Obituaries

Sep 10, 2024

Sep 9, 2024

Lawrence Orr Smith, age 80, of Iva, SC, passed away Monday, September 9, 2024, at Greenville Memorial Hospital.

Born March 30, 1944, in Iva, he was the son of the late Elmer Joseph Smith and Annie Burton Smith. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Sally Theresa Smith; second wife, Janis Smith; a son,...

Sep 8, 2024

James Robert Massey, age 73, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Sunday, September 8, 2024, at Rainey Hospice House.

Born November 28, 1950, in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late James Thomas Massey and Etrulia Jones Massey. He was also preceded in death by a sister-in-law, Barbara Parnell.

Bob was a graduate...

Sep 7, 2024

Robert Bothwell Pickens, Jr. age 63, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2024, at AnMed Medical Center.

Born May 15, 1961, in Anderson, SC, he was a son of Eugenia "Jean" Drake Pickens and the late Robert "Bobby" Pickens.

Robert is a graduate of T.L. Hanna High School, class of 1979. In...

Sep 5, 2024

Lisa McClellan Golden, age 46, of Easley, SC, passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2024.

Born September 30, 1977, in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Terry McClellan and Patsy Gambrell McClellan.

Lisa enjoyed her career as a respiratory therapist but loved being a mom to her girls most of all....

Sep 4, 2024

James Edward Bredenkamp, of Anderson, SC, passed away at the age of 94 on Wednesday, September 4, 2024.

James was born in Sturgis, KY. He attended school in Sturgis and graduated from Morganfield High School in 1948. He was a retired manager in AT&T International Services Division and began his career with AT&T Long Lines in Evansville,...

Sep 4, 2024

Raymond Calvin Bowen, age 93, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, at his home.

Born July 3, 1931, in Anderson County, SC, he was a son of the late Lester Deville Bowen and Margie Brooks Bowen. He was married for 59 wonderful years to Kay Blackston Bowen, who was affectionately called "Baby Doll",...

Sep 3, 2024

Mary Kaylor Painter, age 90, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at NHC Healthcare Anderson.

Born May 13, 1934, in Belton, SC, she was a daughter of the late Charles Augustus Kaylor and Novella Adams Kaylor. She was married for 50 years to Charles Howard Painter until his death in 2010. She was...

Sep 2, 2024

Anthony Catalfomo, age 59, of Williamston, SC, passed away on Monday, September 2, 2024, at Greenville Memorial Hospital from injuries sustained when he was struck by a drunk driver while riding his bicycle on August 21, 2024.

Born May 4, 1965, in Providence, RI, he was the son of Gloria McDermott Catalfomo and the late Giuseppe Rocco...

Sep 2, 2024

Howard Jerry Williams, age 94, went to his Heavenly home on Monday, September 2, 2024.

Born February 3, 1930, he lived most of his life in Anderson but grew up near Seneca during the Great Depression and WWII on a sharecropper's cotton and vegetable farm. He was the son of the late Hiram Jerry Williams and Minnie...

Sep 1, 2024

Sep 1, 2024

Lisa Brissey Baughman, age 66, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Sunday, September 1, 2024, at Rainey Hospice House.

She was born January 21, 1958, in Belton, SC, at the McIlwains Clinic. She was the daughter of William Sloan Brissey and the late Grace Barbara McConnell Brissey. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Herbert...

Aug 31, 2024

Leeotis Dickson Clark, 94, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2024, at the Iva Post Acute Care.

Born August 21, 1930, in Anderson County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Eddie Dickson and Omey Byrum Dickson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Glenn Clark, three brothers and two sisters....

Aug 30, 2024

Ernest Harrison Durham, 82, of Pendleton, SC, passed away on Friday, August 30, 2024, at his home.

Born July 18, 1942 in Pendleton, SC, he was the son of the late Ernest Ola Durham and Bessie Mae Burdette Durham. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Ola Mae "Monk" Carver, a grandson, Walker Durham and...

Aug 29, 2024

Joe Robert Dukes, age 90, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Thursday, August 29, 2024, at Summit Place of Anderson.

Born December 22, 1933, in Honea Path, SC, he was a son of the late William Clarence Dukes and Sudie Lusk Dukes. He was married for 66 years to Katherine Gilbert Dukes until her death in 2019....

Aug 27, 2024

Brenda Geraldine Thompson Lawton, age 79, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at her home.

Born December 18, 1944, in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late George W. Thompson and Azalee Bryan Thompson. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Gary Thompson.

Geri was formerly the...

Aug 26, 2024

Harris Eugene Vaughn, age 80, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Monday, August 26, 2024, at Rainey Hospice House.

Born May 17, 1944, in Belton, SC, he was the son of the late Author Clyde Vaughn and Daisy Watt Vaughn. He was also preceded in death by a son, Randy Vaughn; 6 brothers and 2 sisters.

Aug 22, 2024

Kelli Janelle Whitlock, age 49, of Anderson, SC passed away on Thursday, August 22, 2024, at AnMed Medical Center.

Born January 24, 1975, in Columbia, SC, she was the daughter of the late Gary Lamar Whitlock. She was also preceded in death by her grandparents, Harold Whitlock and Miriam Whitlock.

She will be remembered for...

Aug 21, 2024

Dorothy Jane Dowis, age 80, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at Linley Park Post-Acute.

Born September 30, 1943, in Royston, GA, she was a daughter of the late Robert Lee Dowis and Dorothy Rebecca Chappelear Dowis. She was also preceded in death by her siblings, Joel Eric Dowis, and Judy Faye Holmes;...

Aug 21, 2024

Betty Jean Holmes Gray, age 91, of Iva, SC, passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at Rainey Hospice House, just 8 days shy of her 92nd birthday.

Born August 29, 1932, in Greenwood, SC, she was a daughter of the late Paul R. Holmes and Leona Willingham Holmes. She was also preceded in death by her...