Obituaries
Obituaries
Betty Farmer Thomas
May 12, 2014
Betty Farmer Thomas, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Monday, May 12, 2014 at McCall's Hospice House, Simpsonville, SC. Born in Habersham County, GA on May 28, 1929, Mrs. Thomas was the daughter of the late William Farmer and Lorena Ayers Farmer. She retired from Clarke-Schwebel with 26 years of service. She loved to play golf with her friends at...
Lollis David Tilley
May 10, 2014
Lollis David Tilley Anderson, SC Lollis David Tilley, age 73, passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at his residence. Born on August 27, 1940 in Anderson, SC, he was the first of nine born to the late Lollis D. and Dorotha (Dot) Tilley of Anderson. He proudly served his country in the United States Army from 1956 -1957. He...
Ralph Pruette
May 9, 2014
Ralph Pruette Anderson, SC Mr. Ralph Lynn Pruette, age 87, of Anderson, SC, passed away Friday, May 9, 2014 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born in Charlotte, NC, he was the son of the late G.V. Pruette and the late Ivy Wyrick Pruette. As a teenager, Ralph was very involved in sports as a player in both football and baseball....
Velma Magness
May 9, 2014
Velma Magness Anderson, SC Velma Jeanette Freeman Magness, age 85, passed away on Friday, May 9, 2014 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born in Colbert, GA, she was the daughter of the late Buren Freeman and the late Mildred Smith Freeman. She was a homemaker and a member of the Sanctuary of Praise. Velma was a loving mother, grandmother and...
Florence Dooley
May 8, 2014
Florence Dooley Anderson, SC Florence Celano Dooley, age 83, of 2306 Whitehall Avenue, Anderson, SC, passed away on Thursday, May 8, 2014. Born on August 6, 1930, in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Peter Celano and Lucille Damiano Celano. She attended Mount Saint Mary's College, where she earned a Masters Degree in Special Education. Over a...
Betty Cohen
May 8, 2014
Betty Cohen Anderson, SC Betty Jean Atwood Cohen, age 81 passed away on Thursday, May 8, 2014 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born in Los Angeles, CA, on November 25, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Donald Lester Atwood and the late Marjorie Ethel Preston Atwood. She is survived by her children, Brett Elliott Cohen and his wife...
Dean Kennedy
May 8, 2014
Dean Kennedy Anderson, SC Harold Dean Kennedy, age 80, of Anderson, passed away on Thursday, May 8, 2014 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born in Anderson, SC, on February 6, 1934, he was the son of the late John Wayne Kennedy and the late Bertice Othela Dunn Kennedy. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy during the...
Joan M Stover
May 7, 2014
JOAN M. STOVER Joan Margaret Keating Stover, age 70, of 116 Midway Drive, passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at AnMed Health Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Born in Chicago, IL on February 16, 1944, she was a daughter of the late William Keating and the late Louise Bilski Keating. For 52 years, she was the loving...
Nancy Anderson
May 6, 2014
Nancy Anderson Anderson, SC Nancy Martin Anderson, age 67, passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at her residence. Born December 11, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Grover Lynn "Bud" Martin, Jr. and the late Mildred Ashley Martin. She was a graduate of Dixie High School and Forrest Junior College. She retired in 2009 from the office...
Marvin 'Buddy' Brooks
May 6, 2014
Marvin "Buddy" Brooks Anderson, SC Marvin "Buddy" Brooks, age 71, of 403 Edith Street, passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at the Rainey Hospice House. Born in Starr, SC, on July 10, 1942, he was the son of the late Clyde Henry Brooks and the late Thethel Hayes Brooks. He worked at Richbourgs Grocery Store for many years. He...
Maude Spearman
May 6, 2014
Maude Spearman Anderson, SC Maude Watkins Gilstrap Spearman, age 82, of Anderson, passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2014. Born in Pickens, SC, on September 23, 1931, she was the daughter of the late John Druce Gilstrap and the late Melvania Gilstrap. She was married to Bobby Spearman, who died in 1991. She is survived by her two sons, Ricky...
James M Higginbotham
May 5, 2014
GRANVILLE, OH JAMES M. HIGGINBOTHAM, Sr. Mr. James M. Higginbotham, Sr., age 84, of Granville, OH, went to be with his Lord on Monday, May 5, 2014, upon his death at Licking Memorial Hospital in Newark, OH. Born on December 20, 1929, in Iva, SC, he was the son of the late Dock Turner and the late Lucy Turner Higginbotham....
Kathryn Cantrell
May 5, 2014
Kathryn Cantrell Fair Play, SC Kathryn Sullivan Cantrell, age 51, passed away on Monday, May 5, 2014 at her residence. Born in Fair Play, SC, on January 9, 1963, she was a daughter of Helen Craft and the late Furman Sullivan. She was employed with Becton Dickinson and was a member of Oakdale Baptist Church. She is survived by her...
Ishmael John Castro
May 4, 2014
"JOHNNY LOVE" CASTRO Ishmael John "Johnny Love" Castro, age 69, of 316 Mar Mac Road, passed away on Sunday, May 4, 2014, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born on July 22, 1944, in New York, NY, he was the son of the late Peter L. and Anna E. Sambolin Castro. Following his graduation from Wallkill Central High School in Wallkill,...
C. Walter Lindquist
May 4, 2014
C. Walter Lindquist Starr, SC Carl Walter Lindquist, age 84, of Starr, passed away at his residence on Sunday, May 4, 2014. Born in Brooklyn, NY on July 15, 1929, he was the son of the late Carl Andrew Lindquist and the late Esther E. Lindquist. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force during the Korean...
Yvonne Louise Russell
May 3, 2014
YVONNE LOUISE LUND RUSSELL Yvonne Louise Lund Russell, age 61, of Anderson, passed away on Saturday, May 3, 2014, at the McCall Hospice House in Simpsonville, SC. Born on April 5, 1953 in Cokato, MN, she was the daughter of Earl Henry Lund of St. Cloud, MN, and the late Elinor Johnston Lund. Mrs. Russell was a homemaker most of...
Ruth B Parris
May 3, 2014
RUTH B. PARRIS Ruth Irene Blanton Parris, age 83, died on Saturday, May 3, 2014, at Rocky River Assisted Living in Belton. Born on September 13, 1930, in Earl, NC, she was a daughter of the late Kenyon A. and Pati Irene Richards Blanton. Mrs. Parris retired from Michelin Tire Company after 16 years of employment. She was a member...
Mary Hill
May 3, 2014
Mary A. Hill Iva, SC Mary A. Wiles Hill, age 95, formerly of Barnes Station Road in Iva, passed away on Saturday, May 3, 2014, at Exalted Health and Rehab. Born in Iva, SC, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Edgar Wiles and the late Essie Campbell Wiles. She retired from the spinning department at Jackson Mills with...
Olga De Leon
May 2, 2014
Olga De Leon Anderson, SC Olga De Leon, age 90, of Anderson, passed away on Friday, May 2, 2014 at her residence. Born in Matanzas Cuba on April 25, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Salustiano Rodriguez and the late Santa Ramirez. She grew up in Cuba and moved to Miami in 1971, where she lived for many...
Jay Brissey
May 2, 2014
JAY BRISSEY Jacob "Jay" Dana Brissey of 3000 Bellview Road died at his residence on Friday, May 2, 2014. Born on August 3, 1961, in Anderson, he was the son of Anne Lyons Brissey and the late Jacob Harmon Brissey, III. Jay was the grandson of the late John Joseph Lyons and Jacob Harmon Brissey, Jr. He was a graduate...
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