Rev. Alvin "Buck" Wilson
Dec 9, 2023
Reverend Alvin Leonard (Buck) Wilson, 88, went home to be with his lord on December 9, 2023. Buck was born in Central, SC and lived his adult life in service to God as pastor of High Falls (Seneca), Bountyland (Seneca), Duncan, North Aiken, and Platt Springs (Lexington), Churches of God in South Carolina. He retired from full time ministry...
James Durham Cranford
Dec 6, 2023
James Durham Cranford, 69, husband of Donna Hiles Smith Cranford, of Easley, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2023.
Born in Thomson, GA, he was the son of the late Sara James and Newton Cranford, Sr.
Mr. Cranford was a retired carpenter and owner/operator of Hands On Construction and attended Pendleton Street Baptist Church. He loved gardening, fishing, and talking with...
Harold Douglas Kingsmore
Dec 5, 2023
Harold Douglas Kingsmore (Doug), 90, passed away on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, in Greenville, SC. Kingsmore was born in Buffalo, SC, the son of the late Samuel L. and Evelyn D. Kingsmore. He attended school in Union, SC, and then received an athletic baseball scholarship to attend Clemson University from 1951-1954.
During his time at Clemson,...
Mary Ann Hodges Hayden
Dec 5, 2023
Mary Ann Hodges Hayden, 87, of Clemson passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at Clemson Downs Retirement Center, Clemson, SC.
Mary Ann was born and raised in a farming community near Orangeburg, SC to a dairy farmer in desperate times after the great depression. Despite these challenging times, she met the love of her...
Janie C. Dillon
Dec 4, 2023
Janie Clement Dillon was born on October 14, 1931, in Dallas, Texas. The daughter of Adam and Elaine Clement, she was raised in Charlotte, N.C.
She was a beautiful woman, both inside and out; a spiritual soul who believed in the dignity of most humans and the goodness of animals, especially dogs. She married her best friend, Ron...
Mary Lucille Willimon
Dec 4, 2023
Mary Lucille Willimon Smith, 92, of Powdersville, South Carolina, passed away on December 4, 2023, in Greenville, South Carolina. She was born on January 15, 1931, in Six Mile, South Carolina. Mary was a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin and friend.
Mary was full of life and was always smiling. She had love for life that was infectious to...
Leroy Bowen, Jr.
Dec 3, 2023
Leroy Bowen Jr.Easley, SC
Leroy Bowen Jr., age 80, of Easley passed on December 3, 2023.
He was born on November 15, 1943 to Leroy Bowen, Sr. and Ella Webb Bowen. He worked as a butcher for many years.
Leroy is survived by his son, Darryl Bowen (Arlene); his daughters, Daisy Daniels, Celestine Walker (Charles), and Marilyn Bowen; his...
Grace Luellen Ramey Dare
Dec 3, 2023
Grace Luellen DarePickens, SC
Grace Luellen Ramey Dare, 82, went to be with her Lord and Savior Sunday, December 3, 2023.
Born in Pickens County, a daughter of the late William Anderson Ramey and the late Mamie Summers Ramey, Luellen was a graduate of Dacusville High School and attended Greenville Technical College. She retired from Alice Manufacturing Company-Ellison...
Betty Brown Madden
Dec 2, 2023
Betty Brown Madden ,87, a loving wife, mother, and grandmother of Anderson, South Carolina, entered peacefully into her eternal home on Saturday, December 2, 2023.
Betty was born in Sanderson, FL, in Baker County. She was a graduate of Berry College in Rome, GA, and earned her master’s degree in Guidance Counseling from the University of West...
Nancy Louise Hardy
Dec 1, 2023
Nancy Louise Hardy, 82, of Central, wife to the late Jerry Robert Hardy, passed away December 1, 2023.
Born in Lake City, SC, she was the daughter of the late James Edward Boggs and Ruth Mae James Boggs. Nancy worked in textiles for Dunean Mills and then for BASF, where her and Jerry retired. She loved going to thrift...