Obituaries
Obituaries
Sara Irby Owen
Jan 2, 2019
Sara Irby Owen, age 89, passed away on Wednesday, January 2, 2019, at her home. Born in Anderson County, SC on June 10, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Thomas William Irby and the late Lillie Mae King Irby. Sara taught piano lessons for more than 30 years. She attended Concord Baptist Church and was a former member...
Ann Ballentine Grisso Walker
Dec 31, 2018
Mrs. Ann Ballentine Grisso Walker, passed away peacefully on December 31, 2018 in Suwanee, GA. She was 88 years old. Ann was born in Anderson, SC April 6, 1930. She was the daughter of Robert Lee Ballentine and Ruby McMillan Ballentine. Ann was a graduate of Duke University. She was a high school history and English teacher in the SC...
Hoyt Worley Whitfield
Dec 28, 2018
Hoyt "Worley" Whitfield, Jr., 76, of Anderson passed away on Friday December 28, 2018 at Regency Hospital of Greenville. He is survived by his wife, Wanda Isbell Whitfield and was the son of the late Hoyt Worley Whitfield, Sr. and the late Lula Bell Whitfield. Worley served in the U. S. Navy and later retired from K-Mart as a store...
Joyce Smith Tucker
Dec 28, 2018
Joyce Smith Tucker, 83, entered Heaven's gate on Friday, December 28 during the early morning hours, just the way she would have wanted to begin a new day with her Savior. Mrs. Tucker was born October 2, 1935 in Lavonia, Georgia. She graduated from McDuffie Girls High School and received her Registered Nursing degree from Baptist Hospital of Columbia. She...
Shirley Ann Harrison
Dec 28, 2018
Shirley Ann Harrison Shirley Ann Burdette Pettigrew Harrison, 72, of Anderson passed away on Friday, December 28, 2018 at her residence. She was first married to James Pettigrew and after his death, she met and married the late Walter Howard Harrison. Shirley was a daughter of the late Virgil Woodrow Burdette and the late Geneva Lawson Burdette. She retired from...
Meloni Patrice James
Dec 28, 2018
Meloni Patrice James, 49, of Anderson passed away on Friday December 28, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. Meloni fought a long battle with health issues and is now resting peacefully in the arms of her Heavenly and Earthly Fathers. Meloni was the loving daughter of Harriet Martin James and the late William "Bill" E. James, Jr. She was the...
Toni Patricia Fortune
Dec 27, 2018
Toni Patricia Fortune, 65, of Anderson, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2018 at her home. Born November 5, 1953 in Anderson, she was the daughter of JoAnn Hanks Fortune of Anderson and the late Bobby Fortune. She was a graduate of McDuffie High School and attended Anderson College. She had worked as a computer services technician for Patrick B. Harris...
Luecile 'Mama 'Cile' Todd
Dec 27, 2018
Luecile "Mama 'Cile" Todd, 97 of Anderson, passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2018 at Rainey Hospice House. Born October 15, 1921 in Madison, GA, she was a daughter of the late Clifford O. and Willder Sexton Hatcher. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Archie Todd; son, James Todd; daughter, Joyce Cox and two brothers. Luecile retired...
Don Hawkins, Sr.
Dec 26, 2018
Donald "Don" Dean Hawkins, Sr., 86 of Anderson, went to be with Jesus on Wednesday, December 26, 2018. Born September 15, 1932 in Anderson, he was a lifelong business man and was the son of the late Rev. Claude C. and Susie Wheeler Hawkins. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Erland Brewer, Henry and James Hawkins and...
Juanita Hood
Dec 25, 2018
Clara Juanita Hood, 81, of Anderson, passed away on Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born April 22, 1937 in Fairplay, SC, she was a daughter of the late William Thomas Hanvey and Dessie Glenn Kay. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William "Bill" David Hood, Jr.; sister, Rachel Wiley and son-in-law, Eddie Bo...
Charles William Souther
Dec 24, 2018
Charles William Souther, age 85, passed away on Monday, December 24, 2018, at his son's residence. Born in Anderson County, SC on September 14, 1933, he was the son of the late Garland Souther and the late Purnia Hatcher Souther Heaton. Charlie proudly served his country in the United States Navy. He worked for Owens Corning Fiberglas for 27 years....
Bill Ward
Dec 22, 2018
William Newt "Bill" Ward of Anderson, S.C., died at age 84 on December 22, 2018. He was Carol O. Ward's loving husband of 63 years, father of two sons, and grandfather of six. Bill was born January 15, 1934, in Gainesville, Texas, son of the late Ira and Leta Ward. He graduated Gainesville High School at age 16 and entered...
Mitchell Carthern
Dec 22, 2018
Mitchell Meredith Carthern, age 64, passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at AnMed Health Medical Center.Born in Anderson, SC on October 19, 1954, he was the son of the late Amory Carthern and the late Allene Crumley Carthern. He was a member of Belmont Church of God of Prophecy.He is survived by three sisters, Caroline Carthern, Mary Beth Carthern,...
Murdoch 'Doc' Mackinnon
Dec 22, 2018
Murdoch "Doc" MacKinnon, 84 of Honea Path, SC passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at his home. Born July 23, 1934 in Lowell, MA, he was a son of the late Norman and Eathon Siravo MacKinnon. He was a graduate of Boys High School and served in the United States Navy. He was a letter carrier for the United...
Carole Martin
Dec 22, 2018
Mary Carole G. Martin, age 72, of Anderson, SC passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born July 1, 1946 in Charleston, SC, she was a daughter of the late Harold J. and June Roberts Williams. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Jimmy Gray and sister, June Juanita Erickson. Carole retired...
Linda Rudder
Dec 22, 2018
Linda Sue Rudder, age 76, passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2018, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born in Anderson County, SC on June 23, 1942, she was the daughter of Helen Norris Hayes. She worked as a waitress for Big John's Caf for more than 30 years. Linda was a member of the Ladies Home League at the Salvation...
Monica Ann Fields Fowler
Dec 21, 2018
Monica Ann Fields Fowler, age 49 of Piedmont, passed away on Friday, December 21, 2018 at her home. Born October 20, 1969 in Jacksonville, AR. She was a loving wife, a devoted mother and the world's greatest grammy. She loved cooking, baking and taking care of her grandson. She is survived by her husband, Terence Mack of Piedmont; daughters, Chelsea...
Marie Teixeira
Dec 21, 2018
Marie Bertha Manka Teixeira, age 97, passed away on Friday, December 21, 2018, at NHC of Clinton. Born in Ft. Madison, Iowa, on August 8, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Louis Manka and the late Ida Menke Manka. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. She is survived by her children, John Teixeira (Allison),...
Randall Shirley
Dec 21, 2018
William Randall Shirley, 66, of Iva, SC passed away on Friday, December 21, 2018 at his home. Born April 19, 1952 in Anderson, SC, he was a son of the late Charles Alvis and Gladys Brown Shirley. He was a graduate of Clemson University and owner operator of Browns 5&10 Variety Store. He attended Lowndesville Pentecostal Holiness Church. Randall enjoyed...
Jane Hayes Mccurry Hudson
Dec 21, 2018
Jane McCurry Hudson, age 86, passed away on Friday, December 21, 2018, at Rainey Hospice House. Born in Anderson, SC, on January 28, 1932, she was the daughter of the late John Temple Hayes and the late Lois Ellison Hayes. Thomas M. McCurry and she founded Marshane Corporation, an industrial packaging company, in 1973. Following his death in 1988, she...
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