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Monday, June 19, 2017Polly Owens Abrams.Surviving, in addition to his loving wife of the home, are: his son, Keith (Sara) Abrams of Laurens; his daughter, Kimberly (Dale) Langley of El Dorado, AR; three brothers, Joseph Preston (Pat) Abrams, Jr. of Ware Shoals, John Thomas Abrams, Sr. of Laurens, and James (Frankie) Abrams of Spartanburg; his sister-in-law, Betty Abrams of Greenwood; and two grandchildren, Renee (Christopher) Roberson and Jessica Langley, both of El Dorado AR. He was predeceased by a brother, Clarence Abrams.Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, June 16, 2017 at Ware Shoals First Presbyterian Church, with Rev. Wayne Wicker, Rev. John T. Abrams, Jr., and Rev. George Leagans officiating. Burial will follow in Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery.The family is at the home and will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Parker-White Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Ware Shoals First Presbyterian Church, PO Box 542, Ware Shoals, SC 29692; or to the Ware Shoals Youth Center, PO Box 212, Ware Shoals, SC 29692. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.ParkerWhitePruitt.com...
Monday, February 06, 2017Although her physical presence is no longer here; her memory will live in the hearts of her children: Beverly Wilson of Stone Mountain, GA, Marcus Ratliff of Stone Mountain, GA and James Ratliff of El Dorado, AR; sisters, Maggie Bland of Seattle, WA, Bee James of El Dorado, AR and Sammie Harrison of El Dorado, AR; and a brother, Charles James of Seattle, WA. She also leaves a other children; a host of grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.A service of celebration will be held at 11:00 a.m. On Tuesday, February 7,2017 at MorningStar Baptist Church#2 with Rev. Felton Burgie, officiating. Interment will be in Lott Burgie Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12:00p.m until 5:00p.m on Monday, February 6,2017 Services are under the direction of Sims Mortuary. Sign guestbook online at simsmortuary.com...
Monday, February 06, 2017Butler later served as a consultant to cities, including Berkeley and Houston, according to fiancée Abraham.The two planned to wed Jan. 14. They had been looking to move from their Oakland home to El Dorado County, she said.“We thought we had so much more time,” said Abraham.Butler was also deeply involved in the community. He volunteered for years with the YMCA, the Women’s Daytime Drop-In Center, and Christmas in April. Butler was a contractor so he often built structures for the organizations.Butler had a kidney transplant in 2010 and suffered from diabetes and congestive heart failure. He became sick around Christmas and was admitted to the hospital where he spiraled downward.Dash Butler and his son, Tyson Carpenter. Photo: Carpenter familyButler is survived by a son, Tyson Carpenter, 17, a senior at Bishop O’Dowd High School. Tyson plans to attend Sonoma State University and plans to study criminology. He is also survived by his cousin Diana Frierson and Abraham.There will be a service for Butler on Friday, Feb. 3, at 1 p.m. at the Chapel of the Chimes, 4499 Piedmont Ave., in Oakland. The Berkeley Police and BART Police department honor guards will be there, as well as a contingent of Berkeley police officers, said Greenwood.
Monday, January 23, 2017Arkansas woman who collapsed and died while on Facebook Live video is criticizing her “friends” that did not help until it was too late.Keiana Herndon was talking and singing to viewers from rural El Dorado with her 1-year-old son, who witnessed as she fell off screen and struggled to breathe.Her uncle told KARK that the stream went from only a handful of Facebook users to “too many” as the 26-year-old’s child began screaming.“It's amazing for someone to sit there and see somebody or hear them take their last breath, and nobody did anything,” Herndon’s father Richard, who has not watched the now-deleted video, told the station.Philadelphia woman fatally shoots boyfriend while driving: copsKeiana Herndon, 25, died on Facebook Live while streaming from Arkansas.(Facebook)"As soon as she fell and she didn't grab the phone back, they should have done something," her half-sister Keishun Brown told the Daily News.Brown said that the mother of two had thyroid problems and similar collapses in the period leading up to her death, but that she did not tell many people about the disease.KATV reported that thousands of her friends were watching the clip, which ended 30 minutes after the collapse when the ...
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Monday, June 19, 2017Polly Owens Abrams.Surviving, in addition to his loving wife of the home, are: his son, Keith (Sara) Abrams of Laurens; his daughter, Kimberly (Dale) Langley of El Dorado, AR; three brothers, Joseph Preston (Pat) Abrams, Jr. of Ware Shoals, John Thomas Abrams, Sr. of Laurens, and James (Frankie) Abrams of Spartanburg; his sister-in-law, Betty Abrams of Greenwood; and two grandchildren, Renee (Christopher) Roberson and Jessica Langley, both of El Dorado AR. He was predeceased by a brother, Clarence Abrams.Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, June 16, 2017 at Ware Shoals First Presbyterian Church, with Rev. Wayne Wicker, Rev. John T. Abrams, Jr., and Rev. George Leagans officiating. Burial will follow in Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery.The family is at the home and will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Parker-White Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Ware Shoals First Presbyterian Church, PO Box 542, Ware Shoals, SC 29692; or to the Ware Shoals Youth Center, PO Box 212, Ware Shoals, SC 29692. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.ParkerWhitePruitt.com...
Monday, February 06, 2017Although her physical presence is no longer here; her memory will live in the hearts of her children: Beverly Wilson of Stone Mountain, GA, Marcus Ratliff of Stone Mountain, GA and James Ratliff of El Dorado, AR; sisters, Maggie Bland of Seattle, WA, Bee James of El Dorado, AR and Sammie Harrison of El Dorado, AR; and a brother, Charles James of Seattle, WA. She also leaves a other children; a host of grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.A service of celebration will be held at 11:00 a.m. On Tuesday, February 7,2017 at MorningStar Baptist Church#2 with Rev. Felton Burgie, officiating. Interment will be in Lott Burgie Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12:00p.m until 5:00p.m on Monday, February 6,2017 Services are under the direction of Sims Mortuary. Sign guestbook online at simsmortuary.com...
Monday, February 06, 2017Butler later served as a consultant to cities, including Berkeley and Houston, according to fiancée Abraham.The two planned to wed Jan. 14. They had been looking to move from their Oakland home to El Dorado County, she said.“We thought we had so much more time,” said Abraham.Butler was also deeply involved in the community. He volunteered for years with the YMCA, the Women’s Daytime Drop-In Center, and Christmas in April. Butler was a contractor so he often built structures for the organizations.Butler had a kidney transplant in 2010 and suffered from diabetes and congestive heart failure. He became sick around Christmas and was admitted to the hospital where he spiraled downward.Dash Butler and his son, Tyson Carpenter. Photo: Carpenter familyButler is survived by a son, Tyson Carpenter, 17, a senior at Bishop O’Dowd High School. Tyson plans to attend Sonoma State University and plans to study criminology. He is also survived by his cousin Diana Frierson and Abraham.There will be a service for Butler on Friday, Feb. 3, at 1 p.m. at the Chapel of the Chimes, 4499 Piedmont Ave., in Oakland. The Berkeley Police and BART Police department honor guards will be there, as well as a contingent of Berkeley police officers, said Greenwood.
Monday, January 23, 2017Arkansas woman who collapsed and died while on Facebook Live video is criticizing her “friends” that did not help until it was too late.Keiana Herndon was talking and singing to viewers from rural El Dorado with her 1-year-old son, who witnessed as she fell off screen and struggled to breathe.Her uncle told KARK that the stream went from only a handful of Facebook users to “too many” as the 26-year-old’s child began screaming.“It's amazing for someone to sit there and see somebody or hear them take their last breath, and nobody did anything,” Herndon’s father Richard, who has not watched the now-deleted video, told the station.Philadelphia woman fatally shoots boyfriend while driving: copsKeiana Herndon, 25, died on Facebook Live while streaming from Arkansas.(Facebook)"As soon as she fell and she didn't grab the phone back, they should have done something," her half-sister Keishun Brown told the Daily News.Brown said that the mother of two had thyroid problems and similar collapses in the period leading up to her death, but that she did not tell many people about the disease.KATV reported that thousands of her friends were watching the clip, which ended 30 minutes after the collapse when the ...