Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-10-07
THREE DEATHS NEAR SALEM.
Mrs. Leonard Rogers, j. l.. Tallcy and
Little Boy of Six.

ana cnild IN the past few weeks.
Mrs. Leonard Rogers died at her
home near Salem on September 12
after continued illness for some time
with dropsy. Mrs. Rogers was not
one of the oldest people in this sec
ton, but was still quite an aged lady
| and numbered her friends by the
Der of the Methodist church and
held her membership with the. new
| Methodist church at Salem. She
| leaves her aged husband and a good
ly number of relatives and friends to
mourn their loss. The burial took
place at Salem Methodist cemetery
on September 18th at 3 p. m, after
| appropriate funeral services by Rev.
G. r. Abercrombie, conducted in the
presence of large concourse of sor-
rowing relatives and friends. The
| bereaved ones have the deepest SYM
pathy Of many friends in their time
Of sorrow.
On September 26th, at 2 a. m, the
sad news of the sudden death of Jas.
l.. Tal!ey began to spread over upper
Oconee. Mr.. Talley had been in
| failing health for some six months.
His case was not thought serious,
though he had not been able to do
any heavy work during the summer.
Mr.. Talley was 65 years Of age last
August. He leaves a widow, who
was before marriage Miss Naomi
Davis, of the Stamp Creek section.
TO this union IL children were born,
two of whom preceded their father
to the grave. Their son Dyar died
when very small, and daughter,
Miss Sallie, who grew to young wo='
manhood, died some six years ago.
The ] 0 living children are all grown,
and all live in Oconee. They are:
Mrs. William Pearson, of Wolf
Stake; w. H. Talley. Salem; Mrs.
John Pearson, Oconee Station; Mrs.
r. A. Hudson and Mrs. B. Smith, of
Salem; J. r. Talley, Tamassee; Mrs.
Chas. Grant, of Cheohee; Mrs. w. w.
White, Of High Falls; Christopher
and Oliver, the two younger broth
ers, at home with their mother. The
deceased leaves four sisters-Mrs.
Amanda Moody, of Washington;
Mrs. S. Y. Entrican, of Bounty Land;
Mrs. S. S. Colley, of Walhalla and
Mrs. VIM. Heaton, Of Pickens. Your
scribe is unable to pen an adequate
tribute to this noble man. Straight
forward in all his dealings, true
Christian, a consistent member Of
Whitmire Methodist church, his life
was an exemplary one. He always
took an active interest in his church
| and every other noble work for the
upbuilding of his country. The
church and the community in which
he lived feels keenly the loss of this
good man. The burial took place at
Whitmire Sunday, September 9th,
at 11.3O a. m, the funeral being con-
Quoted by his pastor, Rev. II. A..
Whitten, assisted by Rev. G. K. Alb
ercrombie. The subject of their dis
course was taken from the Goth and
91st Psalms. The music for this
solemn occasion was furnished by J..
Furman Morton, of West Union, and
others. In the death of Mr.. Talley
Oconee has lost one of its best citi-
zens, the community one Of it's most
Christian men, the church one of its
oldest and most influential members,
the family a loving father and de-
voted husband. The bereaved rela-
tives have the deepest sympathy of
many friends in their sore affiiction
Our loss is his eternal gain. "He is
gone, but not forg often" Long will
live the memory o. the noble Chris
tian life that he led and the good ex-
ample he left his fellow-men.
The angel Of death visited the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Whit
mire early on September 9th and
claimed for its victim little Harold
the six-year-old son. Harold was
very bright little fellow, much loved
by all who knew him. Hiss class
mates of Salem school attended the
burial, four of them acting as pail
bearers. The funeral was held at
Whitmire church on Monday, Sep
tember 28th, at 2 p. m. Harold was
Sunday school pupil at Whitmire
and was held in high esteem by the
entire school The runaro1 uoo non