Category: Obituaries

Westminster– Vergie Nell Pitts Smith, 92, wife of the late Crayton Loos Smith, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2022 at Cottingham Hospice House.   Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Vergie was the daughter of the late Elmer Pitts and Kate Cole Pitts.  Vergie was a retired registered nurse, who loved her work and had a kind, compassionate heart. […]

Greenville – Eli A. Yoder, 82, husband of Mary Jane Miller Yoder, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2022, at St. Francis Downtown.   Born in Springs, Pennsylvania, Eli was the son of the late Allen Yoder and Lizzie Tice Yoder.  Eli was a chicken farmer and feed mill worker in Jamestown, Pennsylvania, and later in Farmville, Virginia.   Eli is […]

Fair Play– John Michael Norton, 87, loving husband of Corrine Knibbs Norton, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at his residence.   Born in Beacon, New York, John was the son of the late Charles Norton and Catherine Bosong Norton.  John retired from Nabisco, and his greatest joys were fishing, football, and baseball.   John is survived by his wife […]

Seneca, SC– Bobby Thurmond Reed, 85, husband of the late Shirley J. Reed, of Seneca, passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at his home.   A native of Oconee County, Mr. Reed was the son of the late Quint Soloman and Lexie Franks Reed. He retired from the US Air Force and attended Newry Church of God.   Mr. […]

Walhalla, SC– Claude Lewis Dickson, 71, husband of Wanda Rutledge Dickson, of Walhalla, passed away on Tuesday, December 27, 2022, at his home.   A native of Oconee County, Mr. Dickson was the son of the late Vernon Leon and Edna Ball Dickson. He retired from industrial maintenance at Koyo and was a deacon at Rocky Knoll Baptist Church.   […]

Westminster – Mann Luke “ML” McGuffin, Jr., 92, husband of the late Gwendolyn Leatherwood McGuffin, passed away Saturday, December 24th, 2022 at Oconee Memorial Hospital surrounded by his loving family.      Born August 28th, 1930, in Oconee County, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Mann Luke McGuffin, Sr. and Kate Cox McGuffin. ML was a United […]

Seneca, SC — Carolyn Skelton Cochran, age 99, born in Seneca in January 1923, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Christmas Eve.   She lived her entire life in Seneca; graduating from Seneca High School, attending Furman University during the war years, and marrying William Ray Cochran after he returned from the South Pacific. She began teaching elementary school […]

Seneca – Dennis Jerome Sorrells, 68, passed away Friday, December 23rd, 2022 at Oconee Memorial Hospital.      Born December 12th, 1954, in Oconee County, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Paul Stancil Sorrells and Virginia Maire Jones Sorrells. Dennis was a retired Truck Driver, who enjoyed the lake, spending time with his family and friends and […]

Seneca, SC– James Benjamin Sanders, III, 80, husband of Kathy Peebles Lee , of Seneca, passed away on Friday, December 23, 2022, at his home.   A native of Oconee County, Mr. Sanders was the son of the late James Benjamin Sanders, Jr., and Eleanor Fricks Sanders. He retired as a Chief Master Sergeant in the Air Force. He was […]

  Walhalla, SC– Mason Leroy Lusk, 87, husband of Lois Winchester Lusk, of Walhalla, passed away on Friday, December 23, 2022, at Cottingham Hospice House.   A native of Walhalla, SC, Mr. Lusk was the son of the late L.B. and Nellie Stephens Lusk. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and retired from textile work. Mr. Lusk was a member […]