Category: Obituaries

Calvin Alexander Nixon, 88, of Seneca died Saturday at Regency Hospital in Greenville.  He was the widower of Edna Branch Cyrenius Nixon. The funeral will be 11 a-m Friday at Seneca Presbyterian Church; with entobment to follow at Oconee Memorial Park Mausoleum.  The family receives friends from 10-11 a-m prior to the service at Seneca Presbyterian Church.  In place of […]

Polly Elease Orr, 76, of 246 Dickard Road, Seneca died Monday at her home.  She was the widow of Dandy Smith.  The funeral will be 2 p-m Thursday at Davenport Funeral Home; the burial in Oconee Memorial Park.  The family receives friends from 12:30 to 1:30 p-m prior to the service at Davenport Funeral Home.

Walter Ricky Couch, 58, of 706 N. Laurel Steet, Walhalla died Thursday.  The funeral will be at 11 a-m Tuesday from the Chapel of the Sandifer Funeral Home.  Burial will follow in Evergreen Memorial Gardens.  Family members are at their homes.  Flowers are accepted.  Condolences may be expressed online by visiting www.sandiferfuneralhome.com.

Joseph Julius Veit, Jr., 88, died Saturday at GHS Cottingham Hospice House.  Davenport Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Ervin Lee Johnson, 80, of 282 Alexander Road, Salem died Saturday at the GHS Oconee Memorial Hospital.  He was the husband of Louise Reid Johnson.  For many years Mr. Johnson, a retired Clemson University employee, drove a shuttle bus at the hospital.  The funeral will be 2 p-m Wednesday at Davenport Funeral Home.  The burial follows in Evergreen Memorial Gardens. […]

Rebecca Ann Moore, 60, of the Cobb Bridge Road, Westminster died Wednesday at the Cottingham Hospice House.  She was the wife of Jack Colin Moore.  The funeral will be 11 a-m Saturday at Faith Baptist Church; the burial follows in Oconee Memorial Park.  The family recieves friends from 6 to 8 p-m Friday at Sandifer Funeral Home.  The family is […]

Davy-Jo Stribling Ridge, 83, of Columbia died Monday after a long illness.  She was the daughter of the late David W. and Thelma Brasleton Stribling of Walnut Hill Plantation, Westminster.  In a long career in library work, she retired as Associate Director of the USC Library System.  A graveside service at the Stribling family plot at Richland Presbyterian Church, 820 […]

Fay DuPree Earle, 70, of Pine Lake Road, Easley died Thursday.  The funeral will be 2 p-m Friday at the Adams Mortuary in Seneca.  The family is at the home.

Technical Sergeant Daniel Ryan Swaney, USAF, 30, of Las Vegas, Nevada died Thursday, May 7.  His more than 12 years with the Air Force included two tours in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.  The funeral will be 2 p-m Sunday, May 17 at Hepsibah Baptist Church.  The body will lie in state one hour before the […]

Charles Beamon Stancil, 81, of 185 Charlie B. Farm Road, Seneca died Wednesday at Greenville Memorial Hospital.  He was the widower of Billie Ray Stancil.  Stancil was a self-employed farmer who was also known for presenting music events for young people, such as the years he and his wife ran the Chicken Shack dance club in Seneca and the outdoor […]