Martha McGaha

Pickens — Martha Chambers McGaha, 90, widow of Lem Carmel McGaha, died Wednesday, June 5, 2013.

Mrs. MaGaha was born in Anderson County a daughter of the late John and Lou Holcombe Chambers. She was formerly employed as a nurse’s aide at Harvey’s Love and Care Home in Six Mile. She was a member of Wayside Baptist Church and attended Morningstar Baptist Church.

Survivors include daughters, Ann Goodwin (Sammy) of Pickens and Rebecca Burrell (James) of Liberty, and sons Floyd McGaha (Hazel) and Johnny McGaha (Cheryl) all of Pickens and Marshall McGaha of Greenville. Also surviving are 23 grandchildren, 45 great grandchildren, and five great great grandchildren.

Lloyd Lee Cantrell

Pickens — Lloyd Lee Cantrell, age 80, husband of Betty Robinson Cantrell, died Saturday June 15, 2013 at his home. Mr. Cantrell was born in Pickens County a son of the late Verdie Alexander Cantrell and Walter Troy Cantrell. Mr. Cantrell was a member of Concord Baptist Church. He was retired from Ryobi in Pickens, a veteran of the United States Army.

Survivors include his wife of 50 years, one daughter; Sherry Cantrell of Pickens, one son; Robin Cantrell of Pickens, two brothers; Ernest E. Cantrell of Sunset, Willie T. Cantrell of Monks Corner, several nieces and nephews.

Mr. Cantrell was predeceased by his parents and one sister Mathree Warren.

Funeral Service was Monday, June 17 at 11 a.m. in the chapel at Dillard Funeral Home. Burial was in Hillcrest Memorial Park and Gardens.

Tonya R. Reid

Six Mile — Tonya Renee Reid, 35, of 374 Gin Shoals Road died on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at Greenville Memorial Hospital.

Born in Oconee County, she was a daughter of Ronald Edward and Judy Stone Reid. Tonya was of the Baptist faith.
Surviving in addition to her parents are a brother, Kevin Reid of Pickens; sisters, Keila Touzeau (Marty) and Ashley Reid both of Pickens; nieces Kaitlin Touzeau and Addie Reid; and a nephew, Landen Touzeau.

Funeral services were at 1 p.m., Saturday, June 8 in the chapel of Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home, Central. Burial followed in Gap Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.

Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or at Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home, Central, which is assisting the family.

Carly and Sawyer Simpson

Easley — Carly and Sawyer Simpson went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 14, 2013.
A private service was held on Sunday, May 19.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Greenville Children’s Hospital, 701 Grove Road, Greenville, SC, 29605 or Mental Health Association of Greenville, 429 North Main Street, Suite 2, Greenville, SC, 29601.

Arrangements by The Mackey Mortuary, online guestbook at mackeymortuary.com.

Roger R. Rollins

Central – Roger Ramsey Rollins, 63, of 425 Gaines Street and husband for 46 years of Liz M. Rodgers Rollins died Monday, May 20, 2013 at the Baptist Easley Hospital.

Born in Pickens County, he was a son of the late Ramsey Smith and Lola Boggs Rollins.  Roger was a crew foreman with Systems Specialties Inc and attended Six Mile Baptist Church.  He was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying hunting and fishing.

Surviving in addition to his wife are a son, Rodney Ramsey Rollins (Amy) of Six Mile; daughters, Angie E. Richards (Donnie) of Pendleton, Annette C. Holder (Michael) of Six Mile, and Jill M. Mack of Anderson; brother, Bob Rollins of Pendleton; sister, Reba Simpson of Central; grandchildren, Jessica Thach, Paul Richards, Christopher Holder, Hannah Holder, Nicole and Christina Rollins, Joshua Rollins, Damian and Domenic Turley.

Christine S. Satterfield

 Pickens — Christine Stone Satterfield, 84, formerly of Red Hill Road, wife of the late Alfred Bennett Satterfield, died Thursday, May 16, 2013.

 Born in Pickens County, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Lucille Bearden Stone. Mrs. Satterfield was retired from Sangamo Electric and was a member of Concord Baptist Church.

 Surviving are her children, A. Bennett Satterfield (Bernice) of Oakway and Judy Spivey (Phil) of Easley; grandchildren, Chadwick Satterfield, Christy Peters, Lindsay Campbell, and Celeste Smith; and 10 great grandchildren.

 Mrs. Satterfield was the last surviving member of her immediate family. In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by three brothers, Austin Stone, Billy Stone and T.N. Stone.

Marvin J. Lewis

Pickens — Marvin J. Lewis, 63, husband of Wendy Howard Lewis, of Pickens, died Thursday evening, May 9, 2013.

Marvin was born in Pickens County, a son of the late Berce William and Alberta (Bertie) Massingale Lewis. He formerly worked in textiles as a weaver and he was a member of Pickens Independent Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Wendy of the home, daughter and son-in-law, Tammy Coates and Randall of Pickens and grandson, Justin Coates. Also surviving are step-children, Katherine Heavlin, Shalane Tompkins, and Dolly Brannen, sister, Betty Haynes, nephew, Joe Hendricks, great nieces, Josie, Hope, and Heather Hendricks, and great great nephew, Weston McJunkins.

PFC. BARRETT AUSTIN

 PFC Barrett L. Austin

 Easley — PFC Barrett Lyle Austin, 20, of Easley, died April 21, 2013 in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained when his vehicle was attacked by an enemy improvised explosive device in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, April 17. He was assigned to the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga. PFC Austin was born in Easley on Nov. 10, 1992 to Curt and Yolanda Buck Austin. He was a 2011 graduate of Pickens High School and was a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church in Easley.

Surviving in addition to his parents is his wife, Heather Hooker Austin of Fort Stewart, Ga.; two sisters, Summer Harris and Jordan Austin both of Easley; a nephew, Machen Harris of Easley; grandparents, Don and Betty Austin of Pickens and Benny and Helen Buck of Darlington; his great grandmother, Gertie Jones of Darlington; his uncles and aunts, Donnie and Rhonda Austin of Pickens and Ernie and Rita Buck of Darlington.

Elizabeth “Betty” Cruickshank

Clemson — Elizabeth “Betty” Henry Cruickshank, 81, wife of Charles A. Cruickshank died Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at the Cottingham Hospice House in Seneca.

Born in Rochester, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Russell B. and Mildred Doty Henry. Betty earned an Associate degree in Dietetics from Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, N.Y., her B.A. in English Education from the State University of New York, Geneseo and a Masters from the State University of New York in Brockport in 1973. She was a high school English teacher and guidance counselor. She was a life-long Presbyterian and was ordained as a deacon and elder. She was a member of Fort Hill Presbyterian Church where she was active in Presbyterian Women and teaching ESOL for 15 years. Betty retired to Clemson 29 years ago. She was an avid gardener and volunteered at the South Carolina Botanical Garden for 28 years. She was a member of the Foothills Garden Club, Clemson Garden Club and Master Gardeners of the Foothills. She was a member of the original advisory board of the South Carolina Botanical Garden in 1992. She and her husband established the Cruickshank Hosta Garden at the South Carolina Botanical Garden in 1995.

Martha Kay Collins Price

Central — Martha Kay Collins Price, 59, of Central, died Thursday, April 4, 2013.

Born in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Gordon and Mary Ester Collins. She was of the Baptist faith and a former CNA.

She is survived by: a companion, Joe Bridges, of the home; two sons, Mickey Neal (Marlene) of Liberty, and Bo Price (Elaine) of Pickens; four grandsons and four granddaughters; three brothers, Ray Collins of Easley, and Junior Collins (Joann) of Pickens, and Luther Collins of Norris.