Obituaries
Obituaries
Richard Dorn, Jr.
Sep 5, 2023
Richard Ballenger Dorn, Junior (Little Richard), 31, beloved son, brother and dear friend to those whose lives he touched, passed away September 5th, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. Little Richard was born April 28th, 1992, to Richard and Eleanor Dorn. Little Richard was a lifelong resident of Belton. He was a graduate of Clemson University with a degree in...
Joseph R. Williams, Jr.
Sep 5, 2023
Joseph R. Williams, Jr., age 89, of Townville, SC, passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at his home. Born April 22, 1934, in Norfolk, CT, he was a son of the late Joseph R. Williams, Sr. and Julia B. Moore Williams. He was also preceded in death by 5 brothers and 2 sisters. He is survived by his wife, Gloria...
Samantha Gale Tillman
Sep 4, 2023
Samantha Gale Tillman, age 46, of Anderson, SC, passed away Monday, September 4, 2023. Born February 3, 1977, in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of Cathy Charping Leviner and the late Benjamin Ryan Tillman. Samantha was a graduate of Calhoun Falls High School Class of 1992. She always took care of others leading to a career as a CNA....
Evelyn C. Kay
Sep 3, 2023
Evelyn Cecilia Childress Kay, age 92, of Anderson, SC, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2023, at her home. She was born in Salem, SC, but was reared and educated in Hickory, NC. She was the daughter of the late Berry Sullivan Childress and Della Moss Childress. She was the widow of Leon A. Kay, Sr. She was also preceded in...
Claudia 'Nannie' Hood
Sep 2, 2023
Claudia Gambrell Hood, age 83, of Anderson, SC, joined Jesus and her beloved husband of 60 years, Kenneth Hood, Sr., Saturday, September 2, 2023. Born November 23, 1939, in Honea Path, SC, she was a daughter of the late Albert Gambrell and Ida Mae Brock Gambrell. She was also preceded in death by her son, Kenny Hood. Claudia loved children...
Randall Ladd
Sep 1, 2023
Gary Randall Ladd, age 59, of Pendleton, SC, passed away Friday, September 1, 2023, at the Callie and John Rainey Hospice House. Born November 10, 1963, in Anderson, SC, he was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents. Randall's biggest love was his church, East Clemson Christian Fellowship, where he enjoyed serving through music and the church band....
Doyle Roy Harper
Aug 27, 2023
Doyle Roy Harper, born on September 12, 1934, in Mineral Bluff, Georgia, passed away on August 27, 2023, at the age of 88. He was a man of strong faith, devoted to family. Doyle valued education and hard work throughout his life. He earned his Master's degree in Organic Chemistry from Purdue University. He later added an MBA from Furman...
R.E. Coombs
Aug 24, 2023
Robert Edward Coombs, age 95, of Anderson, SC, passed away Thursday, August 24, 2023, at Morningside of Anderson. Born August 27, 1927, in Lenoir County, NC, he was the son of the late Lloyd Zane Coombs and Kate Farrior Coombs. He was married for 75 years to Ola B. Coombs until her death on August 17, 2021. He was also...
Tommy Hanley
Aug 24, 2023
Tommy Lee Hanley, age 74, of Anderson, SC, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 24, 2023, at his home. Born June 16, 1949, in Belton, SC, he was the son of the late Lee Thomas Hanley and Frances Greer Hanley. He was also preceded in death by a son, Thomas Matthew Hanley. Tommy retired from Sunbrella in 2015 and served...
Bobbie Lou Hawkins
Aug 23, 2023
Bobbie Lou Ellenburg Hawkins, age 86, of Anderson, SC, passed away Wednesday, August 23, 2023. Born August 21, 1937, in Easley, SC, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Watson Ellenburg and Edna Davis Ellenburg. She was married to Jack Wilson Hawkins until his death in 2021. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Pud Ellenburg and...
Bob Dawes
Aug 22, 2023
Robert Neal Dawes, age 80, husband of Jean M. Dawes, of Anderson, SC, passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2023, at AnMed Medical Center. Born November 5, 1942, in Yale, OK, Mr. Dawes was the son of the late William Cullen Dawes and Ella Marie Parker Dawes. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Maxine Harris and Doris Simmons....
Lourdes Margaret Rymer
Aug 22, 2023
Lourdes Margaret Delgado Rymer, age 90, passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2023, at AnMed Medical Center in Anderson, South Carolina. Born February 22, 1933, in Manilla, Philippines, she was a daughter of the late Vincente Mariano Delgado and Valesca Schultz Delgado. She was married to the late Alan Aubrey Rymer. Lourdes' spiritual journey through life was a testament to her...
Katherine Reed Harmon
Aug 21, 2023
Katherine Reed Harmon, known to all as Kaki, and wife of Lawrence Albert Harmon died on August 21, 2023. Born to the late Frederick Edgar Reed and Jean Cochran Reed in Ottumwa, Iowa on November 20, 1944, she grew up in Greenville, South Carolina where she graduated from Greenville High School and then Queens College with a double major in...
Susanne W. Simmons
Aug 20, 2023
Iris Susanne White Simmons, age 72, of Anderson, SC, passed away Sunday, August 20, 2023. Born June 21, 1951, in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Joseph White and Iris Kathryn Jarrett White. She was married for 43 years to Dennis Bruce Simmons until his death in 2018. She was also preceded in death by a...
Daniel A. Odeychuk
Aug 20, 2023
Daniel Anatoly Odeychuk, age 28, of Anderson, SC, passed away Sunday, August 20, 2023. Born May 15, 1995, in Rochester, NY, he was the son of Anatoly Odeychuk and Ludmila Yaromich Odeychuk. Daniel was a graduate of Greece Athena High School Class of 2013. He worked in construction, working with stucco & then became a skilled carpenter. He helped many...
Barbara Brown Gannaway
Aug 20, 2023
Barbara Brown Gannaway, age 67, of Anderson, SC, passed away Sunday, August 20, 2023, at her home. Born June 13, 1956, in Greenville, SC, she was a daughter of the late John Milton Brown, Sr. and Joyce Helen Jones Mccartt. She was married to Stephen D. Gannaway until his death on July 17, 2023. She was also preceded in death...
Donald C. Milford
Aug 19, 2023
Donald Crayton Milford, 89, of Anderson, SC, passed away Saturday, August 19, 2023, at Anderson Area Medical Center. Born in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Sammie W. Milford and Willie Mae Parker Milford. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Gilliam Milford; a brother, Charles E. Milford and a sister, Gaynelle E. Milford....
Shawn David 'Tater' Cater
Aug 18, 2023
Shawn David Cater, age 33, of Fair Play, SC, passed away Friday, August 18, 2023, at the Anderson Area Medical Center. Born October 14,1989 in Hickory, NC, he was the son of Lucinda Reed and the late David Cater. His mother, who he loved so very much, raised a caring, compassionate, hardworking, loving and goofy young man. Family was always...
Martha 'Marcy' Bowick
Aug 17, 2023
Martha Dowis Bowick, age 85, of Anderson, SC, passed away peacefully Thursday, August 17, 2023, at NHC Healthcare Anderson. Born October 29, 1937, in Ninety Six, SC, she was the daughter of the late Haynie Marion Dowis and Varnell Osteen Dowis. She was also preceded in death by her sister Marion Mandrell. Marcy graduated from Furman University in 1959 with...
Jack Lingefelt
Aug 16, 2023
Rufus Jackson Lingefelt, age 90, of Pendleton, SC, passed away Wednesday, August 16, 2023, at Rainey Hospice House. Born October 12, 1932, in Central, SC, he was a son of the late G.A. "Jack" Lingefelt and Mary Jane Timms Lingefelt. He was preceded in death by his sons, Jack Lingefelt, Jr. and Andy Lingefelt; and siblings, Vernon Lingefelt, Bobbie Nell...
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