Juanita Ruth Plumb
January 22, 2026
Juanita Ruth Plumb, 101, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 22 at Oconee Hospital, Seneca, S. C. She is survived by children Christina (Torres), Charles “Rick”, Kimberly (Cahill), and Stephen; son-in-laws Mark Torres and Robert Cahill; grandchildren Laura, Evan, Danielle, and Addison; and great-grandson Wyatt. She lived a long, prosperous life filled with an abundance of love and happiness. In...
Stanley Paul Smith
January 22, 2026
Stanley Paul Smith, 78, of Seneca, "Stan the Man” passed away on January 22, 2026. Born in Greenville, SC he was the son of Paul Olin Smith and Nellie Lucille Drost.
Survivors include his son Matthew O'Kelley, of Seneca, and his fiancé, Rita Hightower of Tamassee. He is also survived by three siblings; Mark Drost, Wayne Drost, and Becky Drost whom...
Ellen "Ann" Simpson
January 22, 2026
Ellen "Ann" Ward Simpson, 76, of Seneca, wife of William" David" Simpson passed away peacefully on January 22, 2026. Born in Oconee County she was the daughter of the late Jessie Lewis Ward and Nettie Daisy Jane Ladd Ward.
Survivors include her children; Lisa (Deron) Edwards, Shannon Simpson, and David (Kimberly) Simpson, her grandchildren; Casey Edwards, Travis Edwards, Cally (Robert) Peek,...
Irene Lydia Perry Gibson
January 22, 2026
Irene Lydia Perry Gibson of Seneca, died Thursday, January 22, 2026, at the home of her son Roger, in Liberty, SC. She was 88 years old.
Irene was born on October 27, 1937 in Padgett, Bermuda. She married Leroy Earl Gibson in March of 1962, and they lived in Bermuda, Florida and the Philippines. They settled in Seneca, South Carolina and...
Michael Packer
January 20, 2026
Packer, Michael Steven (1956-2026)
Chimper, we’ll miss you; from the Saturday morning text exchanges displaying your breakfast food prowess, to your dry and, sometimes sarcastic, wit regarding events of the day and the world in general. No one came close to replicating your Swedish meatballs at your annual Christmas Party, or the family favorite, scrapple. Originally from Bloomington, MN, you achieved...
Sandra Lawrence
January 19, 2026
Sandra Lawrence, born Sandra Braddock on October 3, 1937, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Earl and Carol Braddock, passed away peacefully at home in Calhoun Falls, South Carolina, where she resided with her daughter.Sandra was a longtime resident of Lowell, Arkansas, and was well known for her love of dancing—often found enjoying herself on the dance floor at the Moose Lodge....
Jean Ann Johnson
January 16, 2026
Ms. Jean Ann Johnson, age 77 of Seneca, S.C. passed away peacefully on January 16, 2026 surrounded by loved ones at Belvedere Commons in Seneca, South Carolina. She was born on January 29, 1948 in Oconee County to the late Clara Johnson and Henry Edward Johnson.
Ms. Johnson was a dedicated school bus driver for the school district of Long Island,...
Joann Burch Greenwood
January 15, 2026
JoAnn Burch Greenwood of Seneca, South Carolina, passed away on January 15, 2026, at the age of 78. She was born in Franklin, North Carolina, and grew up there, a place that always held a special place in her heart. She worked at Clemson University, a time she truly enjoyed and found rewarding. Outside of work, she loved reading, spending...
Jerry Wayne Turner
January 11, 2026
Jerry Wayne Turner, 76, of Central, husband of Sylvia Turner of 56 years, passed away on January 11, 2026. Born in Delaware, he grew up in New Castle County, Newark and was the son of the late Walter E. Turner and Nannie "Kate" Turner.
Survivors include his wife of the home, his two daughters; Gerri Lynn, and Wendy Turner both of...
Jack Hilton Moore
January 11, 2026
Jack Hilton Moore, 84, passed into the next realm while holding the hands of his sons after a sudden and brief terminal leukemia diagnosis, on January 11, 2026, at his home in Walhalla, S.C.
He is survived by sons Erik Moore (Kathleen Nalley) and Jason Moore (Heather Ericson), grandson Daegan Moore (Claire), and step-grandchildren Elijah (Frida Vidal) and Lennon Nalley, as...
Nancy Gail Thornton Land
January 9, 2026
Nancy Gail Thornton Land, 86, of Seneca, widow of Tommy Joe Land passed away on Friday, January 9, 2026, at The Residences of Seneca formerly The Oaks.
Born in Columbia, South Carolina she was the daughter of the late Samuel Thomas Thornton and Margaret Lou Littlefield Thornton.
Survivors include her sons; Jeff (Melody) Land, of Seneca, and Jon (Susan) Land of Seneca,
Other...
Barry Lane Crawford
January 8, 2026
Barry Lane Crawford, 60, of Seneca, passed away on January 8, 2026. Born in Oconee County he was the son of Larry Crawford and Margaret Freeman Crawford.
Survivors include his brothers; Lamar "Larry" (Gloria) Crawford, of Hartwell, Marty (Sharon) Crawford, of Seneca, his two sisters; Lori (Lane) Lee, of Westminster, and Brandy (Ray) Goodwin of Westminster, he is also survived by...
Patricia Lovingfoss Tenzer
January 7, 2026
Patricia Lovingfoss Tenzer, 98, of Seneca, passed away on January 7, 2026. Born in Decatur, IL. she was the daughter of Fred and Imal Kirby Lovingfoss. Patricia was the widow of John Tenzer.
Survivors include her daugthers; Jill (George) Carraway, of Seneca, Janet (Tommy) Roddenberry of Bristol, Fl., and Devon (Bill) Greenwood, of Deltona, FL.
She is also survived by her grandchildren:...
Jeanne Hyman Broome
January 5, 2026
Jeanne Hyman Broome, fondly known to all as "Honey," passed away peacefully on January 5, 2026, at the age of 77. Born on November 21, 1948, in Greensboro, North Carolina, Jeanne was a beacon of light in the lives of her family and friends.
Jeanne's passion for education led her to achieve a Master’s in Education from Clemson University, where she...
Patricia Laura Paris Steenburg
January 5, 2026
Patricia Laura Paris Steenburg, 61, of Seneca, passed away at her home peacefully on January 5, 2026. Born in Massachusetts, she was the daughter of David Francis Paris and Marianne Leonard Cheeny Paris.
Survivors include her husband, Robert Charles Steenburg, Sr., of the home, one son, Bruce Steenburg, and her siblings, Rose, Maryanne, Dorothy, Johnny, and Elbert.
One son, Robert Charles Steenburg...
Justin Bradley Rudder
January 3, 2026
Justin Bradley Rudder, 26, of Anderson, passed away on January 3, 2026. Born in Anderson, he was the son of Jeffrey Rudder and Sherry (Miranda Chastain) Ricketts.
Survivors include his parents, one son, Mylo Hampton Rudder, a sister, Chasity Harrison, a brother, Nick Rudder, and the mother of his child, Shia Hampton.
He was predeceased by his grandparents, Donald Stone and Jeanne...
Elizabeth Kara Albright
January 2, 2026
Seneca, SC - Elizabeth Kara Albright (Browning), born on August 19th, 1981, daughter of James Browning, passed away in her sleep at home on January 2nd, 2026.
Elizabeth K. Albright, better known as Beth Albright, was an intelligent woman who graduated from Central Georgia Tech with an Associate's degree in Medical Reception. She enjoyed card and board games throughout her life,...
Phyllis Walton Linscheid
January 1, 2026
Phyllis Walton Linscheid, 84, of Seneca, formerly of Asheville, NC, passed away on January 1, 2026. Born in Kinsley, Kansas she was the daughter of the late Charles Walton and Mary Elizabeth Phillips Walton.
Survivors include her children: Terri (Vernon) Prosser, of Seneca, and Kevin (Jill) Linscheid, of Matthews, NC.
Other survivors include her grandchildren: Trevor Linscheid, Kimball Prosser, Mallory Prosser, Kaitlyn...
Alvin Arthur Stokes
December 31, 2025
Mr. Alvin Arthur Stokes, age 94, of Toccoa, GA, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 31, at Cottingham Hospice House in Seneca, SC.
Born November 26, 1931, in Fort Pierce, FL, he was the son of the late William Arthur and Ora Bell Stokes. He was a graduate of Palm Beach Junior College with an Associate Degree (1958), University of Florida with...
Ervin T Ayres
December 30, 2025
Ervin Tyler Ayers, widely known by family and friends as, ‘Ty’, has passed away of respiratory and heart failure in Seneca, South Carolina, on December 30th, 2025. He was his father’s namesake, and also the namesake of his paternal great-grandmother, Samantha ‘Manthy’ Tyler Ayers.
Ty was born on his family’s farm near Nichols, in Marion County, South Carolina in 1941 and...