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He was a graduate of Greenwood High School and retired from Greenwood Mills, Mathews Plant, where he was a member of the Quarter Century Club. He was a US Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict, was a member of Mathews Lodge No. 358 A.F.M. and Mathews United Methodist Church. Surviving are his daughter, Sherian Laughlin and her husband, Steve, of Hodges; three sons, Bob Medlock and his wife, Diane, of Greenwood, Don Medlock and his wife, Cathy, of Cummings, GA, and Sid Cole and his wife, Brenda, of Greenwood; a brother, Claude Bradberry of Greenville; grandchildren, Rechelle Jordan, Michael Rodgers, Kevin Medlock, Troy Cole, Chad Rodgers, Brian Medlock, Clay Laughlin, Angie Black and Jeffery Medlock; 20 great-grandchildren; and a special nephew and niece, Travis Thompson of Oklahoma and Christi Smith of New Mexico.

Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Harley Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Alvin Hodges and the Rev. Jimmy Tucker officiating. Burial, with military honors, will be in Oakbrook Memorial Park.

Pallbearers will be Jimmy Driggers, Donny Riggins, Darby Bell, Jay Jordan, Dusty Strickland and Bryan Summey. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday from 2 to 3 p.m. The family is at the home of his son, Sid Cole, 223 Chipley Road, Greenwood. Memorials may be made to Hospice House, 408 West Alexander Avenue, Greenwood, SC 29646. Messages may be sent to the family by visiting www.harley funeralhome.com.

Gay Charles Elisabeth Gray Scurry Charles, 85, resident of 1207 Highway 72 West, wife of William K. Charles, died September 5, 2011, at her home. Born in Greenwood, December 22, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Dr. C.J. and Lila Malone Scurry.

She graduated from Furman University in 1946, earning a BS Degree in home economics and attended Traphagen School of Design in New York City. Mrs. Charles was a member of Main Street United Methodist Church, the Ivy Garden Club, Danse de Noel, D.A.R., U.D.C. and the Greenwood Club. For many years she was a substitute teacher for the Greenwood School District 50 and enjoyed the many bridge clubs with which she was associated.

She dedicated herself to her family and friends. She was a most gracious lady. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Charles was predeceased by two brothers, Dr. Jack C.

Scurry and Dr. R. Brooks Scurry. Surviving, in addition to her husband of the home, are her children, W. Kim Charles, III and Scurry Charles and wife Gemma of Greenwood and Cathy Charles Heard and husband Tommy of Columbia; grandchildren, Elizabeth Charles and Will Charles, both of Arlington, VA, Elisabeth Gray Heard of Columbia, Scurry Charles, Jr.

and Bennett Charles, both of Greenwood. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday at Main Street United Methodist Church, with Rev. Terry Martin and Rev. Paul Frey officiating.

Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be her nephews. The body is at Blyth Funeral Home and will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. Thursday. The family is at the home.

Memorials may be made to Main Street United Methodist Church, 211 N. Main Street, Greenwood, SC, 29646 or to the charity of choice. For online condolences please visit www.blythfuneral home.com. Blyth Funeral Home Cremation Services is assisting the Charles family. Elizabeth T.

Cooper Janie Elizabeth Timms Cooper, 84, of 2281 Montague Ave. wife of James A. Cooper, died Sept. 6 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Greenwood, she was a daughter of the late Jesse and Martha Hodges Timms.

She was a member of Northside Baptist Church where she attended the Dorcas Sunday School class. She was a former member of Walnut Grove Baptist Church. Surviving, in addition to her husband and a son, Keith Cooper, both of the home, are three sisters, Mildred McAlister of Greenwood, Martha T. Ezell and Frances Bell Long, both of Hodges. She was predeceased by two brothers, Melvin and Paul Timms.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Parker- White Funeral Home Chapel in Ware Shoals, with Rev. Jeff Lethco and Rev. George Hill officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Memorial Gardens.

Pallbearers will be Jimmy and Kenneth Timms, Robert Bell, Tim Maffett, Earl Gentry and Walter Griffith. A praise service will follow at 1 p.m. at Northside Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Parker-White Funeral Home in Ware Shoals.

The family is at the home. Memorials may be made to the Arthritis Foundation, PO Box 96280, Washington, DC 20077. Online condolences may be made at www.ParkerWhitePruitt.com. Gregory Leon Hill Mr. Gregory Leon Hill, 51, of 111 Satcher Avenue, died September 1, 2011 at his home.

He was born in Greenwood County November 11, 1959, a son of the late Henry Hill and Morine Minyard Hill. He was a former member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church and a graduate of Edgewood High School. He was formerly employed with Greenwood Mills. Surviving are three sons, Xavier McGraw and Delsym Hill of Greenwood and Gregory Hill of Columbia, SC; one daughter, Kellie McGraw of Griffin, GA; two brothers, Calvin Hill of Greenwood and Dr.

James Robinson (Wanda) of Ponderosa, CA; one sister, Maggie Key of Atlanta, GA; two grandchildren, Kesean R. George and Kiersten George; one uncle, Calvin Hill of Ninety Six, SC; and a host of other nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Funeral services will be Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at Living Word Tabernacle of Faith, with Bishop Bernard Newsome officiating. Burial will be in Ninety Six Community Cemetery.

Pallbearers and flower bearers will be friends of the family. The body will be placed in the church at 2:30. The family is at the home. Online condolences may be to the family at www.percival tompkinsfuneralhome.com. Percival Tompkins Funeral Home is honored to serve the Hill family.

HoraCE BradBErry GREENWOOD COUNTY Horace Bradberry, 425 Stevens Greenwood Gay Charles, 1207 Highway 72 Greenwood Elizabeth T. Cooper, 2281 Montague Ave. Extension, Greenwood Gregory Leon Hill, 111 Satcher Greenwood VISITATIONS TODAY BRADBERRY, Horace, 2-3, Harley Funeral Home. CASSELL, Ken, Cannon Funeral Home, Fountain Inn. COOPER, Elizabeth, 6-8, Parker-White Funeral Home, Ware Shoals.

WELLS, Doug, 1-2, Parker-White Funeral Home, Ware Shoals. FUNERALS TODAY BRADBERRY, Horace, 3, Harley Funeral Home. CASSELL, Ken, 3, Cannon Funeral Home, Fountain Inn. FULLER, Doris, 11, graveside, Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Abbeville. PITTS, Eva, 10, graveside, 10:30 memorial, Friendship Baptist Church, Laurens.

Visitation after memorial service. SMITH, David, 11, Pruitt Funeral Home, Honea Path. WELLS, Doug, 2, Parker-White Funeral Home, Ware Shoals. OBITUARY POLICIES Short death notices are published at no charge. They consist of name, age, address of deceased, or of, date of death, place of death, home where family members are gathered and funeral home in charge of arrangements.

Visitations and services for the current day are included on the Deaths and Funerals list. Obituaries including other information are charged $14.50 per column inch. Pictures will increase the notice length and be charged accordingly. All obituaries are handled through the newsroom obituary desk: (864) 223-1811; email, QUALITY INS TA LLA TION AKES THE DIFFERENCE 164883 We Sell: ile Laminate Vi nyl Floorin Carpet Rug Bindin JIMMY REAGAN SERVING GREENWOOD RESIDENTS FOR OVER 50 YEARS HOURS: on-Fri 10am-6pm Saturday by Appointment Uptown Gr eenwood 122 Maxwell Av enue 864-229-1376 GrEGory L. HiLL Prior to the war, Wood said she recalls Smith sending the family souvenirs from the various places where he was stationed, such as Hawaii, Japan and Germany.

But not wanting to brag about his accomplishments in Vietnam, Wood said Smith kept quiet about the war. Smith was recognized for his accomplishments during the Vietnam War, being awarded a Purple Heart and several other medals from the military. proud of him because of the heroic acts that he did, especially at the airport when it was Wood said. With The Wall That Heals now in Greenwood, Wood said she looks forward to honoring those who lost their lives in Vietnam and hopes to share the experience with her uncle. She is unsure whether Smith will understand what the memorial wall is for or be able to remember his time serving in the war, but she is nevertheless excited to see the wall with him and honor his achievements.

proud to be an American and to be able to stand up there with she said. SMITH Continued from 1A the government, their attorneys said. Rita Bixby home at the time of the shootings, but prosecutors said she planned the ambush on the next law officer to come to their home and took their disabled son away for his own safety. Wilson, who was sent as a mediator, was shot Dec. 8, 2003, while standing on the front porch of the Bixby home, and his body was dragged inside.

Ouzts, who arrived to check on Wilson, was shot as he stepped out of his patrol car. The shootings sparked a daylong gun battle with police. Officers were able to remove Ouzts, but he died on the way to the hospital. Wilson died of blood loss while handcuffed inside the Bixby home. defense argued, among other things, that admitting the letters Steven Bixby wrote in prison following his arrest violated her Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses against her and that they were unnecessarily prejudicial, because her guilt was not in question.

In the letters, also used earlier in his death penalty case, Steven Bixby described how he took gun, handcuffed the dying man, dragged him inside the house and read him Miranda rights. The letters also give his explanation for shooting the officers, refer ence statements between him and his father, and allude to conversations he had with a woman. The appeals court ruled those conversations were admissible and not hearsay. The court also ruled the letters and conversations were non-testimonial and therefore violate right to cross examination. And it ruled the evidence was necessary to prove accusations that Rita Bixby was an accessory before a murder.

Rita attorney, public defender Elizabeth Franklin-Best, said she will ask the court to reconsider. If it she will ask the state Supreme Court to review the case. BIXBY Continued from 1A to a Florida nuclear power plant and an Indiana coal- fired plant the companies are building. Tom Williams, a spokesman for Charlotte, N.C.,-based Duke, said those costs been a factor in South Carolina rates, but state regulators wanted assurances that they be in the future. The companies announced the merger in January and shareholders approved it last month.

The settlement agreement in South Carolina and one approved last week are part of regulatory approval that should be concluded by the end of the year. an important step. A very positive one, but one Williams said. Kentucky regulators are approving the merger with a single issue remaining involving a requirement that the merged 18-member board include someone from the Midwest. The North Carolina Justice Center said Tuesday the deals do enough.

Al Ripley, the advocacy director for housing and consumer affairs, said the settlement agreements ignore or address key issues, including power conservation, weath erization, rate increases and how power shutoffs are handled. For instance, the $650 million in fuel cost savings much of a return to consumers, Ripley said. concerned too low an amount to be returning to he added. Williams said it is clear customer benefit. not a hypothetical.

a substantial amount of Williams said. Nonetheless, rates will increase, said Mike Hughes, a spokesman for Raleigh, N.C.,-based Progress. roads, no matter what, lead to higher electricity he said. Duke and Progress both are seeking rate increases. Ripley said the settlement falls short on reducing demand for power that would ease the need to build power plants and pay for them with rate increases in the future.

Hughes notes the agreements call for spending $15 million in North Carolina and $3.7 million in South Carolina on a combination of things that include weath erization and home energy efficiency programs. Ripley said his group will continue to challenge approval of the merger. The merger will cost jobs. Progress Energy plans to cut at least 700 jobs or nearly half from its Raleigh corporate operations if the merger is approved as the corporate headquarters are combined in Charlotte. The Index-Journal is not responsible for money paid in advance to carriers.

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