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4A The Index-Journal, Greenwood, S.C. Friday, April 20, 2001 DEATHS AND FUNERALS Ida Argo ABBEVILLE Ida Cox Argo, 93, of 100 Langley wife of Coy Henry Argo, died April 19, 2001, at her home. Services will be announced by Harris Funeral Home, which is in charge. L.M. Corley SALUDA Luther Motte "L.M." Corley, 84, died April 19, 2001, at Saluda Nursing Center.

Born in Saluda County, he was a son of the late Luther Perry and Ona Long Corley. He retired from Milliken, Saluda Plant, and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include two sons, Kenneth D. Corley of Prosperity and Ted Corley of Saluda; a daughter, Iris Corley Riddle of Saluda; a brother, Joe E. Corley of Saluda; two sisters, Leona C.

Brown and Ruby C. Herlong, both of Saluda; six grandchildren and three great -grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Mayson Memorial Cemetery, conducted by the Revs. Ben Herlong and Bill McNeill.

Visitation is from 6-8 tonight at Ramey Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Saluda Nursing Center, P.O. Box 398, Saluda, S.C. 29138. Ramey Funeral Home is in charge.

Allie Mae Deal GREENWOOD Services for Allie Mae Anderson Deal, 78, of 554 Goode will be at 1 Saturday at Little Zion A.M.E. Church, conducted by the Rev. G.H. Oliver, assisted by Elder G.T. Devlin and the Revs.

Henderson N. Louden and Carnell Morton. The body will be placed in the church at noon. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Pallbearers and flower bearers are nephews and nieces.

Visitation is from 6-8 tonight at the home. Parks Funeral Home is in charge. Wilma Louise Hughes HODGES Wilma Louise Hughes, 70, of 509 Freetown Road, died April 19, 2001, at her home. Born in Greenwood, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Leona Robinson Stevens Henderson. She graduated from Columbia Hospital and retired from Self Memorial Hospital.

A member of Trinity United Methodist Church, she was also a member of the Garden Club, the Bridge Club, the Yellow Jasmine Club, the United Methodist Women, the Council on Ministry and the Charmelette WILMA Club. HUGHES Survivors include two sons, Robert Hughes of the home and Gregory Hughes of Hodges; a daughter, Jacqueline Hughes of the home; a sister, Doris Stevens Wilson of Greenwood; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The family is at the home. Services will be announced by Robinson Son Mortuary Greenwood, which is in charge. Kenneth L.

Powell GREENWOOD Kenneth Leslie Powell, 52, of 8-H Hyland Terrace Apartments, Smyrna, died April 19, 2001, at Emory Adventist Hospital in Smyrna. The family is at the home of Wayne and Betsy Powell, 107 Mayapple Lane, Greenwood. Services will be announced by Harley Funeral Home. Edna Sprouse Catlett PORTSMOUTH, VA Edna Sprouse Catlett, 84, of 4000 Block of Greenway Ct. West, Portsmouth, Va.

died April 19, 2001 at a local hospital. Born in Abbeville, SC, she was married to the late Harvey Joe Catlett. She was retired from Norfolk Naval Supply Center and a member of Grove Park Baptist Church. She is survived by a stepson, Corbin Catlett, of Portsmouth, two sisters, Virginia Robertson of Ninety Six, SC and Lucille Medlock of Laurens, SC. She was preceded in death by a brother, Sloan Sprouse.

Other survivors include three nieces, Joyce Leary of GA and Brenda Turner and Elaine Rhodes, both of SC. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, April 21, 2001, at 2 P.M. at Snellings Funeral Home, Churchland Chapel, with the Rev. Terry Riddle presiding. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday from 6 to 8 P.M. Memorial donations may be sent to Grove Park Baptist Church. Snellings Funeral Home, Churchland Chapel is in charge. The above paid obituary is published as requested to accommodate those desiring more information than is provided in traditional death and funeral notices. Such obituaries are prepared and billed through our Advertising Department at 223-1411.

30586 GREENWOOD COUNTY Allie Mae Deal, 554 Goode Greenwood Wilma Louise Hughes, 509 Freetown Road, Hodges Kenneth L. Powell, Greenwood I Mary Shoemaker, 102 Hutson Greenwood Elizabeth Wiley Wideman, 235-B Brooks Stuart Drive, Greenwood ABBEVILLE COUNTY Ida Argo, 100 Langley Abbeville MCCORMICK COUNTY George Kennedy Williams, 110 Cypress Drive, McCormick SALUDA COUNTY L.M. Corley, Saluda OUTSIDE S.C. 1 Edna Sprouse Catlett, Portsmouth, Va. VISITATIONS TODAY CATLETT, Edna, 6-8, Snellings Funeral Home, Churchland Chapel, Portsmouth, Va.

CORLEY, 6-8, Ramey Funeral Home, Saluda. DEAL, Allie Mae, 6-8, at the home, 554 Goode St. ELMORE, Lee Voncia, evening, at the home, 204 Sycamore Drive. HARVEY, Dorothy, 2-3, First Baptist Church of Ware Shoals. RICE, Barbara, viewing begins at noon, Robinson-Walker Funeral Service, Ware Shoals.

SHOEMAKER, Mary, Harris Baptist Church. a WIDEMAN, Elizabeth, 7-8, Percival-Tompkins Funeral Home. WILSON, Kimberly, 7-8, at the home of Betty Bowman, 313-A Byrd Greenwood, and of Josh Harling, 405 Freetown Road, Hodges. SERVICES TODAY CLARK, Edward, 2, Chestnut Hill Baptist Church, Saluda. CLARK, Elliott, 2, Willow Springs Baptist Church, Edgefield County.

FLICK, H. Merrill, 1, John Calvin Presbyterian Church, Florence. HARVEY, Dorothy, 3, First Baptist Church, Ware Shoals. HOLLINGSWORTH, Benjamin, 3, graveside, Crescent Hill Memorial Gardens, Columbia. LUQUIRE, BIll, 4, Blyth Funeral Home.

I SHOEMAKER, Mary, 2, Harris Baptist Church. Mary Shoemaker Shoemaker, 87, of 102 Hutson widow of Edgar Eugene Shoemaker, died April 18, 2001, at Self Memorial Hospital. GREENWOOD Mary Marcell Darnell Born in Laurens, she was a daughter of the late Jesse Mack and Mary Lou Gillespie Darnell. She retired from Parke and worked at Culp Shoes. She was a member of Harris Baptist Church and the TEL Sunday School Class and Joy Group of the church.

Survivors include two daughters, Peggy S. Frix of Greenwood and Mary Jane Heape of Florence; seven grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 today at Harris Baptist Church, with the Revs. Frank Thomas and David Clegg officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Gardens.

The body will be placed in the church at 12:30. Pallbearers are Jack Alexander, Gerald Deaton, Carl Funderburk, Norris Wilson, William Wyatt and Jim Williams. Honorary escorts are members of the TEL Sunday School Class. Visitation is from at the church. The family is at the home.

Memorials may be made to Harris Baptist Church Building Fund, 300 Center Greenwood, S.C. 29649. Blyth Funeral Home is in charge. Elizabeth Wiley Wideman GREENWOOD Services for Elizabeth Wiley Wideman, of 235-B Brooks Stuart Drive, will be at 1 Saturday at Percival-Tompkins Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Willie Neal Norman assisted by the Rev.

Joseph Caldwell. Burial will be in Evening Star Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers are Bobby Garlington, Michael Garlington, Richard Garlington, Anson Garlington and Ike Garlington. Flower bearers are members of the Woman's Aid Society No. 62.

Honorary escorts are members of Deadfall Home Demonstrations Club. Visitation is from 7-8 tonight at the funeral home. The family is at the home. Percival-Tompkins Funeral Home is in charge. George Kennedy Williams McCORMICK George Kennedy Williams, 60, of 110 Cypress Drive, husband of Peggy Perrin Williams, died April 20, 2001, at Self Memorial Hospital in Greenwood.

The family is at the home. Services will be announced by Robinson and Son Mortuary Greenwood, which is in charge. MARKET: Interest rate cuts have helped boost market Continued from page IA at this downturn as a major opportunity," said Biffle of Edward Jones. "We're certainly optimistic on the long term for the economy and the equities," said George Shipp, director of private client strategy for Scott and Stringfellow. Like Biffle, Shipp said the market goes through swings periodically.

"What I personally think is KRT photo Sgt. Pepper meets the general Paul McCartney, right, and his girlfriend, Colin Powell Thursday. McCartney pushed for Heather Mills, met with Secretary of State worldwide eradication of land mines. KIDS COUNT: Director wants S.C. to work on problems Continued from page IA not enrolled four years later was THE ORGANIZATION other counties in the region, but 24th in the state with 30.7 percent of the births in that year to single mothers.

Abbeville ranked 31st in the state with 35.6 percent. Greenwood was ranked 36th with 39.7 percent and McCormick was 44th in the state with 50.5 percent. BIRTHS TO SINGLE mothers have increased steadily during the past four decades in the state. More than one in every four. babies born in 1998, or 14,802, had an unwed mother.

In 1960, it was slightly more than one in 10. Abbeville County ranked in the top 10 sixth of the state's counties in the number of 15-17 year olds who were referred to the solicitor for juvenile delinquency. Only 4.6 percent of cases from Abbeville County were for juvenile delinquency. Saluda County ranked 14th with 5.3 percent. McCormick and Greenwood counties were ranked 38th and 39th with 8.7 and 8.8 percent, respectively.

In the number of eighth graders who were no longer enrolled in school four years later, Abbeville ranked 17th in the state with 27.6 percent. Saluda was ranked 27th with 30.3 percent. Greenwood ranked 31st, one percentage point higher than Saluda, and McCormick ranked 40th with 35.8 percent. THE SCHOOL dropout rate improved 5 percent in the past two decades. The number of eighth-graders Survey shows many teens binge drinkers A 1999 survey conducted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse says that about 10.4 million teen-agers had at least one drink during a given month.

Of those, 6.8 million were "binge" drinkers who consumed five or more drinks in a row on a single occasion. Other facts about Americans between 12 and 20: 80 percent of high school seniors have used alcohol; in comparison, 62 percent have smoked cigarettes; 49 percent have used marijuana; and 9 percent have used cocaine. About two-thirds of teens who drink say they can buy their own alcoholic beverages, according to a national survey by the Department of Health and Human Services. Research has shown that young impaired drivers are involved at fatal crashes at about twice the rate of adult drivers age 21 and up. Thirty-five percent of all fatal crashes for underage drivers involve alcohol.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and law enforcement agencies in the U.S. practice "zero tolerance" toward underage drivers and alcohol. If an underage driver has a blood alcohol concentration greater than .00, the person will be found guilty of impaired driving. Information provided by Allen Easler, DUI educator for Cornerstone, the Greenwood, Edgefield, McCormick, Abbeville Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. Recycle this newspaper! 14,555 in 1997-99, compared with 15,074 in 1980-83.

Baron Holmes, Kids Count project director, said the numbers for the state haven't changed much during the 10 years the state has been doing the Kids Count report. This year, Holmes said, he wants South Carolina to begin working seriously on the problems revealed by the annual reports. "It is time that we say 'enough' to the deficit approach and get to work on filling the lives of youth with positive influences, activities and opportunities," Holmes said. He said local communities need to assess their problems and the resources they have to improve conditions. ONE OF THE most effective ways to do that, Holmes said, is to get more parents involved in programs designed to help proubled adolescents.

Holmes, who has been working with the First Steps program at the state level, said that encouraged him to try to get agencies working together to solve problems that adolescents have to overcome to lead healthy lives. "My conscience was bothering me about adolescents," he said. Holmes said many parents are "frantic" about the risks faced by their children. Walter Wadell, executive director of the Alliance for South Carolina's Children, said his group will help organize a Prevention Partnership. PROM: Students Continued from page IA the prom and take their keys.

That way, they won't drink and drive." HOWEVER, CRAWFORD said there were a few wrecks last year on prom night in Abbeville. "The people were coming from a party," Crawford said. "But police said alcohol wasn't involved. One person supposedly swerved to miss a deer." The teens said alcohol use is much more prevalent than drugs among high school students. "Some smoke weed, but a lot more drink," said Matt Shirley, 16, a junior at Cambridge Academy.

"People aren't scared to experiment." Crawford's classmate, Robert Holloway, 16, said he knows teens who started drinking in eighth grade that are now addicted to alcohol. LEE MAYS, 18, a Greenwood High senior, says she's heard people her age talking about the hallucinogenic party drug Ecstasy. "My dad saw something on TV one night and started asking me about Ecstasy," she said. "It's dangerous." Mays said she and her parents openly discuss issues facing teens, including drinking and drugs. will get various groups working on improving the Kids Count statistics, he said.

"What we need to do is pull those public and private organizations together and focus on the big picture," Waddell said. Holmes said people are beginning to realize that one area of a child's life has an impact on many others. "When you're working with children you're not talking about just one thing," he said. All the influences on teenagers make it difficult to assess their well-being, and people are not inclined to survey "tender topics" like sexual activity among middle school students, Baron Holmes said. And even then, the numbers present a mixed picture: More high school students surveyed now say they used marijuana before age 13, nearly 12 percent in 1999, compared with 7 percent in 1991.

Fewer students said they had sex before age 14, 23 percent in 1999, 29 percent in 1991. By 1998, teen pregnancy had dropped about 20 percent from the decade earlier. The 3,453 babies born to mothers younger than 18 were 6.4 percent of all babies born in the state in 1998. The study also said an average of 19 percent, or 186,512 of the state's children, had no health insurance in 1999. SI Steven Reynolds covers general assignments in the Lakelands.

He can be reached at 223-1811, ext. 3308, or talk about drugs di "My parents don't want me to th drink or do drugs," Mays said. nc "So, I don't. If parents respect their kids, kids will act responge sibly. to "A lot of kids drink as an act st: of rebellion," she said.

"They al drink to get drunk so they can eg a good They don't the drink because they like the taste of alcohol." riv EMERALD SENIOR Josh co Rush, 18, says both peers and parents can set examples that to encourage teens not to drink. "Nobody's looked at me funny for not drinking," Rush said. "My parents don't drink, and neither do Ginni Campbell, 18, a senior from Abbeville, said schools also play a part in influencing teen behavior. "We have things like Prom Promise that encourage us to pledge that we won't drink and drive," she said, noting some programs use graphic pictures of people involved in alcoholrelated accidents. "My friends know I don't drink and they respect my decision," Campbell said.

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