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Chester County,
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Edward
Fouts
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)
Abbie Franklin
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)
C. F. Schulte
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)
Mrs. T. C.
Houze
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.
Married only a few short months ago renders her's a pecuilarly sad
death. Besides her husband she leaves four sisters, two
brothers and a large circle of friends grief stricken. A large
concourse of friends followed the remains to Cedar Shoals cemetery,
where Revs. J. W. Neely and J. H. Yarbrough conducted the
services. After which the grave was literally covered with
flowers. (The State - November 5, 1904)
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)
Susan Elizabeth
Childress
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)
Reuben
H. Hardin
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. Mr. Crowder was a native of the
Shelton community in Fairfield Clounty and was 51 years of
age. For a number of years he was engaged in the livery and
sales business in Chester and during the years he lived here made
many warm friends. Mr. Crowder is survived by his widow, who
was Miss Minnie Suber of Blairs, and five children; Mrs. C. D.
Dickerson, Misses Olean and Louise Crowder and James and William
Crowder, all of Chester. He also leaves three brothers and two
sisters, J. U. Crowder, D. W. Crowder and B. F. Crowder of Shelton
and Mrs. McLean of Blairs and Mrs. Jenkins of Monticello.
The
funeral services will be conducted at the First Baptist Church here
tomorrow at 11 o'clock by the pastor, the Rev. Lee McB. White.
The burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery. (The State - April 15,
1919)
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. The funeral services were conducted yesterday at 1
o'clock by the Rev. E. D. Wells, and the interment was in kBeaver
Creek cemetery. Mrs. Chapman is survived by three children:
Mrs. May Owens and the Rev. H. R. Chapman of Aiken, and Mrs. John
Agnew of Chester, R. F. D.,. No. 2. Mrs. Chapman was a
lifelong member of Beaver Creek Baptist church. (The State -
December 3, 1919)
Death Notice of General
Edward Lacey
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)
Eugene
Holsonback
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)
Miss Lizzie Young
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)
Mrs. Samuel
Douglas
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)
Adallge Thorn
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)
J. W.
Rhyne
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
Genealogy Trails Note: Mrs.
Ashcraft was a dedicated genealogist and a long-time contributor to
the Chester County site of Genealogy Trails. Her
dedication and friendship will be missed.
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. Visitation was Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. at the
funeral home.
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.
She is survived by her husband, Norman
Ashcraft; daughter, Kelly Cunningham; sons, Jerry Wineyard, John
Ashcraft, Martin Ashcraft and Tracy Ashcraft; sisters, Susan Stone,
Sara Whitfield and Sylvia Spielman; nine grandchildren; and seven
great-grandchildren.
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.
Shelby County Reporter, Wednesday,
October 15, 2008 - Submitted by Dena
Whitesell
State,
The (Columbia, SC) - January 3, 2007
Spc.
Douglas Logan Tinsley
SOLDIER KILLED IN IRAQ TO BE
BURIED SATURDAY
The funeral for 21-year-old U.S. Army Spc. Douglas
Logan Tinsley of Chester, who died in Iraq Dec. 26, will be held
Saturday.
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
Army Spc.
Douglas Logan Tinsley
Monument for Tinsley on
horizon
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.
Service in the
military is an even bigger deal.
Death in war may be the biggest
deal of all.
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.
Death of an
Infant
Special of The State,
1915-02-23
Chester, Feb. 22 - James Minus Robertson, the two
months old son of Mr. and Mrs. G.T. Peay, was found dead in his
cradle this morning at the parents' home on Saluda street.
Death is said to have been due to suffocation caused by the milk
bottle pressing against the childs mouth. The death of the
little one came as a great shock to the parents and other members of
the family..transcribed by D. Whitesell
Mrs. Harvey H.
Green
Special of The State,
1922-11-07
Chester, Nov 6 - Mrs. Harvey H. Green, who died
Thursday morning at Gilmania in Jasper county, was buried Sunday
afternoon in Evergreen cemetery after funeral services by the Rev.
Henry Stokes, pastor of Bethel Methodist Episcopal church.
Mrs. Green's death was unusually sad, as she was only 26 years of
age and leaves three little children, the two youngest being twins
less than a week old. Mrs. Green was the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Gladden. Besides her parents, husband and children,
she is survived by two brothers, W. H. Gladden of Asheville and Alva
Gladden of Chester, and one sister, Mrs. Edward T. Dennis of
Wadesboro. She also leaves a half-brother, O. L. Gladden of
Louisville, Miss., and two half sisters, Mrs. J. S. Estes of Leeds
and Mrs. John T. Chalk of Noxapater, Miss...transcribed by D.
Whitesell
W. R.
Wallace
Chester, Feb. 24 - W. R. Wallace, native of
this county and Confederat veteran, died in Columbia Monday evening
and was buried the following day at Mount Pleasant graveyard after
funeral services by the Rev. J. B. Swann at the home of S. O.
Robbins. He was 69 years of age andw as a native of the
Wellridge section. He joined the Confederate army in 1863 and
served to the end of the war. On June 3, 1875, Mr. Wallace
married Miss Mary E. Johnsey, a daughter of M. M. Johnsey, who
survives him with seven children as follows: J. E. Wallace,
Mrs. S. O. Robbs, Leroy Wallace of Union and Miss Esther Wallace of
Lowryville, R. F. D. 2; T. F. Wallace and Reuben Wallace of Union
and L. L. Wallace of Chester. He is also survived by three
brothers, Thomas J. Wallace of the Wellridge neihborhood and Robert
W. Wallace and John W. Wallace of Edgemoore. Mr. Wallace
united with Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian church on August 8, 1889, and
was a regular in his attendance upon the services of the sanctuary.
[The State, 2/25/1916, transcribed by D. Whitesell]
Thomas W. Whiteside
Chester, Feb. 24 - Thomas
W. Whiteside, one of Chester county's best citizens, a man who had
served his country faithfully and well as a soldier and as a
citizen, died Monday afternoon at his home, two miles east of
Edgemoore, and was buried Tuesday afternoon at Neely's Creek
graveyard after funeral services by the Rev. W. H. Stevenson.
Mr. Whiteside was 78 years of age, and his health had been gradually
declining for several months. Mr. Whiteside was a member of Company
A, Sixth South carolina regiment and served throughout the war with
gallantry and fidelity. After the close of hhostilities he
settled down to the pursuit of farming and had led a quiet and
useful life. He was a member of the Associate Reformed
Presbyterian church, a sincere and consistent follower of the Man of
Galilee and was a kind and thoughtful father and husband, friend and
neghbor. Ever thoughtful of others, he enjoyed the esteem of a
large circle of friends and acquaintances who will always remember
him with tender regard. Surviving Mr. Whiteside are the
following children: Mrs. W. E. Simpson of Catawba, Mrs. G. A.
Buchanan of Darlington, James N. Whiteside and Mesdames R. A. Willis
and Mack Starnes of Edgmoor. [The State, 2/25/1916, transcribed by
D. Whitesell]
From The Vernon Courier (Lamar County
AL), March 9, 1888.
ALEXANDER YOUNG - Born Jan.
4, 1805. Died March 1888
His children list their
home as Chester Co., SC. The following obit was written by his
grandson, Thomas Jackson Young -
ANOTHER GOOD MAN
GONE
Died suddenly on Sunday evening last, at
his home eight miles west of town, Mr. ALEXANDER YOUNG, in this 84th
year. He was born in the state of South Carolina, on the 4th of Jan.
1805, and has resided in this section for 55 years. Outside of his
immediate relatives he was known by all the people of his
neighborhood as "Uncle Alex" and many who have received help and
encouragement from him will, no doubt, realize that they have lost
one to them worthy of the kind name which they bestowed upon him.
While the summons was sudden, it was no great surprise to his
family, for his physicians had told, both him and family that the
end was near, and liable to come at any time. On the morning before
his death he expressed himself as feeling better than he had for a
long while, and in the evenign on going out to his horse lot and
remaing some minutes longer than usual, caused his wife to go in
seach of him, when she found him as he had fallen, without a single
sign of a struggle, dead.
A large procession gathered at the old
homestead on Tuesday morning, where funeral services were held and
followed his remains to the grave. He had lived to see
great-grandchildren several years old and out a family of six sons,
survivng all but three. His mind was bright and active, and he
looked on the sunny side of life to the last. And while he seemed
conscious that the end was near and had made everything ready to go
at any moment, he patiently waited for the summons to come. His life
has been a blessing to the community where he lived, and his example
will live long after him. [transcribed by Veneta M.]
Chester , July 21. – H. B. McKeown, who had been
a resident of Chester for almost a quarter of a century, died at his
home here. He was 57 years of age. Funeral services were held at the
home by the Rev. Henry Stokes, pastor of Bethel Methodist Episcopal
church, assisted by the Rev. J. W. Snell of Blackstock Methodist
Episcopal church, and internment was in Evergreen cemetery.
Mr. McKeown was a native of the Cornwell section. He leaves a widow,
six daughters and two sons, and is also survived by two brothers,
Thomas McKeown of Cornwell and John C. McKeown of Woodward.
Mr. McKeown was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and was a
splendid, upright citizen. [State – 22 July 1922 ; transcribed by
Marla Zwakman]
Chester , Feb. 17. – Mrs. John Beam, a most
estimable woman, died at the county home yesterday morning. She was
94 years of age, probably the oldest woman in the county. The
internment occurred this afternoon at the Mizpah Presbyterian church
graveyard. [State – 18 Feb. 1913 ; transcribed by Marla
Zwakman]
Chester , Feb. 17. – W. J. Weir died Friday night
at 10 o’clock at his home at Avon , at the age of 71 years of
Bright’s disease. He was buried at New Hope , A.R.P. church Saturday
afternoon at 5 o’clock. Mr. Weir served throughout the War
Between the Sections with great bravery. He spent most of his life
upon the farm, being an unusually successful planter. He was a
member of the New Hope A.R.P. church and was a most consistent
member. He is survived by his wife, who was Miss Maggie
Thompson, and three children – Sam Weir, Mrs. Bessie Sterling and
Mrs. Mamie Stevenson. [State – 18 Feb. 1913 ; transcribed by Marla
Zwakman]
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