SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2010 THE GREENVILLE NEWS OBITUARIES GREENVILLE: Sallie Jean Callaway Albert J. Faress Haldeman Wallace Guffey Ann Valentine Jackson Post Herman Anderson "Andy" Scott Jr. Mary Louise Daniel Sloan CENTRAL: Jo Holly Funchess CLINTON: Annette Evon Lark Patterson EASLEY: Clydie M. Nivens FOUNTAIN INN: Richard Arthur Vogel GARY, IN: Pelham Vernon Chatman GRAY COURT: William E. Ballenger GREER: W.
Spearman LAKE JUNALUSKA, N.C.: Julius Wanamaker MAULDIN: Sherrill Heist PICKENS: Christine C. McElhannon PIEDMONT: Wendy Davis SPARTANBURG: Jack Tatum Welch TAYLORS: David K. Pepper WILLIAMSTON: Betty Ford Casey INCOMPLETE OTHER DEATHS ABBEVILLE Boyd, Vic, 90, Coastal Manor Nursing Home Chandler -Jackson Funeral Home Ferguson, Blanche Cox, 91, McCall Hospice House Harris Funeral I Home LAURENS Simmons, Heather Ann, 21, Hilldale Drive- Kennedy Mortuary OCONEE Smith, Geneva Pitts, 77, Long Creek Highway Sandifer Funeral Home Obituary guidelines All obituaries are prepared and billed through the funeral homes, which review content and charges with the family prior to publication. Obituaries cost $5 per line and photos are $25. Obituaries may be published a second day at a 35 percent discount and a third day is free.
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McElhannon sisters, Geraldine Pickens enway of Greenville Christine Childs McElhannon, 84, of 201 Overbrook Street, wife of the late John B. McElhannon, passed away Friday, April 23, 2010. Born in Pickens County, she was the daughter of the late James and Agnes Leslie Childs. Mrs. was the former owner of The Town House and The Chicken Burger Restaurants in Pickens and was a member of Grace United Methodist Church.
Surviving are three daughters, Marie Nix and her husband, J.L. of Easley, Beverly Culbertson and her husband, Jim, and Joyce Norton and her husband, Randy, all of Pickens; five grandchildren, Jason Gravely, Matthew Culbertson, Corey Gravely, Dustin Gravely and Casey Tulk; seven great grandchildren, Tyler Gravely, Haden Gravely, Jordan Gravely, Zander Gravely, Jessica Gravely, Ainsleigh Gravely and Laken Gravely; two Annette Evon Lark Patterson Clinton Annette Evon Lark Patterson, age 69 of 217 Milam Rd. and the widow of Harry Patterson, Sr. died Friday at her home. Mrs.
Patterson was a member of the New Hope Baptist Church. Surviving are her son, Harry George Patterson, Jr. and wife, Frances; one daughter, Teresa Patterson English and husband, David; one brother, two sisters; seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, at 3p.m. at the New Hope Baptist Church with burial in Rosemont Cemetery.
Visitation will be Monday from 1 to 3p.m. at the church. The family will be at the home of her son Harry Patterson, 546 Milam Clinton, SC. www.grayfuneralhome.com. Gray Funeral Home of Clinton Betty Arledge of Pickens; and two brothers, James Childs and Jack Childs both of Pickens; In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by a daughter, Jean Tulk, a granddaughter, Wilma Jennisister, Childs, and three brothers, Johnny, Jake, and Wilton Childs.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 26, 2010 at 5:30 PM in the chapel of Dillard Funeral Home with burial to follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park and Gardens. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 3:30 PM until 5:30 PM at the funeral home. The family will be at the home of Marie and J.L. Nix, 711 N.E. Main Street, Easley, SC 29640.
Online condolences may be expressed by visiting www.dillardfunerals.com Dillard Funeral Home is assisting the McElhannon Family. Richard Arthur Vogel Fountain Inn Richard Arthur Vogel, 79, died Friday, April 23, 2010. Born June 21, 1930, in Elizabeth, NJ, he was a son of the late George C. and Hazel Vogel. He served in the U.S.
Air Force, was retired from the U.S. Postal Service, and served as president of his home owners association. He was preceded in death by his wife Edith Vogel. He is survived by his son Scott Vogel; a daughter Cindy Knapp; and son Edward Swensen; four grandchildren; and his companion Deborah Meadows. A private memorial service was held according to his wishes.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Greenville Humane Society, 328 Furman Hall Road, Greenville, SC 29609. Cremation Society of South Carolina. Celebrate your loved one's life story with Legacy.com. Visit GreenvilleOnline.com/obituaries Powered byLegacy.com Thinking about Cremation? Sallie Jean Callaway Greenville Sallie Jean Buurman Callaway of Greenville, passed away April 23, 2010 at the Greenville Memorial Hospital after a period of deteriorating health with her children at her side. She was just 56 years old.
Sallie was preceded in death last year by her mother Jean Aljoe Buurman. She leaves behind her children Taurey Claire Callaway of Barnardsville, NC, Keefe Austin Callaway of Greenville, and Graham Thomas Callaway of Greenville. She is also survived by her father Dr. Clarence H. Buurman, two brothers, a sister, their spouses, nieces and nephews, and great-niece.
John Buurman and wife Pam of Charleston, WV, children Michael and Katie, and grand-niece Lilly. Robert Buurman and wife Lisa of Simpsonville, son Ryan. Carol Buurman Goodwin and Husband Myron of Franklin, TN, children Benjamin, Brandon, Lauren and Merrill. Born in Summit, NJ she moved from Warren, NJ to Greenville. She attended Eastside High School where she was a leading student, homecoming queen, Thespian, and cheerleader.
r. She matriculated at Furman University where she earned her BA, Summa Cum Laude in Art German. She went on to study Art History at various museums while traveling extensively in Europe, South Africa, and South America and achieved post graduate certificates also with honors in Art History and Languages at the Goethe Institute, in Goettingen, Germany as well as the University of Vienna in Vienna, Austria. Later in life she earned a Masters Degree in Education from Converse College, in Spartanburg, SC. She was a talented linguist and demonstrated instructional fluency and expertise across four distinct languages.
She was an observer and translator for international business, trade associations, and other concerns while living in Austria, and was a German, Spanish and English teacher at her alma mater, Eastside High School. She worked briefly as a curator at the Greenville County Museum of Art. She also taught nursery school arts in Wayland, Massachusetts. She was a very talented yet completely self taught painter and illustrator who had many commissions copying high priced art for various gallery customers while living in Massachusetts. As an amateur actress and musical performer she performed in community musical theater while living outside Boston, Mass.
and in Wendy Davis Mary Louise Daniel Piedmont Greenville Wendy Ann Davis, 35, of 503 S. Piedmont passed away Friday, April 23, 2010 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Greenville County, she was a daughter of Milton Wayne Davis and Joyce Ann Wilson Pressley. She was formerly employed with Bargains Grocery Store and a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Surviving are her mother; father and stepmother, Nancy June Davis; daughter, Alexis Mae Garland; brother, Danny Davis and his wife, Renea niece and nephew, Emily and Brandon Davis; stepsister, Barbie Nichols; grandparents, Robert and Pauline Wilson.
The family will receive friends Sunday, April 25, 2010 at Gray Mortuary, Pelzer from Funeral services will be held 3 pm Sunday in the funeral home chapel with Mr. Bill Foster, Mr. Ray Hawthorne, and Rev. Leon Porter officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.
Condolences: www. graymortuary.com David K. Pepper Taylors David Kelley Pepper, of Taylors, died Sunday, April 18th, 2010. Born in Greenville, he was a son of the late William E. and Seeba Kelley Pepper.
He is survived by a brother, William Pepper and his wife, Sheila of Simpsonville; a sister, Mary Frances Bolt and husband, Dr. Ernest Bolt of Richmond, VA; a nephew and two nieces. Private memorial services will be held at a later date. The Mackey Mortuary, Century Drive. www.mackeymortuary.
com for online registry and obituaries. Cremation is simple, service at your time Association of North container, cremation Albert J. Faress Greenville Albert James Faress, 86, of 102 Stonehaven Drive, died Thursday, April 22, 2010 peacefully at home. St. Louis, Mo.
An accomplished athlete as well, later in life she achieved certifications as a Certified Fitness Professional, and was a Personal Trainer, sales and customer leader at various gyms in Greenville. She owned various fitness and nutrition businesses in the Upstate of South Carolina. All these things and more made up this multifaceted and talented woman. Visitation will be held on Monday, April 26 at 1:30 in the Parlor at First Presbyterian Church where Sallie's art will be displayed. Funeral services will follow at 3:00 in the sanctuary.
The family is at the home of Dr. Buurman and at their respective residences. Her children request that if you are so moved that you donate an appropriate, memorial in her name to a local arts organization. Arrangements by The Mackey Mortuary, online condolences may be made at www. mackeymortuary.com ters.
Visitation will be held Sunday from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm at the funeral home. The Funeral Service will be held Monday at 10:30 am in the Downtown Chapel of Thomas McAfee Funeral Home. Burial to follow in Woodlawn Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to McCall Hospice House, 1836 W. Georgia Simpsonville, SC 29680 or to Poe Mill Baptist Church, 2nd Ave, Greenville, SC 29609.
Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.thomasmcafee.com. The family will be at the home. Conway; one son, Rev. H.A. "Andy" Scott, III, and his wife Tawana of Lyman; two sisters, Carolyn Butler Wentworth, GA and Wanda Hudson or Riceville, IN; two brothers, Richard and David Scott, both of Dalton, GA; and five grandsons, Robert Brian Davis, Stephen Luke Scott, Timothy Paul Scott, John David Scott, and Philip James Scott.
He was preceded in death by: a brother, Bill Scott. The Funeral Service will be held Tuesday at 3:00 pm at Hampton Heights Baptist Church, with visitation prior from 1:45 pm 2:45 pm. Burial to follow the service in Woodlawn Memorial Park. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.thomasmcafee.com. Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Downtown Palmetto Cremation professional staff is certified by only $695 and include all of four urn styles from which 878-6661 Born in Greenville, he was a son of the late James Michael and Mary Cahaly Faress.
He was a graduate of Greenville High School where he was captain of the football and basketball teams. He graduated from the University of South Carolina in June 1948 with a BS in Business. He was co-captain of the football team and a member of the Captains Hall of Fame and the Block Club, his nickname was He was also a member of the James F. Daniel Post of the American Legion and former member of the Greenville Country Club. Mr.
Faress honorably served in the U.S. Navy during World War Il from December 1942 until March 1946. He was a Quartermaster 3rd Class. Mr. Fares was retired from the Southern Radio Corp in 1988.
He was a lifetime member of the First Baptist Greenville and the Master Workmen Sunday School Class. He is survived by his wife of sixty years, Miriam Kinard Faress; his children, Karen Faress Tomblin and husband Jim of Greenville, Kim Faress Williams of Al- Ann Valentine Jackson Post Greenville Valentine (Val) Jackson Post, 73, of 6 Oak Bridge Place, Greenville, S.C., died Friday, April 23, 2010, at her home. Val was the devoted wife of the late Ronald Hale Post. She is survived by daughters Ames Longstreet Post Little Laura Alden Post Leavitt, and her 3 adored grandchildren William Clark Little III, Robert Hale Little, and Alden Hale Leavitt. Born in Macon, Miss.
on April 18, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Fan Minor Ames Jackson and the late Robert Cecil Jackson. Val was a graduate of Hollins College, Roanoke, Va. Val was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church, Elsie Haynesworth Garden Club, Colonial Dames 17th Century, Greenville, S.C. Chapter DAR, pharetta, GA, and Scott Kinard Faress of Greenville; his grandchildren, Alison Militello of Charlotte, NC, Ashley( Curtis) Peterson, and Skylar and Sydney Williams; his great grandchildren, Alexa Militello of Charlotte, NC, Lilly and Ames Peterson. He was preceded in death by a son, Albert James (Chip) Faress, Jr.
in 1998, a sister, Josephine Faress and a brother, Joseph J. Faress. The family will receive friends Monday, April 26th, from 1:30 until 2:45 in the Narthex at First Baptist Greenville. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p. m.
with the Reverend Dr. Baxter M. Wynn officiating. Burial will be in Greenville Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 3535 Pelham Road, suite 101, Greenville, SC 29615 or to the American Diabetes Association, Upstate Chapter, and P.
O. Box 10794, Greenville, SC 29603. The Mackey Mortuary, Century Drive. For online registry and obituaries, visit www. mackeymortuary.com Mary Louise Daniel Sloan, 92, of the Poe Mill Community in Greenville, died Friday, April 23, 2010 at McCall Hospice House.
Born in Greenville County, she was a daughter of the late William Thomas Daniel, Jr. and Mary Sue Hall Daniel and the widow of Frank Edward Sloan. Mrs. Sloan was a homemaker and member of Poe Mill Baptist Church. She enjoyed working with her flowers, gardening, canning, crocheting, and watching her favorite television shows, Walker and Gene Autrey.
Surviving are one daughter, Smith Gwendolyn Faye of Salem; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; six dren; one sister, Evelyn Ferguson, of Rehobeth Beach, DE; and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Sloan was preceded in death by two brothers and two sis- "Andy" 17 Milstead Way (Rolling Green Vil lage), Greenville, died Friday, April 23, 2010 at St. Francis Hospital, Downtown. Born in Milan, GA, he was a son of the late H.A.
Scott, Sr. and Elizabeth Lucas Scott. He served his country in the U.S. Navy during WWII. Prior to his retirement, Mr.
Scott was the Director of Creative Services for WYFF for 27 years. He enjoyed golf, tennis, reading, and writing. Mr. Scott was an accomplished self-taught artist. Surviving are his wife of 58 years, Kathryn Waddell Scott, of the home; two daughters, Kathryn S.
Walker of Greenville and Denise S. Singletary of Herman Anderson "Andy" Scott Jr. Greenville Herman Anderson Scott, 82 of economical and dignified. of need, and our America. Cremations are process and a choice (864) Carolinian Debutante Club, Junior League of Greenville (sustaining), The Quadrille, Tuesday Study Club, and the LO.M.
Investment Club. She wanted to wish a special "Thank You" to her loyal friends Marie Taylor and John Henry Elmore, as well as her many precious friends of the 5:15 Guzzle and Giggle Club. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 26, 2010, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2310 Augusta Street, Greenville, S.C. The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 pm on Sunday, April 25th at 6 Oak Bridge Place.
A private internment will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, a memorial may be made to Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2310 Augusta Street, Greenville, S.C. 29605. Cremation Society of South Carolina Haldeman Wallace Guffey ert, CA before moving Greenville to Greenville. Hal Guffey went Home to be with the Lord he loved on Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 and served in active ministry for 55 years.
Hal was born in 1932 near Chattanooga, TN. He attended the U.S. Naval Academy and Vanderbilt University. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Houghton College (NY). He served as president of International Students Incorporated (ISI) from 1967-1990.
Following that, he and Betsy began International Ministries Fellowship (IMF), which he led until his death, April 21, 2010. The Guffeys had lived in Boston, Washington, D.C., Colorado Springs and Palm Des- He is survived by wife of 53 years, Betsy Ross Guffey; children Alan of Portland, and Sondra of Sarasota, FL; sister Ruth Holt Birmingham, AL brother, Gene of phy, N.C. A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 15 at 2 pm the First Presbyterian Church, 200 Washington Street, Greenville. In be lieu offlowers, may Hal W. Guffey Memorial Fund at Greenville First, PO Box 17465; Greenville, SC 29606.
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