Martha Gilstrap
Jan 6, 2015
Martha GilstrapEasleyMartha June Gilstrap, 70, of 175 Miller Road, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at her home.Born in Pickens County, a daughter of the late Lloyd and Ruby Rampey Gilstrap, Miss Gilstrap retired from the Ellison Plant of Alice Manufacturing Company and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are a sister, Myra Sims of Easley; a niece, Shea Black...
John Baylus Smith
Jan 6, 2015
John (Jack) B. Smith, Jr.Pendleton, SCJohn (Jack) Baylus Smith, Jr., 78, passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at AnMed Health in Anderson after a long illness.Jack was born in Ashepoo, SC on November 29, 1937 to the late John Baylus Smith, Sr. and Frankie Belle Rucker Smith. He was raised in Athens, GA where his love of football was...
Ruby Raines Hayes
Jan 6, 2015
Ruby R. HayesEasleyMrs. Ruby Raines Hayes, 79, wife of the late Charles E. Hayes, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at St. Francis Hospital-Downtown.Born in Pickens County, a daughter of the late Roy and Otis Lillian Hunter Raines, Mrs. Hayes was a homemaker and a member of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School for many years. She...
Bessie Montez McNeely
Jan 5, 2015
Mrs. Montez McNeely, 87, of Easley, loving wife of the late Cecil H. McNeely, passed away Monday, January 5, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. McNeely was born on March 13, 1927, in Anderson County to the late Willie and Jannie McElreth Vinson. She was a home maker and enjoyed fishing, watching the game show network, and playing board games, especially...
James Edward Sloan
Jan 5, 2015
James Edward Sloan, Jr.EasleyJames Edward Sloan, Jr., 61, of Easley, passed away Monday, January 5, 2015 at McCall Hospice House.Born November 28, 1953 in Fort Kilmer, NJ, he was a son of the late James and Betty Masters Sloan. Mr. Sloan was a patriotic simple man who enjoyed fishing, rodeos and spending time with his grandchildren. He was a US...
Velma Collins Payne
Jan 5, 2015
Velma Collins PayneEasleyVelma Collins Payne, 82, of Easley, wife of Rev. Willard Lee Payne, passed away Monday, January 5, 2015 at her home.Born July 23, 1932 in Oconee County, she was a daughter of the late John and Irene Brooks Collins. Mrs. Payne was a homemaker, a Pastor's wife and helpmate to her husband for more than fifty-nine years. She...
Pauline Coffey Storm
Jan 5, 2015
Pauline C. StormSeneca, SCPauline Coffey Storm, 101, of Seneca and formerly of Mattoon, Illinois died Monday, January 5, 2015 at Oconee Medical Center.Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home, Central, SC.
Leroy Collins
Jan 5, 2015
Leroy CollinsEasleyJoseph "Leroy" Collins, 69, of 208 Lucky Street, passed away Monday, January 5, 2015 at Baptist Easley Hospital.Born in Pickens County, a son of the late Gordon and Mary Esther Roper Collins, Mr. Collins retired from the logging industry.Surviving are two sons, Joey Collins and Kenny Collins (Anna), all of Pickens; a daughter, Carrie Collins (Randall McAlister) of Pickens;...
Lake Walter Looper
Jan 5, 2015
Lake W. LooperEasleyMr. Lake Walter Looper, 100, husband of the late Dean Mayfield Looper, passed away Monday, January 5, 2015 at Manna Health and Rehab of Pickens.Born in Pickens County, a son of the late Henry Arthur and Dora Friddle Looper, Mr. Looper retired from the Slater Plant of JP Stevens, and was a member of Nine Forks Baptist Church...
Donald Albert Thomas
Jan 4, 2015
Donald Albert ThomasGreenvilleDonald Albert Thomas, 86, of McDaniel Greene, husband of Louise Boardman Thomas, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2015 at Rainey Hospice House.Born July 9, 1928 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, he was the son of the late Warrner and Elsie Dietz Thomas. Mr. Thomas was a US Coast Guard veteran and retired from the city of Greenville at the...