Category: Obituaries

Seneca – Annemie “Anne” Balcar Adams, 79, former resident of Harford and New Milford, PA, and a resident of Seneca, SC since 2006; passed peacefully on Wednesday, January 13th, 2021.   Anne was born in Neu Isenburg, Germany, moved to Harford, PA in 1959 and was married to Wayne R. Adams for 61 years. They owned and operated Adams Real […]

Seneca, SC – Helen C. Lay, 83, wife of the late Rufus Lay, of 4099 Brookfield Drive, Seneca, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2021, while under hospice care at Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital.   A native of Oconee County, Mrs. Lay was the daughter of the late James Madison and Nannie Mae McCall Crowe.  She was a member of […]

Seneca- Sawyer Leon Farrar, infant son of Kenneth Odell Farrar and Elizabeth “NaKole” Spurlock, passed away January 12th, 2021, at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital.   In addition to his parents, Sawyer is survived by his brother, Carson Odell Farrar of the home; grandparents, Jerry and Kimberly Adams Spurlock; aunts, Marylou Wilson (Chris), Tamara Lynn Elrod (Andy); uncle, Casey Spurlock […]

Salem, SC – Kenneth Robert Porter, 72, husband of Margaret Nichols Porter, of 150 Robbies Street, Salem, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at Oconee Memorial Hospital.   A native of Oconee County, Mr. Porter was the son of the late Arthur James and Faye Edna Moss Porter. He was retired from Inger-Soll Rand as a machine operator and was […]

Seneca – Freddy Lee Emerson, 94, husband of the late, Glen Edna Swafford Emerson, passed away Thursday, January 14th, 2021 at Prisma Health Cottingham Hospice House.   Born in Salem, he was the son of the late Fidel and Olia Emerson. Mr. Emerson was retired from West Point-Pepperell/JP Stevens after 46 years of service, and was a United States Army […]

Grace Angie Bagwell, age 48, passed away on Monday, January 4, 2021, at her home. A native of Oconee County, Grace was born February 14, 1972, the daughter of Relton Arnold Talley and Alice Ann Willbanks. In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Bagwell is survived by her two daughters, Tessa Bagwell McCurley (Austin) and Chelsi Bagwell; siblings, Kristi […]

Seneca, SC — Frances Vivian Whitten Owens, 91, wife of the late William Robert Owens, Sr., of Seneca, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at Morningside Assisted Living.   Born in Tampa, FL, Mrs. Owens was the daughter of the late William Clyde and Frances Mae Corbin Whitten. She received her Masters Degree from Clemson University in Education and was […]

Westminster – Mary “Louise” Burdette Pelfrey, 83, wife of the late Garnett Eugene Pelfrey, passed away Tuesday, January 12th, 2021, at Seneca Health and Rehab.   She was a native of Oconee County and was the daughter of the late Wilburn F. and Ira Bell Woods Burdette. Louise was a homemaker and member of Corinth Baptist Church.   She is […]

Walhalla, SC — Dorothy “Dot” Arve Wilson, 85, wife of Marvin Alfred Wilson, of 109 W. Mauldin Street, Walhalla, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2021, at her home.   A native of Walhalla, SC, Mrs. Wilson was the daughter of the late Otis Arve and Carrie Harvey Arve. She retired from JP Stevens and attended Rocky Knoll Baptist Church.   […]

Walhalla- Robert Dean Kerr, 88, husband of the late Naundus Geraldine Walker Kerr, passed away Monday, January 11th, 2021.   Born in Terre Haute, Indiana to the late Jess Harold and Dorothy Shipman Kerr, Robert retired from IBM, he was a United States Army Veteran where he retired after 35 years of service as a Command Sargent Major. Robert was […]