Obituaries
Obituaries
James Edward Finley Sr.
Mar 20, 2015
James "Jim" Edward Finley, Sr., age 84, of 111 Fox Trl, Anderson, passed away on Friday, March 20, 2015, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born on June 4, 1930, in Pickens County, SC, he was the son of the late Walter O. and Myrtle Clark Finley. For 58 years, he was the beloved husband of Geraldine "Gerrie" Gilstrap Finley of...
Beatrice Etrulia Watt
Mar 19, 2015
Beatrice Etrulia Skelton Watt Beatrice Etrulia Skelton Watt, age 85, formerly of McGill Circle, Iva, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 19, 2015. Born in Anderson, SC, on January 11, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Roy Frank Skelton and the late Aldie Lowie Skelton. She retired from Anesco Manufacturing and Watkins Motor Lines....
Vernon Bolt
Mar 19, 2015
VERNON BOLT Willie Vernon Bolt, Sr., age 85, of the New Prospect Community, entered his Heavenly Home upon his death at AnMed Health Medical Center on Thursday, March 19, 2015. Born in Anderson, SC on May 12, 1929, he was the son of the late Wade Alex Bolt and the late Christine Creamer Bolt. Mr. Bolt was a graduate of...
Catherine Erwin
Mar 18, 2015
Catherine Erwin Anderson, SC Catherine Donald Erwin, age 88, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson. Born in Fair Play, SC, on April 16, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Horace and Lena Broome Donald. Mrs. Erwin, better known as "Kat", was a 1945 graduate of Girl's High. She began her...
Oscar Leon Ellison
Mar 18, 2015
Leon Ellison Belton, SC Oscar Leon Ellison, age 80, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at the Rainey Hospice House. Born on November 28, 1934, he was the son of the late Colie Blease Ellison and the late Eula Rebecca Staggs Ellison. He was the former owner and operator of Leon Ellison Body Shop for many years. Leon was...
Morris E. Donald
Mar 17, 2015
Morris E. Donald Pendleton, SC Morris E. Donald, age 61, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Born in Anderson, SC, on June 13, 1953, he was the son of the late Clyde Donald, Jr. and the late LaDelle McKinley Donald. He attended LaFrance First Baptist Church. He is survived by two sons, Michael Edmond Donald and his wife Stefani,...
Frankie Dickerson
Mar 16, 2015
Frankie Dickerson Iva, SC Frankie Burdette Dickerson, of 615 Johnny Long Road, Iva, SC, passed away on Monday, March 16, 2015, at AnMed Health Medical Center. She was the loving wife of Charles William Dickerson for 55 years and was the daughter of the late David L. Burdette and Frances Lawton Burdette. She graduated from George Mason University with a...
Dennis Larsh
Mar 15, 2015
DENNIS L. LARSH Dennis Leo Larsh, age 54, of Anderson County, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born in Chicago, IL, on May 30, 1960, he was the son of the late Harry Ralph Larsh and the late Margaret Rose Momney Larsh. For 26 years, he was employed as a maintenance supervisor at Precision...
Robert C. Doring
Mar 14, 2015
Anderson, SC Robert Carlyle Doring, age 84, husband of Ann Marie Campbell Doring, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2015, at Anderson Area Medical Center. Born in Dumont, NJ, on October 15, 1930, he was the son of the late Carl and Irene McCoy Doring. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Robert was retired from Carolina Auto Auction, he...
Robert J. Schaaff
Mar 13, 2015
Anderson, SC Robert Joseph Schaaff, age 74, husband of Charlotte Sophie Saplin Schaaff, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2015, at the Rainey Hospice House. Born in Schenectady, NY, on May 28, 1940, he was the son of the late Joseph M. and Catherine McDermott Schaaff. Mr. Schaaff served in the U.S. Navy Reserve and was a retired product engineer...
Ellen Elizabeth Murphy
Mar 12, 2015
Ellen Murphy Donalds, SC Ellen Elizabeth Murphy, age 75, of Donalds, SC, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2015, at the Rainey Hospice House. Born in Anderson, SC, on January 8, 1940, she was the daughter of the late James Hoyt Bruce, and Ila Jones Bruce. She and her husband, Norman E. Murphy, made their home in Tallulah, LA for...
Matt Michael Mathews
Mar 12, 2015
Matt Michael Mathews Oklahoma City, OK Matt Michael Mathews, age 41, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2015. Born in Leesburg, FL, he was the son of R.V. Mathews and Lana Klingmann Ross and her husband Craig Ross. He proudly served his country in the United States Army for 18 years, serving 2 tours in Iraq and 1 in Korea....
Brenda Skelton Strickland
Mar 12, 2015
BRENDA SKELTON STRICKLAND Anderson, SC Brenda Skelton Strickland, 65, wife of Larry Hoyt Strickland of Anderson, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at the Rainey Hospice House. Born in Anderson, SC on October 6, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Roy Francis Skelton and Aldie Lowie Skelton. Mrs. Strickland was a graduate of McDuffie High School and...
Sara Louise Jefferson
Mar 11, 2015
Sara Louise Jefferson Anderson, SC Sara Louise Jefferson, age 88, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at the Rainey Hospice House. Born in Anderson, SC, on March 6, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Grayson Hardy and the late Bessie Brooks Hardy. She retired from True Temper after 23 years of service. Sara was a member of...
John Stephen Roberts
Mar 10, 2015
John Stephen Roberts Clinton, SC John Stephen Roberts, age 39, formerly of Anderson, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at Laurens County Memorial Hospital. Born in Anderson, SC, on December 4, 1975, he was the son of Johnny Calvin Roberts, of Deming, NM and Shirley Smith Roberts, of Anderson, SC. John enjoyed many things in his life, including spending...
Dorothy Vance
Mar 9, 2015
Dorothy "Dot" Phillips Vance, age 91, of Anderson, SC, died Monday, March 9, 2015, at Avante at Charlotte, NC. Born in Sylva, NC, she was the daughter of the late Iva Lee Henson Phillips and the late Simon Jerome Phillips. She was the granddaughter of the late Nancy Adelaide Calhoun and the late Burton Rickman Henson. She was married for...
Nita Acker
Mar 9, 2015
Nita Alewine Acker Nita Alewine Acker, beloved wife of William D. (Bill) Acker passed away on Monday, March 9, 2015 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center after an extended illness. She was preceded in death by her parents M.B. Alewine and Ellen McGill Alewine and her brother Wallace Alewine. Besides her husband Bill, she leaves three sons and one daughter: David...
Mary Dill Porterfield
Mar 9, 2015
Mary Dill Porterfield Iva, SC Mary Christine Dill Porterfield, age 87, passed away March 9, 2015. Born in Anderson, SC, on August 2, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Reverend T.E. Dill and the late Rosa Emnickle Dill. She was self-employed as a piano teacher for many years. Mary was a member of Homeland Park Baptist Church. She...
Stanley Jack Saarloos
Mar 8, 2015
Stanley Jack Saarloos Anderson, SC Stanley Jack Saarloos, age 91, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2015, at the Rainey Hospice House. Born in Belleville, NJ, on February 18, 1924, he was the son of the late James Saarloos and the late Helen Van Ray Saarloos. He proudly served his country in the United States Army in the 36th Infantry...
Ellen Betty Reed
Mar 7, 2015
Ellen Betty Reed Ellen Betty Reed was born December 24, 1932 in Ypsilanti Michigan the daughter of Jens and Theolinda Mathiesen. She spent her adult life in New York State and South Carolina. She was married to the late Everett Reed. She was active in the church including Sunday School, Bible Classes, Vacation Bible School, Awana as well as playing...
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