Category: Obituaries

Debbie Nicholson West, 59, wife of Jim West, of Kettle Falls, Washington and formerly of Walhalla, SC, passed away, Friday, August 19, 2022.   Debbie was the daughter of Olin and Gail Nicholson.  Debbie formerly worked for JP Stevens and was an avid animal lover.  Debbie will always be remembered for the unconditional and never-ending love she had for her […]

Walhalla, SC — Janice Smith King, 69, wife of the late Steven Terry King, Jr., of Walhalla, was called home to be with her Lord on Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Lakeview Assisted Living.   A native of Seneca, SC, Mrs. King was the daughter of the late Ralph C. and Lola Sharpe Smith. She retired from Schneider Electric and […]

Salem, SC — Linda Sexton, 72, wife of the late Harley Sexton, Jr., of Salem, passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2023, in Fair Play, SC.   A native of Providence, RI, Mrs.Sexton was the daughter of the late Charles Lester and Clista Luce Wentworth, Sr. She was a retired seamstress and was of the Baptist faith.   Mrs. Sexton […]

Seneca – Renee Elaine Pitman Hippensteal, 68, wife of the late George Wayne Thompson, passed away Friday, March 31, 2023, at Condor Health – Anderson.   Born in Atlanta, GA, Renee was the daughter of the late Charles “Jim” Edward Pitman and Clarice Pruitt Pitman.  Renee was a former cook with Oconee Memorial Hospital and of the Christian Faith.  Renee […]

Walhalla, South Carolina Faye Lusk Smith, age 71, loving wife of 41 years, to Jake T. Smith, passed away from this life on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at her residence. A native of Walhalla, South Carolina, Faye was born on January 30, 1952, to the late Lee Jones Lusk and Bessie Mae Beasley Lusk. Faye earned an associate degree from […]

    Westminster – Carol Marie Tysland Blanton, 82, passed away in the early morning hours of March 30, 2023 at Lila Doyle – Post Acute.  The family will receive friends on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm at Sandifer Funeral Home.  No formal service will be held per Carol’s wishes. In lieu of flowers, Carol […]

Alvin David “Al” Ryland, age 92, passed away on March 28, 2023, at Cottingham Hospice House in Seneca, South Carolina. Born March 15, 1931, he was the loving husband of 57 years to the late Mrs. Shirley Moore of Laurens, South Carolina and the son of the late Calvin David Ryland and Ethel Irene Long Ryland of Monroeville, Alabama. Upon […]

  Seneca, SC– Harold B. Head, 91, husband of the late Roberta Morgan Head, of Seneca, passed away on Monday, March 27, 2023, at Cottingham Hospice House.   A native of Tamassee, SC, Mr. Head was the son of the late Rufus and Maude White Head. He retired as co-owner of Head-Lee Nursery, a family-owned corporation in 1998, and was […]

Salem, SC — Patricia Anne Wolfe Smith “Pat”, 85, wife of Gerald W. Smith, of 340 Wolfe Drive, Salem, passed away with family in attendance on Sunday evening, March 26, 2023. Pat was the daughter of the late Merritt Wayland Wolfe and Ethel Tary Wolfe. Though born in Temperance, Michigan, the family moved to Waco, Texas, when she was 3 […]

Westminster – Paul Raymond Miller, 92, husband of the late Nellie Faye Doyle Miller, passed away, Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at Prisma Health – Cottingham Hospice House.   Born in Greenville, South Carolina, Paul was the son of the late John Odell Miller and Nan Ophelia Forrest Miller.  Paul was a retired Deputy Sheriff at Broward County Florida and was […]