All Obituaries

Services will be private at the request of Ms. Shirley.

Rebecca J. “Becky” Hudson, age 76, passed away Thursday. She was the daughter of the late Boyce and Ida Crocker Hollifield and the widow of Troy Hudson. Surviving Mrs. Hudson are her son and his wife, Sam and Trisha Osment of Spartanburg; three sisters, Mary Rochelle (Buddy) of Cowpens, Peggy Griner (Rodney) of Spartanburg  and Faye Cartee (Mike) of Cowpens; two brothers, Doug Hollifield (Linda) of Columbia and Carl Hollifield of Cowpens; grand-children, Rusty Forrester,...

Etta Kay Hilverts, age 66, passed away Monday. She was born in Chester to the late Edgar Carlton Stogner and Gracie Small Stogner. Kay was the wife of Hendrikus “Hank” Hilverts and the mother of Kelly Mabe (William) of Rock Hill; Sean Lee Manus (Jodie) of Rock Hill and Ryan Donald Manus (Shelly) of Nashville, Tennessee; eleven grand-children and four great-grand-children. Kay was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church and she was an avid reader. Her grand-children always...

Jessie Killian Bass, III died Friday, October 9, 2020. He was the son of Nancy Love Bass of Chester and the late Jessie K. Bass, II. Jessie was the husband of Lisa Lawson Bass of the home. He was the father of Killian Zane Bass and Lilli Rayven Bass both of Chester. He is also survived by; one brother, Danny Huckabee of Pelion; one sister, Janetta Baker of Great Falls; and one niece, Aimee ‘Leigh Baker. Mr. Bass was an industrial painter and he was a Presbyterian. A...

With her loving family by her side, the angels lead Jimmieann Miller, age 71, to paradise on Friday, September 25, 2020. She was the wife of Lemond Miller, having just celebrated their 53rd anniversary. She was the daughter of the late Polly Jack. Jimmieann is survived by her two sons, Jeffery Miller (Cathy) of Clover and Jamey Miller (Morgan) of Chester; her four grand-children are Chelsey Miller (Andrew Hawthorne), Chase Miller, Jordyn Miller and Logan Morales (Danny); two...

Fields K. Hayes, age 82, of Chester, SC, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2020. Mr. Hayes was born in Chester on October 3, 1938 to the late Robert Frank Hayes, Sr. and Anne Pressley Hayes. He is survived by two daughters, Beverly Robertson (Jay) and Melissa Zidaroff, both of Greenville, SC; five grand-children, Brittany, Heather and Jerry Robertson, Jordan Robertson Buchanan (Zac), Katie Zidaroff Lee (Michael); two great-grand-children, Maddox Buchanan and Henry Lee, all of...

George B. Bland, Jr. age 37, of Chester died unexpectedly on September 16, 2020. He was the husband of Nicole Parker Bland and the father of two sons, Gregory and Cory Bland, all of the home. He is also survived by his father and step mother, George B. and Sandra Bland, Sr.; his three sisters, Cathy Garland and Kaye Garland of Chester, Virgie McKinney of Mooresboro, NC. He was preceded in death by his mother, Barbara Smith Bland and his sister Gina Bland. George was a Christian and he loved...

Frances Feighner, age 79, formerly of Chester passed away Sunday, September 13, 2020 in Laurens County, SC. She was the widow of Richard Feighner and the daughter of the late Rexford Odell Owens and Julia Roberts Owens. She is survived by her brother, Gerald R. “Jerry” Owens (Linda) of Chester; sister, Dorothy O. Bianco of Chester; step-daughters, Sheena Brown and Connie Folk both of Indiana; numerous step-grand-children and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by one...

Age 88, of Chester, SC, passed away September 3, 2020, at her home. She was born in Buffalo, NY, to the late Lawrence and Catherine Talarico MacVittie, Sr. Gladys was the widow of Ernest James McKay.   She loved telling the story of how she and Ernie met, and how he would row his boat down the beach to the little post office she worked at in Turkey Point, Ontario.  Gladys was an avid reader and enjoyed traveling. She also loved square dancing, Frank Sinatra, and was an amazing...

Melba Thomas, age 87, of Pinkney Road passed away in the presence of her loving family on the morning of August 31, 2020. She was the widow of Frank Thomas and the daughter of the late James G. and Nora Elizabeth Hampton. Mrs. Thomas is survived by; her son and his wife, Scott and Susan Thomas of Chester; her grand-sons, Wyatt Grant Thomas and Gus Jennings Thomas, both of Chester; one sister, Iris Bostic of Mississippi and Norma Jean Morrison (Wylie) of Richburg; and several nieces and...