Obituaries

Frankie N. Parnell, 82, of Anderson SC, passed away on Friday, July 26, 2024. Born in Anderson, SC, on January 13, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Winifred Nelson. Frankie was a Public School Teacher and the wife of 61 years to the late Rev. Jerry…...

Gary Romaine Padgett, 81, of La France, SC, passed away on Wednesday, June 17, 2024. Born in Pickens, SC on August 15, 1942, he was the son of the late James Oliver Padgett and Mary Jane Padgett, and was the husband to Wanda Faye Padgett. Gary was a handy man…...

Deborah “Debbie” Gale Brown, 70, of Anderson, SC passed away on Saturday, July 20, 2024, at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born in Anderson, SC on July 7, 1954, she was the daughter of the late George Alfred Brown and Mary Frances Brown. Debbie worked for Abney Mills; she was a…...

Margaret Fahey, 65, of Greenville SC, passed away on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. The Sosebee Mortuary and Crematory South Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements....

Eddie Lee King, 58, of Starr, SC passed away on Sunday, July 21, 2024, at his residence. Born in Anderson, SC on August 3, 1965, he was the son of the late James Rudolph King and Catherine Patterson King Owens and was the husband to Ginger Sue King for over…...

Sara Fowler, 75, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Friday, July 19, 2024, at her residence. Born in Anderson, SC on January 18, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Robert Theodore Jennings and Jeanette Chambers Jennings, and she is survived by her soulmate Billy Byrum. Sara was a…...

Paris Wilbanks, 86, of Iva SC passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. The Sosebee Mortuary and Crematory South Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements....

Edward Leroy Smith, 73, of Pendleton, SC passed away on Sunday, July 14, 2024. The family will have a time of visitation at their residence Tuesday, July 16, 2024. The Sosebee Mortuary and Crematory South Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements....

Steven G. Ricketts, 58, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2024. Born in Anderson, SC on June 30, 1966, he was the son of the late Harley G. Ricketts and Hazel Alene Ricketts, and he was the husband to Katrina Ricketts. Steven was the owner/operator of Aggressive…...

Wayne Harris Smith Sr, 83, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at AnMed Medical Center. Born in Anderson SC, on September 26, 1940, he was the son of the late Jessie and Willie Mae Elrod Smith, and the husband to the late Mary Ellen Smith. He…...