Obituaries

Betty Jean Whitman Slatton, 82, passed away on April 8, 2017 at her home.
A native of Greer, daughter of the late Leroy and Myrtle Britton Whitman, she was a housewife and a member of Peoples Baptist Church.

Patricia May Owers Saunders, 84, widow of William “Bill” James Saunders, died April 9, 2017 at her home.
A native of London, England, daughter of the late Harry and May Eileen Dennis Owers, she was a retired employee of McLeskey Todd and a member of Washington Baptist Church.

Randall “Randy” Dale Ross, 59, formerly of Pelham, went on to be with the Lord on April 7, 2017 at McCall Hospice House.

Betty Jean Maloy Ross, 82, passed away, April 3, 2017.
A native of Gainesville, Georgia, daughter of the late William Fred Maloy and Carrie Mae Garrison Hulsey, she was a member of Grace Baptist Church, Duncan.

Laura Katherine Greer Johnson, 92, widow of Ralph W. Johnson, Jr., passed away on April 7, 2017.
Born in 1924 in Marietta, Georgia, she moved to Greer in 1944 where she became a faithful member of Memorial United Methodist Church.

Louise Bishop Howell, 76, died April 8, 2017 at Rolling Green Village.
A native of Spartanburg County, daughter of the late Otis E. and Ella Pruitt Bishop, she was a retired school teacher for The School District of Greenville County, having retired from Mountain View Elementary, and a member of Holly Springs Baptist Church.

Wayne Edwin Dobson, 77, passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2017. He was the son of the late Earl and Eunice Bentley Dobson. He retired from the U.S. Army after twenty-one years of service.

Kenneth Alan Baker, 69, passed away April 7, 2017 at St. Francis Hospital.