1955 -part three MRS. MAMIE E. HAMMETT of James Street, Greer, is spry and cheerful despite being 79 years old. She is the widow og B.F. HAMMETT. They lived for many years at Clifton. MRS. HAMMETT and her sister, MRS. ELLIENATA THOMAS, also a widow, live together in a neat gray-shingled cottage surriunded by flowers. Her husband died in 1920. She worked as a weaver in Clifton Mill No.1 for many years prior to and after her husbands death. Her small savings were wiped out when the Converse Bank closed in 1928. She worked in the mill until she reached the retirement age. MRS. HAMMETT says she hopes to live to reach a 100. She owns her home. She has been living in Greer since 1940. ----- MRS. MATTIE HARRELSON at 91 is the oldest Spartanburg County widow of the Confederate veteran. She lives at Mountain View Home and is the only living member of her immediate family, the late W.P. and MATILDA HOY. She is an avid Bible reader. MRS. HARRELSON recently underwent an eye operation and is now recuperating from the illness. She likes Mountain View Home. " It's a good place for old folks who behave themselves", she quipped. She said her husband the late F.M. HARRELSON, died March 26, 1920. MRS. HARRELSON lived at Pauline for many years. She was reared at Millville Post Office near Switzer, her father was postmaster there. MISS LAURA MOODY, director of Mountain View said that MRS. HARRELSON, despite her age, takes part in the chapel programs and other activities at the home for her age. Because of her failing eyesight, MRS. HARRELSON gets other people to read the Bible and newspaper to her. She keeps abreast of the times and can carry on a conversation on any current event. ----- MRS. MATILDA STALLINGS, 87, widow of J.M. STALLINGS, was visiting relatives in Durham. N.C. and also was unavailable for interview and picture. She lives at Glendale.{ no photo of her }. ----- continued. --- Nancie O'Sullivan --- drayton5@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.