Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-06-14
SOUTH CAROLINA,
MRS. BOYD PASSED TO REWARD
Died Last Thursday at Her Home in
NichIand-L0cal News.


here last Thursday, June 9Th, at
o'clock a. m. She had been partially
paralyZed for two weeks, and al
though 1t was known that her condi-
ton was serious, her death was q sur
prise. She was the daughter Of Ray
ford Neill, and was born at Old Pick
| ems July 4th, 1851, and had spent her
whole life in Oconee. She was mar
ried to William Edward Boyd Octo-
Der goth, 1867. TO them seven chill
dren were born, six Of whom are liv-
ing. They are: Mrs. S. II. Snead,
Mrs. G. e. Gambrell, of Oconee; Mrs.
Eugene Presley, of Pelzer; Mrs. NJ.
G. Garrison, Of Ware Shoals; Mrs. j.
B. Holder of Anderson county, and
Joe J. Boyd, Of Blue Ridge, Ga. All
of the children were present at the
burial except Mrs. Presley, who was
unable to attend. The deceased Is
also survived by two sisters, Mrs. II.
It. Fricks, Of Madison, and Mrs. Miles
N. Cannon. of the High Falls section.
There are 2S grandchildren and four
great-grandchildre all but four Of
whom were present at the funeral.
The remains were buried in the
Richland Presbyterian cemetery
Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock,
Revs. J. T. Carey, I. e. Wallace and
N. G. Ballenger conducting the SER
vices. Mrs. Boyd was member Of
Welcome Wesleyan church. Her long
life was spent as a devout Christian
and faithful church member and
worker. Besides the bereaved hus-
hand and children a large number Of
sympathetic friends and relatives at
tended the funeral
Mrs. Boyd was quiet and unassum-
ing, devoting her unselfish life to the
| comfort and happiness Of her family,
and others who had the pleasure of
knowing her in her own home and ell
joying her cordial and liberal hospi-
tality. Ever true and loyal to her
friends, with never-failing kindness
and sympathy to those in need and
trouble, she won many friends, in
whose hearts she will linger as a sa-
cred memory. AS faithful and
helpful wife, tender, loving and pa
tient mother, her departure will be
greatly felt by her sorrowing husband
and children.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Berry and Miss Ruth
Berry returned home Saturday from
ten days trip with the Camp Fire"
girls of Seneca near Caesars Head,
| above Greenville.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Stribling, Misses
Belle and Bessie May and David
Stribling, Misses Lynn Werner, Pau
line and Christene Anderson attended
| the commencement exercises at Glenn
son College Monday and Tuesday.
Stiles and Bruce Stribling and Da-
vid McMahan arrived Tuesday after
noon, and Roger Coe arrived Thurs
| day, to spend their vacations with
homefolks in the community. Stiles
Stribling brought his sheepskin
home with him as a testimonial that
he had satisfactorily completed
| fouryears' course in agriculture and
deserved the B. S. degree from the
Clemson A. and NJ. College. He was
| a member Of the largest class that
| ever graduated at Clemson, there be-
ing 11S young men in this years SEN
| iOr class.
Misses Annie McMahan and Beu-
| lah Berry expect to leave this week
! to take special courses in the George
Peabody Institute in Nashville, Tenn.
Miss Ada Wyly expects to attend
the summer school at Winthrop Col
lege, Rock Hill, which will open in a
| few days.
A. b. Carwile, Of Abbeville, & re-
cent graduate Of Clemson, spent the
weekend with Stiles Striblng.
| Children's Day was very appropri-
ately observed at the Richland Sun
day school yesterday morning. Num-
erous recitations and readings by the
primary and intermediate pupils and
songs by the entire school constitut-
ed the program. DR.. p. C. Doyle, of
Seneca, made an interesting talk as
| one who had visited South America.
He laid especial emphasis on the
prospects OF the future in Brazil, the
topic Of study for the day.