Obituaries
Obituaries
Homer Whitmire Jr.
Dec 8, 2013
The McDougald Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc. 2211 North Main Street Anderson, South Carolina 29621 864-224-4343 OBITUARY: with Flag HOMER WHITMIRE, JR. ANDERSON, SC Homer Whitmire, Jr. passed away December 8, 2013 at Rainey Hospice House. Born February 14, 1932 in Jocassee Valley, Oconee County, SC, he was the son of the late Homer Sr., and Iris Lovinggood Whitmire....
Bobby Joe James Sr.
Dec 7, 2013
The McDougald Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc. 2211 North Main Street Anderson, South Carolina 29621 864-224-4343 OBITUARY: with flag and photo BOBBY JOE JAMES, SR. ANDERSON, SC Bobby Joe James, Sr., age 76, husband of Deborah D. James, passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2013 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born in Anderson, on May 18, 1937, he was...
James R King
Dec 6, 2013
JAMES R. KING ANDERSON, SC James R. King, age 77, of Anderson, passed away on Friday, December 6, 2013, at his residence. Born in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late John Melvin King and the late Nettie Mae Daniel King. He was a graduate of Boys High, in Anderson, SC. James worked at Owens Corning for many...
William 'Bill' Kay
Dec 5, 2013
WILLIAM "BILL" CLIFTON KAY TOWNVILLE, SC William "Bill" Clifton Kay, age 78, of Townville, passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2013 at the Rainey Hospice House. Born in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Clifton Kay and the late Willie Mae Royster Kay. He was the owner and operator of Kay's Exxon on Hwy 24 in Anderson...
Tony Lecroy
Dec 4, 2013
TONY R. LeCROY Tony R. LeCroy, age 65, of 2817 Sunset Forest Road passed away at AnMed Health Medical Center on Wednesday, December 4, 2013. Born in Anderson, he was the son of the late Arthur O. LeCroy and the late Mary Ellen Tensley LeCroy. Mr. LeCroy proudly served his country in the US Army during the Vietnam Conflict where...
Joshua Oscar Esquivel Mourillo
Dec 3, 2013
JOSHUA OSCAR ESQUIVEL MOURILLO Joshua Oscar Esquivel Mourillo, age 18, of Greenville, SC, passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2013. Born in Austin, TX, he was the son of Oscar F. Esquivel and Yeannid Mourillo Esquivel, of Greenville, SC. He attended Palmetto High School and worked as a painter with, his father's company, New Hope Painting Company. Joshua loved soccer...
Mary Eola Krueger
Dec 3, 2013
MARY EOLA KRUEGER ANDERSON, SC Mary Eola Krueger, age 80, of Anderson, passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born in Pottsville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Walter Ronald Walk and the late Rose Keiffer Walk. She was an avid tennis player and enjoyed traveling, but she most enjoyed being a mother...
Claudia P Harden
Dec 3, 2013
CLAUDIA P. HARDEN ANDERSON, SC Mrs. Claudia Prevost Harden, age 103, of Anderson, passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2013, at her residence. Born in Anderson, SC, on August 2, 1910, she was the daughter of the late Charles C. Prevost and the late Sue Sloan Crawford Prevost. She received a degree from Anderson College and became a teacher for...
John Clark Gaines
Dec 2, 2013
JOHN CLARK GAINES John Clark Gaines, age 96, a resident of Richard Campbell Veteran's Home, formerly of Iva, passed away on Monday, December 2, 2013. Born in Elbert County, Georgia, he was son of the late Zan Gaines and the late Bessie Cordele Gaines. For sixty-six years, he was the loving and faithful husband of the late Etta Angeline Gaines....
Lillie Bell Pressley
Dec 2, 2013
LILLIE BELL PRESSLEY Lillie Bell Pressley, age 89, formally of E Street in Anderson, died on Monday, December 2, 2013, at Diamond Health and Rehab in Simpsonville, SC. Born in Hartwell, GA, she was the daughter of the late Hurley Pressley and the late Lecie Bailey Pressley. Lillie Bell was retired from Anderson Mill where she was employed as a...
Francis Lachapelle
Dec 1, 2013
FRANCIS W. LACHAPELLE ANDERSON, SC Francis William Lachapelle, age 85, of Anderson, passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2013 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born in Southbridge, MA, on December 13, 1927, he was the son of the late William Francis Lachapelle and the late Louise Lapointe Lachapelle. He proudly served his country in the United States Army Air Force,...
Donny Freeman
Nov 28, 2013
Donny Ray Freeman SANDY SPRINGS: Donny Ray Freeman, age 56, of Anderson, SC passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2013. Born in Chicago, Illinois, on June 12, 1957, Donny worked as a relief operator for Michelin Tire for over 26 years. Donny is survived by his wife, Teresa Fleming Freeman, of the home; a son, Victor Freeman of Anderson, SC;...
Lucile Powell Barton
Nov 28, 2013
LUCILE POWELL BARTON ANDERSON, SC Lucile Powell Barton, age 95, formerly of 314 D Street, Anderson, passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2013 at the Rainey Hospice House. Born in Ware Shoals, SC, on October 20, 1918, she was the daughter of the late William Arthur Powell and the late Lucy Gibson Powell. She retired from Anderson Mill with over...
Martha Palmer Rankin
Nov 28, 2013
MARTHA PALMER RANKIN Martha Palmer Rankin, age 89, of 102 Partridge Lane, passed away at a family vacation home in Holden Beach, NC, where the family were gathered to celebrate and share Thanksgiving. Born in Anderson, she was the daughter of the late Kitt Palmer and the late Ada Wilson Palmer. For 50 years she was the loving wife of...
Robert Klatt
Nov 27, 2013
ROBERT "BOB" KLATT, Sr. ANDERSON, SC Robert "Bob" Warren Klatt, Sr. , age 88, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at his residence. Born in The Bronx, NY, on August 2, 1925, he was the son of the late August Oscar Klatt and the late Emma Bargon Klatt. Bob proudly served his country in the United States Navy. Much...
Mary 'Della' Byrum
Nov 26, 2013
MARY C. "DELLA" BYRUM Mary Cleveland Byrum, age 88, of 438 Morningside Drive, entered eternal rest upon her death on Tuesday, November 26, 2013, at Rainey Hospice House. Born in Hart County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Fred E. Cleveland and the late Beatrice Sanders Cleveland. For 64 years, she was the loving and devoted wife of...
Haskell Monroe Burton
Nov 26, 2013
HASKELL MONROE BURTON Haskell Monroe Burton, age 92, of Anderson, passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at the Rainey Hospice House. Born in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Furman Monroe Burton and the late Janie Looney Burton. Haskell graduated from Clemson University in 1941. He worked in textile management for many years at JP Stevens....
Joel Atkins
Nov 26, 2013
JOEL ATKINS ANDERSON, SC Thomas Joel Atkins, age 83, of Anderson, passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born in Elbert County, GA, on June 22, 1930, he was the son of the late William Thomas Atkins and the late Stella Christine Partain Atkins. He was a 1947 graduate of Boy's High. Joel was a...
Lester Lev Bailey
Nov 24, 2013
LESTER LEV "BILL" BAILEY Lester Lev "Bill" Bailey, age 78, of Anderson, passed away at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston on Sunday, November 24, 2013. Born in Canon, GA, he was the son of the late Denzil Gracen Bailey and the late Edna Sue Peeples Bailey. He was the loving and devoted husband of Judy Bailey of...
Mary Graves
Nov 24, 2013
Mary Rogers Graves ANDERSON, SC Mary Rogers Graves left to join her Lord and Savior on Sunday November 24, 2013. She departed this earth peacefully in the arms of her daughter Joy and surrounded by loving nurses in Washington DC. Mrs. Graves was a Charter member of Trinity Methodist Church in Anderson and served on the board of Pendleton Methodist...
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