Obituaries

John Whaley Sr.

John Whaley Sr.

Apr 7, 2019

John Willis Whaley, Sr., 87, of 217 Manning Road, husband of Louise Adams Whaley, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2019 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Abbeville, he was a son of the late Henry and Ruth Ferguson Whaley. He was a US Air Force veteran and a member of Rice Memorial Baptist Church. Mr. Whaley opened Whaley's Tire...

Dorothy B. King

Dorothy B. King

Apr 7, 2019

Dorothy Blanchett King, 72, widow of John W. King, Jr., died Sunday, April 7, 2019. Born in Cedartown, GA, she was a daughter of the late John H. and Elizabeth Henderson Blanchett. She was employed by Quick Copies for more than 20 years and was a member of Lighthouse Baptist Church. Surviving are her sons, Tony King, Dwayne King (Tina...

Tony Merchant

Tony Merchant

Apr 6, 2019

Anthony "Tony" Robert Merchant, 64, of 165 Crepe Myrtle Road, Saluda, husband of Carolyn Crawford Merchant, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2019 at MUSC in Charleston. Born in Greenwood, he was the son of the late Robert Edwin and Sara Lee Gillian Merchant. He was retired from Medtronics after forty-four years and was a member of Shiloh United Methodist Church....

Sue Campbell

Sue Campbell

Apr 6, 2019

Sue Corley Campbell, 64, of Ninety Six, widow of Roy Campbell, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2019 at her home. Born in Saluda, SC, she was a daughter of the late Fuller Corley and Catherine Wilson Corley Bartless. She was retired from Greenwood Mills. Sue enjoyed reading and flea market browsing. Surviving is her sister, Faye Tullis; her brother, Phillip...

Pamela Barringer

Pamela Barringer

Apr 5, 2019

Pamela Alexander Barringer, 65, of Waterloo, widow of Barry Mary Barringer, passed away Friday, April 5, 2019 at her home. No Services are planned at this time.

Rev. Gene Davis

Rev. Gene Davis

Apr 3, 2019

Rev. Harold Eugene "Gene" Davis, 78, of 301 Pinehurst Drive, husband of Rosemary Compton Davis, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at Hospice & Palliative Care of the Piedmont. Born in Ninety Six, he was a son of the late, J.T. and Etheleen Fortner Davis. He was employed by Solutia Manufacturing and was a US Army Veteran, where he served...

Kathy Stokes

Kathy Stokes

Apr 3, 2019

Katherine Neal Stokes, 66, of 800 E. Gold Street, McCormick, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2019, surrounded by her loving family at her home. Born in Metairie, LA, she was the daughter of Lottie Sahm Meibaum. She received her BS degree in Meteorology from The University of Texas. Kathy served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Air Force, where...

Emma Gray Mcdowell

Emma Gray Mcdowell

Mar 26, 2019

Emma Gray McDowell, 14-year-old beloved daughter of Erin Rucker and Mark McDowell passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 surrounded by her family and medical team. Born in Greenwood on July 9, 2004, she fought a long battle with Zellweger Syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome. Emma was the light and heart in her parent's worlds. She was...

Carol Dywan

Carol Dywan

Mar 25, 2019

Carol Sutton Dywan, 84, of 507 Rabbit Run Road, Ninety Six, wife of Andrew Frank Dywan, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2019 at Wesley Commons. Born in Malone, NY, she was the daughter of the late Allen Earl Sutton and Elizabeth Carvel Sutton. She was a devoted wife and loving mother and grandmother who loved playing bridge and creating...

Maggie Coffey

Maggie Coffey

Mar 25, 2019

Maggie Edith Langley Coffey, 80, of Sebring, FL and Ninety Six, wife of Roger Coffey, was called by our Heavenly Father to her eternal home above on March 25, 2019. Born in Johnston County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Claudie D. and Emma Pittman Langley. She was a devoted wife, loving mother, doting grandmother and great grandmother....

Mary Scarboro

Mary Scarboro

Mar 21, 2019

Mary Rhodes Scarboro, of Greenwood, widow of Eugene William Scarboro, Sr.,died Thursday, March 21, 2019 at Self Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Olin Rhodes and Marie Riddle. In addition to her husband she was preceded in death by three children, Kenneth Richard Scarboro, Eugene Scarboro, Jr., and Catherine "Cathy" Roberts. A graveside service will be...

James "Jim" Redden

James "Jim" Redden

Mar 19, 2019

James "Jim" Leigh Redden, 72, of Greenwood, SC, husband of Lydia Redden, went to be with our heavenly father, Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the late Carl Leigh Redden and Frances Young Hughes. He was a US Navy Veteran, where he served in Vietnam, and was a member...

Juanita Amerson

Juanita Amerson

Mar 17, 2019

Juanita Dye Amerson, 93, formerly of Edgefield Street, Greenwood, widow of Howard Amerson, died Sunday, March 17, 2019 at Abbeville Area Medical Center. Born in Avera, GA, she was a daughter of the late Bunyan and Brinie Daniels Dye. Juanita retired from Belk and was a member of Callie Self Baptist Church where she was in the Ethel Blackwell Sunday...

Josh Burnett

Josh Burnett

Mar 15, 2019

Joshua Del Burnett, son of Sherry Welch (Steve) of Greenville, SC and Rick Burnett (Tina) of Orlando, FL, passed away March 15, 2019. Born April 25, 1979 in Greenwood, SC, Josh was an electrician's apprentice and worked in Greenville, SC. He was of the Baptist faith. He will always be remembered for his love of camping at the lake or...

Steven Wilson

Steven Wilson

Mar 14, 2019

Larry Steven Wilson, 48, of 721 Highway 246 North, Greenwood, died Thursday, March 14, 2019 at his home. Born in Charlotte, NC, he was the loving son of his parents, William Charles Wilson and Cathie Watson Juergemeier. Steven loved to use his hands to build items such as birdhouses, dog houses and even dreamed of building a tiny house in...

Julia "Tink" Gregory

Julia "Tink" Gregory

Mar 11, 2019

Julia "Tink" Elizabeth Gregory, 85, of 158 Cherokee Drive, passed away Monday, March 11, 2019 at her home. Born in Laurens County, she was a daughter of the late George and Annie King Gregory. She was employed by Cooper Power Systems and a member of Panola Methodist Church. Surviving are four nephews and three nieces. She was preceded in death...

Donald Forsyth

Donald Forsyth

Mar 11, 2019

Donald "Don" Craig Forsyth, 70, of 12010 Highway 39, Cross Hill, husband of Cynda Sue Simpson Forsyth, passed away Monday, March 11, 2019 at his home. Born in Virginia Beach, VA, he was a son of the late Gordon Hillary Forsyth and Margaret Abraham Forsyth Engelhardt. He was a US Air Force Veteran, where he served two tours in Vietnam....

Johnny Hawkins

Johnny Hawkins

Mar 10, 2019

John "Johnny" David Hawkins, 71, of Ninety Six, SC went home to be with the Lord on March 10, 2019 at the Hospice House of Greenwood. Born in Jamestown, KY, he was the son of the late Cyrus Christopher and Polly Higginbotham Hawkins. He was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are his sister, Vickie Griffin Fern (Walt); a brother, Joe...

Zoya Pozhar

Zoya Pozhar

Mar 10, 2019

Zoya Polikarpovna Pozhar, 82, of 61 Fountain Park Circle, Spring Lake, NC died Sunday, March 10, 2019 at Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, NC. Born in Kurgan Village, Blagoveschensky District, Altaiski-Krai, Russia, she was the daughter of the late Polikarp Pershin and Marina Pershina. She held an Associate's Degree in Agronomy from Slovgorod Agricultural College. She served as a...

Bryant Ley Sr.

Bryant Ley Sr.

Mar 9, 2019

Bryant Eldred Ley, Sr., 83, of 213 Beach Drive, Ninety Six, widower of Edith Gilbert Ley, passed away Saturday, March 9, 2019 at his home. Born in Seymour, CT., he was the son of the late John and Virginia Beals Ley. He was employed by Union Carpenter and a member of Mount Lebanon United Methodist Church. Surviving are his two...