Lisa Renee Ross

1962 1999 Lisa Ross ELGIN – Services for Lisa Renee Ross, 37, will be held at 4 p.m Tuesday, September 7, 1999, at Union Baptist Church conducted by Rev. Steve Reed with burial in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends 6-8 tonight at Kornegay Funeral Home, Lugoff-Elgin Chapel, which is in charge. Memorials may be made to The Geiger Children’s Educational Fund, c/o First … Continue reading Lisa Renee Ross

Keionna Alexis Samuel

Keionna Samuel ELGIN – Graveside services for Keionna Alexis Samuel, 2 months, will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Pontiac. Bostick-Tompkins Funeral Home is in charge. Keionna died Saturday. Born in Richland County, she was a daughter of Gregory Shelton Samuel and Ebonie Angel Robinson. Surviving are her parents; sister, Kenya Samuel; paternal grandparents; maternal grandparents; both sets of … Continue reading Keionna Alexis Samuel

WHISTLE-STOP MEMORIES: VETERAN AGENT MCLEAN – A BIG PART OF BLYTHEWOOD TRAIN HISTORY

September 2, 1999 | State, The (Columbia, SC)Author: CLARK SURRATT, Senior Writer | Page: 1 | Section: NEIGHBORS 2 H.D. McLean of Blythewood not only saw the rise and fall of the local railroad business. He worked in it. McLean retired from Southern Railway in 1968 after 42 years with the company. He was an agent in Blythewood, one of those small towns where railroad and town were synonymous. The depot … Continue reading WHISTLE-STOP MEMORIES: VETERAN AGENT MCLEAN – A BIG PART OF BLYTHEWOOD TRAIN HISTORY

More churches work on video poker opposition

Churches continue to join the anti-poker forces across the state as the Nov. 2 referendum on the industry’s fate draws nearer. Lexington Baptist Church passed a resolution this week expressing its opposition to video poker. The resolution was passed during special meeting held after each of the church’s Sunday services. Also, the Elgin Ministerial Association will hold a “Just Say No to Video Poker” rally … Continue reading More churches work on video poker opposition

Close to Home

COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS VIDEO POKER RALLY The Elgin Ministerial Association will hold a communitywide, anti-video rally at 7 p.m. Sept. 18 at Blaney Elementary School, 1621 Smyrna Road in Elgin. There will be gospel and contemporary Christian music and speeches. THe Rev. Joe Mack, director of Christian life concerns of the S. C. Baptist Convention, will speak. He is coordinating the Southern Baptist effort to turn … Continue reading Close to Home

Ethel Louise Cook Brooks

1915 Ethel Cook Brooks was born September 24, 1915 in Blaney, South Carolina, a daughter of Ransom Thomas Cook, Sr., and Minnie Laura Easler Cook. 1999 GASTON – Funeral services for Ethel Cook Brooks, 83, will be held 2 p.m. Monday, August 23, 1999, at Convent Baptist Church, Leesville. The Revs. Bill Padgett and Carl B. Koon will officiate. Interment will be in Cook Family … Continue reading Ethel Louise Cook Brooks

JoAnn Toole Watts

ELGIN – Services for JoAnn Toole Watts, 48, will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, August 20, 1999 at Hillcrest Baptist Church, with burial in the church cemetery. Rev. Harry Widener and Rev. Bill Drees will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today, August 19, 1999, in the Kornegay Funeral Home, Lugoff-Elgin Chapel. Memorials may be made to the International Mission Board, … Continue reading JoAnn Toole Watts