Obituaries

Obituaries

Leroy A. Charping

Leroy A. Charping

Oct 30, 2016

Leroy A. Charping, age 81, passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2016 at his home. Born in Due West, SC on April 15, 1935, he was the son of the late T. J. Charping and the late Eva Arnold Charping. He proudly served his country in the United States Army, retiring after 21 years of service. He later retired from...

Michael Mckee

Michael Mckee

Oct 30, 2016

Michael Alexander "Pee Wee" McKee, age 64, passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2016. Born in Greenwood, SC on September 1, 1952, he was the son of the late Warren Austin McKee and the late Hazel Brown McKee. Michael worked at Wellington Mills for many years, and was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his son, Brian Scott...

David Earl Owensby

David Earl Owensby

Oct 28, 2016

David E. Owensby went home to be with the Lord on Friday, October 28, 2016. Originally from Gaffney, SC, David served in the US Navy, worked in construction for several years, was a pastor for many years and owned his own restaurant business. He was a faithful member of Covenant Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Kim, his...

Mary Ann Sinclair Hicks

Mary Ann Sinclair Hicks

Oct 27, 2016

Mary Ann Sinclair Hicks, age 79, of 303 Brookhaven Drive, passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2016, at AnMed Health Medical Center, with her loving family at her side. Born on August 14, 1937, in Elbert County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Park Sinclair and the late Beulah Lunsford Sinclair. For fifty-eight years, she was the loving...

Kenneth Garland

Kenneth Garland

Oct 27, 2016

Kenneth Jerry Garland, age 81, passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born in Anderson, SC on September 7, 1935, he was the son of the late Edna Taylor Garland. He retired from Owens Corning Fiberglas after 35 years of service. He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Elizabeth Marie Garland; a...

James Farris Robinson

James Farris Robinson

Oct 26, 2016

James Farris Robinson, age 72, passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2016, at his home. Born in Hart County, GA, he was the son of the late Monell Robinson and the late Ora Belle Brown Robinson. He was a 1962 graduate of Hart County High School. James proudly served his country in the United States Army Reserves in the 415th...

Lalage Jo Hart

Lalage Jo Hart

Oct 25, 2016

Lalage Jo Hart, age 88, went home to be with the Lord on October 25, 2016. She was born on April 23, 1928 to the late Simeon Shaw Whitehead and Maude Thurmond Whitehead in Oconee County, GA. She was a member of Eureka Baptist Church. She loved gardening, fishing, and was a great cook. She will be greatly missed by...

Alice Cleveland

Alice Cleveland

Oct 25, 2016

Alice Fay Wright Cleveland, age 76, passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at Fleetwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. Born in Anderson, SC on October 11, 1940, she was the daughter of the late S.B. Scarborough and Ellen M. Wright. She was a server at Holiday Inn of Anderson and was a member of Gateway Baptist Church. She was formerly...

Samuel A. Taylor

Samuel A. Taylor

Oct 25, 2016

Samuel A. Taylor, age 85, passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at Presbyterian Home Communities of SC, Lexington, SC. Mr. Taylor was born in Ridgeway, SC on March 19, 1931, and was the son of the late Jessie Tidwell Taylor and Samuel A. Taylor. He graduated from Columbia Bible College, University of South Carolina, and Louisiana State University School...

Paul Edward Vollrath

Paul Edward Vollrath

Oct 24, 2016

Paul Edward Vollrath, affectionately known as "Papa", passed away on Monday, October 24, 2016 at his residence. Born in Royston, GA on March 26, 1934, he was the son of the late Howard Vollrath and Worther Mae Clark Vollrath. He proudly served his country in the United States Army. Paul retired from Merita Bakery after 30 years of service. After...

Margaret Anne Kopp

Margaret Anne Kopp

Oct 24, 2016

Margaret Anne Kopp, age 80, passed away on Monday, October 24, 2016. Born in Brownsville, PA, on October 18, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Michael Martin and the late Frances Nanns Martin. She was a registered nurse retiring from Patrick B. Harris. She is survived by her children, Joy Ann Kopp, of Townville, SC and Martin Kopp,...

Doris Hicks Simmons

Doris Hicks Simmons

Oct 23, 2016

Doris Hicks Simmons, age 73, passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2016 at the Rainey Hospice House. Born in Anderson, SC on April 18, 1943, she was the daughter of the late James Lewis Hicks and the late Lola Swaney Hicks. She is survived by her loving sons, Victor Simmons and his wife Tara, and Chris Simmons; two sisters, Ann...

Maresa Mcalister Darby

Maresa Mcalister Darby

Oct 23, 2016

Maresa McAlister Darby, age 46, passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2016. Born in Anderson, SC, on June 3, 1970, she was the daughter of the late Dr. M. Anthony McAlister and the late Marcia Kelly Payne McAlister. She graduated from Belton Honea Path High School and was a member of NewSpring Community Church. She was employed at the Bariatric...

Charles Reuben Hawkins

Charles Reuben Hawkins

Oct 23, 2016

Charles Reuben Hawkins, age 84, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, October 23, 2016. Born on May 19, 1932, in Anderson County, he was the son of the late Charlie Mattison and Lola Belle Ashley Hawkins. For sixty-two years he was the loving and devoted husband of the late Drew Willie Graham Hawkins until her death....

Leon Gary Rollison

Leon Gary Rollison

Oct 22, 2016

Leon Gary Rollison, age 67, passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at the Rainey Hospice House. Born in Anderson, SC on March 1, 1949, he was the son of the late Leon Clayton Rollison and the late Lake Simpson Sutherland. He proudly served his country in the United States Army serving in Vietnam. He earned a Bachelor's of Science...

Johnny R. Andrews

Johnny R. Andrews

Oct 21, 2016

Johnny Ralph Andrews, age 72, passed away on Friday, October 21, 2016, at his residence. Born in Troy, NC on July 25, 1944, he was the son of the late Evander Ralph Andrews and the late Rosa Nell Tilley. Johnny proudly served his country in the United States Army in the Vietnam War, and was a past post commander at...

Randy G. Merritt

Randy G. Merritt

Oct 20, 2016

Randy Gene Merritt, age 69, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 20, 2016, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born in Oconee County, SC on December 5, 1946, he was the son of the late T.S. Merritt and the late Lois Kerr Merritt. He proudly served his country in the United States Army as a helicopter mechanic in...

John Douglas Swizdaryk

John Douglas Swizdaryk

Oct 19, 2016

Surrounded by family at his lake house, John Douglas Swizdaryk, at the age of 76, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at 9:18 pm in Anderson, SC. Born August 31, 1940 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, he was the son of the late Nicholas John Swizdaryk and Nora Louise Cheesman Swizdaryk. John played in a rock...

Simone Lorigene

Simone Lorigene

Oct 17, 2016

Simone Lorigene, age 75, of Anderson, passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2016, at Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center in Huntersville, NC. Born on June 8, 1941, in Thomazeau, Haiti, she was the daughter of the late Thedome Jeune and the late Annelie Phenelon. She was retired after several years of employment at IBM. Mrs. Lorigene was a member of...

Shirley Loggins Skelton

Shirley Loggins Skelton

Oct 17, 2016

Shirley Ann Loggins Skelton, age 78, of 202 Stone Drive, Anderson, passed away at her home on Monday, October 17, 2016. Born in Oconee County, SC, on April 20, 1938, she was the daughter of the late R. L. Loggins and the late Jessie Simpson Loggins. She had been married for thirty-two years to the late Hoyt Junior Skelton who...

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