Barbara "Ruth" Belue, 64, of Landrum passed away June 16, 2019. She was the daughter of the late Howard Blackwell and Ruby Darby and wife of Johnny Belue and a member of Mt. Zion Tabernacle Church. She is survived by her husband Johnny Belue; two sons John (Jodi) and Scott Belue; two daughters, Kellie and Keirstyn Belue; a brother Ronnie Blackwell and three sisters, Martha Fitch, Patsy Walker and Brenda Farmer; nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren. She was predeceased...

            Mary Thompson Duvall, 82, of Campobello passed away Saturday, June 15, 2019 at Inman Healthcare. She was the daughter of the late Joe and Ina Jackson Thompson and the wife of  George Duvall. She was of the Baptist faith and worked in several nursing homes in the area. In addition to her husband, George she is survived by a son, Bobby Joe Searcy(Gloria), four step-sons, Wesley Duvall, Keith Duvall, Harold Duvall, Sam Duvall; two...

  Larry Ayers, 78, of Landrum passed away on June 8, 2019.  He was the son of the late Hiram and Inez Jackson Ayers and husband of Joyce Godfrey Ayers. Larry loved spending time with his family and loved to travel. He is survived by his wife, Joyce; two sons Andy Ayers (Sandy) and Adam Ayers (Kelly); three grandchildren, Taylor, Lauren and Alison Ayers; a step son Carl Center; a step daughter, Pamela Burrell;  3 step grandsons Dillon, Devin and Kirt; a step granddaughter,...

Matthew David Gansereit of Atlanta passed away on June 5, 2019 at the age of 53. He was the son of Kathleen Herron Gansereit and the late Raymond Gansereit, the husband of Anna Carlton Crowley and the father of Anna Catherine. Matthew grew up in Atlanta, Ga and was a 1983 graduate of Marist School. He went on to The University of Georgia where he was a member of Phi Kappa Theta fraternity. Following UGA, Matthew attended George Mason University School of Law before joining the Georgia Bar....

Fred Julian Fisher, 93, of Landrum, SC, passed away Saturday, June 1, 2019 in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, SC. Born in Inman, SC, he was the son of the late Boyce and Flora Dixon Fisher. Fred was the widower of Inez Mildred Brady Fisher. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in WWII. Fred received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University. He retired from Lockwood Greene as a mechanical engineer. Fred was a longtime employee of Landrum...

        Charles Patrick Ackerman, 54, of Easley, passed away on May 29, 2019.  He was the son of the late Thomas Basil Ackerman and Georgia Ackerman. He was a lead diesel mechanic at Waste Industries, GFL Enviromental, Inc and loved his Harley Davidson motorcycles. He is survived by a son, Truman Jennings Ackerman; brothers, Tom Kisling, Don, Randy and Harold Ackerman and a sister, Angela Ackerman. There will be a gathering of family and friends at his home on...

      Bennie Elbert Duncan, 76, of Landrum passed away on May 27, 2019.  He was the son of the late Charles and Lena Howard Duncan and husband of the late Mary Ann Dameron Duncan. He was a brick mason. He is survived by four sons, Ben Duncan, Bryan Duncan, Billy Duncan and Allan Pierce; three daughters Kim McGuire, Annette Lutz and Cindy Pierce; three brothers Grover Duncan, Ernie Duncan and Sam Duncan; 20 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren. He was predeceased...

      James Creighton Welch, 75, of Landrum, SC passed away May 25, 2019 at the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills.  He was the son of the late Wallace Creighton and Maxine Porter Welch and husband of Carol Virginia Mizell Welch. He was a highly decorated US Army 82nd Airborne Veteran, he served with the 173rd Airborne Brigade during Vietnam.  He owned a pest control business and graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University with a Aeronautical...

        Albert Jennings "A.J." Prince Dateline: Greer, SC Albert Jennings "A.J." Prince, 89, of Greer passed away on May 20, 2019.  He was the son of the late Albert and Zadie Horne Prince and husband of the late Joann Shytle Prince. He was a member of Washington Baptist Church and was a self-employed home builder, now retired.   He had served as President of the Greenville Homebuilders Association in 1980 and had built over 550...

                  Shelby Jean Solesbee Gowan, 82, of Landrum passed away on May 16, 2019.  She was the daughter of the late Grover Lee and Eva Lawson Solesbee and widow of Vaughn Ray Gowan. She was a member of Whitney Methodist Church and retired from Beaumont Mills. She is survived by a son, Bobby Boulware; two daughters Deborah Lovings and Marlene Waldrop; a brother Homer Solesbee;   five grandchildren, Kelley Lemaster,...