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2 The Index-Journal, Greenwood, S.C, July 4, 1990 Deaths and funerals WILLIAM CATOE BETHUNE William Clyde Catoe, 73, husband of Frances Inez Mangum Catoe, died July 3, 1990. Born in Kershaw, he was a son of the late Henry and Etta Faulkenberry Catoe. He was a member of Timrod Baptist Church, Lynchwood Masonic Lodge No. 197 and Woodman of the World. Surviving, in addition to his wife of the home, are five sons, Harold Catoe of Kershaw, Glenn Catoe of Camden and Donnie, Wayne and Kenneth Catoe, all of Bethune; two daughters, Mrs.

William (Frances) Boone of Greenwood and Loretta Rodgers of Bethune; three brothers, Jason Catoe of Asheboro, N.C., and Woodrow and Howard Catoe, both County (Continued from page 1) board will serve their remaining terms, and the next appointments to the board will be made to reflect the new ordinance. Council on Tuesday also approved a resolution authorizing Chairman Carroll Brooks to sign an application for a federal Community Development Block Grant to be used for the Sara Lee project on U.S. 25 North. Sara Lee plans to build a knit-products plant at the U.S. 25 North site and is expected to employ as many as 1,000 people.

Also on Tuesday, council honored four county employees who retired at the end of June: Pat Estes, who retired as clerk of court; Gene Fagan, who retired from the Probate Judge's office; Sgt. Ray Faulkner, who retired from the Greenwood County Sheriffs Department: and Capt. MRS. HAZEL B. HOWELL TALLAHASSEE, JTA.

Hazel Bledsoe Howell, 67, of Route 16 Box 5727, died July 3, 1990 at Humana Hospital in Augusta, Ga. A daughter of the late Frank and Estelle Murrell, she was a bomemaker and a member of Lake Ellen Baptist Church. Surviving are six daughters, Lorine Trotter of Eastover, S.C, Joann Cruce and Bonnie Coggins, both of Tallahassee, Doris Pearce of Memphis, Jeri Grobe of Columbia, S.C., and Janice Prior of Beech Island, S.C.; four sons, Glenn Bledsoe of Beech Island, Jackie Bledsoe of Leesville and Wayne Bledsoe of Orange Park, two sisters, Juanita Miller of Ninety Six, S.C, and Virginia Derrick of Ridge Spring; and three brothers, Arthur Murell of Earl Murrell of Johnston, S.C, and Jimmy Murrell of Edgefield, S.C. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Edgefield First Baptist Church.

Burial will be in Sunset Gardens Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Edgefield Mercantile Funeral Home. The family is at the home of Jimmy Murrell, Columbia Road, Edgefield. RODNEY DEL TUMBLIN Rodney Del Tumblin, 29, of 212 Crestmont died July 4, 1990, at his home. Born in Laurens County, he was a son of Mrs.

Ruth Faulkner Tumblin and the late Ronald F. Tumblin. He was a member of Northside Baptist Church. Surviving, in addition to his mother of the home, are a sister, Rhonda Elizabeth Tumblin of the home; two brothers, Timothy Paul Simmons of Greenwood and John Wesley Tumblin of Hickory Tavern. Services will be at 2 p.m.

AUDREY G. KELLEY NINETY SIX Audrey Gilbert Kelley, 75, of Route 3 Siloam. Church Road, widow of Ray Bruce Kelley died July 3, 1990 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Greenville, she was a daughter of the late Montee and Delia Gresham Gilbert. She was retired from Greenwood Mills, Ninety Six Plant and was a member of the Quarter Century Club.

She was a volunteer at the Greenwood Methodist Home and a member of Cambridge United Methodist Church where she was a member of United Methodist Women, the Tuesday Morning Bible Study and the Cambridge Club. Surviving are six sons, Ray B. Kelley Douglas M. Kelley and Graham R. Kelley, all of Greenwood, Doyle C.

Kelley of Ninety Six, C. Aubrey Kelley of Ashtabula, and Dennis E. Kelley of Greenville; a sister, Mrs. Grady (Margaret) Hall of Greenville; and 25 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Services will be at 11 a.m.

Thursday at Cambridge United Methodist Church with the Rev. George Owens and Dr. Wesley Farr officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be grandsons.

Honorary escort will be members of Granny Davis Sunday School Class, the Ladies Sunday School Class, the Mens Sunday School Class and the Cambridge Club, all of Cambridge United Methodist Church. The body is at Harley Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight and will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. Thursday. The family is at the home of a son, Graham Kelley, Siloam Church Road. The family requests flowers be omitted and memorials be made to Cambridge United Methodist Church.

MRS. SHERRYL HALL Mrs. Graham Sherryl Hall, 41, wife of Jimmy C. Hall, of 113 Kingswood Ct, died July 3, 1990 Midweek holiday (Continued from page 1) summer estate is along the town's oceanfront, watched from aboard a Coast Guard vessel. Bush's five-day stay in Maine was set to end before the holiday did.

He flies to London tonight for a NATO summit. Detroit staged its fireworks extravaganza on Monday night. About 1 million people flocked to the banks of the Detroit River for the joint celebration with Windsor, Ontario, across the river. But Ridgewood, N.J., canceled its fireworks show for the first time in 40 years after police said they' couldn't hire enough officers for crowd control. "It was just getting out of hand," said police Capt.

Anthony Cortazzo. Habits council Albert M. McAllister, who also retired from the Sheriff's Department. Council approved allowing Estes to work in the Clerk of Court's office for approximately two more months to help out during this summer's General Sessions Court. Pat Darragh is the new clerk of court.

Council on Tuesday also heard from Gene Pinson, director of the county Veterans Affairs office. Pinson told council members that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs had spent $399.8 million in South Carolina during the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, 1989. In Greenwood County, the VA expenditure was $4.56 million during the same period, about $500,000 more than the previous year.

Pinson presented the figures as information. New Yorkers don't have much inclination to exercise or maybe they don't have much time. Seventy-four percent reported getting less than three 20-minute sessions of leisure-time physical activity a week. Washington state was best, at 45 percent. Tobacco is taboo in Utah, where just 15 percent smoke.

Binge drinking is rarest in the nation's capital, just 7 percent. "Heavy drinking" 60 drinks a month ranged from 3 percent in North Dakota to 11 percent in New Hampshire. Just 7 percent of Hawailans ignore their seat belts, compared with 67 percent in South Dakota. log ing under the influence, shoplifting, breach of trust, fraudulent check, annoying phone calls, criminal domestic violence, and petty larceny Tuesday. VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS Greenwood County Volunteer Fire Departments Stations 50, 30, and 20 responded to calls of woods fire, fuel leaks and vehicle fires Tuesday.

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES The Greenwood County Emergency Medical Services answered requests for emergency transport from Davis Street, Peachtree Street, the National Guard Armory, Cokesbury Gardens, North Pointe Exxon, Seaboard Avenue, U.S. 25 North, Emerald Road, Brooks Road, Grace Street, Siloam Church Road, and Buzzard Roost Tuesday and Wednesday. Celebrations of Chester; and four sisters, Mrs. Roy (Elise) Turner of West Columbia, Mrs. Bob (Etta) Straw of Alabama and Mrs.

John (Janie Mae) Adams and Mrs. James (Madgelene) Brakefield, both of Chester. Services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at Timrod Baptist Church. Burial, with Masonic rites, will be in the church cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Cauthen Funeral Home, Kershaw Chapel. Memorials may be made to Bethune Rescue Squad. MRS. NETTIE Y. THOMAS EDGEFIELD Mrs.

Nettie Y. Thomas, 84, died July 2, 1990. Born in Saluda County, she was a daughter of the late Louis and Emma Yonce. She was a member of Mount Calvary Lutheran Church. Surviving are two daughters, Edith Sleister of North Augusta and Barbara Corley of Seneca.

Services will at 11 a.m. Thursday at Edgef ield-Mercantile Funeral Home. Burial will be in East View Cemetery. Memorials may be made to North Augusta First Baptist Church family life or Mattie C. Hall Nursing Home of Aiken.

Old Glory (Continued from page 1) ment. "I promise you your government will keep it and treasure it and use it as a reminder of the greatness that is America," Reagan said before he recited the Pledge of Allegiance in front of the flag. The next year, the Great American Flag was shunted to the less glamorous East Potomac Park. Then the banner was dumped in a dark warehouse in a remote corner of Washington. It's been there ever since.

"Here we have the flag always in the news, people thinking of ways to legislate respect for the flag," Silverfine said. "And here we have the biggest American flag, which because of its sheer size has the power to uplift the spirits. And it sitting in this big, almost empty warehouse." Silverfine, who runs an advertising agency in New York, said a few months ago a friend asked whatever happened to the big banner. Silverfine tracked the flag to the warehouse. (Continued from page 1) In reporting the results, the CDC said unhealthy behavior patterns vary considerably from state to state.

In Kentucky, 34 percent reported they were smokers, worst among the states. But just 1.4 percent reported drinking too much and driving in the previous month, one of the best rates in the nation. South Carolina rated worse than the national median in I weight, sedentary lifestyles, smoking and not wearing seat belts. Other survey extremes: New Mexico is the slimmest state, with just 15 percent of the respondents overweight. City SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT A bullet fired from a high-powered rifle narrowly missed a man in the guard shack at Fuji Film Co.

Tuesday night, according to Greenwood County Sheriff's Department reports. Reports said the bullet smashed through the back of the trailer around 10:20 p.m. Tuesday, demolishing an electric heater 12 inches from the man's leg. No other details were available, but the man was apparently unhurt. Investigators are treating the incident as an accident.

Deputies also investigated reports of assault and battery, damage to personal property, auto breaking, burglary, possession of marijuana, and malicious injury to real property Tuesday and Wednesday. POLICE DEPARTMENT The Greenwood City Police Department answered calls on driv 1 MILLIE DORN Services planned for Mrs. Dorn Mrs. Mildred Johnson "Millie" Dorn, 65, wife of former U.S. Representative William Jennings Bryan Dorn, of Barratt House, Callison Highway, died July 2, 1990 at Self Memorial Hospital.

Born April 25, 1925 in Coats, N.C, she was a daughter of the late Jonah C. and Alice Thornton Johnson. She attended Campbell University and was a graduate of the University of North Carolina at, Chapel Hill. After graduation, she was a member of the editorial staff of "U.S. News and World Report" magazine in Washington, D.C., covering the U.S.

Congress. After she married Dorn in 1948, she became a key advisor and active participant in her husband's campaign for governor. She was a major link between her husband and the press during the campaign. In addition to being married to one of South Carolina's most prominent politicians, she served as an informal political advisor to the Democratic Party during the late 1970s and early 1980s, particularly during Dora's tenure as chairman of the state party. She was a member of Ebenezer Presbyterian Church in Coats, N.C, and a member of the Benson Sunday School Class of the First Baptist Church in Greenwood.

She was also a member of Unit I Garden Club, the Board of Visitors of Presbyterian College, Clinton, and a member of Athenian Study Club. in addition to her husband of the home, are three daughters, Mrs. Bruce (Brianna) Lawrence of Charleston, Mrs. James (Olivia) Kennedy of Greensboro, N.C, and Debbie Dorn Pracht of Anderson; two sons, William Jennings Bryan Dorn Jr. of New York City, N.Y., and the Rev.

Johnson Griffith Dorn of Gastonia, N.C; five sisters, Mrs, William (Alice) Beckett of Fort Washington, Mrs. Warren (Joan) Rainbolt of Rockville, Mrs. Wayne (Sue) Richey of Nunnelly, Mrs. Milt (Joyce) Farmer of Spring Hope, N.C, and Mrs. H.L.

(Gayle) Sorrell of Coats; two brothers, Jonah C. Johnson Jr. and Stacey Johnson, both of Coats; and four grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church with Dr.

Carlton Allen and Dr. Larry Jackson officiating. Burial will be in Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery in Callison. Pallbearers will be Gerald Mack Fleming, Joseph M. Wider, Steve C.

Griffith, Frank Wideman, Edward E. Poliakoff, Judge John C. Tracey, William P. Beacham, David Peden, James F. Coggins, G.P.

Callison Sr. and G. William Thomason. The body is at Blyth Funeral Home and will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. Thursday.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. The family is at the home. The family requests flowers be omitted and memorials be made to Millie Dorn Political Science Scholarship Fund, co Lander College, Greenwood 29649. Events (Continued from page 1) Columbia Marionettes and the Twin City jazz band. Sesquicentennial State Park in Columbia will hold a fishing tournament with prizes awarded for the largest bass or bream caught between 8 a.m.

and noon and for the smallest fish caught between 10 a.m. and noon. In Greenville, Freedom Weekend Aloft will wind up a weeklong celebration with a concert by Georgia Satellites and a fireworks display. South Carolina motorists this Fourth of July week will find relief at the gas pumps. The average cost per gallon is $1.16, down 8.4 cents from last year, according to the AAA Carolina Motor Club.

Thursday at Parker-White Funeral Home with the Rev. Ralph James officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Gardens. The body is at the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight. The family is at the home.

MRS. BETTY J. TAYLOR CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. -Mrs. Elizabeth "Betty" Johnston Taylor, 73, of Neilsen Rest Home, died June 28, 1990 at New Hanover Hospital in Wilmington, N.C.

Born in Edgecomb County, N.C, she was a daughter of the late Henry Johnston Sr. and Lizzie Nash Johnston. She was a member of the Episcopal Church in Carolina Beach. Surviving are a daughter, Shirley Hastings of Greenwood, S.C; two adopted daughters, Lin Martin of Carolina Beach and Dot Pearson of Ware Shoals, S.C.; and two grandchildren. Graveside services were Thursday, June 29, 1990 at 2 p.m.

at Calvary Episcopal Church in Tarboro, N.C Honorary escort was the nursing staff at Neilson Rest Home. Carlisle Funeral Home in Tarboro was in charge. MRS. VERA SWEAT SALUDA Mrs. Vera Campbell Sweat, 82, formerly of 3030 South Main widow of Jim Sweat, died July 3, 1990 at Self Memorial Hospital.

Born in Spartanburg County, she was a daughter of the late Jeff and Exer Milwood Campbell. She was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church. Surviving are a son, Ernest Bailey of Ward; a grandson, three great-grandchildren and three step-grandchildren. Services will be at 4 p.m.

Thursday at Ramey Funeral Home with the Rev. Glenn Hipp officiating. Burial will be in Saluda Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. The family is at the home of Ernest and Corine Bailey, Route 1, Highway 39, Ward.

MENDEL L. FOWLER TURNERVILLE, GA. -Mendel L. Fowler, 67, husband of Sara Whitaker Foster Fowler, of Thacker Road, died July 2, 1990 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Asheville, N.C Born in Greenville, he was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II and a'member of Turnerville Church of God.

Surviving, in addition to his wife of Turnerville, are a daughter, Sue Osborne of College Park, Ga. four sons, Shannon Fowler of Winder, Clenton Fowler of Conyers, Clayton Fowler of Fayetteville, and Stephen Foster of Brooklyn, N.Y.; three sisters, Willie Mae Henderson and Everyne Hayden, both of Slater, and Dessie Burrell of Marietta, and two brothers, Carl Fowler of Greenville, S.C, and Roy Fowler of Greenwood, S.C. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Whitfield Funeral Home, Cornelia, Ga. Burial will be in VFW Memorial Park, De-morest, Ga.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Edgefield County, she was a daughter of Mrs. Elsie Ouzts Johnson and the late Graham H. Ouzts.

She was a secretary for First Assembly of God Church and a former employee of Farm Bureau Insurance Co. She was a member of Providence Pentecostal Holiness Church where she was secretary-treasurer, leader of Women's Ministries and leader of Girls Entering the Masters Service (GEMS). Surviving, in addition to her husband of the home and her mother of Greenwood, are three sons, Brian C. Hall and Randall Scott Hall, both of Greenwood and Jason M. Hall of the home; a sister, Sybil Cromer of Greenwood; a brother, the Rev.

Randy Ouzts of Greenwood; and two grandsons. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Harley Funeral Home with the Rev. Tim Williamson, the Rev. Hayes Riddle and the Rev.

Roscoe Bryan officiating. Burial will be in Friendship Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Marc Cromer, Darin Cromer, Aubrey Russ Terrell, Travis Ouzts, Dewey Ouzts, Truman Summer and Bobby Madden. Honorary escort will be David Hill, Laurin Young, James Guinn, Howard Carr, John Cox, Troy Cox, Barry Bryan, the Rev. Jimmy Bryan, Dr.

William Gray and Jennifer Madden, along with members of Women's Ministry of Providence Pentecostal Holiness Church and members of GEMS. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. The family is at the home. Memorials may be made to Providence Pentecostal Holiness Church Building Fund, co Rev. Tim WUliamson, 660 Kirskey Greenwood 29646.

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I was stationed there." Brian Herman "I remember the kids shooting fireworks at me off the end of the diving board." Sarah Rash (N.C.) "The best Fourths are the ones with fireworks. My husband and I will drive around to see them." Pearlie Miller "When I was about 6, 1 remember seeing fireworks in New York. All the fireworks lit up the sky." Sarah Butler "About 10 years ago, my seven sisters and three brothers came to town and we had a traditional 4th food on the grill, watermelon, playing in the pool, and fireworks. It was really special." Linda Croushore "Two years ago, my dad was chased off the dock at my grandparents' by firecrackers. It was funny." Tommy Zeitler (Continued from page 1) and no one caught any fish." Juan Maldonado "When I was a kid, a bottle rocket flew into this girl's hair, blew up, and caught her hair on fire." Donna Harrison "When I was about 12, we had a family gathering at my grandfather's farm.

We caught fish, had a big fish fry, and ate slices of watermelon." L.M. Allison "Last year in Orlando, we blocked off our neighborhood, everyone barbecued and brought their own fireworks." Sky Connoyer (Fla.) "I remember when we were in Clemson and shot fireworks down the street like torpedoes." Sydney and Matthew Sefick (Neb.) "I remember seeing the fireworks coming out of Anaheim Stadium where I grew up and I remember the fireworks down at Fort Clayton in Panama when No serious injuries yard on Reynolds Sanders said. The car burst into flames after Hicklin had gotten out of the car, he added. Both drivers were taken to the Self Memorial Hospital emergency room where they were treated and released, according to a hospital spokesman. Hicklin was charged with driving too fast for conditions, Sanders said.

The Cor-onaca Fire Dept. responded to to call. (Staff photo by Patricia Edwards) Two people escaped serious injury late Tuesday when a car driven by a Greenwood man flipped and burned after being hit by another car on Reynolds Ave. A northbound car driven by James Blaine Hicklin III, 22, swerved into the path of a southbound car, driven by Shenequa Ann Cannady, 21, of Greenwood, according to Trooper Jim Sanders of the S.C. Highway Patrol.

The rear of I Hickiin's car hit the front of Cannady's carj and the impact flipped Hickiin's car into aj i.