Obituaries
Nancy Cates
Oct 7, 2014
Nancy Magdelena Long Cates, 64, of 306 Hillcrest Drive, wife of Frank Cates, died Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at her home. Born in Lebanon, KY, she was a daughter of the late Jack and Elizabeth Clark Rousey. She was employed by Emerald City Cleaners and was a member of Providence Pentecostal Holiness Church, where she served as director of Children�s...
Frances Blackstone
Oct 6, 2014
Frances C. Blackstone, 86, of 119 Yancey Road, widow of Charlie Blackstone, died Monday, October 6, 2014 at her home. Born in Greenwood, she was a daughter of the late Joel Lee Yancey and Margaret Jones. She retired from Parke Davis and was a charter member of Sandridge Baptist Church. Surviving are a daughter, Debbie Edmunds and her husband Eddie...
Edward Miles
Oct 5, 2014
Edward Jackson Miles, 77, of 206 Piedmont Ave, widower of Wanda Price Miles, died Sunday, October 5, 2014 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Greenwood, he was the son of the late Garvin Vester Miles and Evelyn Rice Miles. Ed was a U. S. Marine Veteran of the Korean Conflict and was a member of Mathews Masonic Lodge 358....
Michele Smith
Oct 2, 2014
Michele Jeanette Moore Smith, 57, died Thursday, October 2, 2014, at Hospice House. Born in New York, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Marjorie Conklin Moore. Surviving are one daughter, Samantha McKinney (George) of Greenwood; one son, Joseph Mark Smith, Jr. of Tennessee; two sisters, Shirley Wetzel of Levittown, NY and Deborah Jean Davenport of Greenwood; one...
Jule Kelly Canaday
Oct 1, 2014
Jule Kelly Canaday, of 1110 Marshall Road, wife of the Rev. DeArmond E. Canaday, died Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Holly Hill, she was a daughter of the late John G. and Cherry Harvey Kelly. She was a graduate of Winthrop College and was a founding member of the Greater Columbia Literacy Council. She...
Loleta Swindler
Oct 1, 2014
Loleta May Beard Swindler, 85, formerly of Greenwood, widow of Merle Swindler, died Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at Presbyterian Community Home, Clinton. Born in San Diego, CA, she was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary Fleet Reserve Association and First Christian Church. Surviving are three children, Carol Ann Jackson of Kansas, Barbara May Crowe of Atlanta, GA, and Mary Kay...
Harold Gillian
Oct 1, 2014
Harold Gary Gillian, 59, of 799 Mary Lou Road, Mountville, husband of Debbie Skelton Gillian, died Wednesday, October 1, 2014. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the late George Harold Gillian, Jr. and Mamie Inez Gambrell Gillian. Surviving are his wife of the home; two sons, Randall Skelton (Vanessa) of Greenville and John Darryl �J.D.� Adams; a sister,...
Betty Byrd
Sep 28, 2014
Betty J. Boyd Byrd, 78, of 116 Calhoun Road East, widow of William Rogers Byrd Sr., died Sunday, September 28, 2014 at Hospice House. Born in Greensboro, NC, she was a daughter of the late James Gordon and Violet Strickland Boyd. She was an office manager at Union Color and Chemical and was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church of...
Robert Gardner
Sep 27, 2014
Robert Hall Gardner, 88, formerly of 103 Burnham Court, widower of Esther Ruth Gardner, died Saturday, September 27, 2014 at Wesley Commons Health Care Center. Memorials may be made to the Humane Society of Greenwood; P.O. Box 49776, Greenwood, 29649. The family members are at their respective homes.
James Martin
Sep 26, 2014
James Thomas �J.T.� Martin, 84, formerly of 218 Willard Road, died Friday, September 26, 2014 at Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home. Born in Anderson, he was the son of the late Willie and Azilee Christian Burton Martin. He retired from Ninety Six Brickyard and was the owner and operator of Martins Used Cars. James was a U.S. Army Veteran...
Edwena Elrod
Sep 21, 2014
Edwena Fountain Elrod, 88, of 5342 Highway 28 North, widow of William Addison Elrod died Sunday, September 21, 2014 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Nacogdoches, TX, she was the daughter of the late Admiral Dewey Fountain and Winnie Humphrys Fountain. Edwena was a homemaker and a member of the Greenwood congregation of Jehovah�s Witnesses. Surviving are a son,...
Dorothy Davis
Sep 20, 2014
Dorothy Mae Reynolds Davis, 79, of 110 Sivell Road, widow of William Turner Davis, died Saturday, September 20, 2014 at her home. Born in Greenwood; she was the daughter of the late James Wallace �Shorty� Reynolds and Katie Bowick Reynolds. Dorothy retired from Greenwood County School District and was a member of First Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. She was preceded...
Aaron Clem
Sep 20, 2014
Aaron James Clem, 78, �The Gentle Giant�, is now at rest. He fought a good fight and is now with our Heavenly Father. Leaving to cherish his memory is a loving family, his wife, JoAnn; daughters, Cherri Ellenburg (Johnny) and Jill Clem Brown. He was preceded in death by his son, James Barry Clem and a son-in-law, Ronald J. Brown....
Rita Dobbins
Sep 18, 2014
Rita Marie Dobbins, 26, of 907 Brown Town Road, Troy, wife of Jamie Dobbins, was called home to be with her Lord on Thursday, September 18, 2014. Born in Greenwood, she was the daughter of Jasper Glorita Tran and Carol Marie Shockey. Rita worked at Glamour Nails and attended Real Life Ministries. Surviving in addition to her husband of the...
Randy Mcfarland
Sep 18, 2014
Randall Scott �Moose� McFarland, 64, of 222 Lowell Street, Ninety Six, husband of Cheryl McFarland, died Thursday, September 18, 2014 at his home. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the late Marvin Clay McFarland and Joyce Scott McFarland. Randy worked for Greenwood Mills-Ninety Six Plant, Grede and he retired from Greenwood Fabrication. He was an avid Tiger fan,...
Estelle Young
Sep 17, 2014
Estelle Long Young, 93, of 1110 Marshall Road, formerly of 230 East Cambridge Ave, widow of Otis Samuel Young, died Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at Hospice House. Born in Ware Shoals, she was the daughter of the late George Wiley Long and Margaret Ivester Long. Estelle retired from Greenwood Mills-Mathews Plant and was a member of Durst Avenue Church of...
Linda Scott
Sep 15, 2014
Linda Faye Harrison Scott, 71, formerly of 1113 Reedy Creek Road, widow of Earnest Ronald Scott, died Monday, September 15, 2014 at NHC Healthcare. Born in Greenwood, she was a daughter of the late Earl Edward and Frances Adams Harrison. She was retired from Greenwood School District 50 and was a member of Providence Pentecostal Holiness Church and the Adult...
Wilma Moore Batson
Sep 15, 2014
Wilma Ann Moore Batson, 77, a resident of NHC and formerly of Third Street, Panola and Hampton House Apartments, widow of Washington Lafayette �Fate� Batson, died Monday, September 15, 2014 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Greenwood, she was a daughter of the late Arthur Odell "Speck " and Ruth Nelson Moore. She was retired from Greenwood Mills, Durst...
Ronald Dow
Sep 13, 2014
Ronald �Ronnie� William Dow, 73, husband of Rebecca Mayson Dow, died Saturday, September 13, 2014 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the late John Paul and Minna Lois Rauton Dow. Ronnie graduated from Greenwood High School and retired from Dow Commercial Refrigeration. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran, where he served in the...
Dr. Katina Clardy-Wright
Sep 9, 2014
Dr. Katina Clardy-Wright, 69, of 805 Saddle Hill Road, widow of Will Wright, died Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Union, she was the daughter of the late Eugene Dillard Clardy and Jean Smith Clardy. Katina was a graduate of Ware Shoals High School Class of 1963. She received her Bachelor�s degree from Emory University...
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