Obituaries

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...

Aug 20, 2024

Ernest Edward Hunter, age 78, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at Rainey Hospice House.

Born November 3, 1945, in Anderson, SC, he was the only child born to the late Ernest Ray Hunter and Alberta Chappell Hunter. He was married to Evelyn Darline Frankum Hunter until her death in 2020.

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Aug 18, 2024

Elizabeth Jane (Betty) Horton Martin, age 102, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Sunday, August 18, 2024, at The Garden House of Anderson.

Betty worked for Anderson's Daily Mail newspaper for 25 years retiring in 1984. She served the Daily Mail and the then Independent-Mail as Society Editor. In 1978, she received the King Award Newspaper Woman...

Aug 17, 2024

David Earl Strange, 82, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2024, at his home.

Born August 30, 1941, in Evansville, IN, he was the son of the late Thomas Howard Strange and Bessie Mae Taylor Strange. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Thomas Strange, Robert Strange, and Buster Strange.

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Aug 16, 2024

James Rogers Sellers, (aka, Jimmy and J.R.), 93, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Friday, August 16, 2024, at AnMed Medical Center.

Born September 14, 1930, in Aiken, SC, he was the son of the late Bruce Henry Sellers and Lois Rogers Sellers.

He was an avid Clemson fan who enjoyed faithfully cheering on his...

Aug 16, 2024

A.J. Henderson, 76, of Townville, SC, passed away on Friday, August 16, 2024, at AnMed Medical Center.

Born August 27, 1947, in Hartford, TN, he was the son of the late Hubert Henderson and Carrie Ball Henderson. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Roy and Bobby Henderson and a sister, Linda Hembree.

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Aug 15, 2024

James Alan Fillingham, 85, of Anderson, SC passed away Thursday, August 15, 2024 at Rainey Hospice House.

Born July 6, 1939 in Albany, NY, he was a son of the late Ralph Henry Fillingham and Dorothy Schroeder Fillingham. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Linda S. Fillingham and second wife, Donna E. Fillingham....

Aug 15, 2024

Betty Hopkins Roshto, 75, of Greer, SC passed away Thursday, August 15, 2024, at Brushy Creek Cottages.

Born June 28, 1949, in Greenville, SC, she was the daughter of the late John Drayton Hopkins and Betty Agnew Hopkins.  Along with her parents, she was also preceded in death by her brother, John Drayton Hopkins, Jr. and sister,...

Aug 14, 2024

Duane Sutherland, age 76, of Belton, SC, passed away on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, at AnMed Medical Center.

Born May 17, 1948, in Anderson, SC, he was a son of Julia Grace Adams Sutherland and the late William Thomas Sutherland. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Douglas and Tony Sutherland; one grandson and one great...