Obituaries

Jan 23, 2025

Doris Brown Burdette, 96, widow of Julian Kent Burdette, died on Thursday, January 23, 2025, at NHC Healthcare, Laurens.

Born in Anderson County, she was the daughter of George Dewey Brown and Maggie Hall Brown. Maggie passed away when Doris was a month old. Doris and her brother, Theron, were then raised by Maggie's sister, Lora Craft...

Jan 22, 2025

JoAnn "Joby" Baldwin Mitchell, age 85, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at NHC Healthcare Anderson.

Born August 16, 1939, in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late Willie Benjamin Baldwin and Ethel Kelley Baldwin. She was married to Charles Milford Mitchell until his death in 2008. She was also preceded...

Jan 19, 2025

Olin Parham, Jr., age 63, of Starr, SC, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2025, at his home.

Born July 14, 1961, in Anderson, SC, he was a son of the late Olin Parham, Sr. and Marlene Goodwin English. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Barry Gene Parham and Gary Leo Parham; niece, Tonya...

Jan 19, 2025

Reecie B. Hatcher, age 91, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2025, at AnMed Medical Center.

Born July 20, 1933 in Franklin County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Charley B. Bennett and Bertha Freeman Bennett. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Calvin Lamar Hatcher, a brother, Bern Bennett,...

Jan 16, 2025

Harmolyne "Lynn" G. Parker, 70, resident of Old Greenwood Highway, wife of James H. Parker, passed away Thursday, January 16, 2025, at her home.

Born April 22, 1954, in Anderson, SC, she was a daughter of the late Harmon W. and Beverly Bailes Geiger. She was a 1977 graduate of Presbyterian College and received her Master's Degree...

Jan 15, 2025

James Craig Harris, age 91, of Seneca, SC, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at AnMed Medical Center.

Born February 16, 1933, in Farmville, NC, he was the son of the late Clarence Craig Harris and Lena Owens Bundy Harris. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Gertrude Smith Harris; daughter, Becky Lash; son-in-law,...

Jan 15, 2025

Robert Preston Edwards, age 93, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at Rainey Hospice House.

Born June 7, 1931, in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Robert Forest Edwards and Mattie Lee Tribble Edwards. He was married to the love of his life Jewel Broom Edwards for 73 years until...

Jan 14, 2025

Phyllis Grubbs Morrison, age 82, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at NHC Healthcare Anderson.

Born November 20, 1942, in Winston Salem, NC, she was the daughter of the late Obah Dallas Grubbs and Dorothea Cecile Millsaps Grubbs.

Phyllis was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She met her...

Jan 14, 2025

Helen Tereesse Flint, age 67, of Liberty, SC, passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at her home.

Born June 13, 1957, in Bethesda, MD, she was a daughter of the late James Edward Hitt and Helen Staszkiw Hitt. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Craig Flint; best friend and father of her children,...

Jan 14, 2025

Dorothy Ann Bismack, age 91 passed away on 14, January 2025, in Birmingham, AL.

She was the daughter of the late John and Rose Lepeak of Auburn, Michigan. She was married for (62) years to Thaddeus R. (Ted) Bismack until his death in 2016. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, James, and Edward.

Jan 13, 2025

Linda Louise Williams Kinley, age 78, of Anderson, SC, woke up in the arms of Jesus away on Monday, January 13, 2025.

Born May 7, 1946, in Anderson, SC, she was a daughter of the late J.W. Williams and Annie Ruth Aldrich Williams. She was married to the love of her life Chevis Lee Kinley until his...

Jan 13, 2025

Frank Mathew Mlinar, age 71, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2025, at AnMed Medical Center.

Born March 19, 1953, in Little Falls, NY, he was the son of the late Frank Mlinar and Maria Michelle Lamanna Mlinar.

Frank began his career at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY where he worked...

Jan 12, 2025

Charles Franklin Swaney, 85, of Pendleton, SC passed away Sunday, January 12, 2025, at AnMed Health Center.

Born, November 18, 1939, in Anderson County, SC, he was a son of the late John J. Swaney and the late Kathleen Moore Swaney. He was married for 54 years, until her death in 2017, to the late Margie Brown...

Jan 12, 2025

Carl Ervin Putnam Jr., 77, or as he was affectionately known by his parents and brothers, "PeeWee", passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2025.

He was the son of the late Carl Putnam, Sr. and Montine Vickery Putnam. He was born in Royston, G.A. and spent his youth in Clemson, S.C. He was a graduate of Daniel...

Jan 10, 2025

Irene Broadwell Dunlap, age 97, of Belton, SC, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2025.

The funeral service will be held on Thursday, January 16, 2025, at 2:00 pm in the Chapel of The McDougald Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

Irene's full obituary will be published once available.

Jan 10, 2025

Tommy Lee Patterson, 57, of Anderson, South Carolina, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2025, at AnMed Medical Center, Anderson, SC.

He was born November 4, 1967, in Anderson, SC and was a son of the late Rufus Daniel Patterson and the late Doris Jean Fortner Patterson Taylor. He was preceded in death by his sister, Lisa...

Jan 10, 2025

Ramon Bravo Zarate, 75 years of age, of Anderson, South Carolina, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2025, at the Rainey Hospice House, Anderson, SC.

Born February 13, 1949, in San Jose de la Paz, Jalisco, Mexico, he was the son of the late Jose Guadalupe Bravo and the late Maria del Carmen Zarate. He was also...

Jan 10, 2025

Brenda Ann Hargrove, 75, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2025, at AnMed Medical Center.

Born in Anderson, SC, on October 28, 1949, Brenda was the daughter of the late Frank Reynolds and the late Mable Eloise Wicker Reynolds Shaw. She was preceded in death also by her husband, James E. Hargrove.

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Jan 9, 2025

Billy Ray Lawton, age 86, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2025, at his home.

Born August 1, 1938, in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Franklin Lawton and Laxie Campbell Lawton. He was married for 58 years to Brenda Geraldine "Geri" Thompson Lawton until her death on August 27, 2024....

Jan 7, 2025

Garnett Michael Ward, age 71, of Easley, SC, passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at Rainey Hospice House.

Born March 6, 1953, in Gainesville, GA, he was a son of the late Garnett Ward and Ruth Dyer Ward.

Mike was a loving and devoted father and grandfather. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed...