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J'HE BULLETIN OF HIE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
FEBRUARY 23, 1948
Mrs. John F. Canty
Dies in Savannah
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Elizabeth Fitzgerald
Canty, who died January 20, were
held at the Sacred Heart Chrueli.
Mrs. Canty was the widow of
the late John F- Canty, Sr., for
mer city alderman for almost a
decade.
Born in County Kerry, Ireland,
Mrs. Canty came to America with
Iter parents when she was eighteen
years old. After spending a year
in Elizabeth, N. J., she moved to
Savannah, where a few years later
she married Mr. Canty, of this
city.
Mrs. Canty is survived by three
daughters one of whom is Sister
Mary Bride, R. S. M., director of
St. Joseph's Hospital here. An
other daughter, Mrs. Edward A.
Brennan lives here, and the third
daughter is Mrs. Frank Nesbitt, of
New Orleans. Five sons also sur
vive, among them, Thomas J.
Canty, of Savannah, master of the
Desoto Province of the Fourth De
gree Knights of Columbus. The
other sons are John F. Canty, Wil
liam I- Canty, Robert Reid Canty
and Joseph A. Canty, all of Savan
nah. A sister,' Miss Margaret Fitz
gerald, of Savannah; five grand
children and a number of nieces
and nephews also arc among the
surviving relatives.
THEODORE POMAR
DIES IN FLORIDA
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.—Funeral
services for Theodore V. Pomar
were held at the Cathedral of St.
Augustine, Father John W. Love
officiating.
Mr. Pomar, a native and lifelong
resident of St. Augustine, was a
retired comptroller of the Florida
East Coast Railroad, and had serv
ed as a city commissioner. He was
president of the St. Vincent de
Paul Society of the Cathedral
parish.
Survivors include a daughter,
Mrs. G. W. Winningham, St.
Augustine; a foster-daughter, Mrs.
Anita Frank, St. Petersburg; a
son, T. A. Pomar, St. Petersburg;
four grandchildren, Mrs. Celeste
Geoghan, New York, Mrs. George
Craig, Mrs. Samuel Hodnett and
George W. Winningham, Jr., St.
Augustine, and two great-grand
children.
MRS. WILLIE UNDERWOOD
FUNERAL IN COLUMBUS
COLUMBUS, Ga.—Father Her
man J. Deimcl, pastor of the
Church of the Holy Family, offici
ated at funeral services held here
for Mrs. Willie Underwood, who
died in Atlanta on February 5.
Mrs. Underwood is survived by
two daughters, Mrs. C. C. Mize,
Richmond, Va., and Mrs. Alice
Hunt, Tampa, Fla.
MRS. GEORGE E. MUNDEE
FUNERAL IN JACKSONVILLE
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Funeral
services for Mrs. Anita Rogero
Mundee, widow of George E. Mun-
dec, former public official in
Jacksonville, who died January 14,
in Seattle, where she had made
her home since the death of her
husband, were held at the Im
maculate Conception Church here,
Father James J. Meehan, officiat
ing.
Mrs. Mundee is survived by two
sons, Ernest M. Mundee, Chicago,
and C. Roy Mundee, Richmond,
Va., former Master of the Fourth
Degree K. of C., in Florida; two
daughters, Mrs. Howard S. Coch
ran, Seattle, and Mrs. James W.
Akerman, Springfield, 111.; two
sisters, Mrs. Harry Potter, Jack
sonville and Mrs. J. W. Rossitter,
Eau Gallic, and five grandchildren.
JOHN JOSEPH MURPHY
FUNERAL IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for John Joseph Murphy,
who died January 19. were held
at the Cathedral of St. John the
Baptist.
Mr. Murphy is survived by two
sons, Capt. C. J. Murphy, of the
Savannah Fire Department, and
Lawrence J. Murphy, Pensacola.
Fla.; a brother. Lawrence Murphy,
of Ireland, and a sister, Miss Mary
Ann Murphy, Ireland.
A native of Ireland, Mr. Mur
phy had made his home in Savan
nah since 1913.
SEABRON J. GRIFFITH
FUNERAL IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH. Ga.—Funeral ser
vices for Seabron J. Griffith, who
was drowned 'while on a fishing,
trip off Wilmington Island, were
held January 20 at the Cathedral
of St. John the Baptist.
Born in Savannah, April 20,
1920. Mr. Griffith joined the Na
tional Guard in 1939, and went in
to active sendee with the local
unit a year and a half later. He
went overesas in February, 1944,
and served in the Normandy,
Northern Europe, Ardennes,
Rhineland and Central Europe
campaigns. j
He was awarded the Bronze.
Star, Meritorious Service Unit In
signia. Good Conduct Medal, Vic-
toiy Medal, and other decorations.
Since his discharge from the
Army, in 1945, Mr. Griffith has
been employed as a trainman by
the Seaboard Airline Railway.
He is survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Seabron S. Griffith;
a sister, Mrs. David M. O’Brien;
his maternal grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. W. Ilardec; a niece,
Miss Marie Griffith O’Brien, a
nephew, David M. O’Brien, Jr., a
number of aunts and uncles and
other relatives.
ADOLF H. TRAGSAILER
DIES IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON. S. C—Funeral
services for Adolf Herman Trag-
sailer, chief baker at the Francis
Marion Hotel, who died January
18, were held at St. Mary’s Church
Father J. W. Carmody officiating.
LOUIS J. BURMESTER
DIES IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, S. C.—Funeral
services for Louis J. Burmoster,
who died February 17, were held
at St. Joseph’s Church.
Mr. Burmester was born in
Charleston, the son of William
Burmester and Mrs. Anna Mehr-
tens Burmester, both of Germany.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Anne Dawson Burmester; two
sons, Louis Burmester, of Sulli
van’s Island, and Lawrence Bur
mester, Charleston; three daugh
ters, Mrs. John F. McLaughlin,
Mrs. A. K. Colby and Mrs. John
Cook; a sister. Mrs. Sophie Lee;
nine grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.
JOHN F. LIGHTFOOT
DIES IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, S. C.—Funeral
services for John Francis Light-
foot, retired bookshop owner, who
died February 2, were held at the
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist,
Monsignor James J. May, V. G.,
officiating.
Mr. Lightfoot is survived by
bis wife and several nieces and
nephews.
MRS. JACOB INABINETT
DIES IN CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON, S. C.—Funeral
services for Mrs. Daisy Helen Ina-
binett, wife of Jacob D. Inabinett,
of Yonge’s Island, who died Jan
uary 18, were held at St. Mary’s
Church, Yonge’s Island, Father
Joseph Murphy officiating.
Mrs. Inabinett was born i i
Charleston, July 8, 1085, the
daughter of Frederick G. Siebert
and Mrs. Marie Adalie Rosis Sie
bert.
She is survived by her husband;
five sons, Alton A. Inabinett,
Boulters C. Inabinett, Siebert A.
Inabinett. Ryan G. Inabinett and
Jacob D. Inabinett, all of Yonge’s
Island; two sisters, Mrs. Leah E.
Ravenel and Mrs. Lina M. Ryan,
both of Charleston, and eight
grandchildren.
MRS. C. B. ARNOLD
DIES IN MACON
MACON, Ga.—Funeral services
for Mrs. Libby Frances Jenkins
Arnold, wife of C. B. Arnold, who
died February 1, were held at St.
Joseph’s Church, Father Robert
T. Bryant, S. J., officiating.
Mrs. Arnold is survived by her
husband; a daughter, Mrs. B. F.
Davis, Jr., of Ann Arbor, Mich.;
three sons, C. B. Arnold, Jr., Mor
ris C. Arnold, and Robert E.
Arnold. Macon; three lsters, Mrs.
Elizabeth Patat, Macon, Mrs. V. E.
Davis, Macon, and Mrs. C. H.
Wheal craft. Mansfield, Ohio, and
three grandchildren.
Pastor in Sumter
FATHER CLANCY
'1’he Rev. John P. Clancy, Pastor
of St. Arne’s Church, Sumter, S. C.
Assistant Pastor
St. Anne’s, Sumter
FATHER BAYARD
The Rev. Nicholas R. Bayard,
Assistant Pastor of St. Anne’s
Church, Sumter, S- C.
ATLANTA PARISH H. N. S.
INSTALLS OFFICERS
ATLANTA, Ga.—J. F. Glan-
dorff, president; H. L. Peterson,
vice-president; James Giglio, secre
tary; Mott Bottchen, treasurer,
and M. C. Masters, sergeant-at-
arms, new officers of the Holy
Name Society of the Immaculate
Conception Church, were installed
at the January meeting.
LENTEN SERMONS AT
ST. JOSEPH’S, ^lACON
MACON, Ga.—Father Thomas
F. Mulerone, S. J., of St. Mary’s
College, Kansas, is delivering a
scries of special sermons at the
evening services at St. Joseph’s
Church here during the Lenten
season.
Washington’s Birthday Observed by
Fourth Degree K. of C. in Charleston
Honorable Michael J. Mans field, Member of Congress
from Montana, Father J. Lawrence McLaughlin, Speak
at Annual Patriotic Banqu et
CHARLESTON, S. C.—In a stir
ring address delivered at the an
nual Washington’s Birthday ban
quet, held at the Francis Marion
Hotel on February 21, under the
auspices of Bishop P. N. Lynch
Assembly, Fourth Degree, Knights
of Columbus, the Honorable Mi
chael J. Mansfield, Member of
Congress from Montana, respond
ed to the toast “The Day We Cele
brate.”
Father J. Lawrence McLaugh
lin, pastor of Stella Marls Church,
Moultrieville, and chaplain of P.
N. Lynch, K. of C., responded to
the toast: "The Church and the
Order.”
Governor J. Strom Thurmond
Father Michael J. Cronin
Marks Jubilee as Jesuit
MIAMI, Fla.—Father Michael J.
Cronin, S. J.," of St. Mary of the
Missions and St; Francis Xavier
Church here, observed his golden
jubilee as a member of the So
ciety of Jesus on January 10.
Father Cronin was honored at
a formal banquet at which Mon
signor William Barry, pastor of St.
Patrick’s Church, Miami Beach,
was the principal speaker, at a
reception and at a tea.
One of three brothers who are
members of the Society of Jesus,
Father Cronin served for a num
ber of years at Spring Hill Col
lege, Mobile, and at the Jesuit
High School, New Orleans. He
has been stationed in Miami for
the last twenty years.
His brother, Father John A.
Cronin, S. J., is now stationed at
Spring Hill, and another brother,
Father Patrick Cronin, S. J., at
the Jesuit High School in New
Orleans.
DR. MAGUIRE HEADS
BISHOP ENGLAND ALUMNI
CHARLESTON, S. C.—Dr.
Daniel L. Maguire has been elect
ed president of the Alumni Asso
ciation* of Bishop England High
School for 1948, other officers
named being MrS. Stella R. Sot-
tile, vice-president; Bartley Rid-
dock, treasurer, and Miss Jean
Roempke, secretary.
of South Carolina, who had ac
cepted an invitation to attend the
banquet, and to respond to the
toast: “The State of South Caro
lina,” \vas unable to appear on
the program, having been called
to Washington for a conference
with leaders of the Democratic
Party.
Representative Mansfield, the
guest speaker, joined the United
States Navy in 1917, at the age of
10111400)1, and serving for the dur
ation of World War I. He is serv
ing his third term as a Member
of Congress, and his sixth year
as a member of the important Con-
gression.nl Committee of Foreign
Affairs.
Bishop Emmet M. Walsh of
Charleston, who was not able to
attend the bah^lict, due to his
absence from the city on Dio
cesan business, granted a special
dispensation from fast and absti
nence to all Catholics attending
the banquet. Because February
22 fell on Sunday this year, the
Washington’s Birthday banquet,
and the dance which followed,
were held on the evening before.
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Comfortable
Rooms for
Overnight
Guests
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330 North Main
SUMTER, S. C.
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