Obituaries

Obituaries

Katie Eileen Lovett

Katie Eileen Lovett

Jun 22, 2025

Katie Eileen Yoder Lovett was born December 2, 1947, to Herbert G. and Geraldine Plank Yoder in Bellefontaine, Ohio. Katie moved from 340 Grandview Terrace, Anderson, to heaven on June 22, 2025. Her sister, Linda Johns, lives in Wapakoneta, Ohio, and her brother, C. Ray Yoder, passed away in 2018. Katie married Gene Lovett on September 16, 1967, and...

Imogene Mcneely

Imogene Mcneely

Jun 20, 2025

Debra Imogene Fuller McNeely, age 71, of Anderson, SC, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 20, 2025.

Born July 29, 1953, in Anderson, SC, she was a daughter of the late Roy Paul Fuller and Nathalee Rolland Fuller. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Dolores Davis.

Imogene was formerly an optician with...

John Marshall Hobson

John Marshall Hobson

Jun 19, 2025

John Marshall Hobson, age 43, of Walhalla, SC, passed away on Thursday, June 19, 2025.

Born May 16, 1982, in Greenwood, SC, he was the son of Marshall Sharpe Hobson and Margaret Elizabeth "Tibby" Laney Hobson.

John was a graduate of The Knox School Class of 2001 in Long Island, NY, and was employed with...

Romain Witherow

Romain Witherow

Jun 17, 2025

Mary Romain Irvin Witherow passed away on June 17, 2025. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great-great grandmother, with 5 generations in the family.

Born in Wytheville, Virginia, she was the daughter of late Hugh Jackson and Elsie Elizabeth Hilton Irvin. As a child, the Irvin family relocated to Merrifield, VA. While in...

Blake Smith

Blake Smith

Jun 17, 2025

Christopher Blake Smith, age 48, of Greer, SC, passed away on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at Greenville Memorial Hospital.

Born March 15, 1977, in Anderson, SC, he was a son of Larry Jerome Smith and the late Nancy Carolyn Ashley Smith.

Blake was a tenured art professor at North Greenville University for over 20 years...

Janis Hawkins

Janis Hawkins

Jun 17, 2025

Janis Elaine McAlister Hawkins, age 72, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at Emory St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta.

Born August 25, 1952, in Williamston, SC, she was a daughter of the late James McAlister, Sr. and Helen Higginbotham McAlister. She was married to John William Hawkins until his death in 2019. She...

Sara  Louise Wiles Mauldin

Sara Louise Wiles Mauldin

Jun 14, 2025

Sara Louise Wiles Mauldin, age 79, of Starr, SC, passed away on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at Rainey Hospice House.

Born November 13, 1945, in Iva, SC, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Victor Wiles and Lula Mintoria Elgin Wiles. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John C. Mauldin, Jr.; brothers, Ralph...

Mary Ruth Ballenger Putman

Mary Ruth Ballenger Putman

Jun 13, 2025

Mary Ballenger Putman, 93, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, June 13, 2025. She was a devoted Christian and churchgoer her entire life and deeply loved her husband and children. A long-time resident of Anderson, SC, she will be missed by many friends there and by her church family at New Prospect Baptist Church.

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Nortie Golden Mcilvain

Nortie Golden Mcilvain

Jun 11, 2025

Nortie Golden McIlvain, age 77, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at Linley Park Post Acute.

Born October 14, 1947, in Clay City, KY, she was a daughter of the late Cobert Curtis and Bessie Sams Curtis. She was also preceded in death by 6 brothers and 2 sisters.

Nortie was...

Melvin L. "Beetle" Bailey

Melvin L. "Beetle" Bailey

Jun 9, 2025

Melvin Lamar Bailey, age 77, of Belton, SC, passed away on Monday, June 9, 2025, at his home.

Born February 8, 1948, in Anderson, SC, he was a son of the late Walter Q. Bailey and Margaret Hannah Haynie Bailey. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Kenneth Bailey; and sisters, Linda Dorsey, Martha Grant,...

Thomas Jeffrey Burgess

Thomas Jeffrey Burgess

Jun 9, 2025

Thomas Jeffrey Burgess, age 66, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Monday, June 9, 2025, at home surrounded by family.

Born March 17, 1959, in Anderson, SC, he was a son of the late John Nathan Burgess, Sr. and the late Alma Louise Edwards Finley and stepfather, Arnold Lincoln Finley who raised him. He was also preceded...

Larry "Donut" Richardson

Larry "Donut" Richardson

Jun 7, 2025

Lawrence Fredrick Richardson, Jr., affectionately known as Larry "Donut" Richardson, age 81, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Saturday, June 7, 2025, surrounded by his loving family at Rainey Hospice House.

Born August 12, 1943, in his hometown of Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Lawrence Fredrick Richardson, Sr., and Ruby Rouda Richardson.

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Wade Burdette

Wade Burdette

Jun 3, 2025

Larry Wade Burdette, known best as Wade, passed away peacefully on June 3, 2025, at Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, SC.

Born September 7, 1944, in Anderson County, South Carolina, Wade lived a full and meaningful life rooted in family, faith, service, and simple joys.

Wade is survived by his devoted and loving wife of...

Joyce Speares

Joyce Speares

Jun 2, 2025

Joyce Smith Speares, age 90, of Greenwood, SC, formerly of Anderson, SC, passed away on Monday, June 2, 2025.

Born March 4, 1935, in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late Eugene Smith and Evelyn Junkins Smith. She was married for 62 years to Rev. Dr. Benny Speares until his death in 2015. She was...

Alberta Sloop Swaney

Alberta Sloop Swaney

May 29, 2025

Alberta Sloop Swaney, age 91, formerly of Pendleton, SC, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 29, 2025, with family by her side.

Born July 3, 1933, in Bedford, OH, she was a daughter of the late Monroe and Viola Sloop. She was married for 72 years to Hovey Swaney until his death in 2020. She was also...

Patricia Applewhite

Patricia Applewhite

May 29, 2025

Patricia (Jackson) Applewhite passed away on May 29, 2025, at 7:40 AM. She was born December 14, 1936, in Anderson County, South Carolina where she lived the entirety of her life.

Patricia was predeceased by parents JB and Mary Jackson, and younger brother Franklin Jackson. Surviving is her husband of 65 years, Curtis Milton Applewhite and two...

Bradley Adams

Bradley Adams

May 28, 2025

Melvin Bradley Adams, age 55, of Anderson, SC, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.

Born March 6, 1970, in Anderson, SC, he was a son of the late Herman Marshall Adams and Patsy Ann Hanvey Adams. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Charles...

Tommi Jordan

Tommi Jordan

May 27, 2025

Tomasas Lynn Jordan, age 52, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

Born September 10, 1972, in Frankfurt, Germany, she was a daughter of the late First Sergeant Terrill Landers, U.S. Army, Ret. and Dorothy Smith Landers.

Tommi was a graduate of T.L. Hanna High School Class of 1991 and a graduate...

Rickey "Big Boy" Dale Powell, Sr.

Rickey "Big Boy" Dale Powell, Sr.

May 27, 2025

Rickey Dale Powell, Sr., age 63, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at AnMed Medical Center.

Born February 12, 1962, in Anderson, SC, he was a son of the late Gerald "Jack" Lamar Powell and Bonnie Ruth Turner Wicker. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Patricia Powell Oxner.

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