January 10, 1929. DAVIE BYERS of near Cliffside, one of Rutherford county's best known citizen was buried Monday at High Shoals Baptist church with REV. M.M. HUNTLEY in charge of the services. MR. BYERS was 68 years of age and leaves a widow and a mother, MRS. REBECCA BYERS, age 104 years. The latter is critically ill with pneumonia. She was unusually active and well for one of her age until she was taken ill with the flu and pneumonia recently. ------------ LEGION MEETS The FRED WILLIAMS Post No. 75, American Legion met Monday night in the courthouse. The REV. R.T. BAKER, chaplain led in prayer. R.E. PRICE made a report for the welfare committee. J.S. DOCKERY and S.P. DUNAGAN were appointed to confer with the county commissioners relative to locating the gun which the post secured from the Federal government some time ago. It is now on the lot to the rear of the courthouse. ------------ January 13, 1929. Funeral services for CARL FLEMING, 23 ?, will be conducted at Antioch church this afternoon at 3 o'clock by the REV. T.J. TOUCHBERRY and the REV. CHARLES W. BOYTER. Interment will be in the churchyard. The late MR. FLEMING was the son of MRS. J.B. FLEMING of Woodruff. He was asphyxiated in San Angelo, Texas Wednesday by fumes from an oil well. He is survived by his mother, 2 brothers, COY FLEMING of Big Lake, Texas and J.C. FLEMING of Woodruff and 4 sisters, MRS. L.A. THOMAS, MRS. WADE LANFORD and MISS ELOISE FLEMING of Woodruff and MRS. W. SMITH of Greenville. Pallbearers will be ; HORACE LANFORD, LONGSTREET FLEMING, ROY GIBSON, LOUIS PAGE, EVERETT THOMAS and LAMAR SKINNER. ------------ Funeral services for LEWEL W. HICKS, brother of R. BURTON HICKS, Probate Judge of Spartanburg county were conducted several days ago in Soper, Okla. The late MR. HICKS was formerly of this county and is remembered here by a wide circle of friends. He moved to Oklahoma several years ago and made his home in that state since, except for a short interval spent in New Mexico because of illness of MRS. HICKS. He is survived by R. BURTON HICKS of Spartanburg; HUBERT HICKS, also this city, and PAUL HICKS of Georgia. In speaking of his death , the Soper News says : " Jack, as he was familarly called by his friends was one of God's noblemen. He was a consistent member of the Baptist church since early childhood and was indeed a friend to all mankind. He will be sorely missed by relatives and friends alike. ------------- nancie o. - share, don't sell !