Obituaries

Obituaries

Arthur Henry Mcmahon

Arthur Henry Mcmahon

Oct 10, 2022

Arthur Henry McMahon, age 76, of Anderson, SC, passed away Monday, October 10, 2022, at Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home. Born August 18, 1946, in White Plains, NY, he was the son of the late Gordon McMahon and Catherine Cobleigh McMahon. Arthur received his undergraduate degree from Colgate University, his master's degree from Mercer University, and his doctorate from...

Roxanne 'Rocky' Lark

Roxanne 'Rocky' Lark

Oct 10, 2022

Roxanne (Rocky) Snipes Lark, 64, of Gastonia, NC, passed away in her home on Oct. 10, 2022, after a courageous battle against ovarian cancer. Rocky was born in Anderson, SC in 1958, and graduated from Westside High School in 1976 and, later, Forrest College. She worked at Clemson University, Duke Energy's McGuire Nuclear Station and Ashland Chemical. Rocky remained in...

Jean Roberts Boyles

Jean Roberts Boyles

Oct 9, 2022

Jean Roberts Boyles, age 88, of Anderson, SC, loving wife to the late Bobby Joe Boyles, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, October 9, 2022, at NHC Healthcare Anderson. Born January 29, 1934, in Belton, SC, she was the daughter of the late John Willie Roberts and Letty O'Bryant Roberts. Jean retired from Belk...

Juanita Brown

Juanita Brown

Oct 9, 2022

Frances Juanita Brown, age 85, of Anderson, SC, passed away Sunday, October 9, 2022, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born October 20, 1936, in Anderson, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Alma Jarrett and Frances Holly Jarrett. Juanita was the owner and operator of Juanita's Country Corner. She formerly attended Friendship Emmanuel Holiness Church. She is survived by...

Sara Strickland Mcelhannon

Sara Strickland Mcelhannon

Oct 9, 2022

Sara Carol Strickland McElhannon, age 87, of Anderson, SC, passed away Sunday, October 9, 2022, at The Garden House of Anderson. Born September 24, 1935, in Starr, SC, she was the daughter of the late William H. Strickland and Alma M. Strickland. She was married to James Calvin McElhannon until his death on January 20, 2022. Sara was a graduate...

Nancy P. Cannon

Nancy P. Cannon

Oct 8, 2022

Nancy Matilda Pruitt Cannon, age 90, of Anderson, SC, loving wife to the late Wallace Wilbur Cannon, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, October 8, 2022, at NHC Healthcare Anderson. Born in Anderson County, August 27, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Pruitt and Essie Irene Brown Pruitt. Nancy worked in accounting at...

Judy Richardson

Judy Richardson

Oct 8, 2022

Judy Luveria Horne Richardson, age 76, of Anderson, SC, loving wife to the late Buster Gene Richardson, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2022, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born November 23, 1945, in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Caleb Horne and Willie Mae Rooks Horne. She retired from Roxford-Fordell and was a member of Living...

Alice Emma Deville

Alice Emma Deville

Oct 7, 2022

Alice Knox Deville, age 93, of Anderson, SC, loving wife to the late Bernard Joseph Deville for 51 years until his death in 2000, passed away Friday, October 7, 2022, at her residence. Born August 31, 1929, in Allen Co., IN, she was the daughter of the late Harry C. Knox and Irene Nowles Knox. She formally worked as a...

Thomas Israel

Thomas Israel

Oct 6, 2022

Thomas Marion Israel, age 85, of Greenville, SC, passed away October 6, 2022, at his home. Born March 13, 1937, in Whitmire, SC, he was a son of the late Harrison Israel and Rosa Belle Crowe Israel. He was married to the late Brenda Israel. He is survived by his brother, Jack Israel of Castle Rock, CO. No services are...

Teresa Osborne

Teresa Osborne

Oct 6, 2022

Teresa Wells Osborne, age 68, of Anderson, SC, passed away Thursday, October 6, 2022 at Rainey Hospice House. Born June 15, 1954, in Anderson, she was the daughter of the late Roy "Cricket" Wells and Evelyn Fouche Wells. Teresa was a graduate of McDuffie High School Class of 1972. She was of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed a career in...

Sarah Beatrice Crocker

Sarah Beatrice Crocker

Oct 5, 2022

Sarah Beatrice Crocker, age 84, of Anderson, SC, passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at NHC Healthcare Anderson. Sarah was born December 7, 1937 and was the daughter of the late Horace Crocker and Dora B. Harbin Crocker. She was preceded in death by her best friend, Betty Taylor that she loved as a sister; brother, Arthur Crocker; and three...

David Coe

David Coe

Oct 5, 2022

David Henry Coe, age 76, of Anderson, SC, passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at West Village Post-Acute. Born November 23, 1945, in Anderson, he was a son of the late Henry Coe and Lillian Gray Coe. David had a wonderful caring personality and a great smile. He is survived by his sister, Brenda Farmer (Roger Foster); and many nieces...

Richard P. Laplante

Richard P. Laplante

Oct 4, 2022

Richard Paul LaPlante, age 80, of Anderson, SC, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. Born July 8, 1942, in Webster, MA, he was the son of the late Lawrence Henry LaPlante and Elizabeth Cecilia Michalek LaPlante. He was married to Pauline Gobeille LaPlante until her death on January 15, 2022. Richard was a veteran of...

Elgar P. Ellis, Jr.

Elgar P. Ellis, Jr.

Oct 4, 2022

Long time Anderson resident Elgar P. Ellis, Jr. died Tuesday, October 4th in Charlotte, NC after a brave battle with an extended illness. He was Anderson's first board-certified anesthesiologist, being a Diplomat of the American Board of Anesthesiology and a Fellow of the American College of Anesthesiologists. He practiced anesthesiology at the Anderson Area Medical Center from 1962 until his...

Casper J. Floyd

Casper J. Floyd

Oct 4, 2022

Casper J. Floyd, age 93, formerly of LaFrance, SC, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at Rainey Hospice House. Born September 2, 1929, in Royston, GA, he was a son of the late Levis Floyd and Elizabeth Harris Floyd. He was married to the late Clara M. Floyd. He was also preceded in death by his son, Marshall G. Floyd;...

Rose Marie Datichy

Rose Marie Datichy

Oct 3, 2022

Rose Marie Beebe Datichy, age 55, of Anderson, SC, passed away Monday, October 3, 2022 at Rainey Hospice House. Born November 17, 1966 in Anderson, she was the daughter of Norma Jean Beebe and the late Pete Beebe. Marie loved her family and friends dearly and enjoyed time spent with them. In addition to her mother, she is survived by...

Carolyn Deanhardt Kernels

Carolyn Deanhardt Kernels

Oct 2, 2022

Carolyn Deanhardt Kernels, age 81, of Anderson, SC, passed away Sunday, October 2, 2022 at her home. Born August 14, 1941, in Anderson, she was the daughter of the late Charles Melvin Deanhardt and Ellen Wilson Deanhardt. She was married for 58 years to Bobby Rae Kernels until his death in 2017. Carolyn was an excellent cook and loved to...

Judith Ann Barton

Judith Ann Barton

Oct 1, 2022

Judith Ann Barton, 81, of Clemson, SC passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2022, at Clemson Downs Assisted Living. Born October 13, 1940, in Long Beach, CA, she was a daughter of the late Frederick Rutherford Schrader and Lucile Priscilla Coleman Schrader. She is survived by her son, Christopher Bruce Barton; daughter, Jennifer Lynn Patton; sister, Barbara Canavan; eight grandchildren...

George Ross Anderson, Iii

George Ross Anderson, Iii

Oct 1, 2022

George Ross Anderson, III, age 63, of Anderson, SC, passed away Saturday, October 1, 2022 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born August 30, 1959, in Anderson, he was the son of the late Judge G. Ross Anderson, Jr. and Dorothy Downie Anderson. Ross was a graduate of Clemson University and the University of South Carolina School of Law. He was...

John S. Carpenter, Iii

John S. Carpenter, Iii

Sep 29, 2022

John Sidney Carpenter, III, age 65, of Anderson, SC, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2022 at his home. Born March 7, 1957, in Radford, VA, he was the son of the late John Sidney Carpenter, Jr. and Marguerite Schoen Carpenter. John was a student of history and an avid reader. He loved J.R. Tolkien and the Lord of the Rings...

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