Honea Path – Mary Edith Fleming Shirley, widow of William Bruce Shirley, formerly of Sauer Farm Road, passed away January 3, 2018 at The Maples Retirement Community, at age 89. Born in Due West on July 19, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Roy and Ethel Simpson Fleming. She grew up part of a sharecropper family, graduated 11th grade high school in Due West and enjoyed being a Due West telephone operator in early adulthood. On May 8, 1948, she married William Bruce Shirley, a farmer, became a homemaker, and is remembered by farmhands and family for many great meals. She was a life long fan of Clemson Tigers, attending many football games, and the New York Yankees. She was a member of Keowee Baptist Church, and attended The Joy Sunday school class at Barker’s Creek Baptist Church.

Honea Path – Birley Clarence Parris, 79, of Brock Road, husband of Evelyn Brock Parris, died Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at Rainey Hospice House in Anderson.

Honea Path – Edna Rebecca Martin Campbell, 90, formerly of Sunset Drive, widow of Charles Milton “Jim” Campbell, died Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at The Maples of Honea Path.

Belton – Joy Reena Cooley McGuire, 53, of Belton, died Tuesday, January 2, 2017 at AnMed Health Center.

Anderson – Doreen Ann Dolittle Springer, 65, wife of Alvin Raymond Springer, Jr., died Sunday, December 31, 2017 at Rainey Hospice House.

Greenwood – David Allen Hodge, 63, of Ridgeway Drive, died Sunday, December 31, 2017 at his home.

Anderson – Thomas Jack Gambrell, 55, died Saturday, December 30, 2017 at AnMed Health Medical Center.

Belton – Betty Jean Green Alewine, 75, wife of Terry Eugene Alewine, died Sunday, December 31, 2017 at her home, surrounded by her loving family.

Princeton – Gentry Lee Crane, 81, husband of Margaret Ann Porter Crane, of Princeton, died Saturday, December 23, 2017 at AnMed Health.

Saluda, S.C. – Philip Eric Atkinson, Jr. 90, of Palmetto Drive, Saluda, S.C., died on December 27, 2017 at Hospice of the Piedmont in Greenwood, S.C.