Dateline – Laurens, S.C. Robert Alvin “Robin” Goode age 59, of 111 Cedar Grove Church Road, Laurens, passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Athens, Ga., and was the son of the late Robert Olin and Minnie Avelyn Forrester Goode. Mr. Goode was a member…

Dateline: Gray Court, S.C. Cheryl Cook Abercrombie, 59, widow of John Melvin Abercrombie, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, February 20, 2018. Mrs. Abercrombie was born in Greer, S.C., to the late Norman Daniel Cook and Erlean Simmons Caldwell. She was a member of Owings Presbyterian Church, where she was involved in decorating and…

Jimmy Wayne Morgan, 71, of 303 Westminister Avenue, Laurens, passed away Monday, February 19, 2018. Born in Woodruff, S.C., he was a son of the late William Herbert and Fannie Davis Morgan. Jimmy was a US Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was formerly employed with Laurens Glass and later retired from Faurecia.  Mr.…

James Clifford “Jim” Martin, 71, of Cartersville, Ga., passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2018, at The Hospice House of Laurens County. Born in Atlanta, Ga., he was the son of Clifford Ferguson and Eula Rolline Taylor Martin. Retired from Bell South, he was a U.S. Army veteran and a graduate of the Univ. of Ga.…

Dateline – Laurens, SC Wayne Pitts, age 72, of 13 Gallon Street, passed away Sunday, February 18, 2018 at his home. He was born in Laurens and was the son of the late Claude and Rachel Cook Pitts. Mr. Pitts was retired from J P Stevens Watts Plant and was a member of Lucas Ave…

Dateline-Laurens, S.C. Elwood “Al” Hewes, age 83, of 106 Bayview Court, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, February 17, 2018. He was born in Carmel, Maine on July 14, 1934, the son of the late Thurl and Nina Sheldon Hewes. Al grew up in upstate Maine and was a graduate of Presque Isle High School. He…

Dateline – Canton, Ga. John David Fulford, 76, formerly of Laurens, and husband of the late Patricia Stricker Fulford, passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2018, in Canton, Ga. Born in Tampa, Fla., he was a son of the late Ralph Wesley and Leona Gelineau Fulford. A veteran of the US Coast Guard, Mr. Fulford…

Laurens, S.C. Dorothy Hazle “Dot” Gray, 90, formerly of Laurens and wife of the late Charles Horace Gray, Sr., passed away Friday, February 16, 2018, at Valley Falls Terrace in Spartanburg, S.C. Born in Laurens, she was a daughter of the late John Hugh and Lola Bell Garrett Hazle. Retired from Laurens Electric Cooperative, Mrs.…

Catherine Rankin Ashe, 77, of 205 Deering St., Laurens, S.C., and wife of Cameron Bryant Ashe for almost 60 years, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, February 16, 2018. Born in Laurens, she was a daughter of the late Edgar Edward and Lena Durst Rankin.  Through the years, she was employed…

Dateline: Gray Court, S.C. Helen Gray Armstrong, 88 of the Greenpond Community passed peacefully on Friday, February 16, 2018 at home. She was born in the Greenpond Community to the late Vance and Margie Holder Gray. She was a member of Beulah Baptist Church where she was actively involved in the Caring and Sharing Ministry,…