Carlton B. Forrester, Jr.
Aug 21, 2020
Carlton B. Forrester, Jr., lived a life full circle. He was born in Anderson, SC, on October 23, 1926. After decades of living away from his childhood home, he returned in 2012. He died on Friday, August 21, 2020 from complications of the COVID-19 virus. He was the son of Carlton Forrester, Sr., and Mamie Sanders Forrester Hilley. He was...
Betty Lee Mitchell Welborn
Aug 21, 2020
Betty Lee Saylors Mitchell Welborn, 98, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Friday, August 21, 2020 at Seneca Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born January 23, 1922 in Anderson, SC, she is the daughter of the late Jasper Earl Saylors and Anna Belle Wilson Saylors. Betty worked in textiles at Rice Mills for over 25 years, then continued on to work...
Carol Franks
Aug 21, 2020
Carol White Franks, 81, of Anderson, SC, passed away Friday, August 21, 2020 at Rainey Hospice House. She was born on August 21, 1939 in Anderson County and was the daughter of the late John Thomas White and Lorene Spencer White. She was the widow of John William "Bill" Franks, a U.S. Naval Veteran. Carol was an avid gardener, excellent...
Mary H. Gosnell
Aug 20, 2020
Mary Louise Gosnell, 79, of Anderson, SC, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2020 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born June 2, 1941, in Abbeville County, she was the daughter of the late Cooper Henry Hilley and Ruth Elizabeth Waters Hilley. Mary spent her career in the textile industry with the Rocky River Plant and Mayfair Mills. She was a devoted...
Wilma K. Evans
Aug 20, 2020
Wilma K. Evans, 95, of Anderson, SC, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 20, 2020. She was born on April 3, 1925 in Anderson and was a daughter of the late John Thomas Kelley and Brodie Ginn Kelley. She was married to James "Jimmy" Albert Evans until his death in 1972. Wilma was a devoted wife,...
Catherine Ashley Mcclain Simpson
Aug 20, 2020
Catherine Ashley (CA) McClain Simpson, 29, of Easley, SC, passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2020. Born June 5, 1991 in Greenville, SC, she is the daughter of Brad Marshall Simpson, M.D., and Angela McClain Simpson. In addition to her parents, (CA) is survived by her daughter, Natalie Alexis Turner; sister, Nicole Prohaska (David) of Mt. Pleasant, SC; niece, Catherine...
Rev. Wallace 'Allen' Williams
Aug 19, 2020
Rev. Wallace Allen Williams, 61, pastor of Eureka Baptist Church in Anderson, SC, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2020. A native of Swansea, SC, he was the son of the late Wallace Chauncey and Thelma Chavis Wise Williams and was predeceased by siblings Helen Wise Berry, Wayne Delano (Sam) Wise, and Barbara Wise Lee. He is survived by siblings Merle...
Ulice 'Custard' Smith
Aug 19, 2020
Ulice Garvin "Custard" Smith, 90, of Anderson, SC, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at NHC Anderson. He was born on April 20, 1930, in Chester, SC, and was the son of the late J.W. Smith and Bessie Smith. Mr. Smith spent his career in textiles and worked for J.P. Stevens in Seneca. He was a member of Belmont Church...
Robbie Seawright
Aug 18, 2020
Robert Reid "Robbie" Seawright, 89, of Belton, SC, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at his home after a year long battle with mesothelioma. Born December 28, 1930, in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Arthur E. Seawright and Mamie Evans Seawright. Robbie was a graduate of Boys High and a veteran of the United States Army...
Bubba Purgason
Aug 15, 2020
Marion Morrette "Bubba" Purgason, 71, of Anderson, SC, passed away Saturday, August 15, 2020 at his home. Born August 24, 1948 in Anderson, he was the son of the late Quinton Morris Purgason and Mary Leona Fleming Purgason. He was the husband of the late Barbara Ann Cooke Purgason. Bubba was a veteran of the United States Army having served...
Virginia Snider
Aug 15, 2020
Virginia Gambrell Snider, 79, of Anderson, SC, passed away Saturday, August 15, 2020 at Rainey Hospice House. Born April 3, 1941 in Anderson, she was the daughter of the late Marshall and Mattie Lee Gambrell. She was married for 54 years to J.R. Snider until his death in 2018. Virginia was a graduate of Palmetto High School and was the...
Opal 'Honey Bun' Baldwin
Aug 14, 2020
Opal Melissa Marie "Honey Bun" Baldwin, 4 month old daughter of Austin Baldwin and Harriet Samantha Gilbert, of Pelzer, SC, passed away Friday, August 14, 2020. Opal was the joy of her parents and family. She had a wonderful smile and was very nosy, always curious about everything! Opal was a strong and happy little girl who loved playing peek-a-boo...
Teresa Cantrell Neighbors
Aug 14, 2020
Teresa Lynn Cantrell Neighbors, 56, loving wife to Ned A. Neighbors, of Dewy Rose, GA, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2020 at St. Mary's Hospital in Athens, GA. Born January 29, 1964 in Anderson, SC, she is the daughter of Ruby P. and William E. Scott of Florida, and the late Bobby R. Cantrell, Sr. Teresa's passion in life...
Dr. Clyde Lewis Barth
Aug 13, 2020
Dr. Clyde Lewis Barth, 88, of Anderson, SC, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2020 at Rainey Hospice House. Born July 31, 1932 in Minonk, IL, he was a son of the late Lester Lewis Barth and Dorothy Elizabeth Ruestman Barth. Clyde was a proud veteran of the United States Army, a graduate of the University of Illinois Champaign and earned...
Joyce Thrasher Hooper
Aug 12, 2020
Joyce Thrasher Hooper, age 85, formerly of Anderson, South Carolina passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 after a short illness. Joyce was born in Anderson, South Carolina on January 27, 1935, to Harold and Ruth Smith Thrasher. She obtained an Associate's Degree in accounting from Forrest Junior College in Anderson, SC. Mrs. Hooper was a member of Boulevard Baptist...
Kenny Roberts
Aug 11, 2020
Allen Kenneth "Kenny" Roberts, 63, of Williamston, SC, went home to be with his Lord on Tuesday, August 11, 2020. He was born on August 7, 1957 in Greenville, SC, and was the son of the late John Lewis Roberts and Betty Crompton Roberts. Kenny was retired from Milliken and loved fishing in his spare time, but he especially loved...
Steve Lovelace
Aug 10, 2020
Mr. Leslie Steven Lovelace, 70, of Anderson, SC, passed away Monday, August 10, 2020 at his home after a lengthy illness. Steve was born March 31, 1950 in Gastonia, NC. He was the son of the late Wilbur L. Lovelace and Myrtis E. Howell Lovelace. He grew up in Asheville, NC where he graduated from Lee H. Edwards High School....
Alice Donnelly
Aug 10, 2020
Alice Marie Barcalow Donnelly, 91, of Anderson, SC, passed away Monday, August 10, 2020 at her home. She was born on March 19, 1929 in West New York, NJ, to the late Ralph Cole Barcalow and Mary Smith Barcalow. She was the devoted wife of John Joseph Donnelly, Sr. until his death in 2010. Alice grew up in Hoboken, NJ...
Dorothy Martin Fowler
Aug 9, 2020
Dorothy Martin Fowler, 84, of Anderson, SC, passed away Sunday, August 9, 2020 at Rainey Hospice House. Born July 25, 1936 in Anderson, she was the daughter of the late Clarence M. Martin and Lula Irene McLees Martin. She was the wife of the late Billy F. Fowler. She is survived by her daughters, Debbie Neese and Joy Fowler both...
Judy Glazener
Aug 8, 2020
Vivian Judy Chapman Glazener, 68, of Starr, SC, passed away Saturday, August 8, 2020 at her home. Born September 17, 1951 in Pickens, SC, she was the daughter of the late James Buford Chapman and Lois Vivian Dorsey Chapman. Judy formerly worked for the Budd Group at Southern Weslyan University. She attended Gethsemane Baptist Temple. She is survived by her...
