Richard Monarch
Date of Death: January 12, 2012
Service Date/Time: January 17, 2012 4:00 PM
Service Location: Harley Funeral Home
Services: A gathering of family and friends will be held at Harley Funeral Home on Tuesday from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. to share thoughts and memories of Richard.
Richard L. Monarch, of Greenwood, died Thursday, January 12, 2012 at Self Regional Medical Center. born in L’Anse, MI, he was a son of the late Ida (nee Rober) and John C. Monarch and stepson of the late Orin Nollinger. Richard was preceded in death by his brothers, Jesse, Carl, James, Gene and Alvin, and his sister, Lorraine. Richard is survived by his wife of thirty years, Mary Anne (nee Zazula); two sons, Curtis L. Monarch, (Margaret) and John Cullen Monarch; three daughters, Cheryl Salaiz, (Oscar), Karol Creech, (David), and Connie McCarthy, (Pete, deceased); four wonderful grandchildren and three beautiful great grandchildren. Richard was a hard worker, whether he milked cows on his family’s farm, set bowling pins or sold newspapers on the corner. As a Purple Heart Veteran, he served his country in the US Army for seven years and fought in the Korean Conflict. He received his BS degree in Industrial Engineering and an MBA. He managed factories and negotiated contracts for ITT – Bell & Gossett. He was the original “most interesting man in the world.” Richard was a loyal fan of the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Lions and the Chicago Cubs. If you ever met him, you would not forget him and, if you were his friend, he would give you the shirt off of his back. He possessed a strong personality, was gregarious, vibrant and never subtle. He loved and was proud of each and every one of his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Richard was a man who loved life, his wife, his family, Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darrin and a good brandy Manhattan. It is requested that flowers be omitted and memorials made to the charity of your choice.
Inez Land Rivers
Date of Birth: September 28, 1920
Date of Death: January 11, 2012
Service Date/Time: January 13, 2012 11:00 AM
Service Location: Harley Funeral Home Chapel
Services: Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Harley Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Johnny McDaniel and the Rev. G. Thomas Cartledge officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Rudolph Lee, Sam Holden, Melvin Griffin, Paul Cobb, Jimmy Boswell, Troy Wilson and Eddie Martin. Honorary escort will be Sammy Clary, Steve Rivers, Leebo Keels, Sammy Holden, Jr., Bryan Hope, Pat Koone, Brad Koone, Patrick Koone, Jim Manley, Land Cobb, Barry Ford, Greg Spearman, Tucker Smith, Hiram Mitchell, Richard Wilson, Walt Pruitt, Mike Bufford, Dick Sanders, Don McDowell, Thomas Crawford and William Fisher. Memorials may be made to Temple Baptist Church, 95 Saluda Street, Ninety Six, SC 29666.
Visitation: The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday from 10 to 11 a.m. The family members are at their respective homes.
Mrs. Mattie Inez Land Rivers, 91, of Wesley Commons Healthcare Center and formerly of Ninety Six, departed this life on Wednesday, January 11, 2012. She was born September 28, 1920 in Anderson County. Her parents were Samuel Edward and Bertie Earl Fisher Land. She married
Coley L. Rivers in 1939 and lovingly cared for him through a long illness until his death in 1991. She was retired from Greenwood Mills, Ninety Six Plant, where she was a member of the Quarter Century Club. Inez has been a member of Duke Street Baptist Church, now Temple Baptist Church, for 70 years, where she was a member of the Faithful Workers Sunday School Class and had served as the Sunbeam leader. She was preceded in death by a sister, Hazel Land Brabham; brothers, Emanuiel Land and J. W. “Skeeter” Land; and a special nephew, R. Lanny Brabham. She is survived by her baby sister, Joyce Land Smith and a sister-in-law, Marian "Bill" Land, both of Ninety Six. She also leaves eight devoted nieces and nephews, Alma L. Holden, Janice L. Griffin, Robin L. Cobb, Jimmy Boswell, Gail B. Wilson, Karen L. Martin, Mark L. Smith and Madeline Davis Brabham.
Blanche Salter
Date of Birth: September 18, 1919
Date of Death: January 08, 2012
Service Date/Time: January 11, 2012 11:00 AM
Service Location: Soule Chapel United Methodist Church
Services: Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Soule Chapel United Methodist Church with the Rev. Kathy Carr officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. It is respectfully requested that flowers be omitted and memorials made to Soule Chapel United Methodist Church, c/o Gene Tynes, 2122 Summerset Bay Drive, Cross Hill, SC 29332.
Visitation: The family will receive friends in the church immediately following the service on Wednesday. The family is at the home of her brother and nephew, 2455 Salter Road, Chappells.
Blanche Amanda Salter, of 2455 Salter Road, Chappells, died Sunday, January 8, 2012 at J. F. Hawkins Nursing Home, Newberry. born in Chappells, she was a daughter of the late James Cornelius and Locar Geneva Salter. She was a seamstress and a member of Soule Chapel United Methodist Church. Survivors include a special brother, Raymond Salter and nephew, Ronnie Salter (Tammy Collins), both of the home and other nieces and nephews, James Arthur “Jim” (Donna) Salter of Chappells, Jeanette (Forest) Kibler of Gulf Shores, AL and Marian (Baron) Rice of Travelers Rest. She was preceded in death by her sister, Geneva Salter and brothers, Wilbur Salter and Travis Salter.
Henrietta Bowers
Date of Birth: May 15, 1944
Date of Death: December 30, 2011
Service Date/Time: January 07, 2012 11:00 AM
Service Location: Kinard United Methodist Church cemetery Services: There will be a Graveside Memorial Service at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 7th, at Kinard United Methodist Church cemetery with Rev. Danny Wiley officiating.
Henrietta Bowers Henrietta Bowers, 67, of 6222 Highway 178 South, died Friday December 30, 2011 at her home. born in Greenwood County, she was the daughter of the late Ivan Samuel and Mary Ethel Rhodes Bowers. Ms. Bowers graduated from Lander College and later got her Master’s Degree at Clemson University in Elementary Education. Ms. Bowers was a teacher for the Ninety Six School District and Bells School in Walterboro, SC. Ms. Bowers taught music, was in many plays, and sang at funerals, weddings, and different civic events. She was of the Methodist Faith. Surviving are one brother, Bill Bowers, and his wife Norma Jean, of Greenwood. Also surviving are a number of special nieces and nephews, a number of great nieces and nephews, and a number of great-great nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a sister, Betsy Leslie. There will be a Graveside Memorial Service at 11 a.m. Saturday at Kinard United Methodist Church cemetery with Rev. Danny Wiley officiating. Memorials may be made to The Henrietta Bowers Fund, Care of Harley Funeral Home P.O. Box 777 Greenwood, SC, 29648. The family is at their respective homes.
Mama Ann Henderson
Date of Birth: October 27, 1925
Date of Death: December 22, 2011
Service Date/Time: December 23, 2011 2:00 PM
Service Location: Harley Funeral Home Chapel
Services: Mama Ann’s funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Harley Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. James Davis and the Rev. Candice Sloan officiating. She will be escorted to her final resting place beside her husband in Bethlehem cemetery by her grandsons and great grandsons. Memorials may be made to Hospice House, 408 West Alexander Avenue, Greenwood, SC 29646.
Visitation: The family is at the home of her daughter, Elaine Poss, 617 Old Brickyard Road, and will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday from 1 to 2 p.m.
Annie M. Henderson went home to be with her Lord and Savior on December 22, 2011, while a patient at Hospice House. She was born on October 27, 1925, in Ninety Six to Henry and Bessie Hallback. She was the widow of Raymond Henderson after 50 years of marriage. She was a devoted wife and the mother of two daughters, Vicky Tucker, who preceded her in death in 2007, and Elaine Poss. Annie was lovingly known by all as “Mama Ann”. She acquired this name at the birth of her first grandchild, Tony (Trish) Tucker “Anthony”. She later became the proud grandmother to three more grandchildren, Tammy West “Angel Baby”, Bryan (Sharon) Calliham “Little Buddy”, Cindy (Tim) Hawks “Sudie” and an “adopted” granddaughter, Carol Tucker. Mama Ann had pet names for her grandchildren that she never stopped using. Mama Ann later became the great grandmother to Derek (Lindsay) Tucker, Nathan Drake, Laci Tucker, Matthew (Brittney) Chastine, Deven Chastine, Brady Calliham, Jessica Hawks and Carson Hawks. She doted on all her children and grandchildren, but the great grandchildren were the apple of her eye. By the time they came along, she had retired from Greenwood Mills after 47 years of service, and had the time and opportunity to spend all her time spoiling them. She then became a great great grandmother to Chase Tucker, Evan Tucker, Renee McClain, Brynlee Drake, Kylee Manley and Madi Manley. About seven years ago, “Charli” came to live with Mama Ann at the age of 6 weeks and in the form of a Boston Terrier. She and Charli were inseparable until she had to go to the Emerald Gardens Alzheimer’s Unit, where she was loved by the entire staff. Mama Ann raised her children with much love and devotion. She instilled in her children and grands the values, compassion and the ability to show unconditional love. She loved people and found the good in everyone. The love of children was Mama Ann’s passion and she was always showing them God’s love through her love. She was a member of Bethlehem United Methodist Church for more than 40 years, where she was a member of the Alice Stuart Sunday School Class. She tended the nursery for over 40 years. On her 80th birthday, she was honored by her family and church family with a surprise birthday celebration at the church. In attendance were many of the children she had tended to in the nursery over the years, the oldest being 36 and the youngest being six months. Shortly after this, she had to give up the nursery due to health problems, but she never forgot even one of the children that passed through her life. This tribute to Mama Ann was written by her family to honor and celebrate her life and death. There will never be another “Mama Ann” in our lives. She was the most precious, special person and she was “ours”.
Ed Carruth
Date of Birth: July 22, 1942
Date of Death: December 18, 2011
Service Date/Time: December 21, 2011 11:00 AM
Service Location: Harley Funeral Home Chapel
Services: Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Harley Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Chuck Sprouse officiating. Burial, with military honors, will be in Greenwood Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Jeff Dixon, Joe Bell, Nathan Swafford, Bobby Sprouse, Jimmy Hughes, and Steve Price. Honorary escort will be the staff of the Hospice House along with Jim Snyder and Amy Andrews. The family is at the home. Memorials may be made to HospiceCare of Piedmont, 408 W. Alexander Avenue, Greenwood, SC 29649.
Visitation: The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m.
Thomas E. “Ed” Carruth, 69, of 204 Lake Street, husband of Virginia Elaine Hughes Carruth, died Sunday, December 18, 2011 at Hospice House. born in Hart County, GA, he was a son of the late Charlie and Johnnie Mae Thompson Carruth. He retired from Greenwood Mills and was a US Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a member of Rosemont Baptist Church, Waterloo. Surviving is his wife of the home; two sons and daughters-in-law, Mike and Cindi Carruth, Shane and Brandi Carruth and a daughter, Michelle Carruth, all of Greenwood; three sisters, Jane Wicker of Hartwell, GA, Ann Sprouse and Carol Ricks, both of Greenwood; two brothers, Dean Carruth of Hartwell, GA and Larry Carruth of Greenwood; three grandchildren Briana Carruth, Dawson Carruth, and Christian Carruth. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Jack Carruth and Jimmy Carruth and a sister, Betty Terrel.
Mildred Lowe Paysinger
Date of Birth: August 17, 1945
Date of Death: December 17, 2011
Service Date/Time: December 20, 2011 12:00 Noon
Service Location: Grace Community Church
Services: Funeral services will be held at 12 noon on Tuesday at Grace Community Church with the Rev. Rod Schultz and Rev. Bobby Davis officiating. Burial will be in Travis Park cemetery in Saluda.
Visitation: The family will receive friends at Harley Funeral Home on Monday from 7 to 9 pm.
Mildred Louise Lowe Paysinger, 66, of 703 Chinaquapin Road, wife of Robert Herman Paysinger, passed away Saturday, December, 17, 2011. born in Greenwood, she was a daughter of the late Charlie and Salma Reid Lowe. Mildred retired from Greenwood Mills-Durst Plant where she was in the Quarter Century Club and was a member of Grace Community Church. Surviving are her husband of the home; two sons, Terry Lee Paysinger and Thomas Dale (Chilalyn) Paysinger, both of Greenwood; a sister, Sarah Shirley of Hodges; a brother, Herman Lowe of Greenwood; five grandchildren, Gerald Paysinger, Breanna Paysinger, Diamond Paysinger, Jade Paysinger and Kira Paysinger; and a great grandson, Cayden Paysinger. Pallbearers will be Gerald Paysinger, Jonathan Clegg, Walt Price, Williw Hill and Rusty Lowe. Honorary escort will be the members of her Sunday school class. The family is at the home.
Nellie K. Fisher
Date of Birth: January 14, 1920
Date of Death: December 15, 2011
Service Date/Time: December 18, 2011 3:30 PM
Service Location: Harley Funeral Home Chapel
Services: Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Harley Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Johnny McDaniel officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Jimmy Davis, Wayne Davis, Jerry Bryson, Larry Bryson, Jimmy Burton, Earl Kelley and Jimmy Kelley. Honorary escort will be members of the T.E.L. Sunday School Class along with nephews and Joann Morris. The family is at the home.
Visitation: The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Nellie Kelley Fisher, 91, of 3220 Golf Course Road, Ninety Six, wife of William E. Fisher, died Thursday, December 15, 2011 at Hospice House. born in Pickens County, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Emma Owens Kelley. She was retired from Greenwood Mills, Adams Plant, where she was a member of the Quarter Century Club. Mrs. Fisher was a member of the American Legion Post 103 Ladies Auxiliary and Temple Baptist Church, where she was a member of the T.E.L. Sunday School Class. Surviving is her husband of the home; two sons, Ronnie Fisher (Charlene) of Ninety Six and Bobby Fisher (Cathy) of Waterloo; a sister, Dolly Bryson of Brevard, NC; a brother, Ben Kelley of Greenwood; three grandchildren, Eric Fisher (Kelley), Jennifer Wertz (B.J.) and Kim Hatcher (Chuck); and five great grandchildren, Brandon Fisher, Austin Wertz, Courtney Wertz, Ethan Hatcher and Avery Hatcher. The family extends special thanks to Mrs. Fisher’s caregiver, Joann Morris.
Olivia Alexander
Date of Birth: October 12, 1977
Date of Death: December 15, 2011
Service Date/Time: December 20, 2011 2:00 PM
Service Location: Ninety Six Church of God
Services: Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ninety Six Church of God with the Rev. Ronald Chavis and the Rev. Bobby Davis officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Russell Balchin, Brian Leopard, Lee Smith, Burl Davis, Jermey Davis, James Alexander and Tolbert McCarthy. Memorials may be made to Ninety Six Church of God, PO Box 297, Ninety Six, SC 29666; HospiceCare of the Piedmont, 408 W. Alexander Avenue, Greenwood, SC 29646 or to the Olivia Alexander Fund at any Park Sterling Bank location.
Visitation: The family will receive friends at Harley Funeral Home on Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. The family is at the home, 204 Saluda Street, Ninety Six.
Olivia L. Alexander, 34, of 204 Saluda Street, Ninety Six, died Thursday, December 15, 2011 at her home. born in Greenwood, she was a daughter of Linda Griffin Alexander Zualet and James Loyd Alexander. She was a 1996 graduate of Ninety Six High School and was a member of Ninety Six Church of God, where she sang in the choir. Surviving is her mother of the home; her father of Ninety Six; her sister and brother-in-law, Stephanie and Jeff Lewis; her brother and sister-in-law, Brian J. and April Alexander; grandmother, Doris Smith Griffin DeNardi; nephews, Christopher “Dillon” Lee, Charles James “C.J.” Lewis, Tillman Allen, Wyatt Pickens and Steven “Cruze” Kennemore and nieces, Elizabeth Crawford and Chloe Kennemore, all of Ninety Six. She was preceded in death by grandparents, Cecil and Lurene Barrett Alexander and Horace Griffin.
Hebron C. Ouzts
Date of Birth: November 15, 1921
Date of Death: February 02, 2012
Services: Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Siloam Baptist Church, Ninety Six, with the Rev. Jason Webb officiating. Burial, with military rites, will be in Greenwood Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be his nephews, Gerald Ouzts, Victor Voiselle, Greg Ouzts, Adrian Ouzts, Wendell Voiselle and Leroy Ouzts. Honorary escort will be Sam Martin, Allen Kelly and Bill McAlister. Memorials may be made to Hospice House, 408 W. Alexander Avenue, Greenwood, SC 29646 or to Siloam Baptist Church, PO Box 373, Ninety Six, SC 29666.
Visitation: The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. The family is at the home.
Harley Funeral Home remembers Hebron C. Ouzts in Greenwood, SC.Hebron Clark Ouzts, 90, of 205 Lowell Street, Ninety Six, husband of Edith Leopard Ouzts, died Friday, February 3, 2012 at Hospice House, Greenwood, SC.
born in Saluda County, he was a son of the late George Napoleon and Mintie McManus Ouzts. He retired from Greenwood Mills, Adams Plant, after 48 years of service, where he was a member of the Quarter Century Club. He was a US Army Air Force veteran of World War II, serving in the Pacific Theater. He was a member of Siloam Baptist Church and the Fuller Norris Sunday School Class.
Surviving are his wife, Edith, of 63 years; a daughter, Robin Calhoun of Greenwood; two sons, Steve Ouzts and his wife, Cindy, of Columbia, Tim Ouzts and his wife, Pamela, of North Augusta; a brother, Reid Ouzts of Ninety Six; three grandchildren, Anna Ouzts, Erin Ouzts and Carl Ouzts; a great grandchild, Cooper Calhoun.
He was preceded in death by a grandson, Chad Calhoun; three brothers, Howard Ouzts, Carroll Ouzts and Herman Ouzts; and a sister, Edith O. Voiselle.
