Obituaries
Betty Sue Wells
Dec 31, 2019
Betty Sue Medlock Wells, 74, of 622 Grier Street, widow of John Roberts Wells, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at Hospice and Palliative Care of the Piedmont. Born in Possum Kingdom, she was a daughter of the late Elbert and Margaret Strawhorn Medlock. She retired from Harris Plant and was a member of Beulah Baptist Church. Surviving are her...
Randolph Maffett
Dec 31, 2019
Ernest Randolph Maffett, 82, of 113 Pettit Drive, Ninety Six, husband of Judy Collins Maffett passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at his home. Born in Saluda, he was a son of the late GC and Mozelle Addy Maffett. He retired from Greenwood Mills after more then 35 years, where he was a member of the Quarter Century Club and...
Dr. C. Herbert Magruder
Dec 28, 2019
Dr. Christopher Herbert Magruder, 87, beloved husband, father, physician, entrepreneur, golfer and avid gardener, died Saturday, December 28, 2019 at his home in Greenwood. Born and raised in Jackson, MS, he was a son of Abbey Wailes Magruder, Sr. and Christine Herbert Magruder. He was married to the late Hampton Holland Magruder and then to Anne Crenshaw Magruder. After his...
Walter C. Calhoun, Jr.
Dec 25, 2019
Walter Carson Calhoun, Jr., 85, resident of Wesley Commons, husband of Gladys Warnke Calhoun, passed asway in Greenwood, SC on Wednesday, December 25, 2019. Born in Long Beach, CA, he was a son of the late Walter Carson Calhoun, Sr. and Louise Bond Calhoun. He worked for the Montgomery County public school system in Maryland, was a US Navy veteran...
Rallie Taylor
Dec 25, 2019
Rallie Emanuel Taylor, 90, of 227 Cove Road, husband of Debra NinaBess Parkman Taylor, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at his home. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the late Albert Leroy Taylor and Willie Mae Williams Taylor. He retired as a SSgt with the US Marine Corps, where he served in the Korean War and later...
David M. Rylee, Sr.
Dec 25, 2019
David Michael Rylee, Sr., 71, formerly of Fitzgerald, GA, died Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at Lexington Medical Center. Born in Corning, NY, he was a son of the late Thomas Arthur and Grace Mary Young Rylee. David was a US Air Force veteran, having served during the Vietnam War. He attended Ben Hill Technical College and had been employed with...
Sophie Mcdowell
Dec 24, 2019
Sophie Mae Cockrell McDowell, 91, of Sherard Avenue, Ninety Six, widow of Bernard M. McDowell, passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at her home. Born in Saluda, she was a daughter of the late Tom and Willie Mae Leopard Cockrell. Sophie retired from Greenwood Mills-Ninety Six Plant and attended Faith Temple Holiness Church. She was preceded in death by a...
Peggy Mattison
Dec 23, 2019
Marcia "Peggy" Fagan Mattison, 73 of Crescent Drive, wife of Kenneth R. Mattison, passed away Monday, December 23, 2019 at her home. Born in Greenwood, she was the daughter of the late Marvin Thomas Fagan, Sr. and Dorothy Owings Fagan. Peggy was formerly employed with Greenwood Mills and was a charter member of Emerald Baptist Church. Peggy was preceded in...
Juanita Vanderford
Dec 23, 2019
Juanita Motes Vanderford, 80, formerly of 106 Buggy Court, widow of Donald Eugene Vanderford, died Monday, December 23, 2019 at NHC of Laurens. Born in Joanna, she was a daughter of the late George Washington and Effie Morgan Motes. She was retired from Clinton Mills and was a former member of Whitehall Church of God. She was preceded in death...
Arkie Cogdill
Dec 21, 2019
Arkie Magdeline Stewart Cogdill, 79, of Lowell Avenue, widow of Charles Frank Cogdill, died Saturday, December 21, 2019 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Greenwood, she was the daughter of the late Gambrell William Stewart and Margert Brown Stewart. Arkie retired from Greenwood Mills and was a member of Durst Avenue Church of God. She was preceded in death...
Rose M Jacks
Dec 20, 2019
Rose Marie Maturo Jacks, 81, formerly of Chinquapin Road, widow of Franklin Mills Jacks, died Friday, December 20, 2019 at McCormick Health Care. Born in Hartford, CT, she was the daughter of the late Henry Allen Maturo, Sr. and Filomena Scudieri Maturo. Rose was a homemaker and enjoyed cooking as a hobby. She was a member of the Order of...
Bobby Butler Jr.
Dec 19, 2019
Bobby L. Butler, Jr., 46, of 413 Kneece Road, Bradley, passed away Thursday, December 19, 2019 at his home. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of Bobby Butler, Sr. and Linda Dixon Butler. Surviving in addition to his parents of the home are his children, Bobby Butler, III (Jessica) of Greenwood and Brandon Butler of Bradley; brother, Keith Richardson...
Etolia "Toby" Cleveland
Dec 17, 2019
Etolia "Toby" Edgins Cleveland, 73, of 392 Midway School Road, Cross Hill, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at NHC of Laurens. Born in Laurens, she was a daughter of the late Elvin and Nora Crocker Edgins. She was retired from Greenwood Industries and was of the Baptist Faith. Surviving are her son, Clay Cleveland (Melissia) of Greenwood; sister, Betty...
Raymond Black
Dec 14, 2019
Willie Raymond Black, 86, of 1114 Highway 248 South, husband of Annie Ruth Black, passed away Saturday, December 14, 2019 at Hospice and Palliative Care of the Piedmont. Born in Saluda, he was a son a of the late John Tillman Black and Mannie Ellen Black Black. He was retired from Greenwood Mills, where he was a member of the...
Nick Allen
Dec 13, 2019
Nicholas "Nick" Cory Allen, 38, of 715 Rockhouse Road, passed away Friday, December 13, 2019 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of Ray Allen and Debbie McAlister Parker. He was a member of Harris Baptist Church. Nick was an avid Carolina Gamecock fan and fisherman. He had a huge heart and never met a...
Trudy Lee Carter
Dec 12, 2019
Trudy Lee Carter, 50, of 1091 Parkland Place Road, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Magnolia Manor. Born in Florence, she was the daughter Clyde T.L. and Nancy Haynes Carter. Surviving are her children, Amanda Gambrell and Ashley Gambrell; brother Clyde L. Carter; and grandchildren, Tamarra Mosley, Tamarian Gambrell, and Semora Gambell. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m....
Jewell Stewart
Dec 12, 2019
Jewell Bledsoe Stewart, 83, of 111 Draper Street, Ninety Six, wife of Harold Stewart, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2019 at her home. Born in Saluda County, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Thomas Bledsoe, Jr. and Eva Jewell Rogers Bledsoe. She is survived by her husband and many family members including nieces and nephews, who loved her...
Lois Norman
Dec 5, 2019
Lois Elizabeth Nickles Norman, 81 of Greenwood, widow of William T. Norman Jr. passed away Thursday, December 5, 2019 at NHC of Greenwood. Born in Greenwood, she was a daughter of the late William McKnight Nickles and Mellie Lee Taylor Nickles. Lois retired from Greenwood Mills and was a member of Tranquil United Methodist Church. Surviving are her children, Dr....
Brenda Hughes
Dec 4, 2019
Brenda Gail Gillion Hughes, 67, of 521 Hollingsworth Road, Ninety Six, wife of William Hughes, died Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Rock Hill, she was a daughter of Inez Williams Chandler and the late Curtis Gillion. She was retired from Kemet and was of the Pentecostal faith. She is survived by her husband of...
Robert Booth
Dec 2, 2019
Robert Lee Booth, 78, of Woodlawn Road, Greenwood, beloved husband of Minnie Sue West Booth, died Monday, December 2, 2019.
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