Obituaries

Rev. De Canaday

Rev. De Canaday

Dec 4, 2020

Rev. DeArmond E. Canaday, 100, of Greenwood, widower of Jule Kelly Canaday, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020 at Hospice and Palliative Care of the Piedmont. Born in Charleston, he was a son of the late Solomon M. and Stella Laura Way Canaday. De was a 1942 graduate of The Citadel. He received his MA degree from the University of...

Larry Brown

Larry Brown

Nov 30, 2020

Charles Larry Brown 56, of Greenwood, SC; passed away Monday, November 30, 2020 at his home after a year long battle with cancer. Born and raised in Greenwood, he was the son of Jeanette Ginn Brown and the late Charles D. Brown. Larry formerly owned his own siding business. He was a Greenwood High School graduate and was raised in...

Susan Bartlett

Susan Bartlett

Nov 29, 2020

Susan Gillion Bartlett, 57, of 234 Reynolds Avenue, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020 at her home. Born in Newbery County, she was a daughter of the late James Wiley Gillion and Sandra Scott Gillion. Surviving are her son, John D. Gillion (Annette) of Greenwood; sisters, Sharon, Kelly Gary of Greenwood, and Jennie Rhodes of Ninety Six; brother, Robert Gillion...

Sylvia A. Montplaisir

Sylvia A. Montplaisir

Nov 27, 2020

Sylvia A. Montplaisir, 94, widower of Clifford M. Montplaisir, died Friday, November 27, 2020 at Hospice House. Born in Wessington Springs, SD, she was a daughter of the late Ray Baker and Helen Aistrup Gordon Swimm. Sylvia was raised by her grandparents for several years, then moved to the Potato Lake area of Minnesota, where she lived with her mother...

Chuck Drake

Chuck Drake

Nov 25, 2020

Charles Edward Drake, Sr. passed away unexpectedly November 25, 2020 at Self Regional Healthcare. He was born January 26, 1930 in DeFuniak Springs, FL to the late Ardessia Adkinson and James Ezra Drake. Charles, better known as Chuck or Duck, graduated from Walton County High School as the star quarterback in 1948. He was one of the first males to...

Willy Wilson

Willy Wilson

Nov 25, 2020

William Charles "Willy" Wilson, 54, of 217 Pinelake Drive, Ninety Six, husband of Teresa "Terri" Knight Wilson, died Wednesday, November 25, 2020. Born in Saluda, he was a son of the late Clyde Junior and Blondell Sanford Wison. He was the owner of Your Way Construction Company. Willy was a God-fearing man and a loving husband, father and grandfather and...

Gary Syracuse

Gary Syracuse

Nov 25, 2020

Gary Jordan Syracuse, Sr. 64, of Edgefield, husband of Cynthia Wagner Syracuse, died November 25, 2020. Born in Greenville, he was a son of the late Francis Gwinn Syracuse and Shirley Temple Brothers Syracuse. Gary was a truck driver and also worked for Syracuse Lawncare. He was a member of Saluda Hill Baptist Church. Surviving in addition to his wife...

Rollie Young

Rollie Young

Nov 23, 2020

Rollie Young, 78, husband of Glenda Scott Young, died Monday, November 23, 2020 at his home. Born in Coronaca, he was a son of the late John Pressley Young and Martha Kathleen Powell Young. Rollie was a sales representative for The EarthGrains Bread Company and was a successful cattle farmer. He was a US Navy veteran of the Vietnam War....

Evelyn Rambo

Evelyn Rambo

Nov 22, 2020

Evelyn Jones Rambo, 98, of Cornelia Circle, Greenwood, widow of Hugh Senn Rambo, Sr., died Sunday, November 22, 2020 at Hospice and Palliative Care of the Piedmont. Born in Tignall, GA, she was a daughter of the late Crayton B. and Laura Moss Jones. Evelyn worked for her family business, Rambo's Grocery and loved volunteering at her church and in...

Bobbie Sue Boone

Bobbie Sue Boone

Nov 22, 2020

Bobbie Sue Stargel Boone, 63, of Ninety Six, died Sunday, November 22, 2020 at her home. Born in Greenwood, she was the daughter of the late Bobby Joseph Stargel and Bertha Sue Stargel Crawford. Bobbie Sue was a retired district supervisor with Diversco and when her health allowed, she attended Restoration Ministries. Surviving are her daughter, Dawn Alexander McGill of...

Edward F. Cleary

Edward F. Cleary

Nov 22, 2020

Edward Francis Cleary passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family Sunday, November 22, 2020. He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Howey Cleary; a son-in-law, David Matthews and a grandson, Sean Matthews. Surviving are his six children: Tim Cleary (Trish) of Fort Worth, TX; Sue Matthews of Greenwood, SC; Bob Cleary (Charlotte) of Summerville, SC;...

Wayne Calloway

Wayne Calloway

Nov 19, 2020

Wayne Carl Calloway, 71, of Abbeville, husband of Effie Brown Calloway, died Thursday, November 19, 2020 at Hospice and Palliative Care of the Piedmont. Born in Cobb County, GA, he was a son of the late Irvin Eugene Callaway and Mary Frances Wood Callaway. Wayne retired from CSX where he was a conductor and was of the Pentecostal Holiness faith....

Brent Saxon

Brent Saxon

Nov 17, 2020

William Brent Saxon, 60 of 209 Parkwood Road, husband of Courtney Sherard Saxon, died Tuesday November 17, 2020 at Self Regional Hospital after a courageous fight against COVID-19. Born in Augusta, Georgia, he was the oldest of three sons of the late William "Cupcake" and Evie Thigpen Saxon. Brent was a proud graduate of the University of South Carolina. He...

Larry Bigney

Larry Bigney

Nov 15, 2020

Lawrence Douglas Bigney, 72, of Greenwood, died Sunday, November 15, 2020 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born on May 17, 1948 in Leominster, MA, he was a son of the late Eugene Edward and Vivian Delores Lockwood Bigney. Larry received his BA degree from the University of Florida in 1976 and served in the US Army as a military police...

Susan Marshall

Susan Marshall

Nov 13, 2020

Susan Loretta Marshall, 56, of Knoxville, TN, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2020. Susan was preceded in death by her parents, William Edward and Norma Rae Derrick Marshall; a brother, Donnie Lee Derrick; a sister, Eleanor P. Bice; and a niece, Maranda Bice. She is survived by brothers, Wayne Marshall and Stanley Derrick (Joyce); a sister, Judy Capps (James)...

Larry Kingsmore

Larry Kingsmore

Nov 13, 2020

Larry Dean Kingsmore, 65, of Benjamin Street, husband of Wanda Hyman Kingsmore, died Friday, November 13, 2020 at his home following a brief battle with cancer. Born in Spartanburg, he was the son of Charles Everett and Corine McBride Kingsmore. Larry was a graduate of Greenwood High School and Limestone College, and retired from Eaton after 33 years of service....

April Renee Nicely

April Renee Nicely

Nov 12, 2020

April Renee Nicely, 51, of Young Street, died Thursday, November 12, 2020. Born in Greenwood, she was a daughter of Carolyn Faye Brake Padgett and the late Donald Wayne Nicely. Surviving are her mother and stepfather, Ronald Padgett, of Greenwood; her children, Ashley Allen (Larry) and Ronald Padgett, Jr., both of Greenwood and James Calkins (Amy) of Ninety Six; sisters,...

Susan Marler Askew

Susan Marler Askew

Nov 12, 2020

Emily Susan Marler Askew, 75, of Greenville, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2020. Born in Williamsport, PA, she was the daughter of Emily Gibson Marler and the late Grady Gilmer Marler, Sr. She was retired from Industrial Recovery and Recycling. Susan loved her family, friends, and her dog, Riley. Surviving in addition to her mother of Greenville are her children,...

Dennis Beauford

Dennis Beauford

Nov 9, 2020

Roderick Dennis Beauford, 76, of Hill Drive, Waterloo, widower of Pamela Collins Beauford, died Monday, November 9, 2020. Born in Greenwood, he was the son of the late George Beauford Jr., and Vera Inez Bridges Beauford. Dennis was a former resource officer at Brewer Middle School and deputy with Greenwood County Sheriffs Department. He enjoyed playing golf and helping with...

Noni Turner

Noni Turner

Nov 8, 2020

Virginia "Noni" Elledge Turner, 78, of Waterloo, wife of Victor Arnold Turner, Sr., passed away Sunday, November 8, 2020 at NHC of Greenwood. Born in Greenwood, she was daughter of the late Joe and Queen Newbern Elledge. Noni retired from Greenwood Industries and was of the Presbyterian faith. She enjoyed fishing, country music and dancing. Noni loved taking the scenic...