Sarah Gilstrap

Oct 26, 2014

Sarah GilstrapPickensSarah Stone Gilstrap, 83, formerly of Massingill Road, wife of the late James W. Gilstrap, passed away Sunday, October 26, 2014 in Hendersonville, NC.Born in Anderson County, a daughter of the late Joe Stone, Mrs. Gilstrap retired from as a supervisor with Swirl, Inc. and was a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church.Surviving are two sons, Rick Gilstrap (Joan)...

Butch Futrell

Oct 25, 2014

Butch FutrellSix Mile, SCAlton Lee "Butch" Futrell, 65, of 554 Gap Hill Road, passed away Saturday, October 25, 2014 at his home.Born in Greenville County, a son of the late Edward Lee Futrell and the late Ruby Cisson Gilreath, Butch retired from Pace Electric and was of the Methodist faith. Surviving are a brother, Raymond Edward "Buster" Futrell (Bobbie) of...

Thomas Gary Simmons

Oct 25, 2014

Thomas Simmons, Sr.EasleyThomas Gary Simmons, Sr., 62, of 136 Dearborn Lane, passed away Saturday, October 25, 2014 at his home.Born in Pickens County, a son of the late Paul E. and Thelma Murphy Simmons, Mr. Simmons was formerly employed with the Glenwood Plant of Mayfair Mills and a member of Galilee Baptist Church.Surviving are a three sons, Thomas Gary Simmons,...

Anna Louise Matthews Beckett

Oct 22, 2014

Anna Louise Matthews BeckettInmanAnna Louise Matthews Beckett, 91, of Inman, wife of the late Vincent Joseph Beckett, passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at Magnolia Manor of InmanLouise was born in Merissa, IL to Charles Willard and Martha Clark Mathews. She was a native of Cheltenham PA and a retired TWA stewardess. Throughout her life she was active in her...

Virgil Milton Merck

Oct 22, 2014

Virgil M. MerckCentral, SCVirgil Milton Merck, 84, of 435 Browning Road and husband of Frances Maw Merck, died Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at his home.Born in Six Mile, he was a son of the late Paul and Theo Holliday Merck. Virgil was a retired employee with Gerish Milliken in Pendleton and was an active member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church...

Stanley Patrick Prawdzik

Oct 22, 2014

Stanley Patrick PrawdzikEasleyStanley Patrick Prawdzik, 90, of Willow Place, husband of Myrna Stahlgren Prawdzik, passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at Glorified Health and Rehab.Born March 17, 1924 in Erie, PA, he was a son of the late Barney and Stella Gouse Prawdzik. One week after the Pearl Harbor attack, at age seventeen, Mr. Prawdzik enlisted in the US Navy...

Wayne McDowell

Oct 21, 2014

Clyde Wayne McDowellEasleyWayne McDowell, 62, of Pope Field Rd., passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at Regency Hospital.Born July 2, 1952 in Horry County, he was the son of the late Thomas Lester McDowell and the late Mary Louise Wasdin Pirkle.Mr. McDowell is survived by his sisters, Suzette Cooke (Carl) and Margie Wilson; nieces and nephews, Zachariah Floyd, Myra Floyd,...

Thomas Eugene Hanna

Oct 21, 2014

Thomas Eugene HannaPiedmontThomas Eugene Hanna, 75, of Canterbury Rd., husband of Shelby Chrisp Hanna, passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at his home.Born August 8, 1939 in Greenville County, he was the son of the late George Vincent Hanna and the late Margaret Nunnery White. Mr. Hanna was a Mine Sweeper in the US Navy and was a retired plastic...

Bruce Farrell Cook

Oct 21, 2014

Dr. Bruce F. Cook-Long Serving Director of Bands and Founding Director of the Brooks CenterDr. Bruce Farrell Cook, former Director of Bands, Professor of Music, and Founding Director of the Robert Howell Brooks Center for the Performing Arts at Clemson University, passed away on October 21 at Hospice of the Upstate in Anderson, South Carolina, after a year-long battle with...

Guy Daniel Crews

Oct 21, 2014

Guy Daniel Crews, 56, of Piedmont, husband of Lauren Crews, passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2014. Mr. Crews was born on December 15, 1957, in Pensacola, Florida, to Shirley Bell Crews and the late Samuel Crews. He enjoyed fishing, golf, reading, and riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle. Mr. Crews also enjoyed woodworking, and was an avid Ohio State Buckeyes Fan....