The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-10-01
Local News.


Oliver Hazard Perry Fant, whose
long life of prominence in business
and financial circles forms part of
ahe history of this City and County,
quietly yielded 10 the death angel
last Sunday night.
For several years the deceased had
been growing feebler, ard several
months ago, realizing that in all prob
ability he was approaching the end of
his life, he left his plantation home on
Seneca River where he had retired in
1SS5, and made his home with his son
in this city, the Rev. II. B. Fant,
where he breath"d his last.
Mr.. Fant was born in Union County,
$. c., the 2nd ot August, 1921, making
him 81 years old ut death. When Il small
child he moved with his parents 70
l'endleton district, now Anderson
County, settling in the Fork section.
dates back to 1877, when he became IL
clerk for Christopher Orr, father of
the late Judge Orr, who was at that
time interested in the mercantile Hf-
fairs of Anderson. From 1915 to 1S.IJ
he spent most of his time teaching in
this State and elsewhere and won the
reputation Of being II faithful and elf
cicnt instructor. In 1Sj.' he was made
depot agent in this city of the Green
vile and Columbia Railroad which
position he held until he resians in
1873, turning the agency over t. his
son, Rev. ii. Is. FAINT. About 1s6, he
became a cO-pai tncr in the mercantile
business with :. S. Sharp and S.
Bleckley but did not engage actively
in the business himself. For four
years he was hOnOred with the office
Of County Commissioners Of Anderson
County. during which time several
nj
were made law.
The deceased prOspered in his va
rious undertakings, and his accumula-
tl0nS carried to success many enter
prises in the hands Of others, and he
leaves now considerable estate
In 1914 Mr.. Fant was united in mar
rage to Miss Mildred A. Magee. Ten
u. Thornley, of Pickens. Rev. Ii. B.
Fant of Anderson A. Wayne Fant Of
the Fork. Mrs. Julia Gurlty of Dallas.
Texas. Mrs. A. O. Cashin of Anderson,
Mrs. Lou +. Brown. Of Augusta. r.
Prue FAINT, St. Louis, Mo, A. Davis
FAINT, Anderson, Mrs. y. NJ. Carey,
Seneca. and Mr.. j. Reese Fant, Andcr-
e"n. And all are still living. The
wife died about two years ago.
strongest ties of friendship existed
between Mr. FAINT and Judge Orr,
which were severed only at the death
Of the latter.
The deceased was member of the
Baptist Church, and whatever may
have been his religious impcrfections
in youth, his more mature years were
msTked by q respect for and devotion
to the teachings of Christianity, which
indicated consistency altogether as
high and pure as is usually attained in
this life.
The funeral took place from the First
Baptist Church, this city at II O'clock
yesterday morning and the interment
was at Silver Brook. The services
were conducted by tho pastor, Rev. j.
-. Chapman, assisted by Rev S. j
Cartledge.
The following were pail bearers:
Messrs- j. A. Brock, II. S. Hill. ID. A.
Ledbeiter, 5. l.. i'ribble, r. g. Brown,
>. 81 Orr. j. j. Frctwcll and II. E.
Ligon. The honorary pail bearers
were Col. j. n. Brown, Hon B. f.
Crayton. e.. A. Reed. B. F.. Whitner,
W. II. Nardin Sr, q. r. TOlly, f. G.
Evans, A. H. Osborne. j. w. Quattle-
baum and b. f. Mauldin.