Category: Obituaries

Charles Edwin Bruce, 72, passed away on Thursday, September 29 at Oconee Memorial Hospital in Seneca, South Carolina. Born on December 12, 1949, he was the beloved son of the late Bertha and Euclid Bruce. Mr. Bruce was an avid race fan, both as a spectator and as a participant. On the dirt track circuit he was known by the […]

Maybelle C. Pelfrey, age 84, passed away on Monday, October 3, 2022 at Hospice of the Foothills in Seneca, South Carolina. Born June 6, 1938 in Walhalla, South Carolina, she was the beloved daughter of the late Robert and Rosa Cooper. Ms. Pelfrey was an entrepreneur who was known in the local community for her boiled peanuts. Maybelle is survived […]

Seneca – Eddie Perritt Cochran, 77, husband of Glinda Wilson Cochran, passed away Wednesday evening, September 21, 2022 at Richard M. Campbell Veteran’ Nursing Home.   Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Eddie was the eldest son of the late Archie L. Cochran and Frances McConnell Cochran.  Eddie was a nuclear-contractor, a lifetime member of Richland Presbyterian Church and he […]

    The Reverend Dr. J. Derrill Smith, 70, of Seneca, South Carolina, passed away peacefully at his residence surrounded by his beloved family on Friday, September 30, 2022, from complications caused by Lewy Body Dementia.   The son of the late Hubert and Bertha Dyar Smith, Derrill is survived by his wife of almost 49 years, Cindy Phillips Smith; […]

Seneca – Ruth Hix Rice, 93, daughter of the late Robert Dendy and Lula S. Hix, married to the late Harold J. Rice for 62 years, passed away on Saturday, October 1st, 2022 at Oconee Memorial Hospital.   A native of Oconee County, South Carolina, Mrs. Rice retired from Kendall, after 32 years and was a member of Reedy Fork […]

Walhalla, SC — Tonya Lynn Gunn, 46, wife of Keith Billy Gunn, of Walhalla, passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2022, at Oconee Memorial Hospital.   A native of Seneca, SC, Mrs. Gunn was the daughter of Larry Dover and Carolyn Suttles Grant. She was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church.   In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. […]

Pickens, SC– Jesse R. Patterson, 85, husband of the late Dorothy Lee Patterson, of Seneca, SC, passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at Mana Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Pickens.   A native of Salem, SC, Mr. Patterson was the son of the late Wayne Fuller Patterson and Bertha O’Bryant Patterson. He was a member of Wolf Creek Baptist […]

Seneca – Dorothy Kathleen Worley Holbrooks, 75, wife of the late Dennis Wayne Holbrooks, passed away, Sunday, October 2, 2022 at Fleetwood Post-Acute.   Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Dorothy was the daughter of the late Marvin Worley and Mildred Franks Worley.  Dorothy worked for Jantzen and she operated the concessions stand at the Westminster Speedway.    Dorothy is […]

Westminster – Clarence Norman Burch, 79, passed away on Sunday, October 2rd, 2022 at Piedmont Post-Acute Care.   Born in Franklin, North Carolina, Clarence was the son of the late Buford and Goldie Dills Burch.  Clarence was a United States Army Veteran, who retired from Kendell/Covidien and was a known taxidermist, and a member of Westminster First Baptist Church.   […]

Seneca- Isaiah Troy King, infant son of Isaiah Dacota King and Rachel Grace Roach, passed away September 30th, 2022, at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital.   In addition to his parents, Troy is survived by grandparents, Bryian and Michelle King of Seneca; Diane and Wayne Roach of Walhalla; great grandparents; Judy King, Randall and Ethel Cobb, and Hazel Roach; aunts, […]