Martha Mcconnell
Aug 15, 2021
Martha Lou Messer McConnell, age 81, of Iva, SC, passed away Sunday, August 15, 2021, at River Falls Rehabilitation and Healthcare. Born August 14, 1940, in Dillsboro, NC, she was a daughter of the late Lynn Adam Messer and Iva Lee Crisp Messer. She was the widow of Franklin Ray McConnell. Martha was a member of Calvary Baptist Temple where...
Charles 'Chase' Ray Merck Iii
Aug 14, 2021
Charles Ray Merck III, age 38, of Townville, SC, passed away Saturday, August 14, 2021, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born January 22, 1983, in Anderson, SC, he was the son of Charles "Chuck" Ray Merck II and Ruby Epps Merck. Chase enjoyed entertaining people, carpentry, and fixing up cars, but he was most passionate about his beautiful wife Crystal,...
Nick Reid
Aug 14, 2021
Nick Reid, age 12, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Saturday, August 14, 2021, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Born December 3, 2008, in Anderson, SC, he is the son of Zack Reid (Kat Hinton) and Melissa Reid (Shane Wiles). In addition to his parents, he is survived by his brothers, Andrew Reid, and John Hinton; and...
Opal R. Anderson
Aug 14, 2021
Opal Rush Anderson, age 89, of Anderson, SC, passed away Saturday, August 14, 2021, at Rainey Hospice House. Born March 12, 1932, in Greenwood, SC, she was the daughter of the late John Kirksey Rush and Ethel Watson Rush. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Glen Anderson; and brother, Wayne Rush. Opal spent her career in...
Kenneth Lane King
Aug 14, 2021
Kenneth Lane King, age 75, of Anderson, SC, husband to the late Frances Marion "Pollie" King, passed away Saturday, August 14, 2021, at Cottingham Hospice House. Born August 23, 1945, in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Bub Cornelius King and Elizabeth McIntyre Webb. Kenneth worked as a delivery driver for National Linen Service where he later...
Carolyn Segers
Aug 13, 2021
Susan Carolyn Kelly Segers, age 74, of Anderson, SC, loving wife to David Segers for 53 years, passed away Friday, August 13, 2021, at Rainey Hospice House. Born August 17, 1946, in Rutherfordton, NC, she was the daughter of the late George McIntosh Kelly and Ruby Inez Cowan Kelly. Carolyn spent her career as a public school librarian. She retired...
Michael Keith Creamer
Aug 13, 2021
Michael Keith Creamer, age 71, of Anderson, SC, dedicated husband to Mary Beth Silvey Creamer, passed away on Friday, August 13, 2021, at his residence. Born November 26, 1949, in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late John P. Creamer and Josephine Branyon Creamer. Michael retired from Michelin with 28 years of service. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, trips...
Gustave John Omundson
Aug 12, 2021
Gustave John Omundson, age 98, of Anderson, SC, passed away Thursday, August 12, 2021, at Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home. Born in West Hurley, New York, on August 6, 1923, he was the son of the late Gustave Nicholas Omundson, a carpenter who immigrated from Norway and the late Anna Huber Omundson of Brooklyn, New York. His early years...
Doris Williams Ayers
Aug 12, 2021
Doris Williams Ayers, age 84, of Anderson, SC, passed away Thursday, August 12, 2021, at her home. Born March 20, 1937, in Clinton, SC, she was the daughter of the late W.D. and Thelma Williams. She was married to Charles Ayers until his death in 2005. Doris worked for many years in jewelry retail at Alexander's and Brendles. She was...
Ovelia 'Ann' Manley
Aug 12, 2021
Ovelia Cantrell Manley, affectionately known as "Ann" or "Nanny", age 80, of Anderson, SC, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 12, 2021, at Rainey Hospice House. She was born November 23, 1940, in Anderson, SC, and was the daughter of the late Monroe Cantrell and Bessie Rogers Cantrell. She was married to William "Pete" Calvin Manley until his death in...
Rebecca Holt
Aug 11, 2021
Rebecca Hardy Holt, age 66, of Anderson, SC, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, at her home with her family by her side. Born December 5, 1954, in Paducah, KY, she was the daughter of the late James Lamar Hardy and Elizabeth Brown Hardy. Rebecca received her Master's degree from Southern Wesleyan University and dedicated her life to...
Roy E. Merck
Aug 10, 2021
Roy E. Merck, age 68, of Anderson, SC, passed away Tuesday, August 10, 2021, at Rainey Hospice House. Born May 15, 1953, in Pickens, SC, he was a son of the late Floyd Junior Merck and Essie Devolia Wood Riddle. Roy owned Crystal Clear Pools for 33 years. He never met a stranger, loved people and had a very giving...
Lavinia 'Dennie' Beebe Zwicky
Aug 9, 2021
Lavinia Beebe Zwicky, age 84, of Anderson, SC, passed away Monday, August 9, 2021, at her home. Born April 12, 1937, in Abbeville County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Charles Andrew Beebe and Mary Ellen Brown Beebe McCoy. She was twice married, first to the late Harold Edward Beebe and then to the late Fred C. Zwicky....
Mary Louise Bramlett
Aug 8, 2021
Mary Louise Cochran Bramlett, age 91, of Anderson, SC, passed away August 8, 2021. Born March 13, 1930, in Madison County, GA, she was the daughter of the late James Luther Cochran and Carrie Belle Murphy Cochran. She was the widow of William "Bill" Bramlett. Mary owned a reflexology business for many years in the Anderson area and was a...
James Michael Bryant
Aug 7, 2021
James Michael Bryant, age 70, of Iva, SC, passed away Saturday, August 7, 2021, at Comfort Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born November 4, 1950, in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late William Amos Bryant and Macie McGill Bryant. James was a veteran of the United States Air Force and was an avid fisherman. He is survived...
Bertha L. Webb Coleman
Aug 7, 2021
Bertha Louise Webb Coleman was a life-long resident of Anderson, SC. Her genuine warmth, kindness, and sense of humor are among the many authentic qualities and attributes that endeared her to friends and family alike. To say she will be missed is more than an understatement; her death at the age of 89 leaves an unfillable hole in our hearts....
Jack Randall Hall
Aug 6, 2021
Jack Randall Hall, age 69, of Starr, SC, dedicated husband to the late Diane Bailey Hall, passed away Friday, August 6, 2021, at Columbia Hospice House in Columbia, SC. Born August 19, 1951, in Anderson, SC, he is the son of Jack H. Hall and the late Sarah Williams Hall. Jack was a graduate of McDuffie High School and served...
Pearlene Smith Brock
Aug 6, 2021
Mexie Pearl Smith Brock, age 90, of Anderson, SC, passed away Friday, August 6, 2021, at Condor Health of Anderson. Born January 12, 1931, in Toccoa, GA, she was a daughter of the late Sylvan Edge Smith and Mary Pearl Addison Smith. She was the widow of Edward Lee Brock. Pearlene was retired from LaFrance Industries and was of the...
Shawn Darryn Johnson Chastain
Aug 5, 2021
Shawn Darryn Johnson Chastain, age 25, of Anderson, SC, passed away Thursday, August 5, 2021. Born August 4, 1996, in Anderson, SC, he is the son of James D. Chastain and Myrtice Arleta Johnson. He worked in construction and loved sports. He attended many Atlanta Braves baseball games and participated in Little League baseball in his childhood. He enjoyed listening...
Willie Mae Gillespie Wilson
Aug 3, 2021
Willie Mae Gillespie Wilson, age 85, of Anderson, SC, passed away Tuesday, August 3, 2021, at NHC Healthcare Anderson. She was born August 7, 1935, in Pendleton, SC, and was the daughter of the late Dewey Gillespie and Margie Roach Gillespie. She was the widow of Pete Wilson. Willie Mae's greatest joy was spending time with her family, especially her...
