Obituaries

Bob Forehand

Bob Forehand

Apr 17, 2022

Robert Lee Forehand, 83, husband of Myrtis Harrison Forehand, died Sunday, April 17, 2022 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Elco, IL, he was a son of the late Arthur and Ida Delores Dillon Forehand. Bob served as a Chief Communication Technician in the US Navy during the Vietnam Conflict from 1956 until 1975. He served aboard the USS...

Kathryn Gable Edmonds

Kathryn Gable Edmonds

Apr 15, 2022

Kathryn Gable Edmonds, wife of Bobby Franc Edmonds, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 15, 2022 at her Cedar Hill home, surrounded by her beloved family. Kathryn, called "Lady K" by her husband, a product of the "greatest generation," was born in the small Gable home in the Liberty Hill family community during the Great Depression on February 25, 1939....

Ronald Mock

Ronald Mock

Apr 13, 2022

C. Ronald Mock, 87, of Edgefield, husband of Margaret Johnston Mock, died Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at Forest View Manor. Born in Daisy, GA, he was a son of the late Lowell and Lourae Strickland. Ronald was an U. S. Navy Veteran and was formerly employed with the Santee Cooper and also with the City of Camden. He loved spending...

Doris Ridlehoover

Doris Ridlehoover

Apr 12, 2022

Doris Bussey Ridlehoover, 91, of Greenwood, widow of Robert "Evan" Ridlehoover, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at Saluda Nursing and Rehab Center. Born in McCormick County, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin Milton and Nettie Virginia McDaniel Bussey. Mrs. Ridlehoover was a member of McCormick First Baptist Church and later attended Plum Branch Baptist Church. She was...

Brenda Briggs

Brenda Briggs

Apr 11, 2022

Brenda Ann Waldrop Briggs, 60, of 548 Davis Street, widow of Donald Lee Briggs, passed away Monday, April 11, 2022 at her home. Born in Greenwood, she was a daughter of the late James Edward and Mary Rushton Waldrop. She was employed with Self Regional Medical Center in the food services. She is survived by her sister, Debra Waldrop; brother,...

Steve Bryan

Steve Bryan

Apr 10, 2022

Charles Steven Bryan, 65, of Greenwood, widower of Donna Divico Bryan, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2022 at his home. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Preston Bryan. Steve retired from both Self Regional Hospital and Greenwood Mills. He was a member of Callie Self Memorial Baptist Church where he was a...

Will Emily

Will Emily

Apr 7, 2022

James-Henry Willard Emily (July 7, 1986 – April 7, 2022) was known affectionately as Will. He was a proud member of the Ahtna Native Corporation of Alaska due to his lineage and a graduate of Greenwood High School. He honed his skills as a home improvement craftsman working with his father since he was old enough to sling a hammer....

Robby Moore

Robby Moore

Apr 6, 2022

Robert "Robby" Eugene Moore, 65, of 545 Deadfall Road, husband of Pam Gunter Moore, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the late John Robert and Rosie Jones Moore. He was employed with Town and Country. Robby was a jack of all trades especially when it came to...

Pinka Eppley

Pinka Eppley

Apr 4, 2022

Eugenia "Pinka" Chastain Eppley, 71, of 122 Pin Oak Drive, passed away Monday, April 4, 2022 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Laurens, she was a daughter of the late Joshua Bennett and Gladys Garrett Chastain. She was a graduate of Greenwood High School and formerly employed with Clayton Homes. Pinka loved books, the Carolina Gamecocks, and most of...

Jack Griffith

Jack Griffith

Apr 2, 2022

Jack Leonard Griffith, 76, of 2430 Kateway, husband of Libby White Griffith, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2022 at Hospice and Palliative Care of the Piedmont. Born in Saluda, he was a son of the late Buddy and Vesta Griffith. He was a member US Army National Guard and a member of New Mercies Baptist Church in Ware Shoals. Jack...

Jean Smith

Jean Smith

Mar 31, 2022

Jean Dorn Smith, 86, widow of Paul D. Smith, Jr., died Thursday, March 31, 2022. Born in Edgefield, she was a daughter of the late George Edward and Mary Esma Rogers Dorn. Jean received a degree in business from Piedmont Technical College and retired from Wayside Gardens as supervisor over the gardens. She was a member of West Side Baptist...

Donna Bryan

Donna Bryan

Mar 28, 2022

Donna Divico Bryan, 63, of Greenwood, wife of Charles "Steve" Bryan, passed away Monday, March 28, 2022, at her home. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was a daughter of the late Rafaele and Filomenia Vulcano Divico. Donna was a former secretary for Self Memorial Hospital and was of the Catholic faith. She was preceded in death by a sister, Ramona...

Lois Hardin

Lois Hardin

Mar 23, 2022

Lois Williams Hardin, 95, of Hill & Dale, widow of Raymond F. Hardin, Jr., died Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at Hospice House. Born in Edgefield County, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Patterson and Ethel Griffis Williams. Lois was a graduate of Edgefield High School and the Greenwood College of Commerce. She retired from the Greenwood County Health...

Sammy Deery

Sammy Deery

Mar 23, 2022

Samuel Joel "Sammy" Deery, IV, 61, husband of Libba Stevenson Deery, died Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at his home. Born in Columbia, he was a son of Barbara Watson Deery and the late Samuel Joel Deery, III. Sammy was a 1978 graduate of Orangeburg Wilkinson High School, received a BS degree in Sociology from Lander College in 1983, an Associates...

Lila Keller

Lila Keller

Mar 23, 2022

Lila Lea Keller, 83, formerly of Aiken, widow of Merrill Keller, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at NHC, Greenwood, while under hospice care. She was the former owner of Keller Insurance Agency and is survived by four children, nine grandchildren and a number of great grandchildren. Private services will be held.

Ruth Staley

Ruth Staley

Mar 23, 2022

Margaret Ruth King Staley, 81, of Easley, formerly of Suffolk, VA and Greenwood, beloved wife of John Staley passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Born in Greenwood, she was a daughter of Adger King, Sr. and Katie Ard King. Ruth was the baby of the family and brought laughter to everyone. She was a graduate of Greenwood High School and...

Phillip Gettys

Phillip Gettys

Mar 23, 2022

Phillip Claiborne "Peach" Gettys, 49, of Elberton, died Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Born in Greenville, SC, he was a son of Kelvin and Brenda Corley Ivie. "Peach" was a former construction worker and loved spending time with his children and especially his grandchildren who called him "Pappy". He was preceded in death by his former wife, Tiffany Lovell. Surviving in...

Shirley Hastings

Shirley Hastings

Mar 21, 2022

Shirley Elizabeth Taylor Hastings, 72, of 530 Sample Road, widow of Paul W. Hastings, passed away Monday, March 21, 2022 at her home. Shirley was born in Fayetteville, NC and is the last surviving member of her immediate family. She loved sewing, crocheting, watching crime shows, listening to music, and most of all her grandchildren. She is survived by her...

James Ardis

James Ardis

Mar 20, 2022

James Wyatt Ardis, 44, died March 20, 2022. Born in Greenwood, he was the son of Delores Fortner Whitaker and the late Bill Ardis. He was formerly employed by Ardis Roofing. James is survived by his mother of Waterloo; his children, Kimberly Ardis of Hodges, James Waylon Ardis of Greenwood, Jacob Ardis of Ware Shoals, Phoenix Ardis of Greenwood and...

Teresa Lipe

Teresa Lipe

Mar 20, 2022

Teresa Lynn Scott Lipe, 57, of 404 Doc Holloway Road, Chappells, wife of Richard Jess Lipe, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2022 at her home. Born in Greenwood, she was the daughter of James Leonard Scott and Mary Lynn Ford Scott. She loved her grandchildren, fur babies, Little Bit, Peanut, and Bella Monkey dearly and fishing on Lake Greenwood. Teresa...