Obituaries

Charles Pruitt Jr

Charles Pruitt Jr

Oct 6, 2018

Charles Burts "The Legend" Pruitt, Jr., 87, of 303 Lowell Avenue, Greenwood, beloved husband of Emily Sorrow Pruitt, died Saturday, October 6, 2018 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the late Charles Burts Pruitt, Sr. and Marie Elizabeth Quick Pruitt. Charles was a U. S. Army veteran having served during the Korean War...

Mary Stennett

Mary Stennett

Oct 3, 2018

Mary Botts Stennett, 79, of 1528 Alexander Road, wife of John D. Stennett, passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at HospiceCare of the Piedmont. Born in Abbeville, she was a daughter of the late Claude William and Darcus Jackson Botts. She retired from Professional Medical Products after 33 years and was a member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church, where she...

Curtis "Zeke" Dorn

Curtis "Zeke" Dorn

Sep 30, 2018

Curtis "Zeke" Woodrow Dorn, 79, resident of NHC, Greenwood, passed away Sunday, September 30, 2018 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Greenwood County, he was a son of the late William Fred Dorn and Ethel Ouzts Dorn. Curtis worked for Hilton Dodgen and was a member of Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his...

Eleanor Roland

Eleanor Roland

Sep 28, 2018

Eleanor Floride Eldridge Brown Roland, 77, Bradley, widow of Wayne Roland, passed away on Friday, September 28, 2018 at Hospice House. Born in Greenwood on November 14, 1940, she was a daughter of the late William Lee and Sarah Burnett Eldridge. She graduated from Greenwood High School in 1959. Eleanor retired from Kemet and also worked for Aldrich Machine Works...

Hoyt Dorn

Hoyt Dorn

Sep 28, 2018

Hoyt Dorn, 85, of 735 Ninety Six Highway, widower of Carol Burden Dorn, died Friday, September 28, 2018 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Greenwood County, he was a son of the late William Fred and Ethel Ouzts Dorn. He retired from the US Army after 20 years of service, having served during the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam...

Gladys Brooks

Gladys Brooks

Sep 27, 2018

Vera Gladys Riddle Brooks, 94, of 202 Lakeview Drive, Greenwood, widow of Arthur Henry Brooks, died Thursday, September 27, 2018. Born in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Jimmy Lee Riddle and Vera Metts Riddle. She graduated from Bush River High School, where she was valedictorian of her class. Gladys retired from Greenwood Mills-Mathews Plant and was a...

Stephen Hayes

Stephen Hayes

Sep 26, 2018

Stephen Errol Hayes, 83, of Chappels, passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at his residence. Born in Cass County, MI, he was a son of the late Victor Wilson Hayes and Pansy L. Springsteen Hayes. Stephen was a U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of the American Legion Post 103 and a life member...

Margaret Price

Margaret Price

Sep 25, 2018

Margaret Taylor Price, 84, of 235 Florida Avenue, Greenwood, died Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Greenwood, she was the daughter of the late Miley Brantley Taylor and Lula Mae Holder Taylor. Margaret was formerly employed with Park Seed and loved being with her family that brought her so much joy. She was a member...

Michael Wiedemann

Michael Wiedemann

Sep 22, 2018

Michael Ross Wiedemann, 31, of 4516 Storkland Avenue, Columbia, passed away Saturday, September 22, 2018. Born in Greenville, he was a son of Edward Lloyd and Sally Elaine Bethea Wiedemann. He was a 2005 graduate of Greenwood High School and 2009 Clemson University graduate, where he earned his BS degree in Biology. He was employed by Shealy Environmental as a...

Eulee Williams

Eulee Williams

Sep 18, 2018

Eulee M. Williams, 87, of Lakewood Assisted Living, Boiling Spring, SC widow of the Rev. John D. Williams, passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. She was a daughter of the late Benjamin W. and Lillian Williams Moseley of Salters, SC in Williamsburg County. She was a graduate of Kingstree High School and attended Winthrop College....

Holly K Keller

Holly K Keller

Sep 17, 2018

Holly King Keller, 67, of 526 Haltiwanger Road, wife of Curtis "Curt" Keller, passed away Monday, September 17, 2018 at her home. Born in Abbeville, she was a daughter of the late Osborn and Ramona B. King. She was a graduate of Abbeville High School and received her BA in Accounting from the University of South Carolina. She attended Our...

Mike Weeks

Mike Weeks

Sep 16, 2018

Paul Michael "Mike" Weeks, 69, of 120 Augusta Circle, husband of Betty King Weeks, passed away Sunday, September 16, 2018 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the late Paul and Helen Crouch Weeks. He retired from Greenwood Mills as a supply clerk, where he was a member of the Quarter Century Club and...

Fred Magruder

Fred Magruder

Sep 16, 2018

Frederick Augustin (Fred) Magruder, 83, passed away Sunday, September 16, 2018 at Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. He was born in Jackson, MS on June 3, 1935, to Abbey Wailes and Christine Herbert Magruder. He was a graduate of St. Bernard Prep School, Cullman, AL and a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He had a thirty-five year career...

Ricky Taylor

Ricky Taylor

Sep 16, 2018

Richard "Ricky" Edward Taylor, 60, of 951 Sulphur Springs Road, Waterloo, died Sunday, September 16, 2018 at his home. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of Lillian Manley Taylor and the late Eddie Lee Taylor. Ricky retired from Capsugel and was a member of Shade Tree Revival Church. Surviving in addition to his mother of Greenwood are a brother,...

"Jb" Brown

"Jb" Brown

Sep 15, 2018

James "JB" Miller Brown, 65, of 4218 Highway 25 North, Hodges, husband of Robin Hawkins Brown, died Saturday, September 15, 2018 at his home. Born in Augusta, he was the son of the late Franklin Rudolph Brown and Dorothy Anne Strother Brown. JB was in the National Guard and was a former crane operator with BL Herbert. He was a...

David Lee Brooks

David Lee Brooks

Sep 15, 2018

David Lee Brooks, 66 of 1116 Epworth Camp Road East, Ninety Six, husband of Donna Simpson Brooks, died Saturday, September 15, 2018 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Burlington, NC, he was the son of the late Rev. George Thomas Brooks and Annie Mae Comer Brooks. David was a retired Mechanical Engineer from Pfizer and Warren Lambert. He was...

Billy Joe Morris

Billy Joe Morris

Sep 10, 2018

Billy Joe Morris, 53, of 508 Bond Street, passed away Monday, September 10, 2018, at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Blue Island, IL., he was a son of JoAnn Terry Morris and the late Bill Thomas Morris. He was employed by Greenwood Mills, Mathews Plant and was of the Pentecostal faith. Surviving in addition to his mother of the...

Jeffrie Thomas Hicks

Jeffrie Thomas Hicks

Sep 2, 2018

Jeffrie Thomas Hicks, 55, of Callison Highway, Greenwood, died Sunday, September 2, 2018. Born in West Virginia, he was the son of the late Jackie Thomas Hicks and Dreama Stepp Hicks. Jeffrie was loving father and friend. He was a welder at Hicks Machine Works and a Mason. Jeffrie was a member of Augusta Highway Baptist Church. Surviving are his...

John Wesley Dixon

John Wesley Dixon

Sep 1, 2018

John Wesley Dixon, 96, of 215 Crestmont Drive, Greenwood, widower of Nellie L. Gooch Dixon, died Saturday, September 1, 2018 at his home. Born in Elbert County, GA, he was a son of the late John Henry Dixon and Elizabeth Drucie Dixon. John was a U. S. Army veteran having served during WWII and retired from Greenwood Mills. He was...

Jack Burnette

Jack Burnette

Aug 28, 2018

Jack Monroe Burnette, 86, of Greenwood, widower of Mary Louise Willis Burnette, died Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Everett City, GA, he was a son of the late Raymond Benjamin George and Helen Viola Smith Burnette. Jack was a U. S. Navy veteran of the Korean War and was formerly employed with Parke Davis...