NINETY SIX - Viola McCarthy Wasson, 85, of 1 Blake Road, widow of Henry G. Wasson, died Sunday, April 15, 2007, at Peachtree Centre in Gaffney.

Born in Ninety Six on Feb. 14, 1922, she was a daughter of the late Toyce H. and Alice King McCarthy. She was a graduate of Ninety Six High School and was retired from Duke Power Company after 41 years of service.

She was a member of Ninety Six Presbyterian Church.

Surviving are a daughter, M. Jane Wasson, M.D., of Gaffney, and a brother, Boyce Ted McCarthy of Ninety Six, and nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Blyth Funeral Home Chapel in Greenwood with the Rev. Chuck Sprouse officiating. Burial will be in the Friendship Presbyterian Church Cemetery near Hickory Tavern.

Pallbearers will be Stanley Davis, Andy Owings, Buck Griffin, Larry "Red" Goodman and Lewis Matthews.

The family is at the home on Blake Road and will receive friends at the funeral home from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Memorials may be made to Friendship Presbyterian Church Cemetery Fund, 2094 Neely Ferry Road, Laurens, S.C., 29360.

Online condolences may be made at www.blythfuneralhome. com.

Blyth Funeral Home and Cremation Services is handling arrangements.