1935 AGED VETERAN IS TAKEN BY DEATH Woodruff, Aug. 15- ELIOTT W. DENDY, 98, one of the few surviving members of Company F, 14th South Carolina Regiment of the War Between the States, died at the home of his daughter, MRS. J. DOWNS CASEY, near Woodruff tonight. Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at Rocky Springs church. The Rev. P.S. McCHESNEY, the Rev. C.L. BOYTER and the Rev. T.J. TOUCHBERRY will conduct the services. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Dendy was the oldest Confederate veteran in the Woodruff section and was widely known. He had lived near here for many years. He was born in a log cabin near Providence church at Vanceville, Laurens County, Sept. 14, 1837, the son of the late SILAS and ELIZABETH DENDY. At the outbreak of the War Between the States he enlisted in Company F, 14th South Carolina Regiment but he fought in only a few battles. He was attached to Chimborazo hospital and Augusta hospital in Richmond, Va., during a large part of the war. MR. DENDY was a successful farmer and carpenter in this section and was remarkably active through-out his life. He never wore glasses and until 5 years ago when he was attacked by rheumatism, carried out his work as usual. He married MISS MARGARET JAMES TEMPLETON in 1869 and from the union sprang 5 children, only 2 of whom survive. They are MRS. CASEY and MRS. ALVIN J. LAWRENCE, both of near Woodruff. Mr. Dendy is also survived by 8 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Six grandsons will serve as pallbearers; LUCAS CASEY, EVANS CASEY, HOMER DENDY, EUGENE LAWRENCE, JOHN and CHARLES LAWRENCE. --- Free post- nancie --- Nancie O'Sullivan --- drayton5@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.