Category: Obituaries

Westminster – Joyce Annette Black Burkett, 78, went to be with her Lord and Savior on December 21st, 2020, after a long illness.   Joyce was born December 26, 1941, in Seneca, South Carolina, and was the daughter of the late Swain and Lola Sheriff Black. Joyce was married to Byron Verner Burkett Jr. and was an active member of […]

Walhalla, SC — Fred Jason Brewer, 75, of Walhalla, SC, husband of Joyce Wynne Brewer, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2020, at Cottingham Hospice House.   A native of Walhalla, SC, Mr. Brewer was the son of the late Edward Eugene and Ruth Melvina Melton Brewer. He retired from Oconee County as an equipment operator and was a member of […]

    Easley, SC — Rev. Wesley Murphy, husband of the late Sherry Prater Murphy passed away, December 19, 2020 at his home.   A native of Oconee County, SC, Rev. Murphy was the son of the late Carl Lecurgus and Parilee Tolar Murphy. He was a beloved coach and teacher early in his career. Later, he was called into […]

Westminster – Dennis Lee Winsand, 69, formerly of South Dakota, passed away December 13th, 2020.   Born in Wisconsin, he was the son of the late Olin and Lois Grass Winsand. Dennis was a jack of all trades, but known for working as ranch hand for many farms. He was a veteran in the US Air Force.   He is […]

  Westminster – Junior George Jefferson, 87, husband of the late Ruby Nell Roach Jefferson, passed away, Friday, December 18, 2020 at Prisma Health Oconee Medical Center.   A native of Oconee County, he was the son of the late Early William Jefferson and Cora Roach.  Junior was retired from the textile industry where he had worked at Beacon Manufacturing […]

Augusta, Georgia – Mae Imogene Williams Gibson, 93, wife of the late John Thaddeus Gibson, passed away on Tuesday, December 15th ,2020, surrounded by her family.   A native of Oconee County, she was the daughter of the late Ambrose and Amy Richardson Williams. Imogene retired from the Civil Services as an administrative assistant, was a longtime Sunday school teacher, […]

Walhalla, SC – Rev. Olan B. “Chuck” Thompson, 82, husband of Wilma Reginald Crocker Thompson, of 225 Botany Lane, Walhalla, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at Oconee Memorial Hospital.   A native of Walhalla, SC, Rev. Thompson was the son of the late John Walter and Lydia Annie Sullivan Thompson. He was the pastor at Walhalla Bible Methodist Church […]

Clemson – Evelyn Pearl Collins Grogan, 88, wife of the late Robert Lewis Grogan, Jr., passed away Tuesday, December 15th, 2020 at her residence, at Clemson Downs.   A native of Oconee County, she was the daughter of the late William Jess and Pearl Suttles Collins.  Mrs. Grogan formerly worked at the Westminster Medical Clinic as an Administrative Assistant and […]

Westminster – Grady Joyce Smith, 71, husband of Kathy Swafford Smith, 115 Oak Grove Road, passed away Monday, December 14, 2020 at Prisma Health Oconee Medical Center.    A native of Oconee County, he was the son of the late Henry and Julie Mae Teague Smith.  Mr. Smith worked as a logger and truck driver and was of the Holiness […]

  West Union, SC – Michael Jonathan Williams, 46, husband of Christi Williams, of 158 W. Waters Edge Lane, West Union, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2020, at Oconee Memorial Hospital.   Born in Anderson, SC, and a native of Oconee County, SC, Mr. Williams was the son of Michael Glenn Williams of West Union, SC and Kathy Smith Grant […]