Thomas Earle Couch passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2024, after a long illness. He was born in Dacusville, SC, on August 12, 1934, and lived the last years of his life in Powdersville, SC, with his devoted wife, Nancy. May of this year marked their 52nd wedding anniversary.
Tom started working very young in the garment industry and that...
Nannie SpeasLiberty, SCNan Speas, age 94, of Liberty, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family and friends singing her favorite hymns on Friday, May 10, 2024.She was born on April 29, 1930 to Thurston and Leila Dailey Segers. She was a member of Pickens View Wesleyan Church. She loved quilting and sewing, gardening and flowers, leading Bible study,...
Margarita M. Metty
Easley, SC
Margarita Marruenda Metty, 76, beloved wife of Richard Earl Metty, passed
away Thursday, May 9, 2024, at her home.
Born in Madrid, Spain, she was a daughter of the late Antonio Marruenda
and Escolastica Ollero.
Marga, known by her family and friends, retired from the Pickens County
School District having worked at Dacusville Middle School and Gettys
Middle School. She volunteered, with her...
Gordon R. McDonald
Easley, SC
Gordon Richardson McDonald, 96, beloved husband of the late Mary Lily Gilliland McDonald, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2024, at Richard Campbell Veterans Nursing Home in Anderson.
Born in Simpsonville, he was a son of the late Samuel Ferdinand McDonald and Losey Elizabeth Chastain McDonald.
Mr. McDonald retired from Alice Manufacturing. He was an ordained minister in the Pentecostal...
Joe Earl Garrett, 82, of Pickens, a man of unwavering strength and a strict moral compass, passed away on May 8, 2024. Born in Easley, SC, to Tom and Minnie Garrett, Joe led a life filled with love, integrity, and dedication to his family and country. Throughout his life, Joe exemplified the values of honesty and clarity. His no-nonsense approach to...
Lee Robert CantrellCentral, SCRobert Cantrell age 93 of Central died on May 7, 2024.He was born on July 31, 1930 to Cecil Cantrell and Sallie Cantrell. Robert worked as a manager for Alice Mill Manufacturing for 50 years. He was a member of Cannon Memorial Baptist Church. Robert proudly served in the army during the Korean War. He loved baseball,...
Patricia "Patsy" Dianne Clark, 76, went to be with her Lord and Savior Monday, May 6, 2024.Born in Greenville County, the daughter of the late Joseph M. Clark and the late Ira Nell Vickery Clark, Patsy was a graduate of Easley High School and a retired Substitute Teacher from the Pickens County School District. She was an active lifetime member...
Mary Dickerson Curtis
Easley, SC
Mrs. Mary Dickerson Curtis, 79, went to be with her Lord and Savior Monday, May 6, 2024, surrounded by her three loving daughters and family.
Born in Fulton, KY, the daughter of the late James Wesley Dickerson and Ruth Boaz Dickerson, Mrs. Curtis spent her life raising her three daughters and grandchildren. A member of Rock Springs Baptist...
JoAn Brittain Shearin, 86, of Clemson, S.C. died at her home on 05/05/2024.
Born in Mills River, NC, JoAn was the daughter of Randall and Velma Brittain. She was a retired math teacher, having taught in Oconee, Anderson and Pickens County public schools for 26 years.
She grew up on a small farm at the confluence of North and South Mills River,...
Charlotte Maude Hodges Garner, 98, of Clemson, South Carolina, passed away peacefully on May 4, 2024.
She has now rejoined her beloved husband Warren Edwin Garner in the afterlife.
A native of Oconee, Georgia, she was the last surviving member of the family of Lucian Adams Hodges and Leila Brown Hodges. She was pre-deceased by five brothers and two sisters, all of...