Obituaries
Obituaries
Brenda Davidson
Dec 16, 2020
Brenda Collins Davidson, 76, of Belton, SC, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at home with her husband by her side. She was born December 9, 1944 in Belton, SC, and was the daughter of the late Lester Watson Collins and Julia Mae Bradshaw Collins. Brenda was formerly the office manager for Dr. Burris and also at Piedmont...
Jeff Sammons
Dec 15, 2020
Jeffrey Ray Sammons, 57, of Anderson, SC, passed away, Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born April 16, 1963, in Anderson, SC, he was the son of Raymond Sammons and Jean Cole Sammons. Jeff was a graduate of Westside High School and worked alongside his father at their business, Carolina Electric Motor Services. He was an avid...
Jerry M. Thrasher
Dec 15, 2020
Jerry Milledge Thrasher, 77, of Anderson, SC, passed away, Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born June 6, 1943, in Hartwell, GA, he was the son of the late Milledge Thrasher and Minnie Wright Thrasher. Jerry was employed with AnMed Health in the maintenance department for 27 years and also worked for Kirby Heating and Air for...
Carol Todd
Dec 14, 2020
Carol McCoy Todd, 87, of Sandy Springs, SC passed away at her home on Monday, December 14, 2020. Born September 25, 1933 in Anderson, SC, she was a daughter of the late Clarence McCoy and Nellie Swaney McCoy. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Cecil Lamar Todd; brother, Mack McCoy; sister, Virginia Prater and her twin sister,...
Jim Little
Dec 14, 2020
James Frank Little, Jr., 78, of Anderson, SC, passed away, Monday, December 14, 2020, at AnMed Health Medical Center. He was born July 8, 1942, in Belton, SC, and was the son of the late James Frank Little Sr. and Martha Emma McGee Little. Jim was a graduate of Belton High School and attended both Clemson University and Anderson College....
Mike Lewis
Dec 13, 2020
Michael Everett Lewis, Sr., 75, of Anderson, SC, passed away, Sunday, December 13, 2020, at AnMed Health Medical Center. He was born January 22, 1945, in Washington, DC, and was the son of the late Jeffery and Ruth (Hines) Lewis. He was also preceded in death by his mother-in-law, Auda Mae Eldridge and father-in-law, Gradon Eldridge. Mike was a member...
Charles R. Roach
Dec 12, 2020
Charles Ray Roach, 83 of Townville, SC, passed away, Saturday, December 12, 2020, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born October 26, 1937, in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late George W. Roach and Ovie Atkinson Roach. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Jimmie Crocker and Mary L. Roach. Charles was formerly employed at Anderson...
Fern Merrill
Dec 11, 2020
Fern Atkinson Merrill passed away on Friday, December 11, 2020 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born November 9, 1939 in Woodbury, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Edward Atkinson and Martha S. Atkinson. Fern was married to the late Theo David "Ted" Merrill who passed away in 2019. After high school graduation, Fern began a long...
Linda L. White
Dec 11, 2020
Linda Lou Herring White, 79, of Anderson, SC, loving wife to Billy R. White for 64 years, passed away Friday, December 11, 2020, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born January 25, 1941, in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late Otis Herring and Hazel Darby Herring. She worked as a cashier at Bi-Lo Grocery Store for 30 years...
Charles Sanders
Dec 10, 2020
William Charles Sanders, 89, of Anderson, SC, passed away, Thursday, December 10, 2020, at NHC HealthCare Anderson. Born December 6, 1931, in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late John Andy Sanders and Hattie Spivey Sanders. He was married to the late Betty L. Sanders. Charles was a graduate of Boys High. He was a veteran of the...
John Robert Lloyd, Jr.
Dec 10, 2020
John Robert Lloyd, Jr., 70, of Iva, SC, passed away, Thursday, December 10, 2020, at Iva Rehabilitation and Healthcare. He was born January 27, 1950, in Marion, IN and was a veteran of the United States Navy. He spent his career in construction. A private funeral service with military honors will be held at M.J. Dolly Cooper Veterans Cemetery.
Edith Parker Allen
Dec 10, 2020
Edith Parker Allen, 94, of Anderson, SC, passed away, Thursday, December 10, 2020, at her home. She was born June 25, 1926 in Anderson, SC, and was the daughter of the late Lillie Parker. She was also preceded in death by her first husband Paul Sheridan and her second husband, Marion A. Allen. Edith was a member of Freedom Center...
Bradford L. Martin
Dec 10, 2020
Bradford Leon Martin, 86, of Anderson, SC, passed away, Thursday, December 10, 2020, at Rainey Hospice House. Born February 1, 1934 in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Joe E. Martin and Othella Duncan Martin. Bradford was a 1952 graduate of Boys High and was a veteran of the United States Army having been stationed in Alaska...
Bobby Stancil
Dec 10, 2020
Robert Lee "Bobby" Stancil, 83, of Ware Shoals, SC, passed away, Thursday, December 10, 2020, at Ware Shoals Manor. Born July 31, 1937, in Oconee County, SC, he was the son of the late Homer and Leitha Stancil. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Joe D., Roy, Horace Edward and Charles Benny Stancil and two sisters, Montez Holcombe...
Colonel Levis Brooks
Dec 9, 2020
Colonel Levis Brooks, 89 of Belton, SC, passed away, Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at his home with his wife by his side. He was born April 19, 1931, in Anderson, SC, and was the son of the late William and Ethel (Felcker) Brooks. Colonel was a member of Cross Hill Church of God. He is survived by his loving and...
Jacqueline Duffie Weeks
Dec 8, 2020
Jacqueline Duffie Weeks, 81, of Pendleton, SC, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at Rainey Hospice House. Born September 25, 1939 in Columbia, SC, she was the daughter of the late John B. Duffie and Louise Jones Duffie. Jacqueline was a graduate of the University of South Carolina. She was formerly a member of Oakland Baptist Church in...
Mary Jo Cosner
Dec 7, 2020
Mary Jo Cosner passed away in her home on December 7, 2020, due to COVID-19. She was 84. She was born on January 10, 1936 in Fyffe, AL, the seventh of eight children, to Albert Theo and Lora Grace Cook, who were sharecroppers. In 1954 she graduated from high school in Malone, NY near the top of her class. She...
Nancy Anderson Thomas
Dec 7, 2020
Nancy Anderson Thomas, 83, of Anderson, SC, passed away Monday, December 7, 2020, at The Garden House of Anderson. Born in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late Gene Anderson and Bessie Golden Anderson. She received her undergraduate degree from Furman University and her Master's degree from Clemson University. She taught elementary for 30 years retiring from Calhoun...
Henry Smith Spann
Dec 4, 2020
Henry Smith Spann, 73, died on December 4, 2020. Born in Anderson on February 24, 1947, he was the son of the late Herbert Alva ("Jack") Spann and Mary Ligon Spann. He was a product of Anderson public schools and a graduate of Wofford College. He was proud to have served as a U.S. Army Infantry lieutenant and instructor in...
Stephen Lee Pollock
Dec 4, 2020
Stephen Lee Pollock, 69, of Belton, SC, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born November 16, 1951 in Elizabethtown, KY, he was the son of the late Jack and Ruth (Parrett) Pollock. Stephen is survived by his wife, Donna Hawkins Pollock of the home; son, Alan Stephen Purvis (Stephanie) of Simpsonville, SC; brother, Forrest Pollock...
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