Obituaries

Pete Rachels

Pete Rachels

Jan 19, 2013

Edison A. �Pete� Rachels, 96, of Greenwood, widower of Louise Young Rachels, died Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home, Anderson. He was a son of the late Lester and Mattie Rachels. He was a retired electrical welder, was a US Navy veteran of World War II and was a member of The Church of Jesus...

Eric Petrus

Eric Petrus

Jan 19, 2013

Eric Glenn Petrus, 31, of 216 Woodhaven Court, husband of Cheyanne Anders Petrus, died Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Hospice House. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the Rev. Ken Petrus and Gail Stone Petrus. Eric was a graduate of Emerald High School and Lander University, where he received his degree in Business Finance. He was an avid...

Tammy Tullis Gary

Tammy Tullis Gary

Jan 19, 2013

Tammy Tullis Gary, 52, formerly of 423 Bond Avenue, wife of George Lester �Les� Gary, Jr., died Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Duke University Hospital. Born in Greenwood, she was a daughter of Elizabeth �Peggy� Mellard Crain and the late Joseph Tullis. She was an early child care provider of Lifetime Discoveries and was a member of New Life Baptist...

Bobby Holladay

Bobby Holladay

Jan 18, 2013

Robert V. �Bobby� Holladay, 76, of 108 Whitin Avenue, widower of Hazel Hancock Holladay, died Friday, January 18, 2013 at his home. Born in Manning, he was a son of the late David Lee and Bessie Gillis Holladay. He was retired from Grede Foundry and was a member of Ninety Six Church of God, where he was a member of...

Doris N. Wall

Doris N. Wall

Jan 17, 2013

Doris Nelson Wall, 89, of Morningside, widow of Howard B. Wall, died Thursday, January 17, 2013 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Laurens, she was a daughter of the late Horace C. and Blanche Sanders Nelson. She was retired from Bigelow Fibers and was a member of Mathews United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband;...

Jan Brown

Jan Brown

Jan 16, 2013

Jannette �Jan� Starnes Brown, 66, of 808 Fifth Ave, wife of J. C. Brown, passed away on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at Petra Health and Rehab. Born in Woodruff, she was a daughter of Annie Turner Smith and the late Brad Burke. Jan graduated from Laurens High School and Charzanne Beauty College. She was a cosmetologist, retiring as manager of...

Becky Turner Kelly

Becky Turner Kelly

Jan 15, 2013

Amy Rebecca Turner Kelly, 68, formerly of 1303 First Street, Newberry, wife of Ronald Dale Kelly, died Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at J. F. Hawkins Nursing Home, Newberry. Born on June 25, 1944 in Greenwood, she was a daughter of the late Vivian Moore Turner and George Curtis Turner, Sr. She was a graduate of Ninety Six High School and...

Sudie A. Arnett

Sudie A. Arnett

Jan 14, 2013

Sudie M. Ashmore Arnett, 86, of 308 Saco Street, widow of Robert Arnett, Sr., died Monday, January 14, 2013 at Hospice House. Born in Lincolnton, GA, she was a daughter of the late Otis and Ruby Lillian Brown Ashmore. She was a member of West Side Baptist Church and was retired from Greenwood Mills, Chalmers Plant. Surviving is a daughter,...

Doris Delker

Doris Delker

Jan 13, 2013

Doris Elam Delker, 86, of 401 Emerald Farm Road, wife of James L. Starling, died Sunday, January 13, 2013 at Magnolia Manor. Born in Akron, OH, she was a daughter of the late James and Sinda Truett Elam. She was retired from Allied Van Lines and was a member of the V.F.W. Women�s Auxiliary. She was of the Baptist faith....

Rev. Kenneth Boone

Rev. Kenneth Boone

Jan 13, 2013

The Reverend Harold Kenneth Boone, 79, of 111 Anderson Drive, husband of Nell Davis Boone, died Sunday, January 13, 2013 at his home. Born in Ninety Six, he was a son of the late Grady Harold and Odelle Ellenberg Boone and stepson of Dorothy Vaughn Boone. He was a graduate of Ninety Six High School, North Greenville College, Carson Newman...

Charles A. Williams. Sr.

Charles A. Williams. Sr.

Jan 9, 2013

Sergeant First Class Charles Arthur Williams, Sr., 75, of 312 Crescent Drive, husband of Jewel Smith Williams, died Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Ninety Six, he was the son of Joe and Susie W. Williams. Charles retired from the U. S. Army as a Mechanic after twenty-three years of service. He was a member...

Jimmy Reynolds

Jimmy Reynolds

Jan 7, 2013

James Arthur �Jimmy� Reynolds, 72, of 2220 Montague Ave. Ext., died Monday, January 7, 2013 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the late Clarence Justice Reynolds and Mary Lee Greene Reynolds. Jimmy was a retired truck driver and contractor. Surviving are a son, James A. Reynolds, II and his wife Jean of Nashville;...

Tommy Parson

Tommy Parson

Jan 7, 2013

Thomas Lee McDowell, 64, of 109 Great Oaks Way, Simpsonville, widower of Sharon Harris McDowell, died Monday, January 7, 2013 at his home. Born in Edgefield County, he was a son of the late Thomas Ralph and Mary Elizabeth Dorn McDowell. He was a self employed truck driver and attended the Church of God. Surviving are three sons, Eddie McDowell...

Billy Timmerman

Billy Timmerman

Jan 7, 2013

Claude William �Worm� Timmerman, Jr., 61, of 320 N. Cambridge Street, Ninety Six, died Monday, January 7, 2013 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Edgefield, he was a son of the late Claude W. Timmerman, Sr. and Omie Lee Sweezy Timmerman. He was formerly employed by Davey Tree Company and Greenwood Mills, Mathews Plant. Worm was an avid Gamecock...

Matthew M. Thigpen, Jr.

Matthew M. Thigpen, Jr.

Jan 6, 2013

Matthew M. Thigpen, Jr., 86, of 3102 Highway 25 South, husband of Myrtice Hughes Thigpen, died Sunday, January 6, 2013 at Hospice House. Born in Avera, GA, he was a son of the late Marvin M. and Ora Dye Thigpen. He was retired from Greenwood Mills and was a US Army veteran of World War II. He was a member...

Christine Mcmillan

Christine Mcmillan

Jan 4, 2013

Sara Christine McMillan, 73, of 530 Circle Drive, wife of Edward E. �Doc� McMillan, died Friday, January 4, 2013 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Union, she was a daughter of the late James Ernest and Annie Belle Knox Lipsey. She was a Certified Nursing Assistant, retired from Self Regional Medical Center, and was a member of East Side...

Jewel G. Carter

Jewel G. Carter

Jan 4, 2013

Jewel Gasaway Carter, 84, widow of Dalton F. Carter, died on Friday, January 4, 2013 at the Abbeville Nursing Home with her children at her side. Born in Anderson, she was a daughter of the late J. B. and Julia Marie Gasaway. She retired from Sky City and was a member of West Side Baptist Church. Surviving are her children,...

Harold Dove

Harold Dove

Dec 30, 2012

Joseph Harold Dove, 72, formerly of 503 Dukes Avenue, died Sunday, December 30, 2012 at Hospice House. Born in Greenwood, he was the son of the late Thomas Victor Dove and Jessie Kelley Dove. Harold was an U. S. Army veteran and was a former machinist at Roberts Foundry. He attended Westside Baptist Church. Surviving are a nephew, Victor Smith...

Lorene Whitfield

Lorene Whitfield

Dec 30, 2012

Maggie Lorene Wideman Whitfield, 66, of 511 Davis Street, widow of Bobby Joe Whitfield, died Sunday, December 30, 2012 at Hospice House. Born in McCormick, she was a daughter of Maggie Mae Turnage Wideman and the late Ralph Marion Wideman. Lorene was an employee for over 30 years at Parke-Davis now known as Coviden and attended Whitehall Church of God....

Mack Attaway

Mack Attaway

Dec 30, 2012

Robert McBride �Mack� Attaway, 66, of 105 Oakdale Drive, died Sunday, December 30, 2012 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Greenwood County, he was the son of the late Wallace F. Hall and Ethel McBride Hall. Mack was an Eagle Scout, a recipient of the God and Country award and a member of the Order of Arrow, Troop 70...