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The Index-Journal, Greenwood, S.C. Tuesday, April 23, 2002 DEATHS AND FUNERALS Gus Abercrombie GREENWOOD Augustus Dial "Gus" Abercrombie, 97, resident of 144 Rutledge Road, widower of Annie Black Williams Abercrombie, died April 21, 2002 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Hickory Tavern, October 19, 1904, he was a son of the late John C. and Ella Hellams Abercrombie. He was a graduate of Presbyterian College and was a 2nd Lt.

in the US Army ROTC Program at Presbyterian College. Mr. Abercrombie was a teacher, principal and superintendent at Mountville School and later was the owner of Greenwood Finance Company. A member and former Deacon of First Presbyterian Church, he was also a former member of the Greenwood Kiwanis Club. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Normie B.

and Woody Halverson of McCormick; three grandsons, Jerome D. Truhn, Cameron P. Truhn and Augustus D. Truhn. Mr.

Abercrombie was the last member of his immediate family and was one of twelve children. Funeral services will be conducted 11 AM Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church with Dr. John Wall and Dr. John Livingston officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Gardens.

Pallbearers will be Jerome Truhn, Augustus Truhn, Cameron Truhn, Frank Boland, David Newton and Richard Thomason. The body is at Blyth Funeral Home and will be placed in the church at 10 AM Wednesday. The family is at the home of his daughter, Normie Halverson, 141 Tara Drive, Savannah Lakes in McCormick and will receive friends at the graveside immediately following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church Building Fund, 108 E. Cambridge Avenue, Greenwood, SC 29646 or the charity of one's choice.

Blyth Funeral Home is in charge. PAID OBITUARY Florence Pate Cherry LOUISVILLE, Ky. Florence Helen Pate Cherry, 87, widow of William C. Cherry, died Sunday, April 21, 2002, at the Palliative Care Center at Baptist Hospital East in Louisville. A native of Louisville, she lived in Clinton, S.C., from 1968-95.

She was a member of First Baptist Church of Clinton and, most recently, a member of Westport Road Baptist Church in Louisville. Survivors include three sons, William D. Cherry and David N. Cherry, both of Louisville and Timothy P. Cherry of Aiken, S.C.; a sister, Margie Wooldridge; three brothers, Dudley Pate, Raymond Pate and William Pate; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Memorial services are 3 p.m. Saturday at Resthaven Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Arthritis Foundation, 2908 Bardstown Road, Suite 100, Louisville, Ky. 40206; the Palliative Care Center of Baptist Hospital East; or a charity of one's choice. Resthaven Funeral Home is in charge.

Hazel S. Childress ANDERSON Hazel McCurley Schumpert Childress, 71, of 206 Hobson Road, wife of W. Harold Childress, died Monday, April 22, 2002, at Anderson Area Medical Center. Born in Anderson, she was a daughter of the late Jim Tom and May Lois Teasley McCurley. She was twice married, first to the late Kenneth Schumpert.

She was a retired Realtor of Stathakis Realty Co. and a member of Ware Shoals Ladies Club. She was a member of Boulevard Baptist Church, where she was active in many church activities, including teaching in the Children's Sunday School Department. Survivors include her husband of the home; a son, Chuck Schumpert of Dansville, three stepsons, Bill Childress and Bob Childress, both of Anderson and Dick Childress of Columbia; a stepdaughter, LuAnne C. Foster of Belton; two grand- GREENWOOD COUNTY Gus Abercrombie, 144 Rutledge Road, Greenwood William Harrison, Highway 10, Troy OTHERS IN S.C.

Hazel S. Childress, Anderson OUTSIDE S.C. Florence Pate Cherry, Louisville, Ky. Otis Martin, Washington, D.C. VISITATIONS TODAY CHILDRESS, Hazel, 2-3, Boulevard Baptist Church, Anderson.

SERVICES TODAY CHILDRESS, Hazel, 3, Boulevard Baptist Church, Anderson. HASKIN, Beni, 2, Blyth Funeral Home. I MEREDITH, George, 11, Blyth Funeral Home. SUTTON, Otis, 2, Brown and Walker Funeral Home, Abbeville. PAID OBITUARIES Paid obituaries are 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. children and five step-grandchildren. Services are 3 p.m. today at Boulevard Baptist Church, conducted by Dr. Johnny F.

McKinney. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30. Burial is in Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Greenwood. Visitation is from 2-3 today at the church. The family is at the home.

Memorials may be made to Boulevard Baptist Church Building Fund, 700 Boulevard, Anderson, S.C. 29621. Sullivan-King Mortuary is in charge. William Harrison TROY William Harrison, 86, husband of Lula Hardy Jennings Harrison, died Sunday, April 21, 2002, at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood. Born in Edgefield County, he was a son of the late Jim and Josephine Quarles Harrison.

He was a member of Mount Moriah Baptist Church, Plum Branch, and he retired from Harrison Lumber Co. He was twice married, first to the late Gertrude Chamberlain Harrison. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Juanita Chiles of McCormick; a son, Lenwood Dozier of Baltimore; five stepdaughters, Janie Yeldell of McCormick, Lillie Ruth Swearinger and Celia Mae Price, both of Washington, D.C., Mary Quarles of Salisbury, N.C., and Judy Cartledge of Plum Branch; a stepson, Rufus Jennings of Augusta; four stepsisters, Eliza Settles of McCormick, Annie Brown and Alberta Jones, both of Washington and Jessie Perrin of Chicago; 56 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. The family is at the home, Highway 10, Troy. Services will be announced by Walker Funeral Home, McCormick.

Otis Martin WASHINGTON, D.C. Otis Martin, husband of Annie Lee Gilchrist Martin, died Saturday, April 20, 2002, at Greater Southeast Community Hospital. He was a son of Dave and Marie Martin and a member of St. Goodwill Baptist Church and the Sons of Aide. Survivors include his wife of the home; two sons, Terry Martin of Bowie, and Thomas Martin of Washington; a daughter, Mariam Martin of Washington; six sisters, Eunice Jackson and Eula Mae Cade, both of Troy, S.C., Lena Jackson, Cleo Jackson and Catherine Brooks, all of Abbeville, S.C., and Lucille Williams of Washington; two brothers, Walter Martin of Troy and Horace Martin of Abbeville; two grandchildren and four greatThe family is at the home of Eunice and Earl Jackson, Route 1, Box 30, Troy.

Services will be announced by Brown and Walker Funeral Home, Abbeville. Local, state leaders discuss soil and water conservation GREENWOOD The commissioners of the Greenwood Soil and Water Conservation District had a breakfast meeting for local and state leaders at Lander. City, county, and state delegation members met to see and hear a report on the status of conservation in Greenwood County. The focus was on the many district programs and how to improve the partnerships that already exist to make those programs more successful. Commissioners and staff spoke and used a presentation developed especially for the meeting to show the leaders what the district does and what its capabilities are.

Of special interest were the 319 EPA grant program and the Rocky Creek Project. The 319 program has installed conservation practices on Wilson and Coronaca creeks to improve water quality by excluding cattle from these streams. The Rocky Creek Project is a cooperative effort with the biological and physical sciences division at Lander to determine the causes of fecal coliform pollution in Rocky Creek. The presentation was followed by comments and questions. The district plans to make this type of event a permanent part of its plan of work, meeting at least twice a year with local leaders to ensure that everyone knows what is happening in the conservation of natural resources.

The same evening the Conservation District presented Poultry, operated by Gaines and Andy Johnson, with its Outstanding Conservationist Award for 2001. Poultry is a diversified farming operation located in the COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD SOUTH Greenwood Contributed photos Above, local community and state leaders attending the Greenwood legislative breakfast listen as Chairman Greg Henderson makes remarks on Conservation District programs and services. Below, Gaines and Andy Johnson join their father, Milton, in accepting the Outstanding Conservationist Award for 2001 from the Greenwood Soil Water Conservation District. Kirksey community, including poultry, beef cattle and crop production. The Outstanding Conservationist Award is presented annually during the Clemson Extension Friends of Agriculture Ban- farming operation that has exhibited exemplary efforts to conserve natural resources on a continuing basis.

For information about district, programs, call 229-3003, ext. 3. Office hours are from GHS JROTC wins again Competing with other JROTC Raider Teams from South Carolina and Georgia, the Greenwood High School Raider Team took first overall for the second year in a row. The events were the standard Army Physical Readiness Test, Rope Bridge, Plank Race, Litter Carry, 5K Run and a teambuilding event. Team members are, kneeling from left, Lance Morris, Will Laforge, and Michael Harrah; standing from left, Shaun Futch, Team Cmdr.

Brian Cox, Phillip Suddeth, Dusty McElroy and Dennis Clingerman. Contributed photo State gets grant for illegal immigrant convicts COLUMBIA (AP) More than $950,000 in federal grants will help South Carolina and 11. counties cover the costs of incarcerating illegal immigrants convicted of crimes, U.S. Sen. Fritz Hollings announced Monday.

All-women's team finishes strong at challenge WARE SHOALS Kim Sawyer of Ware Shoals received 2nd place with Western Carolina Regional Sewer Authority's allwomen team at the 2002 Operations Challenge competition. The challenge was part of the Water Environment 'Association of S.C.'s Annual Environmental Conference. This year's team, BOD2 (Babes of Destruction 2), was the only allwomen team in the statewide competition. They have the distinction of being the only allwomen team competing in the Operations Challenge event, which takes place across the country at Water Environment Federation conferences. This is the second time that Western Carolina has fielded an all-women team to compete in Operations Challenge.

Each year, the Water Environment Association of South Caroli- na sponsors the competition, which encourages wastewater treatment operators to compete in five events to test their operations skills and abilities. Teams compete in process control, laboratory, pump maintenance, collection system and safety events. Team BOD2 came in second place in the overall competition, first place in the Process Control Event and second place in the Laboratory Event. Members of Western Carolina's team include team captain Kim Sawyer, an Operator II at the Mauldin Road Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF); Julie Dacus, an Operator I at the Mauldin Road WWTF; Ruth Graham, an Operator II at the Lower Reedy WWTF; and Tina DeYoung, a Data Control Technician in the Department. OAKBROOK MEMORIAL PARK INC.

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