Obituaries

Obituaries

Robert Lane Pitts

Robert Lane Pitts

Feb 18, 2021

Born September 12, 1941, in Oakway, SC, he was a son of the late William "Bill" Pitts and the late Clara Sue Campbell Pitts. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Susan Marie Mayfield Pitts. Lane was a graduate of Oakway High School and Tri County Technical College, where he earned a degree in electrical engineering. He worked...

Lawrence Kukulski

Lawrence Kukulski

Feb 18, 2021

Lawrence Joseph "Uncle Larry" Kukulski, age 84, of Anderson, SC, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2021, at Rainey Hospice House. Born January 16, 1937 in Chicago, IL, he was the son of the late Edward Kukulski, Sr. and Stella Wolski Kukulski. He was married to Patricia Ann Kukulski until her death in 2018. Lawrence was a graduate of the University...

Domingo C. Padilla, Jr.

Domingo C. Padilla, Jr.

Feb 18, 2021

Domingo "Dan" C. Padilla, Jr., age 81, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 18, 2021 at home surrounded by his loved ones. Domingo was born on May 14, 1939 in Rizal, Philippines to Domingo F. Padilla and Julia Cequena Padilla. After graduating, he went on to pursue a career where he proudly served in the Unites States Navy for over...

Ellie Powell Barnes

Ellie Powell Barnes

Feb 18, 2021

Ellie Lois Powell Barnes, 93, a longtime resident of Anderson, SC, passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2021 at the Palmettos of Charleston. Born August 28, 1927 in Columbia, SC, she was a daughter of the late James Edward Powell and Lois Eunice Bell Powell. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Frank L. Barnes; brothers, Albert, Eldridge,...

Deborah Bowser

Deborah Bowser

Feb 16, 2021

Deborah "Debi" Luwayne Miller Bowser, age 66, of Starr, SC, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2021, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born December 30, 1954 in Altoona, PA, she was the daughter of the late Herbert Wayne Miller and Esther Lucille Parke Miller. Debi and her husband lived in Pottstown, PA for many years before moving to the Anderson area....

Sherri Childs

Sherri Childs

Feb 16, 2021

Sharon Ann Childs, age 61, of Anderson, SC, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2021, at Rainey Hospice House. She was born April 6, 1959 in Canton, OH and was the daughter of Charles Thomas Fromknecht and the late Mary Ann Kappes Fromknecht. Sherri was a graduate of Clemson University earning her bachelor's degree in Education. She taught 6th and 8th...

Maria Cortes Price Hoffman

Maria Cortes Price Hoffman

Feb 15, 2021

Maria Cortes Price Hoffman, age 96, of Pendleton, SC, passed away Monday, February 15, 2021, at her home. She was born in Alajuela, Costa Rica, in 1924 to Manuel Cortes and Felicia Cordero. She came to the U.S. in 1943 and attended Winthrop College. After visiting a relative in Clemson, SC, where she later worked, she met Frank Crowther of...

Len Reed

Len Reed

Feb 15, 2021

Len Carroll Reed, age 71, and husband of Diane Cleveland Reed, of Anderson, SC, passed away Monday, February 15, 2021, at AnMed Health Medical Center. He was born April 30, 1949 in Anderson, SC and was the son of the late Bennie Carroll Reed and Josephine Brown Reed. Len had worked since he was a teenager doing auto body repair...

Gayle White

Gayle White

Feb 14, 2021

Gayle "Annie" Addison White, age 66, of Anderson, SC, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2021, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born November 7, 1954 in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of Betty Jo Bates Addison and the late Dwain Addison. She was married to Ron White until his death in 2016. Gayle was a 1973 graduate of McDuffie High...

Polly Ann Moore

Polly Ann Moore

Feb 14, 2021

Polly Ann Moore, 76, of Anderson, SC passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2021 at her home. Born January 14, 1945 in Oconee, SC, she was the daughter of the late Grover Worley and Ruby Lecroy Worley. She was also preceded in death by her son, Donald Scott Hudgens; daughter, Tammy Nannett Hudgens and her brothers, JC Worley and Junior...

Steve White

Steve White

Feb 14, 2021

B. Steve White, age 69, of Anderson, SC, went to his Heavenly home on Sunday, February 14, 2021, at AnMed Health Medical Center. He was born May 9, 1951 in Anderson, SC, and was the son of the late Harold White and Lillie Mae Chitwood White. Steve was a graduate of T.L. Hanna High School, graduate of Anderson College, and...

Joyce Alewine

Joyce Alewine

Feb 14, 2021

Joyce Marie Alewine, 64, of Anderson, SC passed away Sunday, February 14, 2021, at Condor Rehabilitation and HealthCare Center. Joyce was born on August 25, 1956, in Anderson, SC. She was the only child of the late Dewey E. Alewine and the late Inez Burdette Alewine. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. She is survived by a cousin,...

J.W. Smith

J.W. Smith

Feb 14, 2021

J.W. "Doug" Smith, age 93, of Belton, SC, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2021, at his home with his family by his side. Born September 4, 1927 in Williamston, SC, he was the son of the late Thad Smith and Bertha Craft Smith. Doug was a veteran of the United States Navy serving during WWII and later served in the...

Barry L. Pierce

Barry L. Pierce

Feb 13, 2021

Barry Lynn Pierce, age 50, of Anderson, SC, passed away Saturday, February 13, 2021, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born March 12, 1970 in LaFolette, TN, he was the son of the late Jessie Ray Pierce and Nadine Brantley. Barry was a graduate of Campbell County High School, LaFolette, TN and a veteran of the United States Navy serving his...

Bill Mytko

Bill Mytko

Feb 13, 2021

William Raymond "Bill" Mytko, age 90, of Belton, SC, dedicated husband to Eva Rogers Mytko for 68 years, passed away Saturday, February 13, 2021, at Rainey Hospice House. Born March 13, 1930, in Jamaica, Queens, NY, he was the son of the late William Stanley Mytko and Katherine Herman Mytko. Bill proudly served his country in the United States Army...

Lewis F. Swaney

Lewis F. Swaney

Feb 13, 2021

Lewis Franklin Swaney, 82, of Pendleton, SC, passed away Saturday, February 13, 2021, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Lewis was born November 19, 1938, in Pendleton, SC, a son of the late B.F. Swaney and the late Eunice Powell Swaney Smith. Lewis retired from Milliken in 2004, after 45 years of service as a Utilities Engineer. Having been one of...

Dee Steely

Dee Steely

Feb 12, 2021

Frances Delores Yon "Dee" Steely, age 86, of Anderson, SC, loving wife to the late Robert Lee Steely until his death in 2003, passed away Friday, February 12, 2021, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born February 2, 1935, in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late Reece Benson Yon and Willie Mae Watson Yon. Dee affectionately known as...

Ruby Porter

Ruby Porter

Feb 11, 2021

Ruby Nell Burdette Porter, age 84, of Anderson, SC, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2021 at her home. She was born July 12, 1936 in Anderson, SC, and was the daughter of the late Floyd Thomas Burdette and Lilly Mae Turpin Burdette. She was the widow of Joseph Leonard Porter, Sr. Ruby was a faithful homemaker and always made sure...

Jean Bowlan

Jean Bowlan

Feb 11, 2021

Norma Jean Bowlan, age 74, passed away on Thursday, February 11, 2021, at AnMed Health Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late James Edward Bowlan and the late Edna Bowlan Martin. She grew up in the upstate and remained living there her entire life . Jean graduated from Palmetto High School and later received a Bachelor of Science...

Judith Smith Cox

Judith Smith Cox

Feb 9, 2021

Judith Smith Cox, age 76, of Pendleton, SC, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at Rainey Hospice House. Born July 21, 1944 in Oconee County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Claude Wells Smith and Bertha Mae Moody Smith. She was married for 53 years to Rev. Jimmy A. Cox until his death in 2018. Judith was a...

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