Category: Obituaries

Natalie W. Clark, a long-time resident of Conway, Arkansas, and more recently Asheville, North Carolina, and Clemson, South Carolina, has died at the age of 93, on Thursday, July 30th, 2020, in Long Creek, South Carolina.   Natalie grew up in Little River County, Arkansas, the youngest child of James H. and Margaret P. Williams. She graduated from Ashdown High […]

      West Union, SC — Bernice Atlee Wood Batts, 87, wife of the late Elwood Batts, of 405 A. Burnt Tanyard Rd., West Union, SC, passed away Friday, July 31, 2020, at Cottingham Hospice House.   A native of Rose Hill, NC, Mrs. Batts was the daughter of the late William Shelton Wood and Ozell Fussell Wood Todd. […]

      Walhalla, SC — Billy Douglas Welch, 76, husband of the late Laura Jean Lee Welch, of 638 Campbell Town Road, Walhalla passed away Friday, July 31, 2020, at Baptist Easley Hospital.   A native of Walhalla, SC, Mr. Welch was the son of the late William Vance and Roxy Ramey Welch. He retired from Schlumberger and was […]

    Westminster- David Joel Simmons, 76, husband of Linda Chappell Simmons passed away July 28th, 2020 at his residence, surrounded by his loving family.   Born in Rochester, New York, he was the son of the late Avery and Vivian Parfitt Simmons. David worked for Colonial store, which later became Big Star, and was a real estate agent for […]

Walhalla – Pastor Wesley King, 48, husband of Rebecca Burrell King, passed away, Tuesday, July 28th, 2020 at Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital.   Born in Oconee, SC, he was the son of Verner King of Tamassee and the late Suzanne Crowe King. Wesley was the former owner of King Video in Pickett Post, and he was a good shepherd […]

  West Union – Fredie Joseph “Chicken Leg” McAlister, 67, of 4071 Safety Harbor Road, husband of the late Barbara Sue Ridley McAlister, passed away, Tuesday, July 28th, 2020 at his residence.   Born in Oconee, SC, he was the son of the late Clarence Robert and Afia Belle Smith McAlister. Fredie worked at West Point Stevens for thirty-seven years, […]

Seneca, SC — Clessie Ellenburg Evans, 97, wife of the late Luther Julius Evans, Sr., of 4050 Keowee School Road, Seneca, passed away Monday, July 27, 2020, at The Residences at Park Place.   A native of Pickens, SC, Mrs. Evans was the daughter of the late Robert “Vess” Sylvester and Ella Galloway Ellenburg. She retired after 65 years as […]

Mountain Rest – William Coleman “Bill” Land, 88, husband of the late Ann C. Land, died Friday, July 24th, 2020 at Prisma Oconee Memorial Hospital.   Born in Mountain Rest, SC, Mr. Land was the son of the late Luna Homer and Bessie Coleman Land.  Bill worked as a machinist for Oconee Implement in Westminster for over 50 years and […]

    Seneca- Richard Patton Patton, 75, of Seneca, SC went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 24, 2020. Richard was born on January 20, 1945, to the late Wyley and Ruth Mae Self Patton.  Richard had spent many of his first years in the Rabun County area, he was a certified welder and had been employed […]

Westminster – George Franklin Rhodes, 87, formally of Westminster, husband of Sallie Mae Price Rhodes, died Thursday, July 23th, 2020 at Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home.    Born in Anderson County, Mr. Rhodes was a son of James Luther and Leila Bell Hicks Rhodes.  George was the former owner of Rhodes Janitorial Supply and was a US Army veteran […]