C. Leon Gibbs

Oct 8, 2016

Leon GibbsClemson/Central, Leon Gibbs, 90, died Saturday, October 8, 2016 with his family in Central, SC after a recent diagnosis of an inoperable mass.

He was born February 14, 1926 in Reidsville, NC son of the late James Marvin and Carolyn Holt Gibbs. Leon grew up on the family homestead before entering Elon College in 1942 at the age of 16. After...

Dennis W. Witthoeft

Oct 7, 2016

Dennis WitthoeftClemson, SC

Dennis W. Witthoeft, 74, husband of Judith Scharf Witthoeft, passed away on Friday, October 7, 2016 at his home.

Mr. Witthoeft was born in Lake George, MN, and was a son of the late, Marvin E. and Eleanor Lanum Witthoeft.  He was an aircraft broker and a member of St. Andrews Catholic Church.

Dennis spent much of his working life...

Ruth Cantrell Phillips

Oct 6, 2016

Ruth C. PhillipsEasley, SC

Ruth Cantrell Phillips, 89, widow of the late R. Donald Phillips, passed from this life on Thursday, October 6, 2016.

Born in Liberty on September 20, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Cecil and Sallie Lucretia Chapman Cantrell.

Mrs. Phillips was a lover of music. She was the church organist for Arial United Methodist Church in Easley...

Larry Raymond Harvey

Oct 6, 2016

Larry Raymond Harvey, 76, of Seneca, SC, passed away early Thursday morning, October 6th, 2016 at Cottingham House in Seneca. Larry was born on May 24th, 1940, to Clarence and Goldie (née Rife) Harvey of Benton Harbor, Michigan. He graduated from Benton Harbor High School in 1958 and married Sharon Treichel on March 16, 1963. In 1962, he spent six months...

Thomas John DiCaro

Oct 5, 2016

Thomas John "Tom" DiCaroEasley, SC

Mr. Thomas John "Tom" DiCaro, 50, of Easley, loving husband of Lynn Marie LoBianco DiCaro, passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at Baptist Easley Medical Center.

Tom was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 1, 1966 to the late John Thomas and Mary Hartdegen DiCaro. A selfless man, Tom loved his family, especially his wife and children....

Doris Eloise Delappe McDaniel

Oct 4, 2016

Doris Eloise Delappe McDanielEasley

Mrs. Doris Eloise Delappe McDaniel, 82, of Easley, loving wife of 50 years to Fred William McDaniel, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at St. Francis Hospital - Downtown.

A beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Mrs. McDaniel was born in Pennsylvania County, Virginia on August 26, 1934 to the late Arthur Spaugh Delappe, Sr. and Alma Beulah...

Darelene Jean Leaverton Highstreet

Oct 4, 2016

Mrs. Darelene Jean Leaverton Highstreet, 91, of Clover, SC, joined our heavenly Father peacefully on October 4, 2016 at her residence with her loving family by her side.

She was born in Detroit, Michigan on January 10, 1925 to the late Ralph and Erna Naegele Leaverton.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years,...

Sam Milton Cox

Oct 2, 2016

Sam M. CoxEasley, SC

Sam Milton “Milt” Cox, 86, formerly of Lloyd Avenue, passed away Sunday, October 2, 2016 at Richard Campbell Veteran's Home in Belton.

Born in Pickens County, he was the son of the late Sam and Oza Lee Hendricks Cox.

Mr. Cox was retired from Michelin Tire Corporation. He was a 32nd Degree Mason with the Bates Masonic Lodge #189...

Anita Stokes Basinger

Oct 1, 2016

Anita Stokes BasingerEasley, SC

Mrs. Anita Stokes Basinger, 79, of Easley, loving wife of the late R.J. Basinger, passed away Saturday, October 1, 2016 at McCall Hospice House in Simpsonville.

Anita was born in Pickens County on September 19, 1937 to the late Bruce and Alta McDonald Stokes. She retired as a secretary for the Pickens County Tax Office and volunteered for...

Gaston Gage

Oct 1, 2016

Gaston Gage, Jr.Clemson

Gaston Gage, 86, husband of Elizabeth Massey Gage, passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at Clemson Downs.

Mr. Gage was born in Chester, SC and was a son of the late Gaston Gage, Sr. and Ruth Vardell Gage.  He was a 1951 graduate of Clemson University, worked in textiles for twenty years, owned Gage Insurance and Real Estate...