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Week of February 27, 2008
Ethel Inez Russell Smith, 99, of Westminster, died Feb. 25, 2008 at Oconee Memorial Hospital. Born in Norfolk, VA, she was retired from Beacon Mfg. She was a member of Westminster First Baptist Church. Surviving are her son, Herman “Mutt” Smith of Piedmont; daughters, Louise Osborne of Westminster and Jeanette Alongi of Charlotte, NC; sister, Juanita Cappo of Anderson; ten grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Garnett James Smith, and parents, Sam and Emma Dipple Russell. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., February 28 in the chapel of Sandifer Funeral Home, Westminster. Burial will follow in the First Baptist Church Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Westminster First Baptist Church Bldg. Fund, 426 West Oak Hwy., Westminster, SC 29693.
Charity Faith Thurston, 28, of Piedmont, died Feb. 26, 2008 at Greenville Memorial Medical Center. Born in Greenville County, she was the daughter of Curtis Thurston of Travelers Rest and Mary Moody Casey of Marietta. Surviving, in addition to her parents are her stepfather, Thomas Casey; two brothers, Corey Thurston of the U.S. Army, Ft. Hood, TX and B.J. Franks of Travelers Rest; grandparents, Phillip and Diane Jeffcoat of Piedmont, and Ervin Thurston of Travelers Rest. Funeral service will be 1:30, February 28 at Woodlawn Memorial Park Mausoleum.
Clyde Welborn, 83, widower of Dorothy Barker Welborn, of Easley, died Feb. 25, 2008 at Parkridge Hospital in Fletcher, NC. Born in Anderson County, he was a son of the late Julius Ebb and Emma Cantrell Welborn. He retired from Platt Saco Lowell Company and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are a son, Dale Welborn of Piedmont; a daughter, Kathryn Welborn of Easley; and two great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be 2 p.m., February 28 at Hillcrest Memorial Park and Gardens.
WILLIAMSTON - Wylene Poore Richey, 68, wife of William “Bill” K. Richey, of 109 Foster Road, died Monday, February 25, 2008 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Anderson County, she was a daughter of the late George Lander and Ethel Yeargin Poore. She was the former co-owner of Poore’s Feed and Seed and retired from Newton Shoes, a member of the First Baptist Church of Williamston, and the Lydia Sunday School Class. In addition to her husband, she is survived by daughter, Linda S. Richey of Greenville; son and daughter-in-law, William “Billy” and Donna Ridgeway Richey of Williamston; sister and brother-in-law, Jane and Don Harper of Greenville; sister-in-law, Sandra Poore of Anderson; and grandchildren, Will and Reagan Richey. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church of Williamston with the Rev. Brad Bardin, the Rev. Don Harper, and the Rev. Bill Ellison officiating. Burial will follow in Greenville Memorial Gardens. The family is at the home and will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Gray Mortuary, Pelzer. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Williamston Christian Life Center, P.O. Box 477, Williamston, SC 29697.
George Kenneth Reid, 79, of Greer, husband of Betty Pittman Reid, died Feb. 21, 2008, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. A native of Piedmont, son of the late George M. and Nancy Callaham Reid, he was a retired manager of Sherwin Williams Company in Greer. He was a charter member of Faith United Methodist Church and was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. Surviving are two sons, Kenneth David Reid of Taylors and George Lee Reid of Greer; one brother, Alton Reid of Easley; two sisters, Lucille R. Bowers of Greer and JoLynn R. Bagwell of Piedmont; five grandchildren; and one great-grandson. Funeral service was held Feb. 24 at Faith United Methodist Church. Burial followed in Shiloh United Methodist Church Cemetery in Piedmont.
PIEDMONT - It is with deep regret and sorrow that we, the family of Lloyd Holland (L. H.) Ouzts, Jr., announce his death on Saturday, February 23, 2008, at Richard M. Campbell Veterans Home. Surrounded by his loving family and in the presence of God, he closed his eyes to the darkness of Alzheimer’s and woke up to the light of the glory of heaven. Lloyd, formerly of 116 Wigington Road, Piedmont, was born in Toccoa, GA, in April of 1921, the only son of the late Lloyd H. Ouzts, Sr. and Minnie Rhodes Ouzts. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 42 years, Jean Holcombe Ouzts and their beloved daughter, Pamela Ouzts Sutherland and her husband, Charles. Lloyd was first married to the former Frances Elizabeth Wigington until her death in 1965. The children of that union are loving daughter, Brenda Ouzts Mull of Piedmont; and devoted son, Ray H. Ouzts and his wife, Lisa of Easley. He is also survived by a dear step-daughter, Nancy Watson Greene and her husband, Johnny, of Pickens; dearest sister, Mary Ouzts Ebey and her husband Steward, of Mauldin; a first cousin loved as a brother, George E. Ouzts of Tucson, AZ; and devoted friend and “Army Brother” Harry Cady and his wife, Pauline, of Red Hook, NY. His loving grandchildren include Kristy Mull Stone, Andrea Ouzts Johnson, Ricky and Ronnie Watson and Travis and Michael Greene. Great-grandchildren are Jim and Katrien Stone, Thomas, Landon, and Weston Johnson, Nathan, Sarah, Seth, and Sophie Watson, and Katie Greene. He was predeceased by a sister, Martha L. Bridges; and son-in-law, Donald Mull. Upon his graduation from Centerville High School in Elberton, GA, Lloyd joined the Civilian Conservation Corps and worked on many projects in Oregon and Washington State. He was drafted into the U.S. Army at the beginning of World War II and was a member of the 80th Division, Cannon Company, 319th Infantry. He served in the American Theater of Operations before being sent to the front lines. There he served in the European Theater under Gen. George Patton, achieving the rank of Sergeant. He participated in the Allied Invasion of Normandy, landing on Omaha Beach on D+2 and proceeded on to fight in the Battle of the Bulge. Lloyd received many medals for his bravery and outstanding service along with four bronze stars, and survived capture, a prison camp, and MIA status. He remained in the European Theater until his return to the U.S. and his discharge on December 27, 1945. Lloyd was retired from a career with J.P. Stevens, Dunean Plant, and was also retired from a position as a security guard for Mayfair Mills. He was a member of the 80th Division Blue Ridge Veterans Association and traveled to many reunions with his Army brothers. Lloyd’s passion in life was watching something grow. He felt close to God in his yard filled with flowers, in his field filled with vegetables, or in his vineyard working with his scuppernongs. He claimed he could see the eye of God in a dewdrop on one of his flowers. Lloyd grew many prize winning vegetables and flowers, but his greatest pleasure was in giving them away. No words can express how much “Pa” will be missed by all those who loved him. He taught us by his example to always do the “right thing,” to have respect for ourselves and others and he taught us how to love by always putting his family first. The family wishes to thank the staff of Richard M. Campbell Veterans Home for the dedicated, loving care and respect given to our Dad since 2005 and all the other veterans in their care. We also wish to thank the staff of the Haven in the Village at Chanticleer for their loving kindness to our family during a two year stay. Our lives will forever be impacted and enriched by each and every resident and their families, whom we encountered on a daily basis while visiting in both facilities. The family received friends on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 from 6 - 8 p.m. at Gray Mortuary, Pelzer. A celebration of Lloyd’s life was held on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Gray Mortuary conducted by the Rev. Frank Dill and the Rev. Barry Manley. Burial followed in the cemetery of Mountain Springs Baptist Church in Piedmont. The family was at the home of a daughter, Brenda Mull, of 195 Wren Road, Piedmont. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association SC Chapter, 301 University Ridge, Suite 5000, Greenville, SC 29601 or to Richard M. Campbell Veterans Home, 4605 Belton Highway, Anderson, SC 29621. God grant us the grace to accept our loss.
Mildred Dobson Mullinax, 80, of Piedmont, died Feb. 19, 2008. Born in Central, she was a daughter of the late Clint and Lula Mae Merck Dobson and wife of the late Charles Olen Mullinax. She retired from Westminster Company and was a member of Grace Baptist Church. Surviving are daughter, Sheri Stowe of Piedmont; two sisters, Betty Crowe and Evelyn Fulbright, both of Greenville; and two grandchildren. Funeral service was held Feb. 22 at Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Northwest. Burial followed at Graceland Cemetery, West. Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Upstate, 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson, SC 29621.
Lila Aurora Hedden Byers, 88, of Anderson, widow of Earl Frederick Byers died Feb. 21, 2008 at Hospice of the Upstate. Born in Pelzer, she was a daughter of the late Allen and Frances Long Hedden. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church of Pelzer. She is survived by daughters, Janet Allen Ashley of Williamston, Marcia B. Tribble of Anderson; sister, Helen Black of Columbia; eight grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and 16 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Feb. 23 at the First Baptist Church of Pelzer. Burial followed in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
PELZER - Frances “Ma” Cleo Baldwin Sargent, 85, of 107 Whitten Road, widow of James Edward Sargent, died Wednesday, February 20, 2008, at her home. A daughter of the late William Benjamin and Nettie Cox Baldwin, she retired from the Kendall Company after forty years. She worked at the Kid’s Kastle After School Center for ten years, and was a member of New Hope Baptist Church in Pelzer and the Young at Heart Sunday School Class. She is survived by a son, Charles Edward Sargent and his wife Luci of Pelzer; grandchildren, Link Sargent and his wife Janice, Scott Sargent and his wife Elisa, Eric Sargent, Stephanie Sargent Williams, and Shenae Sargent; and ten great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a son, Billy Ray Sargent; sisters, Jean Griffith, Lucille Martin, and Lois Stone; and brothers, Cox Baldwin, Glenn Baldwin, and Conrad Baldwin. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Saturday in the old sanctuary of New Hope Baptist Church in Pelzer with the Rev. Richard Burton and the Rev. Bill Bryant officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. The family was at the home of Charles and Luci Sargent, 119 Whitten Road, Pelzer, and received friends Saturday at the church prior to the service. Gray Mortuary, Pelzer was in charge of arrangements.
Thomas William Martin, 58, of Greenville, died Feb. 22, 2008 at his home. Surviving are two sons, Shane of Georgia and Ben of the home; his mother, Lou Martin of Pelzer; one brother, John Martin of Greenville; and one sister, Connie Hipps of Seneca. A memorial service was held Feb. 26 at Cornerstone Christian Fellowship. Memorials may be made to the church.
John Henry Fisher, 82, of Greenville, died Feb. 21, 2008 in Greenville. He was a son of the late Henry Fisher and Gassie Brownlee Fisher and husband of the late Mamie L. Fisher. He was a former employee of W.B. Simmons and a member of the New Mount Pisgah Baptist Church in Easley. He is survived by two sons, Johnny Fisher of the home, John Thomas of High Point, NC; six daughters, Maggie Jones of Piedmont, Diane Fisher, Vanessa Golden, Deborah Lomax, Brenda Williams, all of Greenville, Claudia Fisher of the home; two brothers, Gemes Fisher of Greenville, David fisher of Lawrenceville, GA; 11 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Feb. 24 at the New Mount Pisgah Baptist Church. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Hazel Teigue Landreth, 75, formerly of Pendleton, died Feb. 22, 2008 at the home of her daughter in Chesnee. Born in Pendleton, she was a daughter of the late William Arthur Teigue and Mary Howard Teigue. She was a former employee of LaFrance Industries and was a member of Faith Fellowship Church in Pendleton. Surviving are her children, Thea McLellan of Chesnee, Kayla Blackston of Anderson, Jerry Landreth of Piedmont and Phil Landreth of Easley; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents she was predeceased by her husband Traibert Laverne “Bert” Landreth. A graveside service was held Feb. 25 at Memory Gardens. |
