Obituaries

Jul 1, 2025

Richard E. Arries, age 77, of Simpsonville, SC, passed away on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home.

Born March 31, 1948, in Kenosha, WI, he was a son of the late Rodney O. Arries and Florence Roach Arries. He was also preceded in death by his siblings, Roland Arries, Michael Arries, and...

Jul 1, 2025

Jul 1, 2025

Joe Dennis Slater, age 91, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at AnMed Medical Center.

Born December 26, 1933, in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Joe Brown Slater and Mary Nell Chastain Slater. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Bobbie Ann Gleason Slater; son, Michael Dennis...

Jul 1, 2025

Rhonda Sue Lewis, age 70, of Starr, SC, passed away on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at AnMed Medical Center.

Born May 16, 1955, in Iva, SC, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence "Cotton" Fleming and Juanita Simpson Fleming. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Albert Tony Lewis.

Rhonda retired from...

Jul 1, 2025

Charles Edgar McCurley, age 79, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at AnMed Medical Center.

Born September 16, 1945, in Hartwell, GA, he was the son of the late Edgar McCurley and Myrtice Reed McCurley. He was married for 59 years to Joyce Pierce McCurley until her death in 2023. He was also...

Jun 29, 2025

Barbara Bryant McCurry, age 87, of Iva, SC, passed away on Sunday, June 29, 2025, at her home.

Born January 18, 1938, in Anderson, SC, she was a daughter of the late William Amos Bryant and Macie Irene McGill Bryant. She was married to William Ira McCurry until his death in 2024. She was also preceded in...

Jun 28, 2025

Jun 25, 2025

Teresa Joann Burgess Standridge, age 63, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.

Born July 11, 1961, in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Crawford Burgess and Frances Bowling Burgess.

Teresa was a loving, kind woman who was devoted to her family. She loved her babies and her...

Jun 25, 2025

John Raymond Solon, age 91, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at AnMed Medical Center.

Born February 21, 1934, in Mansfield, OH, he was a son of the late Sam W. Solon and Viola P. Szczyglieski. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Paul Solon and Sam Solon.

John...

Jun 25, 2025

Carmen Maria Hernandez Freeman, age 78, of Tustin, CA, passed away on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.

Born September 5, 1946, in Santiago, Chile, she was a daughter of the late Antenor Venegas Henriquez and Julia Elba Nunuez Hernandez.

Carmen, affectionately known as "Mama C", owned a gift shop for over 30 years. She was a...

Jun 23, 2025

Debra Ann Hall McCullough, age 70, of Iva, SC, passed away on Monday, June 23, 2025, at home with her family by her side.

Born September 18, 1954, in Anderson, SC, she was a daughter of the late Samuel Gary Hall and Geraldine Dutton Hall.

Deb taught cosmetology for over 15 years at Alpha Beauty...

Jun 22, 2025

Linda Cooke Alexander, age 83, of Fountain Inn, SC, formerly of Townville, SC, passed away on Sunday, June 22, 2025.

Born August 13, 1941, in Mooresville, NC, she was a daughter of the late Marvin and Una Odessa Cooke. She was married for 52 years to James "Jim" Benjamin Alexander until his death in 2017. She was...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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