Obituaries

Obituaries

John Henry Whitfield

John Henry Whitfield

Oct 9, 2014

John Henry Whitfield Anderson, SC John Henry Whitfield, age 89, passed away on Thursday, October 9, 2014 at NHC of Anderson. Born in Hart County, GA, on February 6, 1925, he was the son of the late Johnnie J. Whitfield and the late Bertha Chastain Whitfield. He worked at Orr Lyon Mill for more than 30 years. He was a...

Ruby Love

Ruby Love

Oct 8, 2014

RUBY LOVE Ruby Irene Davis Love, age 90, of 1207 Autun Road, Pendleton, passed away on Wednesday, October 8, 2014, at Rainey Hospice House. Born in Greenville, SC on September 22, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Sarah Lucienda Spearman Davis and the late James Pinkney Davis. Mrs. Love was the loving and devoted wife of the late...

Mildred Heaton

Mildred Heaton

Oct 7, 2014

Mildred Dean Heaton Macon, GA Mildred Dean Heaton, age 81, passed away Tuesday, October 7, 2014. Born in Hart County, GA, on November 13, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Crate Heaton and the late Emma Katherine Robertson Ayers. Mildred retired from Coliseum Medical Centers with 40 years of service. She will be missed by her many...

Barbara Brown Hammond

Barbara Brown Hammond

Oct 7, 2014

BARBARA BROWN HAMMOND Barbara Brown Hammond, age 69, of 101 Mountain Oak Court, passed away on Tuesday, October 07, 2014, at Rainey Hospice House, with her family at her side. Born in Anderson on June 27, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Evoid Brown and the late Fannie Elizabeth McCurley Brown. For 49 years, she was the...

Archie Cox

Archie Cox

Oct 3, 2014

Archie Cox Anderson, SC Robert Archie Cox, age 99, passed away on Friday, October 3, 2014, at the Rainey Hospice House. Born in Greenwood, SC, he was the son of the late Eugene and Christine Cox. He was a general manager at Abney Mills and a member of Concord Baptist Church. He is survived by his children, Donna McMichael and...

Afton Nix

Afton Nix

Oct 2, 2014

Afton L. Nix LaFrance, SC James Afton Lester Nix, age 76, passed away on Thursday, October 2, 2014, at the Rainey Hospice House. Born in LaFrance, SC, on August 19, 1938, he was the son of the late Lester Newton Nix and the late Mae Howard Nix. He retired from LaFrance Industries and had also worked for Milliken Industries. Afton...

Malcolm 'Mac' Branyon

Malcolm 'Mac' Branyon

Oct 1, 2014

Malcolm "Mac" Branyon Anderson, SC Malcolm "Mac" Branyon, passed away on Wednesday, October 1, 2014, at the Rainey Hospice House. Born in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Arthur Branyon and the late Emma McCurley Branyon. He retired from Ryobi after 35 years of service. Mac was a member of Boulevard Baptist Church. He is survived by...

Ruby N Evans

Ruby N Evans

Sep 29, 2014

RUBY N. EVANS Ruby Lillian Norris Evans, age 99, passed away on Monday, September 29, 2014, at NHC Anderson. Born on August 4, 1915, in Jackson County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Wesley Angus Norris and the late Lettie LeCroy Norris. For 55 years, she was the loving and devoted wife of the late Woodrow Gaines Evans...

Donald Hubbard

Donald Hubbard

Sep 29, 2014

Donald Hubbard La France Donald Perry Hubbard, age 68, passed away on Monday, September 29, 2014 at the Rainey Hospice House. Born in Anderson, SC on January 2, 1946, he was the son of the late Silas R. Hubbard and the late Effie Burns Hubbard and the step-son of Emma Hubbard. He retired from LaFrance Industries after 44 years of...

Rufus S Hill

Rufus S Hill

Sep 29, 2014

Rufus S. Hill Jr. Washington, D.C. Rufus S. Hill, 79, husband of Carolyn W Hill passed away Monday, September 29, 2014 at his residence. Born in Anderson on June 30, 1935, he was the son of the late Rufus S. Hill Sr and Lois Pressly Hill. He graduated from Anderson Boys' High School, Clemson College and Duke University School of...

Gladys Marie Rutledge Makison

Gladys Marie Rutledge Makison

Sep 28, 2014

Gladys Marie Rutledge Makison Anderson, SC Gladys Marie Rutledge Makison, age 87, wife of the late Edward F. Makison, Sr., passed away on Sunday, September 28, 2014 at the Rainey Hospice House. Born in Anderson, SC, on January 17, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Frazier Rutledge and the late Sallie Elizabeth Yates Rutledge. She was a...

Bill Hauser

Bill Hauser

Sep 26, 2014

Bill Hauser Fair Play, SC Bill Hauser, of 620 Seminole Point Road, Fair Play, SC 29643, went to his eternal home on Friday, September 26, 2014. Born in Aurora, IL, on October 11, 1926, to Henry J. Hauser and Helen L. Peterson Hauser, he was christened Henry William Hauser, Jr. A long-time member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, he...

William R Mcquillan

William R Mcquillan

Sep 26, 2014

WILLIAM R. McQUILLAN William Robert McQuillan, age 83, of Anderson, died Friday, September 26, 2014, at Rainey Hospice House. Mr. McQuillan was born on December 16, 1930, in Newburgh, NY, the son of the late Robert McQuillan and the late Mary Taggert McQuillan who came to the United States from Colerain, Northern Ireland, establishing roots in the Orange Lake area...

Thomas Wilton 'Tom' Reid

Thomas Wilton 'Tom' Reid

Sep 25, 2014

Thomas Wilton "Tom" Reid, age 87, passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2014 at his residence. Born in Pelzer, SC, he was the son of the late Henry Reid and the late Ola Bishop Reid. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force, from November 23, 1945 until September 13, 1946. He retired from Wellington Mill and...

Kathleen Erwin Burdette

Kathleen Erwin Burdette

Sep 23, 2014

Kathleen Erwin Burdette, age 86, widow of Thomas Fred Burdette, Jr. passed away on September 23, 2014 at the Rainey Hospice House. Born in Anderson, SC on March 14, 1928, Kathleen was a daughter to the late John Erwin and the late Anice Whitfield Erwin. She was a faithful member of Gethsemane Baptist Temple and enjoyed attending services as long...

Brantley Coe

Brantley Coe

Sep 23, 2014

Brantley Coe Anderson, SC Edward Brantley Coe, age 38, passed away on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born in Anderson, he was the son of Edward Thomas Coe, of Anderson and Patricia Humphries Ayers, of Anderson. Brantley had a hunger and a desire for hard work, this led to his successful business, Coe's Roofing, which he...

Nellie Hart

Nellie Hart

Sep 22, 2014

Nellie Hart Iva, SC Nellie Ruth Hart, affectionately known as "Sis", age 77, passed away on Monday, September 22, 2014, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born in Anderson County, she was the daughter of the late Willis Matthew Hart and the late Carrie Lee Newby Hart. "Sis" was a faithful member of Iva Pentecostal Holiness Church and a member of...

Minnie Christian

Minnie Christian

Sep 21, 2014

MINNIE CHRISTIAN Minnie Wilma Heerschap Christian, age 86, of 107 Ridgeway Trail, passed away peacefuly at her residence on Sunday, September 22, 2014, with her beloved family by her side. Born in Patterson, NJ, on October 22, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Jacob Heerschap and the late Cornelia Spell Heerschap. Early in life, Mrs. Christian worked for...

Juanita Thrasher Pearson

Juanita Thrasher Pearson

Sep 19, 2014

Juanita Thrasher Pearson Anderson, SC Juanita Thrasher Pearson, age 92, passed away on Friday, September 19, 2014 at NHC of Anderson. Born in Anderson, SC, on September 3, 1922, she was the daughter of the late James Franklin Thrasher and the late Lula Patterson Thrasher. She enjoyed cooking, canning, and being with her family. Juanita was a member of Trinity...

Ruth Strickland Morgan

Ruth Strickland Morgan

Sep 17, 2014

Ruth Gerrard Morgan Anderson, SC Ruth Elizabeth Strickland Gerrard Morgan, age 84, passed away on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at the Rainey Hospice House. Born in Detroit, MI, she was the daughter of the late Guy Strickland and the late Lila Teasley Strickland. She was an avid rose gardener and a loving mother and grandmother. Ruth was a member of...

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