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DECEMBER 20, 1947
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LA YMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
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(Special to The Bulletin)
COLUMBUS, Ga.—Bishop Gross
Council, No. 1019, Knights of Co
lumbus, was host to the children
attending St. Joseph’s School at a
Christmas party on December 19.
The occasion was one at which
the children exchanged gifts with
one another and enjoyed a pro
gram of entertainment and re
freshments as the gUests of the
knights.
On December 22, Bishop Gross
Council will sponsor a Christmas
party for some seventy-five needy
families and for a number of
underprivileged children.
Each member of the council will
be responsible for one family. He
must extend the invitation to the
party, see that his guests come to
the party, and see that they are re
turned to their homes after the
party is over.
Santa Claus will be on hand to
distribute gifts to the children
and to see that they all have
plenty of ice cream, cake, candy,
fruits and other good things to
eat. A bountiful basket of food
will be given to the parents of
each family attending.
William J. Weaver
Dies in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for William J. Weaver, who
died November 23, were held at
the Church of the Holy Family,
Father Herman J. Deimel offer
ing the Reguiem Mass.
Mr. Weaver was born in Box
Springs, Ga., August 25, 1880, a
son of John William Weaver and
Mrs. Lula Alice King Weaver. He
had lived in Columbus Tor 50
years, and had been connected
with the accounting department of
Purvis Grocery Company.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Mattie L. Weaver; three sons, Wil
liam L. Weaver and Joseph Weav
er, Columbus, and Anthony
Weaver, three daughters, Mrs.
Louise Kykora and Mrs. Margaret
Hairb««, Cleveland, and Mrs. Mary
Rose Ching, Mobile; his mother,
Mrs. Lula Alice Weaver; Ameri-
cus; three brothers, Delos Weaver
and Marvin Weaver, Americus, and
James Weaver, Fitzgerald; three
sisters, Mrs. M. J. Anderson, Mrs.
Charles J. Dupree, Americus, and
Mrs. Roscoe Matthew, Tuskegee,
Ala., and nine grandchildren.
Mr. Weaver, one of the most
devoted members of the parish of
the Church of the Holy Family,
w«s for many years active in the
work of the Catholic Laymen’s
Association, and was for a long
time the treasurer of the local
branch of the Association in Co
lumbus. He was a member of
Bishop Gross Council, Knights of
Columbus.
JOHN FRANCIS MELDON
FUNERAL IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, S. C.—John
Francis Meldon, automobile deal
er of Highland Park, died on
November 22, in Boston, Mass.
Funeral services being held at the
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
in Charleston.
Born in Boston, Mr. Meldon was
the son Andrew J. Meldon and
Mrs. Elizabeth O’Ddnnell Meldon.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Miss' Frances Bivens; a
daughter, Miss Madeline Frances
Meldon, both of Highland Park;
his mother, Mrs. Andrew J. Mel
don, of Boston; four sisters, Mrs.
Anne Devlin, Mrs'. Catherine Black,
Mrs. Grace Murphy and Mrs. Mil
dred Westhaver. all of Boston; two
brothers, Joseph F. Meldon and.
Leo Meldon, both of Boston; four
step-daughters, Mrs. H. A. Preach
er and Mrs. F. L. P. Parks, Jr.,
both of Navy Yard; Mrs. Alina
Long, of Charleston, and Mrs.
James Adams of Summerville.
MRS. HENRY RINKER
FUNERAL IN AUGUSTA
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Marion Louise
Weed Rinkcr, wife of Henry A.
Rinker, who died December 12,
were held at St. Mary’s-on-The-
Hill Church, Mconsignor James J.
Grady officiating.
Mrs. Rinker, wife of a widely-
known Augusta businessman, was
a native of Augusta, the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Weed, of
Yemassee, S. C.
Besides her husband and par
ents, she is survived by three
dauhgters, Iaiuise, Sarah and
Claudia Rinker; a son, Joseph An
thony Rinker, Jr., all of Augusta,
a sister, Mrs. H. H. Koch, o f
Yemassee, and a brother, W. C.
Weed, Augusta.
MRS. JOHN S. II EGG IE
FUNERAL IN AUGUSTA
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Margaret Flynn
lleggie, wife of John S. Heggie,
Sr., who died December 7, were
held at St. Mary’s-on-The-Hill
Church, Father John J. Kennedy,
of Valdosta, officiating.
Mrs. Heggie is survived by her
husband; a son, John Heggie, Jr.,
Dallas, Tex^ts; two grandsons, Jaek
Heggie, 111, and James Heggie, of
Dallas; a sister, Mrs. James Has-
san, Hartford, Conn., and a broth
er, Edward Flynn,Newell, Pa.
MRS. MARY HUDSON
DIES IN GREENVILLE
GREENVILLE, S. C.—Funeral
services for Mi’s. Mary Cornelia
Rogers Hudson, who died Novem
ber 22, were held at St. Mary’s
Church, Father Ronald Anderson
officiating.
MISS MARGARET O’NEILL
FUNERAL IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, S. C.—Funeral
services for Miss Margaret H.
O’Neill, who died November 26,
were held at St. Mary’s Church.
Miss O'Neil is survived by a sis
ter, Miss Collette O'Neill, oi
Charleston, and a brother, Law
rence A. O’Neill, of Wilmingtoji.
Christmas Greetings
From
CHARLIE BROWN
Fulton County Commissioner
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Mrs. Mary O’Mara
Dies in Savannah
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Miss Mary
O’Mara, who celebrated her 90tii
birthday in February, died on De
cember 7, funeral services being
held at the Sacred Heart Church.
Mrs. O’Mara, widow of Mi
chael O’Mara, was born in Char
leston, February 15, 1858, and
had been living in Savannah since
1888. She was a charter member
of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy.
Mrs. O’Mara is survived by a
son, J. Emmett O’Mara, Savan
nah; three daughters, Miss Flor
ence O’Mara, Savannah, Mrs. E.
S. Devereaux, Savannah, and Miss
Ellen A. O’Mara, Long Island City,
N. Y.; two granddaughters, Mrs.
Fred E. Smith and Miss Evitt
Marie Devereaux, Savannah,. and
two great - grandchildren, Miss
Marie Smith and Fred E. Smith,
Jr,, Savannah.
MRS MARY H. WELSH
FUNERAL IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Mary H. Welsh,
formerly of Savannah, who died in
New Orleans on December 5, were
held at the Sacred Heart Church
here.
Mrs. Welsh was born in Savan
nah and was a member of the first
class to graduate from St. Vincent
Academy. She moved to Detroit
some years ago and resided there
until recently when she entered
a hospital in New Orleans.
Mrs. Welsh is survived by three
sons, Richard J. Welsh, Savan
nah, William A. Welsh, Detroit,
and Thomas Welsh, New Orleans;
seven, grandchildren, including
Mrs. William O. Mangan, Jr„ Bar
rett Welsh and Richard Welsh, Sa
vannah; a niece, Mrs. William J.
Brady, and a nephew, William
.Barbee, Isle of Hope.
MISS IRENE COURTENAY
FUNERAL IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH. Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Miss M. Irene Courtenay,
who died December 10, were held
from the Cathedral of St. John
the Baptist.
Miss Courtenay, who was for
a number of years a teacher in'
the public schools, is survived by
a sister, Mrs. William A. Boyle;
two brothers, Frank X. Courtenay
and* J. A. Courtenay, and several
nieces and nephews. She was a
daughter of the late Richard J.
Courtenay and Mrs. Lucy Marlin
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