Obituaries

Mark Moton

Mark Moton

Jul 31, 2015

Mark Lee Moton, 44, of 105 Whisperwood Court, died Friday, July 31, 2015. Born in Austin, TX, he was a son of Sylvia Hawkins Peurifoy and the late James Charles Moton, Sr. He was a graduate of Piedmont Technical College, was a member of Matthews Masonic Lodge 358, and a member of Greenwood Shores Baptist Church. Mark was a loving...

Virginia Bohannon

Virginia Bohannon

Jul 30, 2015

Virginia Gibson Bohannon, 88, of 528 Sample Road, widow of Charlie D. Bohannon, died Thursday, July 30, 2015 at Hospice House. Born in Bessemer City, N.C., she was a daughter of the late Furnie and Eurilla Mae Carlton Gibson. Virginia was a member of Westside Baptist Church. Surviving are a daughter, Sharon Lawson of Greenwood; three grandchildren, Brandi Constant (Rick)...

Dorothy Zaenker

Dorothy Zaenker

Jul 28, 2015

Dorothy Gluer Zaenker, 84, of 404 Rivers Run, wife of Arthur Zaenker, died Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was a daughter of the late Eloy and Edna Jensen Gluer. Dorothy retired from MA-COM and was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church. Surviving in addition to her husband of the home are...

Gene Paul Coulter

Gene Paul Coulter

Jul 26, 2015

Gene Paul Coulter, 57, of Greenwood, husband of Angela Duke Coulter, died Sunday, July 26, 2015 at his home. Born in Charleston, he was a son of Harriett Hutson Cumbee and the late R. Gene Coulter. Gene was a US Navy veteran and was formerly employed with Fuji Photo Film. He was an avid hunter and a member of Jordan...

Justin Copelan

Justin Copelan

Jul 24, 2015

Justin Copelan, 23, of 4827 Hawkins Drive, died Friday, July 24, 2015 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of Robert Welborn Copelan and Suzanne Bryan Buchanan. Justin was a construction worker and of the Baptist faith. Surviving in addition to his parents are a step-father, Mike Buchanan of Ladson; a step mother,...

Virginia Hoffman

Virginia Hoffman

Jul 22, 2015

Virginia Lee Hoffman, 58, of 102 Kasey Lane, Ninety Six, SC, died Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at her home. Born in Trenton, NJ and raised in Skillman, NJ on a dairy farm owned by her family, she was a daughter of the late Robert Howard and Shirley Esche Hoffman. Virginia attended Somerset Vo-Tech, where she studied cosmetology - her family...

Cooper Morgan

Cooper Morgan

Jul 22, 2015

Cooper Alan Morgan, of 214 Ware Street, infant son of Morgan Elizabeth Manning and Matthew Jacob Morgan, died Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at Greenville Memorial Hospital.

Nellie Whitt

Nellie Whitt

Jul 22, 2015

Nellie Caroline Hagood Whitt, 84, widow of Joseph Bramlett Whitt, Sr. began her life in heaven on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 in the home of her daughter, Gloria Whitt. Born in Calhoun Falls, SC she was a daughter to the late Henry Grady & Reba Bosler Hagood. She was a true matriarch of her family and servant of the Lord...

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...