Obituaries

Obituaries

Joe William Bates

Joe William Bates

Apr 21, 2024

Joe William Bates, age 89, of Anderson, SC, passed away Sunday, April 21, 2024, at NHC Healthcare Anderson.

Born December 25, 1934, in Anderson, he was a son of the late Homer B. Bates and Viola Ransom Bates. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Larry, James, and Charles Bates.

Joe began his...

Jane Lewis Allen

Jane Lewis Allen

Apr 21, 2024

On April 21, 2024, Jane Lewis Allen entered into the loving arms of God as she finished the last leg of her race on earth. She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Dr. Sterling Ryan Allen. Born in Florence, SC as the daughter of Rufus D. Lewis, Jr. and Charlotte Perry Lewis, she was the oldest of...

Tyler Kelly

Tyler Kelly

Apr 20, 2024

Tyler Stephen Kelly of Voorhees, NJ, formerly of Anderson, South Carolina, passed away on April 20, 2024.

Beloved husband of Emily (nee Steinberg). Devoted father of Kieran Kelly and Rory Kelly. Loving son of Susan Kelly (nee McClain) and the late Daniel Kelly. Dear brother of Barrett Kelly (the late Myrna) and Tracy Cruver (Brian). Cherished nephew...

Elaine Linder Heaton

Elaine Linder Heaton

Apr 17, 2024

Priscilla Elaine Linder Heaton, 75, of Anderson, SC, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at Rainey Hospice House.

Born March 6, 1949, in Greenville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Curtis Alton Linder and the late Sybil Margie Treadway Linder. She was also preceded in death by a son-in-law, Jason J. Cole.

She...

Annemarie Pauline Jones

Annemarie Pauline Jones

Apr 16, 2024

Annemarie Pauline Lanteigne Jones, age 92, of Anderson, SC, passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at her home.

Born July 10, 1931, in Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada, she was a daughter of the late Aurele Lanteigne and Delmia Morais Lanteigne. She was married for 62 years to Harold Winston Jones until his death in 2021. She was...

John Joseph  Lyons

John Joseph Lyons

Apr 15, 2024

Johnny Lyons, age 66, died on April 15, 2024, at Rainey Hospice House. He was a life-long resident of Anderson, S.C., born in North Anderson in 1957, formative years in the family home behind Caters Lake, and much of his adult life on or near Lake Hartwell. He is a graduate of T.L. Hanna High School and attended Clemson...

Betty Anne Mcelreath

Betty Anne Mcelreath

Apr 14, 2024

Services for Betty Anne McElreath will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at 10:00 am at New Silver Brook Cemetery.

Cathy Harvey Hanks

Cathy Harvey Hanks

Apr 14, 2024

Cathy Diane Harvey Hanks, a longtime resident of Anderson, SC, currently residing in the Hilton Head area, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2024.

Born January 16, 1956, in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of Mildred Driver Pruitt and the late William Fred Harvey. She was also preceded in death by an infant son, Evan Bruce Hanks....

Clarence Douglas Martin

Clarence Douglas Martin

Apr 12, 2024

Clarence Douglas Martin, age 80, of Anderson, SC, passed away Friday, April 12, 2024, at Rainey Hospice House.

Born May 18, 1943, in Iva, SC, he was the son of the late John Martin and Lillie Mae Bruster Martin. He was also preceded in death by his brothers Lee Waymon Martin and John Martin, Jr., and a...

Mary Frances Hanvey Addis

Mary Frances Hanvey Addis

Apr 12, 2024

Mary Frances Hanvey Addis, age 74, of Anderson, SC, passed away Friday, April 12, 2024, at her home.

Born November 23, 1949, in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late W.T. Hanvey and Dessie Glenn Hanvey. She was also preceded in death by husband, Thomas Ronald Addis; a brother, William Hanvey and two sisters, Juanita...

Stewart Ralph "Cotton" Vickery

Stewart Ralph "Cotton" Vickery

Apr 11, 2024

Stewart Ralph Vickery, age 76, of Anderson, SC, passed away Thursday, April 11, 2024, at Rainey Hospice House.

Born June 29, 1947, in Fair Play, SC, he was a son of the late Garland Vickery and Ruth Grant Vickery. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Edward, Haskel, and Forrest, Vickery.

Cotton's favorite pastimes...

Margaret Patricia Smith

Margaret Patricia Smith

Apr 11, 2024

Margaret Patricia Smith, age 90, of Anderson, SC, passed away Thursday, April 11, 2024, at the Garden House of Anderson.

Born October 30, 1933, in the Lebanon Community of Anderson County, SC, she was the daughter of the late D.K. Smith and Mary Sanders Smith. She was married to Ted Carlton Smith until his death in 2012....

Adaline Louise Smith

Adaline Louise Smith

Apr 7, 2024

Adaline Louise Smith, infant daughter of Sarah Ables Smith and Wayne Todd Smith of Belton, SC, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2024, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Adaline was only with us for a short time but our love for her is endless. She was our perfect little girl and will live on in our hearts forever.

In...

Barbara Ellen Lewis Campbell

Barbara Ellen Lewis Campbell

Apr 7, 2024

Barbara Ellen Lewis Campbell, age 87, of Pelzer, SC, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2024, at her home.

Born April 22, 1936, in Anderson County, SC, she was a daughter of the late B.A. Lewis, Jr. and Louise Haulbrook Porter and the granddaughter of Bill and Lena Haulbrook. She was married for 57 years to Herman Wells...

Jonelle W. Wentzky

Jonelle W. Wentzky

Apr 6, 2024

Mrs. Jonelle Wentzky, age 89, widow of Vernon N. Wentzky, Sr. of 101 Mary Beth Drive, Anderson, SC, died Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Stedman, NC.

Born in Seneca, SC, Mrs. Wentzky was the daughter of the late R.P. White and the late Lottie McLane White. She graduated from the Carolina School of Commerce with a Secretarial...

Annie Ligon Geer

Annie Ligon Geer

Apr 5, 2024

Annie Ligon Geer, 104, of Anderson, SC, passed away Friday, April 5, 2024, at National Health Care Center of Anderson.

Born September 30, 1919, in Anderson, SC, she was a daughter of the late William Jackson Ligon and the late Jennie Barnwell Smith Ligon. She was married to the late Joseph Spottswood Geer. Together they had two...

Louise Tiller Mull

Louise Tiller Mull

Apr 5, 2024

Louise Tiller Mull, age 97, of Anderson, SC, passed away Friday, April 5, 2024, at Morningside of Anderson.

Born December 16, 1926, in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late Newton Isom Tiller and Floree Hughes Tiller. She was married to Charles J. Mull until his death in 1991. She was also preceded in death...

Reba Nadine Purdy

Reba Nadine Purdy

Apr 5, 2024

Reba Nadine Purdy, age 87, of Iva, SC, passed away peacefully Friday, April 5, 2024, at Rainey Hospice House.

Born January 1, 1937, in Rock Branch, GA, she was a daughter of the late Willie Anderson Fields and the late Evie Campbell Fields. She was also preceded in death by her son, Larry Purdy; and siblings, Furman...

"Granny Betty" Sanders

"Granny Betty" Sanders

Apr 4, 2024

Betty Jean Yon Sanders, age 95, of Anderson, SC, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2024, at her home.

Born May 11, 1928, in Anderson, SC, she was a daughter of the late George Ben Yon and Mattie Sue Campbell Yon. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Otis Sanders; son, Douglas Williamson; brother, George Robert...

Mae Pressley

Mae Pressley

Apr 4, 2024

Beulah Mae Bratcher Pressley, age 87, of Anderson, SC, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2024, at NHC Healthcare Anderson.

Born March 24, 1937, in Greenwood, SC, she was the daughter of the late Hoke Bratcher and Georgia Boyter Bratcher. She was married to Rev. Roy Andrew Pressley until his death in 2002. She was also preceded in...

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