Obituaries

James David Watson, 66, of Fayetteville, NC, passed away on Wednesday February 11, 2026. Born on November 11, 1959, in San Bernardino, CA, he was the son of James Franklin Watson and the late Jo Ann Lovely. James was a 20-year Veteran of the US Air Force as well as…...

William B. Childs, Jr., 64, affectionately known to friends and family as "Petey," went home to be with the Lord on February 14, 2026, after a long and courageous battle with End-Stage Renal Disease. Born in Anderson, SC in February 1961, Petey earned the rank of Eagle Scout in his…...

Thomas Vincent Cross, 87, of Anderson, SC, passed away on January 30, 2026. Sosebee Mortuary and Crematory is assisting the family....

Sandra Nickerson, 73, of Anderson, SC, passed away on January 29, 2026. Sosebee Mortuary and Crematory is assisting the family....

Pamela Elaine Vaughn, 60, of Belton, SC, passed away on January 26, 2026. Sosebee Mortuary and Crematory is assisting the family....

Julia Saunders Hooper, 72, of Easley, SC, passed away on January 26, 2026. Sosebee Mortuary and Crematory is assisting the family....

Leonard Dale McMahan, 77, of Anderson, SC, passed away on January 23, 2026 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, in Forest City, NC. Sosebee Mortuary and Crematory is assisting the family....

Marcus “Mark” Heaton, 69, of Anderson, SC, passed away on Tuesday, February 3, 2026. Born on September 19, 1956, in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Wattie and Helen Heaton, and Husband of 51 years to Dianne Heaton. In addition to his wife, Dianne, he is survived…...

Johnny Reed Finley, 58, of Anderson, SC, passed away on January 8, 2026. Sosebee Mortuary and Crematory is assisting the family....

Velma Louise Bowman, 90, of Anderson, South Carolina, passed away on Thursday, February 5, 2026, at Linley Park Post Acute. Born in Elberton, Georgia, on March 6, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Jewell Therman and Ida Bell Hambrick Jones and was married for 54 years to the…...