Obituaries

Donnie Wells, 73, of Anderson SC, passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at his residence. Born in Anderson, SC, on April 6, 1951, he was the son of the late Bronnie Cortez Wells and Millie Beatrice Vaughn Wells. He was the owner and operator of Wells Body Shop for…...

Ressie Payton Evans, 75, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2025, at Callie and John Rainey Hospice House. Born in Anderson, SC, on April 10, 1949, she was the daughter of the late M.E. Payton and Annie Jane Nimmons Payton. Ressie was a loving mother and grandmother.…...

Terry Wayne Varner, 78, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at Callie and John Rainey Hospice House. Born on November 19, 1946, in Anderson, SC, the son of the late Chester Leroy Varner and Mary Jean Cathy Varner; he was the husband of 25 years to…...

Janet Lee Munn, 73, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at Rainey Hospice House. Born in Pittsburgh, PA on September 23, 1951; she was the daughter of the late Robert William and Helen Fuhrman Collins.  Janet loved the Lord first and foremost.  She was a giving…...

Terry Eugene Chew, 59, of Anderson SC, formally of Coffeeville, KS; passed away on Monday, January 27, 2025. Born in Coffeeville, KS on June 5, 1965, he was the son of the late Dudley and Lenora Riley Chew and a Veteran of the US Army. He is survived by his…...

Phillip Raymond Byrum, 74, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2025. Born in Anderson, SC, on April 15, 1950, he was a retired textile worker and the husband to the late Elizabeth Byrum. He is survived by his daughter: Linda Hall; sons: Trevor Sullivan, Travis Smith, Phil…...

Jimmy Dale Kelley Jr, 50, of Anderson SC, passed away on Monday, December 16, 2024. The Sosebee Mortuary and Crematory is assisting the family with arrangements....

Herbert Wendell Coomer, 84, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Saturday January 25, 2025. The Sosebee Mortuary and Crematory is assisting the family with the arrangements....

Rose Gaynell “Gail” Cooley Partain, 80 of Anderson SC, passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at her residence. Born on September 15, 1944 in Anderson, SC she was the daughter of the late Johnny Lee and Lillie Ruth Pruitt Cooley. She was preceded in death by her husband Samuel…...

Robert Wenum, 72, of Starr, SC, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2025. The Sosebee Mortuary and Crematory is assisting the family with arrangements....