Amanda McCoy Burgess
Jun 2, 2024
Amanda M. Burgess
Easley, SC
Karie Amanda McCoy Burgess, 47, passed away Sunday, June 2, 2024, at her residence.
Born in Greenville, SC, she is the daughter of Robert E. “Bob” McCoy (Nancy) of Easley and Jane Whitlock Moorehead (Aaron) of Westminster.
Amanda graduated from Forsyth High School in Georgia and was formerly employed with Walgreens in Powdersville. She loved art and listening to...
Timothy W. Rhodes
Jun 1, 2024
Timothy “Tim” W. Rhodes, passed into Glory on June 1, 2024.
Born in Anderson, South Carolina, he was the son of Bill Rhodes (Martha) and the late Nancie Rhodes. He was a truck driver with a PhD in Militaria. He had the uncanny ability to buy junk and sell antiques.
To know Tim, was to love him. Tim was the salt of...
James "Jimmy" Leroy Chism
May 30, 2024
Jimmy ChismPiedmont, SCMr. James "Jimmy" Leroy Chism, 75, husband of the late Peggy Jo McCraken Chism, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2024.Born in Seneca, SC, a son of the late Willard Thomas Chism and the late Cora Mauldin Chism, Mr. Chism retired from Greenville Mechanical, was of the Baptist faith and was a U.S. Marine Veteran having served in the...
Sherry Jean Klein
May 29, 2024
Sherry Jean Klein, 76, of Central, passed away on May 29, 2024.
Born in Summerville, GA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Rudolph Gaines and Lillian Gardner Gaines. Sherry worked for Barfield Instrument Corporation in Florida and Pine Grove BBQ in Townville, but her greatest joy was being a mother and raising her family. She enjoyed playing cards on...
Elizabeth Ann "Liz" Martel
May 29, 2024
Elizabeth Ann “Liz” Martel, 77, of Central, wife of the late Raymond J. Martel, Jr., passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side on May 29, 2024.
Born in Natick, MA, she was the daughter of the late Robert E. Dagg, Sr. and Elizabeth B. Dagg (Perry). Liz graduated from Framingham North High School, Framingham, MA. She followed...
Thomas A. Watson
May 27, 2024
Thomas Anderson Watson, a devoted Army veteran and former co-owner of Marion Davis Incorporated, passed away peacefully at his home in Pickens on May 27, 2024, at the age of 90. Born on September 26, 1933, in the 3 & 20 area of upper Anderson County, he was the cherished son of the late Henry Franklin Watson, Sr. and Velma...
Omar Dacosta
May 26, 2024
Sergeant Omar Dacosta, age 22, lost his life on Friday, May 24th, 2024.
Dacosta was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. He joined Civil Air Patrol on his 12th birthday, which was the beginning of an impressive and honorable career in the military. From JROTC to Norwich University; the negative 10-degree mountains of Vermont to the 130-degree Syrian desert; mountain infantryman...
Margaret Ann Mitchell
May 25, 2024
Margaret A. Mitchell
Somerville, AL
Margaret Ann Blankenship Mitchell, 84, wife of Amis Andrew “Andy” Mitchell, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2024, at the home of her son in Easley, SC.
Born in Somerville, AL, she was a daughter of the late Cameron and Lola Lott Blankenship.
Mrs. Mitchell was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ. She enjoyed sewing, painting,...
Edwin "Ed" E. Clayton Jr.
May 25, 2024
Edwin (Ed) E. Clayton, Jr. passed away May 25, 2024, at Bon Secours Saint Francis Hospital in Greenville, SC. He was preceded in death by his parents, E.E. Clayton, Sr. and Lucille Smith Clayton.
He was born in Belton, SC, and lived there until age five; at which time his family moved to Clemson. Ed graduated from D.W. Daniel High School...
William Joseph "Joe" Hunter
May 24, 2024
William “Joe” Hunter of Seneca died on May 24, 2024 at 68 years old.
He was born on October 10, 1955 to James and Mary Hunter in Charlotte NC. He attended school at Clemson University and graduated in 1980 with a degree in engineering technology. On December 8, 1991 he married Lisa Thornburgh. Joe and Lisa lived in Richmond VA until...