Obituaries

Rev. Aaron \"Butch\" Carithers

Rev. Aaron \"Butch\" Carithers

Jul 20, 2015

Rev. Aaron Lamar "Butch " Carithers, 67, of 207 Benjamin Street, husband of Rhonda Duckworth Carithers, died Monday, July 20, 2015 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Calhoun Falls, he was the son of the late Charlie and Virginia Burnett Carithers. Butch was a member of Ninety Six Church of God and was the Associate Pastor at Emerald City...

Freddie Willis

Freddie Willis

Jul 16, 2015

Jeffrey Fred Freddie' Willis, 53, of 3427 Callison Highway, husband of Kim Cooper Willis, died Thursday, July 16, 2015 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the late Willie Jefferson 'Bill' Willis Jr. and Katie Simpson Willis. Freddie was a member of Bold Spring Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife of the home; three...

Joyce Gunnells

Joyce Gunnells

Jul 10, 2015

Joyce Scott Gunnells, 79, of 425 East Sproles Avenue, wife of Robert Earlie Gunnells, Sr., died Friday, July 10, 2015 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Greenwood County, she was a daughter of the late George Willard and Lillie Cockerill Scott. Joyce retired from Parke Davis and was a member of Ninety Six Pentecostal Holiness Church, where she formerly...

Nancy Haynes

Nancy Haynes

Jul 10, 2015

Nancy Henry "Nanny " Haynes, 85, formerly of 15 Tuscany Drive, widow of Gloyd Leo Payne, died Friday, July 10, 2015 at NHC - Greenwood. Born in Fountain Inn, she was a daughter of the late Dalton and Zelma Gwin Henry. Nancy retired from Monsanto and was a member of Bethlehem Union Church where she was a member of the...

Grady Burke

Grady Burke

Jul 4, 2015

Grady Pierce Burke, 83, widower of Betty Schumpert Burke, died Saturday, July 4, 2015 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Lincoln County, GA, he was a son of the late Ace David and Maude Rowland Burke. Grady was the owner of Glasgow Printing, a member of New Market Baptist Church, and a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War....

Don Mckinney

Don Mckinney

Jul 4, 2015

Donald "Don " Eugene McKinney, 68, of 225 Susan Lynn Drive, widower of Camilla "Cammie " Laman McKinney, died Saturday, July 4, 2015 at his home. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the late Jasper Barney "J.B. " and Louise Fox McKinney. Donald was a retired carpenter and was of the Methodist faith. Surviving are three children, Karen...

Dot Wise

Dot Wise

Jun 26, 2015

Dorothy Simpson Wise, 97, of 131 Ridgewood Circle, widow of William Ramage Wise, passed away Friday, June 26, 2015 at her home. Born December 24, 1917, in Clinton, she was a daughter to the late Fannie Bobo Simpson and Joseph Horace Simpson. She grew up in Whitmire where she enjoyed an active life in community, church and school. Dot chose...

Geno Owings

Geno Owings

Jun 26, 2015

Eugene "Geno " Mabro Owings, 75, of 133 Lazy O Ranch Road, husband of Frances Winona Stone Owings, died Friday, June 26, 2015 at Hospice House. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the late Homer Benelee Owings and Mattie Thelma White Owings. Geno was a former insurance salesman, worked in maintenance with Parke Davis and was a farmer....

Nancy Beauford

Nancy Beauford

Jun 23, 2015

Nancy Sherard Beauford, 84, of 425 Panacea Road, widow of James Thomas Beauford, died June, 23, 2015 at her home. Born in Ninety Six, she was the daughter of the late Hale and Sophie Kinard Sherard. Nancy was a former x-ray technologist for Abbeville County Hospital and was the third technologist hired at Self Memorial Hospital in 1959. She was...

William Class

William Class

Jun 22, 2015

William H. "Bill " Class, 75, of Carriage House of Taylors, formerly of Greenwood, died Monday, June 22, 2015 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was the son of the late Carl B. and Helen Carr Class. He was a truck driver, loved NASCAR racing and was a Jeff Gordon fan.

Maureen Rymszewicz

Maureen Rymszewicz

Jun 21, 2015

Maureen Elizabeth Werder Rymszewicz ,62, of 107 Porter Court, Hodges, wife of Edward Rymszewicz, died Sunday, June 21, 2015 at Hospice House. Born in Rahway, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Robert Norman and Dorothy Hoover Werder. She was a Pharmacy Technician and was previously employed by Revco and CVS. Maureen was of the Catholic faith. Surviving are...

Linda Kirkland

Linda Kirkland

Jun 19, 2015

Linda M. Noblin Kirkland, 69, of 707 Sidney Drive, wife of Charles W. Kirkland, entered into eternal peace on Friday, June 19, 2015 following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Abbeville on September 10, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Lee and Frances Bowie Noblin. Surviving are her husband of 44 years; three daughters, Texie Jonson...

Myrtle Bailey

Myrtle Bailey

Jun 17, 2015

Myrtle Burke Bailey, 90, of 526 Haltiwanger Road, widow of Cecil O Bailey, died Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at Abbeville Area Medical Center. Born in Odum, GA, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Fulton Burke and Georgia Jackson Burke. Mrs. Bailey was a housewife and a member of First Baptist Church where she was in the Jo Ann...

Jimmie Alexander

Jimmie Alexander

Jun 14, 2015

Jimmie Deloris Beckham Alexander, 60, of 310 East Northside Drive, wife of Darrell Alexander, died Sunday, June 14, 2015 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Greenwood, she was a daughter of the late William "Bill " and Helen Doris Brown Beckham. Jimmie was a graduate of Greenwood High School, Class of 1974. She was a member of South Greenwood Pentecostal...

James Howard Shidle

James Howard Shidle

Jun 13, 2015

James Howard Shidle, 86, formerly of 513 Davis Street, died Saturday, June 13, 2015 at Hospice House. Born in Franklin, NC, he was a son of the late Victor Arthur Shidle and Lois DeLoache Shidle Cromer. James was a U. S. Marine veteran where he served during the Korea Conflict. He was a contractor and a brick mason. James attended...

Deloris Minnick

Deloris Minnick

Jun 12, 2015

Deloris Ann Black Minnick "Sis " 79, of 2012 Highway 248 South, Ninety Six, widow of Samuel David Minnick, died Friday, June 12, 2015 at her home. Born in Saluda, she was the daughter of the late Herman Leo "H. L. " Black and Mary Alice Gillion Black. Deloris retired from Monsanto and was a member of Cambridge United Methodist...

Thomas Smith

Thomas Smith

Jun 10, 2015

Thomas Waverly Smith, 80, of 323 Mill Cabin Road, died Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at Hospice House. Born in Anderson, he was the son of the late James M. and Willie Beatrice Kelly Smith. He was a mason, and a member of the Masonic Lodge in Melbourne, FL, and just received his 50 year pin. He retired from the U.S....

Mary Foster

Mary Foster

Jun 3, 2015

Mary Lucille Brooks Foster, 94, of 413 Abbott Avenue, widow of Alvin Joe Foster, died Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at Magnolia Manor. Born in LaFayette, AL, she was a daughter of the late Alvin Jason Brooks and Dora Strickland Brooks. Mary retired from Abney Mills-Grendel Plant and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by...

Louise Attaway

Louise Attaway

Jun 3, 2015

Louise Coursey Attaway, 90, of 1110 Marshall Road, widow of Andrew Carroll Attaway, died Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at Wesley Commons. Born in Edgefield, she was the last surviving child of twelve siblings to the late Fleming Mathis Coursey and Pollie Brown Coursey. Louise was a housewife and the oldest living member of New Life Pentecostal Holiness Church. She was...

Anna Helms

Anna Helms

Jun 1, 2015

Anna McRae Helms, 79, of 109 Brookhaven Drive, beloved wife of Charles L Helms, Korean veteran and retired Cost Accountant, died Monday, June 1, 2015 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Anson County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Donald B. and Della Marze McRae. Anna was a homemaker and a teacher�s aide at Westerly Hills Elementary...