Obituaries

Naomi Smith Armstrong, 97, widow of Odie Armstrong, passed away August 31, 2019.

A native of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Clyde and Rosie Moore Smith, a retired employee of J.P. Stevens & Co. and was a member of Zoar United Methodist Church.

Peter Davis Gosnell, Sr., 66, widower of Wanda Rhodes Gosnell, took his heavenly flight on August 19, 2019 from his home in Greer.

Davis was the son of the late Lewis Sr. and Carrine Gosnell, owners of Lewis’ Drive In, Greer, from the 1950s-1990s.

Paul Lynn Bayne, 71, widower of Brenda Post Bayne, son of Lloyd R. and Annie M. Bayne, died last month.

He is survived by his ex-wife, Judith Bayne; his daughter, Heather Stock; his son, Nathan Bayne; two step-daughters, Karen Noblitt and Kelly Rackley; and a sister, Carolyn Hamby.

William E. Southerlin, 76, of Rutherfordton, NC, went home to be with the Lord August 5, 2019. Bill was a native of Greenville County and son of the late William B. and Nancy H. Southerlin, of Tigerville.

Southerlin was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army Reserves in 1964, and worked for several years with the SCDOT.

Virginia Inez Miller West Bingham, 90, of Greer, widow of William Lee Bingham, passed away August 13, 2019.

Edna Davis Henson, 92, widow of Rev. Wilson Henson, formerly of Taylors, passed away on August 6, 2019.

A native of Rutherfordton, North Carolina, daughter of the late Grant R. and Mary Burrell Davis, she was a retired employee of Judson and Monaghan Mills and a member of Praise Cathedral.

James "Gary" Rogers, 73,  of Greer, SC, passed away Monday, July 15, 2019. Private family services were held.

Betty Jo Howard Tisdale, 75, of Greer, passed away on July 23, 2019.

A native of Greenville County, daughter of Viola Howard Miles of Duncan and the late Ansel Howard, she was a retired employee of Dixie Packaging and attended Bible Baptist Church in Landrum.