Category: Obituaries

  Westminster– Lenoria Lee Grant Smith, 72, wife of the late James Smith Sr., passed away on Friday, January 28th, 2022 at the residence.   Born in Oconee County, Lenoria was the daughter of the late Joseph Wesley Grant Sr. and Magnolia Brashaw Grant.  Lenoria worked at Beacon Manufacturing in the Spinning and folding department. Lenoria enjoyed crafting, quilting, knitting, […]

  Walhalla, SC– Lorenzo Gonzalez Jiminez, 55, husband of  Maricela Gonzalez, of 427 N. Poplar Street, Walhalla, passed away on Sunday, January 30, 2022, at Greenville Memorial Hospital.   A native of Xochihuehuetlan, Guerrero, Mexico, Mr. Gonzalez was the son of the late Angel Gonzalez Vazquez and Esperanza Jiminez Ortega. He worked at Pilgrim Farms as a poultry farmer and […]

Mr. Charlie Henderson “Junior” Barnes, Jr., 96, passed away Sunday, January 30, 2022 in Seneca, SC. He was born July 13, 1925 in Oconee, Co. Sc to the late Charlie H. Barnes, Sr. and Effie Miller Barnes. He was married to Lucille Houston Barnes who preceded him in 1989. Mr. Junior Barnes was a farmer and worked and retired from […]

Fair Play– David “Dave” Edward Middleton, 75, husband of Linda Lee Mayes Middleton, passed away on Monday, January 31st, 2022 at his residence.   Dave was born in Columbus, Ohio and was the son of the late Raymond H. Middleton and Janice Hirsch Middleton.   Dave was a Press Operator for 39 years with Middleton Printing Company and was of the […]

Seneca, SC — Betty Joann Littleton Adams, 82, of Seneca, passed away on Sunday, January 30, 2022 at her home.   Betty was born in West Union in 1939 to the late Woodrow M. and Viola Waldt Littleton.  She grew up in Walhalla before moving to Seneca.  Betty was predeceased by her husband Michael W. Adams.  Surviving are son Kevin […]

Seneca– Melvin “Mel” Lee Bliss, 70, husband of Tonja Gray Bliss, passed away on Sunday, January 30th, 2022 at Prisma Health – Oconee Memorial Hospital.   Mel was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and was the son of the late Berwyn Bliss and Jacqueline Ferrell Bliss and was a member of Faith Baptist Church.  Mel was a retired fire instructor […]

Walhalla, SC — Myra Delane Williams, 70, wife of Troy Williams, of Walhalla, passed away on January 28, 2022 at Oconee Memorial Hospital.   Born in Oconee County, SC, Mrs. Williams was the daughter of the late Clifford White and Eunice Stancil White. She was a member of College Street Baptist Church.   In addition to her husband, Mrs. Williams […]

  Salem, SC– Thaddeus Edward Delonis, 76, husband of Mary Ellen Delonis, of Salem, SC, passed away Thursday, January 27, 2022, at Cottingham Hospice House.   A native of Detroit, MI, Mr. Delonis was the son of the late Leonard Vincent and Irene Wypijewski Delonis. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and retired as a CPA.   In […]

Mr. Allen Ladd Ward, age 72 of Seneca, SC passed away on Thursday, January 27, 2022, at Prisma Health Cottingham Hospice House surrounded by his family. Born May 10, 1949, he was the son of the late Jesse Lewis Ward and Nettie Daisey Ward, and the husband of the late Chyrel Greene Ward. Mr. Ward is survived by his special […]

Seneca- Merline Smith Kelley, 69, wife of the Marvin Hugh Kelley, passed away Monday, January 24th, 2022 at Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital.   Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Merline was the daughter of the late Marie Ramey. Merline worked as a seamstress, later a nursing aid at Seneca Residential and was a member of Seneca Church Of God […]