Robert Mosley
Robert Mosley (Bowie), 88, of 113 Carver St., widower of Emma Lee Philips Mosley, died Thursday, June 9, 2005 at Self Regional Medical Center.
Born in Greenwood County, he was a son of the late Henry Bowie and Annie Mae Hill Mosley and a stepson of the late Robert Mosley. He was a member of Flint Hill Baptist Church, Palmetto Grand Masonic Lodge No. 419 and retired from Roberts Foundry.
Survivors include a son, Robert Hannah of Rochester, N.Y.; three daughters, Annie Lee Jenkins of Jamaica, N.Y., Gloria M. Wilson of Charlottesville, Va., and Shannon Taylor of Myrtle Beach; a sister, Jessie Mosley of Greenwood; and several grandchildren.
The family is at the home.
Services will be announced by Percival-Tompkins Funeral Home.
Rosetta Robinson
HODGES — Rosetta Wilson Robinson, 76, of 816 Nations Road, died Sunday, June 5, 2005 at Self Regional Medical Center.
Born in Abbeville County, she was a daughter of the late Ozie and Ida Latimore Wilson. She was a homemaker and a member of Dunn Creek Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, William McKinley Robinson of the home; a daughter, Carrie Watley Jones of Cincinnati; five sons, James Edward Watley, Eddie Watley Jr., Thomas Michael Watley and Roy Lee Watley, all of Ware Shoals and Isaac Watley Sr. of Hodges; a sister, Sara Hodges of Hodges; 24 grandchildren; and 46 great-grandchildren.
Services are 4 p.m. Saturday at Dunn Creek Baptist Church, conducted by the Revs. James F. Davis III, Stanley Haltiwanger and Delores Henderson and Evangelist Florence Sheppard. Burial is in Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery.
Viewing is after noon today at Robinson-Walker Funeral Service, Ware Shoals. No wake is planned.
The family is at the home and at the home of a sister Sara Hodges, 7103 Highway 25 N.
Robinson-Walker Funeral Service is in charge.
Mariel Nicholson
ABBEVILLE — Mariel Durner Nicholson, 86, of 112 College Ave., widow of John Nicholson Jr., died Wednesday June 8, 2005 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood.
Born in Glen Burnie, Md., she was a retired guidance office manager with the public schools and a member of Main Street United Methodist Church.
Survivors include a son, Bruce Nicholson of Abbeville; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at a later date.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, c/o Mrs. Conway Shirley, P.O. Box 566, Due West, SC 29639.
The Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home is in charge.
Vivian Wicker
DUBLIN, Ga. — Vivian Jeanette Wicker, 72, wife of Robert Wicker, died Wednesday, June 8, 2005.
Born in Joanna, she was a daughter of the late Pete and Helen Price Evans. She lived most of her life in Greenwood, S.C., and lived in Dublin for the past seven years.
Survivors include her husband of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Chuck (Denise) Haywood of Dublin; and two grandchildren.
Graveside services are 11 a.m. today at Greenwood Memorial Gardens, conducted by Dr. Frank Wood. The family is at the home of her daughter, Denise Haywood, 274 Veal Lane.
Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 10794, Greenville, SC 29603 or the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Attn: Communications Department, 6931 Arlington Road, Bethesda, MD 20814.
Townsend Brothers Funeral Home is in charge.
Announcement courtesy of Harley Funeral Home, Greenwood.
Vannie Brewer
SENECA, SC — Vannie Irene Medlin Brewer “Granny B”, 101, of 1811 Industrial Park Drive, Seneca, SC (formerly of Six Mile), went to be with her Lord and Savior Monday, January 9, 2006. She was born February 4, 1904 in Greenville County, SC, and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Medlin.
She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Jim and Deloris of Greenwood, SC, Charles and Willie Mae of Six Mile, SC, Adger and Bobbie Jean of Ocala, FL, Donald and Jean of Anderson, SC, Ansel and Martha of Greenwood, SC, and Billie Brewer (widow of Ralph L. Brewer) of Greenwood, SC; two daughters, Guynell Haley of Westminster, SC, and Wylene Thrasher and husband, Joe, of Seneca, SC; 30 grandchildren; 59 great grandchildren; and 15 great-great grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her husband, W.D. Brewer; infant son, Robert; and son, Ralph L. Brewer.
Funeral services will be Thursday at 3:00 p.m. at Golden Creek Baptist Church in Liberty, SC, with the Reverends Joe Pace, Jimmie Rholetter, and Bobby Stewart officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. at Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home.
Grandsons will serve as pallbearers with grandchildren and great grandchildren serving as honorary escorts, and Dr. William E. Dukes Sr. serving as special escort.
Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home, Central-Clemson Commons, is assisting the family with the arrangements.
Harold Jackson
DONALDS — Harold Jackson, 74, of 106 Bell Road, died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2006 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood.
Born in Hodges, he was a son of the late Henry S. and Amanda Butler Jackson. He was a retired schoolteacher with Greenwood District 50 and an Army veteran. A member of Good Hope Baptist Church, he had been a Sunday school teacher, superintendent of Sunday School and a deacon. He also served as superintendent of Union No. 1, Little River Baptist Association and was a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Dunn Creek Masonic Lodge and the Eastern Star.
Survivors include his wife, Julia J. Jackson of the home; two sons, Harold L. Jackson Sr. of Greenwood and Michael L. Jackson of Decatur, Ga.; two daughters, Felecia Lynne Jackson Brownlee and Pamela L. Morton, both of Greenwood; three brothers, William Earl Jackson of Kentucky, Bernard Jackson of Donalds and Sherman Jackson of Detroit; two sisters, Eunivester Dinwiddie of Detroit and Irma Patterson, Snellville, Ga.; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Services are 2 p.m. Thursday at Good Hope Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Stanley Haltiwanger. The body will be placed in the church at 1. Burial is in Oakbrook Memorial Park.
Former students of Harold Jackson are flower bearers and pallbearers.
Viewing begins at 1 today at Robinson-Walker Funeral Service, Ware Shoals.
Memorials may be made to Good Hope Baptist Church Scholarship Fund or the Self Regional Cancer Center.
Robinson-Walker Funeral Service is in charge.
Eddie Kennedy Sr.
CALHOUN FALLS — Eddie Kennedy Sr., 90, of 100 Waterford, Apt. 4, husband of Estella Kennedy, died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2006 at his home.
Born in Abbeville, he was a son of the late Calhoun and Daisy Kennedy Ware. He was a member of Springfield Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife of the home; a son, Eddie Kennedy Jr. of Brooklyn, N.Y.; two daughters, Fannie Kennedy and Daisy Kennedy of Brooklyn; three stepdaughters, Mrs. Michael (Shirley) Johnson and Mrs. Dona (Sunday) Obet of Calhoun Falls and Mrs. James (Faye) Willingham of Greenville.
Memorial services are 11 a.m. today at Springfield Baptist Church, Calhoun Falls, conducted by the Rev. Johnnie Waller, pastor.
The family is at the home.
Friendly Funeral Home is in charge.
Margaret Lee Kidd
GREENWOOD — Margaret Lee Stockman Kidd, 84, resident of 607 Callison Highway, widow of G.M. “Johnnie” Kidd, died January 9, 2006 at her home.
Born in Greenwood County, April 14, 1921, she was a daughter of the late Ivy B. Sr. and Annie Elizabeth Tharpe Stockman. She was a 1940 graduate of Greenwood High School and was retired from Park Seed Co.
Mrs. Kidd was a member of Rehoboth United Methodist Church, the Fellowship Sunday School Class of the church and was a member of the Park Seed Co. Retirees Club.
She was the last member of her immediate family.
Surviving are a son, Jimmy Kidd; two daughters, Judy and husband, Jack Steinberg and Susan and husband, Wayne Whatley, all of Greenwood; seven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 pm Thursday at the Rehoboth United Methodist Church with Rev. Joseph Curtis officiating.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Dan Warner, James Marshall Gardner, Clifton Eakin, David Anderson, Hoyt Stockman, Roy Dickerson and Tony Maynor.
Honorary escort will be members of the Fellowship Sunday School Class and members of the Park Seed Retirees Club along with James Rodgers, Lawton Gardner, Julian Wightman, Virgil Warner, Earl Goff and J.P. Cook.
The body is at Blyth Funeral Home and will be placed in the church at 1 pm Thursday.
The family is at the home on the Callison Highway and will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 Wednesday evening and in the church Social Hall immediately following the service.
Memorials may be made to Rehoboth United Methodist Church Air Conditioning Fund, 1808 Callison Hwy., Greenwood, SC 29646.
Blyth Funeral Home & Cremation Services are assisting the Kidd family.
Anne Parris
GREENWOOD — Anne Boling Parris, 77, former resident of Rosemont Drive, widow of James Ansel Parris, died January 10, 2006 at RoseCrest Retirement Community in Inman, SC.
Born in Union County, March 19, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Jefferson Henry and Nora Burnett Boling. She was a 1946 graduate of Fort Mill High School, retired from Park-Davis Co. in Greenwood and was a member of Callie Self Memorial Baptist Church in Greenwood.
Mrs. Parris was a loving and devoted wife to her husband, supportive and generous spirit toward her daughters and doting and tender hearted toward her grandchildren. She was a dedicated supporter of various, charities and foundations. She leaves a legacy of treasured memories and devotion to her family.
Surviving are two daughters, Judie P. Hamilton and husband John W. “Sonny” Hamilton Hines, all of Spartanburg; a sister, Edith Boling Wilburn of Union and a nephew, William Jefferson Boling of Durango, CO. A granddaughter, Amy Hamilton Hoover and husband, Todd Duncan Hoover of Suwanee, GA; two grandsons, John Matthew Hamilton and wife, Happi Smith Hamilton and Jefferson Scott Hines, all of Spartanburg; a great-grandson, John Hamilton “Jack” Hoover of Suwanee, GA.
Private family crypt side services will be conducted Thursday at Oakbrook Memorial Park Mausoleum with Pastor Deborah Steed officiating.
The body is at Blyth Funeral Home in Greenwood.
Memorials may be made to Lutheran Hospice, PO Box 1353, Greer, SC 29652.
Blyth Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Greenwood, is assisting the Parris family.
Richard Tai Phan
NEWBERRY — Richard Tai Phan, 81, of 321 Player St., died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood.
Born in Hong Kong, he was a son of the late Hung Phan and Mui Phung. He was a retired employee of the U.S. Embassy in Vietnam.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Thai Phan of Newberry; three daughters, My Huong Phan of Greenwood, My Anh Phan Nguyen of Newberry and Julea Phan Ingold of Lexington; seven sons, Nang H. Phan of Newberry, Tri H. Phan of Greenwood, Robert T. Phan of North Augusta, Timothy H. Phan of Austin, Texas, Woody H. Phan of Cary, N.C., Dave H. Phan of Bogart, Ga., and Thinh H. Phan of Seattle; three sisters; two brothers; 23 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Services are 2 p.m. Thursday at Whitaker Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Rokuzan Kroenke. Burial is in Rosemont Cemetery.
Pallbearers are sons and sons-in-law.
The family is at the home.
Whitaker Funeral Home is in charge.
Michael ‘Buster’ Carroll
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Michael Moses “Buster” Carroll, 61, of 2217 N.W. 20th St., died Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006 at his home.
A son of Mattie Carroll and the late Charlie Carroll, he was a 1965 graduate of Edgewood High School, Ninety Six, S.C.
Survivors include his mother of Ninety Six; two daughters, Nia Robinson of Hawaii and Sabrina Morris of Michigan; a son, Dexter Gunn of Florida; three sisters, Roilene Carroll and Linda Diane Carroll, both of Ninety Six and Gwendolyn Carroll of Columbia, S.C.; a brother, Lonnie J. Carroll of Ninety Six; three grandchildren.
Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Bethlehem Baptist Church, Ninety Six, conducted by the Revs. J.W. Price and Joseph Caldwell. Burial is in Ninety Six Community Cemetery.
No wake is planned at the funeral home.
The family is at the home of his mother, Mattie Carroll, 107 Ebony Drive, Ninety Six.
Daniel and Sons Funeral Home, Ninety Six, is in charge.
John L. Clark
SPRINGDALE, Ark. — John L. Clark, 36, of Apple Valley, Calif., died Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006 in Fayetteville, Ark.
Born in Westminster, Calif., he was a son of Donna M. West Clark and the late William H. Clark. He was a member of Valley Christian Fellowship Church, Apple Valley and owner of J.L.C. Contracting Co.
Survivors include his mother of Springdale; Kim Banta of the home; a son, Johnny Clark of Kerrville, Texas; three daughters, Jenny Clark of Kerrville, Angel Clark and Kayley Clark, both of Apple Valley; a stepson, Jason Steeg of Kerrville; two stepdaughters, Lisa Steeg of Kerrville and Breanna Wright of Apple Valley; four brothers, Dennis Clark of Greenwood, S.C., Bill Clark, Richard Alan Clark and Leroy Clark, all of Springdale; three sisters, Danica Young of Siloam Springs, Debbie Hutchison of Tontitown and Candy Fodor of Springdale.
Services are 2 p.m. today at Memorial Funeral Chapel, conducted by Pastor Doris Ebby. Burial is in Fairview Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers are Lawrence “G” Jimenez, Jeff “Hippie” Perry, Rick “Scooter” Morgan, Mark “F.M.” Christy, Jason “Animal” Ritchie, Collin Wilkens, Bob “Bobkat” Stockalper and Dan Olds.
Honorary pallbearers are William “Chip” Wagnor, Qunnen “Slim” Tomlinson, Albert Tomlinson, Larry Roberts, Chris Seaton, Kevin Powley and Dennis M. Clark Jr.
Memorial Funeral Home, 3926 Willowood Ave., is in charge.
Lidie Simpkins Coleman
SALUDA — Lidie Simpkins Coleman, 95, of 112 Denny Highway, widow of Willie C. Coleman, died on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006 at her home.
Born in Saluda County, she was a daughter of the late Jerome and Georgia Ann Holloway Simpkins. She was a retired domestic worker and a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and Women Home Aide Society No. 126.
Survivors include a daughter, Janie Holloway of Johnston; a sister, Rebecca Henley of Saluda; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren.
Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Clarence Kenner. Burial is in the church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 1.
Pallbearers are nephews.
Flower bearers are nieces.
The family is at the home.
Butler and Sons Funeral Home is in charge.
David Dillashaw
Dennis Wesley “David” Dillashaw, 72, of 2430 Kateway, husband of Ola Dorn Dillashaw, died Wednesday, Feb, 15, 2006 at Self Regional Medical Center.
Born in McCormick, he was a son of the late Luther and Janie Belle Young Dillashaw. He retired from B.F. Shaw Fabrication and was a member of Trinity Baptist Tabernacle.
Survivors include his wife of the home; three daughters, Janie Elizabeth “Libby” Griffith, Betty Ann Lawrence and Brenda Lee Swink, all of Greenwood; a son, James “Jay” Dillashaw of Greenwood; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services are 2 p.m. today at Harley Funeral Home, conducted by the Revs. Randy Ouzts and Craig Hughes. Burial is in McCormick City Cemetery.
Pallbearers are Tony Jennings, Bob Murray, Dean Jennings, Greg Murray, George Smathers, Robert Dorn, Steve Dorn and Jacob Burch.
The family is at the home.
Memorials may be made to Trinity Baptist Tabernacle, PO Box 2081, Greenwood, SC 29646.
Sandra Dean Dixon
BELTON — Sandra Jean Pruitt Dixon, 49, of 128 Camelot Drive, widow of Ernest Eugene Dixon, died Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006 at AnMed Health Center.
Born in Abbeville County, she was reared in the home of her grandparents the late John O. and Claudia E. Pruitt. She was a 1974 graduate of Dixie High School, Due West and a member New Friendship Baptist Church. She had worked in the textile industry.
Survivors include two sons, Jaivaro Dixon and Tyree Katrez Gray, both of the home; her parents, Lenzie and Judy Pruitt Pinkney of Bronx, N.Y.; a sister, Rita Pinkney of Queens, N.Y.; a brother, Glenn Pinkney of Bronx.
Services are 2 p.m. today at New Friendship Baptist Church, conducted by the Revs. Harold D. Johnson, James F. Davis III and Ministers Debra Jackson and Lagree Walker. The body will be placed in the church at 1. Burial in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers are Prince Clinkscales, Donnie Harper, Dean Jackson, Donald Pruitt, Walter Pruitt and Lorenzo Rothery.
Flower bearers are Katie Butler, Margie Clinkscales, Tonya Lyons, Priscilla Rothery and Laura Walker.
Viewing was Thursday at Robinson-Walker Funeral Service, Ware Shoals.
No wake is planned.
The family is at the home.
Robinson-Walker Funeral Service is in charge.
Walter Jones
Walter Hobart Jones, 77, of 454 S. Mill Road, husband of Ruth Balchin Jones, died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006 at Self Regional Medical Center.
Born in Greenville, he was a son of the late Walter H. and Azalia King Jones. He was a graduate of Mauldin High School and a self-employed contractor. A member of Callie Self Memorial Baptist Church, he taught the Men’s Bible Class.
Survivors include his wife of the home; three daughters, Mrs. Ridgeway (Kay) Smith of Greenwood, Mrs. Larry (Denise) Downs of Laurens and Mrs. Ronnie (Cheryl) Bosler of Abbeville; a stepson, Robert Hill of Newberry; a stepdaughter, Sally Kauffmann of Greenwood; a sister, Jewel Gilstrap of Greenville; two brothers, Ray Jones of Easley and Kenneth Jones of Greenville; seven grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Callie Self Memorial Baptist Church, conducted by the Revs. Leland Scott and Mayhew West. The body will be placed in the church at 10. Entombment is in Greenwood Memorial Gardens Mausoleum.
Pallbearers are grandsons, Craig Smith, Jon Martin, Jason Smith, Larry “Chip” Downs, Larry Brazell and Brian Fair.
Honorary escorts are the Men’s Bible Class of the church.
Visitation is 6-8 tonight at Blyth Funeral Home.
The family is at the home.
Memorials may be made to a charity of one’s choice.
Blyth Funeral Home & Cremation Services is in charge.
Joe Long, Sr.
SALUDA — Joe Nichols Long, Sr., 78, of 193 Clemson Rd., died Thursday, February 16, 2006 in Self Regional Medical Center.
Born in Tallassee, AL and a son of the late Carl and Essie Nichols, Sr., he was the husband of the late Mildred Lucille Evans Long. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Mr. Long was a member of the Lions Club and former Jaycee. He was a member of the Saluda County Cattlemen Association and Saluda County Young Farmers Association. Mr. Long was a former County Councilman and served on the Saluda County Soil and Water Conservation Council and South Carolina Forestry Commission Board and was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church.
Surviving are two sons and a daughters-in-law, Joe N. “Nicky” Long, Jr. and Kathy Jo Long of Marion and Charles William Long and Brenda W. Long of Saluda, one daughter and son-in-law, Carlene Long Temples and Timmy Temples of Saluda, six grandchildren, Sam Hendrix, Keith Hendrix, Jacob Long, Tyler Long, Kristy Rodgers and Alex Gregory and five great-grandchildren, Kolby, Kade, Kelby, Ryan and Rylee.
Funeral services will be 3 PM, Sunday, February 19, 2006 at St. Paul United Methodist Church with the Rev. Nels Ledwell and Rev. Joe N. “Nicky” Long, Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in Travis Park Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 PM, Saturday evening at Ramey Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to St. Paul United Methodist Church Organ Fund, 102 East Butler Avenue, Saluda, SC 29138.
Harry D. Yochem
Harry D. Yochem, of 121 Sagewood Road, husband of Ruth Summer Yochem, died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006 at Self Regional Medical Center.
The family is at the home.
Services will be announced by Harley Funeral Home.
Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home, Summerville, was in charge.
Lyla Mae Adams
SALUDA — Lyla Mae Adams, 83, of 2144 John Quincy Drive, widow of John Quincy Adams, died on May 25, 2007, in the University Hospital, Augusta, Ga.
The family is at the home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later.
Butler & Sons Funeral Home is in charge.
Floride Carpenter
Floride Hawkins Carpenter, 93, resident of 1110 Marshall Road, widow of Ernest W. Carpenter, died May 26, 2007, at Hospice House.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Blyth Funeral Home & Cremation Services.
Jermaine ‘Kemp’ Carroll
McCORMICK — Jermaine Carroll, of 18 Lillie Loop Road, McCormick, SC, died Saturday, May 26, 2007.
The family is at the home.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Parks Funeral Home.
William Dillashaw
McCORMICK — William Oscar Dillashaw, Sr., 80, resident of McCormick and St. Petersburg, FL, husband of June Avery Dillashaw, died May 26, 2007, at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood.
Born in St. Petersburg, September 16, 1926, he was a son of the late Richard Grady and Kate Dillashaw Dillashaw. He was a 1944 graduate of St. Petersburg High School and attended St. Petersburg College. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of WWII. Mr. Dillashaw retired from the City of St. Petersburg Fire Department as District Chief.
Being a 32nd Degree Mason, he was a member of the Nitram Lodge No.188 in St. Petersburg and the Scottish Rite.
Surviving in addition to his wife of the home are a daughter, Karen and husband, David Farnell and a son, William Oscar, Jr. and wife, Donna Dillashaw, all of St. Petersburg; three granddaughters, Jennifer and husband, Michael Grundon, Jodi and husband Stephan Reilly and Jacque Barnes, all of St. Petersburg; two great-grandchildren, Beth Barnes and Abbigale Grundon.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday from the Blyth Funeral Home Chapel in Greenwood with Rev. Wade Everette officiating.
Burial will be in the Wideman Cemetery near McCormick.
The body is at the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday evening.
Masonic Rites will be conducted immediately following the visitation.
Blyth Funeral Home & Cremation Services is assisting the Dillashaw family.
Bobby Dean Farmer
Graveside services for Bobby Farmer will be held 2 p.m. Monday at Greenwood Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends following the service at the cemetery.
Bobby Dean Farmer, 42, of 207 Alabama Ave., died Saturday, May 26, 2007, at his home. Born in Augusta, Ga., he was a son of Jeanette Smith Farmer and the late Bruce William Farmer. He was formerly a store clerk with the Food Barn and was of the Holiness faith.
Harley Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Fred Panasiuk
Fred Panasiuk, 80, resident of 105 Epworth Court at Wesley Park, husband of Joan B. Panasiuk died Sunday May 27, 2007, at the Hospice House of Greenwood.
Born June 3, 1926 in Hellertown, Pennsylvania, he was a son of the late Fred Panasiuk, Sr. and Kathryn Sadowa Panasiuk. An Electrical Engineering graduate of Lehigh University, he received his MBA degree from the Wharton Business School of the University of Pennsylvania. He worked for the General Electric Company for a number of years and concluded his working career as President of a charitable foundation in California. A US Navy Veteran having served during World War II, he fought in the Pacific Theatre. Mr. Panasiuk was a member of Main Street United Methodist Church.
Surviving is his wife of the home.
Graveside funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11 a.m. at Oakbrook Memorial Park with Reverend Carol Peppers-Wray officiating.
The family is at the home in Wesley Commons and will receive friends immediately following the service at the graveside.
Those desiring may make memorials to Wesley Commons, 1110 Marshall Road, Greenwood, SC 29646, Hospice Care of the Piedmont, 408 West Alexander Avenue, Greenwood, SC 29646 or to a charity of choice in memory of Mr. Panasiuk.
Blyth Funeral Home & Cremation Services is assisting the Panasiuk family.
