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WILLIAM G. DAVIS

Jimmy Calvert. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home with the Revs. Marvin Griggs and Toney Booker officiating. Burial will follow in Paxville Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home of his sister, 2320 Whipporwill Drive, Sumter. Pallbearers will be Mike Varner, Toney Booker, Joey Holliday, Wayne Poole, Steve Humphries and Michael Poole. Calbert Conyers and Lewis Yarborough will serve as honorary pallbearers. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to Stephens Funeral Home to help with funeral expenses. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org ... http://theitem.com/stories/william-g-davis,260393

The search for a new White House chief florist is underway

House florist Laura Dowling examines a floral arrangement in the East Reception Room. Photos were taken on May 26, 2010 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Marvin Joseph /The Washington Post)Nearly five months after former chief florist Laura Dowling left her position amid rumors of style and personality clashes, the White House is still looking for someone to lead its small but busy floral shop. The search, according to sources close to some applicants, is in its middle stages, with potential finalists waiting patiently for a callback. [Past coverage: The White House head florist is gone and no one knows why] So far the East Wing hasn’t made any new personnel announcements, but one source said that the pool  — “a small beach” — has been winnowed down to 25 semi-finalists, including some repeat applicants who sought the job after long time chief florist Nancy Clarke left six years ago. “I must say it was probably the most stressful thing I have ever done,” said Deborah Ritner, a floral designer from Seattle who was a finalist in the last florist search six years ago along with Renee Landry of North Carolina and Dowling, who would eventually land... http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2015/07/06/the-search-for-a-new-white-house-chief-florist-is-underway/

The search for a new White House chief florist is underway

House florist Laura Dowling examines a floral arrangement in the East Reception Room. Photos were taken on May 26, 2010 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Marvin Joseph /The Washington Post)Nearly five months after former chief florist Laura Dowling left her position amid rumors of style and personality clashes, the White House is still looking for someone to lead its small but busy floral shop. The search, according to sources close to some applicants, is in its middle stages, with potential finalists waiting patiently for a callback. [Past coverage: The White House head florist is gone and no one knows why] So far the East Wing hasn’t made any new personnel announcements, but one source said that the pool  — “a small beach” — has been winnowed down to 25 semi-finalists, including some repeat applicants who sought the job after long time chief florist Nancy Clarke left six years ago. “I must say it was probably the most stressful thing I have ever done,” said Deborah Ritner, a floral designer from Seattle who was a finalist in the last florist search six years ago along with Renee Landry of North Carolina and Dowling, who would eventually land... http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/wp/2015/07/06/the-search-for-a-new-white-house-chief-florist-is-underway/