Category: Obituaries

Salem, SC — Roger Dale Metcalf, 69, of 261 Steven Dr., Salem passed away Thursday, June 10, 2020 at Cottingham Hospice House.   A native of Oconee County, he was the son of the late Frances Alberta Chapman Carter. He was a retired heavy equipment operator and was of the Baptist faith. He loved hunting, fishing, farming and riding four […]

PIEDMONT, S.C. — Thelma Alfretta Hoovler White, 98, passed away June 5, 2020 at McCall Hospice House in Simpsonville, South Carolina. She was born in the Pleasantville community in northwestern Pennsylvania Feb. 19, 1922, daughter of Floyd and Olive Hoovler. She married George Quinton White and moved to Phillipstown, Illinois during the 1940s. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education […]

Westminster – George Burney Libby, 75, went to his Heavenly Father Monday, June 8, 2020 at Prisma Cottingham Hospice House. George was born in Asheville, NC to Waldo Edwin Libby III and Catherine Addie Wilson Libby. George was employed by Beacon Manufacture, Swannanoa, NC and Westminster, SC as a Dye house manager. He retired from Greenfield Industries, Seneca where he […]

Greenville, SC — Rita Jane Smith, 64, of 8 N. Texas Avenue, Greenville, passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at Poinsett Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. A native of Walhalla, SC, Ms. Smith was the daughter of the late Fletcher and Willie Blackwell Smith. Ms. Smith is survived by her son: James Davis (Angilia) of Westminster, SC; brother: Turner Smith (Patricia) […]

West Union- Benjie M. Collins, 75, husband of Lois Roach Collins passed away June 7th, 2020 at Cottingham Hospice House. Born in Oconee County, he was the son of the late Benny Franklin Collins and Ina Burton Collins Singleton. Benjie a graduate of the Tamassee DAR school, where he later served on the board of directors for the Tamassee DAR […]

West Union – James “Pop” Robert McAlister, 78, husband of Kathy Duncan McAlister passed away June 8, 2020 at Prisma Cottingham Hospice House. Born in Oconee, SC, he was the son of the late Clarence Robert and Afia Belle Smith McAlister. Robert was crew supervisor for Wright’s Timber Company and a maintenance foreman with Heritage Memorial Garden, and had 32 […]

Westminster- Steve Allen Massey, 56, husband of Della James Massey passed away June 6, 2020 at the residence.   Born in Oconee, SC he was the son of the late Clyde E. Massey. Sr. and Mattie Ball Massey of Westminster. Steve was a retired supervisor at Sandvik; was an avid outdoorsman, who enjoyed fishing and boating.   In addition to […]

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Sunday announced 390 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and 1 additional death. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 14,286 and those who have died to 546. The death occurred in an elderly individual from Darlington County.The number of new cases […]

Westminster– Betty Lou Dickson Moore Cromer, 88, of 744 Cromer Moore Drive, passed away Friday, June 5, 2020 at Prisma Health Lila Doyle. Born in Oconee County, SC, she was the daughter of the late David Alonzo “Lonnie” and Vera Lou Burton Dickson. Betty retired from Dunlap and was the former Co-owner of Moore and Moore’s Fish Camp in Westminster […]

Mountain Rest, SC — Douglas Harold Elrod, 80, of 625 Winding River Rd., Mountain Rest, SC, passed away Friday, June 5, 2020, at Prisma Health Cottingham Hospice House. A native of Mountain Rest, SC, Mr. Elrod was the son of the late H.B. and Lassie Bell Smith Elrod. He retired from Sangamo and attended Cross Roads Baptist Church #2. Mr. […]