Obituaries
Obituaries
Christine A. Hicks
Jan 15, 2018
Mary Jane Christine Adams Hicks, age 88, of 123 Hicks Drive, Starr, entered her Heavenly home on Monday, January 15, 2018, upon her death at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born on January 28, 1929, she was the daughter of the late John Wesley Adams and the late Bursie Crocker Adams Ferguson. For forty-eight years, she was the loving and devoted...
Madeline V. Thacker
Jan 15, 2018
Madeline Virginia Ashley Thacker, 88, of Anderson, SC passed away on Monday, January 15, 2018 at her home. Born September 20, 1929 in Virginia, she was a daughter of the late, Stacey Ashley and the late, Flossie Thompson Ashley. She was also preceded in death by her son, Danny Thacker, daughter, Deborah Siegfried and several brothers and sisters and a...
Barbara 'Babs' T. Martin
Jan 14, 2018
Barbara "Babs" T. Martin, 83, of Belton, SC, passed away on Sunday, January 14, 2018 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born December 3, 1934 in Anderson, SC she was a daughter of the late, Raymond Taylor and the late Edna Burton Taylor. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James "Jim" Alexander Martin, Jr.; her son, Billy Hong...
Rudolph Latham
Jan 14, 2018
Rudolph Latham, age 86, of Anderson, passed away on Sunday, January 14, 2018, at the Richard M. Campbell Veteran's Nursing Home. Born in Iva, SC on July 29, 1931, he was the son of the late Boss Latham and the late Mary Campbell Latham. He was the loving and devoted husband of the late Lillian Anna Curran Latham until her...
Deanna M. Reed
Jan 12, 2018
After a life well-lived, Deanna M. Reed passed away on January 12, 2018, just a few days before her 78th birthday. De, as she was known to her friends, was born on January 20, 1940, in Patterson, NJ to Alvin and Ida Mae Werkheiser. She had a beloved brother, Al (Jane) and sister, Vilma (Chuck); all who have since passed....
Ted M. Walters
Jan 12, 2018
Ted M. Walters, 70, of Anderson, SC passed away on Friday, January 12, 2018 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born June 20, 1947 in Anderson, SC he was a son of the late Thomas Cullen Walters and the late Annie Mae McLeese Walters. He was also preceded in death by his brother, J. Kendall Walters. Ted was a graduate of Pendleton...
Eleanor Elizabeth Ockerman
Jan 12, 2018
Eleanor Elizabeth Gilstrap Ockerman, 92, of Anderson, SC passed away Friday, January 12, 2018 at her home. Born April 5, 1925, in Pickens, SC, she was a daughter of the late Roy Bolt Gilstrap and the late Mary Ann Fortune Gilstrap. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Edgar William Ockerman and brothers, Roy Bolt "RB" Gilstrap Jr.,...
Al Keen
Jan 12, 2018
**DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER...MEMORIAL SERVICE CHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT** Hurbert Alvin "Al" Keen, 75, of Belton, SC, passed away Friday, January 12, 2018 at Rainey Hospice House. Born May 25, 1942 in Anniston, AL, he was a son of the late Hurbert M. Keen and the late Martha L. Culp Keen. Al proudly served his country in the United States Air Force....
Melvin Craft
Jan 11, 2018
Melvin Douglas Craft, 77, of Anderson, SC passed away Thursday, January 11, 2018 at his home. Born January 24, 1940 in Pickens County, SC, he was a son of the late Hubert Gyles Craft and the late Lillie Mae Crawford Craft. He was of the Baptist faith was a retired truck driver from the City of Belton, where he worked...
Elizabeth 'Shug' Blair Stephens
Jan 11, 2018
Elizabeth "Shug" Blair Stephens, 77, of Anderson, SC passed away Thursday, January 11, 2018 at her home. Born August 27, 1940 in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late James Blair and the late Ruby McConnell Greenway. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Melvin Stephens and grandson, Stephen "TJ" Hurt. She had worked at...
Patricia 'Patsy' Stone Cobb
Jan 11, 2018
Patricia "Patsy" Stone Cobb, 75, of Anderson, SC passed away on Thursday, January 11, 2018. Born April 23, 1942 in Telfair County, GA, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin Lafayette Stone and the late Marilyn Young Weir. She worked in assembly for 23 years at Belton Blanket Company and for 15 years at AFCO Company. She was of...
James Gilphard Howard Jr
Jan 10, 2018
*** DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER...SERVICE CHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT ** James Gilphard Howard, Jr., 74, of Anderson, SC passed away on Wednesday, January 10, 2018, at Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home. Born February 21, 1943, in Maxwell County, AL, James was the son of the late James G. Howard, Sr. and the late Kathleen Boyd Howard. He served his country in...
Fedor Korzhuk
Jan 9, 2018
Fedor Korzhuk, age 65, of Anderson, passed away on Tuesday, January 9, 2018, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Mr. Korzhuk was born in Korosten, Ukraine, and is married to Nataliya Kravchenko Korzhuk of the home. He is the son of the late Anton Korzhuk and the late Thekla Korzhuk. Professionally, Mr. Korzhuk was a long-haul truck driver. In addition to...
Jerry John Kubu
Jan 8, 2018
Jerry John Kubu of Anderson passed away on January 8, 2018 at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson. Jerry was born in Rahway, NJ on July 14, 1945 and was a 1963 graduate of Rahway High School and attended Rutgers University. He moved to Anderson, SC in 1979, and was vice-president of sales for Wells Aluminum in Belton, SC until...
Samuel Everette Metts
Jan 7, 2018
Samuel Everette Metts, 66, of Bradley, SC went to his eternal rest with our Lord on Sunday, January 7th 2018 in Augusta, GA due to complications arising from cancer. He was born December 6th, 1951 in Greenwood, SC to the late Carroll Everette Metts and Lucille Satcher Metts. Retired for a number of years prior to his passing, Sam filled...
Edward 'Bill' Wilson
Jan 6, 2018
William Edward Wilson, age 70, husband of the beloved late Sue Elaine Murphree Wilson of 42 years, passed away on Saturday, January 6, 2018. Born in Highlands, NC, on November 9, 1947, Bill was a son of the late William Sampson Wilson and Annie Belle Lamb Wilson. After graduating from Highlands High School in NC, Bill proudly served his country...
Mary O. Vickery
Jan 6, 2018
Mary Olene Sanders Vickery, age 84, of 700 Camellia Drive, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 6, 2018, at her residence with her beloved family by her side. Born on December 3, 1933, in Newry, SC, she was the daughter of the late Edward "Ed" Sanders and the late Elma Woods Sanders. For forty-eight years, she...
Joseph Terrell 'J.T.' Denny
Jan 6, 2018
Joseph Terrell Denny, age 75, loving husband of Linda Harper Denny of 54 years, passed away on Saturday, January 6, 2018, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born in Westminster, SC, on August 5, 1942, J.T. was the son of the late Robert L. Denny and Zoabelle Williams Denny. After graduating from Westminster High School, J.T. began a career as a...
Francis Edrew 'Red' Skelton, Sr.
Jan 6, 2018
Francis Edrew "Red" Skelton, Sr., age 90, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, January 6, 2018. Born in Anderson County, SC on October 8, 1927, he was a son of the late Roy Frank and Aldie Elkansas Lowie Skelton. He proudly served his country in three branches of the military, the Navy, the Army Air...
Spencer Shackelford Leavitt
Jan 5, 2018
Spencer Shackelford Leavitt passed away while sleeping on the morning of January 5, 2018 at his home near Pendleton, South Carolina. Spencer had a true passion for the outdoors and found the Upstate to be the perfect place to spend a life. He was the son of his parents, Brooks and Frances Leavitt of Martinsville, Virginia, born on July 27,...
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