Charles Earl Heyward
Feb 8, 2016
Charles Earl Heyward, 82, of Piedmont, went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 8, 2016.
He served as a drill instructor in the United States Air Force. A graduate of North Greenville and Furman Universities, he was a teacher and principal with the Greenville County School District. Charles was a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church...
George Henry Bonnette
Feb 8, 2016
George H. BonnetteSummerton, SC George Henry Bonnette, 97, formerly of Greenwood and Clemson, died Monday, February 8, 2016 in Summerton. Born in Orangeburg County, he was the son of the late Jacob McMillan and Maude Elvira Radcliffe Bonnette. He earned a diploma in Music Education from Shenandoah Conservatory of Music and a B.S. in Agricultural Economics from Clemson College in 1941. He...
Jo Ann Rankin Wigington
Feb 6, 2016
Jo Ann Rankin Wigington, 82, died February 6, 2016 at her daughter’s home in Middleburg, FL after a few months of failing health.
Jo Ann was born on February 19, 1933 on the Rankin Family Farm in Anderson County, SC, the daughter of George and Christine Griffith Rankin. When “Jo” was only 4, her mother died. She and her dad...
Irene J. Hopkins
Feb 6, 2016
Irene J. HopkinsCentral, SCIrene Johnston Hopkins, 98, formerly of Central, widow of Furman W. "Hop" Hopkins, Sr., died Saturday, February 6, 2016 at Hosanna Nursing and Rehab in Piedmont, SC.Born in Central, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Dixon and Brunettie Alexander Johnston. She was a graduate of Central High School and was a very active member of...
Msgt Ret. Johnie Lafe Gray
Feb 6, 2016
MSGT Ret. Johnie Lafe GrayMay 26, 1933 - February 6, 2016Easley, SC
MSGT Ret. Johnie Lafe Gray, 82, of Easley, loving husband of Climelia "Cli" Black Gray, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2016 at his residence.
Johnie was born in Greene County, Arkansas on May 26, 1933 to the late Lafe and Flora Maple Gray. He served in the U.S. Army in...
Betty Fedney Cox
Feb 6, 2016
Betty F. CoxEasleyMrs. Betty Lou Fedney Cox, 67, wife of Douglas Henry Cox, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2016 at her home.Born in Vinton, VA, a daughter of the late Major Edward and Verna Mae Crowe Fedney, Mrs. Cox was a retired CNA and of the Baptist faith.Surviving, in addition to her husband of thirty-three years, are two sons, Jackson...
Jessie Lee Seago
Feb 5, 2016
Jessie Lee M. SeagoPendleton, SCLoving wife, mother, grandmother and sister, Jessie Lee Marchbanks Seago, 81, formerly of 346 Major Street, widow of Charles L. Seago, died Friday morning, February 5, 2016 at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, SC.Born in Pickens County, she was a daughter of the late Hallie E. and Nannie Mae Robinson Marchbanks. She was a retired...
Dr. Lloyd Ellis Batson
Feb 5, 2016
Lloyd E. Batson
Easley, SCLloyd E. Batson, 91, long-time pastor of Pickens First Baptist Church and leader of Baptist life in the region, state, and nation, died peacefully on February 5, 2016. He is survived by his wife, Joy Barrick Batson, of Louisville, KY, his son L. Ellis Batson, Jr, and daughter-in-law Tara Smith Batson of Goshen, KY, and his son...
Juanita Johnson Maness
Feb 5, 2016
Juanita J. ManessEasleyOn the afternoon of Friday, February 5, 2016 Juanita Laura Johnson Maness passed away peacefully of natural causes, two days before her 82nd birthday.Juanita was born in Whitmire, SC, to the late Curtis and Pearl Collingsworth Johnson. She attended Dobbins-Bennett High School in Kingsport, TN, where she met the love of her life, Hiram "Sonny" F. Maness, Jr....