Category: Obituaries

Seneca – Frank Mason Rhody Jr., 70, husband of Shirley Bean Rhody, passed away Saturday, June 19th, 2021 at his residence surrounded by his loving family.   Frank was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and was the son of the late Frank Mason Rhody and Gladys Marie Bradley. Frank worked in construction as a contractor with the State Department. Frank enjoyed […]

Westminster, SC — Barbara Ann Mize, 77, wife of Rev. Jerry Lee Mize, of 647 Poplar Springs Road, Westminster, SC, passed away on Friday, June 18, 2021 at Prisma Health Cottingham Hospice House.   A native of Anderson, SC, Mrs. Mize was the daughter of the late Winford Lee and Ruth Ethel Neal Bruce. She was a member of Hopewell […]

Walhalla – Dennis Wilton Savage, 70, husband of Rebecca Reed Savage, of 162 Willow Lane, passed away on Friday, June 18th, 2021 at Prisma Health Cottingham Hospice House surrounded by his loving and devoted family.   Dennis was born in Oconee County, and was the son of the late Joseph William and Dorothy A. Sanford Savage. Dennis was a self- […]

    Seneca, SC — Joyce Lander Bagwell, 87, wife of the late Rev. Ralph Art Bagwell, of Seneca, passed away on Friday, June 18, 2021 at Lila Doyle Nursing Care Facility.   A native of Oconee County, SC, Mrs. Bagwell was the daughter of the late Roy Lander Harris and Allie Lee Gay Smith. She was of the Baptist […]

Terry Hawkins of Los Alamos, New Mexico—faithful disciple of Christ; devoted son, brother, husband, father, and grandfather; distinguished USAF veteran; Cold War patriot; and strategist and innovator—began his journey home early in the morning on June 14, 2021. Ultimately, he died from complications related to an immunotherapy treatment for metastatic kidney cancer that he had received in February 2021. At […]

Gary Martin Smith, 63, of Walhalla, passed away June 16, 2021 at Cottingham Hospice House surrounded by his loving family. Born in Oconee, Sc on March 11, 1958, he was the son of Floyd Holcombe and Elizabeth Donald. Mr. Smith enjoyed fishing and riding his motorcycle. He had a love of music and was a talented guitarist and singer. Left […]

Salem, SC — Joyce Mae Brickett, 82, wife of Charles MacGregor Brickett, of Salem, passed away on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at her home.   A native of Port Jefferson, NY, Mrs. Brickett was the daughter of the late Lewis James and Ethel Myrtle Dresser McKesson. She retired from the state of Georgia as a teacher and was of the […]

Westminster – Cynthia Denise “Cindy” James Butts, 62, wife of James Patton Butts, of 242 Ridge Creek Lane, passed away on Tuesday, June 15th, 2021 at Prisma Health Cottingham Hospice House surrounded by her loving and devoted family.   Cindy was born in Oconee County and was the daughter of the late Andy and Louise Keasler James. Cindy was a […]

Dana Gordon Todd of Salem, South Carolina died on May 13, 2021, as the result of an automobile accident. He was born March 15, 1963, in Oakland, CA to Paul and Judith Todd, now of Greenville, Indiana. He was the loving husband of Irene Ferrara, his wife of 30 years, and the proud father of Samantha Todd and Zoe Todd.  […]

Alice Faye Gaines, 63, of Anderson, passed away June 12, 2021 at Condor Health in Anderson, Sc. Born on October 21, 1957, in Seneca, Sc, she was the daughter of the late Bert and Alice Craig Johnson. Ms. Gaines was a member of Christ Community Church of Seneca. She was a retired secretary from the textile industry. Surviving Ms. Gaines […]