Category: Obituaries

  Westminster – Renee Rowland King, 42, of 6515 Toccoa Hwy, passed away Saturday, November 28th,2020.   Born in Oconee County, she was the daughter of the Michael J. and Frances Anne Fields Rowland.  Renee enjoyed camping, the river, music and her greatest love was spending time with her kids and was of the Church of God Faith.   She […]

Walhalla, SC – James Ellis McCoy, 83, husband of Charlotte Baldridge McCoy, of 335 Holloway Street, Walhalla, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at Oconee Memorial Hospital.   Born in Johnson City, TN, Mr. McCoy was the son of the late John Jack McCoy and Elsie Fern Kissinger McCoy. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Mr. McCoy […]

Mountain Rest – William Eulis “Widgie” Blair, 75, husband of Margarette June Queen Blair, passed away Sunday, February 7th, 2021 at his residence.   He was born in Oconee County, to the late Ulysses Nelson Blair and Anna Carver Thomas. William retired from Sandvik where he worked in quality control and he served in the United States Army. He was […]

Walhalla – Marguerite Zadie Andrews, 83, wife of Charles “Chuck” McKeen Andrews III, passed away Sunday, February 7th, 2021, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family.   A native of Orangeburg County, Mrs. Andrews was the daughter of the late John V. and Zadie Williams.  Marguerite was retired from the Oconee County School District where she taught at Walhalla […]

Fair Play – Brenda Joyce Sims Elliott, 79, of 315 Elliotts Fish Camp Road, wife of the late R.C. Elliott, Jr., passed away Saturday, February 6th, 2021 at her residence surrounded by her loving family.   Born in Greenville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Marshall and Dorothy White Sims.  Mrs. Elliott was the owner and operator of […]

Westminster – James Ronnie Hughes, 68, husband of Beverly Pressley Hughes, passed away Friday, February 5th, 2021, at Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital.   He was a native of Oconee County, and was the son of the late James Edward and Pauline Young Hughes and reared by his parents the late Verlan and Nora Young.  Ronnie retired after 35 plus […]

Westminster – Utah McCoy Eller, 71, husband of Helen May Eller, passed away Thursday, February 04, 2021, at Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital.   He was a native of Clayton, Georgia, and was the son of the late Willie and Mary Ramey Eller.  Utah retired after 23 years from Sherman Construction as a carpenter.   He is survived by his […]

Westminster – Kathryn Elaine Hix, 57, of 110 Hix Drive, passed away Sunday, January 31st, 2021 at her residence.   She was a native of Oconee County and was the daughter of the late Billy Harold Hix and Brenda Gail Honea Wilson and adoptive parents, the late Eugene and Annie Sue Hix Ramsey.  Kathryn worked at the original Lucky Strike […]

Westminster – Sally Jane Krauss Steward, 73, wife of the late Richard Lavern “Rick” Steward, passed away Thursday, February 4th, 2021 at her residence.   Born in Columbus, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Elmer C. and Dorothy L. Niethardt Krauss. She was a retired accountant, special education teacher for the Coastal Center and a College professor at […]

Salem – Thomas Babbitt, 61, of 211 Vineyard Lane, passed away Monday, February 1st, 2021 at Prisma Oconee Memorial Hospital.   He was a native of Great Falls, Montana and was the son of the late Thomas Babbitt Jr. and Ellen Babbitt. Thomas was a carpenter by trade.   He is survived by daughters, Mary May Grace Langston of Walhalla […]