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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Becky Firth
Sep 23, 2019
Linda Rebecca Hawkins Firth, 70, of Anderson, SC, passed away Monday, September 23, 2019 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born May 17, 1949 in Anderson, she was the daughter of the late Elmer H. Hawkins and Frances Lucille Smith Hawkins.Becky was a graduate of TL Hanna High School and was a teacher at both Centerville Baptist Church Daycare and Covenant...
James Kenneth Oakley
Sep 22, 2019
James Kenneth Oakley, 81, of Anderson, SC, passed away Sunday, September 22, 2019 at Rainey Hospice House. Born January 18, 1938 in Anderson, SC, he was a son of the late Jefford Carl Oakely and Mattie Francis Randall Oakley. Ken was a graduate of Erskine College and a veteran of the US National Guard. He was a claims adjuster for...
Harold 'Hal' Anthony Abernathy
Sep 18, 2019
Harold "Hal" Anthony Abernathy, 47, of Anderson, SC passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born February 27, 1972 in Atlanta, GA, Hal is the son of Susan Mullinax Abernathy and the late William Anthony Abernathy. He worked as a finance manager for many years. He loved to shoot pool in the APA Pool Association...
Greg Allen Potter
Sep 18, 2019
Gregory Allen Potter, 61, of Anderson, SC, passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at Rainey Hospice House. Born February 17, 1958 in San Bernadino, CA, he was the son of the late Verne Frederick Potter, Jr. and Barbara May Alton Potter. Greg was a veteran of the United States Army and worked in the automotive industry. He had been a...
Herbert Purvis, Jr.
Sep 17, 2019
Herbert Purvis, Jr., 84, of Anderson, SC, passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at his home. Born August 5, 1935 in Warren County, GA, he was a son of the late Herbert Purvis and Florence Hood Purvis. He was married to the late Vylene Day Purvis. Herb served his country as a captain in the US Army and was a...
