Minnie Elzora Shrader, 92, formerly of Lockhart, died July 3, 1997, in Oakmont Nursing Home of Union.
Miss Shrader was born May 28, 1905 in Servierville, Tennessee, a daughter of the lateJames Carroll and Martha Fox Shrader. She was predeceased by two sisters, Beulah Shrader and Mrs. Bertha Redmon and three brothers, Paul, Ken and James Luther Shrader.She was retired from Milliken & Co.'s Lockhart Plant, she attended Bird's School in Sevierville, Tennessee and she was of Baptist faith.
Surviving are a brother, David Shrader of Chester and several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive from 7 until 8:30 tonight at the S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home.
Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Lockhart Cemetery.
The family is at their respective homes.
S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.

Aunt Minnie worked for the Bush Canning Company in Tennessee.
After moving to South Carolina she worked as a spinner at Lockhart Mill until she retired. Minnie helped raise four of her nephew's children.
She was good to everyone.

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Footprints In The Sand

One night I dreamed I was walking
Along the beach with the Lord.
Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.
In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand.
Sometimes there were two sets of footprints.
Other times there were one set of footprints.
This bothered me because I noticed that
During the low periods of my life when I was
Suffering from anguish, sorrow, or defeat,
I could see only one set of footprints,
So I said to the Lord, "You promised me,
Lord, that if I followed You,
You would walk with me always.
But I noticed that during the most trying periods
Of my life there have only been
One set of prints in the sand.
Why, When I have needed You most,
You have not been there for me?"
The Lord replied,
"The times when you have seen only one set of footprints
Is when I carried you."

~ Author Mary Stevenson ~