Bobbie Merck Cothran, 87, widow of Carzell Cothran, passed away peacefully with her family at her bedside.  Born May 13, 1939, to the late Corbett and Dolly Dickerson Merck, she was the youngest daughter of their nine children. The loving and devoted mother to son, Bernie Cothran and his wife, Tammie of Liberty, SC; daughter Carla Woolford of Greer, SC; grandmother…

Betty W. Newton Pickens, SC Betty Welborn Newton, 93, beloved wife of the late Johnnie Leonard Newton, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2026, at her home. Born in Pickens, she was the daughter of the late W. Frank Welborn and Flora Lillian Holder Welborn. Mrs. Newton graduated from Pickens High School and obtained her bachelor’s degree in education from Lander University. She began her…

Vandiver Michael “Grumpy” Couch, Sr., 85, of Easley, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2026. Born in Easley, he was the son of the late Mary Grace Coker Couch and the late Dud Spiegel “D.S.” Couch, Jr. Grumpy devoted over 60 years to the Ancient Freemasons, and was a member of the Bates Masonic Lodge No. 189 A.F.M. He was also a Lifetime…

Debra “Debbie” Jo Gorman, 75, beloved sister and aunt, passed away on Friday, October 30, 2026, in Easley, SC. Born on November 16, 1950, in Pontiac, MI, she was a daughter of the late Edwin Ferris Gorman and the late Mary Eloise Turner Gorman. She was of Catholic faith and attended St. Mary’s of the Hills in Rochester, MI, where she…