Author: Gary Butts

Westminster – Bessie Roach, 86, of 438 Jack Pelfrey Road, passed away Thursday, August 23, 2018 at Seneca Health and Rehab.      A native of Oconee County, she was the daughter of the late Warren and Florence McCrakin Roach.  Ms. Roach was a homemaker.        Ms. Roach was survived by many nieces and nephews and was the last […]

Westminster, SC —Pastor Roger R. Lambert, 77, husband of Linda W. Groomes Lambert of 44 years, of 191 S. Retreat Road, Westminster, passed away, Thursday, August 23, 2018, at Simpsonville Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center.   A native of Elbert, West Virginia, Pastor Lambert was the son of the late Colonel Roosevelt and Anna Puckett Lambert. He was a veteran of […]

Seneca – Emma Pauline Phillips Williams, 94, widow of the late James Robert Williams, of Friendship Road, passed away Thursday, August 23, 2018 at her residence.      Born in Elbert County, GA, she was the daughter of the late Julius Clifford and Willie Lee Ray Phillips.  Mrs. Williams was a homemaker and formerly worked for Lila Doyle as a […]

Walhalla, SC —John “John Boy” Paul Norton, 60, husband of Debbie Norton, of 176 Corey Road, Walhalla, passed away peacefully at his home on August 8, 2018, surrounded by his family and friends.   A native of Walhalla, SC, Mr. Norton was the son of the late William and Florence Norton. He retired from the City of Walhalla after 38 […]

Seneca, SC— Opal Mae Jenkins Patterson, 85, wife of the late Wayne Patterson, of 717 Rochester Highway, Seneca, passed away Sunday, August 5, 2018, at GHS Lila Doyle.   A native of Newry, SC, Mrs. Patterson was the daughter of the late Lawton and Gladys Davis Jenkins. She was a homemaker and a loving mother and grandmother.   Mrs. Patterson […]

Mountain Rest, SC —Robert Drake Smith, 56, husband of Sandra Brooks Smith, of Mountain Rest, passed away Friday, July 27, 2018, at Greenville Memorial Hospital.   A native of East Point, GA, Mr. Smith was the son of the late Robert Junior and Evelyn Drake Smith.   In addition to his wife, Mr. Smith is survived by his sons: Robert […]

West Union, SC —Hilliard Caston Barnett, 92, husband of the late Katherine McCall Barnett, of 127 Fernwood Drive, West Union, passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at his home.   A native of De Funiak Springs, FL, Mr. Barnett was the son of the late Thomas Mason Barnett. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, participating in the Pacific […]