Obituaries

Leon Brooks

Leon Brooks

Apr 2, 2018

John Leon Brooks, 84, of 707 Rushville Road, Bradley, widower of Frances Nabors Brooks died Monday, April 2, 2018 at his home. Born in Greenville, he was a son of the late Horce Leroy and Annie Mae Hart Brooks. He was retired from Greenwood Mills, Durst Plant and was a US Army veteran. Mr. Brooks was of the Baptist faith....

Nell Clevenger

Nell Clevenger

Mar 31, 2018

Edith Wynell "Nell" Higgins Clevenger, 93, formerly of 130 Shearbrook Drive, widow of Charles William "Charlie" Clevenger, died Saturday, March 31, 2018 at Hospice House. Born in Gainesville, GA, she moved to Piedmont as a child, then later moved to Greenwood in 1955. She retired from Greenwood Mills, Durst Plant, following 30 years of service. She was a member of...

Betty Jo Moser

Betty Jo Moser

Mar 30, 2018

Betty Jo Moser, 82, died Friday, March 30, 2018 at Self Regional Medical Center with her daughter by her side. Born in Charlotte, NC, she was a daughter of the late Alonzo and Reanna Stewart Morse. She retired from Greenwood Mills, where she worked for 38 years at Plant No. 5 and Mathews Plant and was a member of the...

Melissa Sizemore

Melissa Sizemore

Mar 30, 2018

Melissa Daniel Sizemore, of 165 Ridgewood Drive, Waterloo, passed away on Friday, March 30, 2018 at Greenville Memorial Hospital following a short illness. Melissa was the daughter of the late Joseph Daniel and Helen Daniel Martin. She was raised in Gaffney, SC and earned education and music degrees at Winthrop University and Appalachian State University. She taught elementary education and...

Karen Collum

Karen Collum

Mar 29, 2018

Karen Taylor Collum, 67, of 233 Phillips Circle, wife of Larry Collum, died Thursday, March 29, 2018 at HospiceCare of the Piedmont. Born in Lancaster, she was a daughter of Virginia McNeely Taylor and the late Marvin Ernest Taylor. She was a member of Eastside Baptist Church. Surviving in addition to her husband of the home and her mother of...

Pete Day

Pete Day

Mar 29, 2018

James L. "Pete" Day, 89, of 714 Reedy Creek Road, widower of Mattie Louise Hollingsworth Day, died Thursday, March 29, 2018 at Hospice House. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the late Willie and Grace Day. He was retired from Greenwood Mills and served in the US Coast Guard during World War II on the USCGC Ingham Cutter,...

Gary Ramsey

Gary Ramsey

Mar 29, 2018

Gary Ramsey, 91, of 356 Lyon Seigler Road, Plum Branch, widower of Odessa Willis Ramsey, died Thursday, March 29, 2018 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in McCormick County, he was a son of the late William Thomas and Theresa Gable Ramsey. He was retired from the SC Department of Transportation and was a US Army veteran, serving during World...

Maxcey Sloan

Maxcey Sloan

Mar 28, 2018

Maxcey Bennett Sloan, 76, of 3302 Highway 248 S, Ninety Six, husband of Cobina Sloan, died Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at his home. Born in Marion, SC, he was a son of the late Garland and Frances Sloan. He was the owner and operator of Sloan Equipment Repair. He attended aviation school where he received his pilot's license and served...

Billy Robinson

Billy Robinson

Mar 27, 2018

Billy H. Robinson, 77, of Sanders Drive, widower of Geraldine "Gerry" Hyatt Robinson, died Tuesday, March 27, 2018. Born in Greer, he was a son of the late Leland Hester and Ginny Fortenberry Robinson. He was the retired owner of Robinson's Garage and was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by two daughters, Angela Blackwell of Hodges and Pam...

Nelle Wood-Tate

Nelle Wood-Tate

Mar 26, 2018

Nelle Moore Wood-Tate, 93, wife of Talmadge Tate, died Monday, March 26, 2018 at Hospice House. Born in Comer, GA, she was a daughter of the late John Coon Moore and Sallie M. Hammond Moore. She was retired from Parke Davis/Professional Medical Products and was a member of First Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband; her...

Melba Campbell

Melba Campbell

Mar 26, 2018

Melba June Aman Campbell, 81, widow of Stuart Macdonald Campbell, died Monday, March 26, 2018 at Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. Born on May 19, 1936 in Taylor County, FL, she was a daughter of the late Winnie Jane Campbell Aman and Ebby Douglas "Doug" Aman. Melba started school in Taylor County and at age 6 her family moved to...

Juanita Davenport

Juanita Davenport

Mar 26, 2018

Juanita Luker Davenport, 84, of 110 Hillside Drive, widow of Joseph Cecil Davenport, died Monday, March 26, 2018 at HospiceCare of the Piedmont. Born in Greenwood, she was a daughter of the late Willie Eugene and Laura Price Luker. She was retired from Pro-Med and was a member of New Life Baptist Church. Surviving are her children, Vickie Gorham (Cliff...

Lillian Mcdaniel Foshee

Lillian Mcdaniel Foshee

Mar 25, 2018

Lillian Sowell McDaniel Foshee, 93, resident of Morningside Assisted Living and formerly of Ninety Six, wife of J. Carroll Foshee, died Sunday, March 25, 2018 at Hospice House. Born in Wausau, FL, she was a daughter of the late Millard F. and Gussie B. Exum Sowell. She was retired from Greenwood Mills, where she was a member of the Quarter...

Tony Goldman

Tony Goldman

Mar 24, 2018

Thomas L. "Tony" Goldman, 58, of 415 Sirrine Street, Ninety Six, died Saturday, March 24, 2018 at his home. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the late Thomas F. Goldman and Joyce Miller Goldman. He retired from Eaton following 35 years of service. Tony is survived by his daughters, Addie Norton (Mike) of Simpsonville and Amy Bell (Charlie)...

Betty Harvley

Betty Harvley

Mar 23, 2018

Betty Burroughs Harvley, 78, wife of Otis Harvley, Jr., died Friday, March 23, 2018 at Hospice House. Born in Greenwood, she was a daughter of the late Ralph Edward and Frances Simpson Burroughs. She and Otis celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary on the day of her death. Together they owned Harvley's Water Hole, where the customers all respectfully referred to...

Warren B. Hellams

Warren B. Hellams

Mar 22, 2018

Warren B. Hellams, 77, of 210 Lowe Avenue, Greenwood, husband of Lou Ellen Clay Hellams, died Thursday, March 22, 2018 at his home. Born in Early County, GA, he was a son of Wyllene Scarborough Hellams and the late Robert T. Hellams. Warren served his country for 20 years in the U. S. Navy where he trained pilots on simulators...

Phyllis Rivers

Phyllis Rivers

Mar 21, 2018

Phyllis Blizzard Rivers, 65, of 125 Henderson Street, Greenwood, wife of Paul Steve Rivers, died Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at Lexington Medical Center. Born in Greenwood, she was a daughter of Barbara Able Gunter and the late J. P. and Mary Blizzard. Phyllis was a loving Christian wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She provided child care in her home for...

Betty Bratcher

Betty Bratcher

Mar 21, 2018

Betty Vaughn Bratcher, 86, formerly of 1023 Chipley Road, widow of Winton Bratcher, died Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at Abbeville Nursing Home. Born in Greenwood, she was the daughter of the late Theo Sam and Sue Brown Vaughn. She retired from Monsanto after 25 years and was a member of Rehoboth United Methodist Church. Surviving are her children, Wayne Lee...

Peggy Stewart

Peggy Stewart

Mar 18, 2018

Peggy J. McDaniel Stewart, 81, formerly of 3601 Old Laurens Road, widow of Raymond "Bo" Stewart, died on Sunday, March 18, 2018, at NHC of Clinton. Born in Winder, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Andrew McDaniel and the late Mary Peppers Ouzts. Peggy was an avid golf player and retired from Monsanto. She was a former member...

Patricia "Pat" Thomas

Patricia "Pat" Thomas

Mar 17, 2018

Patricia "Pat" Mooney Thomas, 76, of Greenwood, widow of Whitley Thomas, died Saturday, March 17, 2018 at Huntsville Hospital, AL. Surviving are her son, Michael Thomas, Sr. and his wife Patricia of Gadsden, AL; her daughter, Dee Dee Thomas of New Hope, AL; a brother, Tommy Mooney of Greenwood; three grandchildren, Melanie Maddox and husband Adam of Boaz, AL., Michael...