Obituaries

Obituaries

Randy Bruce Adams

Randy Bruce Adams

May 5, 2017

Randy Bruce Adams, 68, formerly of Pendleton, SC passed away on May 5th, 2017. He was the son of George B. "Bo" and Frances Forrester Adams born on January 1, 1949. Bruce loved to fish and shoot pool. Bruce proudly served his country in the United States Army. He was a Clemson fan and could be caught watching the Atlanta...

Beckett Cole Orange

Beckett Cole Orange

May 4, 2017

Beckett Cole Orange, infant son of Timothy and Machaela Orange, passed away on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at the Medical University of Charleston. Including his parents, those left to cherish his memory are Emery and Breelyn Orange, Sherri and Clay Murphy, Kayla and O.J. Orange, and numerous aunts and uncles and other extended family. He was preceded in death by...

Nina Marie Husty

Nina Marie Husty

May 2, 2017

Nina Marie Spinelli Husty, age 90, passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at her residence. Born in Staten Island, NY, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Anne Acquini Spinelli. She was a devoted career military wife of 22 years, a dedicated teacher, a loving mother and grandmother. Nina Marie was a member of St. Joseph Catholic...

Dr. J Benton Jones Jr.

Dr. J Benton Jones Jr.

May 2, 2017

Dr. J Benton Jones, Jr., 87, agriculture researcher, author and professor, died May 2, 2017 at his home in Anderson, SC surrounded by family and friends. Dr. Jones was Professor Emeritus at the University of Georgia where he served 21 years until his retirement in 1989. Previously, Dr. Jones had served 10 years as Professor of Agronomy at the Ohio...

William Robert Aiken

William Robert Aiken

May 2, 2017

William Robert "Bobby" Aiken, age 84, of Anderson, SC passed away on May 2, 2017 at Hospice of the Upstate after a short illness. Born on July 15, 1932 in Pendleton, SC, he was a son of the late Francis James Aiken and Evelyn Byars Aiken. After graduating from Pendleton High School he attended and played basketball for Clemson University,...

Walter Kay Myers

Walter Kay Myers

Apr 30, 2017

Walter Kay Myers, age 92, of Roswell, GA, formerly of Greenville, passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2017, at the Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care in Cumming, GA. Born in Belton, SC in 1924, he was the son of the late Plumer C. Myers and the late Sarah Bertha Kay Myers. Mr. Myers was a graduate of Belton High School....

Andy Lingefelt

Andy Lingefelt

Apr 30, 2017

James Andrew "Bop" Lingefelt, age 54, passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2017. Born on April 2, 1963, in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Susie Durham Riley and R. Jack Lingefelt, Sr. He retired from A & K Crane, which he owned. He was hard working and supported his family. He touched many lives with great...

Dr. Perry Carroll

Dr. Perry Carroll

Apr 29, 2017

Dr. Edward Perry Carroll, professor emeritus of music at Anderson University and conductor emeritus of the Anderson Symphony Orchestra, died on Saturday, April 29, 2017, at AnMed Health Medical Center. He was 82. A native Floridian, Dr. Carroll was born on December 17, 1934, to the late Oliver H. P. Carroll and Sarah Amsden Carroll. After graduating from Miami (Fla.)...

W.B. 'Buster' Hiers Jr.

W.B. 'Buster' Hiers Jr.

Apr 29, 2017

Wayland Boyce "Buster" Hiers, Jr., age 91, of 300 Lyonswood Drive, went to his Heavenly Home on Saturday, April 29, 2017, upon his death at his residence. Born on March 21, 1926, in Atlanta, GA, he was a son of the late Wayland Boyce Hiers, Sr. and the late Myra Emily Swindell Hiers. For forty-one years, Mr. Hiers was married...

Bobby Gene Taylor Sr.

Bobby Gene Taylor Sr.

Apr 28, 2017

Bobby Gene Taylor, Sr., age 79, of 106 Christopher Drive, passed away on Friday, April 28, 2017, at Rainey Hospice House, with his beloved family by his side. He was born in Iva, SC, on November 30, 1937, son of the late Wilson Taylor and the late Lucille Davis Taylor. For forty-two years, he was the loving and devoted husband...

Paul Joseph Dechand

Paul Joseph Dechand

Apr 27, 2017

Paul Joseph Dechand, age 70, passed away on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at the Rainey Hospice House. Born on March 12, 1947, in Topeka, KS, he was the son of the late Ralph and Adelle Dechand. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force from 1966 to 1970 during Vietnam. Paul graduated from Kansas University and enjoyed...

Paul Stearns

Paul Stearns

Apr 26, 2017

Paul Arthur Stearns, age 65, passed away on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at Southern Oaks Assisted Living Facility in Greenville, SC. Born in Scranton, PA on May 3, 1953, he was the son of the late John Kurt Stearns and the late Victoria Teresa Gorsky Stearns. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force. Paul was a...

Mary Fowler

Mary Fowler

Apr 25, 2017

Mary Zola Donald Fowler, age 81, passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at the Rainey Hospice House. Born in Townville, SC on September 14, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Donald and the late Eva Rooks Donald. She was a licensed optician with Anderson Opticians retiring at age 79. She was a member of Taylor Memorial...

Irene Murphy Kelley

Irene Murphy Kelley

Apr 23, 2017

Irene Murphy Kelley, age 85, passed away on Sunday, April 23, 2017 at NHC of Anderson. Born in Anderson County, SC on February 24, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Moultrie Murphy and Bertha Bratcher Murphy. She was a beloved housewife, mother and a loving grandmother. She was a member of Eureka Baptist Church for more than...

Frances Tucker Gray

Frances Tucker Gray

Apr 23, 2017

Frances Tucker Gray, 91, of Iva, SC died on Sunday morning, April 23, 2017 at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, SC. She was the daughter of the late Horace and Kathleen Bell Tucker Randolph born on October 28th, 1925 in Anderson, SC. Ms. Gray served as a Registered Nurse at Owens Corning Fiberglass Company until she retired. She was...

Marketer Partridge Hughes

Marketer Partridge Hughes

Apr 22, 2017

Ms. Marketer Partridge Hughes, 91, of Anderson, SC died on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Samuel and Mattie Jane Partridge born on August 4, 1925 in Calhoun Falls, SC. Mrs. Hughes was the last living member of her immediate family. Ms. Hughes is survived by her children: Anita W. Bolt, Jane...

Dudley Jenkins

Dudley Jenkins

Apr 22, 2017

William Dudley Jenkins, age 70, of 442 Shirley Circle, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 22, 2017, at his residence with his family by his side. Born on February 5, 1947, in Anderson, he was the son of the late Ralph Jenkins and the late Martha Bademas Jenkins. For thirty three years, he was the loving and devoted husband of...

Margaret Marie Guy Hare

Margaret Marie Guy Hare

Apr 17, 2017

Margaret Marie Guy Hare, age 94 and widow of Troy Hare passed away on Monday, April 17, 2017. Born in Greenville, SC on March 21, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Sally Clayton Guy. She retired as an office manager. For 10 years Marie was a resident of Lake Secession. She is survived by her children,...

Betty Cox Brown

Betty Cox Brown

Apr 17, 2017

Ms. Betty Cox Brown, 77, of Anderson, SC died on Monday, April 17, 2017 at Linley Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. She was the daughter of the late C. C. and Lucille Graham Cox born on December 20, 1939 in Anderson, SC. She was a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church and was an accountant at Singer-Ryobi Company where she...

Ken Poole

Ken Poole

Apr 16, 2017

Kenneth Richard Poole, age 68, passed away on Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017 at the Rainey Hospice House. Born in Anderson, SC on August 10, 1948, he was the son of the late Floyd Roscoe Poole and the late Florence Opal Farr Whitten. He proudly served two tours in the United States Army during Vietnam. He was self-employed in the...

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