Margaret Gillespie

Apr 7, 2016

Margaret "Peg" Gillespie, 95, of Easley, passed peacefully in her home Thursday, April 7, 2016, and was the wife of the late Samuel Gillespie, Jr. for 53 years before his passing.

Born in Boston, MA to the late Lewis W. and Effie Hopkins Blakney.   She was a member of First Baptist Church of Easley for 57 years.

Peg is survived...

Rebecca Lynn Demori

Apr 4, 2016

Rebecca Lynn R. DemoriCentral, SC Rebecca Lynn Reed Demori, 64, wife of Andy Demori, died Monday, April 4, 2016 at Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital, Greenville. Born in Charleston on September 13, 1951, she was the daughter of the late Ross and Mary Frances Schneider Reed.  She earned a B.A. in Political Science and Master of Education from Clemson University.  She was...

Linda Jean McAlister

Apr 4, 2016

Linda J. McAlisterEasley, SC

Linda Jean Manley McAlister, 71, of S. McAlister Road and wife of Donnie McAlister, passed away Monday, April 4, 2016.

Born in Oconee County, she was the daughter of the late Blant and Lucille Stancil Manley.

Mrs. McAlister was retired from Windsor Aughtry in Greenville and was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Easley. Linda loved her...

Neil George Vander Linden

Apr 3, 2016

Neil George Vander Linden, son of the late George Mathias Vander Linden and Henrietta Gladys Johnson Vander Linden, died April 3, 2016.

He was born and grew up in Appleton, Wisconsin. He attended Sacred Heart Catholic School and Appleton High School. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin and received a PhD in paper Chemistry from Lawrence University. He studied on...

Bill Hands

Apr 3, 2016

Bill HandsEasley, SC

Mr. William Ernest "Bill" Hands, 63, passed away Sunday, April 3, 2016 in Hospice Valor at Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, NC.

Born in Westminster, SC, he was a son of the late Don and Frances Pitts Hands.

Mr. Hands was retired from the South Carolina Department of Transportation and was of the Baptist faith. He was a...

Brenda Marlene Rhodes

Apr 3, 2016

Brenda Marlene Cantrell RhodesAnderson, SCMrs. Brenda Marlene Cantrell Rhodes, 61, of 112 La France Road, Anderson, loving wife of Ricky Rhodes, passed away Sunday, April 3, 2016 at AnMed Health Medical Center.Brenda was born in Oconee County on September 24, 1954 to the late Clyde and Minnie Johnson Cantrell. She was the former owner and operator of Short Stop Grill...

Marc H. Walton

Apr 2, 2016

Marc H. Walton IIISalem, SCMarc Hubert Walton III, 70, of Salem, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2016 surrounded by his family.Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Marc graduated from Bucknell University in 1967.  He retired as an executive with Fluor Corporation in 2004, having served in the construction, operations, and maintenance divisions for over 30 years.  During his retirement, Marc...

Jolly L. Chapman

Apr 2, 2016

Jolly L. Chapman, Jr.Central, SCJolly Ledford Chapman, Jr., husband of Sue McCrory Chapman died Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Cottingham Hospice House in Seneca.Born in Central, he was the son of the late Maude Davis and Jolly L. Chapman Sr.  Jolly was a graduate of Central High School and a veteran of the US Air Force.  He was a retired...

Ernest William Faulkner

Apr 1, 2016

Ernest William FaulknerDuluth, GA

Mr. Ernest William Faulkner, 85, Passed away April 1, 2016.

Born in Dacusville, SC, a son of the late William Jerry Faulkner and the late Maurine Maddox Faulkner, Ernest retired as a pipefitter and he was a member of Mt Carmel Baptist Church. He was a US Marine and served in the Korean conflict "The Chosen Few".

Funeral services...

Joyce Avondalee Crenshaw Martin

Apr 1, 2016

Joyce MartinEasley

Joyce Avondalee Crenshaw Martin, 80, died Friday, April 1, 2016 at her home after an extended illness.

She loved talking to people, reading, cats, and hymns. Before her health deteriorated, she enjoyed sewing and cooking. She was a Wesleyan.

She was born Oct. 24, 1935, in Six Mile, the youngest of 11 children of Olin Clester and Mattie Marie Kelley Crenshaw....