LCCF Names Lumus Byrd Jr. as new board chairman
The Laurens County Community Foundation (LCCF) is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has elected Lumus Byrd Jr. as their new Chairman of the Board. Mr. Byrd has served on the LCCF Board of Directors as a Board Member and on the Executive Committee since 2010. Robin Day, Executive Director said, “Lumus Byrd…
Read MoreTaylor opens realty office
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Adam Taylor Jr. has opened a Keller Williams One realty office in Laurens. This is an expansion office of Keller Williams Greenville Central, said Taylor. “I saw a need and opportunity to open a real estate brokerage that combines top-of-the-line marketing and technology with a local brick and mortar location…
Read MoreMelissa Patton joins new Laurens real estate firm
Realtor Melissa Patton has joined the new Downtown Laurens Real Estate Firm, Keller Williams One. The office is located inside the renovated Midtown Building at 124 E. Public Square in Laurens. Licensed in 1996, Mrs. Patton brings to her clients broad experience with marketing and negotiations as well as a Bachelors Degree in Advertising. Mrs.…
Read MoreFloyd Family Funeral Home new owners at historic business
A funeral home first established in Laurens in 1945 has been reopened under new owner James Floyd, who wants to see the Floyd Family Funeral Home become an integral part of the community. Located at 202 Caroline Street in Laurens, the former Goins Funeral Home has been completely renovated and updated as a full service…
Read MoreMelvin Lynch
Waterloo, South Carolina Melvin Herman Lynch, 81, passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Born in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Joe Daniel and Annie Lynch and the husband of the late Ruby Lucinda Lynch. He was of the Baptist faith. Survivors also include two daughters, Debra Gibbs of Rock Hill and…
Read MoreJimmy Wayne Johnson
Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina Jimmy Wayne Johnson, age 77, passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at the Laurens County Memorial Hospital. He was born on October 11, 1943 in Newberry, SC and was a son of the late Clarence Lee Johnson and Maggie Lillian Banks Johnson. He is survived by his daughter, Lisa Johnson…
Read MoreBilly Foster
Laurens, South Carolina Billy Foster, age 87, and husband of 63 years to Vera Ann Mason Foster, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at Self Regional Healthcare. Born in Walhalla, SC he was the son of the late James Lucian and Bertha Blackwell Foster. A U.S. Army Veteran during the Korean Conflict, Mr. Foster…
Read MoreAbigail Paige Snider
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Abigail Paige Snider went to her heavenly home on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. She passed away peacefully in the loving arms of her parents. She is the infant daughter of Nathan and Brandi Snider of Gulfport, MS. Along with her parents surviving is her brother, Sullivan Snider; Maternal grandparents, Doug…
Read MoreLouise Bridges Force
Dateline – Joanna, South Carolina Louise Bridges Force, age 90, widow of Charlie Force, Jr., passed away Monday, January 18, 2021 at the NHC of Clinton. She was born October 17, 1930 in Saluda, SC and was a daughter of the late Milledge B. Bridges and Bennie Mozelle Yarborough Bridges. Mrs. Force was a retired…
Read MoreDr. Louis Moore Stephens Sr.
Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina Dr. Louis Moore Stephens Sr., age 90, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2021 at the Hospice and Palliative Care of the Piedmont in Greenwood. He was born September 28, 1930 to Sara Cathey and John Reuben Stephens, Sr. of Canton, North Carolina. He was a Distinguished Military Graduate of Clemson…
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