Obituaries
Obituaries
Samuel L. Davis, Sr.
Feb 24, 2019
Samuel Lawrence Davis, Sr., 79, of Anderson, passed away on Sunday, February 24, 2019 at Rainey Hospice House. Born September 13, 1939, in Iva, he was a son of the late Ernest Bradford and Frances Lawrence Davis. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Clarence Davis. Samuel served his country in the United States Air Force for four...
Mildred Louise Shirley
Feb 22, 2019
Mildred Louise Shirley, 77, of Anderson passed away on Friday, February 22, 2019 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was the daughter of the late Millard Derry and Opal Romesberg Derry. She was born in Butler, Missouri and after high school graduation from Creston High School, she entered the U.S. Air Force after which, she was honorably...
Jeanne Patricia Mears
Feb 21, 2019
Jeanne Mears, age 91 of Anderson, SC passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at The Rainey Hospice House. Born in Washington, DC, she was a graduate of Georgetown Visitation.Jeanne loved her life as a military wife and her happiest memories were of a tour of duty in Holland in the 1960s. Jeanne and her husband retired to Beaufort, SC...
Charles William Dickerson
Feb 21, 2019
Charles William Dickerson, age 82, passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at the Rainey Hospice House. Born in Elberton, GA on May 12, 1936, he was the son of the late Thomas Elmer Dickerson and the late Mary Ruth Bruce Dickerson. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy. Charles earned the rank of Senior Chief and...
Mary K. Kay
Feb 20, 2019
Mary Katherine Liske Kay, age 75, of Anderson, SC passed away on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born August 19, 1943 in Detroit, MI, to the late Joseph and Mary Prescott Liske. She was a self-employed beautician and a member of Happy Trails Cowboy Church in Pelzer, SC. She is survived by her husband, Aubrey W....
Jimmy Snead
Feb 20, 2019
James Ernest "Jimmy" Snead, age 77, of Anderson, SC passed away on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born May 11, 1941 in Walhalla, SC, he was a son of the late James Edward Snead and Ruthie Mae Kelley Barker. He served in the United States Navy and retired from Foundry and Steel. He was a member...
Howard C. Mitchell, Jr.
Feb 19, 2019
Howard Cummings Mitchell, Jr., age 59, of Belton, SC passed away on Tuesday, February 19, 2019. Born August 5, 1959 in Newfoundland, Canada, he was a son of the late Howard C. Sr. and Betty Brown Mitchell. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 29 years, Debra Smith Mitchell. He was a graduate of Westside High School...
Mark Hugh English
Feb 18, 2019
Mark Hugh English, age 50 of Summerville, SC, passed away on Monday, February 18, 2019. He was born on January 31, 1969 in Danville, VA. He was general manager for Capitol Coffee Systems in Ladsen, SC and was former owner of Mark English Photography in Simpsonville. He was preceded in death by his step-sister, Jill Watson. He is survived by...
Ralph Wesley Morgan
Feb 16, 2019
Ralph Wesley Morgan, age 97, passed away on Saturday February 16, 2019 at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, SC. Born in Seneca, SC on May 8, 1921, he was the son of the late Harrison Morgan and the late Annie Mae Morgan Newell. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy and Navy reserves for 42 years...
Wayne P Yarbrough
Feb 16, 2019
Wayne Padget Yarbrough, age 80, passed away on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born in Saluda, SC, on February 18, 1938, he was the son of the late Guy Yarbrough and the late Margaret Padget Yarbrough. He graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1960 and retired as treasurer of Belton Industries. Wayne was a...
William Fred Hellams, Jr.
Feb 14, 2019
William Fred Hellams, Jr.William Fred Hellams, Jr. "Billy", age 63, passed away peacefully at his home in Anderson, SC, on Thursday, February 14, 2019. Mr. Hellams was born in Laurens County, SC and is preceded in death by his parents, William Fred Hellams, Sr. and Lura Lucille Baldwin Hellams. Billy leaves behind a wife of 16 years, Shirley E. Taylor...
Karon Pacifici
Feb 14, 2019
Karon Howell Pacifici, age 68, passed away Thursday February 14, 2019 at AnMed Health Center. Born July 9, 1950 in Spartanburg SC, she was the daughter of late Maryann Howell and Myron "Bud" Howell. She is survived by her husband, Joseph A. Pacifici; her sisters, Teresa Gregory and Myra Owens; her daughter, Ashley McGarity and her husband, Shawn; her stepdaughters,...
Robert Leroy Holcombe
Feb 13, 2019
Robert Leroy Holcombe, 84 of Anderson, SC passed away on February 13, 2019 at Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home. Born on January 1, 1935 in Anderson, SC, he was a son of the late Henry and Roye Fisher Holcombe. He was also preceded in death by his sons, Michael and Randall; three brothers and one sister. Robert served in...
Dorothy Inez Barrett Mcguffin
Feb 13, 2019
Dorothy Inez Barrett McGuffin, 93 entered into her Heavenly Home on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at her home. Born on December 28, 1925 to the late Cale J. and Lillian Mae Peyton Barrett. Dorothy was the last surviving member of her immediate family. She was the widow of Charles W. McGuffin, who preceded her in death after 54 years of...
Joyce Harris
Feb 13, 2019
Joyce Harris, 75 of Pendleton, SC passed away on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at her home. Born on May 19, 1943 in Clarksburg, WV, she was the daughter of the late Sola Glenn and Lean Lenore Dodrill Cogar. She retired from manufacturing having last worked for Michelin. She was a member of Mt. Tabor Baptist Church, enjoyed cooking and was...
Floyd Speraw
Feb 12, 2019
Floyd Gibson Speraw, 81, of Anderson, went to his Heavenly Home on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. Born July 22, 1937 in Dayton, OH, he was the son of the late Clifford Edward and Eleanor Kniesley Speraw. He was also preceded in death by his son, Scott G. Speraw. He retired from NCR Corp. and continued contract engineer work in NC,...
Bobby Collins
Feb 12, 2019
Bobby Daniel Collins, "Baby" 73, of Anderson, SC, went home to be with his Lord on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at Martha Franks Retirement Community. Born April 6, 1945 in Anderson, SC, he was a son of the late Daniel and Catherine Mae Rhodes Collins. He was also preceded in death by his daughters, Tammy and Christie Collins and son,...
Joann M. Pinson
Feb 11, 2019
Our beloved Jojo (born March 1st, 1961) passed away on Monday, February 11, 2019 after an eight month battle with cancer. She was the daughter of Joe Frank Pinson and the late Betty Brown Pinson. She is also survived by her siblings, Jean Pinson, John Pinson (and wife Angela) and Susan Griffith, as well as her nieces, Janet Pinson and...
David Knox Maxwell
Feb 11, 2019
David Knox Maxwell, 40 of Anderson, SC passed away on Monday, February 11, 2019. Born August 4, 1978, he was a son of Baylis C. Maxwell, III and Nancy Ayer Maxwell. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his brothers, Brett Mills Maxwell and Mills David Maxwell (Lauren) and four nephews. There will be a private family committal...
Eloise Burton
Feb 10, 2019
Frances Eloise Burton, 97, of Greenville, SC passed away on Sunday, February 10, 2019 at Southern Oaks Assisted Living, Greenville, SC. Born February 1, 1922 in Anderson, SC, she was the last surviving member of her immediate family and the daughter of the late U.H. and Mabel Hammock Burton. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Haskell Monroe...
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