Olen Branford GarrisonClemsonOlen Branford (O.B.) Garrison, 99, of Clemson died January 24, 2010. Son of the late Fairy Belle Birt and Thomas Branford Garrison and step-son of Edward Hubbard Grayson, Olen was born in Columbia and grew up in Denmark, SC. He graduated salutatorian from Denmark High School in 1929 and received a B.S. degree in horticulture from Clemson College...
Bobbie B. Gillespie - Easley Leila Bobbie Batson Gillespie, 68, of 311 Hill Street, died Saturday, January 23, 2010 at McCall Hospice House in Simpsonville.Born in Greenville County, she was a daughter of the late C.H. and Leila Fuller Batson. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.Mrs. Gillespie is survived by her husband, James E. Gillespie of the...
DAVID I. PURSER, IIIDecatur, GADavid Ingram Purser, III, 92, died Thursday, January 21, 2009 at the Peachtree Christian Hospice in Duluth, GA. A native of Gadsen, AL he was the son of the late David I. and Annie Williamson Purser, Jr. He was an English Professor at Clemson and Western Carolina Universities. He was a graduate of Furman University and...
Vivian Jameson - Easley, SCVivian Banks Jameson, 85, of Easley, wife of the late B.L. Jameson, died Friday, January 22, 2010, at Greenville Memorial Hospital.Born in Pickens County, a daughter of the late Floyd and Lillian Johnson Banks, Mrs. Jameson retired from the Judson Plant of Mulliken Mills and was a member of Cedar Rock Baptist Church where she belonged...
Opal C. Chastain - Easley, SCOpal Virginia Crowe Chastain, of 1022 Highland Road, departed this world to a better place at 4:30 a.m. Friday, January 22, 2010, at Baptist Easley Hospital. After a long illness she suddenly took a turn for the worse Thursday night and gave up the fight.Born in Pickens County, a daughter of the late Thomas Wade...
Christine NicholsonEasley, SCJessie Christine Nicholson, 95, of 100 Northway Drive, died Wednesday, January 20, 2010, at her home.Born in Pickens County, a daughter of the late Claude and Maude Billingsly Nicholson, Ms. Nicholson was of the Baptist faith.Survivors are a brother, Doyle H. Nicholson, of Easley; two sisters, Rose Ann Albertson, of Easley, and Ruth O'Donnell, of Greenville.In addition to...
Ruth S. CollinsEasley, SCMary Ruth Stansell Collins, 82, of 162 McGaha Road, died Wednesday, January 20, 2010, at her home.Born in Pickens County, a daughter of the late Jackson Keith and Winnie Chappell Stansell, Mrs. Collins was a certified nursing assistant and retired as the activity director for Laurel Hill Living Center. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church...
Carolyn Fowler - Easley, SCLaura Carolyn Brown Fowler, 70, of 301 Pelzer Highway, died Monday, January 18, 2010, at Baptist Easley Hospital.Born in Pickens County, a daughter of the late Hovey Oliver and Ila E.Foster Brown, Mrs. Fowler was a homemaker and had been a member of Carmel Presbyterian Church for over fifty years.Surviving are her husband, William Grady Fowler...
Dorothy S. Simmons - Pickens, S.C.Dorothy Rampey Simmons, lovingly known as "Ma Dot", 77, of 263 Bethlehem Ridge Road, went to be with her Savior on Monday, January 18, 2010, at Cannon Memorial Hospital.Born in Easley, Mrs. Simmons was a daughter of the late Hoke Snipes and the late Beulah Howard. She retired from Easley Living Center and was a...