Alva Holbrook "Happy" Rion, 91, of 2317 Wilmot Avenue, died Saturday.
Born in Winnsboro, he was a son of the late Holbrook and Helen Berry Rion. He was well known to generations of Columbians as Mr. "Happy" during the years he managed the Township Auditorium. He was a member of Trinity Cathedral.
Surviving is a son, James W. Rion of Manassas, Va., daughters, Mrs. Willodene R. Lumpkin and Mrs. Irving R. Avery of Columbia and Mrs. Mary Berry R. Wittenberg of Sumter, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 4 p.m. Monday in Elmwood Cemetery, conducted by the Rev. S. F. James Abbott.
Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel is in charge.
Published in The State Newspaper, Columbia, S. C., Sunday, May 20, 1984, page 29 col. 4.
Born in Winnsboro, he was a son of the late Holbrook and Helen Berry Rion. He was well known to generations of Columbians as Mr. "Happy" during the years he managed the Township Auditorium. He was a member of Trinity Cathedral.
Surviving is a son, James W. Rion of Manassas, Va., daughters, Mrs. Willodene R. Lumpkin and Mrs. Irving R. Avery of Columbia and Mrs. Mary Berry R. Wittenberg of Sumter, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 4 p.m. Monday in Elmwood Cemetery, conducted by the Rev. S. F. James Abbott.
Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel is in charge.
Published in The State Newspaper, Columbia, S. C., Sunday, May 20, 1984, page 29 col. 4.
Alva Holbrook "Happy" Rion, 91, of 2317 Wilmot Avenue, died Saturday.
Born in Winnsboro, he was a son of the late Holbrook and Helen Berry Rion. He was well known to generations of Columbians as Mr. "Happy" during the years he managed the Township Auditorium. He was a member of Trinity Cathedral.
Surviving is a son, James W. Rion of Manassas, Va., daughters, Mrs. Willodene R. Lumpkin and Mrs. Irving R. Avery of Columbia and Mrs. Mary Berry R. Wittenberg of Sumter, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 4 p.m. Monday in Elmwood Cemetery, conducted by the Rev. S. F. James Abbott.
Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel is in charge.
Published in The State Newspaper, Columbia, S. C., Sunday, May 20, 1984, page 29 col. 4.
Born in Winnsboro, he was a son of the late Holbrook and Helen Berry Rion. He was well known to generations of Columbians as Mr. "Happy" during the years he managed the Township Auditorium. He was a member of Trinity Cathedral.
Surviving is a son, James W. Rion of Manassas, Va., daughters, Mrs. Willodene R. Lumpkin and Mrs. Irving R. Avery of Columbia and Mrs. Mary Berry R. Wittenberg of Sumter, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 4 p.m. Monday in Elmwood Cemetery, conducted by the Rev. S. F. James Abbott.
Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel is in charge.
Published in The State Newspaper, Columbia, S. C., Sunday, May 20, 1984, page 29 col. 4.
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