Obituaries

Obituaries

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...

Emmie Shelton Gurley

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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