Jake Lance
Mar 10, 2014
Jake LancePickensJ.D. "Jake" Lance, 91, of 169 Massingill Road, passed away Monday, March 10, 2014 at McCall Hospice House.Born in Pickens County, a son of the late Elbert and Terzie Stansell Lance, Mr. Lance was employed with Easley Ice Cream Parlor for twenty-seven years, after which he owned and operated J.D. Lance Paint Contractors for thirty-six years. He was a...
Dorothy Marie Cushing
Mar 10, 2014
Dorothy M. CushingClemson, SCDorothy M. Cushing, 94, widow of Albert M. Cushing, passed away peacefully on March 10, 2014, at Clemson Downs. Born Dorothy Marie Frederica Morgan Mercer in Bay Roberts, Newfoundland on May 23, 1919, she was the daughter of Frederick and Annie Florence Mercer. Dorothy grew up in Boston, Massachusetts, where as a schoolgirl she would meet her...
Mildred Louise Brown
Mar 10, 2014
Mildred L. BrownEasleyMildred Louise Brown, 84, of Easley, passed away Monday, March 10, 2014 at Countyside Village.Born in Pickens County, a daughter of the late Hovey and Ila Foster Brown, Miss Brown retired from Sears after forty-five years of service. She attended of Carmel Presbyterian Church.Surviving are a brother, Tony Brown (Judy) of Easley; three sisters, Tommye Bice (Gerald), Jessie...
James Henry Evatt
Mar 9, 2014
James Evatt, Jr.LibertyJames Henry Evatt, Jr., 54, husband of Cynthia Nix "Cindy" Evatt, passed away Sunday, March 9, 2014.Born in Greenville County, to the late James Henry and Frances McQueen Evatt, James was an avid golfer; he especially loved playing at Saluda Valley.Surviving, in addition to his wife, is a son Daniel Evatt; a daughter, Summer Evatt; and two sisters,...
Robert B. Blackmon
Mar 9, 2014
Robert B. BlackmonSix Mile, SCRobert B. Blackmon, 80, passed away, Sunday, March 9, 2014 at Rainey Hospice House.Mr. Blackmon was born in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, a son of the late Roy Frank and Marion Elizabeth Eastlack Blackmon, and husband of the late Betty Lewallen "Lew" Blackmon.He was a Civil Engineer with the US Army Corp of Engineers with 35 years of...
Betty Jane Kelly
Mar 9, 2014
Betty K. KellyEasleyBetty K. Kelly, 80, longtime resident of Easley, wife of the late John W. Kelly, passed away Sunday, March 9, 2014 at Rainey Hospice House.Born September 26, 1933 in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late James and May Lady Kelly. Mrs. Kelly moved to the upstate with her husband of over fifty years and began a...
J. C. Owens
Mar 8, 2014
J.C. OwensEasleyMr. J.C. Owens, 79, husband of Grace Cisson Owens, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2014 at Rainey Hospice House.Born in Pickens County, a son of the late Frank Thomas and Myrtie Boyd Owens, Mr. Owens retired from Alice Manufacturing Co. with forty-nine years of service and attended Elljean Baptist Church.J.C. was well known for playing his fiddle having played...
Julia Alexander
Mar 8, 2014
Julia M. AlexanderPickensMs. Julia McKenzie Alexander, 87, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2014 at Rose Hill Retirement Community in Marion, NC.A lifelong resident of Pickens County, Ms. Alexander was born a daughter of the late Ernest Franklin and Frederica McDaniel Alexander. Julia was a graduate of Pickens High School and attended Draughon's Business College in Greenville. She retired from Duke...
Vicky Ann Craig
Mar 7, 2014
Vicky H. CraigCentral, SCVicky Ann Hughes Craig, 62, of 108 Eaton Street and wife of Tony H. Craig, died Friday, March 7, 2014 at the Cottingham Hospice House in Seneca, SC.Born in Oconee County, Vicky was a daughter of the late Wade D. and Mary Smith Hughes. She was a graduate of Seneca High School and the Alpha Beauty School....
Larry Gene Chastain
Mar 7, 2014
L. Gene ChastainCentral, SCLarry Gene Chastain, 68, of Central died Friday, March 7, 2014 at Easley Baptist Hospital.Born in Central he was a son of the late Rev. Lonnie Calhoun and Corrie Adelaide Henson Chastain. Gene was a Daniel High School graduate and a retired production manager with the Defore Plant of Milliken Company.Surviving are sons, Timothy J. (Katherine) Chastain...