Obituaries

Dywayne Swanger

Dywayne Swanger

Nov 8, 2020

Terry Dywayne Swanger, 60, of 2515 Fruit Hill Road, Ninety Six, SC, died Sunday, November 8, 2020 at his home. Born in Carrollton, GA, he was a son of Eugene and Gurline Ivey Swanger. Dywayne was employed by Gregory Electric and served in the US Army as an infantry paratrooper. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed any opportunity to...

Jennie Holsonback Cavanaugh

Jennie Holsonback Cavanaugh

Nov 6, 2020

Jennie Ruth Holsonback Cavanaugh of 210 Circle Drive, Greenwood, SC transitioned peacefully into her heavenly home early Friday morning, November 6th, 2020, following a brief illness. Jennie was born October 20th, 1931, to the late Robert E. Holsonback and Elsie Compton Holsonback. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her grandparents, Ellis L. and Jennie DeVore...

Mary Holland

Mary Holland

Nov 6, 2020

Mary Horne Holland, 104, of Briggs Street, widow of Thomas Walton Holland, Sr., died on Friday, November 6, 2020 at her home. Born on April 24, 1916 in Ninety Six, she was the daughter of the late James Robert Horne and Jennie Riley Horne. Mrs. Holland was a homemaker and a member of North Side Baptist Church. Surviving are her...

Dorothy Smith

Dorothy Smith

Nov 5, 2020

Dorothy Ann Kneece Smith, 84, of Ninety Six, widow of David Smith, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2020 at her home. Born in Lexington, she was a daughter of the late Odell M. and Irene Hall Kneece. She retired from Greenwood Mills- Sloan Plant and was a homemaker. Dorothy was a member of Mount Ebal Baptist Church in Batesburg and...

Percy Fleming

Percy Fleming

Nov 4, 2020

Percy Price Fleming, 48, of Neel Street, son of Marion Martin Griffin, died Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at his home. No services are planned at this time.

Bill Bice

Bill Bice

Nov 4, 2020

William E. Bice, 82, of Greenwood, widower of Eleanor "Bobbie" Marshall Bice, passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2020. Born in Cincinnati, OH, he was a son of the late Elmer Raymond Bice, Sr. and Mildred Grace Higgins Bice. William retired from Tarmac and was a member of Emerald Baptist Church where he was in the Senior Men's Sunday school class....

Marett Wilson

Marett Wilson

Oct 31, 2020

Marett Nelson Wilson, 91, of 206 Autumn Trace, widow of Reba Stroud Wilson, passed way Saturday, October 31, 2020 at Hospice and Palliative Care of the Piedmont. Born in Oconee County, he was a son of the late Dewitt Talmadge Wilson and Ina Cowan Wilson. He retired from Steifle Appliances and was a US Navy veteran, where he served during...

Virginia Sweezy

Virginia Sweezy

Oct 31, 2020

Virginia Golden Sweezy, 95, of 107 Kelley Road, where she resided with her daughter, widow of James "Jim" Edward Sweezy, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2020 at Hospice and Palliative Care of the Piedmont. Born in Laurens, she was a daughter of the late John Burnett "J.B." Golden and Alma Henderson Golden. She retired from Greenwood Mills, Mathews Plant and...

Annette Neal

Annette Neal

Oct 29, 2020

Evelyn Annette Tate Neal, 80, of McCoy Road, Ware Shoals, wife of Bruce Douglas Neal, Sr., passed away Thursday, October 29, 2020 at NHC of Laurens. Born in Anderson, she was a daughter of the late Clayton Paul and Allie Beatrice Conwell Tate. She was formerly employed with Life of Georgia Insurance Company. Surviving in addition to her husband of...

Foster Falls

Foster Falls

Oct 29, 2020

Howard Foster Falls, 57, of 4209 Highway 246 N, died Thursday, October 29, 2020 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the late John Thomas Falls, Jr. and Felecia Ann Foster Falls. Foster was a 1981 graduate of Greenwood High School and received an Associates degree in Culinary Arts from Tri-County Technical College. He...

Tom Waldrop

Tom Waldrop

Oct 29, 2020

Thomas Lee Waldrop, 73, of Nation Road, Hodges, husband of Donna Smith Waldrop, died Thursday, October 29, 2020 at Abbeville Area Medical Center. Born in Laurens, he was a son of the late Arthur Lee and Amanda Mae Ella Saxon Waldrop. Tom was a former deputy sheriff with the Laurens County Sheriff's Department and had served in the US Army...

Willie Rayford Dukes

Willie Rayford Dukes

Oct 29, 2020

Willie Rayford Dukes, 91, of 947 Sunset Drive, widower of Mattie Blum Dukes, passed away Thursday, October 29, 2020 at Atrium Health Cabarrus in Concord, NC. Born in Greenwood, he was the son of the late W.P. "Bill" Dukes and Mary Scott Dukes. He retired from Greenwood Mills after 42 years, where he was a member of the Quarter Century...

Leroy Smith

Leroy Smith

Oct 26, 2020

Franklin Leroy Smith, 71, of Greenwood, died Monday, October 26, 2020 at his home. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of Marion Smith Ruff and the late Dores Franklin Smith. Franklin retired from Greenwood Mills. Surviving in addition to his mother are his sons, Brad Kinard and Shawn Kinard; a sister, Doris Westmoreland; four brothers: Rodney Smith, Dennis Smith,...

Lyn Bourne

Lyn Bourne

Oct 25, 2020

Harold Lynwood Bourne, 84, of McCormick, husband of Maryanne Koehn Bourne, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2020 at Hospice and Palliative Care of the Piedmont. Born in Detroit, MI, he was a son of the late Harold Henry Bourne and Dorothy Mae Feese Bourne. Lyn studied Geology and owned his own business. He was a U. S. Army veteran, president...

Gloria Setterlund

Gloria Setterlund

Oct 23, 2020

Gloria M. Coutant Setterlund died Friday, October 23, 2020. She was the daughter of Tracy S. And Ethel M. Coutant. She was born May 28, 1928 in Poughkeepsie, NY. On July 20, 1952 she married Howard E. Setterlund at the Friends Meeting House in Clintondale, NY. Howard pre-deceased her in 2012. She lived her entire life in Clintondale, NY until...

Martha Pruitt

Martha Pruitt

Oct 23, 2020

Martha Faye Bonner Pruitt, 91, of Folly Farm Road, widow of Robert Victor Pruitt, died Friday, October 23, 2020 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Lincolnton, GA, she was the daughter of the late William Wesley and Rheunette Silvey Bonner. She was a graduate of Lincolnton High School and retired from Parke-Davis. Martha was a faithful member of Greenwood...

Wanda Harwell

Wanda Harwell

Oct 23, 2020

Wanda Ivie Harwell 61, of Greenwood, widow of Donald Harwell, died Friday, October 23, 2020 at her home. Born in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Everett Jewel Ivie and Viola Stennett Ivie. Surviving are her children, Nona Wright and Jessie Smith, both of Greenwood; a sister, Pat Dillard; a granddaughter, Kristen Wright; a special nephew, Jon Paul...

Doris Pickens

Doris Pickens

Oct 22, 2020

Ruby "Doris" Eakin Pickens, 92, of 1114 Chinquapin Road, widow of Calvin Keith Pickens, Sr., passed away Thursday, October 22, 2020 at her home. Born in Greenwood, she was a daughter of the late Lucian Carroll and Ruby McCombs Eakin. She was formerly employed by Emerald Daycare and was a member of Tranquil United Methodist Church. Surviving are her children,...

Annie Mae Walker James

Annie Mae Walker James

Oct 22, 2020

Annie Mae Walker James, 94, of Greenwood, widow of Fred James passed away Thursday, October 22, 2020 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Batesburg, she was the daughter of the late James Clifton Rushton and Emeline Rodgers Rushton. Annie Mae retired from Greenwood Mills Chalmers Plant where she was in the Quarter Century Club and was a faithful volunteer...

Jerry Tullis

Jerry Tullis

Oct 21, 2020

Alonzo Jarrell "Jerry" Tullis, 50, of 101 Gary Court, Greenwood, SC, husband of Linda Whatley Tullis, died Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of Lonzo L. Tullis and the late Lilly Agrue Tullis. Jerry was a pricing specialist with BI-LO in Saluda and was a member of First Damascus Baptist...