Obituaries

Obituaries

Marcus Anthony Ortiz

Marcus Anthony Ortiz

Oct 17, 2019

Marcus Anthony Ortiz, 49, of Anderson, SC, passed away Thursday, October 17, 2019 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born October 16, 1970 in Bronx, NY, he was a son of Edmundo Ortiz and Abigail Suarez Brown. He was the former manager of KIA of Greer. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his children, Cayla Marie Ortiz (Austin...

Barbara Lee Vandiver Sosby

Barbara Lee Vandiver Sosby

Oct 16, 2019

Barbara Lee Vandiver Sosby, 85, of Ringgold, GA, passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at her home. Born April 16, 1934 in Franklin Co., GA, she was a daughter of the late Oscar Pinkney Vandiver and Jessie May Morgan Vandiver. She was married to the late Rev. Dorsey B. Sosby. Barbara had served as pastor at Bowersville Church of God...

Mary Catherine Madden Bowen

Mary Catherine Madden Bowen

Oct 16, 2019

Mary Catherine Madden Bowen, 89, of Anderson, SC, passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at Rainey Hospice House. Born April 9, 1930 in Townville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Howard Madden and Cora Glenn Madden. Mary previously worked for BASF and was a member of West Anderson Church of God. She is survived by her daughter, Brenda...

Jay Bloomer

Jay Bloomer

Oct 15, 2019

Jay Bradford Bloomer, 42, of Anderson, SC, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born October 19, 1976 in Kingsport, TN, he was the son of Arlene Payne and Dalton Bloomer and his wife Janet. Jay was a graduate of Dobyns Bennett High School in Kingsport and the University of Tennessee. He was a Regional...

Dale Ansell Keeney, Sr.

Dale Ansell Keeney, Sr.

Oct 14, 2019

Dale Ansell Keeney, Sr., 70, of Anderson, SC, passed away Monday, October 14, 2019 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born December 28, 1948 in LaGrande, OR, he was the son of the late Hobart Keeney and Gladys Ansell Keeney. He was also predeceased by his first wife, Lilly Keeney. Dale was a veteran of the United States Army having served...

Butch Shira

Butch Shira

Oct 14, 2019

George Alvin Shira III, 74, of Anderson, SC, passed away Monday, October 14, 2019 at Rainey Hospice House. Born January 27, 1945, he was the son of the late George Alvin Shira, Jr. and Thelma Kuhn Shira. Butch grew up in Columbia, SC and graduated from A.C. Flora High School. He worked in construction as a welder and was a...

Marian Eugenia Wakefield

Marian Eugenia Wakefield

Oct 12, 2019

Marian Eugenia Patterson Wakefield, 100, of 702 Betsy Street, Iva, SC, went to her Heavenly home on Saturday, October 12, 2019 at her residence. Born in Antreville, SC, on April 25, 1919, she was a daughter of the late Eugene A. and Minnie Milford Patterson. She was also predeceased by two sisters, Dorothy Davis and Ruth Hurt. For sixty-seven years,...

Kathleen Joan Barr

Kathleen Joan Barr

Oct 9, 2019

Kathleen Joan Barr, 91, of Anderson, SC, passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at Rainey Hospice House. Born September 19, 1928 in Barberton, OH, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Addison Bing and Gladys Price Howells Bing. Kathleen was a graduate of Barberton High School and was named Miss Barberton, Ohio. She and her husband spent 25 years...

Richard Keith Campbell

Richard Keith Campbell

Oct 8, 2019

Richard Keith Campbell, 63, of Iva, SC, passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born August 20, 1956 in Anderson, SC, he was a son of the late George Kenneth Campbell, Sr. and Barbara Free Campbell. Keith was retired from Michelin where he was known as Hillbilly Bear. He loved to golf, fish and travel and...

Fay Inez King

Fay Inez King

Oct 4, 2019

Fay Inez Dodgens King, 92, of Anderson, SC passed away on Friday, October 4, 2019 at NHC of Anderson. Born January 30, 1927 in Anderson, SC, she was a daughter of the late Ernest Joshua and Tency Uray Smith Dodgens. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Albert King; daughter, Vickie King and son in law Doug...

Catherine Gallman Rochester

Catherine Gallman Rochester

Oct 4, 2019

Catherine Gallman Rochester, 88, of Anderson, SC, formerly of Laurens, SC, went home to be with her Lord on Friday, October 4, 2019 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born August 4, 1931, in York County, SC, she was a daughter of the late C.C. and Hattie Wood Gallman. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Harold T....

G. Odell Williams

G. Odell Williams

Oct 2, 2019

George Odell Williams, 80, of Anderson, SC, passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at his home. Born July 24, 1939 in Abbeville, SC, he was a son of the late Robert B. Williams and Lizzie Jones Williams. Odell was a graduate of Abbeville High School and married the love of his life, Shirley Hill, on May 23, 1959. He worked...

Preston Lewis

Preston Lewis

Oct 2, 2019

Preston Lewis, 81, of Anderson, SC, passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at his home. Born November 3, 1937 in Fairplay, SC, he was a son of the late Autice Leard Lewis and Fannie Mae Davis Lewis. Preston was a veteran of the United States Army and was retired from BASF. He was Past Master at Hiram Lodge #68 and...

Daniel William Thacker

Daniel William Thacker

Sep 30, 2019

Daniel William Thacker, 64, of Anderson, SC, passed away Monday, September 30, 2019 at Rainey Hospice House. Born May 17, 1955 in Anderson, he was the son of the late William Thacker and Sallie Boles Thacker. Danny worked in the Environmental Service division at AnMed Women's and Children's Hospital and was a member of Covenant Baptist Church. He is survived...

Mabel C. Powell Wilder

Mabel C. Powell Wilder

Sep 30, 2019

Mabel C. Powell Wilder, 96, of Pendleton, SC, passed away Monday, September 30, 2019 at Rainey Hospice House. Born September 20, 1923 in Oconee County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Frank Carver and Mae Jenkins Carver. She was twice married, first to the late Almon Bert Powell and second to the late Robert M. Wilder. She was...

Irene Couch Chasteen

Irene Couch Chasteen

Sep 30, 2019

Virginia Irene Couch Chasteen, 91, of Anderson, SC, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, September 30, 2019 at her home. Born February 19, 1928 in Anderson, she was a daughter of the late Calvin Couch and Ada Moore Couch. She was married to the late Ralph J. Chasteen for 70 years. Irene had worked...

James Albert Williamson

James Albert Williamson

Sep 29, 2019

James Albert Williamston,83, of Anderson, SC, passed away Sunday, September 29, 2019 at his home. Born June 23, 1936 in Anderson, he was a son of the late Albert M. Williamson and Mary Davis Williamson. James was a veteran of the United States Navy and was a retired chemical lab technician with Owens Corning. He was a member of River...

Barbara Gray

Barbara Gray

Sep 27, 2019

Barbara Jane Gentry Gray, 56, of Anderson, SC, passed away Friday, September 27, 2019. Born June 8, 1963 in Anderson, she was a daughter of Ophelia Davis Gentry and the late James Oneal Gentry. Barbara worked for a short time in textiles at Haynesworth Mill, but presently, was disabled. She enjoyed life and family was very important to her. She...

Vonnie E. Mitchell

Vonnie E. Mitchell

Sep 26, 2019

Vonnie Eaton Mitchell, 89, of Anderson, SC, passed away Thursday, September 26, 2019 at McCall Hospice House. Born July 29, 1930 in Anderson, she was the daughter of the late John Eaton and Beulah Eaton. She was married to the late Robert "Bob" K. Mitchell. Vonnie was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother and was a faithful member...

Carolyn Moore

Carolyn Moore

Sep 24, 2019

Carolyn Elizabeth Spence Moore, 78, of Anderson, SC, passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at her home. Born July 16, 1941 in Abbeville County, she was a daughter of the late William Howard Taft Spence and Maggie Pressley Spence. She was married to the late Johnie Earl Moore. Carolyn loved her family dearly and was a stay at home wife...

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