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F. Earle Gaulden, 94, husband of Joan Campbell Gaulden of Greenville, died Sunday, October 20, 2024. Born July 11, 1930, in Laurens, SC, he was the son of the late Fletcher Earl and Frances Templeton Gaulden. He graduated from Laurens High School and held architectural degrees from both Clemson University and the Georgia Institute of Technology. First Lieutenant Gaulden served in the Korean War with the 7th Infantry Division, earning the Korean Service Medal and the Bronze Star. In 1957, Gaulden and his close friend, Kirk Craig, founded the Greenville-based, award-winning architectural firm, now Craig Gaulden Davis. In a 1999 interview, he recalled that "they weren't as interested in...

William A. "Bill" Hagood, 90, of Simpsonville, South Carolina passed away on June 22, 2024. For 38 years Bill served in the Army, National Guard and Reserves. He retired from duty in 1990, last serving with Company A 111th Signal Battalion in Abbeville, SC. In addition to his service to our country, Bill worked as an accountant for many years. Bill is survived by his children Emma Jo Hagood Elliott (Chip), Leslie Ann Hagood Campbell (David), Lisa Hagood Hawthorne (James), and William A. "Andy" Hagood, Jr. eight grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. He was predeceased by his parents, wife, brother and three sisters. Those wishing to make a memorial donation may contact the...

Joseph Kendall Few, 84, son of Joseph Allan Few and Mary Read Dodgen Few, died May 26, 2024. Kendall was born on August 10, 1939 at Samsun, Turkey, where his native South Carolinian parents lived while his father worked as a buyer of Turkish aromatic tobacco. In the fall of 1939, Kendall, his older brother Robert, and his parents barely made it out of the Black Sea and across the Aegean Sea to Athens before the Mediterranean was closed to non-military travel. The family legend is they caught the last American civilian ship out of Europe before the War. After short stays in Washington, D.C. and Oxford, N.C., the family returned home to South Carolina in 1946 and settled on a farm outside of...

Joseph Kendall Few, 84, son of Joseph Allan Few and Mary Read Dodgen Few, died May 26, 2024. Kendall was born on August 10, 1939 at Samsun, Turkey, where his native South Carolinian parents lived while his father worked as a buyer of Turkish aromatic tobacco. In the fall of 1939, Kendall, his older brother Robert, and his parents barely made it out of the Black Sea and across the Aegean Sea to Athens before the Mediterranean was closed to non-military travel. The family legend is they caught the last American civilian ship out of Europe before the War. After short stays in Washington, D.C. and Oxford, N.C., the family returned home to South Carolina in 1946 and settled on a farm outside of...

Ollie Bramlett, 91 died peacefully Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Ollie was born in Burlington, North Carolina to Olie Vestal and Clara Clark. She was a graduate of U.S.C, Spartanburg School of Nursing ADN and a graduate of U.S.C, Columbia, BSN. She was a member of Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society. She retired from the Greenville Hospital System as Nurse Manager of the Memorial Medical Clinic. Ollie was a member of ERBC and BCBC and involved in foreign mission trips including Brazil. Ollie is preceded in death by her husband, Jeff D. Bramlett and their three children, Debra M. Jones, Jeff K. Bramlett, and Dale C. Bramlett. Surviving Ollie are her daughter in laws, Debra Bramlett (Jeff K.), and...

Don was born on November 30, 1933 in Charlotte, NC to Sam and Bess Winchester, and recently celebrated his 90th birthday. He passed away peacefully at The Cascades (Greenville, SC) on February 28, 2024. Don attended North Carolina State University and earned his degree in Civil Engineering in 1957. He met the love of his life, Jane, on a blind date and they were married for over 66 years. Don and Jane had a true love story, and it was rare to see him without her by his side. Their devotion to each other was evident to all who spent time with them. Don had a long career with Martin Marietta Aggregates (41 years) that took him to Monroe, NC, New Bern, NC, Columbia, SC, and Augusta, GA. He...

Joan Bailey McElrath Hellar, 91, passed away on December 3, 2023, after a recent illness. She was a beloved sister, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, wife, and friend, and was loved and admired by many. She spent much of her life in Greenville, SC, graduated from Greenville High School, and received her R.N. from Greenville General Hospital School of Nursing. She reared four children with her husband of 42 years, Dr. James T. McElrath, MD, who predeceased her. She was also predeceased by a son, Robert J. McElrath, and a grandson, James Benson "Ben" Griffin. She is survived by her husband of 24 years, C. Albert Hellar of Inman, SC and her twin brother, Dr. George O. Bailey, MD of...

Betty Jo "BJ" was born in Douglas, GA to the late Joseph and Erma Parrish. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 69 years, Richard (Dick) Henderson and her sister, Grace Davis. She was 93 when she passed. BJ was a 1945 graduate of Douglas High School where she was valedictorian, was active in the drama department and played basketball. She then went to South Georgia College and graduated in 1947 with a degree in Medical Technology. During college and for a number of years afterward, BJ acted in local plays and played tennis. BJ then moved to Atlanta where she worked at Georgia Baptist Hospital as a Medical Technologist and met her husband. After having children, BJ stayed at...

John William Bolt formerly of Greenville, S.C., passed away on August 17, 2023 at Martha Franks Retirement Home in Laurens, S.C. Born July 20, 1932 in Laurens, S.C., he was the son of the late William Murphy Bolt and Mary Burts Bolt. He was a graduate of Laurens High School and Presbyterian College, class of 1954, with a degree in Business Administration. John was retired from Graybar Electric Company after serving in various sales and management assignments at Graybar locations in South Carolina, Alabama, Virginia, Texas, and Georgia. John had a rather unique perspective on life and lived it accordingly. He was an avid outdoorsman: hunting, fishing, camping, boating, water skiing and...

Nancy Ann Thayer Jennings died on August 13, 2023. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Larkin Hamilton Jennings III. She is survived by two sons: Larkin H. Jennings IV, his wife Debbie, of Greenville; Henry Thayer Jennings, his wife Shannon, of Beech Island, SC; two grandchildren, Christopher Adam Jennings (Mary Gage) and Courtney Jennings Turner (Clay); and three great grandchildren. The daughter of Carolina L. and Henry K. Thayer, Nancy graduated valedictorian from Greenwood High School, and was an honor graduate of Converse College. Mrs. Jennings was a lifetime Episcopalian and a communicant of Christ Church Episcopal in Greenville where she served on the Altar Guild and...

Jane H. Greer, 84, passed away peacefully on June 21, 2023 at The Maples in Honea Path, South Carolina. Jane was born in Honea Path on August 20, 1938 to the late William Henry Harvey and Nellie Louise Duncan Harvey. She attended Honea Path public schools and was named the first female president of the student body her senior year. She was a graduate of the Executive Program of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Throughout her adult life, Jane was admired as a trailblazer for women in business. Her commitment to advancing the involvement of women in the corporate board room led to her being featured in the cover story for Textile Industries magazine, "The Textile Woman-An...

Jan Hottinga, age 95, of Greenville, South Carolina passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2023. Jan, the youngest of three children, was born to Antoon Hottinga and Jannetje Hottinga-Spaans on March 12, 1928 in the Netherlands East Indies (now Indonesia). After having spent 2 1/2 years in Japanese concentration camps as a teen during the Second World War, Jan, his sister and his mother were evacuated to the Netherlands (Holland). His father and brother had not survived the concentration camps. Following the completion of his education at Nijenrode University, Jan worked for two years with a multinational company in Rotterdam, which then assigned him to its subsidiary in Dusseldorf, Germany....

Charles Henry Grisham was born in Ingomar (Union County) Mississippi on April 9, 1924, to Broadus and Verna (Staggs) Grisham. He was married to his high school sweetheart, Sara Whisenant (also of Ingomar) for more than 78 years (1944-2023). They were blessed with three children: Sylvia, Patricia and Larry, eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Charles joined the U.S. Marine Corps in May, 1943 and served with honor and distinction for twenty- six and one-half years active duty and three and one-half years in the U.S. Marine Corps reserves. Charles served in World War II, The Korean War, and The Vietnam War. His duty stations included Quantico, VA, Tsingtao, China, Cherry Point,...

Edith Sides Patterson, 98, wife of the late Robert F. Patterson, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 7th, 2023. She was born on June 2, 1924 in Rockwell, NC to the late Lewis E. Sides and Maude Lefler Sides. She was valedictorian of her graduating class at Rockwell High School and afterwards attended a year of business school. She was very active in her neighborhood and her community and loved gardening and reading. Mrs Patterson was a member of Fourth Presbyterian Church for 70 years and enjoyed the fellowship of its members and especially the Presbyterian Women's Circle. She is survived by son L. DeWitt Patterson (Judy); daughter Robin P. Madden; daughter-in-law Debi L....

Ann Williamson Austin Linse of Greenville, SC, widow of Lt. Col. Francis Donald Linse passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2023 just five days shy of celebrating her 100th birthday. She was predeceased by her youngest son, Corp. Kenneth David Linse. He was killed in the Vietnam War, so Ann was a Gold Star Mother. Ann Linse was born in Buffalo, NY. When she married Francis Linse, she became a military wife, traveling to Germany for three years, Hawaii for four years, and finally moved to Atlanta, GA. Ann worked in a bank while they lived in Atlanta, but moved to Lake Lanier, GA, in retirement. There she became active in the Dawsonville Women's Club, where she was President for a few years....

Maxine Artis Freeman died Thursday, December 15, 2022, at the age of 74, at the Oaks at Chanticleer memory care facility in Greenville, SC, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. A native of Eureka, NC, and long-time resident of Winston-Salem, NC, she was married to Earl Lee Freeman, deceased, from December 1967 until their divorce in October 1975. She was a graduate of Norwayne High School in Fremont, NC; and a cum laude graduate of Winston-Salem State University, earning her Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1971. She earned her first Master's degree in 1979 from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and a second Master's degree from North Carolina Agricultural &...

Franklin Donald Stalvey, 92, husband of the late Louise Charpia Stalvey died peacefully on Friday, December 9, 2022. Born to the late F.M. Stalvey, and the late Julia Isdora Martin Stalvey in Conway, South Carolina and lived in Charleston, South Carolina most of his life. He was a loving husband, son, brother and uncle. Donald served in the United States Air Force. He retired after working many years with the Naval Ammunition Depot (Missile Base) in the Charleston area. Donald enjoyed playing golf, riding his bike for miles, playing bingo, and being kind by always lending a hand to help others. He and his wife loved boating, traveling, and spending time with family and friends. In...

Julio Carlos Cabrera, 71 of Hendersonville, NC, formerly of Coral Springs, FL, passed away suddenly on November 6, 2022 at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital after an unexpected illness. Julio was preceded in death by his loving wife of 46 years, Jody Franco Cabrera, along with his parents Ildefonso Cabrera Alvarez, Aida De Los Santos Hinze, and brother Ildefonso Cabrera Santos. He is survived by his Son, Julio, Jr. and wife Lynn of Houston, TX; Daughter, Kristin Buchanan, along with his beloved Grandchildren Ava Buchanan and Dane Buchanan of Hendersonville, NC; Sisters Aida Morris, Lourdes Fuller (Steve), and Maria Phillips (Tom); Sister-in-law Paula Oldakowski (Ron); Nieces,...

Mable "Nickye" Casey Outen, 88, passed peacefully Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at Advent Health and Rehab located in Zephyrhills, Florida. Nickye was born August 6, 1934 in Greer, SC, daughter of the late Marion R. Casey and Cora S. Reynolds. Nickye was married to the love of her life, Mr. James "Outie" Howard Outen, for 66 years before he passed peacefully on October 29, 2016 while she held his hand. Mrs. Nickye Outen retired from Belk Lindsey department store in the early 1990's. She loved her family, friends, and her extended family through her active membership in Piedmont United Methodist Church. She served on many committees in the church and taught Sunday School until her health...

A long life, well-lived. Mary Martin passed away peacefully at her home at The Cascades - Greenville, SC, on October 15th. Born Mary Elizabeth Houlding on November 30, 1922, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada to Gordon and Helen Mitchell Houlding, she was raised in Toronto. She moved to NYC where she met Knoxville, Tennessee native Bill Ellison. They married in August 1946 and made their home in Knoxville. During that time, she was active at First Baptist Church, was President of the Guild of the Knoxville Symphony and a member of the Knoxville Junior League and Knoxville Garden Club. In 1971 Bill passed away, and in 1974 she married George Krisle, Jr., a widower and long-time friend of Bill. ...

Bill Falls, age 92, of Simpsonville, South Carolina passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2022. Bill was a poultry industry executive and consultant for over fifty years who retired from Tyson Foods as complex manager for its Cumming, GA operations. He served on the Georgia and Texas Poultry Federation Boards and hired and mentored numerous graduates from poultry science programs throughout the south. Born and raised in Hurst, GA, Bill joined the US Navy in 1949 and served on Guam and at sea on the USS Ross. Upon completion of his stint with the Navy Bill landed a position with Lockheed Aircraft Company in Marietta, GA where he worked full time while attending night classes at Georgia State...