Obituaries
Pearl Avery
Sep 27, 2017
At the age of 91, Pearl Pittman Avery finished her race on September 27, 2017. She was at her home on Rock House Road with her family gathered by her side. Pearl began her race in Tigerville, SC, a daughter of the late Robert E. and Mamie Bryant Pittman. She was first married to Pete Owens and they had five...
Robert Whitmire
Sep 25, 2017
James Robert Whitmire, 77, husband of Norma Rains Whitmire, died Monday, September 25, 2017 at Hospice House. Born in Pickens, he was a son of the late James E. and Irene McJunkin Whitmire. He was a graduate of Greenville High School and received his Associates degree from Piedmont Technical College. He was retired from the SC Department of Corrections in...
Clark Rivers
Sep 25, 2017
Clark L. Rivers, 74, of 1320 E. Scotch Cross Road, husband of Peggy Miller Rivers, died Monday, September 25, 2017 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Decatur, AL, he was a son of the late Almon and Ruth Lamon Rivers. He was retired from Grede Foundry. Surviving are his wife of the home; his son, Joel Rivers (Kristin) of...
Laura E. Grffin
Sep 25, 2017
Laura E. Gilliam Griffin, 88, formerly of Ninety Six, widow of James W. "Jadie" Griffin, Sr., died Monday, September 25, 2017. Born in Blacksburg, VA, she was a daughter of the late Henry Waylon and Cora Elizabeth Herd Gilliam. She retired from Self Regional Medical Center and was a member of Ninety Six Pentecostal Holiness Church. Surviving is a daughter,...
Eric Corley
Sep 24, 2017
Sion Eric Corley, 66, of 222 Sulpher Springs Road, Waterloo, died Sunday, September 24, 2017. Born in Virginia, he was a son of the late Sion Capers Corley, Jr. and Alice Ireland Corley. He was formerly employed by Greenwood Mills and served in the US Army. He attended Shade Tree Revival Church. Surviving are his sisters, Mary Kernells (Vernon) of...
Minnie Jackson
Sep 24, 2017
Minnie Lee Botts Jackson, 96, of 1416 Woodlawn Road, widow of William Fred Jackson, died Sunday, September 24, 2017 at her home. Born in Abbeville, she was a daughter of the late John William and Emma Fleming Botts. She was a member of Beulah Baptist Church, where she kept the nursey for over forty years. Surviving are her four daughters,...
Harold Mccarty Sr
Sep 23, 2017
Harold Edwin McCarty, Sr., 91, of 125 Saluda Street, Ninety Six, husband of Nettie Mae Kirkland McCarty for 68 years, died Saturday, September 23, 2017 at his home. Born in Batesburg, he was a son of the late George Ballenger and Mary Lee Mack McCarty. He was retired from Greenwood Mills, Plant No. 7, where he was a member of...
Kenneth Duncan
Sep 22, 2017
Kenneth Leon Duncan, 69, of Clinton Manor, died September 22, 2017. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the late Ernest Arthur and Julia Watts Duncan. He was of the Holiness faith. Surviving is his brother, Aaron L. Duncan and his wife, Rita, of Greenwood. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday at the Harley Funeral Home...
Joe Martin
Sep 22, 2017
Joe Harold Martin, 80, of Greenwood, beloved husband of Nancy Killingsworth Martin, his wife of 57 years, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, September 22, 2017. Born in Ware Shoals, he was a son of the late James Harold (Buddy) and Elma Clamp Martin. He was a graduate of Ware Shoals High School (1955) and Furman...
Elinore Mae Rhoades
Sep 20, 2017
Elinore Mae Rhoades, 90, of Morningside, widow of Charles Arthur Rhoades, died Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at Hospice House. Born in Wapakoneta, OH., she was a daughter of the late Roy and Burneta Ankerman. She was a member of Lupo United Methodist Church. Surviving are her daughter, Patricia Diane Rhoades of Greenwood; her sister, Jeane Newman of Due West; and...
Bud Creech
Sep 19, 2017
Alcus "Bud" Romane Creech, 85, of 124 McDowell Street, husband of Mary Frances McGukin Creech, died Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at the Hospice House. Born in Holmes County, FL., he was a son of the late Jack Creech and Dora Stafford Austin. He was the owner and operator of Bud's Antiques, a US Army veteran during the Korean Conflict, and...
Taelyn Cunningham
Sep 19, 2017
Taelyn Tremmond Davis Cunningham, 2, of 106 of Smith Drive, Hodges, son of Taliaferro "Tao" Cunningham and Brooke Lollis, died Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at his home. Surviving in addition to his parents; are his grandparents, Michelle and Shane Lollis of the home and Tara Cunningham of Ware Shoals. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday...
Sue White
Sep 18, 2017
Mary Sue Furqueron White, 93, of 2543 Puckett Town Road, Troy, widow of Alfred Langley White, Sr., passed away on Monday, September 18, 2017 at Hospice House. MawMaw was a remarkable woman. She leaves behind a large family forever grateful for her tender loving care and unending love. Born in McCormick, she was the daughter of the late John Wesley...
Marjorie Henning
Sep 14, 2017
Marjorie Brown Henning, 94 of 1315 Laurel Avenue East, Greenwood, widow of Theodore John Henning, died on Thursday, September 14, 2017 at her home. Born in Greenwood, she was a daughter of the late George and Gertrude Stone Brown. Marjorie was a Corporal in the Army Air Corp during WWII. She was formerly employed with Family Dollar and was a...
Neva Dilleshaw
Sep 13, 2017
Neva Dorn Dilleshaw, 97, of 437 East Cambridge Ave., widow of James Dilleshaw, died Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at NHC of Greenwood. Born in Edgefield County, she was the daughter of the late Winton and Elizabeth Pruitt Manson. Neva was formerly employed with Abney Mills and was a member of New Life Pentecostal Holiness Church. She was twice married, first...
Ellen Addy
Sep 13, 2017
Ellen Derrick Addy, 72, of 216 Beach Drive, Ninety Six, wife of Carroll J. Addy, died Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at her home. Born in Newberry, she was a daughter of Gussie Bundrick Derrick and the late Mayes Derrick. Ellen was formerly employed with Park Seed and was a member of New Market Baptist Church where she was a member...
Dr. Lex D. Walters
Sep 13, 2017
Lexie Daniel Walters, better known as Lex Walters, died Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at Self Regional Medical Center. Dr. Walters grew up on a farm in the Buford Community of Lancaster, SC. He was the twelfth child of William Vander and Flossie Hinson Walters. Like others in his family, Lex Walters received his higher education at Clemson University, where he...
Randy Vinson
Sep 11, 2017
Randy Dale Vinson, 63, formerly of 116 Crescent Drive, died Monday, September 11, 2017 at Saluda Nursing Center. Born December 25, 1953, he was a son of the late Lee Roy Vinson, Sr. and Ailleen McConnell Vnison. Randy was a graduate of Greenwood High and a retired truck driver for NW White. He was a loving Pappa, an Eagle Scout...
Jean C. Taylor
Sep 10, 2017
Sylvia Jean Chapman Taylor, 78, of 101 Frances Street, wife of Rallie E. Taylor, died Sunday, September 10, 2017 at the Hospice House. Born in Gainesville, GA., she was a daughter of the late Oscar W. and Alice Iona Perry Chapman. She was a member of New Market Baptist Church. Surviving in addition to her husband of 62 years is...
Marcia Ann Fortson
Sep 10, 2017
Marcia Ann Smith Fortson, 80, of Greenwood, wife of Jerry Fortson, died Sunday, September 10, 2017. Born in Greenwood, she was the daughter of the late Robert C. and Claudia Lee Duncan Smith. Marcia was formerly employed by Jerry's Floral Shop, was the floral manager at Winn-Dixie and had owned her own floral design shop for several years. Surviving is...
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