Obituaries

Obituaries

Erika Lunz Tench

Erika Lunz Tench

Aug 27, 2016

Erika Nicole Lunz Tench, age 32, passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2016. Born in Myrtle Beach, SC on November 21 1983, she was the daughter of Glen Lunz and Kathryn Lindemuth Lunz. She was a licensed cosmetologist. She was a loving mother and enjoyed hunting. Erika was a member of Abiding Savior Lutheran Church. In addition to her parents,...

Brenda Thrasher

Brenda Thrasher

Aug 27, 2016

Brenda Whitman Thrasher, age 71, passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at her home. Born in LaFrance, SC on February 1, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Clem Jackson Whitman and the late Gladys Holmes Whitman. She was a homemaker, but had worked for many years at Patti Manufacturing in Pendleton, SC. Brenda was a member of...

Carolyn Keen

Carolyn Keen

Aug 26, 2016

Martha Carolyn Keen, age 84, passed away on Friday, August 26, 2016 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born in Anderson County, SC on May 2, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Josh Davis and the late Mary Latham Davis. She is survived by her sons, Steve Loftis and his wife Cathy, of Greenville, SC, Barry Loftis, of Anderson,...

Betty Bone

Betty Bone

Aug 26, 2016

Betty Marie Bone, age 85, passed away on Friday, August 26, 2016, at her home. Born in Jefferson, GA, she was the daughter of the late James Lamm Bone and the late Susie I. Bone. She retired from Owens Corning- Fiberglas after more than 20 years of service. Betty was a member of the Owens Corning-Fiberglas Ladies Club and Flat...

James Kenneth Rickerd

James Kenneth Rickerd

Aug 25, 2016

James Kenneth Rickerd passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2016, at his home. The Funeral Service will be held in the Chapel of The McDougald Funeral Home on Monday, August 29, 2016 at 12:30 p.m. with Reverend Dr. Charles Holland officiating. Interment will follow at M.J. Dolly Cooper Veteran's Cemetery. Events Funeral Service Monday, August 29, 2016 12:30PM The McDougald...

Thomas Clayton 'Pap' Herbster

Thomas Clayton 'Pap' Herbster

Aug 24, 2016

Thomas Clayton "Pap" Herbster, age 74, passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2016, at the Rainey Hospice House. Born in Lewistown, PA, he was the son of the late George Henry Herbster and the late Ethel Harris Herbster. He earned his BS in Economics from Juniata College in Huntingdon, PA and proudly served his country in the United States Air...

Frank Jefferson

Frank Jefferson

Aug 24, 2016

Frank Jefferson, age 86, passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at the Rainey Hospice House. Born in Easley, SC, he was the son of the late George Frasier Jefferson and the late Delma Lee Couch Jefferson. He proudly served his country in the United States Army from 1951 until 1956 stationed in Germany during the Korean Conflict. He retired...

Margaret Ann Black Hill

Margaret Ann Black Hill

Aug 23, 2016

Margaret Ann Black Hill, age 84, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2016, at the Rainey Hospice House. Born in Anderson County on October 8, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Clifton Black and the late Ruth Whitten Black. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Honea Path. She is survived by her brother and his...

Dick Harris

Dick Harris

Aug 23, 2016

Louis Richard "Dick" Harris, age 77, of Anderson, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2016, at Rainey Hospice House with his beloved wife, Vera, by his side. Born in Anderson on March 6, 1939, he was the son of the late Ben Pearman Harris and the late Elizabeth Graham Harris. Mr. Harris is a graduate of Anderson Boys' High School, Class...

Lura C Haynie

Lura C Haynie

Aug 23, 2016

Lura C. Haynie, age 90, loving wife of 60 years to the late Tommy Haynie, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at her home with her family by her side. Born in Hart County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Asa Conally and Icy Hewin Conally. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Anderson...

James Simpson

James Simpson

Aug 21, 2016

James Simpson, age 86, passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2016 at his residence. Born in Anderson, SC on April 16, 1930, he was the son of the late James Young Simpson and the late Mary Pearl Massey Simpson. He proudly served his country in the United States Army during World War II and worked for many years as a...

Steven Austin Neese

Steven Austin Neese

Aug 19, 2016

Steven Austin Neese, age 64, of Anderson, passed away on Friday, August 19, 2016, at Rainey Hospice House following a valiant fight with cancer. Upon his death, he was surrounded by his beloved family. Born in Anderson on March 31, 1952, he was the son of the late Austin Ernest Neese and the late Barbara "Bobbie" Hancock Neese. For twenty-seven...

Diann W. Patterson

Diann W. Patterson

Aug 19, 2016

Diann W. Patterson, age 56, wife of Joey Patterson, passed away August 19th, 2016, at her home in Anderson. Born in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late Homer Whitmire Jr. and the late Nancy Heath Stamps. She graduated from T.L. Hanna in 1978, Clemson University in 1982, with a Bachelor's degree in Secondary Education, and Winthrop University...

Betty B. Bobo

Betty B. Bobo

Aug 19, 2016

Betty Loreine Burke Bobo, age 79, formerly of Starr, passed away on Friday, August 19, 2016, at Hartwell Health and Rehabilitation in Hartwell, GA. Born on January 13, 1937 in Anderson, she was the daughter of the late Robert Glenn Burke and the late Myrtle Hutchins Burke. Betty was the loving and devoted wife of the late James Edwin Bobo...

Clyde 'Smitty' Evans Smith

Clyde 'Smitty' Evans Smith

Aug 17, 2016

Clyde "Smitty" Evans Smith, Jr., age 87, passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2016, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born in Abbeville, SC, he was the son of the late Clyde E. Smith, Sr. and the late Alice Beasley Smith. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy during the Korean War. He retired as the owner of...

Phil G Brown

Phil G Brown

Aug 17, 2016

Phillip G. Brown, age 65, passed away on August 17, 2016 at the Rainey Hospice House. Born in Anderson County, SC on September 8, 1950, he was the son of the late Vernon Brown and Florence Booth Brown. He retired from Anderson County Road Maintenance. Phil was a kind man and was known for growing a large garden. In addition...

Mary D. Black

Mary D. Black

Aug 14, 2016

Mary Dean Sutton Black, age 61, of 8 Second Street, La France, passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2016, at Rainey Hospice House, with her family by her side. The family will be at the residence and will receive friends at La France Church of God of Prophecy on Wednesday, August 17, 2016, from 12 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. The...

Linda S Grant

Linda S Grant

Aug 13, 2016

Linda Carol Saylors Grant, age 76, passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2016, at her residence. Born on July 15, 1940, in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late J. Allen Saylors and the late Susie Mae Lewis Saylors. Linda worked for Abney Mills/Southside, Ryobi, and SAS Shoe Manufacturing. She enjoyed visiting shut-ins and nursing homes. Linda was...

Bryan Kernels

Bryan Kernels

Aug 7, 2016

Jimmy Bryan Kernels, age 79, passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2016 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born in Anderson County, SC, he was the son of the late James C. Kernels and Virginia Owens Kernels Kennedy. Bryan was a graduate of Anderson Boys High. After 45 years of service in the textile industry as a department manager, Bryan retired....

Sally Lasley

Sally Lasley

Aug 6, 2016

Sarah (Sally) Lynn Lasley, age 62, passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2016, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born in Key West, FL on May 24, 1954, she was the daughter of Virginia Sidebotham Courtney (Patrick) and the late Franklin Curtis Dobson. She worked as a Retail Manager. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband, Donald...

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