Obituaries

Mark Able

Mark Able

Jan 5, 2022

Mark Elliott "Lil A" Able, 59, of 128 Wilson Bridge Road, Ninety Six, husband of Jane Hamby Able, passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of Jessie Mae Walker and the late Richard Able. Mark was the owner and operator of Able Roofing for over forty years. He was...

Billy Riser

Billy Riser

Jan 4, 2022

Mr. Martin "Billy" G. Riser, age 81 , of Waterloo, South Carolina passed away on January 4, 2022. Mr. Riser was born in Laurens County, a son of the late Marvin L. Riser and the late Sally Burdette Riser. He retired from Pulliam Trucking Company after fifty years of service. He loved trucking and enjoyed his many years in the...

Joey Ford

Joey Ford

Jan 3, 2022

Joseph "Joey" Eugene Ford, 42, of Ninety Six, passed away Monday, January 3, 2022 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of Teresa Dodgen Ford Owens and the late Eugene Ford. He was an associate at AutoZone and attended Sandridge Baptist Church. Surviving in addition to his mother, Teresa, are his children, Erica Ford, Brittany...

Frankie Willis

Frankie Willis

Dec 31, 2021

Frankie Allen Willis, 65 of Plum Branch, died Friday, December 31, 2021, at Hospice & Palliative Care of the Piedmont. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of Betty Jean Doolittle Thurmond and the late William Harry Willis. Frankie was formerly employed with McCormick CPW, Savannah River Site as a welder and retired from Irons Workers Local Union 709. He...

Cathy Woodward

Cathy Woodward

Dec 29, 2021

Cathy Taylor Woodward, 63, of Greenwood, SC went to be with her Lord and Savior Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at Hospice House. Born in Toccoa, GA, she was the daughter of the late Edd Tom Taylor and Sarah Lou Ivester Taylor. Cathy was formerly employed with Self Regional Medical Center for over 18 years. She was a homebody and enjoyed...

Kirsten Boland

Kirsten Boland

Dec 29, 2021

Kirsten Lee Boland, 44, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, December 29, 2021. Born in Smithville, NC, she was a daughter of Lewis Earl Lee and the late Janice LoBelia Shealy Lee. Kirsten pursued nursing and attended Lander University and Piedmont Technical College. Surviving in addition to her father of Powder Springs, GA are her daughter, Madison Boland of Charleston; two sisters,...

Brenda Swink

Brenda Swink

Dec 27, 2021

Brenda Lee Dillashaw Swink, 62, of Ninety Six, beloved wife of David "BoBo" Lee Swink, passed away Monday, December 27, 2021 at her home. Born in Abbeville, she was a daughter of the late Dennis Wesley Dillashaw and Ola Dorn Dillashaw. Brenda was formerly employed with Kemet and a member of New Mercies Baptist Church. She was an avid gardener...

Louise Raborn

Louise Raborn

Dec 27, 2021

Louise Smith Raborn, 87, of Orchard Drive, widow of Edwin Eugene Raborn, died Monday, December 27, 2021 at her home. Born in Elberton, GA, she was a daughter of the late DeWitt Talmadge Smith, Sr. and Velma Elizabeth Moore Smith Moon. She retired from Park Seed Co. after more than 30 years and was a faithful member of South Greenwood...

Wayne Benton

Wayne Benton

Dec 26, 2021

Victor Wayne Benton, 72, of Greenwood, husband of Sandra Ellis Benton, died Sunday, December 26, 2021. Born in Kannapolis, NC, he was the son of the late John Bunyon Benton and Abbie Jane Mote Benton. Wayne was formerly employed with Greenwood Mills-Mathews Plant and was working at the Greenwood County Recycling Center. He enjoyed fishing, gardening and attended Augusta Highway...

Cissy Redd Ware

Cissy Redd Ware

Dec 25, 2021

Patricia Dianne "Cissy" Redd Ware, 51, died Saturday, December 25, 2021 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Greenwood, she was a daughter of the late Larry and Frances "Wendy" Salters Redd. Cissy was a graduate of Ninety Six High School and enjoyed helping her father working with the cows and horses on their family farm. Cissy is survived by...

Wilma Ponder

Wilma Ponder

Dec 25, 2021

Wilma Wilson Ponder, 95, of 315 Jackson Avenue, widow of Furman "Peanut" Ponder, died Saturday, December 25, 2021 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Oconee County, she was the last surviving child of Dewitt Talmadge and Ina Cowan Wilson. Retired from Greenwood Mills, she was a former member of Lowell Street United Methodist Church and current member of West...

Betty Richey

Betty Richey

Dec 25, 2021

Betty Page Richey, 89, formerly of Dunn Lane, Ninety Six, widow of Charles Lanford Richey, died Saturday, December 25, 2021 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Laurens County, she was a daughter of the late William Jackson "Boss" and Mollie Tyner Page. Betty was a floral designer and was past president of the Ware Shoals Women's Club and a...

Selena Burton

Selena Burton

Dec 23, 2021

Selena Culbreath Burton, 71, of Greenwood, beloved wife of Ronald "Ronnie" Burton, passed away Thursday, December 23, 2021, at her home surrounded by her loved ones. Born in Greenwood, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Evelyn Connor Pinson Culbreath. Selena retired from Moore's Business Forms after 22 years of service and was a member of Lakeside Pentecostal...

Patricia Poole

Patricia Poole

Dec 22, 2021

Patricia (Pat) A. Poole, resident of Greenwood age 69 wife of Leslie E. Poole went to her heavenly home on December 21, 2021. She loved Jesus with all of her heart and was a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother. Born May 27, 1952 in Greenwood, SC, she was the daughter of the late Troy A. Shealy and Mildred P. Shealy....

Doris Berry

Doris Berry

Dec 21, 2021

Doris Brown Berry, 91, of Ninety Six, SC, widow of the late John Carlton Berry, Sr. went to heaven early Tuesday, December 21, 2021. An avid traveler, she finally took the trip she had been planning all her life. Born in Greenwood, SC and a graduate of Greenwood High School, she was the only daughter of the late Eugene M....

Barbara Gillenwater

Barbara Gillenwater

Dec 20, 2021

Barbara Jean Gillenwater, 79, of Greenwood, wife of Stephen Gillenwater died Monday, December 20, 2021 at her home. Born in Cle Elum, Washington, she was the daughter of the late Andy Schwab and Sonoma Margarite Ingham. Barbara retired from Walmart and was a proud homemaker. She loved fishing and was a wonderful cook. Barbara enjoyed working in her yard and...

Robert Lynn Maxey

Robert Lynn Maxey

Dec 18, 2021

Robert Lynn Maxey, 66, of Ninety Six, South Carolina, loving husband of Linda Bridges Maxey, died Saturday, December 18, 2021, at Self Regional Medical Center, Greenwood, South Carolina. The son of a Senior Master Sergeant in the US Air Force, Lynn was born in Châteaux-Rouge, France, on March 11, 1955, to the late Jarrel Dean and Annetta Grissom Maxey, both...

Mary Ludwig

Mary Ludwig

Dec 18, 2021

Mary Joan (Sweet) Ludwig, 72, died on December 18, 2021, in Greenwood, SC. She was a loving sister, mother, and grandmother; a strong woman and dedicated matriarch who shall never be replaced. Joan was born on January 14, 1949, in Greenville, SC, to Conway and Mary Ella Taffer Sweet. Some of her favorite childhood memories revolved around Lake Greenwood: exploring...

Warren Lockaby

Warren Lockaby

Dec 17, 2021

Warren Dwayne Lockaby, 71, of Greenwood, passed away Friday, December 17, 2021, at his home. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the late Joe Leroy Lockaby and Peggy Hope Lockaby. Warren was a graduate of Greenwood High School class of 1969 and was a jack of all trades that enjoyed working with his hands showing detail with his...

Phyllis Coleman Maloy

Phyllis Coleman Maloy

Dec 14, 2021

Phyllis Wanise Coleman Maloy, 68, of Waterloo, wife of Aubrey Lee Maloy, passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2021. Born in Beaufort, SC, she was a daughter of the late James C. and Peggy Patterson Coleman. Phyllis was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was part owner of Maloy Construction and was an avid Gamecock fan. She was preceded...