Dateline – Clinton, S.C. William G. Bigham died Friday, October 27, 2017, in Newberry, S.C. Born March 31, 1920 to parents Neely Walter Bigham, and Daisy Morrison Bigham. Mr. Bigham served in World War Two as a member of the United States Army earning a Purple Heart. Mr. Bigham was a long time resident of Clinton, S.C.…

Cynthia White Culbertson, 58, of 6 Beattie St., Laurens, S.C., and wife of Wendell Scott Culbertson, passed away Friday, October 27, 2017 at her home. Born in San Antonio, Texas, daughter of Barbara Ann Whitmire White of Spartanburg and the late Allen Warren White Jr., Mrs. Culbertson was a former employee of Watts Mill. Surviving…

Duane Dennie, 64, of 107 Todd Ave., Laurens, S.C., and husband of Laura Outz Dennie, passed away Thursday, October 26, 2017, at The Hospice House of Laurens County. Born in Landstuhl, Germany, he was the son of the late Duane Joseph and Avis Veilleux Dennie. He was a USC graduate and received his Masters degree…

Tina Lynn Babb Barnes, age 55, of 647 Raider Road, Laurens, S.C., and wife of Clifford Joel “Joey” Barnes, passed away on Tuesday, October 24, 2017, at her home. Born in Laurens, she was a daughter of the late Marvin Leon and Margaret Ann Wilson Babb.  Tina was a homemaker and member of Friendship Presbyterian…

Carroll Scott Crowe, age 85, of 13 Jessie Street, Laurens, S.C., and husband of the late Elizabeth Hughes Crowe, passed away on Monday, October 23, 2017, at Simpsonville Rehab and Healthcare Center in Simpsonville, S.C,. Born in Laurens, he was a son of the late James and Grace Hughes Crowe. He was retired from Milliken…

Clinton, S.C. – Katrine Martin Pitts, age 92, passed away Monday, October 23, 2017. She was a native of Gray Court, S.C., but moved to Clinton after graduating from Winthrop College. She soon met the love of her life Fred Pitts. They married and had one daughter Eleanor. She taught school at Clinton High School…

Ms. Ruth L. Tims, 82 formerly of 408 Sunset Park, Laurens, S.C., passed away, Monday, October 23, 2017 at the NHC-Laurens in Laurens, S.C. Services for Ms. Ruth L. Tims were held Friday, October 27, at Rocky Springs Baptist Church in Laurens, SC at 2:00 p.m. Burial was held at the church cemetery. Alpha-Shine(Goins) Funeral…

Dateline-Laurens, S.C. Anne Thomson Sheppard, age 85, died on October 22, 2017, after years of declining health. Predeceased in 1996 by her husband George (Gerry), she is survived by her four children (Frank, Tom, Martha and Margaret), their spouses, eight grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Born on February 23, 1932, in Charlotte, N.C., Anne…

Doris Buchanan Smith, 82, formerly of 15399 Neely Ferry Road, Laurens, S.C., and wife of the late Dock Carlton Smith, passed away Sunday, October 22, 2017, at NHC in Laurens. Born in Pendleton, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Grady and Elma Durham Buchanan. Mrs. Smith retired from Monsanto and was a member…

Mr. Michael Bryant Crisp, 58 formerly of 64 Deep Drive, Laurens, S.C., passed away Sunday, October 22, 2017, at Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia, S.C. Services for Michael Bryant Crisp were held Sunday, October 29, at Beaverdam Baptist Church in Enoree, S.C., at 2:00 p.m. Burial was at the church cemetery. Alpha-Shine (Goins) Funeral Services,…