Obituaries

Linda Nichols

Linda Nichols

Apr 2, 2011

Linda Lee Nichols, 67, of 1318 Ninety Six Highway, died Saturday, April 2, 2011 at Hospice House. Born in Greenwood, she was a daughter of the late James Oliver Nichols, Sr. and Thelma Grastie Nichols. She had been employed by Burger King on South Main Street for 14 years and was a member of Fountain of Life Worship Center, 304...

Marjorie Butler

Marjorie Butler

Apr 2, 2011

Marjorie Pickens Butler, 90, formerly of 103 Hunt Street, went home to be with our Lord on Saturday, April 2, 2011. Born on March 25, 1921, Mrs. Butler was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Augustus D. Pickens of Greenwood and her six brothers and two sisters. She was a graduate of Greenwood High School and was...

Charles V. Sparks, Sr.

Charles V. Sparks, Sr.

Apr 2, 2011

Charles Victor Sparks, Sr., 92, died Saturday, April 2, 2011 at the Saluda Nursing Center, where he and wife, Sybil, shared a room. They were married for 72 years, both were born on November 7 and married on their birthdays. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the late John and Mildred Scott Sparks and a brother to Christine,...

Lib Maye

Lib Maye

Mar 31, 2011

Mary Elizabeth Moore Maye, 77, of North Augusta and formerly of Greenwood, widow of Charlie H. Maye, died Thursday, March 31, 2011 at Doctor�s Hospital, Augusta, GA. Born in Greenwood, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Willie Mae Nichols Moore. She was a former waitress at Emerald City Caf� and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are...

Clarence Lucius Moon

Clarence Lucius Moon

Mar 31, 2011

Clarence Lucius Moon, 86, of 731 Ninety Six Highway, widower of Georgia Alma Barnett Moon, died Thursday, March 31, 2011 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Hartwell, GA, he was a son of the late William and Elizabeth Payton Moon. He was a musician and a member of South Greenwood Assembly of God. Surviving is his daughter, Susan Rebecca...

Barbara Rodgers

Barbara Rodgers

Mar 29, 2011

Barbara Morgan Rodgers, 77, of 1223 Browntown Road, Troy, widow of Lt. Col. Ret. Charles H. Rodgers, died Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at the Presbyterian Home in Clinton. Born in Columbus, OH, she was a daughter of the late Arthur D. and LeVina Cline Morgan. She was a graduate of Fort Knox High School of Kentucky and received her B.S....

Vera C. Carroll

Vera C. Carroll

Mar 29, 2011

Vera Compton Carroll, 92, of 2201 Ninety Six Highway, widow of Abbie R. Carroll, Sr. died Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Greenwood, she was a daughter of the late Willis E. and Emmie Waites Compton. She was retired from Greenwood Mills and had been employed by Shady Grove Rest Home. She was a member...

Rachel Blum

Rachel Blum

Mar 28, 2011

Rachel �Nanny� Hilley Blum, 87, of 402 Saco Avenue, widow of Malcom Leroy Blum, died Monday, March 28, 2011 at Hospice House. Born in Greenwood, she was a daughter of the late Oscar Alfred and Vesta Elizabeth Hilley Hilley. She was retired from Greenwood Mills, Plant No. 5, where she was a member of the Quarter Century Club and the...

Vasco Hook

Vasco Hook

Mar 28, 2011

Vasco Bishop Hook, 96, of 215 Kitson Street, widower of Louise Holley Hook, died Monday, March 28, 2011 at Hospice House. Born in Lexington, he was a son of the late James Ligon and Anna Corley Hook. He retired as a superintendent of the weave room from Greenwood Mills, where he was a member of the Quarter Century Club. He...

John P. Morris

John P. Morris

Mar 28, 2011

John Paul Morris, 76, of 133 Paradise Lane, husband of Kathryn Hames Morris, died Monday, March 28, 2011 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Gaffney, he was a son of the late W. C. and Josie Lovelace Morris. He was retired from Greenwood Mills, Adams Plant, and was a US Marine Corps veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was...

Mary Brown Deloach

Mary Brown Deloach

Mar 26, 2011

Mary Brown Brown Deloach, 95, formerly of 502 Bolt Avenue, widow of R. J. DeLoach, died Saturday, March 26, 2011 at Wesley Commons. Born in McCormick, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas Creighton Brown and Polly Singleton Brown McKeller. She retired from Mathews Plant of Greenwood Mills where she was in the Quarter Century Club and was a...

Velma Crittendon Maynard

Velma Crittendon Maynard

Mar 22, 2011

Velma McCullough Crittendon Maynard, 90, widow of Marvin E. Maynard, of Lowndesville, passed away peacefully at NHC of Greenwood on Tuesday, March 22, 2011. She was the daughter of the late Jesse and Sallie McCullough and was the last surviving member of her immediate family. She is survived by her son, Buddy Crittendon and his wife, Sylvia, of Hodges. She...

Edna F. Harbin

Edna F. Harbin

Mar 21, 2011

Edna Foster Harbin, 89, of 313 Lake Shore Drive, widow of Franklin N. Harbin, died Monday, March 21, 2011 at her home. Born in Seneca, she was a daughter of the late John and Effie McKern Foster. She retired from Greenwood Mills and had been a member of Lowell Street United Methodist Church since 1949, where she was a member...

Carl Franklin Bray

Carl Franklin Bray

Mar 20, 2011

Carl Franklin Bray, 75, of 204 Holiday Rd., McCormick, SC, died on his birthday Saturday, March 19, 2011 at Petra Health and Rehab. Born in Greensboro, GA, he was the son of the late Eddie Wah Bray and Woodie Mae Christopher Bray and the husband of the late Mildred Bray. Mr. Bray retired from Greenwood Mills, Mathews Plant and was...

Orvette Greene

Orvette Greene

Mar 17, 2011

Orvette Bearman Greene, 60, of 112 Windtree Court Unit H, died Thursday, March 17, 2011 at Hospice House. Born in Fairborn, OH, she was a daughter of Emogene Patrick Bearman and the late Forrest O. Bearman. Orvette was employed with PSA Medical Billing and was a U. S. Navy veteran. Surviving are her mother; a daughter, Lori McEntire of Rutherfordton,...

Roderick Stroud

Roderick Stroud

Mar 17, 2011

Roderick Mexwell Stroud, 307 Lamar Avenue, went home to be with Jesus on Thursday, March 17, 2011. He was born in Greenville on March 4, 1939 to the late Paul Theodore Stroud, Sr. and Ethel Wilkes Stroud. He was an active member of East Side Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon and Sunday School teacher. He was retired...

Ruth Weeks Cothran

Ruth Weeks Cothran

Mar 16, 2011

Ruth Weeks Cothran, 84, of 302 Pitts Circle, widow of Harold Cothran, died Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at her home. Born in McCormick, she was a daughter of the late Ledell and Rosa Lee Singleton Weeks. She was retired from Moore Business Forms and was a member of Abney Memorial Baptist Church, where she was a member and substitute teacher...

Erica Rushton

Erica Rushton

Mar 13, 2011

Erica Leslie Rushton, 34, of 1621 Tillman Territory Road, died Sunday, March 13, 2011 at MUSC, Charleston. Born in Greenwood, she was the daughter of Pamela Horne Fortner and the late Larry Preston Rushton. Erica was a graduate of Ninety Six High School and was employed by The Burton Center and St. Mark United Methodist Church, Kid�s World, where she...

Earl Jefferson Lewis

Earl Jefferson Lewis

Mar 13, 2011

Earl Jefferson �Heartbeat� Lewis, 62, of 391 Greenfield Road, McCormick, husband of Brenda Edmunds Lewis, died Sunday, March 13, 2011, at Self Regional Health Care. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the late Vernon C. Lewis and Mattie Johnson Morse. He was the owner of Edmunds Supermarket and was formerly employed by Anderson Construction Company. Surviving is his...

Leo Yarbrough

Leo Yarbrough

Mar 11, 2011

Leo Yarbrough, 90, of 1110 Marshall Road, widower of Ruth Shelton Yarbrough, died Friday, March 11, 2011, at Hospice House. Born in Nashville, TN; a son of the late Alfred and Georgie Anna Green Yarbrough. He was a musician, a TV repairman and built engines at Ford Motor Company. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII and of the...