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Monday, March 27, 2017Tommy was born Dec. 28, 1947, in Morenci to William Jack and Iva Ruth Adams.Tommy graduated from Duncan High School and, soon after, married the love of his life, Donna Farley, on March 4, 1966, in Safford. Together, they raised three children: Danny, Kandy and Karen.He became a carpenter by trade and loved doing woodworking projects. He was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in many callings and positions.He is survived by: his one true love, Donna Adams; daughters; Kandy (Clint) Bassett and Karen (Jim) Norton; siblings; Jackie Moore, Norman (Zoann) Adams and Debra (Carl) Crotts; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.He was preceded in death by: his parents, William and Iva Ruth Adams; and his son, Danny Wayne Adams.A viewing will be held Friday, March 10, 2017, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the newly renovated Caldwell Funeral Chapel, and then again Saturday, March 11, 2017, beginning at 9 a.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Thatcher Stake Center, with the funeral service to follow at 10 a.m. Interment will be in the Graham Cemetery.Arrangements are under the direction of McDougal’s Caldwell Funeral Chapel & Gila Valley Crematory.Online condolences may be extended at www.caldwel...
Monday, March 06, 2017Builders FirstSource, died Thursday. Arrangements by Stuhr's West Ashley Chapel.DAVIS, Leroy Miles, 59, of Ravenel died Thursday. Arrangements by Stuhr's West Ashely Chapel of Charleston.FARLEY, Falbie, 99, of North Charleston, widow of Thurman Farley, died Thursday. Arrangements by Stuhr's Northwoods Chapel.HALLIX, Robert, 61, of Charleston, a clerk with CSX Transportation and husband of Gail Hallix, died Thursday. Arrangements by James A. McAlister Funerals and Cremation.HALTIWANGER, Jon Franklin, 80, of Charleston died Thursday. Arrangements by Palmetto Cremation Society.PATTILLO, Barbara, 83, of Charleston died Thursday. Arrangements by Simplicity Lowcountry Cremation and Burial Services of North Charleston.SINGLETON, Thelma, 85, of North Charleston died Thursday. Arrangements by Dickerson Mortuary.WATSON, Victoria, of North Charleston, widow of Walter Watson, died Friday. Arrangements by Hilton's Mortuary of North Charleston.Berkeley CountyGRANT, Carrie B., 66, of Summerville, wife of Willie L. Grant, died Friday. Arrangements by Walker's Mortuary of Johns Island. HAWKINS, David Peter, 64, of Summerville, a retired Navy senior chief petty officer, engineer and government contractor, died Tuesday. Arrangements by Simplicity Lowcountry Cremation and Burial Services of North Charleston.Colleton CountyCREEL, Walter Jr., 74, of Cottageville, a retired heavy equipment operator, died Thursday. Arrangements by Brice Herndon's Walterboro Chapel.LINNEN, Linda Marie, 53, of Smoaks died Friday. Arrangements by Stephens-Maree-Tracy Funeral Home of Walterboro.RISHER, Holland Clyde, 87, of Walterboro, a ...
Monday, February 20, 2017Strangely, this is actually the unofficial Post Office creed and thanks to Google I’m going to share the interesting history with you.The phrase can be found in block letters on the James Farley Post Office building in New York City, facing Penn Station. It was a translation by Professor George Herbert Palmer of Harvard University from an ancient Greek work of Herodotus describing the Angarium, the ancient Persian system of mounted postal carriers circa 500 B.C.It comes from a quote from Herodotus’ Histories, referring to the courier service of the ancient Persians. (Imagine how many gold coins that must have cost?)If you’re not familiar with it, I don’t blame you. After all, how often does the word Angarium come up in daily conversation? So now I will give you the formal definition.“The Angarium was the institution of the royal mounted couriers in ancient Persia. The messengers alternated in stations that had a day’s ride distance along the royal road. The riders were exclusively in the service of the Great King and the network allowed for messages to be transported from Susa to Sardis (2,699 km) in seven days; the journey took ninety days on foot."***Seven days was pretty good service in 500 B.C., but not necessarily in 2017. Actually I was anticipating mail from Ridgefield, Conn., weeks ago, but that took 11 days to get to me.My niece sent out invitations to her son’s Bar Mitzvah in January for a March event. My sister-in-law called me to ask me what I thought of the invitation, which, of course is gorgeous.In fact, I told my niece that she should definitely frame it because it’s definitely a keepsake.Anyway, everybody seemed to receive their invitation except my son and me, so after a week went by I was convinced that the calligrapher somehow missed the two Fearer names.Matt and Jackie, my son and daughter-in-law, received theirs and mine came on the 11th day, Jan. 27. The postmark was Jan. 17.Interestingly, there were two bar codes, one on the back and one on the front. Aha, I thought, I bet this has something to do with the delay, so I took the envelope to the Post Office and showed it to one of the nice ladies at the counter.Turned out I was right. Invitations usually have the name of the sender and the return address on the back of the envelope with the invitee’s name and address on the front.Unfortunately, the machine read the return address as the invitee and the invitation went back to Ridgefield, Conn., where some nice letter carrier noticed the mistake and re-sent it to Danvers, And that’s why it took 11 days.I hate to admit what I said to the clerk: “And that’s why they call it snail mail.”Oh, and to boot, the postage was $2.64. At that price they could have almost sent it out Priority Mail.***What a mixed-up week this has been and all because of the snow! The school kids have already used up three snow days, let’s hope we don’t have too many more. I would hate to see them going to school till the end of June. Then again, safety is the most important consideration.***Though many things were canceled over the weekend, one very sad but very special Celebration of the Life of Douglas F. MacLean of Marblehead still went on Saturday at the Old North Church in Marblehead.Newcomers to that church, like me, were awed at the size of this historic Congregational church. The sanctuary has three complete sections, each one almost as large as the interior of many churches.The reason I’m telling you this is because every seat on the entry level was completely filled. There is an upstairs, as well, which is where our Danvers foursome of Alan Hartnett, Larry Crowley, Kay Maurice, and I who all knew Malcolm, the father, well as a fellow Kiwanian.We also recalled meeting Doug and his kids many times at a Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast when his dad was one of the volunteers.We were fortunate to get four sea...
Monday, January 23, 2017PEARSON’S FUNERAL HOME. 541-672-4435Iris PartonAge 85, of Roseburg, Oregon, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2016. Arrangements are pending. PEARSON’S FUNERAL HOME. 541-672-4435Brian FarleyAge 24, of Myrtle Creek, Oregon, passed away Friday, December 30, 2016. Arrangements are pending. MT. VIEW MEMORIAL CHAPEL. 541-863-3148Timothy C. NiccumAge 52, of Roseburg, Oregon, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2017. Arrangements are pending. UMPQUA VALLEY FUNERAL DIRECTORS. 541-537-9300Jeannie ThompsonAge 76, of Roseburg, Oregon, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2016. Arrangements are pending. SUTHERLIN FUNERAL ALTERNATIVES. 541-315-2264Dan J. AndersonAge 52, of Myrtle Creek, Oregon, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2016. Arrangements are pending. TAYLOR’S FAMILY MORTUARY. 541-679-6983William RiceAge 70, of Roseburg, Oregon, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2017. Arrangements are pending. TAYLOR’S FAMILY MORTUARY. 541-679-6983Michael Alan SchumakerAge 58, of Camas Valley, Oregon, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2017. Arrangements are pending. TAYLOR’S FAMILY MORTUARY. 541-679-6983...
Monday, December 12, 2016He is survived by his wife Mary Elam of Clay City, one son James Christopher Elam of Clay City, two daughters Angela Strange and her husband Danny of Frenchburg, Wyona Holder and her husband Farley of Frenchburg, twelve grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents Leonard and Nancy Elam and a son Jerry Elam, one brother Harold Elam, three sister’s Julie Watkins, Olive Campbell and Loretta Brewer. Funeral services were held Monday, November 28, 2016 at the Grayson Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Tommy Evans officiating. Burial followed in the Pea Ridge Cemetery in Irvine. Pallbearers were Damon Spencer, Anthony Townsend, David Strange, James Strange, Ryan Riddell and Sammy Campbell. Grayson Funeral Home was in charge of services.Ruth Curtis Sweet, 90, died on Saturday, November 26, 2016 surrounded by love ones. She was the daughter of the Late Hebert and Mary Witt Willoughby. She was a homemaker and loved to read and sing about Jesus. She was a Sunday school teacher for 30 years. Ruth is survived by one daughter Kay Gilvin and her husband Buck, three granddaughters Karen Agee, Karla Reeves and her husband Don, Janette Mangold, two very special grandchildren Pam and Henry Doolin, three great – granddaughters, two great great granddaughters, three great great grandsons, two sister In-laws Ella Rae Willoughby, Mary Curtis Several nieces and nephews and her cat BB. She was preceded in death by husbands William Russell Curtis and Willie Sweet, daughter Phyllis Mangold, great granddaughter Jana Shay Stewart, Brother Willis Willoughby, Sister Jean Spencer and a very special aunt Lucille Barnes. Funeral services were held Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at the Christian Assembly of God in Mt. Sterling with Bro. Scott Barnes. Burial followed in the Machpelah Cemetery. Pallbearers were Dave Gilvin, Terry Agee, Dallas Spencer, Henry Doolin, Rusty Dunn, Dexter Barnes, Steve Barnes and Daniel Bramel. Honorary pallbearers were Don Revees, David Donithan, Ed Bramel, Tony C. Willoughby, Tony Willoughby, Colten Cecil, Mike Willoughby, Alicia Burden and Tim Conkright. Grayson Funeral Home in Clay City was in charge of services.Michael D. Witt, age 65, died on November 22, 2016. Born August 14, 1951 to Virginia and Beverly Witt in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Michael was a former self-employed service station owner/operator in Stanton, KY. Prior to that he was an employee of Bundy Tubing for 20 years with positions including machine operator, group leader, quality control, process engineer and supervisor. Michael started his career selling newspapers, being a grocery store employee, tool and die operator and tobacco warehouse worker; sometimes working three jobs at once. Michael was a 30 year plus member of the Clay City Lions Club serving as secretary/treasurer for over 15 years and also holding several other positions in t...
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Monday, March 27, 2017Tommy was born Dec. 28, 1947, in Morenci to William Jack and Iva Ruth Adams.Tommy graduated from Duncan High School and, soon after, married the love of his life, Donna Farley, on March 4, 1966, in Safford. Together, they raised three children: Danny, Kandy and Karen.He became a carpenter by trade and loved doing woodworking projects. He was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in many callings and positions.He is survived by: his one true love, Donna Adams; daughters; Kandy (Clint) Bassett and Karen (Jim) Norton; siblings; Jackie Moore, Norman (Zoann) Adams and Debra (Carl) Crotts; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.He was preceded in death by: his parents, William and Iva Ruth Adams; and his son, Danny Wayne Adams.A viewing will be held Friday, March 10, 2017, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the newly renovated Caldwell Funeral Chapel, and then again Saturday, March 11, 2017, beginning at 9 a.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Thatcher Stake Center, with the funeral service to follow at 10 a.m. Interment will be in the Graham Cemetery.Arrangements are under the direction of McDougal’s Caldwell Funeral Chapel & Gila Valley Crematory.Online condolences may be extended at www.caldwel...
Monday, March 06, 2017Builders FirstSource, died Thursday. Arrangements by Stuhr's West Ashley Chapel.DAVIS, Leroy Miles, 59, of Ravenel died Thursday. Arrangements by Stuhr's West Ashely Chapel of Charleston.FARLEY, Falbie, 99, of North Charleston, widow of Thurman Farley, died Thursday. Arrangements by Stuhr's Northwoods Chapel.HALLIX, Robert, 61, of Charleston, a clerk with CSX Transportation and husband of Gail Hallix, died Thursday. Arrangements by James A. McAlister Funerals and Cremation.HALTIWANGER, Jon Franklin, 80, of Charleston died Thursday. Arrangements by Palmetto Cremation Society.PATTILLO, Barbara, 83, of Charleston died Thursday. Arrangements by Simplicity Lowcountry Cremation and Burial Services of North Charleston.SINGLETON, Thelma, 85, of North Charleston died Thursday. Arrangements by Dickerson Mortuary.WATSON, Victoria, of North Charleston, widow of Walter Watson, died Friday. Arrangements by Hilton's Mortuary of North Charleston.Berkeley CountyGRANT, Carrie B., 66, of Summerville, wife of Willie L. Grant, died Friday. Arrangements by Walker's Mortuary of Johns Island. HAWKINS, David Peter, 64, of Summerville, a retired Navy senior chief petty officer, engineer and government contractor, died Tuesday. Arrangements by Simplicity Lowcountry Cremation and Burial Services of North Charleston.Colleton CountyCREEL, Walter Jr., 74, of Cottageville, a retired heavy equipment operator, died Thursday. Arrangements by Brice Herndon's Walterboro Chapel.LINNEN, Linda Marie, 53, of Smoaks died Friday. Arrangements by Stephens-Maree-Tracy Funeral Home of Walterboro.RISHER, Holland Clyde, 87, of Walterboro, a ...
Monday, February 20, 2017Strangely, this is actually the unofficial Post Office creed and thanks to Google I’m going to share the interesting history with you.The phrase can be found in block letters on the James Farley Post Office building in New York City, facing Penn Station. It was a translation by Professor George Herbert Palmer of Harvard University from an ancient Greek work of Herodotus describing the Angarium, the ancient Persian system of mounted postal carriers circa 500 B.C.It comes from a quote from Herodotus’ Histories, referring to the courier service of the ancient Persians. (Imagine how many gold coins that must have cost?)If you’re not familiar with it, I don’t blame you. After all, how often does the word Angarium come up in daily conversation? So now I will give you the formal definition.“The Angarium was the institution of the royal mounted couriers in ancient Persia. The messengers alternated in stations that had a day’s ride distance along the royal road. The riders were exclusively in the service of the Great King and the network allowed for messages to be transported from Susa to Sardis (2,699 km) in seven days; the journey took ninety days on foot."***Seven days was pretty good service in 500 B.C., but not necessarily in 2017. Actually I was anticipating mail from Ridgefield, Conn., weeks ago, but that took 11 days to get to me.My niece sent out invitations to her son’s Bar Mitzvah in January for a March event. My sister-in-law called me to ask me what I thought of the invitation, which, of course is gorgeous.In fact, I told my niece that she should definitely frame it because it’s definitely a keepsake.Anyway, everybody seemed to receive their invitation except my son and me, so after a week went by I was convinced that the calligrapher somehow missed the two Fearer names.Matt and Jackie, my son and daughter-in-law, received theirs and mine came on the 11th day, Jan. 27. The postmark was Jan. 17.Interestingly, there were two bar codes, one on the back and one on the front. Aha, I thought, I bet this has something to do with the delay, so I took the envelope to the Post Office and showed it to one of the nice ladies at the counter.Turned out I was right. Invitations usually have the name of the sender and the return address on the back of the envelope with the invitee’s name and address on the front.Unfortunately, the machine read the return address as the invitee and the invitation went back to Ridgefield, Conn., where some nice letter carrier noticed the mistake and re-sent it to Danvers, And that’s why it took 11 days.I hate to admit what I said to the clerk: “And that’s why they call it snail mail.”Oh, and to boot, the postage was $2.64. At that price they could have almost sent it out Priority Mail.***What a mixed-up week this has been and all because of the snow! The school kids have already used up three snow days, let’s hope we don’t have too many more. I would hate to see them going to school till the end of June. Then again, safety is the most important consideration.***Though many things were canceled over the weekend, one very sad but very special Celebration of the Life of Douglas F. MacLean of Marblehead still went on Saturday at the Old North Church in Marblehead.Newcomers to that church, like me, were awed at the size of this historic Congregational church. The sanctuary has three complete sections, each one almost as large as the interior of many churches.The reason I’m telling you this is because every seat on the entry level was completely filled. There is an upstairs, as well, which is where our Danvers foursome of Alan Hartnett, Larry Crowley, Kay Maurice, and I who all knew Malcolm, the father, well as a fellow Kiwanian.We also recalled meeting Doug and his kids many times at a Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast when his dad was one of the volunteers.We were fortunate to get four sea...
Monday, January 23, 2017PEARSON’S FUNERAL HOME. 541-672-4435Iris PartonAge 85, of Roseburg, Oregon, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2016. Arrangements are pending. PEARSON’S FUNERAL HOME. 541-672-4435Brian FarleyAge 24, of Myrtle Creek, Oregon, passed away Friday, December 30, 2016. Arrangements are pending. MT. VIEW MEMORIAL CHAPEL. 541-863-3148Timothy C. NiccumAge 52, of Roseburg, Oregon, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2017. Arrangements are pending. UMPQUA VALLEY FUNERAL DIRECTORS. 541-537-9300Jeannie ThompsonAge 76, of Roseburg, Oregon, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2016. Arrangements are pending. SUTHERLIN FUNERAL ALTERNATIVES. 541-315-2264Dan J. AndersonAge 52, of Myrtle Creek, Oregon, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2016. Arrangements are pending. TAYLOR’S FAMILY MORTUARY. 541-679-6983William RiceAge 70, of Roseburg, Oregon, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2017. Arrangements are pending. TAYLOR’S FAMILY MORTUARY. 541-679-6983Michael Alan SchumakerAge 58, of Camas Valley, Oregon, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2017. Arrangements are pending. TAYLOR’S FAMILY MORTUARY. 541-679-6983...
Monday, December 12, 2016He is survived by his wife Mary Elam of Clay City, one son James Christopher Elam of Clay City, two daughters Angela Strange and her husband Danny of Frenchburg, Wyona Holder and her husband Farley of Frenchburg, twelve grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents Leonard and Nancy Elam and a son Jerry Elam, one brother Harold Elam, three sister’s Julie Watkins, Olive Campbell and Loretta Brewer. Funeral services were held Monday, November 28, 2016 at the Grayson Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Tommy Evans officiating. Burial followed in the Pea Ridge Cemetery in Irvine. Pallbearers were Damon Spencer, Anthony Townsend, David Strange, James Strange, Ryan Riddell and Sammy Campbell. Grayson Funeral Home was in charge of services.Ruth Curtis Sweet, 90, died on Saturday, November 26, 2016 surrounded by love ones. She was the daughter of the Late Hebert and Mary Witt Willoughby. She was a homemaker and loved to read and sing about Jesus. She was a Sunday school teacher for 30 years. Ruth is survived by one daughter Kay Gilvin and her husband Buck, three granddaughters Karen Agee, Karla Reeves and her husband Don, Janette Mangold, two very special grandchildren Pam and Henry Doolin, three great – granddaughters, two great great granddaughters, three great great grandsons, two sister In-laws Ella Rae Willoughby, Mary Curtis Several nieces and nephews and her cat BB. She was preceded in death by husbands William Russell Curtis and Willie Sweet, daughter Phyllis Mangold, great granddaughter Jana Shay Stewart, Brother Willis Willoughby, Sister Jean Spencer and a very special aunt Lucille Barnes. Funeral services were held Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at the Christian Assembly of God in Mt. Sterling with Bro. Scott Barnes. Burial followed in the Machpelah Cemetery. Pallbearers were Dave Gilvin, Terry Agee, Dallas Spencer, Henry Doolin, Rusty Dunn, Dexter Barnes, Steve Barnes and Daniel Bramel. Honorary pallbearers were Don Revees, David Donithan, Ed Bramel, Tony C. Willoughby, Tony Willoughby, Colten Cecil, Mike Willoughby, Alicia Burden and Tim Conkright. Grayson Funeral Home in Clay City was in charge of services.Michael D. Witt, age 65, died on November 22, 2016. Born August 14, 1951 to Virginia and Beverly Witt in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Michael was a former self-employed service station owner/operator in Stanton, KY. Prior to that he was an employee of Bundy Tubing for 20 years with positions including machine operator, group leader, quality control, process engineer and supervisor. Michael started his career selling newspapers, being a grocery store employee, tool and die operator and tobacco warehouse worker; sometimes working three jobs at once. Michael was a 30 year plus member of the Clay City Lions Club serving as secretary/treasurer for over 15 years and also holding several other positions in t...
