Obituaries

Nick Allen

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Emma Louise Griffin

Emma Louise Griffin

Dec 1, 2019

Emma Louise Miller Griffin, 79, formerly of 114 Marshall Circle, widow of Floyd T. Griffin, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019 at NHC of Greenwood. Born in Greenwood on October 3, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Johnnie Zedekiah and Janie Yeargin Miller. She retired after 30 years from Wesley Commons, formerly The Methodist Home and was a...

Joyce Fritz

Joyce Fritz

Nov 26, 2019

Joyce Kennedy Fritz, 76, formerly of Persimmon Court, Greenwood SC, wife of Albert George Fritz, passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at Self Regional Hospital of Greenwood. Born in Catonsville, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Sinclair Eugene and Virginia Grant Kennedy, and stepdaughter of the late Hilda Reed Kennedy. Joyce was retired from a career with...

Dot Elliott

Dot Elliott

Nov 25, 2019

Doris "Dot" Richardson Elliott, 89 formerly of Old Woodlawn Road, Greenwood, widow of Glenn Elliott, died on Monday, November 25, 2019 at NHC of Greenwood. Born in Vass, NC, she was the daughter of the late Willie and Sadie Peele Richardson. Dot retired from Park Seed and was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by a son,...

Doris Mountz

Doris Mountz

Nov 25, 2019

Doris Jean Hahlen Mountz, 83, formerly of 118 Sherwood Drive, widow of Jerry L. Mountz passed away Monday, November 25, 2019 surrounded by her family. Born in Minerva, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Helen Herominus Hahlen. She was a member of Callie Self Memorial Baptist Church and New Alexander Christian Church in New Alexander, OH....

Helen Calvert

Helen Calvert

Nov 22, 2019

Helen Johnson Calvert, 67, formerly of Millionaire Rd, Ninety Six, widow of Randy Calvert "Fat Cat", died on Friday, November 22, 2019 at Self Regional Healthcare. Born in Greenville, she was the daughter of the late William Lukus and Aileen Browning Johnson. Helen was a graduate of Ninety Six High School and graduated from Piedmont Technical College with an Associate...

Charles "Booty" Sipe

Charles "Booty" Sipe

Nov 21, 2019

Charles Lewis "Booty" Sipe, 86, of Lakewood Drive, Greenwood, husband of Shirley Cox Sipe, died Thursday, November 21, 2019 at Hospice and Palliative Care of the Piedmont. Born in Cherryville, NC, he was the son of the late Junius Floyd Sipe and LaVenia Kiser Sipe. Booty was a U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War and was a member...

Ray Knight

Ray Knight

Nov 19, 2019

Hulon Ray Knight, 73, of 106 Thompson Drive, husband of Diane Roark Knight, died Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at his home. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the late Claude Daniel and Emma Rice Knight. Ray received his GED while serving four years in the United States Navy. He acquired an AAS degree in Electronic Engineering Technology from...

Bennie Ridgeway Dietrichsen

Bennie Ridgeway Dietrichsen

Nov 19, 2019

Bennie Killingsworth Ridgeway (Finethy) Dietrichsen, formerly of Ninety Six and Greenwood, SC, was born January 5, 1945 and died after a lengthy illness on November 19, 2019 at Springfield Place in Newberry, SC. A drum major and graduate of Ware Shoals High School, Bennie went on to Lander College, where she earned degrees in nursing and psychology. She served her...

Howard "Doc" Moore

Howard "Doc" Moore

Nov 18, 2019

Howard "Doc" Moore, 60, of 231 Irvines Circle, passed away Monday, November 18, 2019. Born in Homestead, FL Air Force Base, he was a son of Eloise Gregory Moore and the late Wayne Oscar Moore. He was a crane operator with Performance Contractor and an avid Harley Davidson enthusiast. Surviving in addition to his mother of the home are his...

James H Powell Jr

James H Powell Jr

Nov 18, 2019

James Herbert Powell, Jr. of Greenwood, SC passed away November 18 surrounded by his loved ones. He was born May 12, 1934 in Greenwood, SC and spent his years growing up in Waterloo, SC. He was the son of James H. Powell, Sr. and Christine Felder Powell. He was predeceased by his parents and two loving wives, Elizbeth Powell and...

Jo Ann Johnson

Jo Ann Johnson

Nov 18, 2019

Jo Ann Atkins Johnson, 88, resident of The Ridge, Edgefield, widow of Joseph "Joe" Pace Johnson, passed away Monday, November 18, 2019. Born in Easley, SC, she was the daughter of the late Ed and Etta Beacham Atkins. She was employed by Belk for over 28 years and a member of Lowell Street United Methodist Church. Surviving are her son,...

Elizabeth King

Elizabeth King

Nov 17, 2019

Aurie Elizabeth S. King, 87, of 113 Pineview Drive, wife of Lewie Cecil King, died Sunday, November 17, 2019 at her home. Born in Union, she was a daughter of the late Nathan L. Scoggins and Maggie Grier Scoggins Sanders. She received her B.A. degree in nursing from the Baptist College in Columbia and was a registered nurse. Married to...

Robert Ashley

Robert Ashley

Nov 16, 2019

Robert Edward Ashley, 71, of 2145 Mower Street, Newberry, husband of Gloria Morrow Ashley, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2019 at Hospice and Palliative Care of the Piedmont. Born in Greenwood, he was the son of the late Edison Woodrow and Dorothy Brown Ashley. He was the owner and operator, along with his family, of Newberry Glass and Mirror and...

Mildred Pruitt

Mildred Pruitt

Nov 15, 2019

Mildred Snyder Pruitt, 90, formerly of Oakwood Drive, widow of Fred L. Pruitt, died Friday, November 15, 2019 at Abbeville Nursing Home. Born in Greenwood, she was a daughter of the late Thomas C. and Willie Mae Cook Snyder. She was retired from Riegel Textile Mill and was a member of Woodfields Baptist Church and The Order of the Eastern...