Climelia "Cli" Black Gray

Jul 10, 2020

Lydia Climelia "Cli" Black Gray, 81, widow of the late MSGT Ret. Johnie Lafe Gray, passed away Friday, July 10, 2020.Cli was born January 21, 1939 in Easley, a daughter of the late Morris and Pauline Watkins Black. She was a 1957 graduate of Easley High School. She was a dedicated homemaker and mom while her husband served our country...

Tonya M. Ellis

Jul 10, 2020

Tonya McCoy Ellis, 44, loving wife of H.R. "Keith" Ellis, passed away Friday, July 10, 2020 at her home.Tonya was born in Easley, the daughter of Tammy Elrod Nalley and the late Benny Joe McCoy. She was a graduate of Easley High School and Greenville Technical College. She was an accountant who lived life to the fullest. She loved her...

Carl Bentley "Ben" Lawrimore

Jul 9, 2020

Carl Bentley "Ben" Lawrimore, Jr., 64, husband of Janice A. Lawrimore passed away peacefully, surrounded by loving family Thursday July 9, 2020 following a 10-year battle with Alzheimer's. Ben was born at Fort Eustis, Virginia January 9, 1956 a son of Carl B. and Jean Burrell Lawrimore.Ben grew up in Bishopville, South Carolina, graduating from Robert E. Lee Academy, class...

David Gaine Cannon

Jul 7, 2020

Dr. David Gaine Cannon of Clemson passed on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. He was the son of Dr. Edward Gaine Cannon of Balsam Grove, North Carolina, and Helen (Cannon) Robinson of Ridgway, Pennsylvania.Born in 1939, Cannon grew up in Pickens before graduating from San Diego State University in California. After college he married and lived in London for 3 years...

Sandra Hall Bishop

Jul 7, 2020

Sandra Hall Bishop, 68, wife of Michael E. Bishop, went to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday, July 7, 2020.Born in Travelers Rest, she was the daughter of Jessie Mull Hall and the late Fred Andrew Hall. Sandra loved her family and finding good deals while shopping. She was an accomplished pianist and was a stand in at her...

Sallie Yates Box

Jul 5, 2020

Sallie Yates Box, 86, of 109 Ashley Road, Clemson, SC, left this world for heaven's glories on July 5, 2020. She loved the Lord Jesus Christ, and from that love flowed all the virtues of her life. She was a gracious, loving wife, faithfully loving her husband, Benton (in sickness and in health) for 67 1/2 years, until God called...

J. Lawrence Cartee

Jul 5, 2020

James Lawrence Cartee, 87, of Pendleton, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2020 at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, SC.Lawrence was born in Anderson County, a son of the late James Ansel and Helen Craig Cartee. He owned and operated a Nationwide Insurance Agency in Pendleton for many years. Lawrence was very active in the Pendleton community and loved the...

Edna Wike Gray

Jul 4, 2020

Edna Wike GrayEasley, SCEdna Wike Gray, age 93, departed this life on July 4, 2020. She was proceeded in death by her husband, Bill "Farmer" Gray. She was also proceeded in death by two sisters, Margaret and Frances. Edna was born in Cashiers, North Carolina in a long-time mountain family, father Frank Witcher Wike and mother Cances Lenora Hooper Wike....

Waymon Eustus Knox

Jul 4, 2020

Waymon Eustus KnoxEasley, SCWaymon Eustus Knox, 89, husband of the late Patsy Ann Masters Knox, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2020.Born in Pickens County, he was a son of the late Frank and the late Grace Waldrop Knox.Mr. Knox proudly served our country with the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He retired from Daniel Construction Co. and founded Knox...

Robert Lewis Alter (USAF-ret.)

Jul 2, 2020

Lt. Col. Robert Lewis Alter (USAF-ret)Newnan, GALt. Col. Robert Lewis Alter (USAF-ret) passed away on July 2, 2020, at his home in Wesley Woods in Newnan, Georgia, with his wife by his side. Robert was born in Goodland, Indiana on July 31, 1922, to Christmas Eades and Dorothy Price Alter at their 1858 homestead farm. He was educated in the...