Category: Obituaries

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 […]

Seneca – Heidi Enid Holstein, 49, passed away on Tuesday, December 26th ,2020, at Seneca Health and Rehabilitation Center.   A native of Charleston, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Wilhelm K. and Enid B. Holstein. Heidi was a member of the Special Olympics team where she earned many medals, enjoyed music and had a passion for […]

Walhalla, SC – Dennis Alton Owens, 71, husband of Gwen Towe Owens, of 239 Lakeside Drive, Walhalla, passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2021, at Regency Hospital.   A native of Walhalla, SC, Mr. Owens was the son of the late Wyatt Young Owens and Annie Louise Patterson Owens Butts. He retired from Duke Energy. Mr. Owens was a member […]

Westminster – Doyle Winfred Blackwell, 92, husband of the late Margaret Ida Burton Blackwell, passed away Sunday, January 10th, 2021, at Prisma Health Lila Doyle.   He was a native of Oconee County and was the son of the late Ed and Christine Davis Blackwell.  He retired after 48 years from Beacon Manufacturing, where he worked in the card room, […]