Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-06-13
SOUTH CAROLINA, JUNE IS, 1906.
SEVERAL DEATHS At WESTMINSTER.
o. A. DICKSON, J. L. ADAMS, Q. l. WALKER,
MRS. LAY sUcCUMB TO INEVITABLE.

Rev. S. "A. Mcdaniel will preach at
ClearmOnt next Sunday afternoon at 8. 80
O'Clock. Public cordially invited Rev.
Mcdaniel breaches by permission of the
pastor, Rev. j. M. Sanders.
Miss May Hutchinson, a pretty young
lady OF Salem, Ala, is visiting her sister,
Mrs It. Peden Anderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Cox, Mr.. and Mrs.
N. t. Martin, Mrs. r. A. Hester and
Mrs. Ressie Petis accompanied the re-
mains of their mother and GRANDMOTHER,
Mrs. Elizabeth Lay, to it's last resting
place ct Carmel church, near Liberty,
last Sunday.
Sacrament of the Lords Supper, which
was announced to have been observed in
the Presbyterion church on last Sabbath,
had to be postponed until the fourth
Sabbath, June "a, owing to the pastor,
Rev. j. j. Harrell, being called away to
conduct She funeral OF Q. i Walker, who
died on June 8.
Miss Lucille Zimmerman returned
home to-day after spending few days
with the Misses West, of Greenville.
Rev. 7. Mack Striblipg and bride ar
rived Thursday from Cieburne, Texas.
Presbyterian church last Sabbath morn
ing and evening and preached two inter-
esting sermons.
News reached here this evening that
ID. Alonzo Dickson died at his home, on
Chauga creek, five miles above Westmin-
ster, at o'clock this afternoon. He was
the eldest son of the late Marshall Dick
son, and was young man who was well
liked. Several years ago he married q
Miss Cox.
After a lingering illness, john l..
Adams died at his residence, in West
End, last Wednesday night at 8 O'Clock.
He was born in Anderson county and
moved to Oconee when very young. He
was In the 47th year of his ag". He is
survived by his wife, three sons, one
daughter and two grandchildren. Mr..
Adams was blacksmith by trade, aud
was man of sober, industrious habits
He had many friends in this section. who
extend coincidence to the bereaved fun
lily in their sad affiiotion. Mr. Adams
had been In failing health since he suf-
fered an attack of typhoid fever several
years ag..~ Though he had been treated
by the best physicians in this section
and in . hospital in Atlanta, he had to
succumb to the inevitable. which comes
was insured for $500 in the Knights of
Honor. $500 in the Heptasophs, and
$1,000 in the Equitable Life. of New
York. At IL O'Clock on last Friday the
remains were committed to the grave, in
the town cemetery, with Heptasoph
ceremonies, assisted by the Knights of
Honor. Rev. A. p. Marett conducted
the services at the grave. The deceased
was member of the Baptist church.
This is the first member the. Westmin-
ster C0nclave, Improved Order Hepta-
sophs, No. $50, has lost by death since
its organization.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lay passed to her re-
ward at five O'Clock last Saturday after
noon, juno 8. She died at the horne of
her daughter, Mrs. w. N. Cox, where
she had been lying i'll for several months.
She was born June 10, 1925. Had her
life been spared one more day she would
have completed her SOth year. Sunday
morning her body was carried to Liberty
Carmel Presbyterian church, five miles
north of Liberty, whore the greatest part
of her life was spent The funeral oc-
CURED at $50 p. M, and was conducted
by Rev. Frank d. Hunt, of Greenville.
Early in life Mrs. Lay connected herself
with Carmel church under the ministry
Of Rev. Kennedy. She was an estimable
lady and her Christian virtues shone with
bright lustre. Her husband, 9. M. Lay,
tian faithfulness three sons and five
daughters. Surviving her are five chill
dren, twenty-five grandchildren and thir-
teen greatgrandchildren. Her son and
daughters are: William Lay, of Okla
hOma; Mrs. w. Fl. Hester, of Spartan
burg, Mrs. r. A. Hester, Pickens; Mrs.
N. T. Martin, Greenville; Mrs. w. N.
Cox, Westminster, and Mrs. j. G. G.
Newton. whose husband is d missionary
Of the Methodist church at Kobe, Japan:
TAO sons, Charles and James Lay, and
one daughter, Mrs. Dobbins, are dead.
message was received Saturday
afternoon by DIR. G. M. Walker convey.
ing the sad intelligence of the sudden
and unexpected death of his father, o. L.
Walker, of Tugaloo Valley. The doctor
was called to the vicinity in which his
father resided on Friday to see patient
and he spent the night with his parents,
leaving Leaving his ! father in his usual health tn
Saturday morning. Mr.. Walker was GS
years old and was an honored elder in
the Tugaloo Presbyterian church. He
served Oconee one term as member of
the board of County Commissioners in
the eighties aud was well known through
out the county. Mr.. Walker spent
few days here last week and the an
nouncement of bis death on Saturday
was u great shock TO his friends and ac-
quaintances. His wife and six children
survive. Mrs. Walker was Miss Hall,
an aunt of Thos. N. Hall, OF Westmin-
ster. The children are as follows: DR..
@. M. Walker and Mrs. DIR. Fl. Il. Rosser,
of Westminster; c. p. Walker and Mrs.
X. G. Carter, of Walhalla; Mrs. Ada
Davis, of Toccoa, and Miss Ruth Walker.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev.
j. j. Harrell, of Westminster, at the
home on Sunday afternoon, after which
t. body was inferred in the cemetery of
I Igaloo church. The afflicted family
have the sympathies of wide circle Of
friends in their hour of sorrow.
Henry A. Davis, of Greensboro, Ala,
came in this afternoon to spend few
days with relatives and friends. Mr..
Davis has been in Alabama three years
and is prospering in his adopted home.
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