Inmate’s death attributed to heart condition

The Oconee coroner reports the death Christmas weekend of a 71-year old county inmate.  Coroner Karl Addis says CPR was started Sunday morning at the jail; however, inmate Calvin Carroll Cochran died later in the morning in the emergency department at the Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital. Addis says an autopsy revealed a cardiovascular condition and Cochran’s death has been […]

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Billie Andy Jones

Tamassee, SC– Billie Andy Jones, 84, husband of the late Ruth Holland Jones, of 9449 N. Highway 11, Tamassee, passed away on Sunday, December 26, 2021 at his home.   A native of Tamassee, SC, Mr. Jones was the son of the late J.D. and Eva Ovaline Orr Jones. He was the owner and operator of Jones’s Service Station and […]

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Elnora Elliott

Pickens – Elnora “Ellie” Elliott, 74, wife of Jesse Ray, passed away Monday, December 27th, 2021 at AnMed Health Medical Center.   She was the daughter of the late Tipp Elliott and Nora Elmer Popham Elliott.  Elnora was member of the Northside Baptist Church in Pickens and was a homemaker, who enjoyed doing word searches.   In addition to her […]

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Robert “Jeff” Jeffrey Hyde

    Salem, SC– Robert “Jeff” Jeffrey Hyde, 61, husband of Patricia “Patty” Ann Jones Hyde, of 118 Alexander Road, Salem, passed away Saturday, December 25, 2021, at his home.   A native of Bryson City, NC, Mr. Hyde was the son of Millie Lee Sutherland of Robbinsville, NC and the late Robert Hyde. He was a truck driver and […]

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“Angry and upset” is what Mefleh hears

At his Westminster restaurant, Yusef Mefleh frequently hears what’s on the minds of the public.  But it’s the telephone that has been ringing of late by people, as the city councilman put it, “angry and upset” about water charges.  The frustration Mefleh believes will lead to a larger than normal public turnout at the next council meeting.  And Mefleh believes […]

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Louise Harris

  Westminster – Louise Fendley Harris, 97, of 1806 Oakway Road, wife of the late William Alvin Harris, passed away on Friday, December 24th, 2021 at Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital.   Louise was born in South Union Community, of Oconee County, and was the daughter of the late Robert E. Fendley and Essie Rholetter Fendley.  Louise attended Draughn Business […]

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Kimberly Stone

Seneca – Kimberly Ledford Stone, 57, passed away on Saturday, December 25th, 2021 at her residence.   Kimberly was born in Anderson County, South Carolina and was the daughter of the late Millard Ledford and Gladell Ledford.  Kimberly was a traveling nurse having worked in many locations.   Kimberly is survived by her son, Nathan Stone of Seneca; daughter, Hannah […]

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Emmy Smith

Walhalla –Emmy Lou Jones Smith, 87, wife of the late, Charles Robert “Bobby” Smith, passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at South Point Health and Rehab in Greenville, South Carolina.   Emmy was born in Fort Mill, SC and was the daughter of the late Rev. William Lester Jones and Frances Ruth Perry Jones.  Emmy retired from Oconee Memorial […]

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Evelyn Hendrix Rogers

  Walhalla, SC — Evelyn Hendrix Rogers, 86, wife of the late John Franklin Rogers, of Walhalla, passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2021 at NHC HealthCare Lexington in West Columbia, SC.   A native of Pickens, SC, Mrs. Rogers was the daughter of the late Lewis and Zoie Simpson Hendrix. She retired from Jantzen as a seamstress and was […]

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