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Page 2b. THE TIMES AND DEMOCRAT Orangeburg. Friday June 12 1981 Obituaries fkM, tmmmmmi i. I Methodist Church in Bowman, with the Rev. Benjamin F.

Reid officiating. Burial will be in the Sandy Run Cemetery on Highway 210. Active pallbearers will be Shriners. Mr. Bruce, son of the late Primous and Mrs.

Rachel Johnson Bruce, was born in Orangeburg County Jan. 26, 1896. He was a member of St. Michael's Methodist Church for many years. While there he served a charge trustee, a church trustee, lay leader, treasurer, and Sunday School teacher.

He was a Mason, a past Worshipfull Master of Bowman Masonic Lodge 4, past patron of the Willing Workers Chapter 28 of Bowman, a member of the Omar Temple 119 of the state of South Carolina, a 33rd degree Mason and a farmer. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Verneta Summers Bruce of the home; five daughters, Mrs. Myrtle Ross from Bowman, Mrs. Hazel Farrell, Mrs.

Emily Williams, both from of Troy, N.Y., Mrs. Martha Kennedy, Orangeburg and Mrs. Alma El, Jersey City, N.J.; four sons, Primous Leroy and Jeremiah Bruce, all of Bowman, and Thomas Bruce Jr. of Philadelphia, five sisters, Mrs. Lola Norton and Mrs.

Romell Thomas, both of Washington, D.C., Mrs. Clarice Moorer of Bowman, Mrs. Margia Moore, New York City, N.Y., and Lurline Bruce, Philadelphia, twenty grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchilren. Friends mayh call at the residence and at Bethea's Funeral Home in Bowman. The body will be in Bethea's Slumber Room in Bowman from 1:00 p.m.

Friday until the hour of service. MRS. DOTTTE ASHE ROWESVILLE, S.C. Mrs. Dottie Bonnette Ashe, 76, of Main Street, died Thursday at her home.

The funeral will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Crosland Memorial Baptist Church, with the Rev. Carl Funderburk officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs.

Ashe was born in Rowesville, a daughter of the late Arthur Luther and Celestia Edith Bair Bonnette. She was a lifelong member of Crosland Memorial Baptist Church and server for many years as church treasurer, clerk and organist. She was the widow of Edward Palmer Farr. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. J.K.

Westbury and Mrs. L.P. Walker of Rowesville; two grandsons, J.M. Lane III of Columbia and Harry A. Lane of Eutawville; and a great-granddaughter.

Friends may call at the home and at Dukes-Harley Funeral Home. MRS. LONA FARR Mrs. Lona Bochette Farr, 85, of 275 Seminole St. SW, died Thursday at Jolly Acres Nursing Home after a long illness.

The funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Dukes-Harley Funeral Home, with the Rev. Robert Reynolds and the Rev. J.M. Lane officiating.

Burial will be in the Bochette Family Cemetery. Pallbearers will be David and William Farr, Billy Bochette, Sammy Pritcher, Boyce Lefvendahl and Irby Smith. Mrs. Farr was born in Elloree, a daughter of the late Alexander Robert Bochette and Lula Rast Bochette. She was a member of St.

Pauls United Methodist Church and was the widow of Edward Palmer Farr. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Herman Way of Santee and Mrs. Harold Edgemon of Orangeburg; two sons, Joseph W. and Edward P.

Farr Jr. of Orangeburg; two brothers, W.C. Bochette of Orangeburg and L.D. Bochette of Gainesville, nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the residence and at Dukes-Harley Funeral Home.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-9 p.m. Friday. Close Watch Gregg Smith of the S.C. Wildlife and Marine Resources Department searches the area for the car theft suspect. Photo by Clay Owen) Long Chase Ends With Suspect's Capture accident.

"He ran approximately five miles as the crow flies, but the way he was running, it was probably double or triple that distance," Smith said. Also assisting in the pursuit was the S.C. Highway Patrol and the Orangeburg City Police. Elmore crossed Kennerly Road and was spotted by Judy and the owner of the stolen vehicle. Judy caught Elmore and held him until the bloodhounds and investigating officers could arrive.

Members of the sheriff's posse are not allowed to arrest individuals. Elmore is being held at the Orangeburg-Calhoun Law Enforcement Complex detention center. A bond hearing is set for 8 a.m. Friday before Judge Ronald Salley. sheriff's posse, reported seeing the car stolen about 2 45 p.m.

As the car was being driven from Broughton Street onto the North Road, acting North Police Chief Edward Barnes, on his way into Orangeburg to serve a warrant, heard the description of the stolen car on his police radio. "I was looking at him when they were giving the description on the radio," Barnes said. With Barnes in pursuit, the car continued out on North Road, turned down Willington Road, and onto a dirt road which led to Kennedy Road. As the driver of the vehicle turned right, Barnes collided with the rear of vehicle, forcing it to hit a mailbox and plunge into a ditch. The driver then jumped out of the car and ran into nearby woods.

The S.C. Law Enforcement Division was then called for the use of bloodhounds to track the man in the woods and adjoining fields. After arrival of the bloodhounds approximately 45 minutes later, the man was tracked for about two hours before he was found about five miles away from the site of the Meets With Mixed Feelings TOMMY NEWTON WRIGHT EUTAWVILLE, S.C. -Tommy Newton Wright, 81, died Monday at his home in Eutawville after a brief illness. The funeral will be Saturday at 3 p.m.

at the Springfield Baptist Church with the Rev. A.C. Wright officiating. Mr. Wright was the son of the late Mrs.

Bessie Wright and a native of Eutawville. Survivor are one brother, Van Wright of Eutawville, a sister-in-law, nieces an newphews. Friends may call at the residence of Van Wright or at Shuler-Marshall Funeral Home in Holly Hill, which is handling the arrangements. RICHARD JEFFCOAT CORDOVA, S.C. Richard Lee Jeffcoat, 8, of Route 1, Box 3064, Cordova died Tuesday.

Funeral will be at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Pine Grove Baptist Church, Cordova with the Rev. A.M. Utsey officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery.

Richard Lee Jeffcoat, son of Leroy and Dora Marie Cleckley Jeffcoat was born in Orangeburg County. He was a member of the Pine Grove Baptist Church and attended Edisto Primary School. Survivors include his parents, Leroy Jeffcoat Sr. and Dora Marie Jeffcoat of Cordova S.C; two brothers, Leroy Jeffcoat and Marvin Jeffcoat, both of Cordova; maternal grandparents, Issac and Mary Stevenson of Cordova; maternal great-grandmother, Dora C. Cleckley of Cordova; paternal grandparents, Jeremiah and Lorine Jeffcoat, both of Cordova.

Friends may call at the residence on the Cannon Bridge Road or at Jones-Simmons Funeral Home. TYRONE WILLIAMS CORDOVA, S.C. Tyrone Williams, 7, of 155 Tyler Road, Cordova, died Tuesday. Funeral will be at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Pine Grove Baptist Church, Cordova with the Rev.

A.M. Utsey officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Tyrone Williams, son of Wilbur and Beverly Williams Frazier, was born in Orangeburg County. He was a member of the Pine Grove Baptist Church and attended Rivelon Elementary School.

Surviving are his parents Wilbur and Beverly Frazier of Cordova; maternal grandparents, Joseph and Mary Lou Williams Jr. of Orangeburg; maternal great-grandparents, Jeremiah and Lorine Jeffcoat of Cordova; great-grandmother, Ethel Simpson Williams of Cordova; and paternal great-grandmother, Mrs. Emma Julia Frazier of Cordova. Friends may call at the residence on the Cannon Bridge Road or at the Jones-Simmons Funeral Home. MRS.

RUTH BUTLER BAMBERG, S.C. Mrs. Ruth Butler died Thursday morning in Barnwell County Hospital after a long illness. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Ruth Butler Brooks of Barnwell, Mrs.

Susie B. Carroll and Mrs. Jessie B. Bartley, both of Bamberg and Mrs. Cora L.

Somerville of Springfield Mass. Funeralarrangements will be announced at a later date by the Carroll Mortuary of Bamberg. THEODORE HAMPTON JR. PHIIiADELPHIA Theodore Hampton 18, died Wednes-; day following a brief illness. Funeral arrangments will be announced by Bethea's Funeral Home.

Friends may call at the resi-" dence of his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Wade Hampton, 824 Whittaker Road, and at Bethea's Funeral Home. MRS. ALLEAN WOLF BOWMAN, S.C.

Mrs. Allean Wolf, 65, of Cedar Street, died at her home Thursday afternoon following a brief illness. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Bethea's Funeral Home. Friends may call at the resi-: dence and at Bethea's Funeral Home in Orangeburg. THOMAS BRUCE Thomas Bruce 85, of Bowman, died at Orangeburg Regional tal Monday morning following an extended illness.

Funeral will- be held 3:00 p.m. Saturday at St. Michael's United gg Lenaire Woife Ss 534-6215 one priority" to alleviate traffic problems in Denmark. Bradey Link of the right-of-way division of the highway department told 1 property owners that appraisals will be made to determine property values and damages incurred because of the project. Owners will be compensated according to these figures, he said.

The highway department rarely buys an entire piece of real estate being affected by one of its projects, Link told the group. Highway officials showed those at the meeting an artist's conception of what the road will look like when the construction has been completed. They also showed each interested property owner how the plans to widen the road would physically affect Road Project (Continued From Page 1B) Highway officials said they'd work with him to find a solution to this problem. "Unfortunately, there is always someone that will be adversely affected," said Jim Brice, the highway department's prime engineer for the project. The group was told that in an average day, 5,000 cars go through the section between North Cedar and South Sawdust streets.

And in the past five years, 74 accidents mostly rear-end'ers and angular wrecks have occurred in that area. By 1999, highway officials estimate that 9,000 cars will be going over this stretch of road every day. The department considers this project a "number Petitions Picked (Continued From Page 1B) Individuals wishing to run in the city elections must pick up a petition from the city administrator's office and return it with 342 signatures of qualified electors by July 25. This puts a candidate's name on the ballot A Special Mental Health Counseling Service for PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CITIZENS Available NOW The Orangeburg Area Mental Health Center Call: Charles Martin, Clinical Counselor 536-1571 By CLAYTON OWEN Staff Writer A 17-year-old man charged with grand larceny auto was chased over five miles by bloodhounds, five law enforcement agencies and the S.C. wildlife department Thursday.

Michael Lorenzo Elmore, 17, of 151 Fowlers Court, Orangeburg, was charged late Thursday with taking a 1971 Datsun automobile from an uptown parking lot and later wrecking the vehicle. "It was a hot day in the woods," said Chief Investigator C.R. Smith Jr. of the Orangeburg County Sheriff's Dep-tartment. "You never saw so many hot SLED agents and dogs." Milton Judy, a member of the his property and advised him to contact Edward Smoak of the Bamberg maintenance office of the highway department if he had any questions.

Highway officials said a project of this type normally takes about 18 months to complete the changes. But it's possible that the work could be done in half that time, they said. Right-of-way plans should be complete in three to four months, and acquisition of the needed property should begin in September if everything is on schedule, Brice said. Bids for the project could be taken in mid-1982, he said. Comments may be sent to State Highway Engineer E.S.

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