Audrey Cooley Branyon
Dec 31, 2022
Audrey Cooley Branyon, age 101, of Anderson, SC, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2022, at her home. Born September 6, 1921, in Pelzer, SC, she was the daughter of the late J. Dewey Cooley and Annie Hill Cooley. She was married to the late Norman Calhoun Branyon. She was also preceded in death by her son, Tony D. Branyon; and...
Jimmy Ray Elrod
Dec 30, 2022
Jimmy Ray Elrod, age 75, of Williamston, SC, devoted husband to Elaine K. Elrod for 57 years, passed away Friday, December 30, 2022 at his residence. Born June 14, 1947, in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Elbert Lee Elrod (Ernestine Bolt Elrod), and Mildred Sargent Elrod. Jimmy graduated from Wren High School, Class of 1965, and...
Charles Davenport
Dec 29, 2022
John Charles Davenport, 92, longtime resident of Pinson Farm Road, Belton, S.C., passed away Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022, at the Manor House at the Maples in Honea Path, S.C. Born in Anderson County on May 21, 1930, he was the last surviving child of the late Roy Richard Davenport and Mary Herbert Davenport. He spent his childhood years in Pelzer...
Dr. Kent Gardner
Dec 29, 2022
Dr. Kent Gardner, age 86, died Thursday, December 29, 2022, at Dominion Senior Living of Anderson. Born June 2, 1936, in Manhattan, NY, he was the son of the late Graham Gardner and Marian Kent Gardner. He attended Bronxville High School, Brown University, Wesleyan University, and the University of North Carolina, earning master's degrees in Education and History and a...
Thomas Jerry Hays
Dec 28, 2022
Thomas Jerry Hays, age 71, of Anderson, SC, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at his home. Born July 19, 1951, in Oakland, CA, he was the son of the late George Derrill Hays and Volina McClellan Hays. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Steven Hays; and grandchildren, Sarah Louise and James Michael Hays. Jerry was the...
Jimmy David Jackson
Dec 28, 2022
Jimmy David Jackson, age 83, of Abbeville, SC, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at Rainey Hospice House. Born July 16, 1939, in Carroll County, GA, he was the son of the late Claude Jackson and Connie Mae Jacobs Jackson. He was also preceded in death by one sister. Jimmy was the retired owner of Big Rock Refractories in Tucker,...
Carol Mcmahon
Dec 27, 2022
Carol Ann Fee McMahon, age 85, of Anderson, SC, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 27, 2022, at home surrounded by loved ones. Born March 1, 1937 in Jersey City, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Charles Allen Fee and Helen Small Fee. Carol was a long-time employee of D.H. Holmes in Louisiana. She is survived by her...
Emory Gwinn Burton
Dec 26, 2022
Emory Gwinn Burton, age 84, of Iva, SC, passed away Monday, December 26, 2022, at Rainey Hospice House. Born June 3, 1938, in Iva, he was a son of the late Emory Goss Burton and Olivia Copeland Burton. Emory was a graduate of the University of South Carolina and veteran of the United States Army. He was formerly the vice...
Lynn Ceccarelli
Dec 25, 2022
Lynn Jersey Ceccarelli, age 74, of Anderson, SC, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2022, at Rainey Hospice House. Born August 26, 1948, in Bridgeport, CT, she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Helen Fairley Jersey. She was the widow of Dennis Ceccarelli. Lynn was formerly a volunteer EMT in Newtown, CT. She is survived by her son, Dennis...
J.B. Brown
Dec 25, 2022
Marcus J.B. Brown, age 87, of Pendleton, SC, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2022, at Piedmont Post-Acute. Born January 18, 1935, in Anderson, SC, he was a son of the late Clarence Brown and Mary Epps Brown. J.B. founded Brown Builders which he operated for over 25 years and was a veteran of the United States Army. He was a...
Gregory Thomas Briley
Dec 24, 2022
Gregory Thomas Briley, 62 of Ocean Isle Beach, NC, passed away unexpectedly on December 24, 2022 in Anderson, SC while helping coordinate the restoration of power to families in advance of Christmas Day. Born on April 24, 1960 in Fayetteville, NC to Geraldine White Briley (Nana) and the late Thomas Watson Briley (Papa Tom), Greg lived his life through his...
Brenda Diane Ervin
Dec 22, 2022
Brenda Diane Scarborough Ervin, age 71, of Anderson, SC, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2022, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born September 3, 1951, in Anderson, she was the daughter of the late Earl Howard Scarborough, Jr. and Helen Elizabeth Franklin Scarborough. Affectionately known by everyone as Nana or BB, she enjoyed spending time with her family and taking care...
Wallace Jones
Dec 21, 2022
Wallace Jones, age 94, of Anderson, SC, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at NHC Healthcare Anderson. Born October 1, 1928, in Pickens County, SC, he was a son of the late Joel Arthur Jones and Nina Beatrice Hayes Jones. He was married for 51 years to Mary Weaver Jones until her death in 2016. He was also preceded in...
Bobbie Wooten Lewis
Dec 19, 2022
Bobbie Wooten Lewis, age 63, of Anderson, SC, passed away Monday, December 19, 2022, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born June 21, 1959, in Anderson, she was the daughter of the late James E. Wooten and Betty Burden Wooten. Bobbie was the church secretary for Freedom Center for over 25 years. She loved to play cards and games with her...
Kerri Powell Farmer
Dec 19, 2022
Kerri Powell Farmer, age 46, of Iva, SC, passed away Monday, December 19, 2022, at her home. Born February 15, 1976, in Anderson, she was the daughter of Debra Stamps McKee and Michael R. McKee. Kerri dedicated her life to helping and caring for others. She was a registered nurse with AnMed Health Women's and Children's Hospital working on the...
Caroline H. Carlton
Dec 17, 2022
Caroline H. Carlton, age 84, of Columbia, SC, widow of the late Daniel D. Carlton, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2022, at Pruitt Health Nursing Home. Born July 8, 1938, in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late Claude C. Huntsinger and the late Lois Tinsley Huntsinger. During her working career, Caroline worked as a clerk for Propp...
Sylvia Childs Cash
Dec 16, 2022
Sylvia Childs Cash, age 84, of Anderson, SC, passed away Friday, December 16, 2022, at Rainey Hospice House. Born June 6, 1938, in Griffin, GA, she was the daughter of the late Thurman Dural Childs and Vera Allen Battle Childs. She was married for 56 years to Larry Eugene Cash until his death in 2016. She was also preceded in...
Helen B. Brooks
Dec 16, 2022
Helen B. Brooks, age 75, of Anderson, SC, loving wife to the late Marvin Brooks, passed away Friday, December 16, 2022, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born May 23, 1947, in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Bright and Bunie Mae Hogg Bright. Helen worked in sales and service at Winn-Dixie. She enjoyed reading, puzzles, and...
Ardith Nancy 'Nan' Williams
Dec 12, 2022
Ardith Nancy "Nan" Williams, age 56, of Anderson, SC, passed away Monday, December 12, 2022, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born October 16, 1966, in Anderson, she was the daughter of the late W.A. Williams, Jr. and Nancy Timms Seawright. Nan loved her family dearly, especially her two girls, and she cherished the time spent with them. She is survived...
Gladys C. Orvin
Dec 9, 2022
Gladys Chadwick Orvin, age 93, of Anderson, SC, loving wife to the late Rev. Hubert P. Orvin, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, December 9, 2022. Born May 7, 1929, in Donalds, SC, she was the daughter of the late Luther B. Chadwick and Ola Bell Jeanes Chadwick. Gladys spent over 60 years...
