5.  CLEO PATRI³ MCKEE (ANDREW LOGAN (MIMS)², UNKNOWN¹ MIMS) was born July 11, 1889 in Laurens County, South Carolina, and died January 13, 1919 in Laurens County, South Carolina.  She married ERNEST PALMER DRIGGERS, SR. Bet. 1904 - 1905, son of SAMUEL DRIGGERS and LILLIE THOMPSON.  He was born September 30, 1887 in Florence County, South Carolina, and died December 04, 1947 in Greenville County, South Carolina.

Notes for CLEO PATRI MCKEE:

Cleo's full name was: Cleo Patri Hazeltine Victoria Emmaline Fate William Ballentine McKee Driggers

It was said that everyone that came to see her was allowed to give her a name

Laurensville Herald                            Friday January 23, 1920

Wife of Rev. E. P. Driggers of Newberry Buried at Watts Mills Wednesday

        Quite a cloud of sadness has again come over our town and community on last Tuesday morning, January 13th, when news was received that Mrs. E. P. Driggers, wife of Rev. E. P. Driggers, had very suddenly passed away at her home in Newberry.  Her death was a shock to each and all, though it was not altogether unexpected as she had been in declining health for quite a while.  The funeral services was held Wednesday, following, conducted by her pastor, Rev. Mr. Ferkran of Newberry, after which her remains were laid to rest in the cemetery at this place.

        Mrs. Driggers was aged 30 years.  She was before her marriage Miss Cleo McKee.  She had been a member of the Baptist Church for a number of years.  She leaves a husband and two daughters, Misses Pauline and Mildred Driggers.  Se also leaves a mother, four brothers, and five sisters as follows: Mrs. Mary J. McKee, of this place; T. E. McKee of Greenville, J. D., J. A., and Bennie McKee all of Greenwood; Mrs. N. H. Hill and Mrs. R. L. Patton of Gray Court; Mrs. G. H. Stewart, Mrs. S. W. Wilson, and Miss Andrella McKee all of Watts Mills.  Besides her relatives she leaves a large circle of friends who extend their deepest sympathy to the bereaved husband and children and to the entire family, in their bereavement.

Notes for ERNEST PALMER DRIGGERS, SR.:

REV. ERNEST P. DRIGGERS-GREENVILLE NEWS

        FUNERAL SERVICES FOR REV. ERNEST P. DRIGGERS, PASTOR OF EAST PARK BAPTIST CHURCH, WILL BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT 3:30 O'CLOCK AT EAST PARK BAPTIST CHURCH.  DR. FRANK C. PITTMAN, REV. C. V. MARTIN OF ANDERSON AND REV. B. M. WYNN WILL OFFICIATE. INTERMENT WILL BE IN WOODLAWN MEMORIAL PARK.

        PALLBEARERS AND THE HONORARY ESCORT WILL MEET AT THE CHURCH AT 3:30 O'CLOCK.

        PALLBEARERS WILL BE PAUL WOOD, E. E. OWENS. G. A. MANN. GRADY ARMSTRONG, J. C. MANGUM, WILLIAM KNIGHT, C. V. STEADMAN, WALTER RAIMEY AND B. L. WILSON.

        THE ESCORT OF HONOR WILL BE DEACONS OF EAST PART CHURCH AND THE PASTORS OF THE GREENVILLE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.

        EAST PARK CHURCH'S FIDELIS CLASS, OF WHICH MR. DRIGGERS WAS TEACHER, WILL SERVE AS FLOWER BEARERS.

        MR. DRIGGERS DIED AT HIS HOME, 10 EBAUGH AVENUE; THURSDAY MORNING AT 7:15 O'CLOCK.  HE HAD BEEN IN DECLINING HEALTH FOR SEVERAL YEARS, HIS CONDITION BECOMING SERIOUS EIGHT WEEKS AGO.

        HE WAS A NATIVE OF FLORENCE COUNTY AND A SON OF THE LATE SAMUEL AND LIILE THOMPSON DRIGGERS.

        DURING THE PAST 38 YEATS HE HAD SERVED CHURCHES IN GREENWOOD, SALUDA, AND ANDERSON COUNTIES AND HAD SERVED THE EAST PARK BAPTIST CHURCH FOR 14 YEARS AND SIX MONTHS.

        THE BODY OF REV. DRIGGERS WILL BE CARRIED TO THE HOME AT 10 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING AND WILL REMAIN THERE UNTIL NOON SUNDAY, AT WHICH TIME IT WILL BE PLACED IN THE EAST PARK BAPTIST CHURCH TO LIE IN WAIT UNTIL THE HOUR OF THE SERVICES. R. D. JONES AND SONS, MORTICIANS.

Callie Self Memorial Baptist Church

Chapter 3  p. 9-12

        After Rev. Ross resigned in 1919, our Church called as its third Pastor the Rev. Ernest P. Driggers.  The Church Membership at that time was 67. According to a letter from Mrs. Driggers, [this would be his 2nd wife, Mary, that wrote the letter] dated March 18, 1976, the Jordan Street-South Greenwood pastorate was his first.  He was ordained February 3, 1918.

        On October 8, 1920, the Moderator of Abbeville Association welcomed Rev. Driggers to membership in the Association.  The Church membership was still shown as 67.  Other Church Officers that year were: J. A. Simpson, Clerk, and J. D. McKee, Treasurer [brother-in-law to Ernest Driggers].

        In 1921 our officers were: Rev. Driggers, Pastor; M. H. Seigler, Clerk, and J. D. McKee, Treasurer.  The Associational Meeting was held on September 15th and 16th at Walnut Grove Baptist Church.

        In 1922, the Association met at Calhoun Falls Baptist Church.  The meeting was opened on Thursday afternoon with prayer led by Rev. Driggers.  Later in the program, Rev. Driggers called attention to the Institute for Preachers held in Greenville, SC each summer and urged a full attendance for 1923.  Rev. Driggers resigned the Jordan Street-South Greenwood work in 1922 to accept a call to Duke Street Church in Ninety-Six.  While there he also pastured Siloam and Mt. Herman.  Mt. Herman later became inactive.  After three years in Ninety-Six he accepted a call to Gunter Memorial Baptist Church in Anderson, SC where he remained for 7 ½ years.  While serving Gunter Memorial, he also pastured three part time country church in the area.  They were Mt. Bethel, Little River, and Mt. Tabor;  all full time Churches today.  In 1933 Rev. Driggers resigned the work in Anderson to accept a call to East Park Baptist Church in Greenville, SC where he remained for 14 ½ years until his illness and death in 1947.  He was born in the lower part of the state on September 30, 1887.  He was employed in railroad work prior to entering the ministry.

        He was twice married; first to Cleo McKee of Newberry; SC, a sister of our Mr. J. Douglas McKee.  They had two daughters, now deceased.  After the death of his first wife, Rev. Driggers was married to Mary E. Darby of Greenwood.  They had a son, E. P. Driggers, Jr.

Children of CLEO MCKEE and ERNEST DRIGGERS are:

                   i.       EULA PAULINE⁴ DRIGGERS, b. November 09, 1905; d. June 07, 1956; m. JOE BUTLER HOWARD, 1920; b. July 22, 1900; d. December 23, 1958.

                  ii.       MILDRED DRIGGERS, b. May 20, 1908, Newberry County, South Carolina; d. Abt. 1959; m. (1) GEORGE DEWEY BEARD; m. (2) UNKNOWN CORLEY.

Notes for MILDRED DRIGGERS:

Mrs. Mildred Corley         Augusta Chronicle

       Mrs. Mildred Corley, 51, died Monday night at a local infirmary following a brief illness.

       Mrs. Corley was a former resident of 1762 Fenwick Street.  She was born in Newberry, SC and had been a resident of Augusta 30 years.  She was a member of the Crawford Avenue Church of God.

       Mrs. Corley is survived by one son, George Dewey Beard of Augusta; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Emma Benson of Laurens, SC; and Mrs. Virginia Elizabeth Mixon of Augusta; stepmother, Mrs. Mary Driggers of Greenville, SC; one brother, Ernest Palmer Driggers of Greenville, SC; five grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.

       Funeral arrangements will be announced by Elliott Sons.

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