Obituaries

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...

Erma Fox

Erma Fox

Oct 15, 2020

Erma Davis Fox, 85, of 7105 Highway 246 S, Ninety Six, widow of Freddie Eugene Fox, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2020 at her home. Born in Greenwood, she was a daughter of the late Clint Davis and Carrie Scott Davis. She retired from Greenwood Mills after 35 years and was a lifelong member of Ninety Six Church of God....

Henry Reynolds

Henry Reynolds

Oct 14, 2020

Henry Leland Reynolds, Jr., 82, beloved husband of Cecelia Colvert Reynolds, died on Wednesday, October 14, 2020. Born in Greenwood, he was the son of the late Henry Leland Reynolds and Bryte Daniel Reynolds. Henry was a graduate of Greenwood High School, attended Clemson University, and graduated Southern Technical University with an associate's degree in electrical technology. He was the...

Betty Kay Gresham

Betty Kay Gresham

Oct 8, 2020

Betty Kay Eustace Gresham, 87, of Merriman Avenue, widow of James C. Gresham, died Thursday, October 8, 2020 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Greenwood, she was a daughter of the late Carl Eustace and Louise Minor Eustace Hair. She was a graduate of the Greenwood College of Commerce and retired from Lander College, and after retirement, went on...

Donald Cannon

Donald Cannon

Oct 7, 2020

Donald William Cannon, 77, of 108 Cove Road, husband of Norma Cannon, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at Charlie Norwood V.A. Medical Center. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the late Charles and Vivian Ferguson Cannon. He retired from Greenwood Mills and was a US Air Force veteran. Surviving in addition to his wife, Norma, of the...

Gerald Magnuson

Gerald Magnuson

Oct 7, 2020

Gerald J. Magnuson, 69 of Waterloo, husband of Carolyn Lowe Magnuson, died Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at Hospice House in Clinton. Born in Minneapolis, MN, he was a son of the late Allen John Magnuson and Patricia Anne Frisch Magnuson. Gerald was a retired machinist and enjoyed woodworking. Surviving in addition to his wife of the home is a brother,...

Tom Stroud

Tom Stroud

Oct 6, 2020

Thomas Roy Stroud, 84, of Ninety Six, widower of Faye Fitzpatrick Stroud, passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at Hospice and Palliative Care of the Piedmont. Born on August 23, 1936, in Dunlow, WV, he was a son of the late Tom and Perva Marcum Stroud. Tom graduated from Crum High School in West Virginia and then served in...

Charles Barry Fuller

Charles Barry Fuller

Oct 3, 2020

Charles Barry Fuller, 66, of 100 Lakeshore Drive, passed away Saturday, October 3, 2020 at his home. Born in Clinton, he was a son of the late Carrol Bill and Beatrice Viola Fuller. He was employed with Century Link for forty three years and was a member of Lakeside Pentecostal Holiness Church. Barry was a wonderful cook and grill master....

Wallace H. "Pop'S" Owens

Wallace H. "Pop'S" Owens

Oct 3, 2020

Wallace Howard "Pop's" Owens, 80, of 127 Maple Drive, Ninety Six, widower of Gladys Moon Owens, passed away Saturday, October 3, 2020 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Greenville, he was a son of the late James Howell Owens and Mattie May Harvey Owens Grainger. He retired from Davis Electric; was a US Army veteran; and a member of...

Bob Mcgovern

Bob Mcgovern

Oct 2, 2020

Robert "Bob" James McGovern, 81, of 115 Flatwood Road, Hodges, passed away Friday, October 2, 2020 at his home. Born in Dayton, KY, he was the son of the late James McGovern and Bonnie Barrett Stodghill. He was a US Navy veteran and retired from Cincinnati Milacron in 1998. Bob had a love for classic cars and was a member...

Shelia Gunnoe

Shelia Gunnoe

Oct 1, 2020

Shelia Jo Walker Gunnoe, 77, of 609 Salak Road, wife of Douglas Gunnoe, Sr., passed away Thursday, October 1, 2020 at Greenwood Rehabilitation Hospital. Born in Matoaka, WV, she was a daughter to the late Earl Arlo Walker. She was formerly employed with Fuji Film and was of the Baptist faith. Shelia was a wonderful homemaker and loved her family...