Dateline – Waterloo, S.C. Janice V. Murphy, age 71, of 5 Tierra Drive, passed away Sunday, July 1, 2018, at her home. She was born in Laurens, S.C., and was the daughter of the late Marion Armstrong and the late Johnnie Ruth Cash. Mrs. Murphy formerly worked at WLBG Radio as a morning host. She…

John Paul Cunningham, 86 of Chattanooga, Tenn. died on Thursday, June 28, 2018. He was born to the late Fred and Ruth Cunningham of Laurens, S.C. John graduated in 1953 from the University of South Carolina, where he was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity. After graduation, he entered the U.S. Air Force…

Waterloo, S.C. Marion Gene Hornsby, 77, of 12986 Neely Ferry Road and husband of Nancy Bagwell Hornsby, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home. Born in Clinton, S.C., he was a son of the late Lionel Leo and Thelma Stone Hornsby.  A U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict,…

Dateline  – Spartanburg, S.C. Mr. Roger L. Jones, Sr., devoted and loving father and husband, age 70 of Spartanburg, passed away on Monday, June 25, 2018 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. He was born on November 2, 1947 in Chester, S.C., to the late Claude Lindsay and Pauline Winchester Jones. He was a High School…

Dateline – Clinton, S.C. Terry Cape, age 71, of 203 Pinewood Ave., passed away Sunday, June 24, 2018 at the Hospice of Laurens County. He was born in Woodruff, S.C., and was a son of the late Jack and Ruth Baldwin Cape. He worked as a Truck Driver for Winn Dixie for 27 years. A…

Waterloo, S.C. – Melvin Leon “Dick” Winburn, age 76, of 7375 Riverfork Road and husband of Brenda Davenport Winburn, passed away at his home Friday, June 22, 2018. Born in Hartsville, S.C., he was a son of the late Lide George and Annie Mae Long Winburn. He was formerly employed with Riegel Screen Printing in…

Laurens, S.C. – Jesse James “Bootie” Calvert, 78, of 55 Burton Road and husband of the late Pheobe Grace Loftis Calvert, passed away Thursday, June 21, 2018. Born in Spartanburg County, S.C., he was a son of the late Homer Jesse and Cora Lee Gosnell Calvert. Mr. Calvert retired from Milliken, was an entrepreneur, and…

Waterloo, S.C. – Talmadge Eugene “Gene-O” Fleeman, Jr., 49, of 129 Walker Street, passed away Thursday, June 21, 2018. Born in Washington, Ga., he was a son of Talmadge Eugene Fleeman, Sr. of Elberton Ga., and Mary Major White of Calhoun Falls, S.C. He was employed in home construction and attended Waterloo Baptist Church. Memorial…

Laurens, S.C. – David Lewis Templeton, age 82, of 219 Meadow Road, and husband of Louise Kirkland Templeton, passed away on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at his home. Born in Laurens, he was a son of the late John Warren Templeton, Sr. and Agnes Smith Templeton. David retired from Laurens Glass after 38 years of…

Laurens, S.C. – David Glenn Ashmore, age 61, of 5 Beattie Street, and husband of Robin Gibson Ashmore, passed away on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at Laurens County Hospital. Born in Laurens, he was the son of Sue Pace Ashmore of Laurens and the late James Willie Ashmore. David was formerly employed with O’Reilly Auto…