Life Tributes
Harold Lewis Willis
April 21, 2022
Harold Lewis Willis, 91 of Greenville, SC passed away peacefully on April 21, 2022 at his home. He was born on March 14, 1931 in Travelers Rest, SC to Lewis B. Willis and Rosa Lee Whitfield Willis. On December 23rd, 1950, he married his sweetheart Joyce Sparks Willis. They were married for 60 years and all who saw them knew...
Shane Christopher Sloan
April 21, 2022
Shane Christopher Sloan, 49, of Greenville, SC, passed away at his home after a long illness, on April 21, 2022. He was the son of the late Jack D. Sloan and the late Gladys Smith, born in Greenville, SC, on December 3, 1972. He is survived by his loving wife Jackie Elaine Sloan of Greenville, SC, and sister Kristy Michelle...
William Hubert Elias
April 21, 2022
William Hubert Elias, 89, widower of Julie Elias, passed away on April 21, 2022. Born in Horton, Kansas on August 10, 1932, he was the son of the late Hubert and Agnes Elias. He was the oldest of seven children and grew up on the family farm in Kansas. After serving in the Air Force, he attended the University of...
Effie Lee Headen Coward
April 18, 2022
Effie Lee Headen Coward, 71, of Spartanburg, passed away on Monday, April 18, 2022. A native of Greenville, she was the daughter of the late Lee Roy and Stella Louise Dove Headen. She filled her home with the things she loved, family, flowers, and antiques. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Thad Headen;...
Carol Ann Shipp
April 18, 2022
IT IS WITH GREAT SADNESS THAT WE ANNOUNCE THE PASSING OF CAROL ANN SHIPP, THE PERFECT MOTHER, SISTER, AUNT, AND LOVING FRIEND. CAROL ANN WAS BORN IN 1941 IN CALIFORNIA, LATER MOVING TO OKLAHOMA CITY WHERE SHE GREW UP AND GRADUATED FROM PUTNAM CITY HIGH SCHOOL. IN 2006, CAROL MOVED TO SOUTH CAROLINA TO BE CLOSE TO HER GREAT-NIECE AND...
Bennie "Ben" Max Richardson
April 15, 2022
Bennie “Ben” Max Richardson, 82, of Greenville, died on April 15, 2022. Born in Red Hill, Georgia to the late Bennie Frank Richardson and Glady Rowland Richardson on December 27, 1939. Survivors include his spouse, David L. George, JR. formerly of Whiteville, NC, and his brother, Gary Frank Richardson (Fran), of Moonville, SC. Other survivors include by his spouse's family,...
Wilson Linwood Hyatt
April 15, 2022
Wilson Linwood Hyatt, 78, of Waterloo, SC, passed away on April 15, 2022. He was born to the late Beadie Hyatt and the late Lillian Beasley, in August 2, 1943, in Sumter, SC. Wilson served his country proudly as a Captain in the US Army and a Veteran of the Vietnam War. He was married to the love of his...
Frederick Wessels IV
April 15, 2022
Frederick Wessels IV, 60, of Landrum, SC, passed away on April 15, 2022. He was the son of Frederick Wessels III and Betty Joyce Turner, born in Savannah, GA, on January 5, 1962. Fred is survived by his sister Rosalie King (Wayne) of Guyton, GA; nephews: Adam Wayne King of Atlanta, GA, and Eric Hunter King (Alexis) of Meldrim, GA;...
Larry "Mike" Gray
April 14, 2022
Larry "Mike" Gray, 59, of Easley, SC, passed away on April 14, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family. He was the son of Betty Gray and the late Larry Gray, born in Greer, SC, on March 2, 1963. Mike was survived by his wife T. Robin Martin Gray; mother Betty Gray; children: Chris Gray (Brandi), Kimberly Crawford (Joe),...
Audrey Kay Hughes
April 13, 2022
Audrey Kay Hughes, 67, of Greenville, SC died on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. A native of Greenville, she was the daughter of the late TJ and Christine McCracken. Her family remember her as very loving and caring. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Carol Stiwinter. She is survived by her husband of 49...
Helen Marie Meyer Pratt
April 13, 2022
Helen Marie Meyer Pratt, 77, of Simpsonville, passed away April 13, 2022. A native of Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Arvella Meyer. Her family was her life and she loved Clemson football. Prior to her husband’s death, they spend each anniversary in Las Vegas. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Theophil Dennis Schmitt
April 13, 2022
Greenville, SC- Theophil Dennis Schmitt, 85, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2022 surrounded by his wife of 60 years, Audrey, and his three daughters. Ted was born on July 24, 1936 in Jersey City, NJ where he grew up with his two sisters Carol Maresca and Margaret Nobel. He served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War...
Bonnie Lou Waddell
April 12, 2022
Bonnie Lou Ramey Waddell, 72, of Pickens, SC, passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. A native of Salem, SC, she was the daughter of the late Steven Elisha and Inez Frona Cannon Ramey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her children, Brent Waddell and Michelle Collins and siblings, Willie and Essie Dale Ramey. She...
Joni Lynn McLane
April 11, 2022
Joni Lynn McLane, 64, of 325 Hampton Avenue, died Sunday, April 3rd, 2022. Born in Greenville she was the daughter of the late Dr. Robert Charles McLane and Lila Charles McLane. She was a 1984 graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in painting and printmaking. A talented Graphic Design and Animation Designer, Joni created...
Carlton Stafford
April 11, 2022
Carlton Stafford, 64, of Spartanburg, passed away on Monday, April 11, 2022. He was the son of the late James Edwin and Nancy Ruth Mickel Stafford. He loved spoiling his grandchildren. He is survived by his wife, Mildred Brown Stafford; children, Leandra (David Marshall) Stafford, Timothy (Autumn) Poteat, and Chris (Hope) Poteat; siblings, Alvin (Barbara) Stafford, Wayne (Jean) Stafford, and...
Robert "Andy" Andrew Moser Sr.
April 10, 2022
Robert Andrew Moser, Sr., 61, of Greenville, passed away on April 10, 2022. Born in Greenville, SC he was the son of Polly Moser and Toy Moser. Survivors include his wife of the home, Peggy Moser, his children; Heather Holloway, Robert "Drew" Andrew Moser, Jr., and Donald Benjamin Moser "Ben", seven grandchildren: Gracye Hale, Bailey Turner, Kason Robinson, Kyler Moser,...
Barbara Lou Brannon Gass
April 10, 2022
Barbara Lou Brannon was born on September 10, 1933, in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, to Merrill Gates Brannon and Eva Edna Bowles Brannon. Her mother's stepfather delivered her. Mama had an older sister, Ann Ashley, and a younger brother, Dr. Donald Brannon. Both siblings preceded her to heaven. Surviving are her three children: Lou Ann (Roy) Keiser, David (Sylvia) Gass, and Ruth...
Joe Crayton Marett Jr
April 9, 2022
Joe Crayton Marett Jr., 76, died on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at Kempton Assisted Living Facility in Greenville, SC. Mr. Marett was born on September 4, 1945, in Greenville, SC, and graduated from Liberty High School. After high school, he played football at Chowan College. After graduation, Mr. Marett worked in the textile industry where he specialized in Human Resources...
Robert Charles Staring
April 8, 2022
Robert Charles Staring, 79, of Honea Path, SC, passed away on April 8, 2022. He was the son of the late James E. Staring and the late Eva Patnode, born in Cohoes, NY, on February 15, 1943. Robert is survived by his beloved wife Susan M. Staring; children: Melissa Copeland, Melinda Dutton, Charles Staring, Laurie Hoyt, Leslie Burmaster, and Daniel...
Donald "Donnie" Charles Mills
April 8, 2022
Donald "Donnie" Charles Mills, 72, of Greer, SC, passed away on April 08, 2022. He was the son of the late James Mills and the late Lavinia Stewart Mills, born in Greenville, SC, on March 17, 1950. He leaves behind his beloved wife Sandra Boiter Mills, daughter, grandson, and a special nephew Todd Swain. Donnie is preceded in death by...