1946 Obituaries Cowpens, Sept.27- MRS. FRANCES E. SMITH, w/o JOHN M. SMITH, died at her home, after an lingering illness. A life long resident of Sptbg. Co., she was born in Arrowwood community near Chesnee. She was a member of 2 of the oldest families of the state, being the d/o the late Capt. WILLIAM P. and MARY TURNER THORN. Both the Thorn and Tuner families came to S.C. from Va. before the Revolutionary War and settled in Spartanburg Co. Members of both families fought in the Battle of Cowpens. MRS. SMITH was married to John M. Smith of Polk Co., N.C. and they moved to Cowpens in 1895 where he was a prominent planter and merchant. He died in 1918 during the first influenza epidemic. Surviving are 4 daughters, MISS BERTHA SMITH, Baptist Missionary to China, MISS JENNIE SMITH and MISS ETHEL SMITH, Cowpens, and MRS. JOHN F. BROWN, Landrum; 2 sons, CLAUDE O. SMITH, Landrum and the Rev. LESTER B. SMITH, Newport News, Va.; 30 grandchildren and 17 great; 5 sisters, MRS. PERCH McKINNEY and MRS. WILL EZELL, Chesnee, MISS CARRIE THORN, MISS CEDIE THORN, and MISS BESSIE THORN, Sptbg and one brother, WEBB THORN, Chesnee. Funeral services will be held at the First Bapist church of Cowpens, burial in Cowpens cem. Bobo in charge. ----- WILLIAM HAWKINS, 87, died at his home at Cowpens last night. Surviving are his wife, MRS. SARAH HAWKINS; 2 sons, C.A., Clifton and FRED HAWKINS of Sptbg.; one daughter, MRS. GLADYS LINDER, Cowpens, 8 grandchildren and 5 great. Funeral services at Cowpens Central Bapt., burial in the Mount Olive church cem. Bobo in charge, ----- Greer, Sept. 12.- Funeral services for J.E. 'GENE' ROE, 67, who died at his home in the O'Neal community yesterday, were held this afternoon at the Milford Bapt. church, burial in Woodlawn Memorial park. He is survived by his wife, MRS. ANNIE BRAY ROE; 2 daughters, MRS. DAVIS LOVELL and MISS FRANCES ROE of Route 3; and one brother, JOEL T. ROE of Travelers Rest. ----- Free post- nancie --- Nancie O'Sullivan --- drayton5@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.