Whiteford’s lost one of its most well-known and beloved customers on Wednesday, October 4, when William Francis “Bill” Thomas passed away, at age 87, at Hospice of Laurens County in Clinton, S.C. Mr. Thomas was born in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, on January 12, 1930, to Eugene David and Maybelle Marian (Myers) Thomas. He received…

Rev. E. Legrand Adams age 77, of 8 Wallace St., Laurens, S.C., passed away Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017 at the Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, S.C.. He was born in Saluda County and was a son of the late Eugene and Emma Matthews Adams. Rev. Adams began his pastoral work in 1960 and served…

Laurens, S.C. – Venice Oleta Wheeler was born March 16, 1910, the sixth child of Nannie Tallulah and Jules Wheeler of Summerville, Ga.  She graduated from Summerville High School in 1929.  Prior to her death, she was the oldest living graduate of that high school.  After graduation she entered the old State Normal College located…

Maria McAlister Pyles, age 77, of 105 Stagecoach Rd, Laurens, S.C., passed away Sunday, October 1, 2017, at the McCall Hospice House in Simpsonville, S.C.. Mrs. Pyles was born in Florence County, S.C., and was a daughter of the late General James and Sarah Timmons McAlister. She received a Bachelor’s degree in Social Studies from…

Fountain Inn, S.C. – Bertha Bridgeman Dunagan, 79, widow of James M. Dunagan, went to be with the Lord, Friday, September 29, 2017. Mrs. Dunagan was born in Travelers Rest to the late Francis Batson Bridgeman. She was a member of Mauldin Church of Christ, the Clemson Extension Club and the Laurens County Homemakers Club.…

Clara Beck Boyce, 76, of 32 Happy Trails Ln., Clinton, S.C., and wife of the late Earle R. Boyce, passed away Thursday, September 28, 2017, at her home. Born in Laurens County, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Ernest Edgar and Ada Lucille Messer Beck. Through the years she was formerly employed with…

Fountain Inn, S.C. – Newberne Watson Cook, 82, husband of Georgia Hawkins Cook, went to be with the Lord, Thursday, September 28, 2017. Mr. Cook was born December 25, 1934 in Laurens County to the late Alvin Clyde and Josie Cox Cook. He was formerly employed with Hollingsworth for 51 years and was a charter…

James L. Walker, 69, of 234 Mt. Pleasant Estates Road and husband of Jan Garrett Walker passed away Wednesday, September 27, 2017, at the Laurens County Hospice House in Clinton. Born in Laurens, he was the son of the late Charlie and Ella Fair Gilliam Walker. A retired contractor, he was owner and operator of…

Clinton, S.C. – Angie Lee Summers, age 88, a resident of Bailey Manor and widow of Frank James Summers, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017 at the NHC of Clinton. She was born in Coeburn, Va., and was a daughter of the late Hopkins and Ethel Mutters Buttry. A memorial service will be conducted Thursday,…

Lawrence Clarence “Larry” Williamson, age 82, of Laurelwood Apartments, Laurens, S.C., passed away on September 26, 2017, at Hospice of Laurens County Hospice House. Born in Cocke County, Tenn., he was a son the late Robert Lee and Dora Ellison Williamson. Larry was a US Marines veteran and retired from the restaurant industry. He was…