Man charged in local robbery
confesses to slew of bank heists

February 2, 2006

From staff reports


A man charged in the robbery of a local credit union has confessed to a slew of bank heists across the state, according to the Greenwood County Sheriff's Office.
Lynell Dyches, of Spartanburg, who is charged in the Jan. 13 robbery of the State Credit Union on Montague Avenue in Greenwood, has been moved from the Greenwood County Detention Center to the Greenville field office of the FBI for prosecution.
Greenwood County Sheriff's Office (GCSO) investigators said they suspected Dyches had committed other bank robberies after they compared his methods with unsolved cases in Greenwood and other counties.
"Our guys knew right away that Dyches was most likely not only good for our robberies," said Greenwood County Sheriff Dan Wideman, "but that he was probably a serial bank robber."
Wideman authorized GCSO's investigations division to begin coordinating with other jurisdictions in an attempt to tie Dyches to robberies in their areas.
Within two weeks, investigators say they linked Dyches to 17 bank robberies in 11 counties across South Carolina.
Greenwood County Sheriff's Office investigators spent days working with Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office investigators in Dyches' home area and coordinated with agencies across the state.
GCSO and Spartanburg investigators recovered more than 40 sets of stolen car keys from Dyches' residence.
Investigators think stolen cars were used in many or all of the robberies, including the one in Greenwood.
"We have hundreds of hours of investigative time tied up in this case," Wideman said, "but we couldn't have done it without the help of our brother sheriff's offices and police departments across the state."
GCSO investigators executed search warrants, collected evidence and interviewed dozens of people as they continued to work on the case.
Dyches is under investigation for dozens of other robberies, local authorities said.
"This guy isn't confessing because he suddenly feels remorse," Wideman said. "He's confessing because our guys picked apart his alibis and beat him with the evidence."
Wideman said that agencies across the state continue to investigate Dyches' potential involvement in additional robberies, car thefts and other crimes.
"The local agencies who worked these cases with us should be proud of what we accomplished together here," Wideman said. "We've handed this guy to the FBI on a silver platter."
The initial call about the Greenwood robbery came in to dispatch at 1:30 p.m. A man in a disguise had robbed the credit union at gunpoint and fled with a satchel full of money.
Soon after, Dairy Queen store Manager Claudia Harrison noticed a "suspicious" man inside the restaurant at the corner of Birchtree Drive and the 72 Bypass.
She said the man got a glass of water and sat a booth, staring up Birchtree Drive.
The credit union is about a half-mile up the road at the corner of Birchtree and Montague Avenue. The man left the restaurant, and Harrison went into the bathroom and found some clothing stuffed under a sink.
The man was then located in a nearby restaurant parking lot, among a small crowd, and was detained and taken away in a sheriff's office truck.
Sheriff's office investigators said Dyches initially confessed, then recanted, but later confessed again after interrogation, and he eventually led officers to the money.
Authorities found the money, a fully loaded .380-caliber handgun with a round in the chamber, clothing identified as being worn during the robbery, a hat and a multi-colored scarf in a satchel in a wooded area near Merrywood Elementary School.
Officers later located what they say was the intended getaway car - a late-model Chevrolet Camaro - in a restaurant/nightclub parking lot near State Credit Union.

Greenwood apartment fire kills woman

February 2, 2006

By MEGAN VARNER
Index-Journal senior staff writer

A Greenwood woman was killed Wednesday in an early morning apartment fire that destroyed one apartment and displaced several residents of nearby apartments.
When emergency officials responded to Highland Arms Apartments on North Emerald Road about 3:49 a.m., heavy smoke was seen coming from the windows and roof of apartment II-8, a Greenwood County Sheriff's Office report states.
Deputies cleared other occupants from the building, which houses several other apartments, but because of heavy smoke, they could not enter apartment II-8, Greenwood County Sheriff's Office Investigator Wayne Findley said.
Outside, deputies located the tenant of the apartment, Talia Harrison, 22, who said that friend Latasha Smith, 21, of Greenwood, was still inside the apartment.
The report said deputies again returned to the apartment, but because the door was hot to the touch and bulging from the flames, they were unable to make entry.
When firefighters with Coronaca, Northwest, Highway 34 and Lower Lake volunteer fire departments arrived at the scene, emergency personnel were able to enter the apartment.
Findley said rescuers found Smith in a bedroom of the apartment, sitting in the floor near the bed and covering herself with blankets.
Smith, who was unresponsive, was taken to Self Regional Medical Center, where she died, Findley said.
Greenwood County Coroner Jim Coursey said an autopsy was performed Wednesday, and Smith's cause of death was ruled as accidental because of smoke inhalation.
Findley said Smith was a guest at Harrison's apartment, and the sheriff's office report said Harrison and Smith had been out earlier in the evening and had returned to the apartment about 2:30 a.m.
The report said Harrison said she went into the bathroom while Smith was in the kitchen, and while in the bathroom, Harrison heard a noise that sounded like a light bulb breaking. When she came out of the bathroom, Harrison said she did not see Smith but she smelled smoke, and she ran from the apartment to call for help, the report states.
"She (Harrison) believed her friend was already out of the apartment, and she made it her priority to get out and call for help," Findley said.
Findley said investigators with the sheriff's office and State Law Enforcement Division were at the scene throughout the morning, and the fire was ruled accidental, resulting from grease on the stove.
Findley said the fire was contained to Harrison's apartment, though the units surrounding the second-floor apartment suffered some minor smoke damage.
The Upstate South Carolina Chapter of the American Red Cross also responded to the scene to provide assistance for the families that were displaced by the blaze.
Brian Scoles, public relations director for the chapter, said four families would likely need assistance after the fire.
"Over the next 24 to 48 hours, we will be interviewing all of the family members and determining what type of assistance we can give them," whether it is housing, clothing, food or medicine, Scoles said. "Our objective is to get them back on their feet and independent as possible. That is what puts people back on the road to recovery (quickly)."
Scoles said the Red Cross has seen a "significant increase in the Upstate area in disasters that happen on a local level," adding that the rise in house and apartment fires is probably because of residents using alternative heating sources, such as kerosene heaters.
Wednesday's fire was the second blaze in just under two months at the Highland Arms complex.
On Dec. 11, a fire broke out in building AA, damaging several apartments and leaving nine families in need of Red Cross assistance, Scoles said.
No serious injuries were reported in the December fire, but a Greenwood County Sheriff's Office deputy made an unusual rescue when a mother who was trapped in her second-floor apartment by the blaze was forced to toss her infant to the deputy, who was waiting on the ground. The infant was not injured, and firefighters were able to rescue the mother through a different apartment window.

Area sends baker's dozen to colleges

February 2, 2006

By RON COX
Index-Journal sports writer

Wednesday wasn't just the first day of February for several high school football players from Greenwood and the Lakelands area.
For them, the day was their first opportunity to extend their athletic careers.
A record 13 area high school football players got up bright and early National Signing Day morning to pen their names on letters of intent to play college football.
One signed with a Division I college, four signed with four different Division I-AA programs and one more with a Division II university, while seven signed with community colleges.
Signing Day is the first official day that student-athletes can sign with colleges.
Emerald High School had the busiest morning, setting the table for nine football players to sign on several dotted lines. Greenwood High School had three seniors commit.
Ninety Six Shrine Bowl quarterback Stan Doolittle was the lone Wildcat, signing to play at Gardner-Webb University.
Lakelands player of the year Dan Wideman led the largest Signing Day class ever for Emerald High School by signing with East Carolina.
Teammate Chris Robinson signed with Presbyterian College. Demarco Anderson, Tavares Gilliam and Daryl Wideman signed with Hutchinson Community College in Kansas, while Terrance Rapley, Justin Calhoun, Adrian Bennett and Peferio Strong committed to Northland Community College in Thief River Falls, Minn.
"We want to give every player that has the desire to play in college a chance," said Mac Bryan about his first Signing Day as the Emerald football coach. "If they work hard enough, we'll work for them to get them in school.
"The fact that we have nine guys sign is a tribute to our athletes and they love of football.
Next year, we could have seven or eight more who could sign, if they prepare and work hard."
Dan Wideman, a North All-Star, became the program's first Division I-A prospect after signing with East Carolina. Last year, Shrine Bowl kicker Christopher Tommie became the first Emerald player to sign to a Division I-AA college on Signing Day when he chose Wofford.
For Robinson, his decision to join the Blue Hose had as much to do with his work in the classroom as it did on the field.
"It feels great," said Robinson, who earned the Academic Award at this season's All-Lakelands banquet. "Basically, I made my decision based on how strong PC is academically and athletically."
Greenwood followed up last season's four Day 1 signees with three more this year. Armanti Edwards signed with Appalachian State, Chandler Rearden with Liberty and Alex Sellars with The Citadel.
"It's so fantastic to see a young man when they walk in here as a ninth-grader and to see them go out as a senior like this," Greenwood coach Shell Dula said.
"To see them mature in all facets of life is fantastic. And that's what high school athletics is all about. You can't justify it on winning and losing. You justify it on developing young boys into young men."
Edwards, a Shrine Bowl quarterback, heads to a proven commodity, in the Mountaineers, who claimed the program's first Division I-AA football national championship this season.
The Eagles' southpaw, laid back in his approach to the day, wearing jeans and a T-shirt, was just glad to get one last chance to sit alongside two of his teammates on the special day.
"It felt good to sit with them for the last time," Edwards said.
Sellars, a North All-Star tight end, agreed.
"I liked it a lot," Sellars said of signing with teammates Rearden and Edwards. "We've grown up playing football together and it was good to sit beside people on this day that I played with for a long while."
Rearden was the first of the Eagles' trio to arrive at the foyer of the Greenwood athletic department for the morning signings. The Shrine Bowl offensive lineman was relieved to put the whole recruiting process behind him.
"I'm not usually here this early. I guess I was just a little anxious to get it over with," Rearden said. "It definitely didn't feel like a normal Wednesday. I knew it was going to be a big day."
At Ninety Six, an easy smile was on the face of Stan Doolittle as he signed with the Bulldogs.
"I'm not as excited right now as I was because I had already (verbally) committed," the senior said. "But it is exciting to say I'm a Gardner-Webb University student now."
Doolittle, a three-time All-Lakelands selection, said the G-W coaching staff told him he would be able to compete for the starting quarterback job in the fall.
Ninety Six football coach Mike Doolittle said he was pleased with his son's college choice.
"They've been on him the longest, stayed in contact every week and offered him first," Stan's coach/father said. "It's a great staff, with great facilities in a great conference. He has a chance to go and have a great career there.
"It's always exciting when any athlete from Ninety Six signs with a college, but it's a very special feeling when it's your son."
The Lakelands also had a pair of high school seniors sign letters of intent Wednesday to play college soccer.
Emerald's Erika Bishop and Kasey Sears, who start their fourth season leading the Lady Vikings' soccer team, officially committed, Bishop to Wofford and Sears to Erskine.

Chris Trainor and Michael Stone contributed to this story.

Opinion

Coretta Scott King won respect in her own way

February 2, 2006

They called Coretta Scott King the first lady of the civil rights movement. She more than earned the esteem that automatically goes with that honor, certainly. However, she probably would have said that honor belonged to the late Rosa Parks, who died only recently, or some other contributor to the betterment of black Americans.
That was her nature. She never sought recognition. Nevertheless, her work to expand and secure civil rights gains earned her the admiration and respect of people all over this country, and indeed the world.
Mrs. King, who died Tuesday at age 78, was more than a wife to the late Dr. Martin Luther King. She was his partner in his efforts to make positive changes in people's lives. After he was assassinated, she carried on their efforts in their non-violent approach to social justice.

SHE WAS A FAITHFUL ADVOCATE for her husband's work, of course. She was much more. However. She was a champion in her own right for civil rights and equality for all people, no matter what their color.
There's no doubt that after her husband's death she played a major role in keeping his spirit alive. But, she also kept alive the spirit and viability of the movement during tumultuous times, when the world experienced many changes.
Like Dr. King, she saw civil rights gains as a way to make life better for black Americans. But, she also saw civil rights gains as making the world better for all people, and color was no consideration.
We see racism at work in our world today, but there is an element that would surely sadden Dr. and Mrs. King. That's because racism these days too often crosses racial lines, even after we have come so far.

THEY BOTH WORKED HARD to eliminate race-based prejudice, whether it involved whites or blacks. Unfortunately, though, they both were taken before their work was complete. They showed us how to overcome our differences and how to do it without resorting to violence, though. With much radicalism permeating the American culture in a variety of ways, however, we all could learn a very important lesson by taking what they taught and using it in our daily lives. Civil rights, like everything else in life, improves in direct proportion to how we apply the Golden Rule. That was integral to what Dr. and Mrs. King stood for. It's a lesson for all of us, whatever color we happen to be.

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Obituaries

Grace W. Albertson

Easley, SC - Emmie Grace Welborn Albertson, 72, of 135 East Church Road, died Wednesday, February 1, 2006 at her home.
Born in Pendleton, she was a daughter of the late Claude J. and Emmie Wardlaw Welborn. She was retired from Cornell Dubilier where she was a cricket operator and a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church and the "In His Steps" Bible Fellowship Class.
Surviving are her husband, Eugene E. Albertson, Sr. of the home; a son, Eugene E. Albertson, Jr. and wife Stacie K. of Easley; a daughter, Sherri Patterson and husband Gene of Easley; two brothers, C.T. Welborn of Woodland Hills, CA, Thomas Welborn of Easley; seven sisters, Ann Garrett of Greenwood, Bonnie Whitlock of Liberty, Brenda Atkinson, Linda Bracken, both of Easley, Sybil Andis of Simpsonville, Edna Awl of Greenville, Louise Nantz of Orlando, FL; four grandchildren, Hileri A. Mercier and husband Brian, Matthew Albertson, Kaitlyn and Taylor Patterson, and one great grandchild, Lynli Grace Mercier. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by two brothers, Claude J. Welborn, Jr., John Welborn; two sisters, Betty Black, Martha Welborn, and a grandchild, Chris Albertson.
Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Friday at Rock Springs Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. David Gallamore and Rev. Ralph Carter officiating. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park.
The body is at Robinson Funeral Home - Downtown where the family will receive friends Thursday night from 6:30 until 8:30 PM and will be placed in the church at 1:00 PM on Friday.
Flowers are accepted or memorials may be made to Rock Springs Baptist Church Building Fund; 201 Rock Springs Road; Easley, SC 29642.
The family is at the home.
Robinson Funeral Home - Downtown is assisting the family with arrangements.
PAID OBITUARY

Stewart Babb

Stewart Babb, 86, of 106 Coosaw Run, widower of Macie Hall Babb, died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006 at Self Regional Medical Center.
Born in Hickory Tavern, he was a son of the late Guy and Mattie Fleming Babb. He was retired from Riegel Textile Corp. and was a member of the Quarter Century Club. He was a member of Ware Shoals First Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Tim Babb and a daughter, Debbie B. Wightman, both of Greenwood; a brother, Kenneth Babb of Simpsonville; three sisters, Lillian B. Woods of Princeton, Shirley B. Johnson of Laurens and Helen Mitchell of Honea Path; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services are 3 p.m. Friday at Ware Shoals First Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Leon Jones. The body will be placed in the church at 2. Burial is in Greenwood Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers are Harold Kay, Lamar Cain, Danny Riddle, Tai Nguygen, Brad Davenport and Ed Arnold. Honorary escorts are members of the Callaham-Morgan Sunday School Class, Dr. John Holman and Dr. Preston Turner.
Visitation is 6-8 tonight at Parker-White Funeral Home, Ware Shoals.
The family is at the home.
Memorials may be made to Ware Shoals First Baptist Church, PO Box 449, Ware Shoals, SC 29692.
Parker-White Funeral Home is in charge.

Mamie Connie Carroll

McCORMICK - Mamie Connie Carroll, 73, of The Oaks Apartments, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood.
Services will be announced by Rees Funeral Home, Lincolnton, Ga.

Yolanda Childs

LAS VEGAS - Yolanda Maria Webb Childs, 54, widow of Joe Childs, died Monday, Jan. 30, 2006 in Las Vegas, after an extended illness.
Born in Due West, S.C., she was a daughter of Thelma Webb and the late Robert Webb. Formerly of Kingsport, Tenn., she graduated from Allen High School, Asheville, N.C., in 1969 and received a business degree from Tuskegee Institute in 1973. She was a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. Living in Atlanta for several years, she lived in Greenwood, S.C., for four years before moving to Las Vegas.
Survivors include her mother of Greenwood; a son, Anwar Jolani Childs of Las Vegas; three sisters, Mrs. Harry (Roberta) Lanauze of Knoxville, Tenn., Andrea Webb of Pittsburgh, Bonita Johnson of Douglasville, Ga.
Memorial services are at noon Saturday at Parks Funeral Home, Greenwood.
The family is at the home of her mother, Thelma Webb, 205 Georgia Ave., Greenwood.
Parks Funeral Home is in charge.

Mary Etta Harris

McCORMICK - Services for Mary Etta Williams Harris are 1 p.m. Friday at Holy Rock Reformed Episcopal Church, Willington, conducted by the Rev. John T. Wiggins. The body will be placed in the church at 12. Burial is in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers are grandsons, and flower bearers are granddaughters.
The family is at the home, 230 Christian Road.
Walker Funeral Home is in charge.

Pat Mabrey

GREENWOOD - Jennie Patricia "Pat" Jenkins Mabrey, 73, resident of 106 Cothran Drive, wife of J. Ted Mabrey, died February 1, 2006 at Hospice House.
Born in Greenwood County, May 9, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Henry Paul and Gladys Erving Albea. She was formerly employed by Edwards Department Store in Aiken and retired from Asco, formerly Therm-O-Disc. She was a member of Harris Baptist Church and the Druid Hills Coffee Club.
Surviving in addition to her husband of the home are two sons, Michael W. and wife, Diane Jenkins, Thomas Henry and wife, Monica Jenkins, all of Aiken; a daughter, Janis Dian and husband, Scotty Bolt of Aiken; a step-daughter, Wanda and husband, James Witt of Greenwood; step-sons, Jerry S. and wife Lorraine Mabrey of Belvedere and Robert David Mabrey of Arlington, TX; a sister, Betty Bennington of Aiken and a brother, Joseph Albea of Albany, GA; grandchildren, David Michael Jenkins, Jennie Lauren Jenkins, Meagan Della Jenkins, Jonathan Del Gregory and Sonya Renee Gregory; step-grandchildren, Shawn and wife, Crystal Bolt, B.J. and wife Angie Bolt, Scott Hebreth Witt, Adam Michael Witt, Jamey Elizabeth Witt, Brian Christopher Witt and wife, Jana, Shay Mabrey and Lisa Mabrey; great-grandchildren, Joshua Grant Jones, Shelby Malinn Jones and Austin Tyler Gregory; step-great-grandchildren, Tori Bolt, Dawn Bolt, Shay Bolt and Grant Thomas Witt.
Mrs. Mabrey was twice married, first to the late Henry Grover "Junior" Jenkins, Jr. of Aiken. Funeral services will be conducted at 12:30 pm Saturday from the Blyth Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Frank Thomas officiating.
Burial will be at 3 pm Saturday in Aiken Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be Paul Roy Bennington, Richard Lee Bennington, Jonathan Del Gregory, Scott Witt, Adam Witt, Chip Funderburk and Brian Witt.
Honorary escort will be Ray Kinney, William Cervenka, Edna Culp, Harvey Bowick, Doug Amyx, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Connell, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. Hardin Stevens, John Dorn and Skip Burnette
The family is at the home on Cothran Drive and will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 9 Friday evening.
Memorials may be made to Hospice Care of the Piedmont, 408 W. Alexander Avenue, Greenwood, SC 29646.
For online condolences please visit www.blythfuneralhome.com.
Blyth Funeral Home & Cremation Services is assisting the Mabrey family.
PAID OBITUARY

Doris Perrin

McCORMICK - Doris Perrin, 80, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006 at Self Regional Medical Center, Greenwood, after a short illness.
Born in McCormick County, she was a daughter of the late Will and Lois Cowan Perrin. She was a member of Mount Moriah Baptist Church, McCormick, and a retired domestic employee.
Survivors include seven daughters, Doris R. Williams of Waycross, Ga., Mary Wideman, Barbara Smith, Nerissa Perrin, Vanessa Dennis, Emma Timpson and Evelyn Timpson, all of McCormick; two sons, Sammy Timpson and Grady Perrin of McCormick; five sisters, Lucille Perrin of Anderson, Virginia Johnson and Evelyn Liddell of McCormick, Lois Bennett and Nellie Burwell of Washington, D.C.; two bothers, James Thomas Perrin and Charles W. Perrin of Detroit; 27 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren.
The family is at the home, 205 Crawford-Fleming Road.
Services will be announced by Walker Funeral Home.

Malachi Christ Quarles

Malachi Christ Quarles, infant son of Aquarius Wells and Christopher Quarles, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006 at Self Regional Medical Center.
Survivors include his mother and father, both of Greenwood; maternal grandmother, Janie Wells of Greenwood; maternal grandfather, Willie R. Wells Sr. of Cleveland, Tenn.; paternal grandmother, Sarah King of Greenwood; paternal grandfather, Earnest Jones of Greenwood.
The family is at 115-B East Cambridge Ave.
Services will be announced by Robinson & Son Mortuary Inc.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at robson@nctv.com

Horace Edward Robinson

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. - Horace Edward Robinson, 53, of 6715 Cedar Hurst Trail, died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006 at his home.
The family is at the home of his father, Robert Robinson, 105 Harrisburg St., Abbeville, S.C.
Services will be announced by Abbeville & White Mortuary, Abbeville.

Latasha Denise Smith

Latasha Denise Smith, 21, of 108 Spring Valley Road, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006 at Self Regional Medical Center.
The family is at the home.
Services will be announced by Parks Funeral Home.

Charles Smith Sr.

ABBEVILLE, SC - Charles Joseph Smith, Sr., 91, resident of 503 Marshall Ave. husband of Edith Rhodes Rook Smith died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006 at the Hospice House of the Piedmont in Greenwood, SC.
Born in Abbeville, SC he was a son of the late Henry Smith and the late Blanche Smith Borders.
Mr. Smith was a retired conductor with the Seaboard Railroad in Abbeville, SC. Charles was also a former member of the Abbeville Fire Dept. He was a Mason and a member of the Clinton Lodge #3 AFM with York and Scottish Rites. He was also a Shriner and a member of the Hejaz Shrine Temple in Greenville, SC for 55 years. He was also an active member of Upper Long Cane Presbyterian Church. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father and grandfather and will be greatly missed by all.
Survivors are: His wife of the home, 2 sons Charles Joseph Smith, Jr. and his wife Carol of Greenwood, SC, George Henry Smith and his wife Dickie Edwards of Surfside Beach, SC, 4 grandchildren Hope Mason, Wendy Blythe, Travis Smith and George Henry Smith, Jr.
He was twice married first to the late Isabelle Campbell Smith.
He was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Kimberley O'Hara.
Services will be conducted Friday Feb. 3, 2006 at 11:00 AM at the Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home with the Rev. Webster Curry officiating. Entombment will be at the Greenwood Mausoleum in Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Greenwood, SC.
The family is at the home, 503 Marshall Ave. Abbeville, SC.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Piedmont, 408 W. Alexander St. Greenwood, SC 29646 or to the Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children, 950 West Faris Rd. Greenville, SC 29605.
THE CHANDLER-JACKSON FUNERAL HOME, ABBEVILLE, SC IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
PAID OBITUARY

Minnie C. White

WARE SHOALS - Minnie C. White, 80, of 3 Davis St., widow of Frank Henry White, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006 at her home.
Born in Anderson County, she was a daughter of the late R.P. and Minnie Barnette Clark. She was a retired minister of Church of God of Prophecy and a member of Church of God of Prophecy in Greenwood.
Survivors are two sons, Jerry White of Greer and Edward White of Greenville; two daughters, Ann White and Frankie Sue Duvall, both of Ware Shoals; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services are 11 a.m. Friday at Ware Shoals Church of God of Prophecy, conducted by the Rev. Dewain Willis. Burial is at Oakbrook Memorial Park.
Pallbearers are Doug White, Christopher White, Wayne White, Frank White, Theo Odom, Joe Duvall, Branden Davenport, John Dutton and Willie Davenport.
Visitation is 6-8 tonight at Parker-White Funeral Home.
The family is at the home.
Parker-White Funeral Home is in charge.

Paula Ann Wright

BRADLEY - Services for Paula Ann Wright, of 3814 McCormick Highway, are 2 p.m. Friday at Glovers Chapel Baptist Church, with the Rev. M.L. Taylor officiating, the Rev. Norris Turner presiding and the Rev. O. Bennon assisting. Burial is in Oakbrook Memorial Park.
Pallbearers are uncles and cousins.
Flower bearers are aunts and cousins.
Visitation is 6-8 tonight at Robinson & Son Mortuary.
The family is at the home.
Robinson & Son Mortuary Inc., Greenwood, is in charge.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at robson@nctv.com