Category: Obituaries

Seneca- Annie Lucille Blackwell Sorrells, 74, wife of the late Robert Sorrells, passed away Tuesday, March 1st, 2022 at Cottingham Hospice House surrounded by her loving family. Born in Oconee County, Annie was the daughter of the late Joseph Blackwell and Robbie Head Blackwell. Annie worked for many years in the textile industry and also at Oconee Memorial Hospital as […]

WESTMINSTER- Frances Bibb, 89, passed away Monday, February 28th, 2022 at Cottingham Hospice House. A native of Westminster, Frances was the daughter of the late Frank L. and Eva Goforth Bibb. Frances retired from Beacon, where she worked for 46 years as a secretary. Frances enjoyed crossword puzzles and was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. Frances is survived […]

Pickens, SC — Corinda Jean Smith, 75, wife of the late Virgil Rogers, of Pickens, passed away on Monday, February 28, 2022 at her home.   A native of Oconee County, SC, Mrs. Smith was the daughter of the late Ralph and Elise Swafford Capps. She was a homemaker and was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.   Mrs. […]

  Grahl Delano (Buck) Haney Jr., age 42, of Dalton GA formerly of Westminster, SC passed away on Monday, February 28, 2022, at his residence. He was the loving husband of Amanda Kate Haney of Dalton GA.   Buck began his service to man in the eleventh grade where he started as a first responder going on to be a […]

Westminster – Henry DeWain Morehead, 74, husband of Mary Jo Cragg Morehead, passed away Sunday, February 27th, 2022 at his residence.   Born in Rome, Georgia, DeWain was the son of the late Thomas Allen Morehead Jr. and Nettie Maude Allen Morehead.  DeWain retired from the Oconee Nuclear Plant, where he worked in the mechanical maintenance department. DeWain loved his […]

Westminster – Rita Price Brooks, 63, wife of Freddie M. Brooks Jr., passed away on Saturday, February 26th, 2022 at Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Rita was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, friend, and woman of God. Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Rita was the daughter of the late Robert “Fat” Price and Eunice […]

  Westminster– Bobby Gordon Collins, 88, husband of Edna Louise Westmoreland Collins, passed away Thursday, February 24th, 2022 at Prisma Health – Oconee Memorial Hospital.   Born in Pickens County, Bobby was the son of the late Otis Oliver Collins and Lula Edna Palmer Collins. Bobby was a Knit Machine Fixer with Kendall, a member of Corinth Baptist Church and […]

  Lavonia, GA – Ernest Matthew Smith, 88, husband of the late Martha Sue McIntire Smith and Ollie M. Chappell Smith, passed away Friday, February 25, 2022 at Rainey Hospice House.   Born in Stephens County, Georgia, he was the son of the late Robert Jessie Smith and Icie Pearl Rholetter.  Ernest retired from the United States Army after 22 […]

Seneca, SC– Homer Burrell Franks, Jr., 70, husband of Florence Floyd Franks, of 300 Shrine Club Road, Seneca, passed away on Thursday, February 24, 2022, at Oconee Memorial Hospital.   A native of Seneca, SC, Mr. Franks was the son of Homer Burrell Franks, Sr. and Margaret Ruth McDonald Franks. He retired from Tiger Sports Shop and was a member […]

Janice Lorraine Allen, 79, passed away on Monday, February 21, 2022, at her home in West Union, SC. She was originally from Hudson, Iowa.   She was born Aug. 27, 1942, in Voorhies, Iowa, daughter of Adolph and Margie Vogt. She graduated from Reinbeck Iowa High School in 1960 and went onto Gates business college for 4 weeks.   She […]