Obituaries

Benjamin Napier

Benjamin Napier

Jan 22, 2016

Benjamin Franklin Napier, 80 of 1708 Five Notch Road, widower of Margie Carroll Napier, died on Friday, January 22, 2016, at his home. Born on Heards Mountain in Covesville, VA, he was a son of the late Forrest Monroe Napier and Annie Hunt Napier. Benjamin retired from Sunbelt Truck Lines and Security Force. He also managed an apple farm at...

Lester Kitchings

Lester Kitchings

Jan 22, 2016

Lester Carol Kitchings, 67, of Phoenix Street, died on Friday, January 22, 2016, at Petra Health and Rehab. Born in Greenwood, he was the son of the late William ODell Kitchings and Agnes Hastings Kitchings. Lester worked for Cooke's Fence Company and was a member of Kinards United Methodist Church. He loved model cars, NASCAR and enjoyed fishing. Surviving are...

Dorothy Moseley

Dorothy Moseley

Jan 20, 2016

Dorothy Olive Moseley, 80, known to many as Miss Dotttie, lost her valiant battle with cancer on January 20, 2016 and went to be with her loved ones in Heaven. Born July 23, 1935 in Cheltenham, England to Fred and Violet Ralph Attwood, she was the 4th of their 10 children and was raised by her father and stepmother, Mable...

Leroy Wiley

Leroy Wiley

Jan 20, 2016

James Leroy Wiley, 91, widower of Gladys Narcissus Carroll Wiley, died Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at Hospice House. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the late J. B. Wiley, Jr. and Effie Moseley Wiley. He was a retired cattle farmer and was a member of Horeb Baptist Church. Surviving are nieces and nephews, Tom Jezek, Donna Warner, Michael...

Lisa Hollingsworth

Lisa Hollingsworth

Jan 19, 2016

Lisa Hollingsworth, 61, of 316 Pine Drive, Hodges, widow of Johnny Robert Hollingsworth, died on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Greenwood, she was the daughter of Margaret Hopkins Andrews and the late James E. Andrews. Lisa was employed with The Burton Center and was a member of Harris Baptist Church where she taught the...

Earl Sims

Earl Sims

Jan 19, 2016

Kenneth Earl Sims, 52, of 204 Old Greenwood Rd, Greenwood, husband of Delores Kernells Sims, died Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at Hospice House. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of Mary Thompson Sims and the late Barry Keith Sims. He was a welder and an outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing and canoeing. He was of the Baptist faith. Surviving...

Gladys Owens

Gladys Owens

Jan 18, 2016

Gladys Nell Moon Owens, 72, of 127 Maple Drive, Ninety Six, wife of Wallace H. Owens, died Monday, January 18, 2016 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Lake City, she was a daughter of the late Frank D. and Elma Matthews Moon. She was retired from Eastwill Sportswear. Surviving are her daughters, Angela Maddox (John) and Donna Price, both...

Louise Parkman

Louise Parkman

Jan 17, 2016

Lillie Louise Capps Parkman, 94, of 2502 Kateway, widow of James Frank Parkman, died Sunday, January 17, 2016 at her home. Born in Easley, SC, she was a daughter of the late Norman and Pauline Arledge Capps. She retired from Eastwill Sportswear as a supervisor and was a member of Laurel Baptist Church. Surviving is her daughter, Carol Noffz, of...

Bruce Johanknecht

Bruce Johanknecht

Jan 17, 2016

Bruce Malm Johanknecht, 89, widow of Ruth Bloodgood Johanknecht, died Sunday, January 17, 2016 at Wesley Commons Healthcare Center.

Bobby Gonce

Bobby Gonce

Jan 12, 2016

Bobby Franklin Gonce, 79, of 108 Sherard Avenue, Ninety Six, husband of Rachel Carroll Gonce, died Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at Self Regional Healthcare. Born in Union, he was a son of the late Lonnie T. Gonce, Sr. and Evelyn Shetley Gonce. Bobby was retired from Rainbow Signs and was a member of Ninety Six Pentecostal Holiness Church and the...

John Arrowood

John Arrowood

Jan 11, 2016

John Clifton Arrowood, 53, of 503 Siloam Church Road, husband of Melissa Rose Lollis Arrowood, died Monday, January 11, 2016 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Greenville, he was the son of Josephine Collins Arrowood and the late John Hubert Arrowood. John worked with Grede Foundries. He enjoyed drag racing and spending time with his family. He was preceded...

Carl Hamilton

Carl Hamilton

Jan 9, 2016

Carl Michael Hamilton, 50, of 2 Gordon Street, died Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Hospice House. Born in Atlanta, GA, he was a son of Buddy and Shirley Alexander Partain. Carl was a member of The Burton Center where he disassembled cameras and was a member of First Baptist Church of Ware Shoals. He was preceded in death by a...

Randy Weeks

Randy Weeks

Jan 9, 2016

Michael Randolph "Randy " Weeks, 38, of 7471 Riverfork Road, Waterloo, died Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Carolina�s Medical Center, Charlotte, NC. Born in Greenwood, he was the son of Paul Michael "Mike " Weeks and Norma Faye Oxner Priest. Randy was formerly employed with Greenwood Intensive Care Landscaping for 17 years and was of the Methodist faith. Surviving is...

Wade H. Wright, Jr.

Wade H. Wright, Jr.

Jan 6, 2016

Wade Holloway "Boss " Wright, Jr., 60, of 228 Saco Avenue, died Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at Self Regional Healthcare. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the late Wade Holloway Wright, Sr. and Clara Mae Taylor Wright. He was retired from Capsugel, served in the US Navy and was Methodist. Wade was a huge UNC fan, an avid...

Mike Mcallister

Mike Mcallister

Jan 6, 2016

Tony Michael "Mike " McAllister, 56, of 3307 Highway 25 North, Hodges, husband of Diane Timms McAllister, died Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at his home. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the late Albert William McAllister and Patricia Smith Smallwood. He was formerly employed by Grimes Aerospace and Eaton. Mike enjoyed bowling and golfing and was Presbyterian. Surviving...

Eleanor Vaughn

Eleanor Vaughn

Jan 4, 2016

Eleanor Lee Clark Vaughn, 81 of Orchard Park Dr., died Monday, January 4, 2016 at Hospice House. Born in Greenwood, she was the daughter of the late Porter A. and Alma Luquire Clark. Eleanor retired from Greenwood School District 50 as secretary and was of the Methodist faith. She was preceded in death by two husbands; H. "Tillman " T....

Doris G. Holder

Doris G. Holder

Jan 2, 2016

Doris G. Holder, 88, of 310 Saco Street, Greenwood, widow of Harold B. Holder, died Saturday, January 2, 2016 at Self Regional Healthcare. Born in Fountain Inn, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence and Maggie "Ellie " Deason Gault. She was a homemaker and was of the Church of God faith. Surviving is a daughter, Brenda Lightsey (Robert)...

Rev. E. A. Cooper

Rev. E. A. Cooper

Dec 31, 2015

Rev. Ephraim Alexander "E.A. " Cooper, Jr., 85, husband of Carolyn Youngblood Cooper, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Thursday, December 31, 2015, at Hospice House. Born in Pickens, he was the son of the late Ephraim A. Cooper Sr. and Carrie Hudson Cooper. E.A. was a U. S. Army veteran of WWII and the Korean Conflict. He...

Theresa Summey

Theresa Summey

Dec 31, 2015

Theresa Ann Melton Summey, 62, of 626 Rushville Road, Bradley, wife of Bryan Summey, died Thursday, December 31, 2015 at Hospice House. Born in Chester, she was a daughter of the late Richard Pearson and Marjorie Ada Beeco Melton. She retired from Capsugel after 38 years of service. Theresa enjoyed scrapbooking at The Paper Rabbit and loved spending time with...

Lois Perry

Lois Perry

Dec 30, 2015

Lois Puckhaber Perry, 71, of 1875 Relax Street, Waterloo, widow of Daniel Perry, died Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Charleston, she was a daughter of the late William Puckhaber Sr. and Theresa Hoats Puckhaber. She worked for Southern Bell and retired from Laurens County Hospital. Lois was a member of the Order of the...