deaths and funerals 10C Anderson Independent, July 13, 1978 Ernest Sutton CLEVELAND, Ga. Ernest Sampson Sutton Surviving are daughters, Mrs. Marlon Lankford and Mrs. Dennis Sutton of Philadelphia, son, Gary S. Sutton of Philadelphia, sisters, Mrs.
Ruby Mizell, Mrs. Jessie Mae Cleveland and Mrs. Ethel Pruitt of Cleveland; brothers, Guy and Saul Sutton of Cleveland. Elmer and William Jenkins of Gainesville, Charlie and Lester Jenkins of Concord. Homer Jenkins Atlanta, Henry Jenkins of Jacksonville, Aaron Sutton of Murphy, N.C.; two grandchildren.
Services at 2 p.m. Thursday at Bean Creek Baptist Church, Sautee, by the Rev. Shirley Lawson. Burial in the church cemetery. Moss- Stovall- Neal Funeral Home, Toccoa, is in charge of arrangements.
Thomas Drafts Jr. GILBERT Thomas P. Drafts 76, of Hollow Creek Community, died Wednesday morning at Lexington County Hospital. Born in Lexington County, he was a son of the late Thomas and Lillian Keisler Drafts. He was a member of St.
Paul Lutheran Church. He was a retired farmer and lumberman. Surviving are wife, Ruth McMahan Drafts of the home; sister, Mrs. Colie Koon of Gilbert. Services at 5 p.m.
Thursday at Saint Paul Lutheran Church by the Revs. Gordon Peery and J.L. Drafts. Burial in the church cemetery. The body is at Charles Shealy and Son Funeral Home, Leesville.
The family is at the home. The family of Thomas P. Drafts Jr. respectfully requests that memorials may be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church, the Heart Fund or the Central Respiratory Fund.
Northeast Georgia Hospitals ADMISSIONS Jeffrey Ledbetter Elberton Isom Elberton Lundsford Elberton Ralph Mullinax Elberton David Grizzeli Elberton Iris Boswell Elberton Lewis Mann Dewy Rose DISCHARGES Jettie Oglesby Elberton Sarah Bradley Elberton William Padgett Bowman Zula Childers Dewy Rose Carol Mize Dewy Rose Habersham ADMISSIONS Rachel Waddell Alto Lela Bell Clarksville Arnold Ivester Clarksville Susie Cantrell Alto Wilbur Morris Cornelia Gaynell Gunn Cornelia Frank Wofford Cornelia DISCHARGES Roger Dean Cleveland Lee Caudell Baldwin "Johnny Harrison Baldwin Constance Rogers Clarksville Miriam Lovell Cleveland Hart ADMISSIONS "Austine Colle Hartwell Rosa Richardson Hartwell Emma Ethridge Hartwell William Ammons Hartwell Faye Cole Hartwell H.T. HIll Canon Tommy Black Elberton Eloise Chitwood Hartwell Wanda Dades Hartwell DISCHARGES Margaret Stovall Hartwell Leila Wood Danielsville Roger Little Hartwell John Phillips Hartwell Jerylene Rucker Hartwell Cobb ADMISSIONS Julia Rucker Elberton Frank Elrod Comer Patricia Rucker Elberton Sally Mercer Royston Alfred Franks Eastanollee Van Manley Danielsville Shirley Lee Atlanta Vanna Smile Royston Elizabeth Ardister Elberton Reba Gray Bowman George Scott Royston Sarah Roach Canon Stanley Rucker Elberton Charlotte Ross Canon DISCHARGES Willie Haley Dewy Rose Amy McCollum Canon Quilla Parker Caresville Harold Ayers Carnesville Perry Reece Royston Calvin Pritchett Winterville Pearl Jefferson Danielsville Joann Hunt Hartwell Stephens ADMISSIONS Ferriss Wood Toccoa Joe Payne Toccoa Jackie Bond Carnesville Ruby McGuire Otto. N.C. Faye Findley Toccoa Richey Cornelia Myrtle Holland Toccoa John Stinespriag Toccoa John Hamby Tallulah Falls Gladys Brown Hartwell Della Justice Toccoa Janet Batson Toccoa William Beasley Carnesville DISCHARGES Burton Cornelia Baby Girl Adolph Clayton Edwin Lthey Rabun Gap Mildred Dennis Lavonia Christopher Ragun Eastanollee Michael Carter Carnesville John Hamby Tallulah Falls Niles Satterwhite Martin Alfred Parker Eastanollee Burgess Turner Martin Calvin Spencer Toccoa Ida Walker Toccoa Reed Toccoa Baby Boy Reed Toccoa Mary Westmoreland Toccoa Jim Norris Toccoa Margaret Ansley Toccoa Roslyn Johnson Toccoa Mrs. Beatrice Robinson Mrs.
Beatrice Gunter Robinson, 52. Route 1, Townville, died Wednesday afternoon after four years illness. Born in Abbeville County, she was a daughter of the late Ellis and Jessie Moore Gunter. She attended Taylor Memorial Pentecostal Holiness Church, and was the wife of Mack Robinson. Surviving are husband; daughter, Mrs.
Annette of Anderson; sons, Jackie Robinson of Anderson. Jesse and Dennis Robinson of Townville; stepsons, Larry and Tony Robinson of Florida; sisters, Mrs. Jones Starr, Mrs. Doris Jordan of Hartwell, brothers, Grady and E.J. Gunter of Townville, Floyd Gunter of Anderson; several grandchildren.
Services at 3 p.m. Friday at McDougald's North Chapel. Burial in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The body is at the North Chapel where the family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Thursday.
The family is at the home. Mrs. Arizona Bell WILLIAMSTON Mrs. Williamston, Tuesday Bellie Route 1, in Greenville General Hospital after eight months illness. A native of Anderson County, she was the daughter of the late Nelson and Clara Acker Williams and the widow of T.J.
Bell. She was a member of Sweet Cannon Baptist Church. Surviving are daughters, Mrs. Carolyn Wilson of Greenville. Mrs.
Evelyna Dean of Williamston; sons. Clinton Williams of Pelzer. Jerry Bell; adopted sister, Mrs. Josie Mae I. Butler of Pelzer; adopted brother, A.Z.
Ivester of Bridgeport. seven grandchildren. Services at 4 p.m. Friday at Sweet Cannon Baptist Church by the Rev. C.C.
Stewart. Burial in the church cemetery. The family is at the home, Cox Drive, Williamston, and will receive friends from 7:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Johnson Funeral Home.
Parham Services HODGES Services for Robert Lee Parham at 4 p.m. Thursday at Harley Funeral Home chapel by the Revs. Ed Reeves and Charles Brown. Burial in Barker's Creek Baptist Church cemetery, Honea Path. Anderson Memorial Hospital Patient Condition Information.
8 a.m.- 9 p.m., 226-4162. DISCHARGES Mary Harris, Lavonia, Ga. Homer Lecroy, Anderson. Barry Owens. Central.
Harrison Rhodes. Anderson. Answer ly speck we in may the seem like universe, a small but God loves us so much He has been given the ability to sent His only Son to die for explore this wonderful crea- our sins. We also read that tion in which God has plac- Christ "is before all things, ed us, and who knows what and in him all things hold the future will hold. together" (Colossians 1:17, Any creatures from other New International Verplanets, remember, will sion).
What a wonderful also have been created by Saviour! God. If they have Whether or not we will sinned God against has as we ever come to know beings God, have, no doubt provided a from other worlds is a matway for their salvation, just ter of speculation. But there as He has for us in Jesus is something more wonderChrist. ful than that. The greatest There is much about the fact in the universe is that universe we do not know, God loves us, and we can and much we will never come to know Him in a perknow.
As I think of the sonal way. should universe, however, am cause us even excitethare thrilled because I know that ment than the prospect of God made every bit of it, meeting someone from and God loves us. Physical- another planet! My Answer By BILLY GRAHAM Evangelist Wright Services GREENWOOD Services for Samuel Edward "Sam" Wright, 57, at 3 p.m. Thursday at Blyth Funeral Home Chapel by the Revs. Joseph Ouzts and Glenn Mosteller.
Burial in Union Baptist Church cemetery, Laurens County. The body is at Blyth Funeral Home. The family is at the home of Grady Herbert, 114 Leonard St. Ragsdale Services DUE WEST Graveside services for Nathan Ragsdale, 54, at a.m. Saturday at Mt.
Lebanon AME Church cemetery by the Revs. D.J. Valentine and L.C. Butler. The body will be at Richie Funeral Home, Abbeville, after Friday morning.
The family will receive friends from p.m. Friday at the funeral home. The family is at the of his mother, Rt. 2. Donalds.
Derrick Services Services for Mrs. Maggie Fowler Derrick at 3 p.m. Thursday at McDougald's North Chapel by Dr. Ellsworth Nothstine. Burial in Old Silver Brook Cemetery.
The body is at the North Chapel. Clarence Botts HODGES Clarence Monroe Botts, 81, died Wednesday morning at the Veterans Hospital, Augusta, Ga. Born in Abbeville, he was a son of the late Samuel Oscar and Martha Ella Porter Botts. A World War I veteran, he was a former employee of Seaboard Airline and Railway and a member of Hodges United Methodist Church. Surviving are wife.
Mrs. Sally Anderson Botts; daughters. Mrs. Edgar Singleton of Spartanburg, Mrs. Ella Ruth Jones of Hodges; sons, Sam M.
Botts of Greenwood, Earl A. Botts of Abbeville; brother, Botts of Abbeville; sisters, Marie Robertson of Hodges, Mrs. R.0. Nickles and Mrs. Evelyn Botts of Greenwood, Mrs.
Ruby Botts of Augusta, eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Services at 5 p.m. Friday at Hodges United Methodist Church by the Revs. James Johnson and Herbert Franklin. Burial in Hodges Cemetery.
The body is at Harris Funeral Home, Abbeville, where the family will friends from 7-9 receive, Thursday. The body will be placed in the church at 4 p.m. Friday. Mrs. Mary Blythe Mrs.
Mary T. Blythe, 101, died Wednesday at Anderson Memorial Hospital after a long illness. A native of Anderson County, she was a daughter of the late William and Mary Thompson. She was a member of Thompson Centennial United Methodist Church. Surviving is daughter, Mrs.
Patricia Walker of Anderson. Plans will be announced by Friendly City Mortuary. The family is at the home, 1403 Watson Anderson. NEW to ed This other the even. groups inventory publit, the new must and piece-by-piece.
be merchandise sold off. in So at a THIS we very least IS have ONE short reduc- SALE time and YOU WILL NOT DRASTIC tions Hurry are WANT while still TO the good. MISSII! selecREDUCTIONS Entire Stock of Men's Clothing and Furnishings at Least off GOING OF BUSINESS CARL'S on 106 MEN'S the W. square WHITNER SHOP STORE HOURS DAILY 8:30 'TIl 'TIl 8:30 ALL SALES CASH, CHECK, OR BANK CARD DEAR DR. GRAHAM: Do you believe that there is a possibility that intelligent life exists on other planets? Textile Official Hardman Dies COMMERCE, Ga.
Lamartine Griffin Hardman 70. of Commerce, died Tuesday night in Copenhagen, Denmark. resident Commerce, he was a the late Dr. Lamartine Griffin Hardman former governor of Georgia, and Mrs. Emma Griffin Hardman.
"He was chairman of the board of Harmony Grove Mills Inc. and president of the First National Bank of Commerce. He was director and past president of American Textile Manufacturers Institute and past president of the Georgia Textile Manufacturers Association. He served as director of the Citizens and Southern National Bank and the Georgia Power Co. and at the time his director Bibb of deathuvas turing Macon.
He was a member and deacon of Commerce First Baptist Church and was president of the Georgia Baptist Foundation for many years. At the time of his death. he was leading a tour of American business and professional people of NATO defense installations in his capacity as president of the Defense Orientation Conference Association. He established Hurricane Shoals Recreational Park, Jackson County. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta Social Fraternity, Kiawanis, of which he was past lieutenant governor, the Capital City Club, the Commerce Club and the Piedmont Driving Club of Atlanta.
Surviving are wife, Mrs. Dorothy Shell Hardman of the home, formerly of Bainbridge; sons, Lamartine Griffin Hardman III of Commerce, Dr. John Barnett Hardman II of Atlanta; daughter, Mrs. Wyckliffe A. (Shell) Knox Jr.
of Augusta; eight grandchildren; sisters, Mrs. Linton M. Collins of SauteeNacoochee, Mrs. Joseph M. Ivie of Nashville, Mrs.
Emma H. Thomson of Atlanta. Plans will be announced by Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce. The family is at the home, Jefferson Road, Commerce. The family of Lamartine Griffin Hardman Jr.
respectfully requests that contributions be made to First Baptist Church Building Fund. Commerce. Gibson Services GREENWOOD Services for Carlton "Gib" Gibson at 3 p.m. Thursday at Durst Avenue Church of God by the Revs. B.G.
Hammond and Charles Brown. Burial in Edgewood Cemetery. The body is at Harley Funeral Home and will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. Thursday. The family is at the home of a sister, Mrs.
W.W. Culbert105 Andrews Greenwood. Mrs. Marshall Banks CORNELIA, Mrs. Marshall Dover Banks, 29, of Cornelia.
died Tuesday night after a short ilIness. Plans will be announced by Moss-Stovall-Neal Funeral Home, Toccoa. Ralph McFarlin CARNESVILLE, Ga. Ralph 57, of Carnesville, died at Veterans Hospital, Decatur. Born in Franklin County, he was a son of the Mrs.
Etha A Addison McFarlin Caudell and the late Grover C. McFarlin. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of VFW No. 4346. Toccoa.
He was a Baptist. Surviving are mother of Carnesville; wife, Mrs. Geneva Andrews McFarlin of the home; daughter, Mrs. Karen Banks of Carnesville; sisters, Mrs. Frank Dalrymple of Carnesville, Cordia McFarlin of Carnesville; brothers, Ebb and Edward McFarlin of Carnesville; granddaughter, Tiffany Banks of the home.
Services at 4 p.m. Thursday at New Bethel Baptist Church by the Revs. Alton Ray, Paul Collins and Hollis McFarlin. Burial in the church cemetery. The body is at Ginn Funeral Home and will be placed in the church at 3:30 p.m.
Thursday. The family is at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Troy Banks, Carnesville. Garrett Services CLARKESVILLE, Ga.
Services for Mrs. Dollie Garrett, 73, at 2 p.m. Thursday a at Mt. Bethel Church of God by the Revs. Ernest Hunter, T.E.
Hogan and Wilmer Ivester. Burial in the church cemetery. The body is at McGahee-Griffin Funeral Home, Cornelia, Ga. The family is at the home of a daughter, Mrs. John Ivester, Hollywood.
Martin Infant PELZER Daniel Ray Martin, infant son of Edwin Ray and Sara Jean Anderson Martin. of Rt. 3, Pelzer, died Tuesday at Greenville General Hospital. Surviving are parents; grandparents, Mrs. Joan Dial of Laurens, Mr.
and Mrs. James Anderson of Pelzer; great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lee Martin of Laurens, Mrs. J.B.
Anderson of Pelzer, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Peeler of Williamston. Graveside services at 2 p.m. Thursday Forest Lawn Memorial Park by the Rev.
Roy Messer. The body is at Cox Funeral Home, Belton. The family is at the home, Route 3, Woodmont Community, Pelzer. Bowman Services Services for Raymond Carl Bowman. 66, at 11 a.m.
Thursday at McDougald's North Chapel by the Revs. Ray Grant and Frank Whitfield. Burial in New Silver Brook Cemetery. The body is at the North Chapel. The family is at the home.
DEAR D.R.: Certainly there this possibility, and there is nothing in the Bible that would deny it. The Bible. however, is concerned about life on this planet and does not give us any firm answer to your question. Personally, I am doubtful that we will ever make contact with civilizations on other planets, at least in the foreseeable future, because of the incredible distances involved. However, man Brock Services Brock Services GREENWOOD Services for Luther "Luke" Miles Brock Jr.
at 5 p.m. Thursday at Harley Funeral Home chapel by the Revs. Frank Cooper and Ray Massey. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Gardens. Ila Childress SALEM Ila Littleton Childress, 76.
died Tuesday in Baltimore, Md. Born in Oconee County, she was a daughter of the late Elijah and Dora Corbin Littleton. She was the widow of Hovie C. Childress. She was a member of Salem Baptist Church.
Surviving are, daughter, Mrs. Shirley Hanson Baltimore, brothers, Dewitt Littleton of Walhalla, Harold Littleton of Lexington, the Rev. Roy R. Littleton of Salem, T.C. Littleton of Easley; three grandchildren.
Services at 11 a.m. Friday at Salem Baptist Church by the Revs. Donald Vaughn and Randy Perry. Burial in Oconee Memorial Park. The body is at Davenport Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m.
Thursday. The family is at the home of a brother, Dewitt Littleton, 101 Mountain View Road, Walhalla. Mrs. Inez Crouch ELKO Mrs. Inez Breazeale Crouch, 86, widow of Horace J.
Crouch died Tuesday afternoon in a Barnwell County hospital after a long illness. Born in Anderson County, she was a daughter of the late Robert A. and Alice Smith Breazeale. She was past president of the Clara Hitt Sunday School Class and was a member of the Women's Missionary Union and Elko Baptist Church. She was the mother of the late Jean C.
Thurmond. first wife of Sen. Strom Thurmond. Surviving are daughter, Mrs. David H.
Kennedy of Williston; sons. Col. (ret.) Horace J. Crouch Jr. of Arlington, Dr.
Robert D. Crouch of Frederick, eight grandchildren. Services at 4 p.m. Thursday at Elko Baptist Church. Burial in Bethany Cemetery, Aiken.
Folk Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Fire Report Services Anderson City Fire Department answered the following call Wednesday: 3:15 p.m. a call was answered to a grass fire off of North Fant Street. Anderson City No. 2 Fire Department answered no calls Wednesday, while Anderson County Fire Department answered the following calls Wednesday: 12:15 p.m.
Starr Station No. 4 answered a call to a grass fire on Highway 81 North. 1:47 p.m. Homeland Park Station No. 3 answered a call to a grass fire on Burson Road.
2:42 p.m. Craytonville Station No. 21 answered a call to a wreck on Highway 252. 3:09 p.m. Iva Station No.
10 answered a call to a tractor-trailer fire at Shaw's Service Station. 4:04 p.m. West Pelzer Station No. 6 answered a call to a car fire on Cherokee Road. 6:13 p.m.
Grove Station No. 18 answered a call to van fire near Gobblers Knob. church briefs Women's Day Mrs. Johnnie M. Sharpe, instructor of English and humanities coordinator at S.C.
State College, will speak at 4 p.m. July 16 at Women's Day at Salem United Presbyterian Church on I Dooley Avenue in Anderson. The Generostee Young Adult Choir, Dorothy Judge, Myra S. Walker, Teresa Davis, Ann McDaniel and Harriet Starks Geer will provide music. Singing The Newborn Singers will perform at two locations July 16.
At a 2 p.m. program, they will be heard at Outreach Baptist Church in the Midway community of Anderson County. The Newborn group also will sing at 7 p.m. for the Anderson Mennonite Fellowship on Highway Bypass 29. Regular Service The Anderson Mennonite at Fellowship 29 and Church, New located Bypass Road, will have a regular church service at 9:30 a.m.
July 16. The Wilbur Lentz will speak. The Newborn Singers will perform at the 7 p.m. evening service. Special Meetings COMMERCE, Ga.
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July 24-30 at Tiger Field in Commerce. Dr. Appelman was born in White Russia but was brought by his family to Chicago when he was 13. He had to begin school again in the first grade, but completed eight years of grade school in two years. Dr.
Appelman received his theological training at the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. He has made a study of communism and has preached in many nations. Dr. Appelman is the author of 42 books. Radio Program The "Word of Light" radio program, conducted by the Rev.
W.F. Patterson of Waycross, can be heard at 9:15 a.m. Sundays on WELP-FM. Mr. Patterson is known in the Greenville and Anderson counties where he conducted revivals the last 50 years.
Bible Conference Several hundred Southern Baptist ministers are expected July 31 at North Greenville College for the eighth annual conference on Bible study and preaching sponsored by the S.C. Baptist Convention. For registration costs or information, contact Dr. Crumpler, Baptist Building, 907 Richland Columbia 29201..
