William R. Hare
Dec 27, 2020
William (Bill) Ray Hare, Jr. 84, of Clemson, SC, passed away peacefully on 12/27/2020 after a brief illness. He was born to parents Ray W Hare and Pearl McClennahan Hare, on 06/29/1936 in Murfreesboro, Arkansas. He was a great storyteller and his favorite stories were about growing up in rural Arkansas with his extended family.Bill graduated from Henderson State Teacher's...
Joseph C. Melton
Dec 27, 2020
Joseph Clinton Melton, 77, died early morning of Sunday December 27, 2020 at Inman Health Center, after years of declining health. He was born in Pickens County January 6, 1943 to Clarence and Jessie Posey Melton. Joseph was a lifelong resident of Pickens County and was married to the late Jeanette Lyles Melton.Mr. Melton fathered two children, Pam Melton (Christina)...
Donnie E. Stewart
Dec 25, 2020
Donnie Earl Stewart, 75, husband of Sharon Felker Stewart, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on December 25, 2020.Born in Greenville, he was the son of the late TE and Willie Mae McNeely Stewart. Don was a brick mason for over 40 plus years, operating his own business. He was an avid deer hunter and fisherman who...
Leland James Porter
Dec 24, 2020
Leland J. PorterEasley, SCLeland James Porter, 73, of Jameson Road, passed away Thursday, December 24, 2020.Born in Pickens County, he was a son of the late William Earle Porter and Lizzie Durham Porter.Mr. Porter worked for Libco Mill in Liberty for 26 years and later retired from Easley Baptist Hospital Security. He was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church and...
Edward Ford Byars
Dec 24, 2020
Edward Ford Byars, 95, died peacefully on December 24, 2020 at his home in Seneca, SC. He was the son of Edward Hayes Byars, II and Lois Ford Byars Williams. Ed Byars was born March 22, 1925 in Lincolnton, NC and grew up in Charlotte, NC and Rock Hill, SC. He earned his BSME and MSCE from Clemson University, and...
Bicknel Earl "Bo" Bowden
Dec 24, 2020
Bicknel Earl "Bo" Bowden III, 63, husband of Marian Akins Bowden, went to be with the Lord on the morning of Thursday, December 24, 2020 after a four-year battle with carcinoma, at his home with his wife and three sons, Jonathan, Daniel, and Spencer.Born in Columbus, GA and grew up in Macon, GA, he was the son of Earl Bowden...
Grace Young Hamilton
Dec 23, 2020
Grace Young HamiltonEasley, SCGrace Young Hamilton, 91, of Easley, wife of the late Alva Romayne Hamilton, Sr., passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2020.Born in Clinton, SC, she was a daughter of the late Henry Meadors Young, Sr. and the late Grace Furqueron Young.Mrs. Hamilton received her Bachelor's Degree from Presbyterian College and her Master's Degree from Clemson University. She worked...
Patricia Ausburn "Pat" Pannell
Dec 22, 2020
Patricia "Pat" PannellEasley, SCPatricia "Pat" Ausburn Pannell left this world of pain and sorrow on December 22, 2020 to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and her many family members and friends. Pat was born on August 18, 1948 and was a 1966 graduate of Wren High School. She spent some time working as a 'Candy Striper' at...
James E. Howard
Dec 22, 2020
James Howard Jr.Easley, SCJames E. "Jimmy" Howard Jr., 85, husband of Laura Patricia Howard, passed away at his home December 22, 2020.Born in Charlotte, NC, he was a son of the late James E. Howard, Sr. and Virginia Webb Howard. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy as a Mechanical Engineer for twenty years before retiring and serving...
Virginia Capps Beeks
Dec 22, 2020
Virginia Capps Beeks , 94, beloved wife of 47 years to the late Norman S. Beeks, of Easley, passed away December 22, 2020.Born in Easley, she was a daughter of the late Walter O. Capps and Bessie Corbin Capps.A 1947 graduate of the Greenville General Hospital School of Nursing, Virginia worked as a registered nurse at various hospitals in three...