Life Tributes
Fred Henry Messer
February 16, 2022
Fred Henry Messer, a resident of Travelers Rest, SC, passed away at home surrounded by loved ones on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at the age of 94. Fred was born on December 22, 1927 to Johnny Love Messer and Ivalee Wykle Messer in Sylva, NC. He was employed with Coca-Cola Bottling Co. for 10 years and retired from General Electric...
James Earle 'Jim' McCoy
February 16, 2022
James 'Jim' Earle McCoy (known by McCoy to many), 72, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in Greenville, S.C. His devoted wife, Wanda, as always was by his side. They had been blessed for 48 years together filled with adventure, happiness, and great enduring love. McCoy was born in Greenville, SC in 1949 and was the only beloved son...
Mary Beaman
February 16, 2022
Mary Beaman passed away on Feb. 16, 2022, at Hillcrest Hospital. At 40 years old, she died too young. Addiction may have taken her life, but it failed to ruin her memory of her. Mary was born Aug. 19, 1981, to Tracey and John in Illinois, but as her family grew and changed so did her environment. She lived in...
Deborah Lynn Hatcher
February 16, 2022
Deborah Lynn Hatcher of Belton, SC, passed on February 16, 2022, in Anderson, SC. She was preceded in death by her parents Jerry Mackey and Tecie Tollison. Deborah is survived by her husband, John Riley; her daughter Tosha Rogers (Michael); two sons Jason Rogers, and Kevin Hatcher; sisters Paula Vinson (Gary), and Lisa Carter; grandchildren Taylor Rogers, Samantha Rogers, and...
Mary Jane Benzon
February 15, 2022
Mary Jane Benzon, 97 years, passed gracefully on February 15, 2022 in Spartanburg, SC. Mary Jane, a native of Jenkintown, PA, was the daughter of William and Eleanor Oehrle, and the widow of William F.R. Benzon. Her survivors include daughters Barbara and Meredith, sons W. Randolph (Sharon) and J. Christian (Jennie); grandchildren Ashley (Gary), Kathy, Natani, Lawson (Allison), Alison (Jason),...
Lester Robert Pidgeon
February 15, 2022
Lester Robert Pidgeon, 74, went to be with his Lord and Savior, February 15, 2022, after a brief three-month illness. Les leaves a huge hole in the hearts of all who knew him – most especially his faithful and loving wife of 34 years, Kathryn Pidgeon. Les never met a stranger. He was such a kind, beautiful spirit, and he...
James “Jim” Farrell
February 15, 2022
James “Jim” J. Farrell, 75, just recently of Simpsonville, passed away on February 15, 2022. A native of Gettysburg, PA, he was the son of the late Timothy and Marie Bray Farrell. He and Linda lived in Hollidaysburg, PA for over 35 years. Jim served in the US Navy and was a member of the VFW and American Legion Post...
Karen Lynn Rodgers
February 14, 2022
Karen Lynn Christian Rodgers, beloved wife, daughter, mother, grandmother, and family Queen passed from this life into the arms of God on Monday, February 14, 2022, as she was being lovingly cared for by the great staff at McCall Hospice House of Simpsonville. Karen was born in Anderson, SC on December 24, 1957. She was married to her husband Jon...
Jo Anne Simicich Waddell
February 14, 2022
Jo Anne Simicich Waddell of Greenville, SC went to heaven on Monday, February 14, 2022. She was born September 2, 1958, in Atlanta, Georgia to E.J. and Ruth Elder (Stripling) Simicich, who preceded her in death. She is survived by her husband Rob Waddell; her brother Steve (Carol) Simicich; her sister Carla (Jim) Porter; her sister Nancy (Tony) Fischer; her...
James William Mount II
February 14, 2022
James William Mount II, 59, of Easley, SC, passed away on February 14, 2022. He was the son of Patricia Joy Rayburn and the late Charles Sylvester Mount, in Anniston, Alabama, on July 29, 1962. James is survived by his mother; and siblings Rick Mount and Leslie Cisson. He worked in Materials Management with the Greenville Hospital System for twenty...
Jane Moore Bolen
February 12, 2022
Jane Moore Bolen passed away peacefully on 2/12/2022 at NHC of Greenwood after an extended illness. She was born on 3/17/28 in Montgomery, Pakistan, formerly in the Punjab province of British India, to missionary parents Ralph Erskine Moore, Sr., & Ida (Saville) Moore. After returning to the States at the age of 4, she was raised in Virginia, graduating from...
Jan Moran
February 12, 2022
Janet Claire Moran, 68, of Greenville, SC went to be with her Savior on Saturday, February 12, 2022, after a long and bravely fought battle with COVID. Born January 13, 1954, in Somerville, Massachusetts, she was a daughter of the late Herbert Corning and Doris Beckett Corning. Jan is survived by her four children, Leslie Bridget Moran and husband Carlos...
Mary Rowland Schultz
February 11, 2022
Mary Schultz Mary Rowland Schultz, of Lyman, SC, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by family on February 11, 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents, W. Newton Rowland and Lizzie Iloan Smith; her siblings, Hazel E. Davenport (Jack), Walker Benny Rowland (Evelyn), Catherine Irene Smith (Leland), Alvin N. Rowland; and her children, Leslie A. Brewer, and...
Samuel Harold Head Sr
February 11, 2022
Samuel Harold Head, 69, of Joanna, SC, passed away on February 11, 2022. He was the son of Doris Morton and the late Harold Head, born on July 5, 1952, in Oconee, SC. Samuel is survived by his beloved wife Sheryl Head; children: Tonya Loftis and Samuel Head, Jr; step-children: Allen Micheal Tucker, Brandon Lee Tucker, Celena Brooke Tucker, sister...
Sara Ann Marshall Bogart
February 10, 2022
Sara Ann Marshall Bogart, 86, of Simpsonville, SC, passed away on February 10, 2022. She was the daughter of William Arthur Marshall and Lila Winifred Connor, in Towanda, Pennsylvania, on January 17, 1936. Sara is survived by her husband Kurt W. Bogart; children: Lynn J. Bogart, William A. Bogart, Erik R. Bogart, and Deanna M. Kiesel; and five grandchildren. Interment...
John "Buster" Frances McCall
February 10, 2022
John Frances McCall “Buster”, 74, passed away at Anmed Hospital on February 10, 2022. He was born in Greenville, SC on February 7, 1948 to the late Cedric Henson MCall and Jane Fitzgerald Chastain. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Thomas Albert McCall and sisters, Kathleen Ann McCall Hardeman and Jennifer Chastain Hellems....
Judy Gentile
February 9, 2022
Judy Gentile, 79, of Greenville, SC went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, February 9, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Betty Jo and Harold Hutchinson of Flint, MI. Judy’s life was characterized by her ongoing acts of kindness and service to others, her jovial demeanor, her hospitable smile, and her exuberant love for Jesus...
Teresa Gail Reavis Hicks
February 9, 2022
Teresa Reavis Hicks, 63, of Inman, passed away on Wednesday, February 9, 2022. A native of Charlotte, NC, she was the daughter of the late James Robert and Velma Ree Bradley Reavis. She was a beloved wife, mother, sister, and grandmother. She loved her flower garden, butterflies, and the color purple. She is survived by her husband of 48 years,...
Patricia Gayle Franklin Brookshire
February 9, 2022
TAYLORS - Patricia Gayle Franklin Brookshire of Taylors, SC went to be with her Savior the Lord Jesus Christ on Feb.9, 2022. Surviving is her husband Bobby Brookshire, of Taylors and North Myrtle Beach, SC., also daughter Nicole of Inman and son Bob of Dothan, AL. Gayle is preceded by her father John Russell Franklin and mother Ethel Franklin. Also...
Dorothy Louise Jernigan
February 9, 2022
Loving mother, daughter, and friend, Dorothy Louise Jernigan, age 86, passed away peacefully on February 9th, 2022 after a long 8 1/2 year battle with Alzheimers. Dorothy was born to Arthur and Jeanie Jerkins in 1936 in Range, Alabama. A member of the church from a very young age, Dorothy was active in church at Range Assembly of God and...
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