Obituaries

Apr 4, 2024

Olga Carolyn Holbrook Ashley, age 85, of Anderson, SC, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2024, at Rainey Hospice House.

Born May 25, 1938, in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late Frank Holbrook and Alma Mason Holbrook. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Joe Billy Ashley.

Carolyn worked in retail...

Apr 3, 2024

Effie Merle Crook Lewis, age 92, of Anderson, SC, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at NHC Healthcare Anderson.

Born April 30, 1931, in Hartwell, GA, she was a daughter of the late Albert Omer Crook and Eva Cawthon Crook. She was married to the late Carlton Lewis. She was also preceded in death by a son,...

Apr 3, 2024

Mattie Belinda Ashley Ward, age 66, of Iva, SC, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at AnMed Medical Center.

Born July 19, 1957, in Anderson, SC, she was the only child of Shirley Gray Ashley and the late Wesley Ashley. She and her mother were extremely close, depending on each other from the very beginning.

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Apr 1, 2024

Wayne D. Alexander, age 66, of Anderson, SC, passed away Monday, April 1, 2024, at Greenville Memorial Hospital.

Born August 26, 1957, in Anderson County, SC, he was the son of the late Miles H. Alexander, Jr. and Barbara A. Adams Alexander. He was married to Teresa Carroll Alexander until her death in 2018. He was also...

Mar 29, 2024

Sgt. (retired) William Bruce Cann, 82, of Anderson, SC, peacefully passed away Friday, March 29, 2024, at his home.

Born January 4, 1942, in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Clarence B. Cann and the late Maybelle Brock Cann. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Dupree Cann, and his sister Lottie...

Mar 29, 2024

Joseph Timothy "Tim" Brown passed into the Heavenly Portals of Glory to meet his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, March 29, 2024 in Regency Hospital

Tim was born on June 30, 1951 in Greenwood, SC to the late Joseph Wesley Brown and the late Martha Wilma Sorrow Brown. Tim was a faithful member of Long...

Mar 28, 2024

John Henry Whitfield, age 87, of Anderson, SC, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2024, at NHC Healthcare Anderson.

Born December 13, 1936, in Anderson, he was a son of the late Hansel K. Whitfield and Mary Etta Mize Whitfield. He was also preceded in death by10 siblings, Lee Vaughn, Eunice Webb, Ruzie Brock, Zelma Dodgens, Ginny Harbin,...

Mar 27, 2024

Georgeanna Kerr Banks Hagerman, of Bowling Green KY, age 98, died on March 27, 2024, in Anderson SC, the home of her daughter Julie, and son-in-law, Dr. Harold Morse.

She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas Bartley Hagerman, a WWII veteran paratrooper and journalist. Their early lives together following the war were filled with Big...

Mar 27, 2024

John Thomas Simpson, age 62, of Iva, SC, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at AnMed Medical Center.

Born January 25, 1962, in Anderson County, SC, he was the son of the late Roland Henry Simpson and Lois Huges Simpson. He was also preceded in death by two granddaughters.

John was a graduate of Crescent...

Mar 26, 2024

James Milford Taylor, went to be with Jesus in his heavenly home on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at Rainey Hospice House at the age of 90.

He was born on July 20, 1933, in Walhalla, SC. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 66 years, Betty Frady Taylor, his infant daughter, Donna Marie Taylor,...

Mar 26, 2024

John Melvin Dickson, age 92, of Anderson, SC, passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at his home.

Born June 22, 1931, in Seneca, SC, he was a son of the late John L. Dickson and Lillie McDonald Dickson. He was also preceded in death by his siblings; and granddaughter, Joanna Ward Jackson.

John was a...

Mar 25, 2024

Sue Coffia Wofford, 91, passed away Monday, March 25, 2024. She was born in Decatur, Alabama April 27, 1932, and was the daughter of the late William Henry Coffia and Inez Marie Coffia.

Sue graduated from Gainesville High School and Georgia Southern University where she was a tennis team member. She attended Clemson University where she received...

Mar 24, 2024

Brenda Lou Thomas Pierce, age 59, of Pelzer, SC, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2024, at her home.

Born August 4, 1964, in Tazewell, TN, she was a daughter of the late James Edward Thomas and Edna L. Braden Thomas.

Brenda was the most welcoming and friendly person to everyone she met. She enjoyed shopping...

Mar 24, 2024

Ruby Waldrop Durham, wife of the late Jett Thomas Durham, passed away peacefully on Palm Sunday, March 24, 2024, surrounded by family at her assisted living facility in Anderson, SC.

Born October 12, 1920, in Pickens County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Ernest L. and Christine Volrath Waldrop. Ruby worked in the textile industry...

Mar 22, 2024

Edward Kent Wilson, age 63, of Anderson, SC, passed away Friday, March 22, 2024, at AnMed Medical Center.

Born March 10, 1961, in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Victor Michael Wilson and Marcella Carroll Wilson. He was married to Tammy Sue Asmussen Wilson until her death in 2015. He was also preceded in...

Mar 21, 2024

Charlie Leo Davis, age 59, of Anderson, SC, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2024.

Born June 23, 1964, in Anderson, SC, he was a son of Lera Lenora Quarles Davis and the late Johnnie Lawrence Davis.

Charlie was a strong, detailed person who loved mathematics. These traits led him to the art of welding. He...

Mar 20, 2024

Charles Earl Richey, age 90, of Anderson, SC, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at his home.

Born March 26, 1933, in Anderson County, SC, he was one of 13 children born to the late George Richey and Eddie Taylor Richey. He was preceded in death by his 9 brothers and 3 sisters. He was the last...

Mar 19, 2024

Erwin McBryde "Todd" Crittenden, Jr., age 86, of Anderson, SC, died peacefully on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at Rainey Hospice House.

Born April 3, 1937, in Woodruff, SC, he was the son of the late Erwin McBryde Crittenden, Sr. and Mavel Pearson Crittenden.

Todd was a graduate of Ware Shoals High School where he lettered...

Mar 18, 2024

Edna Posey Slaton, age 80, of Townville, SC, passed away Monday, March 18, 2024, at AnMed Medical Center.

Born May 13, 1943, in Anderson, SC, she was a daughter of the late Raymond Herbert Posey and Alma Davis Posey. She was married for 57 years to James Allen Slaton, Sr. until his death in 2018. She was...

Mar 17, 2024

Shirley Grace Soulvie Weber, age 89, of Anderson, SC, passed away Sunday, March 17, 2024, at Rainey Hospice House.

Born October 2, 1934, in Buffalo, NY, she was a daughter of the late George Soulvie and Gertrude French Soulvie. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Vincent Mangani; second husband, John Weber; brother, George...