Obituaries

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...

Jack Giles

Jack Giles

May 29, 2015

John "Jack " Jesse Giles, Jr., 77, of 1112 North Greenwood Avenue, died Friday, May 29, 2015 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the late John Jesse Giles, Sr. and Rena Fridy Giles. Jack was an avid baseball player and played with the American Legion Post 20. He was an U. S. Navy...

Sharon Leopard

Sharon Leopard

May 28, 2015

Sharon Calvert Leopard, 62, of 318 Eddy Road, wife of Robert Leopard, died Thursday, May 28, 2015 at her home. Born in Greenwood, she was a daughter of the late Jesse Lee and Irene Nancyann Butler Calvert. She was a co-owner of Calvert and Rodgers Septic Tank Service and was a member of Temple Baptist Church. Sharon loved trucking, racing,...

Ernest Blizzard

Ernest Blizzard

May 24, 2015

Ernest James Ester Blizzard, 92, widower of Eula Tench Blizzard, died Sunday, May 24, 2015 at Magnolia Manor. Born in Anderson, he was a son of the late Carson and Hassie Alexander Blizzard. He retired from Greenwood Mills - Mathews Plant, where he was a member of the Quarter Century Club. Ernest was a former member of Mathews Masonic Lodge,...

Jerry Richey

Jerry Richey

May 22, 2015

Jerry Martin Richey, 50, of 445 Grace Street, died Friday, May 22, 2015 at Sacred Heart Hospital, Miramar Beach, FL. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the late Kenneth Martin and Hazel Clem Richey. Jerry retired from the Burton Center and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are a brother, Tony Richey (Jerri) of Greenwood; a sister, Kathy...

Tony Brewer

Tony Brewer

May 21, 2015

Anthony "Tony " Ray Brewer, 44, of 605 Foundry Road, husband of Deana Hewett Brewer, died on Thursday, May 21, 2015 at Hospice House. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of Elaine Smith Allison and the late Fred "Bud " Allison. Tony worked for Allison Transmission and was a member of Emerald Baptist Church. Surviving in addition to his...

Randy Vaughn

Randy Vaughn

May 20, 2015

Randy J. Vaughn, 62, formerly of 1109 Mulberry Street, died Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the late Theo Sylvester Vaughn, Jr. and Mary Edith Elizabeth Fain Vaughn.

Mary G. Griffin

Mary G. Griffin

May 20, 2015

Mary Eleanor Garrett Griffin, 97, widow of Col. James Carlisle Griffin, died Wednesday, May 20, 2015. Born in Greenwood, SC, she was a daughter of the late James T. and Winnifred Lowe Garrett. She was a graduate of Lander College, was a member of the Greenwood Country Club and was of the Baptist faith. Mary was always active, enjoying tennis,...

Alice Corley

Alice Corley

May 19, 2015

Alice Ireland Corley, 85, of 221 Sulphur Springs Road, widow of Sion C. Corley, died Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at NHC - Greenville. Born in Easton, MD, she was a daughter of the late William Ireland and Margie Pennington Cole. Alice retired from the Department of Agriculture after 39 years. She was a U.S. Army Veteran, where she was a...

Don Walker

Don Walker

May 14, 2015

Donald "Don " Lee Walker, 70, of 229 Lakeshore Drive, widower of Betty Taylor Walker, died peacefully Thursday, May 14, 2015 at his home. Born in Oak Ridge, TN, he was a son of the late Prue Lee Walker and Lelia Inez Fuller Walker. Don was a U. S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict and retired from Solutia. He...

Florencio Pre

Florencio Pre

May 14, 2015

Florencio Pre, 71, of 103 Cabot Court West, husband of Teresita Apurado Pre, died Thursday, May 14, 2015. Born in Bantay, Ilocos Sur, Philippines, he was the son of the late Ernesto Pre and Coleta Paculan Pre. Florencio retired from the Department of Justice, Probation and Parole administration in the Philippines and was a member of Our Lady of Lourds...