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Chester, Sept 18 - There was laid to rest in Hopewell Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church graveyard Monday morning the remains of Edward Fouts, late of Company B., One Hundred and Sixth Signal Battalion, who died at Camp Wheeler, Macon, Ga., after a two day's illness. The funeral service were conducted by the Rev. W. S. Hamiter. Young Foutz was the son of John Foutz of Blackstock and was 22 years of age. When the trouble occurred with Mexico young Foutz promptly enlisted and had been in the service continuously since that time. He is survived by his father, one brother and four sisters. (The State September 19, 1918) Chester, Sept 18 - Miss Abbie Franklin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Franklin of the Landsford, section, died Tuesday, aged 26, of typhoid fever. Funeral services and interment were at Union Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, the Rev. R. A. Lummus conducting the services. (The State September 19, 1918)) Mrs. Mary Lunette Weir Loftis O'Sullivan CHESTER - Graveside services for Mrs. Mary Lunette
Weir Loftis O'Sullivan of One Medical Park Drive will be conducted
at 2 p.m. today, Wednesday, Dec. 5, in Harmony Baptist Church
Cemetery in Edgemoor with the Rev. Steve Bishop officiating.
Mrs. O'Sullivan, 84, died Monday, Dec. 3, 2007, at Chester Regional
Nursing Center. A native of Chester County, she was a daughter
of the late Daniel and Callie Seigle Weir. After retiring from
Springs Industries, Mrs. O'Sullivan became a nursing assistant. She
was a graduate of Oakley Hall High School and was a member of
Chester Church of Christ. Survivors include a sister, Ottie
McFadden of Fort Lawn; a grandson, Roger Dale Loftis Jr.
of Dalton, Ga.; and a special friend, Lynda Stephenson of
Chester. She was preceded in death by her first husband,
Grover Loftis; and her second husband, Dennis O'Sullivan.
Memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice. Barron
Funeral Home, 133 Wylie St., Chester, is in charge of arrangements.
( THE NEWS & REPORTER, Chester Co. SC, December 5, 2007 -
contributed by Sharon Ashcraft)
Chester, Dec. 12 – C. F. Schulte, a well known farmer, died Saturday afternoon at his home on the York road, and was buried Sunday morning at Capers Chapel graveyard, the funeral services being conducted by the Rev. R. C. Boulware. Mr. Schulte was a native of Germany, and was 80 years of age. He was an inductrious and successful farmer, and was highly esteemed by neighbors and acquaintances. (The State December 13, 1921) Bascomville, Nov. 4 - Mrs. T. C. Houze, after an
illness of nine weeks, passed quietly away Tuesday afternoon at 5
o'clock at the residence of Dr. C. B. McKeown. Mrs. Octavia Blanks Chester, Nov. 4 - Mrs. Octavia Blanks, widow of R. N.
Blanks, a true and valiant Confederate soldier of the Sixth
regiment, died on the 31st of October at the age of about 60
years. Several children, most of them grown, survive her. (The
State - November 5, 1904) Jordan, Nov 18 - Susan Elizabeth Childress, youngest
child of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Childress, died at her home in St. Paul
Sunday after an illness of pneumonia for several weeks. The
interment was in the Jordan cemetery the next day, services being
conducted by the Rev. T. E. Morris of Summerton. (The State -
November 19, 1920) Died, December 4th (1859) at the residence of his
father, Mr. P. Hardin, in Chester District, Reuben H. Hardin, in the
23d year of his age. (The Charleston Mercury - December 13,
1859) R. W. Crowder Chester, April 14 - R. W. Crowder died in Charleston
Sunday afternoon after a brief illness. Mr. Crowder, who was
in the live stock business in Charleston, was in Chester the past
week to see his family and when he left was apparently in good
health. Friday afternoon he was stricken with
paralysis. Mrs. Frances Chapman Chester, Dec. 2 - Mrs. Frances Chapman, widow of John
Chapman, died early Saturday morning at her home in the Haisellville
section, at the age of 86 years.
Died, Lately, in Kentucky, Gen. Edward Lacey, an old
and firm Patriot of the Revolution, he was, for many years, a Member
of the Legislature of this State, and held many conspicuous and
honorable posts in the State. The name Lacey will be revered by
those who knew him well, as a Soldier, Public Officer, and Citizen.
He was formerly a resident of Chester District. (Charleston Courier,
July 3, 1813)
CHESTER - Services for Eugene Kibler Holsonback, 84,
are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Second Baptist Church; burial in Chester
Memorial Gardens; visitation 6-8 tonight at the church. Barron
Funeral Home is in charge. Born in Newberry to Jesse and Elizabeth
Holsonback, he died April 11, 2004. Surviving: wife, Clidy
Holsonback; children, Ray Holsonback, Linda Dodds; 3 grands; sister,
Elizabeth Bullard; 7 great-grands. (The State - April 13, 2004;
additional information on Eugene can be found at Newberry County
Genealogy Trails)
Chester, June 16 - Miss Lizzie Young, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Young, of this county, died Tuesday, after a short
illness from typhoid fever. The remains were interred yesterday in
Mt. Pleasant cemetery, after funeral services conducted by Rev. F.
E. Hodges. ( The
State - June 17, 1911)
Chester, June 16 - Mrs. Samuel Douglas of the
Haisellville section died in this city Tuesday evening and was
buried yesterday at Beaver Creek. She was a Miss Taylor and was a
native of the Haisellville section. She is survived by her husband
and several children. ( The State - June 17, 1911)
Blackstock, June 16 - Miss Adallge Thorn died at her
home near Blackstock on Thursday morning, after a lingering illness.
She was buried at Catholic Presbyterian church, of which she was a
member, Rev. C. G. Brown, her pastor, officiating. She is survived
by her mother, Mrs. Fanny Douglass Thorn, and the following sisters;
Mrs. W. H. H. Moores of Texarkana, Texas, Mrs. J. Adams Hayne of
Congaree, and Miss Sue Thorn. (The State - June 17,
1911) Blackstock, June 16 - J. W.
Rhyne died at his home in this place Wednesday morning at 11
o'clock, after a lingering illness of several months from pellagrs.
Mr. Rhyne was a native of Mechklenburg county, N.C. and was in his
63rd year. He located here as a merchant in 1873, and has resided
her ever since. In 1876 he was married to Miss McDora Nunty, who,
with several of their children, preceded him, by a number of years,
to the grave. One of the, Fred, lost his life at the Fishing Creek
railroad disaster in York county in 1903. Mr. Rhyne is survived by three children, Miss Della and Herbert and Will Rhyne. From early manhood Mr. Rhyne has been a member of the Presbyterian church, and for the past 20 years a ruling elder of the church at this place. Appropriate services were held over his body, in the church, yesterday afternoon, by his pastor, Rev. Mr. Arrowood, assisted by Rev. Mr. Patton of the Methodist church, and it was then laid to rest in the family burying plat. The pallbearers were: J. W. Byars, F. M. Sossoman, P. H. Freeman, A. Urquhart, J. M. Caldwell and William Anderson. There was a very large gathering
of relatives and friends and the floral offerings were numerous and
beautiful, the most imposing one contributed by the Masonic lodge of
this place, of which Mr. Rhyne was a loyal member. (The State - June
17, 1911) Sharon Spielman Ashcraft Funeral service for Sharon
Spielman Ashcraft, age 63, of Jemison was Oct. 2, 2008, at 11 a.m.
at Rockco Funeral Home Chapel in Montevallo. Eric Whitfield presided
as clergy. Mrs. Ashcraft, who passed
away on Sept. 28, 2008, at her home, is preceded in death by
parents, Charles F. and Lavedia L. Spielman, and son, Michael
Wineyard. In lieu of flowers family
requests donations be sent to the Children's Christmas Fund Enon
Baptist Church, 4994 Hwy 18, Montevallo, AL 35115. Rockco
Funeral Home directed. State, The (Columbia, SC) - January 3, 2007 Spc.
Douglas Logan Tinsley Tinsley, a medic, died when his vehicle rolled into a canal while conducting a mounted patrol in Baghdad. He joined the Army in September 2004 after graduating from Chester High School. The funeral service begins at 11 a.m. at Chester High School Gymnasium, followed by full military honors at Chester Memorial Gardens. A wake will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Barron Funeral Home in Chester. Tinsley was a native of
Newfoundland, Canada. Herald, The (Rock Hill,
SC) - January 5, 2007 CHESTER - Nobody knows exactly when, or how many thousands of dollars a monument will cost. Yet, if three people who get things done in Chester County have their way, the name Douglas Logan Tinsley will some day be stenciled on black granite in front of the Chester County War Memorial building. His name will be alongside 108 others from four other wars who died in battle. Army Spc. Douglas Logan Tinsley, 21, from Chester all his life until he joined the military after ROTC at Chester High School, died in Iraq on Dec. 26 when a Humvee overturned. Tinsley is believed to be the first Chester combat death since the Vietnam War. In 2003, the county installed four black granite memorials with the names of 108 county battle dead from World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The cost was about $24,000, county officials said at the time. Chester County Veterans Services Director Judy McWaters, Supervisor Carlisle Roddey and Charlton Blanks, who helps run veterans groups, all vowed Thursday to get the ball rolling for a fifth monument. Tinsley's name eventually will be the first to go up for the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. "It will be done," said McWaters, working 26 years helping veterans and widows and families get benefits. This is a lady whose husband and father are veterans. A lady whose daughter went to school with Logan Tinsley. A lady who went to school with Tinsley's mother, Lori Fairfax Tinsley. "We had always hoped we would never have to purchase another one," McWaters said. "But now we have to. And we will." Carlisle Roddey was sworn in this week as county supervisor after holding the same office for 24 years in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Before that, he moon- lighted at a funeral home. He helped ready Vietnam dead for burial. He never forgot those dead. He will not forget Logan Tinsley. "The Tinsley boy, from Chester, will not be shortchanged, I can tell you that," Roddey said Thursday. Veterans service organizations and others lobbied for the four war monuments because there was no public place in Chester County with Korean War and Vietnam War dead names displayed. Charlton Blanks from the Marine Corps League and other organizations recalled Thursday the speech he gave in 2003 at the Memorial Day weekend monument dedication. Blanks told the audience that if there was another death - and he hoped and prayed there never would be - another monument would be built. "The question now is when," Blanks said Thursday. "Do we wait until hostilities are over? Those are details we will have to work out." McWaters put it bluntly: "We will not let more than 30 years go by like it took for the Korean War veterans and Vietnam War veterans," McWaters said. Roddey said he will take the issue in front of the full Chester County Council as soon as a plan is ready. In Chester County,
service to country is a big deal. The city of Chester on Monday night will present Tinsley's mother and father - both Chester natives - and his fiancÄe, who is in Chester from Alaska, a framed proclamation honoring Tinsley. There are a few potential hitches for the newest, hopefully last, monument to war dead. The monuments in place now are in a broken circle. The new monument may have to be in the center, or off to a side. The county will have to find the money, surely a few thousand dollars. Those problems are nothing.
The cost is nothing. Logan Tinsley is worth every penny. Charleston Mercury, 3-1-1859 Died..January 26th, at his residence in Obion county, Tenn., Mr. John Moffatt. The deceased was born January 17th, 1783, and lived the greater portion of his life in Chester District.
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