Emmie Shelton Gurley
Sep 28, 2022
Today, we are rejoicing. Today, she knows who she is. She knows where she is. She isn't confused. She knows. For the first time in years, she KNOWS. She knows that she now gets to live eternally, perfectly whole, and well with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Perspective reminds us that she had 88 years on this earth. Over...
Richard Lee Bowen
Sep 28, 2022
Richard Lee Bowen, age 49, of Belton, SC, passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born June 29, 1973, in Anderson, he was the son of Robert Lee "Bobby" Bowen and Martha Brenda Hammonds Bowen. Richard attended T.L. Hanna High School where he was a member of the Navy ROTC. He was an avid Georgia Bulldog...
Leigh Ellen Holroyd
Sep 27, 2022
Leigh Ellen Holroyd, born July 31, 1966, passed away on September 27, 2022 from long-standing health issues. She was predeceased by her parents Robert Frank Holroyd and Mary Ellen Findley Holroyd. She is survived by her brother Robert Frank Holroyd, Jr., sister Mary Lisa Holroyd Castro, brother-in-law Andrew Scott Castro, nephew John Robert Castro, and niece Megan Nicole Castro. Leigh...
Ester Lee James Vickery
Sep 27, 2022
Ester Lee James Vickery, age 98, went to meet her Lord and Savior on September 27, 2022. Ester Lee was born September 9, 1924, in Anderson, SC, to Annie Bell Anderson James and Issac Fleming James, Jr. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Meredith (Vic) Vickery; her second husband Willard Norris; son, James Ray Vickery; stepdaughters,...
Barbara Lewis
Sep 26, 2022
Barbara "Barb" Lewis, 73, passed away peacefully in Anderson, South Carolina on Monday, September 26, 2022, following a short illness from an incurable brain disease. In the days leading up to her death she received visits from many loved family members and friends. Barb was born Barbara Kay Minnaert on November 12, 1948, to family farmers near Ramona, South Dakota....
Yvonne G. Harrison
Sep 26, 2022
Yvonne Gambrell Harrison, 76, of Easley entered eternal rest on Monday, September 26, 2022. Yvonne was the loving wife of John G. E. Harrison III for 53 years. The oldest daughter of the late Lt. Col. Robert L. Gambrell and Flossie Steen Gambrell, she was born in Hattiesburg, MS on August 1, 1946. Yvonne faithfully served on the Altar Guild...
Anna Kril
Sep 26, 2022
Anna Porphirivna Kril, age 78, of Anderson, SC, passed away Monday, September 26, 2022, at her home. Born March 7, 1944, in Sokal, Ukraine, she was the daughter of the late Porphiry Prus and Feodosiya Timoshchyuk. She was married for 56 years to Iosif N. Kril until his death on July 7, 2021. She was the last surviving member of...
Dr. Needham L. Long
Sep 26, 2022
Dr. Needham L. Long, age 90, of Anderson, SC, passed away Monday, September 26, 2022. Born September 21, 1932 in Decatur AL, he was the son of the late William H. Long and Sara L. Long. He is survived by his children, Hal, Gary and Ginny and eight grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Ruth T. Beebe
Sep 25, 2022
Bertha Ruth Taylor Beebe, age 87, of Anderson, SC, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2022, at Rainey Hospice House. Born December 18, 1934, in Pickens, SC, she was a daughter of the late Leroy Taylor and Bessie Laura Wright Manley. She was married for 57 years to Loyd M. Beebe until his death in 2007. She formerly worked for the...
Joann Ellis Iannone
Sep 25, 2022
JoAnn Ellis Iannone, age 87, of Easley, SC, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2022, at ProMedica Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation-Greenville East. Born March 27, 1935, in Camden County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Amos Ellis and Allene Townsend Ellis. She was married for 54 years to Philip Anthony Iannone until his death in 2012. JoAnn loved reading,...
Robert Curtis Gibson
Sep 25, 2022
Robert Curtis Gibson, age 84, of Anderson, SC, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2022, at his home. Born November 20, 1937, in Laurens, SC, he was the son of the late Russell Robert Gibson and Gatha Teasley Savage. Robert received his bachelor's degree from the University of South Carolina and his master's degree from Troy State. He was formerly a...
James 'Marty' Martin Young
Sep 23, 2022
James "Marty" Martin Young, age 61, of Iva, SC, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, September 23, 2022. He was a graduate of Crescent High School. Marty was a supervisor at Singer/Ryobi in Anderson, SC, where he worked for 13 years. He loved hunting, fishing, and the outdoors where he took many fishing trips with his fishing buddies...
Jimmy Freeman
Sep 22, 2022
Jimmy Freeman, age 82, of Lancaster, SC, devoted husband to the late Louise Hayes Freeman, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2022, at his residence. Born August 10, 1940, in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Boyce Freeman and Eunice Fant Freeman. Jimmy proudly served his country in the United States Navy and retired from Electrolux. He enjoyed...
Phyllis Shealy
Sep 21, 2022
Phyllis Grace Shealy, age 74, of Anderson, SC, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born May 14, 1948 in Brunswick, GA, she was the daughter of the late Herbert Earl Grace and Lucille Grace Goldman. She was married to the late Charles Richard Shealy. Phyllis was retired from Tri-County Technical College with over 20 years...
Edna Nell Sears
Sep 20, 2022
Edna Nell Maroney Sears, age 74, of Anderson, SC, passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born May 11, 1948, in Anderson, she was a daughter of the late Grant Maroney and Ruby Nell King Maroney. Edna was a member of Freedom Center Church. She loved flowers, reading her Bible, and spending time with her family,...
J. Roy Pennell, Iii
Sep 20, 2022
J. Roy Pennell, III, age 67, of Anderson, SC, passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at AnMed Health Medical Center after a brief illness. Born October 4, 1954, in Anderson, he was the son of the late J. Roy Pennell, Jr. and Marjorie Frances Williams Pennell. Roy was a graduate of Oxford Academy and attended Spartanburg Methodist College. He started...
Elbert L. Menees, Jr.
Sep 18, 2022
Elbert Lee Menees, Jr., age 86, of Anderson, SC, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2022 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born December 6, 1935 in Mobile, AL, he was the eldest child of Elbert L. Menees, Sr. and Lucille McCoy Menees. He was a graduate of Boys High and graduated from the University of South Carolina with a B.S. in...
Tom Williamson
Sep 18, 2022
The family of Thomas Lee Williamson mourns the loss of their beloved husband, father, and grandfather to this world on Sunday, September 18, 2022, and we celebrate his arrival into the loving presence of our LORD and Savior. Tom was born in Thomson, Georgia on June 30, 1952. He was the son of the late Meryl and Woodrow Williamson. He...
Miriam Luquire Pettigrew
Sep 17, 2022
Miriam Luquire Pettigrew, age 88, of Anderson, SC, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2022, at the Hospice of The Upstate Rainey House. Born August 30, 1934, in Greenwood, SC, she was the daughter of the late Maurice and Dolly Luquire. She was married for 37 years to Robert (Bob) Pettigrew until his death in 1994. Miriam was a graduate of...
Susan Mullinax Abernathy
Sep 17, 2022
Susan Mullinax Abernathy, age 73, of Starr, SC, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2022, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born November 5, 1948, in Anderson, she was the daughter of the late Harold L. Mullinax and Jewel Vickery Mullinax. She was married to the late William Anthony Abernathy. Susan was a graduate of Crescent High School Class of 1967. She...
