Obituaries

Obituaries

Wilburn Gilreath

Wilburn Gilreath

May 26, 2021

Wilburn C. Gilreath, age 88, of Anderson, SC, passed away Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home. Born May 4, 1933 in Anderson, he was the son of the late Guy Telford Gilreath and Fanny Ruth Massey Gilreath. Wilburn was a veteran of the United States Army having served during the Korean Conflict. He was retired...

Terry Saylors

Terry Saylors

May 25, 2021

Terry Charlene Saylors, age 58, of Anderson, SC, passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at the Whitten Center. Born June 12, 1962 in Anderson, she was a daughter of Linda Evans Saylors and the late Albert Junior Saylors. Terry loved to play with her frisbee and loved music. She enjoyed people and especially liked to tell everyone "Hey Der". Terry...

Ana Holland Whittington

Ana Holland Whittington

May 24, 2021

Ana Holland Whittington, age 35, of Belton, SC, passed away Monday, May 24, 2021, at Rainey Hospice House. Born March 31, 1986 in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of Paul Michael Holland and Janet Snelgrove Holland. Ana was as an oncology nurse working on 5D at Prisma Health. She enjoyed her job and loved all of her patients dearly....

Bobbie Sokol

Bobbie Sokol

May 24, 2021

Bobbie Sue Greenway Sokol, age 95, of the Flat Rock community in Starr, SC, and currently residing at Morningside of Anderson, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, May 24, 2021. Born February 1, 1926 in Elbert County, GA, she was a daughter of the late George Grover Greenway and Lucy Hall Greenway. She was married to George...

Jack Cartee

Jack Cartee

May 22, 2021

Claude Evander "Jack" Cartee, age 87, of Anderson, SC, devoted husband to Grace Arflin Cartee since 1953, passed away Saturday, May 22, 2021, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born May 18, 1934, in Anderson, SC, he was raised by his loving late grandparents, Nathan Evander and Essie Cartee. Jack was a graduate of Pendleton High School. He owned and operated...

Jimmy Scoggins

Jimmy Scoggins

May 20, 2021

James W. Scoggins, age 90, of Lowndesville, SC, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 20, 2021, at Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home. Born May 16, 1931 in Columbia, SC, he was the son of the late D.H. Scoggins and Louida Little Scoggins. Jimmy was a 1950 graduate of Lowndesville High School and a veteran of the United States Air...

Travis E. Scott

Travis E. Scott

May 20, 2021

Travis Edward Scott, age 53, of Anderson, SC, passed away Thursday, May 20, 2021, at his residence. Born February 4, 1968, in Greenwood, SC, he was a son of the late Douglas E. Scott and Sandra McNair Scott. Travis was a graduate of Calhoun Falls High School and the SC Criminal Justice Academy. He was lieutenant with the City of...

Gordon Henderson

Gordon Henderson

May 16, 2021

Gordon Robert Henderson, age 85, of Anderson, SC, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 16, 2021. Born December 16, 1935 in Clemson, SC, he was the son of the late Nathan Henderson and Lois Boggs Henderson. He was also preceded in death by two brothers and one sister. Gordon was retired from Bell South with 30...

David Haynie Ellison

David Haynie Ellison

May 16, 2021

David Haynie Ellison, age 72, of Anderson, SC, passed away Sunday, May 16, 2021, at his home. Born October 28, 1948 in Anderson, he was the son of the late Haynie Charlie Ellison and Lois Culbertson Ellison. He was married to the late Martha Toney Ellison. David was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. During his service, he...

Jim Fraser

Jim Fraser

May 16, 2021

On May 16, 2021, surrounded by his adoring family, Coach James C. (Jim) Fraser crossed into the end zone for the final time. Born May 11, 1932, in Florence, S.C., the husband of the late Joyce Fraser, or as he lovingly referred to as his L.W. (Lovely Wife), leaves behind his daughter Amy Speaks (Robbie) of Camden, son Chuck Fraser...

Joyce Myers Butler

Joyce Myers Butler

May 15, 2021

Joyce Ann Myers Butler, age 58, of Anderson, SC, passed away Saturday, May 15, 2021, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born November 25, 1962 in Anderson, she was the daughter of the late Edward Gene Myers and Mary Frances Burdette Myers. Joyce was retired from Anderson School District Five and a member of Solid Rock Holiness Church. She is survived...

Mary Louise Jones

Mary Louise Jones

May 15, 2021

Centenarian, Mary Louise Gunter Jones, 100, of Iva, SC, passed away Saturday, May 15, 2021, at Iva Health and Rehab. Born September 14, 1920 in Abbeville County, SC, she was a daughter of the late Ellis Gunter and Jessie Moore Gunter. She was the widow of James Albert Jones. Louise was not a stranger to hard work. In 1935 the...

Joe Brandt

Joe Brandt

May 13, 2021

Joe Fred Brandt, age 90, of Anderson, SC, was called by our Lord to be with our Christ on Thursday, May 13, 2021. Joe was born November 14, 1930 in Tallahassee, FL, and was the son of the late Fred Dencker Brandt and Anne "Tootsie" Beane Brandt. Joe attended Leon High School and served our country in the United States...

Elijah Smith

Elijah Smith

May 12, 2021

Elijah Dan Smith, age 43, of Townville, SC, passed away Wednesday, May 12, 2021, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born and raised in Townville, he was the son of Yvonne Oubre Smith and the late Ronald D. Smith. Elijah had a love for the outdoors, cooking, music, people, and his Lord and Savior. He loved his family above all else....

Margaret Olivia Shirley Vollrath

Margaret Olivia Shirley Vollrath

May 12, 2021

Margaret Olivia Shirley Vollrath, age 79, of Anderson, SC, passed away Wednesday, May 12, 2021, at her home. Born October 18, 1941 in Anderson County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Aubrey N. "Bud" Shirley and Ruby Ramey Shirley. She was married for 59 years to Paul Edward Vollrath until his death in 2016. Margaret was formerly employed...

Christi Wright Hartman

Christi Wright Hartman

May 11, 2021

Christi Wright Hartman, age 46, of Anderson, SC, passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at St. Francis Downtown. Born October 25, 1974 in Montgomery, AL, she was the daughter of the Samuel Jones Wright and Janice Carol Jeffers Hornsby. Christi was a massage therapist and motorcycle enthusiast. She loved her family dearly, especially her grandbabies. Left to cherish her memory...

Pete Ashworth

Pete Ashworth

May 8, 2021

Jimmy Ray "Pete" Ashworth, age 81, of Anderson, SC, devoted and dedicated husband to Jean Cahalan Ashworth for 37 years, passed away on Saturday, May 8, 2021, at his residence. Born October 9, 1939, in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Joe B. Ashworth and Florence Robinson Ashworth. Pete was the former owner of Yamaha of Anderson...

Edna Louise B. Burgess

Edna Louise B. Burgess

May 8, 2021

Edna Louise B. Burgess, age 94, of Anderson, SC, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, May 8, 2021, at NHC of Anderson. Born February 26, 1927, in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of the late Harbert H. Burnette and Lois Dove Burnette. She was a graduate of Girls High, Class of 1943. Louise worked at Orr...

Dan 'Pop' Simmons, Sr.

Dan 'Pop' Simmons, Sr.

May 7, 2021

Daniel Lee "Pop" Simmons, Sr., age 65, of Anderson, SC, dedicated husband to Gloria Carr Simmons for almost 49 years, passed away Friday, May 7, 2021, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born February 21, 1956, in Clarksville, GA, he was the son of the late Grover Simmons and Maudine Hamilton Simmons. He worked as an automotive mechanic and was an...

Kimberly Renee Jennings

Kimberly Renee Jennings

May 5, 2021

Kimberly Renee Jennings, age 49, of Laurens, SC, passed into Glory on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at her home. Born January 14, 1972 in Anderson, SC, she was the daughter of Vicky Bryant Hillyard and the late Rodney Mike Buchanan. Renee was a member of Temple Baptist Church in Anderson. She is survived by her mother, Vicky Hillyard and step-father,...

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