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Pastor Richard Ervin Barney

Location: Taylors

March 29, 2016 - Pastor Richard Ervin Barney, 82, died March 29, 2016 at Southern Oaks Assisted Living.

A native of Esko, Minnesota, son of the late George and Hennie Stenroos Barney, he was a retired minister having served the Upper Peninsula of Michigan for over 21 years and Minneapolis for 5 years and served many years in foreign mission work.

Pastor Barney was a member of Eastside Apostolic Lutheran Church.

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Matthew Eugene Whitman

Location: Greer, SC

March 19, 2016 - Matthew Eugene Whitman, 32, died March 19, 2016.

A native of Greenville County, a son of Brenda Shirley Whitman Taylor of Greenville and Darrell Eugene Whitman of Simpsonville.

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Ray McElhannon

Location: Greer, SC

March 25, 2016 - Ray McElhannon, 69, died March 25, 2016 at his home.

A native of Athens, GA, he was a son of the late Harvey David and Velma Louise Alford McElhannon, a superintendent/foreman with Winn-Dixie warehouse for 31 years and of the Baptist faith.

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Bobbie Jean Teal Brown

Location: Taylors

March 22, 2016 - Bobbie Jean Teal Brown, 85, widow of James Henry Brown, died March 22, 2016.

A native of Darlington County, daughter of the late James Manley Teal and Alice Windham Grooms, she was a homemaker and a member of McCarter Presbyterian Church.

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Janet Lee Day Burnett

Location: Greer, SC

March 18, 2016 - Janet Lee Day Burnett, 55, died March 18, 2016 at Greenville Memorial Hospital.

A native Greenville County, daughter of Iris Chesney Staton of Lyman and the late John Merritt Day, she was the co-owner of Hair Mechanics and a member of Victor Baptist Church.

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Gerald McCara Davis

Location: Greer, SC
March 16, 2016 - Gerald McCara Davis, 73, died March 16, 2016 at his home.

A native of Greenville County, son of the late Hoke McCara and Ruth Adams Davis, he was a retired employee of J.P. Stevens and The Wood Mortuary and a member of Fairview Baptist Church.

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Captain David Ray Yates

Location: Greenville

March 9, 2016 - Captain David Ray Yates, 66, died March 9, 2016 at McCall Hospice House.

A native of Greenville, son of the late Charles Ray and Carol Irene Baldwin Yates, he was a retired Captain of the Parker District Fire Department and also worked at the Greenville-Spartanburg Airport Fire Department.

In the early years, Mr. Yates volunteered with the Lake Cunningham Fire Department.

Mr. Yates served in the Navy Reserves, was a member of the Fellowship of Christian Firefighters, a full time RV?er for the past twelve years and a member of Cornerstone Christian Church, Knoxville, Tennessee.

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Frances Bryant Crain

Location: Greer, SC
March 10, 2016 - Frances Bryant Crain, 73, of 3945 N. Hwy. 101, died March 10, 2016 at her home.

A native of Greer, she was a daughter of the late Aaron Otis and Elsie Howard Bryant, a retired employee of Fiber Web, and a member of Harmony Fellowship.

Surviving are a daughter, Sonja Lipscomb (David) of Greer; a son, Tommy Crain of Greer; two brothers, Gary Bryant of Landrum and Mike Bryant of Greer; two sisters, Linda Rogers of Travelers Rest and Carolyn Stewart of Laurens; and two grandchildren, Seth and Tori Crain.

She was also predeceased by a grandson, Austin Crain.

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Ruth Wood Pearson

Location: Greer, SC

March 6, 2016 - Ruth Wood Pearson, 82, widow of James L. Pearson, died March 6, 2016 at Spartanburg Medical Center.

A native of Spartanburg County, daughter of the late George Madison Wood and Helen Wyatt Williams, she was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.

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Jessie Elizabeth Delmar

Location: Easley

March 5, 2016 - Jessie Elizabeth Delmar, 77, widow of James W. Delmar, Sr., died March 5, 2016.

A native of Inman, she was a daughter of the late Jessie Lee and Martha Elizabeth Hill.

She was a nurse at Inman Nursing Home and was of the Southern Baptist faith.

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Willie Mae Jenkins Barbare

Location: Marietta
March 5, 2016 - Willie Mae Jenkins Barbare, 87, widow of Calvin Barbare, died March 5, 2016 at her home.

A native of Hendersonville, NC, she was a daughter of the late Marion B. and Ethel Ruff Jenkins, a homemaker, and member of Highland Church of God.

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Marion Elrod "Sonny" Harrison, Jr.

Location: Greer, SC

March 5, 2016 - Marion Elrod "Sonny" Harrison, Jr., 72, died March 5, 2016 at the McCall Hospice
House.

A native of Greenville County, he was a son of the late Marion E. Harrison, Sr. and Margie Rada Harrison, was an electrical designer with H2L Consulting Engineers, a member of Brushy Creek Baptist Church, and a US Air Force veteran having served six years.

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Johnny Claude Bennefield

Location: Greer, SC
March 3, 2016 - Johnny Claude Bennefield, 61, died March 3, 2016 at the McCall Hospice House.

A native of Greenville County, he was a son of the late William Hulett and Estelle Harris Bennefield, a retired truck driver with FedEx Freight and was of the Baptist faith.

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Karen Ann Methena Nestor

Location: Taylors
March 2, 2016 - Karen Ann Mathena Nestor, 59, went home to be with the Lord March 2, 2016.

A native of Wyandotte, Michigan, daughter of the late Russell A. Mathena, Sr. and Annabelle Mae Abanatha Mathena, she was an employee of Worldwide Tent Makers and a member of Faith Baptist Church, Taylors.

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Edgar Massengale

Location: Greer, SC

March 2, 2016 - Edgar Massengale, resident of Oakleaf Assisted Living on Thornblade Ave., died March 2, 2016 at Greenville Memorial Hospital after a brief illness.

Born February 19, 1919, son of the late Oscar William and Jamie Barnett Massengale, he was a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII having served in the 4TH Infantry, fought in the Battle of the Bulge and was a Purple Heart recipient.

Mr. Massengale retired from Hoechst Celanese in 1984.

He and his late wife were founding members of Southside Baptist Church where they faithfully attended until they were unable.

At the age of 93, he was the first patient in the Upstate to receive transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).

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Martin Luther Tooke, Jr.

Location: Greer, SC

March 1, 2016 - Martin Luther Tooke, Jr., 88, of 321 Zoar Heights Road, died
A native of Greer, son of the late Martin Luther Tooke, Sr., and Annie Laura Dill Tooke, he was a retired employee of J.P. Stevens Delta Woodside and a member of Fairview Baptist church where he was a member of Young at Hearts. Mr. Tooke was a U.S. Navy WWII and Korean War Veteran, and was a member of the Hejaz Marching Patrol and Chairman of Tyger River Fire Department Board of Commissioners.

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Matthew Eugene Whitman

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Bobbie Jean Teal Brown

Janet Lee Day Burnett

Gerald McCara Davis

Captain David Ray Yates

Frances Bryant Crain

Ruth Wood Pearson

Jessie Elizabeth Delmar

Willie Mae Jenkins Barbare

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