
Ernest Hudson, Henry
Lipscombe, Edgard
Lipscombe and Johnnie
Lipscombe.
Honorary pallbearers
will meet at the church at
4 o'clock and are as
follows: J. W. Weaver, B.
L. Bridges, W. T. Bridges,
Walter Hawkins, Henry
Thackston, H. E. Stewart,
J. D. Thompson, C. J.
Hill, Perry Hester, H. W.
Batson, Fred Moody, Tom
Burns, Jerry Phillips,
Frank Marchbanks, R. L.
Barrett, L. P. Langston,
J. A. League, W. G.
Howard, Leon Childers, Roy
Pace, Hawkins Ashmore, W.
C. Beacham. Walter Patton,
J. W. Snyder, Harvey
Batson, J. R. Keeler, O.
B. Springfield, Dave
Stansell, John L. Watkins,
Beatty Wade and Dr. T. E.
Coleman.
After 9:30 o'clock
this morning the body will
be at the home.
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James G. Lipscomb
Funeral services for James
Garrison Lipscomb, 82,
retired farmer of
Travelers Rest, will be
conducted Sunday at 4 p.m.
at Reedy River Baptist
Church by the Rev. Seth.
P. Hester. Interment will
be in the adjoining
cemetery with Masonic
Rites at the graveside by
Cooper Lodge 282, AFM.
Pallbearers will
be Bruce Burns, J.B.
Burns, Boyd Burns, Claude
Garrett, Rufus Robertson
and J.D. Park Jr. They
will meet at the home at
3:30 p.m.
Composing the
honorary escort will be
the Men's Bible Class of
Reedy River Baptist
Church, with Dr. S.I.
Coleman, Dr. Landrum
McCarrell, Claude Smith,
William Phillips, Ralph
Batson, Allen Batson,
Ralph Bowers, Fred Bowers,
Walter Dill, Tave Batson,
Mann Batson, J.P. Traynham
Sr., Dr. Elbert McKinney
and Charles Green. They
will meet at the church at
3:50 p.m.
Mr. Lipscomb died
at his home on Love Dr. at
midnight Friday following
several years of declining
health with one week of
serious illness.
He was born in
Walker County, Ga., but
was a lifelong resident of
Greenville County, having
been brought to the
Travelers Rest section at
the age of six weeks. His
parents were the late E.
Bruce and Emily (Garrison)
Lipscomb.
Mr. Lipscomb was
a member of Reedy River
Baptist Church for 69
years, where he served as
a deacon, Sunday School
superintendent and teacher
for many years. He was a
member of Cooper Lodge
282, AFM.
Mr. Lipscomb was
twice married. His first
wife was the former Miss
Lyda Mae Stewart, who died
33 years ago. From this
union four daughters and
three sons survive: Mrs.
Maude L. Dawson,
Greenville; Mrs. Reta L.
Hood, Kirkland, Wash.;
Mrs. Louise L. Melton,
Bremo Bluff, Va.; and Mrs.
Jessie L. Burns, Travelers
Rest; Henry B. Lipscomb,
Gastonia, N.C., J. Edgar
Lipscomb, Greenville and
Johnnie A. Lipscomb,
Travelers Rest.
His second
marriage was to the former
Miss Maggie Garrison, who
died eight years ago.
Also surviving are
one sister, Mrs. Eva L.
Hudson, Greenville 17
grandchildren and 16
great-grandchildren.
The body is at the
home. Stilwell Mortuary is
in charge.
(The Greenville News)
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Jimmy Lipscomb
Funeral services for James
S. (Jimmy) Lipscomb, 16,
son of Mr. and Mrs. James
E. Lipscomb of Rt. 7,
Greenville, Old Parker
Road, will be conducted
today at 4:30 p. m. at
Reedy River Baptist Church
by Rev. S. P. Hester.
Burial will be in the
church cemetery.
Pallbearers will be
Frank Hawkins Jr., Steve
Bryant, Archie Woo,
Nathaniel Ellis, Bobby
Ellis and Richard Miller.
Honorary escort
will be the Intermediate
department of the Sunday
School of Reedy River
Baptist Church, with
classmates of Hardeeville
High School and Parker
High School and his
teachers.
Jimmy died of
cancer at a local hospital
Wednesday. He became ill
last October and on Oct.
26 had surgery at
Hardeeville, S. C. After
entering Greenville
General Hospital Nov. 5,
He underwent three
subsequent operations.
During the past six weeks,
his condition had grown
increasingly more
critical.
He was a member of
Reedy River Baptist Church
and of the Intermediate
Class of the Sunday
School. He had been a
student at Hardeeville
High School at Hardeeville
and Parker High School,
10th grade.
The body is at the
Thomas McAfee Funeral
Home.
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Johnny A. Lipscomb
Johnny A. Lipscomb,
55, of 209 Love Drive,
Travelers Rest, died
Friday.
A son of the late
James and Lida Stewart
Lipscomb, he was a
lifelong resident of
Greenville County. He was
employed by the E.T. and
W.N.C. Trucking Company
for 20 years. He was a
member of Reedy River
Baptist Church.
Surviving are his
wife, Mrs. Edna Jackson
Lipscomb; four sisters,
Mrs. Frank (Jessie) Burns
and Mrs. Reta L. Hood of
Travelers Rest, Mrs. Bill
(Louis) Melton of Bremo
Bluff, Va., and Mrs. Maude
L. Dawson of Greenville;
and two brothers, Edgar
Lipscomb of Hardyville
(Hardeeville) and
Henry Lipscomb of
Gastonia, N.C.
Funeral services
will be conducted Sunday
at 4:30 p.m. at Reedy
River Baptist Church by
the Rev. S.P. Hester.
Burial will be in the
church cemetery.
Pallbearers will be
Charles Green, Walter A.
Dill, Fred Bowers, Elbert
McKinney, Leroy Reynolds
and Earl Rice.
The body is at the
home. Thomas McAfee
Funeral Home is in charge.
(The
Greenville News, Sunday,
Sept. 21, 1969)
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Lida S. Lipscomb
Mrs. Lida Stewart
Lipscomb, 60, died at the
family home on the
Buncombe Road, in Paris
Mountain township, near
Reedy River Baptist
Church, yesterday
afternoon after a short
illness.
Mrs. Lipscomb had
made her home in
Greenville County her
entire life, being the
daughter of the late,
Henry and Tempie Caroline
Stewart, of this county.
She was a devoted member
of the Reedy River Baptist
Church. Her death will be
learned with deep sorrow
to her many friends.
She is survived by
her husband, J. G.
Lipscomb; four daughters:
Mrs. J. L. Dawson, Mrs. .
A. R. Hood, and Mrs. Frank
Burns of Greenville
County; and Mrs. W. T.
Milton, of Bremo Bluff,
Va.; three sons: H. B.
Lipscomb, New York; J. E.
Lipscomb and J. A.
Lipscomb of Greenville
county; three sisters:
Mrs. J. B. Hawkins, Mrs.
J. J. Dill and Mrs. Marvin
McHugh, Greenville county.
Two brothers also survive,
H. E. Stewart and W. C.
Stewart, Greenville, in
addition to 12
grandchildren.
Funeral services
will be held from the
Reedy River Baptist church
this afternoon at 3
o'clock. Interment will be
made in the church
cemetery. The following
will serve as pallbearers:
C. J. Hill, John B. Burns,
Sam Aiken, P. D. Hawkins,
Carroll Mills and Rube
Barrett.
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Maggie D. Lipscomb
Funeral
services for Mrs. Maggie
Garrison Lipscomb, 56,
wife of J. G. Lipscomb of
Travelers Rest. will be
this afternoon at 3:30
o'clock at the Reedy River
Baptist church. The
services will be conducted
by Rev. S. P. Hester and
interment will be in the
adjoining cemetery.
Active pallbearers
will be Alton Batson,
Coley Vaughn, Hoyt
Anderson, Ralph Bowers,
John Neal and T. E.
Willis.
The honorary escort
will be composed of the
board of deacons of Reedy
River church together with
the following: L. E.
Brookshire, Dave Batson,
Walter Dill, George
Gilreath, Mr. Vaughn, J.
L. Watkins, W. C. Hawkins,
C. J. Hill, Clyde Hester,
Douglas Coleman, Hext M.
Moody, Fred Moody, John
Marshbanks, Frank
Marshbanks, Sr., F. A.
Bull, Allen League, Dr. T.
E. Coleman and Dr. Stanley
Coleman.
The death of Mrs.
Lipscomb occurred suddenly
at the residence at 7:30
o'clock Wednesday night.
She had been in declining
health for some time.
Mrs. Lipscomb was a
native of this county and
member of Reedy River
Baptist church and of
Woodmen Circle.
In addition to her
husband she is survived by
three sisters, Mrs. T. E.
Pike and Mrs. R. C.
Barrett of Travelers Rest
and Mrs. L. A. Spake of
Asheville; one brother, L.
C. Eaton of Mauldin; four
step-daughters, Mrs. J. L.
Dawson of Greenville, Mrs.
Margaret Hood of Seattle,
Wash., Mrs. T. F. Burns of
Travelers Rest and Mrs. W.
T. Melton of Bremo Bluff,
Va.; three step-sons, H.
B. Lipscomb of Gastonia
and J. E. and J. A.
Lipscomb of Greenville.
Pending the hour
of the service the body
will remain at the
residence.
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Roy “Butch'' Lipscomb
Sgt. E-5
``Butch'' Lipscomb, 21, of
209 Love Drive, was killed
in Vietnam Thursday during
a combat operation.
Born in
Greenville County he was a
son of Johnny and Edna
Jackson Lipscomb of
Travelers Rest. He was a
graduate of Travelers Rest
High School and was
formerly employed by
Southern Bell Telephone
Company. He entered the
U.S. Army in Oct., 1967
and received his basic
training at Ft. Jackson.
He then attended NCO
school and received
advanced training at Ft.
Knox, Ky. For eight months
he had been serving with
Troop G, 211 ACR, US Army
in Vietnam. He was a
member of Reedy River
Baptist Church.
Surviving are
his wife, Mrs. Betty
Whitfield Lipscomb; and
his grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. O.K. Jackson of Ware
Shoals.
The body is
being returned to
Greenville. Funeral
arrangements will be
announced by the Thomas
McAfee Funeral Home.
(The
Greenville News, Sunday,
May 2, 1969)
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Emma E Lowe
Mrs. Emma E. Lowe,
well known resident of
this county, passed away
at her home on Smythe
street, near Dunean, at
6:30 o'clock yesterday
morning after an illness
of one year's duration.
Mrs. Lowe was 71
years of age and was a
life-long resident of
Greenville county, where
she has numerous friends.
She was the widow of the
late J.F. Lowe, who
preceded her to the graves
by 11 years. She was a
devoted member of the
Dunean Methodist church.
Surviving her are
one sister, Mrs. Hattie
Buck of Durham, N.C., and
four nephews, W.T. Buck,
of Durham, who was
formerly employed by The
Greenville News, of this
city; George M. Buck, of
Nashville, Tenn.; Arthur
Buck, of Atlanta; and C.W.
McKinzie of Asheville,
N.C.
Funeral services
will be held this
afternoon at 3 o'clock
from the Dunean Methodist
church, Rev. C.L.Harris,
of Union, officiating and
assisted by her pastor,
Rev. E.W. Edwards.
Interment will be in Reedy
River church cemetery,
near Travelers Rest.
Pallbearers will
be W.C. Gilmore, J.W.
Nesbit, S.F. Pressley,
Ronald Donnan, Sam
McDaniel and C.N. Wallace.
(The
Greenville News)
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