James Ralph (Jim) Stroud Jr., 74, of 277 Colonial Acres Road, Laurens, S.C., passed away peacefully in his home on November 20, 2017. Born in Greenville, S.C., he was the son of the late James Ralph Stroud Sr. and Frances McDowell Stroud. Jim was a graduate of Limestone College and served in the United States…

Lawrence “Larry” E. Edmunds, Sr., age 53, of 540 Lakeview Farm Road, Cross Hill. S.C., passed away Monday, November 20, 2017, at his home. He was born in Greenwood, S.C., and was a son of the late James Edward and Marjorie Reeder Edmunds. Mr. Edmunds was employed with Utility Solutions and a member of First…

Dateline – Laurens, S.C. Carolyn G. Smith, age 73, widow of James M. Smith, passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on Sunday, November 19, 2017. She was born in Los Angeles, Calif., and was the daughter of the Hannah Harris of Downey, Calif., and the late Walter Studebaker. Mrs. Smith worked for the…

Thomas Lamar Thomason, 84, of Laurens, S.C., died on November 19, 2017. Born in Greenville, S.C., and reared in the Upstate, he was the son of Gary Lamar Thomason and Elizabeth Kay Thomason. He was a graduate of the University of South Carolina and was a United States Air Force veteran. He was a founding…

James Thomas (Tom) Parris, 69, of Greenville, S.C., died peacefully at his home and went to meet his Lord and Master on November 16, 2017, after several months of declining health. Born on April 3, 1948, he was the son of the late James Robert (Bob) and Virginia Nelson Parris of Enoree, S.C. He attended,…

Dateline – Laurens, S.C. Grace Corbin, age 84, of Martha Franks, passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2017 surrounded by her family. Born Grace Lee Childers on December 20, 1932 to the late Robert and Elsie Childers, she was the eldest of three children and was predeceased by her brothers, Olin and William Frank Childers. Grace…

James Daniel Sullivan, 78, of  590 West Sullivan Road, Ware Shoals, S.C., son of the late James R and Sara Anderson Sullivan ,went to be with The Lord on November 12, 2017. He was a member of King’s Chapel Methodist Church. Dan was a veteran of the US Navy serving during the Vietnam era. His…

Laurens, S.C. – Bobby Barrett Stewart, age 76, was reunited in Heaven with his mother, Mary Barrett Stewart Burnett, his brother, Elford (Garto) Stewart, and his sister, Toni Kay Taylor, on Sunday, November 12, 2017. He is survived by the love of his life, Betty Elizabeth Wood Stewart, whom he married on March 16, 1964…

Mrs. Dorothy (Dot) Craig Sparks of Laurens, S.C., formerly of Greer, S.C., passed away at the age of 86, on November 10, 2017 at Hospice of Laurens County in Clinton, S.C. Born in Laurens on April 2, 1931, she was the daughter of John Benjamin Craig and Clara Owens Craig. She was a former member…

Eula Mae Harris Williams, 89, formerly of 745 E. Main St., Laurens, S.C., went home to heaven on Thursday, November 9, 2017. Born in Macon, Ga., she was the daughter of the late Harvey and Janie Mae Glisson Harris.  She was the owner of Jet Hair Fashions, Jet Termite and Pest Control, and was an…