Cora Harrison Raines

Other Events and Attributes:

• Race: White
• Name: Cora R. Weir
• Social Security Number: 239-60-6484
• Residence: 1900, Cedar Springs, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA; Age: 4; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
• Residence: 1910, Cedar Springs, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA; Age: 14; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter

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CHESTER - Mrs. Cora Raines Weir, 103: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice

Charlotte Observer, The (NC) - Monday, May 31, 1999

Deceased Name: CHESTER - Mrs. Cora Raines Weir, 103
of 1213 Halsellville Road, Chester, SC, died Sunday, May 30, 1999 at her residence.

Funeral services will be held for Mrs. Weir 3:00 PM Tuesday at Beaver Creek Baptist Church with Revs. Terry Wingate and Clyde Riley officiating. Interment in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 9:00 PM tonight at Barron Funeral Home.

Born in Abbeville, SC, October 19, 1895, Mrs. Weir was the daughter of the late James Cason and Mary Corinne (Broadway) Raines. She was a graduate of Abbeville High School and Winthrop College in 1918 and went on to become an Elementary and High School teacher and Principle. She was a member of Beaver Creek Baptist Church where she was active in Bible School and was an officer in the Baptist Women's Missionary Union. She was honored by the church for having taught Sunday School for over 73 years. She was also a member and officer of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and an officer in the Clemson Extension Home Demonstration Club.

Survivors include, two daughters, Eloise Weir Blanks of Clemson, SC, Mrs. T. Elliott (Lavinia) Weir McDonald of Chester, SC; three granddaughters, Rinne Blanks Canon of Clemson, SC, Sandra kay McDonald of Fort Collins, CO, Mrs. Edward D. (Harriet) McDonald Simmons of Clemson, SC; two half-sisters, Mrs. Anne Raines Fritts of Hendersonville, TN and Mrs. Josephine Raines Nichols of Abbeville, SC.

Memorials may be made to Beaver Creek Baptist Church, 1213 Halsellville Road, Chester, SC 29706.

Barron Funeral Home is serving the family of Mrs. Weir.

Age at Death: 103

Family/Spouse: Leslie Banks Weir. Leslie was born on 5 Jun 1889; died on 10 Apr 1950; was buried in Beaver Creek Baptist Cemetery, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Eloise W Blanks

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Died:
Eloise Weir Blanks: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice

Charlotte Observer, The (NC) - Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Deceased Name: Eloise Weir Blanks

Clemson NC United States

Eloise Weir Blanks CLEMSON -- Mrs. Blanks of Ravenel Circle, died at home on July 12, 2009. She was born in Chester County, South Carolina on August 30, 1925, and was the daughter of Leslie B. and Cora R. Weir.

She was predeceased by her husband, Victor G. Blanks.

Surviving are her daughter Corinne Cannon of Clemson, her sister Lavinia McDonald of Chester, and two special nieces, Sandra K. McDonald of Ft. Collins, Colorado and Harriet M. Simmons of Clemson.

Eloise retired to Clemson in 1992 from Charlotte, North Carolina, where she lived for over 40 years. At the time of her retirement she was a private caterer and operated the employee and executive dining rooms for Wachovia Bank. Mrs. Blanks was active in areas of church administration at Tabernacle Associated Reformed Presbyterian Church, The First Methodist Church and First Presbyterian Church in Charlotte. She was also active in community and church affairs having served as chief usher at Ovens Auditorium and having held numerous state and national positions in both the ARP and Presbyterian churches. Eloise was an avid gardener who loved her yard and loved to share her flowers. She was also an enthusiastic bridge player, a most accommodating hostess, and a true friend to her beautiful white cat, Ashley. In recent years Eloise enjoyed the activities of the Central-Clemson Senior Center and her friends there. She was a member of Fort Hill Presbyterian Church.

A memorial service will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14th, in the chapel at Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home with interment on Wednesday July 15th at 11:00 A.M. at Beaver Creek Baptist Church in Chester, South Carolina.

Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com.

Copyright (c) 2009 The Charlotte Observer

Age at Death: 83

Margaret married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]