Category: Obituaries

Seneca, SC — Leona Elizabeth Smith, 100, wife of the late Kenneth Lawrence Smith, of Seneca, passed away on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at her home.   A native of Hamlet, NC, Mrs. Smith was the daughter of the late Cornelius K. Bundy and Lena Belle Gibson Bundy. She was a homemaker and attended Poplar Springs Baptist Church.   Mrs. […]

Seneca – Sarah Jean Smith Cross, 78, wife of Randal R. “Pete” Cross, passed away on Tuesday, October 12th, 2021 at Prisma Health – Oconee Memorial Hospital.   Sarah was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and was the daughter of the late James Claude and Maggie Ethel Stancil Smith. Sarah was a retired educator who taught at Westminster High School […]

    Salem, SC — Estelle Littleton Nichols, 91, wife of the late Alfred Edward Nichols, of Salem, passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at Seneca Health and Rehab.   A native of Salem, SC, Mrs. Nichols was the daughter of the late Paul and Ella Hunter Littleton. She was a member of Boone’s Creek Baptist Church.   In addition […]

Walhalla, SC– David Curtis Roach, 67, husband of Alice Tinsley Roach, of 308 Earlestead Drive, Walhalla, passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at Greenville Memorial Hospital.   A native of Oconee County, Mr. Roach was the son of the late Clark Lewis and Lois Lee Roach. He was the owner and operator of Custom Steel & Design. He was a […]

  Westminster – David Anthony Dockins, 58, husband of Marie Owens Dockins, left this world to go home, Tuesday, October 12th, 2021 at Prisma Health – Oconee Memorial Hospital.   On October 29th, 1962 William “Bill” Dockins and Helen Louise Royster Dockins welcomed a crazy diamond into this world. He spent his life in Oconee County, where he was a […]

Seneca, SC – William Fred Wilbanks, 64, husband of Tammy Jean Wheeler Wilbanks, of 421 Holders Landing Road, passed away Tuesday, October 12th, 2021 at Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital.   Born in Stephens County, Georgia, he was the son of the late William Alfred and Mary Grace Dooley Wilbanks. Fred was a retired machinist who enjoyed fishing, golfing, playing […]

Seneca, SC — Cristi Welborn Snelgrove, passed away on Tuesday, October 12, 2021. She was the wife of Stanley Snelgrove and daughter of Harold Welborn and the late Sallie Mae Welborn.   In addition to her husband and father Cristi is survived by her son, Bo Snelgrove; sister Alice Welborn Connally and Diane Welborn; nephews Jeremy Connally (Casey), Brad Connally […]

Lancaster, SC – Kenneth Hollis Williams, 88, husband of the late Carolyn Addison Williams, of 5040 Tabernacle Road, passed away Sunday, October 10th, 2021 at MUSC Lancaster.   Born in Seneca, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Harley and Ethel Whiten Williams.  Kenneth was a United States Navy Veteran having served during the Korean War and Vietnam […]

Westminster – Charles “Raymond” Busha, 87, husband of the late Helen Wilson Busha, passed away on Sunday, October 10th, 2021 at Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home in Anderson, SC.   Raymond was born in Oconee County and was the son of the late William McKinley Busha and Icie Lou Cox Busha. Raymond was a United States Army Veteran and […]

Westminster – Taft Anthony “Tony” Rankin, 57, husband of Betty Jo Carol Spurlock Rankin, passed away on Sunday, October 10th, 2021 at Prisma Health – Oconee Memorial Hospital.   Tony was born in Oconee County, South Carolina, and was the son of the late William Taft “Pete” Rankin, Jr. and Lela Doris Smith of Westminster.  Tony was a Master Mechanic […]