Obituaries

Miles Elliott Bruce, 83, of Greer, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2015, at McCall Hospice House in Simpsonville surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren.

Beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend Charles Tapp left this world on May 24, 2015, after a lengthy illness.

Tommy Lee Welch, 74, died May 19, 2015.

A native of Greenville County, he was a son of the late James Pressley and Katherine Wood Welch, a retired employee of GE Turbine Plant, and a member of Washington Baptist Church.

Hoyt Andrew “Drew” Swafford, Jr., 59, of Greer, died May 20, 2015.

A native of Greenville County, he was a son of Hoyt Andrew Swafford, Sr., of Taylors, and the late Faye Harbin Swafford, was the owner of Drew’s Home Improvement and property management, and a member of Fairview Baptist Church.

Bonnie Miller Smith, 80, of 136 Maple Drive, died May 25, 2015, at McCall Hospice House.

A native of Oneonta, Alabama, daughter of the late Carl Josh and Elsie Bennifield Miller, she was a retired textile employee and of the Baptist faith.

Samuel Bryan Robison, 86, formerly of 871 N. Rutherford Road, widower of Mary Lou Lowe Robison, passed away May 26, 2015, at Autumn Leaves of Towne Lake.

Dorris Auchmuty Hatcher, 90, of 4023 Pennington Road, widow of USAF Ret. Charles W. Hatcher, died May 21, 2015, at Bayberry Inn.

Eldridge I. “El”, 87, of Greer, widower of Edna Wood Blackwell, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at his home surrounded by his family.