JACKIE AARON SIMPSON

PICKENS — Mr. Jackie Aaron Simpson, 85, went to be with his Lord and Savior on April 9, 2021.

Mr. Simpson was born in Anderson County and was the son of the late Echols Jack Simpson and Lila Mae Huckabee. He was a loving husband to Ann Richard Simpson.

Survivors include his wife, Ann Richard Simpson; daughter, Cheryl Carver (Steve) of Lee’s Summit, Mo.; and three grandchildren, Whitney Meyer (Sean) of Dardenne Prairie, Mo., Cameron Carver (Margaret) of Blue Springs, Mo., and Carter Newton of Pickens. Mr. Simpson has six loving and most precious

IRENE MARIE RAMOSKI ANDERSON

LIBERTY — Irene Marie Ramoski Anderson passed away on Wednesday, March 31, 2021.

Irene was born in Charleroi, Pa., on Oct. 20, 1940. Her parents were the late Jack and Genevieve Ramoski of Bentleyville, Pa.

Irene attended Charleroi High School and graduated from the Cosmetology School of Pittsburgh. She worked many years as a hair stylist and shop owner in Harrisburg, Pa., and Lakeland, Fla. Irene enjoyed salt water and fresh water fishing. She also enjoyed boating, hiking and all outdoor activities and was an avid

MICHAEL WILLIAM PETERSON

SIX MILE — Michael William Peterson, 63, of Six Mile, passed away on March 25, 2021, due to health complications.

Michael was the son of the late Mike Sevegen and the late Dorothy Sevegen. He was a truck driver for 15 years until sustaining an injury that led to his early retirement. He enjoyed spending time with his wife, kids and grandchildren, all of whom he loved dearly. His family meant everything to him, and he was a great

BECKY HOOKER

NORRIS — Carolyn Rebecca “Becky” Peele Hooker, 52, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, after an extended battle with MS.

Becky is lovingly remembered by her husband, A. Henry Hooker Jr.; a son, Nicholas Hooker (Hope), and granddaughter, Presley; mother, Marion Peele; brother, Carlton Peele (Lanie); nephew, Brady Peele (Jamie); niece, Meagan P. Schulenberg, and great-nephew, Maddox.

She was predeceased by her father, Bobby L. Peele.

Becky was a graduate of Clemson University’s nursing

EDWINA GARRETT CRANE

EASLEY — Edwina Garrett Crane, 91, wife to William Carl “Bucky” Crane Jr., went home to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on March 5, 2021.

Born in Pickens County, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Edith Pike Garrett. She was a member of Easley First Baptist Church for 71 years and a member of Nosegay Garden Club. Mrs. Crane will be remembered for the notes of encouragement she wrote to those in need.

Mrs. Crane is survived by her husband of 71 years, William Carl “Bucky” Crane Jr.; son, William Carl Crane III (Jackie) of Easley; daughters, Candy C. Shuler of Marion and Sally G. Crane of Columbia; and brother, George E. Garrett (Georgia) of Pickens. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Drew Droege, Garrett Droege, William Carl Crane IV and Wesley

CHARLOTTE ANN MILLER

SIX MILE — Charlotte “Ann” Miller passed early on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, of cumulative health problems, but not of COVID.

Ann was born on Jan. 30, 1945, at Fort Stewart Military Base in New Windsor, N.Y. and grew up as an army “brat.” Her father, a colonel in the U.S. Army, after the Second World War served in Taiwan, Japan and Austria in Europe. She carried to her end an Austrian accent. She was a student at Pueblo High School in Tucson, Ariz., and at the University of Arizona. She married Robert Walker Miller Jr. in June of 1966 and moved to Southeastern Pennsylvania, where her first daughter, Elizabeth

ELLA MAE WISE

PICKENS — Mrs. Ella Mae Vaughn Wise, 81, loving wife of the late Harold Wise, of Pickens, passed away Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown.

Mrs. Wise was born in Pickens County on June 17, 1939, to the late John Will and Rosa Lee Aiken Vaughn. She enjoyed many different activities in life and was always there to spend time with her family, extended family and friends. Prior to her declining health, she was very active in the YMCA Silver Sneakers program and gathering with her friends for lunches at her church. Mrs. Wise loved to go camping at the Smokey Mountain RV Park with her friends and was a member of Grace United Methodist Church in Pickens.

Mrs. Wise is survived by two daughters, Shirley Norris of Pickens and Donna Owens (Roger) of Easley; her two brothers, Melvin Vaughn of Six Mile and Terry Vaughn of Pickens; her four grandchildren, Sabrina Robinson (James), Danielle Franks (Corey Porter),

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