'Mac" McClellan

Assistant manager

of Shelby Wal-Mart

Walter B. 'Mac" McClellan, 68, of 100 Chaucer Drive, died Sunday, Nov. 21, 2004, in Upstate Carolina Medical Center.

Mr. McClellan was born in Buncombe County, N.C., and was a son of the late Clarence Joseph and Edna Evelyn Jenkins McClellan. A U.S. Navy veteran, he was assistant manager of the Shelby Wal-Mart and was a member of Gaffney Freewill Baptist Church.

He was a loving husband, father and grandfather and is survived by his wife, Margaret Ponder Leonard McClellan; two daughters, Debra Trader of Florence and Penney Kinley of Gaffney; two sons, Keith McClellan of Florence and Michael Ponder of Gaffney; two stepsons, Ralph and Richard Renfro of Cape Coral, Fla.; three sisters, Lois Barrett, Ruth Ballard and Doris Fender, all of Asheville, N.C.; a brother, Donald McClellan, of Arden, N.C.; and eight grandchildren.

Services will be held today at noon in the chapel of the Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery, Black Mountain, N.C., with the Rev. Dennis Tolley officiating. Burial will be in the Veterans Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, William Black Medical Building, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, 710 W. 168th St., New York, N.Y. 10032-9982, or to Peachtree Center Nursing Home, 1434 Limestone St., Gaffney, S.C. 29340.

The family is at the home.

Arrangements by Groce Funeral Home, 1404 Patton Ave., Asheville, N.C.

Hovey S. Allen

Received Presidential

Citation from Harry S. Truman for service in WWII

LOCKHART – Hovey S. Allen, 80, husband of Lillian Brank Allen of 4724 Jonesville-Lockhart Hwy., Union, died Monday, Nov. 22, 2004, in Wallace Thomson Hospital after a brief illness.

Mr. Allen was born in Sharon on Nov. 12, 1924, a son of the late James and Sara Catherine Odom Allen. He was a Baptist. Mr. Allen was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Navy and received a Presidential Citation from President Harry S. Truman. He was a retired self-employed building contractor and was also retired from Milliken and Company-Lockhart Plant as general overseer of the weaving department.

Surviving in addition to his wife are two daughters and sons-in-law, Cathy A. Hyatt and her husband, Phil, of Spartanburg and Nan A. Ruppe and her husband, Alan, of Gaffney; three grandchildren, Tracy Vanderford, Jenna Cabaniss and Colton Cabaniss; and one great-grandchild, Sydnie Vanderford.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Allen was preceded in death by three brothers, Bob Allen, Thomas Allen and Willie Allen.

Graveside services will be held today at 11 a.m. at Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Church Cemetery, conducted by the Rev. Ben Hill.

The family is at the residence, 4724 Jonesville-Lockhart Hwy., Union.

Memorials may be made to Lockhart First Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 190, Lockhart, S.C. 29364.

Arrangements by the S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home.

Dorothy L. Green

Services for Dorothy L. Green, 69, of 135 Connecticut Ave., will be held today at 3 p.m. at Mikes Creek Missionary Baptist Church, conducted by Pastor Donald Frazier, Dr. U.D. Vernon and the Revs. Michael Henderson and Judy Dover. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery.

Arrangements by Foster Funeral Home.

James E. Barnes Sr.

U.S. Navy veteran

James Edward Barnes Sr., 66, of 1303 Cherokee Ave., died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2004, in Upstate Carolina Medical Center.

Mr. Barnes was the widower of Betty Bell Barnes and son of Lennie Frazier Barnes of Gastonia, N.C., and the late Wiley Barnes. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and member of Lighthouse Baptist Church.

Surviving in addition to his mother are a daughter, Tammy B. Perry of Gaffney; a son, James B. Barnes Jr. of Blacksburg; two brothers, William Barnes of Ranlo, N.C., and Earl Barnes of Gaffney; seven sisters, Grace B. Gamble of Gastonia, Ruth B. Colon of Punta, Fla., Shirley B. Cote of Florida, Betty B. Gamble of McAdenville, N.C., Sandra B. Barnes of Meriden, Conn., Elizabeth B. Hall and Maxine B. Bell, both of Kings Mountain, N.C.; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Services will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Meals on Wheels, P.O. Box 1886, Gaffney, S.C. 29342.

The family is at 1479 Concord Road, Gaffney.

Arrangements by White Columns Funeral Service.

Cora E.F. Bradley

Former Gaffney resident

Cora E.F. Bradley, 94, formerly of Gaffney, died Thursday, Nov. 18, 2004, at Lexington Court Nursing Home in Richmond, Va.

Mrs. Bradley was a native of Del Rio/Big Creek Township in Cocke County, Tenn. She was born June 5, 1910, and was the daughter of the late John Ellison and the late Samantha Reece Haynes Ellison.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Bradley was preceded in death by her husbands, Steve Fleming and Roy M. Bradley; a son, Hayden A. Fleming; a grandson, Robert Fleming; three half-sisters, "Gertie" Gertrude Haynes Cowell, Flora Ellison and Carrie Ellison Stokely; three brothers, Hugh, Clayton and Marcus Ellison; and two half-brothers, Dewey and Reuben Haynes.

Surviving are two granddaughters, Rhonda Fleming Collins and Crystal Fleming; a grandson, Chris Fleming; a daughter-in-law, Alma Fleming; and two great-grandchildren, Moranda and Brianna Fleming, all of the Richmond, Va., area.

Mrs. Bradley was the granddaughter of the late George and Nancy Holland Ellison and the late C.H. and M.L. Reece, all of whom resided in the Cocke County, Tenn., area.

Arrangements by Bliley Funeral Home, Richmond, Va.

Molly P. Mayes

U.S. Army veteran

WOODRUFF – Molly Phillips Mayes, 54, of 107 Stoneledge Drive, died Thursday, Nov. 18, 2004, at 11 p.m. at her residence.

A native of Marion, Ala., she was the wife of Wayne J.W. Mayes and daughter of the late Lucinda "Cindy" Phillips. She served in the U.S. Army for seven years as a nurse medical specialist at Walter Reid Hospital in the District of Columbia. She was a member of Mount Tabor Baptist Church in Gaffney and attended Alabama A&M University.

Surviving in addition to her husband are a son, Anthony Bernard Mayes Sr. of Gaffney; a sister, Evelyn Craig of Marion, Ala.; three brothers, Sears Lee Phillips of Perry, Fla., Ray Phillips of Marion, Ala., and William M. Phillips of Syracuse, N.Y.; two grandchildren; and a nephew and niece whom she reared as her children, Reginal Phillips, Mershall Craig, both of Marion, Ala., John John Phillips, Marion Lee and Marcus Lee, all of Terry, Fla.

Services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Mount Tabor Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Darrell Smith. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m.

The family is at the home of her mother-in-law, Genell Mayes, 2407 Beech St., Gaffney.

Arrangements by Foster Funeral Home, Gaffney.

"Tucker" Phillips Jr.

POW in World War II

Thomas "Tucker" Phillips Jr., 80, of 2097 Wilkinsville Hwy., died today, Nov. 24, 2004, at his residence.

A native of Gaffney, he was the husband of Margaret Louise Phillips of the home and son of the late Thomas Phillips Sr. and the late Amanda Spencer Phillips. He was retired from Southern Loom Reed Manufacturing Company and was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in World War II were he was a POW.

Mr. Phillips was a member of Draytonville Baptist Church.

Surviving in addition to his wife are a son, Terry Phillips of Roxboro, N.C.; grandchildren, Meg Phillips Pierson of Raleigh and Spencer Parris Phillips of Columbia; a great-grandchild, James Thomas Pierson; and two sisters, Velma Blanton and Bernice Phillips Patterson, both of Gaffney.

The family is at the residence.

Arrangements are incomplete. Shuford-Hatcher Funeral Home is in charge.

"Macey" Ramsey

Former sales clerk

Ethel Mae "Macey" Ramsey, 77, of 1105 Clary St., died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2004, at her residence.

A native of Cherokee County, she was the wife of Thomas M. Ramsey and daughter of the late John Elliott Hughes Sr. and the late Mae Jefferies Hughes. She was a former retail sales clerk, a homemaker and member of Limestone Presbyterian Church.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Ramsey was preceded in death by a brother, Harry Hughes.

Also surviving are a son, Ed Ramsey of Boiling Springs; a daughter, Nancy Ashe of Gaffney; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; a brother, John Elliott Hughes Jr. of Gaffney; and two sisters, Elizabeth Millwood and Molly Elmore, both of Gaffney.

The family is at the residence.

Arrangements are incomplete. Shuford-Hatcher Funeral Home is in charge.