Category: Obituaries

Fair Play – Shelby Diane Hamilton Cobb, 69, wife of Wallace Earl Cobb, Sr., passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2023, at her residence.        Born in Pickens County, South Carolina, Diane was the daughter of the late Mammie Sara Donald Scruggs and Guy Scruggs. Diane formerly worked for JP Stevens for 19 years and Reliable Automatic Sprinkler for […]

June Byrd Bowen, 92, of Seneca, South Carolina passed away peacefully at the Cottingham Hospice House on Wednesday, September 20th. Born on June 3rd, 1931, to Rebecca and Oliver Byrd on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina. June was predeceased by her sister, Sarah Briley, and her brother, Thomas Byrd, both of Mt. Pleasant South Carolina, and by her loving husband Bill […]

Seneca – Dustin “Dusty” Tyler Abercrombie, 41, fiancé of Stephanie Dockins, passed away on Wednesday, September 20th, 2023.   Born in Anderson, South Carolina, Dusty was the son of Micheal Wilmer and Linda Marlaine Chandler Abercrombie of Seneca, South Carolina.  Dusty was a graduate of Seneca High School class of 2000 and a graduate of Clemson University where he received […]

Seneca, SC — Annie Louise Lyle Kelley, 89, wife of the late Otto Olridge Kelley, Sr., of Seneca, passed away peacefully Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at Oconee Memorial Hospital.   A native of Oconee County, SC, Ms. Louise was the daughter of the late Jesse Christopher and Mary Irene Petty Lyle. She was a retired seamstress and was a member […]

Mountain Rest, SC– Eddie R. Byars of Mountain Rest, SC, passed away on September 19, 2023. Eddie was born in Durham, NC in 1946. He was the son of the late Roy C. Byars and Jeannette George of Gaffney, SC.   Eddie was a graduate of Limestone College and a retiree of Duke Power.   He was married to the […]

Walhalla, SC — Mary Jane Finkenstadt, 70, of 915 Finkenstadt Lane, Walhalla, passed away Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at Cottingham Hospice House.   A native of Walhalla, SC, Ms. Finkenstadt was the daughter of the late Fred Klaren and Doris Jane Chapman Finkenstadt. She worked as a nurse at Oconee Memorial Hospital and both dialysis centers in Seneca and later […]

“James” Edward Rogers, 63, of Westminster, S.C., passed away on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at Prisma Health – Oconee Memorial Hospital.        Born in Seneca, S.C., James was loved and preceded in death by his mother Lizzie Mae Jones Rogers, and his dad, Samuel Elanzo Rogers; both of whom he loved dearly.  He was the youngest of thirteen children.  […]

Fair Play – Candice April Rose Roberts, 34, passed away.        Born in Oconee County, Candice was the daughter of Jacqueline “Jackie” Norris Bennett (Ricky) and the late Marty Roberts.  Candice formerly worked in the food service industry and was an artist who enjoyed drawing and painting.   Candice is survived by her mother and stepfather; daughters, Caroline Lee, […]

West Union– Hubert Jason Smith, 79, beloved husband, of the late Edna Gentry Smith, went to be with his Lord and Savior, on Saturday, September 16th, 2023 at Foothills Assisted Living, surrounded by his loving family.   Born in the Madison Community of Westminster, SC, Hubert was the son of the late Issac John Smith and Norma Hare Smith.  Hubert […]

Walhalla, SC– James Dorrence Hutchinson, 76, husband of Minnie Ann Thomas Hutchinson, of 129 Quail Haven Drive, Walhalla, passed away Sunday, September 17, 2023, at his home.   A native of Troy, NC, Mr. Hutchinson was the son of Ruby Harris Hutchinson Dawkins of Lilesville, NC, and the late Harold Hutchinson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and […]