Obituaries
Obituaries
Linda Christiansen
Jul 28, 2015
Linda Ann Tippens Christiansen, age 78, widow of the late Harold George Christiansen, of Anderson, SC went to be with her Heavenly Father and her loved ones on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Arlon Dee Tippens and Annie Mae Sadler Tippens. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Jo...
Ronnie Thurman Williams
Jul 28, 2015
Ronnie Thurman Williams, age 69, passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born in Anderson, SC on December 28, 1945, he was the son of the late Buddy Thurman Williams and the late Inez Clark Williams. Ronnie proudly served his country in the United States Army. He retired from AnMed as a Radiology Courier in...
John Harold Newton
Jul 27, 2015
John Harold Newton, age 77, of Anderson, SC, went to be with his Heavenly Father and earthly parents John Wesley and Lola Kelly Newton on Monday, July 27, 2015 while at Rainey Hospice House. He was the loving and devoted husband to Jo Ann Gaines Newton for fifty-seven years and father of Wesley Newton (Katie), Rick Newton and Angela Kesler...
Roger Leisten
Jul 26, 2015
ROGER LEISTEN Roger Carl Leisten, age 77, of 206 Fieldcrest Drive, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2015, at Exalted Health and Rehab of Iva. Born on February 19, 1938, in Fairport, NY, he was the son of the late Carl John Leisten and the late Grace Goodwin Leisten. For fifty-three years, he was the loving and devoted husband of...
Sara M Barnette
Jul 24, 2015
SARA M. BARNETTE Sara McLeese Barnette, age 87, formerly of Pendleton, passed away at Morningside of Seneca on Friday, July 24, 2015. Born in Anderson County on September 28, 1927, she was the daughter of the late James F. McLeese and the late Cora Kellett McLeese. For fifty-five years, she was the loving and devoted wife of the late James...
Jim Metz Iii
Jul 24, 2015
James Walter "Jim" Metz III, age 53, passed away on Friday, July 24, 2015. Born in Gainesville, FL, he was the son of James Walter Metz, Jr., of Boynton Beach, FL and the late Marcia Mary Freeman Metz. He was an electrician and was affectionately known as "Mack Daddy". In addition to his father he is survived by his four...
Grace Welborn Sangster
Jul 22, 2015
Grace Welborn Sangster, age 81, passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born in Anderson County on August 25, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Albert Lee Welborn and the late Inez Loftis Welborn. She was a beautician in Anderson for more than 50 years and was an active and faithful member of...
Steven Davis
Jul 22, 2015
Steven "Stevie" Davis, age 48, passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, at his residence. Born in Greenville, SC, he was the son of the late Herman Davis and the late Uldine Davis. He was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his wife, Teresa Jeanne Davis; his children, Kelly Marie Hedrick and her husband, Drew and Matthew Steven...
Charles D Gilstrap
Jul 21, 2015
Charles D. Gilstrap Obituary Mr. Charles D. Gilstrap, 68, of Fair Play, SC died on July 21, 2015 at Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, SC. He was born to the late Charlie and Guynell Sanders Gilstrap in Anderson County, SC on April 5, 1947. He was retired from Michelin Tire Manufacturing Facility in Anderson, SC. Mr. Gilstrap is survived by...
Patricia W Brown
Jul 20, 2015
PATRICIA WILLIAMS BROWN Patricia Williams Brown, age 82, of Anderson, passed away on Monday, July 20, 2015. Born in Anderson on March 5, 1933, she was the daughter of the late James Paris Williams and the late Zely Aquilla Williams. She was married to the late Claude Milton Brown until his death in 1993. Mrs. Brown was a graduate of...
Larry Cohen
Jul 19, 2015
Larry Arnold Cohen, age 69, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2015 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Thelma Sandlin Hanks and Robert Lee Hanks. He proudly served his country in the United States Marines during the Vietnam War. Larry retired from BASF after more than 35 years of service....
Jean Murdock
Jul 17, 2015
BELTON Jean Burton Murdock passed away at her home on Friday, July 17, 2015. Born in Abbeville County on May 23, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Crawford Leo Burton and Inez Patterson Burton. She was a member of Mt. Bethel Baptist Church and a former member of Little River Baptist Church. She was a graduate of Dixie...
Francis Lee Gaines
Jul 17, 2015
Francis Lee Gaines Anderson, SC Mr. Francis Lee Gaines, 90, of 3803 Shawnee Avenue, Anderson, SC died at his home early Friday morning. He was the son of the late Lester and Mamie Snow Gaines and was a lifelong resident of Anderson County. He was a doffer in the Appleton Mill for 33 years before he retired. Mr. Gaines attended...
William D Shirley
Jul 17, 2015
William DeVanie Shirley, age 87, passed away on Friday, July 17, 2015, at his residence. Born in Sanford, FL, on November 11, 1927, he was the son of the late William Adger Shirley and the late M. Elizabeth Johnson Shirley. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force and earned an accounting degree from Forrest College. He...
Ray Fortescue
Jul 17, 2015
Ray Fortescue Anderson, SC Ray Paul Fortescue, age 71, passed away on July 17, 2015 at the Rainey Hospice House. Born in Abbeville County, SC, he was the son of the late William Thomas Fortescue and the late Victoria Mae Monroe Fortescue. He loved fishing and going to the Jockey Lot. He was of the Baptist faith. Ray is survived...
Agnes Marlene Harris
Jul 16, 2015
Mrs. Agnes Marlene Harris, 66, of 424 A Parnell Road, Anderson, SC died on July 16, 2015 at An-Med Health Medical Center. She was born on May 6, 1949 to the late Homer Tucker and Pearl Clemmons Mize and her husband Joel Mize. She was an excellent cook and her biggest joy was her family. Mrs. Harris is survived by...
Thomas Ruhland
Jul 15, 2015
Mr. Thomas Simon Ruhland, 66, of Anderson, SC died on July 15th, 2015 at Rainey Hospice House. He was born on December 20, 1948 to Sylvester J. and Rose Wankerl Ruhland in Plain, Wisconsin. He was a truck driver for Swift Trucking Company for several years before retiring. He was a Veteran of the US Army serving during the Korean...
Gene Ramsey
Jul 13, 2015
Gene Ramsey Anderson, SC Charles Eugene "Gene" Ramsey, age 71, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2015, at the Rainey Hospice House, after a 13 year battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his loving family. Born in Anderson, SC, on August 12, 1943, he was the son of the late Robert E. L. Ramsey and the late Lottie Addis...
Shirley Mobley
Jul 13, 2015
Mrs. Shirley Ann Mobley, 74, of Seneca, SC died July 13th, 2015 at Greenville Memorial Hospital in Greenville, SC. She was born on July 8, 1941 to the late James H. and Nanny Mae Holt Gowan in Hot Springs, NC. She was a member of La France Church of God and worked in textiles at J.P. Stevens for many years....
Robert Lovell
Jul 13, 2015
Robert Willard Lovell Robert (Bob) Willard Lovell, age 85, of Anderson, S.C., passed away suddenly on 7/13/2015. He was born on April 6th, 1930 in New Rockford, Foster county, ND to Irvie Willard Lovell and Louise Martha (Klemstein) Lovell who owned the former George A. Lovell farm south of Warwick, ND, where Robert grew up and attended school. In 1937...
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