Name:

John Vess



Birth Date & Death Date

July 13th, 1932 - February 9th, 2011



Obituary:



John Dupree Vess, 78, of Taylors passed away February 9, 

2011. Mr. Vess was a member of Hampton Heights Baptist Church, 

the Taylors Masonic Lodge and the Hejaz Shrine Temple. He 

is survived by his wife of 60 years, Martha Smoak Vess; three 

daughters and sons-in-law, Ann and Earl Clayton, Patsi and 

Lynn Thomason, and Stephanie and Tracy Hopkins; seven grandchildren 

and four great-grandchildren; and his sister, Kathy Vess Quinn. 

Visitation will be held 4:00-7:00 p.m. Friday at The Wood 

Mortuary in Greer. Private services will be held at a later 

date. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Open Arms Hospice, 

1936 W. Georgia Road, Simpsonville, SC 29680 or Taylors Free 

Medical Clinic, 400 W. Main Street, Taylors, SC 29687. 

Online condolences may be made at www.thewoodmortuary.com 



Memorials:

In lieu of flowers, Open Arms Hospice or Taylors Free Medical 

Clinic



Visitations:

4:00PM to 7:00PM on Friday, February 11th, 2011 at 

THE WOOD MORTUARY (map/driving directions)