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The Greenville News and Piedmont -Monday, September 3, 1979-7-B girl's body found GREENFIELD. Tenn. (UPI) Authorities found the body of an 8-year-old girl Sunday who was kidnapped while riding a bicycle near her home in rural West Tennessee. Several hours later, a 26-year-old man with a prior conviction for indecent exposure was taken into custody by police for questioning. Authorities said Cary Medlin's fully clothed body was found about 2:30 pm.

CDT in a wooded field two miles from Greenfield, about 130 miles northeast of Memphis. The girl, who was abducted Saturday night when she got into a car driven by a man who asked for directions to her stepfather's house, suffered a stab wound in the throat, possibly made by ice pick, authorities said. Arrested A short time after her body was discovered, a Tennessee Highway Patrolman arrested a Greenfield man near Medina, 40 miles south of the kidnap scene, and returned the unidentified suspect to Greenfield. The body was found after the girl's stepfather, Mickey Stout, emerged from his house at 11:30 a.m. to plead for her safe return.

"All we want you to do is call," Stout asked the kidnapper. "We'll do anything you want us to. We want her back." Members of the Weakley County rescue squad discovered the body in a field off a dead-end road. After a preliminary examination, the county coroner said she did not appear to have been sexually molested. Warned Authorities had learned earlier in the day that girls at a Sharon, school near Greenfield recently were warned not to accept rides with strangers because a man had been trying to coax children into his car.

Norman Medlin of Memphis, the girl's uncle, heard of the warning from a Methodist preacher whose daughter attends the school. He alerted agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Criminal Identification, who began searching for the principal of the school to investigate the report. The suspect was arrested as the search for the kidnapper of the thirdgrader intensified. Deaths BAKER, Corrie 60, Laurens BARRETT, Edward, 47, Walhalla BIVENS, Robert 39, Fountain Inn BRITT, Donnie 82, Taylors CANNON, Roger 17, Travelers Rest Bessie M. 89, Summit Drive, Greenville CHEEK, COLLINS, Joe Lewis 66, Andersile Beach COPELAND, Miriam 88, Anderson ELLIS, Howard 62, Anderson GILLIAN, James Saluda GOSNELL, Loreen 82, Startex HELLAMS, Helen Clinton JONES, B.

Casey, 56, 1408 Hampton Avenue Extension, Greenville McCAULEY, A Addie 76, 312 Grove Road, Greenville MOORE, Bobbie 45, Hollywood Drive, ville PITTMAN, Mary 70, Greer PURSLEY, Leon 75, Clover ROGERS, John 79, Wellford STEELE, Mildred 73, Six Mile STONE, Jessie 55, Gastonia, N.C. later. Funeral notices MARIETTA Ser- vices for Mary Nix, 76, vices for James Bald- of 120 Judson Road, 11 win, 83, of Route 2, 2 a.m. Monday p.m. Tuesday in Grace- view Baptist Church; land Cemetery.

The fam- burial in Graceland ily is at the home of Cemetery. The body will James Foster, Route 2, be placed in the church Dacusville Highway, Ma- at 10:30 a.m. Monday. rietta. The Howze Thomas McAfee Funeral Mortuary, Travelers Home.

Rest. ABBEVILLE SerVENICE, Fla. Ser- vices for Robert Timvices Juanita David, merman, 47, husband of 61, of 1612 Lilliput Court, Ermie Ritchie Timmer2 p.m. Monday at S.R.: man, of Route 1, AnHolcombe Funeral Home treville Highway, 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 p.m. Chapel; burial in Whit-' Monday at Friendship mire Cemetery.

The Baptist Church; burial family is at the home of in Forest Lawn Memory Carolyn Collier, Lake- Gardens. The body will side Manor Apts. be placed in the church at 3 p.m. Monday. GREENVILLE Ser- Harris Funeral Home.

vices for Grace Gambrell, formerly of 8 Traxler in 11 Woodlawn a.m. Obituaries Monday Memorial Park. The family is at the home of Eva Bishop and Alice E. North Corrie Baker Craig, 1403 Greenville. The LAURENS Corrie Mackey Mortuary.

Campbell Baker, 60, widow of Robert C. LANDRUM Services Baker, died Saturday. for Eunice Gillespie, 70, Born in Laurens of 2 Rudolph 11 a.m. County, she was a Monday at Petty Funeral daughter of the late AdHome; burial in Ever- dison Y. and Millie Tumgreen Memorial Gar- blin Campbell, former dens.

owner and beautician of Corrie's Beauty Shop, GREENVILLE Ser- and a member of the vices for Gerald Hudson, First United Methodist 44, of 4 Charcross Court, Church of Laurens. Del Norte Estates, Surviving are a daughband of Betty Scott Hud- ter, Donice Windham of son, 2 p.m. Monday at Lexington; a brother, Thomas McAfee Funeral Bruce Campbell of SumHome; burial in Wood- ter, and three grandchillawn Memorial Park. dren. Services will be at 11 SPARTANBURG a.m.

Monday at Kennedy Services for Eila Jones, Mortuary, Laurens, 89, of 105 Beverly Hills burial in Forest Lawn Drive, 3 p.m. Monday in Cemetery. Greenlawn Memorial The family is at the Gardens. Memorials home of Mrs. Melvin may be made to Spart- Lindley, 61 Lucas anburg Methodist Col- Avenue, Laurens.

lege. Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel. Edward Barrett WALHALLA EdGREENVILLE Ser- ward Barrett, 47, of 15 Pine Manor husband of Janie Sosby Barrett, died Saturday. Born in Oconee County, he was a son of Canary and Sallie Swafford Barrett, a textile worker, a veteran of the Korean conflict, and a member of Townville Baptist Church. Surviving also are daughters, Linda Norris of Carnesville, Patricia Kirk of NinetySix, and Penny and Hope Barrett of the home; sons, George Macomson of Lavonia, and Hershell, David, and Charles Barrett of Anderson, and 16 grandchildren.

Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Weldon Funeral Home, Lavonia; burial in Franklin Memorial Gardens. Robert Bivens FOUNTAIN INN Robert Lee "Bobby" Bivens, 39, Route 3 Durbin Road, died Thursday. Born in Laurens County, he was a son of the late Vergil and Roxie Allen Bivens and an employee of Dug Stewart Farm. Surviving are brothers, James Bivens of Fountain Inn and John D.

Bivens of the home, and sisters, Rose Anna, Mildred, and Geanil Bivens of the home. Services will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Mount Zion Baptist Church; burial in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends 8-9 p.m. Monday at Beasley's Funeral Home.

The body will be placed in the church at 3 p.m. Tuesday. Donnie Britt TAYLORS Mrs. Donnie Grant Britt, 82, of Robin Hood Drive, Route 2, wife of John W. Britt, died Sunday.

She was born in Franklin, N.C. Surviving also are daughters, Mrs. Lawson Key of Taylors, Mrs. Furman Haywood and Elsie Santay of Greenville; sons, Willie M. Britt and Kadell Britt of Taylors and Clyde E.

of Greenville; sister, Nobie Moore of Fork Shoals; 18 grandchildren, and 23 greatgrandchildren. Services will be at 2 Charred body found on ship DEER PARK, Texas (UPI) Coast Guard and Marine investigators Sunday boarded the wreckage of the oil supertanker Chevron Hawaii and found a charred body. Two other men believed caught in the chain of explosions Saturday were still missing. LADIES NIGHT GIVEAWAY at for FAIR the Upper South Carolina Tuesday, September 4th ALL Ladies Admitted FREE Sponsored by The Greenville News GREENVILLE PIEDMONT Giveaway Entry Blank Name Address City State Zip Bring this entry blank to the FAIR! September 4th N54939-8 p.m. Tuesday at Thomas McAfee Funeral Home; burial in Graceland Cemetery.

The family is at the home of Kadell Britt, Robin Hood Drive, Route 2, Taylors, receive friends p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Joe Cheek ANDERSON Joe H. Cheek, 66, of 301 HemRoad, husband of Eleanor Sexton, died Saturday. Born in Andersop County, he was a son of the late Ola Brooks Cheek, a.

retired employee of Clemson University, a member of St. John's United Methodist Church, and a World War II veteran. Surviving also are a daughter, Mrs. Larry Dove of Anderson, and two grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m.

Monday in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Flowers are to be omitted, but memorials may be made to St. John's United Methodist Church building fund or the charity of one's choice. McDougald's Funeral Home. Lewis Collins MYRTLE BEACH Rev.

Lewis Albert Collins, 71, of Route 1, husband of Edna Earle Edge Collins, died Sunday. Born in Horry County, he was a member and founder of the Kingsway Pentacostal Holiness Church and a member of the S.C. Conference of the Pentacostal Holiness Church. Surviving also are sons, Lewis Wesley Collins of Myrtle Beach and Rev. Doc Winston Collins of Johnsonville; daughters, Edna Mae Swords of Charlotte, N.C., and Christine Gasque, Annie Nobles, Shirley Cannon, and Jean Warren of Myrtle Beach; sisters, Annie Taylor and Flora Montgomery of Myrtle Beach, Bessie Patrick of Murrells Inlet, and Lucy McKnight of Fountain Inn; 23 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren.

Services will be announced by Goldfinch Funeral Home, Conway. Miriam Copeland ANDERSON Miriam Fowler Copeland, 88, of South McDuffie widow of Arthur Fred Copeland died Saturday. Born in Anderson County, she was a retired seamstress with Fleishman's and a Baptist. Surviving are daughters, Mildred C. Reid and Mrs.

William Breazeale of Anderson; sons, A. Fred, Billy, and 8 Richard Copeland of Anderson; a sister, Anna Traynum of Anderson; brothers, F.L. Fowler of Anderson and N. Fowler of Charlotte, N.C.; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren, and one great-greatgrandchild. Services will be at 3 p.m.

Monday at Sullivan-King Mortuary; burial in Concord Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will be at the home of Mildred C. Reid 111 Kates Anderson. James Gillian SALUDA James "Jim" S. Gillian, widower of Cora Lee Rushton Gillian, died Sunday.

Born in Saluda County, he was a retired painter and a member of Red Bank Baptist Church. Surviving are daugh- ters, Willie Mae Rushton, Lucille G. Davis, and Sara G. Merchant of Saluda; a son, John Buren Gillian of Pomaria; 15 grandchildren, and 21 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 3: 30 p.m.

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