Obituaries

Mary Ouzts

Mary Ouzts

Jul 15, 2017

Mary Irene Henderson Ouzts gained her angel wings on Saturday morning, Jul 15, 2017, at her daughter's home in Greenwood, SC. Born May 6, 1930, she has lived in Maitland, FL for 43 years, but was born in McCormick, SC. She was the daughter of the late Barney Rufus and Sarah McNeill Henderson of McCormick and the widow of Carl...

Karen Durr

Karen Durr

Jul 15, 2017

Karen Judy Hawthorne Durr, 68, of 201 Orchard Drive, widow of Neal Durr, died Saturday, July 15, 2017 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Kannapolis, NC, she was a daughter of the late Edgar Judy and Frances Cole Worthington. She was a retired mental health specialist and was an avid gardener. Karen was a member of Tranquil United Methodist...

Lois Calvert

Lois Calvert

Jul 15, 2017

Lois Virginia Calvert, 92, widow of Roy Edward Calvert, passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017 at Self Regional Hospital. Born November 13, 1924 in Saluda County, she was the daughter of the late Monroe and Nannie Bell Mills. She retired from Greenwood Mills after 47 years, where she was a member of the Quarter Century Club, and was a member...

Phyllis Worthy

Phyllis Worthy

Jul 13, 2017

Phyllis Louise Gibson Worthy, 71, of 127 Old Abbeville Highway, wife of Charles Robert Worthy, died Thursday, July 13, 2017 at Hospice House. Born in Roseland, FL, she was a daughter of the late Vivian Omega Phil Gibson and Florence Rebecca Kennedy Gibson. Surviving is her husband of the home. No services are planned at this time.

Walter Benjamin

Walter Benjamin

Jul 10, 2017

Walter J. Benjamin, 89 of 1936 Pineland Shores Circle, Cross Hill, widower of Jane Robison Benjamin, died Monday, July 10, 2017 at his home. Born in Poughkeepsie, NY, he was the son of the late Walter and Bertha Mae Brown Benjamin. Walter was an electrician and retired from Stewart Airport. He was a member of the Elk Lodge #2568 in...

Kathie Gary

Kathie Gary

Jul 10, 2017

Kathie Foster Gary, 76, widow of George L. Gary, Sr., died Monday, July 10, 2017 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Atlanta, GA, she was a daughter of the late Herman S. and Ruth LeMaster Foster. She was retired from Upton's and was a member of New Life Baptist Church and the Senior Adult Sunday School Class. Surviving are...

Cliff Owensby

Cliff Owensby

Jul 10, 2017

Clifton "Cliff" Wade Owensby, 48, of 123 Garner Heights, husband of Amy Hastings Owensby, died Monday, July 10, 2017 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of James "Jimmy" and Norma Jean Hall Owensby. He was a 1986 graduate of Greenwood High School and a member of New Life Baptist Church. He was formerly employed...

Axel Cole Stone

Axel Cole Stone

Jul 7, 2017

Axel Cole "AXMAN" Stone, 22 months old, of Greenwood, gained his angel wings on Friday, July 7, 2017 surrounded by his family. Axel was born on September 19, 2015 in Greenwood, he was the son of Justin Williamson and Angelica Stone. He fought a long battle of SCID- Severe Combined Immunodeficiency and was the toughest little man with the biggest...

Patricia Moore

Patricia Moore

Jul 6, 2017

Patricia Ann Howard Moore, 68, of 401 South Cambridge Street, died Thursday, July 6, 2017 at her home. Born in Saluda, she was a daughter of the late Alex Newton Howard, Sr. and Dorothy Lillian Fain Howard. She was a member of Ninety Six Pentecostal Holiness Church. Surviving are her two sons, Dwayne Moore (Nicole) and Patrick E. Moore (Angela);...

Shelby Mcdowell

Shelby Mcdowell

Jul 6, 2017

Sherrie "Shelby" J. McDowell, 58 of 121 Whatley Drive, Greenwood, died on Thursday, July 6, 2017, at her home. Born in Aiken, she was the daughter of the late Eldred Alex Kneece and Dawnie Geneva Wood Kneece. Sherrie was a CNA and enjoyed cooking and baking. She was a member of Emerald Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by...

Bootie Laughlin

Bootie Laughlin

Jul 2, 2017

Teresa Ann "Bootie" Laughlin, 64, of 3527 Highway 246 North, Hodges, died Sunday, July 2, 2017 at her home. Born in Greenwood, she was a daughter of Margie Rose Laughlin and the late James Clifton Laughlin. She was a member of Hodges Church of God. Surviving is her mother of Hodges; her former husband, Charles L. Lilly of the home;...

Paula Newman

Paula Newman

Jun 30, 2017

Paula Taylor Newman, 54, of 102 Stone Oak Lane, died Friday, June 30, 2017 at Self Regional HealthCare. Born in Greenwood, she was a daughter of Tommy W. Taylor and Carolyn Tate Taylor Foster. She was employed by NHC HealthCare and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving in addition to her parents are three daughters, Tara McBride, Stacey Worthington, and...

Milton Harter

Milton Harter

Jun 29, 2017

James Milton Harter, 78, formerly of Ninety Six, died on Thursday, June 29, 2017, at Richard M Campbell Veterans Nursing Home. Born in Ninety Six, he was the son of the late W. J. Harter and Katie Highsmith Harter. Milton was a U. S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and was the owner and operator of Ninety Six Star...

Margie Wall

Margie Wall

Jun 24, 2017

Margie Roark Wall, 85, of 404 Heritage West Court, widow of Tom Wall, died Saturday, June 24, 2017 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Honea Path, she was a daughter of the late Paul Edward Roark and Mary Etha Phillips Roark. Margie was a homemaker and a member of Plum Branch Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by...

Louie Lyle

Louie Lyle

Jun 24, 2017

Louie Milton Lyle, 91, formerly of Georgia Avenue, Greenwood, widower of Virges Stewart Lyle, died Saturday, June 24, 2017 at Hospice House. Born in Greenwood, he was the son of Erasmus Lakin Lyle and Arah Owens Lyle. Louie was a US Navy veteran having served during WWII and retired from Greenwood Mills Mathews plant where he was in the Quarter...

Harold E. Horne

Harold E. Horne

Jun 22, 2017

Harold E. Horne, 85, husband of Linda Timmerman Horne, died Thursday, June 22, 2017 at Hospice House. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the late D. B. and Lucille Kay Horne. He was retired from the Greenwood Mills Compound, where he was a member of the Quarter Century Club. He served in the US Air Force and was...

Mike Bryan

Mike Bryan

Jun 22, 2017

William Michael Bryan, 64, resident of 110 Carriage Ct., husband of Sherry Gilman Bryan, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, June 22, 2017 at his home from a battle of lung, bone and liver cancer. Born April 23, 1953 in Raleigh, NC, to the late George F. and Nina Eskridge Bryan, Mike was the youngest of three sons....

Monteze Weeks

Monteze Weeks

Jun 19, 2017

Lois Monteze Spence Weeks, 90, of 711 Burnett Road, Greenwood, widow of Ralph A. Weeks, Sr., died Monday, June 19, 2017 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Greenwood, she was the daughter of the late James Oliver Spence and Sara Brown Spence. Teze retired from Greenwood Mills where she was a member of the Quarter Century Club. She was...

Floy Brooks

Floy Brooks

Jun 19, 2017

Floy Derrick Brooks, 90, of 211 Hwy 246 North, widow of Furman Lee Brooks, died Monday, June 19, 2017 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Richland County, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence Fredrick Derrick and Lillie Huffstetler Derrick. Floy was a graduate of Newberry High School and retired from Monsanto after working twenty-two years. She was...

Jack Dietel

Jack Dietel

Jun 17, 2017

Jack passed away at home on June 17, 2017. He was born on May 8, 1952 and was preceded in death by his parents Martin and Virginia Dietel as well as his older brother Jim. Surviving are his brother Bob and sister-in-law Jayne from Ninety Six, S.C. Two nieces Sandra Guistwhite and Catherine Kuykendall, both reside in Pennsylvania. Jack was...