Obituaries

Nancy Barrett

Nancy Barrett

Apr 19, 2016

Nancy L. Moss Barrett, 47, of 444 Old Ninety Six Highway, wife of Victor Barrett, died Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at her home. Born in Greenwood, she was a daughter of Gary Lee Moss and the late Mary Elizabeth Freeman Moss and her "adopted parents" were Jack and Gerri Fousek. Nancy was a professional photographer and had her own childcare...

Hack Bartley

Hack Bartley

Apr 19, 2016

James H. "Hack" Bartley, 66, of Hodges, husband of Libby Bartley, died Tuesday, April 19, 2016. Born in Ridge Spring, he was the son of the late Elzie and Elizabeth Jennings Bartley. A graduate of Greenwood High School and Lander University, Hack worked locally with Greenwood Mills, after which he pursued a career in sales with National Starch Corporation and...

Ed Stewart, Sr.

Ed Stewart, Sr.

Apr 18, 2016

Edward Graddick Stewart, Sr., 79, of 404 Eddy Road, Ninety Six, husband of Brenda Rowe Bishop Stewart, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, April 18, 2016 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the late Hoyt Hugh Stewart and Mary Palmer Stewart. Ed formerly worked with Pepsi and...

Ross Garrison

Ross Garrison

Apr 18, 2016

Dr. Ross A "Pop" Garrison, 85, of Thomasville, GA, formerly of Greenwood, widower of Olly Olynyk Garrison, passed away Monday, April 18, 2016 at his residence. He was born to the late Norman and Maude Clark Garrison on March 16, 1931 in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada. Ross received his commission as an Officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1951....

Linda Hallman

Linda Hallman

Apr 17, 2016

Linda Powers Hallman, 67, of Ninety Six, wife of Ronnie Hallman, Sr., died Sunday, April 17, 2016 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Laurens, she was a daughter of the late William and Essie Louise Workman Powers. She retired from Fukoku of SC and was formerly employed by Skanska USA, Kemet of Greenwood and Greenwood Mills, Adams Plant. She...

Janie Harris

Janie Harris

Apr 17, 2016

Janie Smith Harris, 91, of 1110 Marshall Road, Greenwood, SC and formerly of Tonawanda, NY and Kenton, OH, widow of Mervin Harris, died Sunday, April 17, 2016 at Wesley Commons. Born in Elberton, GA, she was a daughter of the late John Collie and Thelma Smith. Janie enjoyed volunteering at the Self Regional Gift Shop and she was a member...

Rev. Robert Ayers

Rev. Robert Ayers

Apr 14, 2016

The Rev. Robert Arthur Ayers, 70, of 110 Divot Trail, Hunters Creek, husband of Judy Fortner Ayers, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at his home. Born in Winchester, KY, he was a son of the late George W. and Helen Moore Ayers. Robert was a graduate of Lee Academy, Lee University and also Church of God Theological Seminary....

Steve Kelley

Steve Kelley

Apr 13, 2016

Stephen Ray Kelley, 56, of 254 Bethabara Church Road, Cross Hill, died Wednesday, April 13, 2016. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of Billy Ray Kelley and Jo Nell Vaughn Fallaw. He was a mechanic with Kelley's Texaco, served in the US Navy and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are his children, Liam Kelley and Holley Kelley, both...

James C. Beshers

James C. Beshers

Apr 11, 2016

James Carroll Beshers, 86, husband of Ann Riley Beshers, died Monday, April 11, 2016 at Rainey Hospice House, Anderson. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the late William Beshers, Sr. and Flossie Jones Beshers. He owned and operated Beshers Tire Shop on Reynolds Avenue for many years and he and Ann were paper carriers for The Index-Journal for...

Ruben Arthur Rush

Ruben Arthur Rush

Apr 9, 2016

Ruben Arthur "Oscar Willie" Rush, 64, of 4223 Callison Highway, husband of Linda Cantrell Rush, died Saturday, April 9, 2016 at his home. Born in Callison, he was a son of the late Ruben Rallie Rush and Ola Gertrude Patterson Rush. He was a painter for Grimes Aerospace and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving is his wife of the...

Jay Broadus Timms

Jay Broadus Timms

Apr 9, 2016

Jay Broadus Timms, 42, of 6817 Highway 178 N, Hodges, died Saturday, April 9, 2016. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of Broadus F. and Zelma Ozell Blackwell Timms. He attended Eastside Christian School and was a graduate of Greenwood High School. Jay was an organic farmer, the owner and operator of Raindance Farms and sold his produce at...

Nancy B. King

Nancy B. King

Apr 8, 2016

Nancy B. King, 78, wife of Drury W. King, died Friday, April 8, 2016. Born in Greenwood, she was the daughter of the late John W. and Isabel Corley Bagwell. She was a graduate of the College of Commerce and retired from Greenwood School District 50. She loved spending time with her family - they were her sunshine. She was...

Larry Leon Stewart

Larry Leon Stewart

Apr 8, 2016

Larry Leon Stewart, 74, of 152 Pinehaven Drive, Ninety Six, husband of "Gerrie" Stewart, died Friday, April 8, 2016. Born in Anderson, he was a son of Elbern and Mamie Lee Kelley Stewart. Larry was vice president of Greenwood Music Company and later the owner and operator of Stewart's Amusement Company. He was a member of Dorchester Baptist Church in...

James Paul Grubb

James Paul Grubb

Apr 7, 2016

James Paul Grubb, 28, of Ninety Six, died Thursday, April 7, 2016. Born in Norwalk, CA, he is a son of Bobby Dean and Barbara Jean Eagle Grubb. James was the lead bartender and brewmaster at The Mill House. He was a selfless individual, who loved life and was a ray of light to everyone he came into contact with....

Adam Joseph Ledford

Adam Joseph Ledford

Apr 7, 2016

Adam Joseph "A. J." Ledford, infant son of Adam Daniel Ledford and Priscila Lopez Ledford, of 112 Avondale Road, died Thursday, April 7, 2016 at Self Regional Medical Center. Surviving are his parents of the home; his grandparents, Lorelei Yingling Ledford, José Ciro Lopez and Maria P. Lopez; his great grandmother, Alice Yingling, all of Greenwood and great grandfather, James...

Loretta Beaube Reed

Loretta Beaube Reed

Apr 6, 2016

Loretta Beaube Reed, 75, died Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at Elbert Memorial Hospital, Elberton, GA. Born in Aiken, she was a daughter of Lewis Jackson Beaube and the late Martha Fain Beaube. She was a member of South Greenwood Church of God. Surviving are two daughters, Patty Nickles (Philip) and Jenny Slack (Tony) and sisters, Philicia Beaube (Bill Moore) and...

Elma Ramsuer Rankin

Elma Ramsuer Rankin

Apr 2, 2016

Elma Ramsuer Rankin, 82, of 102 College Park Drive, widow of Leonard Earl Rankin, died on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at her home. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Elmer Ramsuer and the late Eva Pollock Lampkin. Elma was a former paper carrier with the Index Journal where she was also an area counselor that...

Michael Albert Eckstein

Michael Albert Eckstein

Apr 2, 2016

Michael "Mikey" A Eckstein, 79, resident of Ninety Six, SC, on Lake Greenwood, widower of Patricia M Shuler Eckstein, died April 2, 2016 at The Hospice House in Greenwood, SC. Born in a Chicago, Illinois suburb, he was the son of the late Albert & Mary Elsener Eckstein. Surviving are two daughters, Cheri (Craig) McKenna Patterson of Manhattan, IL and...

Addie Lee Leslie Calvert

Addie Lee Leslie Calvert

Apr 2, 2016

Addie Lee Leslie Calvert, 83, of 15 Cedar Drive., Piedmont, widow of James Louie Clavert died Saturday, April 2, 2016 at her home. Born in Greenwood, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Leslie and Millie Mann Leslie. Addie retired from Reigel Mills and was a member of Ware Shoals Pentecostal Holiness Church. She was preceded in death by...

Betty Marian Cochran

Betty Marian Cochran

Mar 31, 2016

Betty Marian Albert Bigham Cochran, 88, died Thursday, March 31, 2016 at NHC Health Care Center, Greenwood. Born in Gainesville, GA, she was a daughter of the late Harry Desport and Georgia P. Crawley Albert. She was a florist and the former owner of a flower shop in Chester. Surviving are two daughters, Mary Ann Weir (Johnny) of Harbor Island,...