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Obituaries
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
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Nancy E.
Cannon Patterson
Mrs.
Patterson, mother of John Patterson of this place died last
Saturday, aged about 70 years (Editor's note: She was Nancy E.
Cannon Patterson, widow of Elisha S. Patterson, and daughter
of Lewis Cannon and his second wife Elizabeth Templeman
Cannon. She is buried at Oakwood cemetery in Spartanburg.),
(The Carolina Spartan, May 31, 1882)
H. J.
Rowland
March 5th, in Spartanburg, Mr. H. J.
Rowland (The Charleston Mercury March 15,
1859)
Lydia
Prince
Departed
this life in the 8th this instant, Mrs. Lydia Prince, in the
83rd year of her age. This venerable matron was the
daughter of Colonel John Earle, who emigrated from the
Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, and settle on the North Pacolett
about the year 1772, shortly the close of the revolutionary
war (before??) he having lost his first wife, married the
widow of Colonel Harry Wood, who was killed by the Tories in
what was called the "bloody scout", at his residence on
Lawson's Fork. Mrs. Prince descended from the second
wife, and was the sister of the late Amarylis Bomar, who was
long an estimable resident of the town of
Spartanburg.
The deceased resided the whole of her long
and useful life at the old homestead of her father, and died a
few hundred yards from the place of her birth. She was
an excellent specimen of the women of her time--strong minded,
industrious, discreet, prudent, and devoutly a Christian
mother and neighbor. She had been a communicant of the
Baptist Church at Wolf Creek for a great many years, and was
universally respected by all who knew her. Her aged
husband, Mr. William Prince, whose dutiful wife she was for
sixty five years, still survives. He has turned his 90th
year. A numerous posterity have desended from this aged
couple. (The Carolina Spartan - April 24, 1873)
George
Petty, born March 30, 1805, died at his home,
four miles north of Gaffney City, May 11, 1887 in his 83d
year. He was quiet, industrious and thrifty, and always
paid one hundred cents on the dollar. He held positive
opinions on subjects that concerned him and expressed them
fearlessly. In neighborhood affairs, in his church and
in politics, it was no difficult matter to locate him, for he
was a plain, blunt sort of a man without any guile or
deceit. He grew up in the early days of the century when
the spelling book and Pike's Arithemetic were the only text
books in the county schools and when there were a dozen still
houses to one church. But from his early youth he was
noted for sober habits, unrelenting industry and a strict
attention to his own affairs. His wife, who a a Camp,
survives him. (Carolina Spartan - May 16, 1887)
Charles W.
O'Shields
Charles William "Bill" O'Shields,
86, a resident of White Oak Manor, Spartanburg, died Feb. 3,
1993.
A native of Laurens, he was the son of the late Dora
Hill O'Shields Owens and stepson of the late Lawrence J.
Owens. He attended Cannon's United Methodist Church.
Surviving is a half brother, DeWitt Owens of
Spartanburg. Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m.
Friday in Sunset Memorial Park by the Rev. Kenneth G.
Bobo. Floyd's North Church Street Chapel is in charge of
arrangements. (Herold-Journal on Feb. 4,
1993...contributed by Andrew Staton)
Dora
Owens
Services for Mrs. Dora Hill O'Shields
Owens, 78, of Route 1, widow of L. J. Owens, 4 today J. F.
Floyd Mortuary, the Revs. Heyward Comer, William McDonald;
burial Sunset Memorial Park.
Mrs. Owens died 4 a.m.
Thursday in a Columbia hospital; member Drayton Baptist
Church; daughter of the late Charles William and Lou Anna
Curry Hill. Survivors; son, Charles William O'Shields,
Route 1; stepsons, Purcell of Spindale, Dewitt and Thomas,
both of Spartanburg; stepdaughters, Mrs. H. F. Graham and Mrs.
Earl Buchanan, both Rutherfordton, Mrs. A. B. Collier,
Greenville, Mrs. G. A. Rogers, Mrs. Paul Caldwell and Mrs.
Wally Dean, all of Spartanburg; sisters, Mrs. C. H. Simms,
Spartanburg, Mrs. Willie Penland, Gray Court; several
stepgrandchildren.
Nephews are pallbearers. (Herald
Journal, no date given...contributed by Andrew
Staton)
James Monroe O'Shields
OSHIELDS PASSES AT PAULINE -HOME
Funeral
services for man died at age 80 will be today’
Dr J. M.
O’Shields
80 died at 4;oclock yesterday his home near Pauline .
Funeral services will be conducted at 4;oclock this afternoon
at Friendship Baptist Church by C..B Prince And Dr Judson L
Vipperman. Interment will be in the Church Cemetery. He is
survived by seven children .
Mrs M.A Gennings of Gaffney. Mrs Fred Harrelson of Pauline
Mrs C, E Wood Mrs John A Wood and Mrs W.F O’Shields of
Spartanburg D.T O’Shields and Dexter O’Shields of Pauline.
And by two brothers Henry W O’Shields and W.G S
O’Shields of Spartanburg .
The following nephews will serve as active Pallbearers .
John O’Shields Clifford O’Shields, H W O’Shields Willie H
O’Shields, Lanham O’Shields, Smith T O’Shields, Odom
O’Shields and Wallace M. O’Shields’
The Honorary escort to meet at the Church at 3;45 pm will
include O.P Morgan, D.A Smith Dr, S,T,D Lancaster Dr M,R
Blackstock , Dr Herbert Smith , Dr A,R Fike .B.C Adair, J,B M
Wofford ,Horace Harrelson , Lon Harper ,LM Miller, Landrum
Sellers, William Smith , ,E,L Wofford, T,J,L Williams , J,L
Smith ,J,M Williams, Chris Dean, W,M Floyd L.R Bull W.R
Dillingham, Fred Robertson ,and G.A Withers...(Spartanburg
Herald , September 1932)
NOTE: Born June 12 .1852 in
Spartanburg S’C Death Monday Sept 19 1932, [oldest son of W.
Drayton & Julia Smith O’Shields. This is my Great
Uncle. James Monroe O’Shields was the oldest son of
Wiley Drayton and Julia Smith O’Shields. His great
grandparents were Abigail Eder and Enoch Smith.
Researched and contributed by Patrick R and Doris
O’Shields.
MRS
Mary O'Shields
Died Oct 22 1926
Born Sept 6 1850 married Dec 21 1876 to James Monroe
O’Shields. Member of Friendship Church for 48 years she
was the daughter of John and Cynthia Turner.
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Starke O’Shields 76 wife of
J. Monroe O’Shields who was found dead in her bed at her home
near Pauline Yesterday morning will be held at 4;oclock this
afternoon at the Friendship Church . The Rev C.B Prince
Officiating Interment will be made in the church yard.
The deceased had been in Ill health for some time . About a
month ago her life had been despaired. of But her condition
took a turn for the better and she was able to be up and
around a little. She was found about 6;oclock when members of
the family whent to call her to breakfast, She had suffered
from heart trouble for some time.
The deceased had been a member of Friendship for 48 years
and was an ardent participant in Church work. She was beloved
for her Christain character by all who knew her
Pallbearers at the funeral this afternoon will be grandsons
of the deceased as follows , Caleb Jennings , Laurens
Jennings, M.A Jennings.Jr, Howard O’Shields ,Paul O’Shields
and Ray White,
Surviving her are her husband and seven children .Mrs M.A
Jennings of Greer ,Mrs Fred Harrelson of Pauline Mrs C.E
Wood.and Mrs John A Wood of Spartanburg W.F O’Shields D,T
O’Shields and D.E C O’Shields of Pauline Mrs Tom Hatchett of
Clinton a sister and fielding Turner of Spartanburg a brother
also survives her. (no source given...contributed by Patrick
O'Shields)
NOTE: Their children
1.
Sunie Eugenia O’Shields 1877-1962.
She Married Mansel Aral Jennings 1876-1939
2. William
Fabor O’Shields 1879--1946. He married Ida Mae Moore
1884--1976
3. Annie Mary O’Shields 1881-1905 death
age 14
4. Drayton Turner O’Shields 1883--1941.
Elizabeth McCravy Lawson 1877--1943
5. Pearl Ester
O’Shields--1886--1956. She married J.Fred Harrelson
1882--1956
6. Dexter Edwin O’Shields 1889--1986.
Married Clara Belle Goodwin 1892-1952
7. Emma Blanche
O’Shields -1891-1968
8. Tweet Alta O’Shields
1893--1980. Married John Alexander Wood
1886--1964
Annie Elizabeth
O'Shields
WIFE OF COUNTY AUDITOR EXPIRES AFTER ILLNESS
OF SEVERAL WEEKS.
Jan 14-1928
Mrs. Annie Elizabeth OShields 63
wife of W.G.S. O Shields County Auditor died at her home, 244
Arch Street at 449 this morning after an illness of eight
weeks. The Funeral services will be conducted from M.t
Calvary Presbyterian Church at Walnut Grove at 3:30
Sunday afternoon, By Rev Henry Wade Dubose of the First
Presbyterian Church and Rev. John D. Henderson. Pastor
of the second Presbyterian Church Interment will be made in
the Churchyard. Deceased is survived by her husband and
six children four sons and two daughters, Odom
O'Shields. W M O'Shields. M.W OShields D.L O'Shields, and Mrs,
CM Senn and Mrs. O. H Bogan. all of Spartanburg S.C and 14
Grand children . And the following half brothers and
sisters also survive her. W .W Hyatt, of the city C .M
Hyatt of Walnut Grove J .H. Hyatt Ed Hyatt Lonnie Hyatt and
Jesse Hyatt of West Springs, Mrs. Lillie Pickens of West
Spnngs and Mrs. Sallie Scott Union, and Mrs Emma Hyatt of West
Spring . Annie Elizabeth Hyatt O'Shields born Jan 2
1865, death Jan 14 1928 buriel in the Cemetery of Mt. Calvary
Presbyterian Church, Walnut Grove, SC.
researched by
Patrick and Doris O'Shields, 2004 (contributed August
2010)
O’Shields is Taken; Final Rites
Tuesday
County Auditor for 32 ½ years dies at home of
Daughter
County Auditor for many years died this
morning at 4:20 o’clock At the home of his daughter Mrs C.M
Senn 164 Branch Street following a long illiness,.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 3:30
o’clock from the Mt. Calvary Presbyterian Church, Burial will
be in the Church yard. Auditor for 32 ½ Years, Mr
O’Shields a native and a life long resident of the county was
Spartanburg County Auditor for 32 ½ years and was employed in
offices at the courthouse for around 45 years. He was
seceded as Auditor by Harold Murph around four years
ago. Mr O’Shields was 75 years old. His health
began to fail prior to his leaving the office of
Auditor. He has been confined to bed for three months
prior to his death. Mr O’Shields was the son of the late
Drayton and Julia Smith O’Shields and was born and
reared in the Walnut Grove section. He farmed before entering
Public life before offering and being Elected County Auditor.
Mr O’Shields was Magistrate, Clerk to the Supervisor’s Office.
Clerk in the judge of probate’s office and was employed for a
time in the treasurer’s office.
Survivors
Surviving are four children Mrs Senn
with whom he was making his home at the time of his
death. Wallace M O’Shields of Pauline Manley W O’Shields
of Pearl street City and D.L O’Shields of Greenville. 27
grandchildren , eight great -grandchildren and a brother H.W
O’Shields of Pauline.
The funeral services at Mt, Calvary tomorrow will be
conducted by the Rev John D Henderson R,H Parnell the Rev Mr.
Hardy the Rev C.B Prince and the Rev C.E Vermillion.
Nephews will serve as active pall-bearers.
Pallbearers
Honorary
pallbearers including officials and employes at the court
house follow; Harold Murph, D.P Rogers, Paul M. Murph, W.R
Cathcart, J.W Davenport, D.E Hydrick, E.W Miller, Walter B
Aiken, Dewey D Foster, JP Darden, J.F Brooks, J.H Brannon,
Stacy W Burnett, SS Pettit, C.L Harrison, RH Ashmore, Leroy
Moore.
Also J.W Plyler John M Barry, J.L.M Williams,
Samuel R Watt, J Allen Lambrant, S.M Henry, M.P Hayes, B.B
Brockman, O.L Brady, F.S Moore, JP Bolton, O.B
Edge.
Also E.J Thornton, R.W Byars, Joe L Bailey,
C.N Hill, J.P Snow, WW McKinney, W.T Marian, CE Carruth, BM
Ross, G.E Goforth, Roy Lister, John Kirby, WC Alverson , R.R
Southern, L.L Cooksey and George Pruette...Spartanburg News paper October 24 ,
1938.
These 2
Death notice’s as it was written in
the newspapers in Spartanburg in Oct of 1938. Transcribed
& contributed of Patrick Ryan O’Shields, Grandson of W.G.S
O’Shields.
Hold service for
Veteran Auditor Here
W.G.S O’Shields was county Auditor for many
years
Funeral services for W.G.S.
O’Shields 75., Spartanburg county Auditor for many
years
Who died yesterday morning were to be conducted at 3;30
o’clock this afternoon at the Mt.Calvary Presbyterian Church
by the Rev J,D Henderson R,H Purnell the Rev H.B Hardy the Rev
C,B Prince and the Rev C.E Vermillion. Nephew will serve
as active Pallbearers, County officials and employes, as
follows were to serve as the honorary escort: Harold Murph,
D.P Rogers, Paul M Murph, W.R Cathcart, J,W Davenport, D.E
Hydrick, E.W Miller, Walter B Aiken, Dewey W .Foster, John F
Darden, J.F Brooks, J.H Brannon , Stacy W Burnett, S.S.Pettit,
C.L Harrison, R,H Ashmore and Leroy Moore. Others in Escort also J.W Plyer, John
M.Barry, J.L.M Williams, Samuel R Watts, J.Allen Lambright,
Sam M.Henry, M.P Hayes, B.B Brockman, O.L Brady, F.S Moore J.P
Bolton, O.B Edge, E.J Thronton, R,W Byars, Joe L Baily
Clarence, N Hill, John P.Snow, W.W.McKinney ,Wikes T Martin,
C.E Carruth, B.Max Ross, George E Goforth , Roy Lister, John
Kirby, W,C Alverson, R,R Southern, L.L Cooksey and George
Pruette.
Mr O’Shields died at 4:20 yesterday morning at the home of
his daughter Mrs,C,M Senn at 164 Branch Street . Death ended a
long illiness the last three months of Mr O’Shields life being
spent in bed.
Native of County
A native and Life-long
resident of the County Mr O’Shields was County Auditor for 32 ½ years and was employed in
Various Capacities by the county for more than 45 years ,
Before being elected to the office of Auditor.. He served as
magistrate clerk in the supervisor’s office clerk of the
probate Judges Office and as clerk in the Treasurer’s
office.
He was the son of the late
Drayton and Julia Smith O’Shields and was born and reared in
the Walnut Grove section before entering public office he was
engaged in farming for a number of years.
Since being succeeded to the
office of Auditor four years ago by the present incumbent
,Harold Murph he has made his home with his daughter Mrs
Senn.
Surviving are four children, Mrs
Senn and Manley W O’Shields both of the city Wallace M
O’Shields of Pauline and D.L O’Shields of Greenville 27
Grandchildren: eight Great grandchildren and a brother H.W
O’Shields of Pauline.
Lawrence Jesse Owens
Lawrence
Jesse Owens, 79, of Route 1 died Saturday morning at 3 [or 8]
at General Hospital after a brief illness. He was a
retired textile worker and farmer and was a native of Oconee
and was a member of Drayton Baptist Church. He was the
son of the late Thomas and Martha Smith Owens. Surviving are
his wife, Mrs. Dora O'Shields Owens of the home, six
daughters, Mrs. H. F. Graham and Mrs. Earl Buchanan, both of
Rutherfordton, NC, Mrs. E. B. Collier III of Greenville, Mrs.
Paul Caldwell of Drayton, Mrs. G. A. Rogers and Mrs. Wally
Dean, both of Spartanburg; three sons, Purcel A. Owens of
Spindale, NC, Tommy Owens of Tarpoon Springs, Fla., and DeWitt
C. Owens of Spartanburg; and a stepson, William O'Shields of
Spartanburg Route 1; two brothers, Steve Owens of Sylva, NC
and Robert Owens of Walhalla; 21 grandchildren and 14
great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted
today at 3 p.m. at the Drayton Baptist Church by the Revs.
Cromer, W. B. Thorn, J. M. Long and W. G. Newman. Burial will
be in the Sunset Memorial Gardens. The body is at the
home and will be placed in the church at 2 p.m.
Pallbearers are Clifton, Carl, and Dennis Rogers, Franklin
Graham, Jim Whitehead, and Glenn Rogers. The J. F. Floyd
Mortuary is in charge. (Printed in the Spartanburg Herald-Journal on
October 2, 1960, contributed by Andrew
Staton) |
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