Obituaries

George Robert ‘Bob’ Crain

Bob Crain passed away peacefully at his home on June 6, 2015. Born in Greer on August 6, 1942, Bob was the only child of Mamie Sara Gay Crain and the late George Andrew Crain.

Joe Earl Quinn, Sr., 77, of 553 Memorial Drive, died May 31, 2015, at Greenville Memorial Hospital.

A native of Spartanburg County, son of the late James Ronzo Quinn, Sr. and Myrtle Fowler Quinn, he was a retired employee of Cunningham Waters and a member of Calvary Baptist Church.

Brenda Watson Pearson, 52, of 107 Woodward St., passed away on Monday, May 25, 2015.  Born January 20, 1963 in New Orleans, Louisiana., she was the daughter of Barbara Smith Watson and the late Herman Watson.  She was a member of O’Neal Church of God and retired from Cannons Restaurant in Greer.

Rachel Pitts Neal, 90, widow of James Morris Neal, died May 31, 2015, at her home.

A native of Anderson County, daughter of the late William Z. and Viola Hinton Pitts, she was a homemaker and a member of Pelham Church of God of Prophecy.

Edith Carolyn Smith Lynn, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and aunt, died peacefully on May 26, 2015, surrounded by her children.

Born in Greer Dec. 31, 1925, she was the daughter of the late William Carey and Maude S. Smith.

Hayden Wyatt Howell, 74, of 125 Pinewood Drive, died June 1, 2015, at his home.

Brenda Jean Burriss Henson, 69, of 663 Arlington Road passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2015.  She was the wife of Paul Allen Henson of the home and the daughter of the late Thomas Earl Burriss and Alda Mae Fowler Burriss. She was a member of Apalache Baptist Church and Helping Hands and Sisters in Christ Sunday School Class.

William Leo “Billy” Cloninger, Jr., 60, of 112 Silver Ridge Court, died May 31, 2015, at Greenville Memorial Hospital of chronic heart failure.

A native of Greenville, SC, son of Janie Duncan Cloninger of Greer and the late William Leo Cloninger, Sr., he was a member of Greer First Baptist Church.