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i Saturday, Dkcembkr 28, 1996 The Greenville News 4A FT. 1 Gustave E. 'Giis' Metz, former dean of Limestone College Blakely, J.T., 9 Penrose Greenville Brunnengraber, of Greenville Gillespie, Ida Lockaby, formerly of Ansel Street, Greenville Hamby, Eugene T. 221 Lakewood Drive, Greenville Hardin, Audrey Maxine, 153 Caesar Head Highway, Cleveland Johnson, David Ernest, 27 Guess Greenville Kanipe, Jonathan, 110 Argonne Drive, Greenville Sullivan, Emma, 541 McKinney Road, Simpsonville White, Francine, 104 Satterfield Drive, Greenville Metz, G.E., of Spartanburg He was a charter member and former president of the Clemson Rotary Club with 34 years of service and a Paul Harris Fellow. He served as senior warden of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, was on the building committee of University Lutheran Church in Clemson, and was a member of St.

Christopher's Episcopal Church in Spartanburg. Surviving are a son, Wistar G. Metz of Spartanburg; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Omit flowers. Memorials may be made to University Lutheran Church or to the charity of one's choice.

Graveside services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, in Old Stone Church Cemetery, Clemson. SPARTANBURG Gustave E. "Gus" Metz, former dean of Limestone College who also had served as assistant to the president and secretary of the board of trustees at Clemson University, died Dec.

27, 1996, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. He was 89. Metz, of Room 322, Windsor House, retired from Clemson in 1964. He then served as dean of Limestone College; director of research and development at the University of North Carolina, Asheville; and professor of mathematics at Coker College. His professional activities included leadership in the Association of Collegiate Registrars and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

He and a colleague at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, were instrumental in establishing in 1946 the grade-point system used by most universities today. Burns, Helen, 21 Burts Pelzer Callaham, Hazel 118 Hazel Drive, Belton McLeod, Myrtle 3324 N. Main Anderson Tollison, F.R. College Avenue, Anderson Visitation: 10 to 11 a.m. Ihursday at uucKett funeral Home, Clemson Chapel.

Duncan, Bessie 249 Saco Lowell Road, Easley Harbuck, Ina 106 S. Easley Whitmire, Gary 227 Lusk Road, Six Mile Kenneth Searle Athey Winston-Salem, N.C. Kenneth Searle Athey 39, of 717 Ansley Court, died Dec. 22, 1996. Survivors include his wife, Gina Athey.

Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Hayworth-Miller-Cain Funeral Home, Kernersville, N.C, with burial in Oaklawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation: 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Betty Jo Ballenger, Shelby, N.C.

Betty Jo Boyd Ballenger, 68, of 3031 Charles Road, formerly of Clinton, died Dec. 22, 1996, at her home. Survivors include her husband, Frank A. Ballenger of the home. Services: 11 a.m.

Tuesday at Webb Chapel at Shelby First Baptist Church with burial in Cleveland Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home, Shelby, N.C. J.T. Zhkely, Greenville J.T.

Blakely, of 9 Penrose died Dec. 23, 1996, at Greenville Memorial Medical Center. He was a stock man with Colonial Stores and a member of Mountain View Baptist Church. Surviving are a daughter, Caro-lean Blakely of Greenville; eight sons, John Thomas Williams of California, Ernest Williams of Brevard, N.C, Larry Blakely, Jimmy Blakely, Steven Blakely and Nathan Blakely, all of Greenville, and Johnny Blakely of Taylors; a sister, Annie L. Elijah of Greenville; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Mountain View Baptist Church with burial in Pinedale Memorial Park. Visitation: 7 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Watkins, Garrett Woods Mortuary, 'Joe' Broome, Abbeville Joseph Daniel "Joe" Broome 70, of 205 Pineview died Dec. 26, 1996, at Abbeville Memorial Hospital.

He was self-employed in construction and rental property and a LAURENS Martin, Mary Poole NEWBERRY Jones, Mac SHELBY, N.C. Ballenger, Betty Jo WARE SHOALS Haygood, Ralph Parker-White WARRENTON, Va. Chipley, Ann Whitmire WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. Athey, Kenneth Searle Jr, Aynor, Kim Greene and her husband Wayne of Simpsonville, Tony Porter and his wife Wanda of Greenville and James Porter and his wife Angie and Mark Porter and his wife Kristin, all of Easley; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m.

Sunday at Arial Baptist Church with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Visitation: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Robinson Funeral Home, Easley. The family is at the home of Ann Andrews, 106 S. Easley.

Audrey Maxine Hardin, Cleveland Audrey Maxine Burgess Hardin, 72, of 153 Caesar Head Highway, died Dec. 27, 1996, at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Saluda Hill Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband, Var-dry T. Hardin of the home; two daughters, Dianne Hardin Duncan and Catherine Hardin Raghib, both of Pickens; four sons, the Rev Steve Hardin of Jordan, and ABBEVILLE Broome, 'Joe' CHARLOTTE Smith, Albert McDougalds COLUMBIA Cox, William Croziser DONALDS McGaha, Vernon GREENWOOD Bryan, Beatrice Getsinger, Elvie M.

Details incomplete Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Blyth Funeral Home Chapel, Greenwood, with burial in Greenwood Memorial Gardens. Visitation: 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. The family is at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. Jake Golding, 124 Highland Drive, Idlewood community, Greenwood. Helen Burns, Pelzer Helen Taylor Burns, 76, of 21 Burts died Dec. 25, 1996, at Anderson Area Medical Center. She was a homemaker and a member of Eastview Baptist Church.

Surviving are her husband, P.E. "Bud" Burns of the home; three sons, Jimmy Burns, Billy Burns and David "Chunk" Burns, all of Pelzer; a sister, Ruby Taylor of Greenville; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Upstate, 114 E. Earle Anderson, S.C 29621. Services: 11 a.m.

Saturday at Gray Mortuary Chapel, Pelzer, with burial in Greenville Memorial Gardens. Hazel R. Callaham, Belton Hazel Ransom Callaham, 76, formerly of 118 Hazel Drive, died Dec. 27, 1996, at Brookside Nurs and Don Jones, all of Newberry, riugn jones oi iauk mountain, uoruon jones oi Yvmiei vjaiueu, and Randall Jones of Lees-ville. Graveside services: 2 p.m.

Sun- day in Newberry Memorial Gar- dens. Visitation: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Satur- day at Whitaker Funeral Home, Newberry. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, co Myra Addy, 2230 Glenn New- berry. Jonathan Kanipe, Greenville Jonathan Kanipe, infant son of Brent and Susan Kanipe of 110 Ar- gonne Drive, died Dec.

23, 1996, at St. Francis Women's Hospital. 5 His parents are members of Michael's Lutheran Church. 1 Surviving in addition to his parents are a sister, Merrie Jo Kanipe of the home; three brothers, Logan Kanipe, Hudson Kanipe and Caleb Kanipe, all of the home; his maternal grandfather, Robert William Hooker of Wadesboro, N.C; his paternal grandmother, Lucy Humber Kanipe of Rockingham, i I -i i 'j ii. auu mo paiiuai gi cat aiiu parents, Ethel Ackerman and Mr.

and Mrs. James Garland, all of Rockingham. Memorials may be made to Greenwood Genetic Center, co Dr. Will Blackburn, Director of the Center of Anatomic Studies, 1 Gregor Mendel Circle, Green- wood, S.C. 29646, Attn: Elizabeth Longshore.

Graveside services: 3:30 p.m. Sunday in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Babyland section. I Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Downtown. Mary Poole Martin, Laurens Mary Poole Martin, 86, formerly of Clinton and Laurelwood Apartments in Laurens, died Dec. 27, 1996, at Laurens County Hospital.

She retired as manager of Cato Stores in Clinton and Laurens after 25 years of service. She was a fos- ter grandparent with Senior Op-tions and a member of Henderson Baptist Church in Hickory Tavern. Surviving are a son, James I. "Jim" Martin of Wilmington, N.C; two daughters, Dr. Edna Ellison of Jackson, and Phyllis Armstrong of Hickory Tavern; two sisters, Ida King and Alice Corley, both of Clinton; seven grandchildren; and five Memorials may be made to Henderson Baptist Church, 205 Henderson Church Road, Gray Court, S.C.

29645. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Gray Funeral Home Chapel, Laurens, with burial in Rosemont Cemetery. Visitation: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

hoboth United Methodist Church, Cemetery Fund, 1808 Callison Highway, Greenwood, S.C. 29646. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Rehoboth United Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Harley Funeral Home, Greenwood.

Ida Lockaby Gillespie, Greenville Ida Lockaby Gillespie, 96, formerly of Ansel Street, died Dec, 26, 1996, at Grady Hipp Nursing Center following an extended illness. She retired from the Greenville Hospital System after 20 years of service and was a member of Pendleton Street Baptist Church where she was in the T.E.L. Sun day School Class. Surviving are two sons, Robert E. Gillespie of Anderson and Billy Joe Gillespie of Greenville; 15 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Graveside services: 2 p.m. Sunday in George's Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Pickens County. Visitation: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Downtown. The family members are at their respective homes.

Eugene T. "Gene" Hamby, Greenville Eugene T. "Gene" Hamby, 63, of 221 Lakewood Drive, died Dec. 26, 1996, at his home following an extended illness. He retired from Ashmore Brother Construction Co.

and was a Baptist. Surviving are his wife, Thelma T. Hamby; two daughters, Connie H. Cannon and Rhonda H. Smith, both of Greenville; and five grandchildren.

Graveside services: 2 p.m. Sunday in Graceland Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Downtown. Ina L.

Harbuck, Easley Ina Jane Looper Harbuck, 93, of 106 S. died Dec. 27, 1996, at Park Ridge Hospital in Fletcher, N.C. Born in Pickens County, she was a daughter of the late J.T. and Annie Childress Looper.

She retired from Alice Manufacturing Arial plant, and was a member of Arial Baptist Church and the Silent Sunday School Class. She was honored in 1987 at the First Annual Hall of Fame at Cedar Springs School of the Deaf in Spartanburg. Surviving are two daughters, Ann Harbuck Andrews and Mrs. Fred (Betty Harbuck) Porter, both of Easley; five grandchildren; David Porter and his wife Mary of Survivors include his wife, Louise Jackson Cox of Columbia. Graveside services: 11:30 a.m.

Monday in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, Columbia. Bessie B. Duncan, Easley Bessie Beatrice Burns Duncan, 92, of 249 Saco Lowell Road, died Dec. 26, 1996, at Baptist Medical Center, Easley.

She was the owner and operator of a country store in Liberty and a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church. Surviving are a sister, Roma Simmons of Pickens; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Rock Springs Baptist Church, Building Fund, 212 Dayton School Road, Easley, S.C. 29642. Graveside services: 11 a.m.

Saturday in Rock Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. The family is at the home of Ruth Lesley, 424 Meadow Ridge Road, Easley. Robinson Funeral Home, Easley. Elvie M. Getsinger, Greenwood Elvie Metts Getsinger, 80, of 322 Phoenix Road, died Dec.

27, 1996, at Self Memorial Hospital. She was a graduate of Patterson Business College and retired from The Style Shop. She was a member of the Phoenix Community Club, the Homemaker Club and Rehoboth Untied Methodist Church where she was a member of the Earnest Workers Sunday School Class and the Mary Witt Circle. Surviving are a son, Joe Ronald Getsinger of the home; three sisters, Margaret Henderson of Greenwood and Posey Vaughn and Hall Ouzts, both of the Phoenix community; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Re- member of Abbeville First Baptist Church.

Surviving are his wife, Alice Arnold Broome of the home; a son, Joseph D. Broome Jr. of Chesapeake, four daughters, Anne B. Jordon of Piedmont, Joyce B. Dunn of Duncan, Jean B.

Duncan of Martinsville, and Robin B. Warren of Eldersburg, a brother, William R. Broome Jr. of Abbeville; and nine grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Abbeville First Baptist Church, Music Ministry.

Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Harris Funeral Home Chapel, Abbeville, with burial in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. 'Sandy Brunnengraber, Greenville Sandra Catherine "Sandy" Phillips Brunnengraber, 50, formerly of Greene County, died Dec. 25, 1996, at Takoma Transitional Care Center. She was a graduate of the University of North Carolina, Ashe-ville, and an account executive with Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.

She was a member of the Altrusa Club of Greenville and Westminster Presbyterian Church. Surviving are her mother, Helen Phillips, a brother, Robert Ronald Phillips of Greenville; and a sister, Barbara Miller of Mosheim, Tenn. Memorials may be made to the church of charity of one's choice. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Jef-fers Mortuary Chapel, 208 N.

College Greeneville, with burial in Bethesda Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Memorial services will be held at Westminster Presbyterian Church.

Beatrice Bryan, Greenwood Beatrice Nelson Bryan, 90, died Dec. 26, 1996, at University Hospital in Augusta, Ga. She was a retired floral designer the Rev. David Hardin, Ricky Hardin and Jimmy Hardin, all of Pickens; three sisters, Ruth Burgess Morris of Pickens and Ruby Burgess Baughman and Daisey Burgess Thomason, both of Easley; six brothers, Alvin Burgess, Cecil Burgess, John Burgess, Dell Burgess and the Rev. Richard Burgess, all of Pickens, and the Rev.

Jack Burgess of Liberty. Memorials may be made to St. Francis Hospice, 414-A Pettigru Greenville, S.C. 29601. Services: 11 a.m.

Saturday at Saluda Hill Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. The family members are at their respective homes. Dillard Memorial Funeral Home, Pickens. David Johnson, Greenville David Ernest Johnson, of 27 Guess died Dec. 25, 1996.

He was self-employed. Surviving are a son, Eric Johnson of Greenville; two daughters, Latia Johnson of the home and Deborah Cannon Douglas of Senc-er, N.C; his companion, Kitty Rad-cliff; a stepsister, Dorothy Baker of Greenville; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at S.C. Franks Chapel of Remembrance with burial in Pinedale Cemetery.

Visitation: 7 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Mac Jones, Newberry Mac Jones, 54, of 4039 College died Dec. 27, 1996. He retired from Buddy's Open Air Market.

Surviving are six brothers, James D. Jones, Morris L. Jones I Power, Mary Funeral Redman, Home Smith, Neva Cemetery. Stroud, McAfee Funeral Timms, Home Tollison, Mortuary Walker, Mount Pleasant White, Knox Brown-Ogtesby TODAY'S SERVICES ing Center in Anderson. She was a homemaker and a member of Belton Church of God and a former teacher of the Mother's Sunday School Class.

Surviving are two sons, Larry Lavone Callaham of Piedmont and the Rev. James Bobby Callaham of Old Fort, N.C; two daughters, Darlene Getsinger of Anderson and Sylvia Callaham of Belton; six sisters, Lola Mitchell, Jessie Ker-nells, Virginia Broome and Peggy Hickman, all of Greenville, Grace Dove of La France and Juanita Coffee of Belton; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Belton Church of God with burial in Garden of Memories. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m.

Saturday at Cox Funeral Home, Belton. The family members are at their respective homes. Ann Whitmire Chipley, Warren ton, Va. Ann Whitmire Chipley, 55, formerly of Greenville, died Dec. 24, 1996, at her home following a two-year battle with colon cancer.

Survivors include her husband, Thomas J. Chipley of Warrenton. Memorial services will be held by the family Jan. 4-5 at the residence. Moser Funeral Home, Warrenton, Va.

William Crozier Cox, Columbia Retired Air Force Lt. Col. William Crozier Cox, 91, of 7405 Creekwood Drive, died Dec. 26, 1996. Duncan, Bessie B.

11 a.m. in Rock Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. Robinson Funeral Home. Getsinger, Ervie M. 3 p.m.

at Rehoboth United Methodist Church. Harley Funeral Home. Hardin, Audrey Maxine 11 a.m. at Saluda Hill Baptist Church. Dillard Memorial Funeral Home.

Kent, Betty Jo R. 2 p.m. in Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery. The Mortuary. Matthews, Roy J.

3 p.m. at Floyd's North Church Street Chapel. McCaha, Vernon 3 p.m. at Donald Baptist Church. -Pruitt Funeral Home.

Patterson, Anna Jeanette Wilson 2 p.m. at The Ho wze Mortuary Chapel. 2 p.m. in Melrose Cemetery. -Harris Home.

James Walter Sr. 10 a.m. at Lotts Funeral Chapel. King 11:30 a.m. in Old Silver-brook Sullivan-King Mortuary.

Sherwood C. Sr. 11 a.m. at Thomas Home, Northwest Chapel. James D.

11 a.m. at Lowe-Hanks Funeral Chapel. F.R. 'Rudy 3 p.m. at Sullivan-King Chapel.

Richard 3 p.m. at J. Henry Stuhr Chapel. 11 a.m. at Trinity Baptist Church, Funeral Home.

Adair, Rev. Joseph H. 1 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Watkins, Garrett Woods Mortuary.

Alston, Charles A. 1:30 p.m. at F.B. Pratt Son Funeral Home Chapel. Broome, 'Joe 3 p.m.

at Harris Funeral Home Chapel. Bryan, Beatrice 3 p.m. at Blyth Funeral Home Chapel. Burns, Helen 11 a.m. at Gray Mortuary Chapel.

Chastain, Tillman 2 p.m. at Liberty Mortuary Chapel. Cox, Smythe H. 2 p.m. in Graceland Cemetery.

Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Northwest, Driggers, Ernest P. Jr. 11 a.m. at The Mackey Mortuary, Century Drive. 9 with Beaudrot's Flowers and a member of Greenwood First Baptist Church.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Demos (Phyllis) Jones of Vero Beach, two sisters, Mrs. Prince (Sara) Sappington and Mrs. Jake (Millie) Golding, both of Greenwood; a brother, Frank Nelson of Tybee Island, four grandchildren; and seven great- gXndchildren. i.