Philip Lee Harris, 77, of Laurens, S.C., died Friday evening, Dec. 1, 2017, at Hospice of Laurens County. Born in Laurens, he was the eldest son of Roy Lee Harris and Rose Bedenbaugh Harris. Philip was a graduate of North Greenville Junior College and Erskine College. He did his graduate studies at the University of…

Geraldine “Jerry” Brissey Griffin, of 107 Maplebrook Street, Laurens, S.C., passed away on Friday, December 1, 2017, at Hospice of the Piedmont in Greenwood, SC. The daughter of Charles Casper Brissey and Laura Macie Mitchell, she lived to be 82 years old. She was a dedicated mother and consummate southern cook. Raised on a working…

Elizabeth Dial “Libby” Boone, age 79, of 113 Forest Drive, Laurens, S.C., and widow of Lee J. Boone, passed away on Thursday, November 30, 2017, at McCall Hospice House in Simpsonville, S.C. Born in Laurens, she was a daughter of the late Francis Asbury “Frank” Dial and Mary Owings Dial.  Libby was a graduate of…

Mrs. Sarah L. Reid, age 91, of 208 Lear Drive, Laurens, S.C., died Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at the Laurens County Hospital, Clinton, S.C. Born in Laurens County, she was a daughter of the late Eugene Johnson and Nellie B. Peak Johnson. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 12 Noon…

Dr. George Sims Wham, 97, a resident of Hightstown and East Windsor, N.J., for 65 years, passed away in the comfort of his home on Wednesday, November 29, 2017. He was born in Laurens, South Carolina, on Jan 27, 1920 and raised in nearby Mountville, S.C.. He was the middle child of seven. After graduating…

Laurens, S.C. – James (Jim) Washington White, 83, passed peacefully on November 28. He is predeceased by his parents James S. (Tot) and Clara Nette Anderson White, and Freddie Copeland White, his wife of 50 years.  A member of First Presbyterian Church of Laurens, Jim was an airplane enthusiast, a life-long RC airplane modeler, a ramp…

James Grier “Jim” Kennedy, 89, of 112 Leftbank Court, Laurens, S.C., and husband of Carol Lee Williams Kennedy, passed away Monday, November 27, 2017. Born in Scranton, S.C., he was a son of the late Robert B. and Corrine Stone Kennedy. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran, he was a graduate of The University of South…

Larry Furman Coleman, 61, of 101 West Walnut Street, Clinton, S.C., and husband of Chandra Strickland Coleman, passed away Saturday, November 25, 2017, at the Laurens County Hospice House in Clinton. Born in Laurens, he is a son of Virginia Coggins Coleman of Laurens and the late Allen Davis Coleman. A graduate of Limestone College…

Robert Earl Banks, 90, of 2501 Bolt Road, Gray Court, S.C., and husband of 71 years to Margaret Bolt Banks, passed away Friday, November 24, 2017, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Laurens County, he was a son of the late Rance Lewis and Nina Garrick Banks. A U.S. Navy veteran of W.W. II, Mr.…

Eleanor Gebelein Conrad, 91, of Laurens, S.C., passed away Thursday, November 23, 2017. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late John and Katherine Konrad Gebelein. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 1, 2017, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Inurnment will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Condolences…