In Sympathy

It is with deep regret that we report that the Reverend William Franklin, Chaplain of the Sumter Fire Department, was fatally injured in a motorcycle-auto accident yesterday in Sumter County. Reverend Franklin was on his way to a local hospital to visit with a firefighter who was hospitalized. Our deepest sympathy goes out to Reverend Franklin's family and to our brothers and sisters of the Sumter Fire Department. Funeral services are tentatively set for 2:30 p.m. on Friday in Sumter.