Obituaries

Dec 24, 2023

Benjamin J. Smith, age 87, of Anderson, SC, son of the late O. Norman and Cora McCown Smith, passed away Sunday, December 24, 2023 at Rainey Hospice House.

Benjie was a 1955 graduate of Boys High and was an insurance agent for many years. He was a member of First Presybterian Church and served in many capacities...

Dec 24, 2023

Alice Moody Durham, age 92, of Williamston, SC, passed away Sunday, December 24, 2023 at her son's residence.

Born January 16, 1931, in Anderson County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Wydman Moody and Florence Alexander Moody. She retired from West Point Stevens and is a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church, Pelzer, SC.

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Dec 23, 2023

Jacquelyn Z. Wildasin, age 83, of Anderson, SC, passed away Saturday, December 23, 2023 at the residence.

Born March 28, 1940 in Carlisle, PA she was the daughter of the late Robert Hench Zeigler and Mildred Smith-Zeigler. She was also preceded in death by a son, Timothy Wildasin.

She worked in the medical field as...

Dec 21, 2023

Mary Ann Stroud Hanna, age 88, of Anderson, SC, passed away Thursday, December 21, 2023 at Rainey Hospice House.

Born April 28, 1935, in Pickens County, SC, she was a daughter of the late John C. Stroud and Lilly Mosely Stroud. She was also preceded in death by 5 siblings.

Mary worked for Walmart for...

Dec 20, 2023

Wayne Michael Gaines, age 72, of Anderson, SC, passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at AnMed Medical Center.

Born February 26, 1951, in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Rev. Donolee Gaines and Maebelle Carter Gaines. He was married to Patricia Willis Gaines until her death in 2016. He was also preceded in death...

Dec 19, 2023

Johnathan Lloyd Phillips, age 54, of Anderson, SC, passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at Rainey Hospice House.

Born July 25, 1969, in Anderson, he was the son of the late Lloyd Phillips and Susan Mennix Phillips. He was also preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, John Mennix and Arrie "Libby" Mennix.

Johnny worked...

Dec 17, 2023

Barbara Jean Henry Lick, 85, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Sunday, December 17, 2023 at AnMed Medical Center.

Born March 7, 1938, in Houston, TX, she was a daughter of the late William Nathaniel Henry and the late Mary Lancaster Henry. She was married for 60 years to her sweetheart, James Samuel Lick who passed away...

Dec 15, 2023

Barbara Veasey, 91, died Friday, December 15, 2023, at The Cambridge Assisted Living and Memory Care, Smyrna, GA.

She was born in Brooklyn, NY and lived in Piscataway, NJ before moving to Anderson, SC. She worked at Rutgers University for eleven years as a Microbiology Lab Technician Assistant as well as a bank teller in Piscataway, NJ....

Dec 12, 2023

Terry Willis Young, of Pendleton, South Carolina, died of complications from ALS on December 12, 2023, after struggling with the condition for over a year. He was surrounded by his beloved family.

Terry was born in Anderson, South Carolina on November 27, 1955, to Larry Albert Young and Faye Strickland Young. He grew up in Honea Path,...

Dec 11, 2023

Larry Gene Williams, age 75, of Greenville, SC, passed away Monday, December 11, 2023, at his home.

Born June 19, 1948, in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Carl S. Williams and Sara L. Murphy Williams.

Larry was a graduate of Palmetto High School Class of 1966 and was a Master Barber....

Dec 10, 2023

Madge Lee Brady Hix "Memaw", age 95, passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2023.

A native of Fair Play, SC, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Brady and Cecil Sheriff Brady. Madge retired from LaFrance Industries. She was a member of Fants Grove Baptist Church.

She is survived by four sons, Lane...

Dec 10, 2023

Richard Harrison Anderson, age 84, of Anderson, SC, passed away Sunday, December 10, 2023, at Rainey Hospice House.

Born November 21, 1939, in Anderson, SC, he was the third of four sons of the late Hampton Gustavus Anderson, Jr. and Alice Allen Anderson. He was also preceded in death by one brother, Bannister Allen "Ban" Anderson.

Dec 9, 2023

John Phillip Moorhead, age 60, of Anderson, SC, passed away Saturday, December 9, 2023, at Linley Park Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.

Born February 1, 1963, in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Larry Patrick Moorhead, Sr. and Jean Floyd Moorhead. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Larry Patrick Moorhead, Jr....

Dec 8, 2023

Robert D. Garrison, born and raised in Anderson, SC, passed away December 8, 2023.

He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Jo Ann Bolt Garrison; his son and daughter-in-law, Robert Daniel Garrison and Carrie Welden Garrison; sister, Margie Garrison Sallies (Robert C. Sallies) of Norway, ME; and brother-in-law, David Bolt, Sr. (Anita Bolt) of Anderson,...

Dec 8, 2023

Robert "Bob" Miracle was born in Newark, OH on April 9, 1946, to the late Harold and Corine Miracle.

He is survived by his wife, Linda J. Miracle; son, Brian Miracle; daughter-in-law, Anna Miracle; brother, Garry Miracle and cherished nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers,...

Dec 7, 2023

Donna Marie Coker, age 69, of Myrtle Beach, SC, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2023, at Conway Medical Center.

Born October 9, 1954, in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late James Harold Coker and Evelyn Louise McNeely Coker. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, James Franklin Coker and Dennis Terry Coker;...

Dec 5, 2023

Alton Ray Ertzberger, age 84, of Anderson, SC, passed away Tuesday, December 5, 2023.

Born March 29, 1939, in Anderson, he was a son of the late Paul Ertzberger and Cleo Daly Ertzberger. He was also preceded in death by his son, James Paul Ertzberger; a daughter, Lisa Darlene Ertzberger; brother, James Ertzberger; and a sister, Linda...

Dec 3, 2023

Matilda Ann Childs Snead, age 79, of Anderson, SC, passed away Sunday, December 3, 2023, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown.

Born April 27, 1944, in Anderson, she was the daughter of the late Jared Earl Childs and Mary Whitten Childs. She was married for 34 years to James Ernest "Jimmy" Snead until his death in 2019. In...

Dec 3, 2023

James Robert Durrance, age 82, of Greenville, SC, passed away Sunday, December 3, 2023, at Terra Bella Summit.

Born September 9, 1941, in Tampa, FL, he was the son of the late William Durrance and Bessie Rail Durrance. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Dean Durrance and Claude Durrance.

James was a...

Dec 3, 2023

Sybil Taylor Rhinehart, age 88, of Anderson, SC, passed away Sunday, December 3, 2023, at The Garden House of Anderson.

Born January 30, 1935, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was a daughter of the late Terrell E. Taylor and Sara Geneva Laughter Taylor. She was married to Leon L. Rhinehart until his death in 2010. She was...