Obituaries
Obituaries
Gordon R. Thomas
Jul 25, 2013
Gordon R. (Dick) Thomas, age 83, husband of Marion Eddy Thomas, passed on July 25, 2013 at Rainey Hospice House. Dick and Marion grew up together in Wallingford, Vermont and were married for 62 years. They moved to Anderson, SC in 1966. Dick retired from Anderson's True Temper facility in 1991, after serving as production control manager since 1965. He...
J. R. Black Jr
Jul 24, 2013
James Rufus Black, Jr. of 15 Sitton Street, La France, passed away on Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at Rainey Hospice House. Born in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late James Rufus Black and the late Dorothy Josephine Looney Black. Mr. Black retired from La France Industries after thirty years of service. He was a former race car...
Maria Fountain
Jul 23, 2013
MARIA FOUNTAIN January 15, 1936 - July 23, 2013 Maria Schuster Fountain, age 77, of 8 Brock Avenue, Honea Path, died at the residence of her daughter in Surfside Beach, SC, on Tuesday, July 23, 2013. She was the loving and devoted wife of the late Charles Edward Fountain. The funeral will be held on Friday, July 26, 2013, at...
Helen Christine Linker
Jul 23, 2013
HELEN F. LINKER July 23, 1930 - July 23, 2013 ANDERSON, SC Helen Christine Fuller Linker, passed away on her birthday, at the age of 83, at Rainey Hospice House. Born in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late Cooper Bennett Fuller and the late Leila Reed Fuller. Mrs. Linker was a graduate of Girls High and Tri-County...
Billy Joe Harris
Jul 21, 2013
BILL HARRIS October 4, 1940 - July 21, 2013 ANDERSON, SC Billy Joe Harris, Sr., age 72, of Anderson, passed away on Sunday, July 21, 2013. Born in Anderson, SC he was the son of the late Monroe Harris and Alma Palmer Harris. He proudly served his country in the United States Army. He was the former owner of Harris...
Zettie Arnold Hayes
Jul 18, 2013
ZETTIE HAYES July 11, 1929 - July 18, 2013 ANDERSON, SC Zettie Arnold Hayes, age 84, of Anderson, passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2013 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born in Oconee County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Cullen Arnold and the late Inez Martin Arnold. She worked at Appleton Mill for many years. Zettie retired...
James Elliott Cook
Jul 18, 2013
JAMES E. COOK May 1, 1943 - July 18, 2013 ANDERSON, SC James Elliott Cook, age 70, of Honea Path, SC, passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2013 at the Rainey Hospice House. Born in Orangeburg County, SC, he was the son of the late Christopher Elliott Cook and the late Essie Lou Davis Cook. He proudly served his country...
Walter D. 'Pops' Hawkins Sr.
Jul 17, 2013
WALTER D. "POPS" HAWKINS, SR. February 22, 1935 - July 17, 2013 Walter David "Pops" Hawkins, Sr., Age 78, of 100 Dove Lane, Williamston, passed away at his residence on Wednesday, July 17, 2013, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Jackson, MS, he was the son of the late Leo Hawkins and the late Leona White Hawkins. For over...
Fred Marshall Whitten
Jul 16, 2013
FRED MARSHALL WHITTEN December 28, 1918 - July 16, 2013 ANDERSON, SC Fred Marshall Whitten, age 94, of Anderson, SC, passed away his residence at Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home on Tuesday, July 16, 2013. He was born in Anderson, SC on December 28, 1918 to Miles Norton and Mary Ellen Harbin Whitten. He attended Concord and Hammond schools...
Ruth Rowland
Jul 16, 2013
RUTH ROWLAND March 19, 1932 - July 16, 2013 PENDLETON, SC Annie Ruth Howard Rowland, age 81, of Pendleton, passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born in LaFrance, SC, she was the daughter of the late John Wesley Howard and the late LuOla Nix Howard. She retired from Gallant Belk after many years of...
Bob Dowd
Jul 14, 2013
BOB DOWD November 1, 1928 - July 14, 2013 ANDERSON, SC Robert Steven Dowd, age 84, husband of Joan Marie Walsh Dowd, of Anderson, passed away on Sunday, July 14, 2013, at the Rainey Hospice House. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of the late Andrew Dowd and the late Margaret Shalley Dowd. He proudly served his country...
Joe Billy 'Cooter' Tilley
Jul 13, 2013
Joe Billy "Cooter" Tilley, age 77, of 4504 Lanier Avenue, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 13, 2013, at AnMed Health Medical Center, surrounded by the love of his family. Born in Anderson, he was the son of the late Leroy Tilley and the late Mary Timms Tilley. For over 54 years, he was the loving and devoted husband of...
Mabel Guyton Parrott
Jul 13, 2013
MABEL GUYTON PARROTT April 11, 1910 - July 13, 2013 Mabel Guyton Parrott, age 103, of 1110 Marshall Road, Greenwood, SC., passed away at her residence at Wesley Commons on Saturday, July 13, 2013. Born in Williamston, she was the daughter of the late Aaron M. Guyton and the late Eva Vandiver Guyton. She was the loving wife of the...
Ruth Rhodes
Jul 13, 2013
Annie Ruth Rhodes, age 87, passed away at Rainey Hospice House on Saturday, July 13, 2013. She was the daughter of the late James David Hiott and the late Eileen Estes Hiott. She was the loving and devoted wife of the late Ross Dan Rhodes. A graduate of Girls High School, Mrs. Rhodes was formerly employed with Scotts Manufacturing until...
Vernon Culberson
Jul 13, 2013
Vernon Howard Culberson, age 75, of 4605 Belton Highway, Anderson, passed away at his residence at the Richard Campbell Veteran's Home on Saturday, July 13, 2013. Born in Anderson, he was the son of the late A. M. Culberson and the late Ida Rhodes Culberson. He was the husband of the late Linda Williams Culberson until her death in 2002....
Jean Kelley Milford
Jul 12, 2013
JEAN KELLEY MILFORD January 30, 1927 - July 12, 2013 Jean Kelley Milford, age 86, passed away at her residence at the Presbyterian Home in Easley, SC, on Friday, July 12, 2013. Born in St. Augustine, FL, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Dexter Kelley and the late Lena Carnes Kelley. For 58 years, she was the loving...
Edmund Leo Brockelbank
Jul 11, 2013
ED BROCKELBANK May 10, 1937 - July 11, 2013 ANDERSON, SC Edmund Leo Brockelbank, 76, of Anderson, died Thursday, July 11, 2013. Ed was born to the late Edmund and Caroline Brockelbank and grew up in Ossining, NY. He received a Bachelors and a Masters in Chemistry from the University of Alabama. He was a member of the American Chemical...
Tony Bruce
Jul 10, 2013
TONY BRUCE November 21, 1953 - July 10, 2013 ANDERSON, SC Tony Lerue Bruce, age 59, of Anderson, passed away on Wednesday, July 10, 2013, at Oconee Memorial Hospital. Born in Anderson County, SC, he was the son of the late Rumus Lerue Bruce and the late Willie Mae Hanley Bruce. He was a 1972 graduate of BHP. Tony worked...
Alton Randolph Bryant
Jul 9, 2013
ALTON "SHORTY" BRYANT December 25, 1952 - July 9, 2013 ANDERSON, SC Alton Randolph Bryant, age 60, of Anderson, passed away on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born in Anderson, he was the son of the late Clarence Randoph Bryant and the late Virginia Bell Bryant. He was a retired car detailer and an avid hot...
Elzora Adams
Jul 7, 2013
OBITUARY: ELZORA ADAMS FEBURARY 15, 1933 - JULY 7, 2013 ANDERSON, SC Elzora Adams, age 80, wife of the late Billy Ray Adams, passed away on Sunday, July 07, 2013, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late James Henry Adams and the late Mittie Locke Adams. Mrs. Adams was a homemaker...
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