Jess “Grady” Steadman, Jr. 37, of 432 Skippers Lodge Road, Cross Hill, S.C., husband of Deborah Fess Steadman, died Sunday, September 3, 2017 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Greenwood, he was the son of Myra Pickens Lawson and the late Jess Grady Steadman, Sr. Grady was a welder. He was a caring person…

Clinton, S.C. – Eunice Marie Nelson Handback passed away Saturday, September 2, 2017 at the NHC of Clinton. She was the widow of Lester Handback. She was born in Laurens County and was a daughter of the late Mack Floyd Sr. and Julia Kate Nelson. Mrs. Handback is retired from the Greenwood Mills and later…

James “Jimbo” Johnson, age 60, passed away Saturday, September 2, 2017 at his home in Mountville, S.C. He was born in Clinton, S.C., and was a son of Melvin D. Johnson and the late Nettie Johnson. Mr. Johnson is survived by his daughters, Jamie Johnson of Laurens and Kendall Johnson of Clinton; his sisters, Trudy…

Elizabeth Norman Wilson, 95, formerly of 914 Herman Rd., Laurens, S.C., and wife of the late F. Guy Wilson, Jr., passed away Friday, September 1, 2017, at The Langston Place in Clinton. Born in Greenwood, she was a daughter of the late William Henry Norman, Sr. and Ethel Darnell Norman.  She was employed with Bargain…

David Kenneth Prince, 47, of 4035 Sawmill Rd., Gray Court, S.C., and husband of Louise Faythe Kite Prince, passed away Thursday, August 31, 2017, at Laurens County Memorial Hospital. Born in Rutherfordton, N.C., he was a son of the late Harold Eugene and Wilma Wallin Prince. A U.S. Navy veteran, he was the owner and…

Sara King Wasson Hickory Tavern, S.C. – Sara King Wasson, 97, wife of the late James D. Wasson Sr., went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 30, 2017, at home surrounded by her family. She was born in the Fork Shoals community of Greenville County.  Her parents were the late John Washington…

Laurens, S.C. – Samuel Randolph Wallace, 94, husband of the late Jennie Young Wallace, passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2017, at Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community. Born in Laurens, he was a son of the late Martin Gary Wallace, Sr. and Amelia Bolt Wallace. A WWII U.S. Army veteran, he was a life-long member of…

Charles Wyatt Hester, Sr., 86, of 144 Spring Rd., Laurens, S.C., and husband of the late Betty Jean Berryhill Hester, passed away, Wednesday, August 30, 2017, at his home. Born in Greenville County, he was a son of the late Ossie Wavel and Viola Bentley Hester.  A U.S. Army veteran, he was a 1962 graduate…

Lanny Ree Shealy, age 67, of Laurens, S.C., and husband of Lois Annette Gibby Shealy, passed away on Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Laurens, Lanny was the son of the late Starling King and Helen Garrett Shealy.  He was formerly in the USMC Reserves and was a welder. A memorial…

Marion Quinn DeGenaro, 78, of Laurens, SC passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at National Healthcare in Laurens. Born in Larimer, Penn., she was a daughter of the late John and Margaret Johns Quinn. Mrs. DeGenaro was a U.S. Navy veteran and was the last surviving member of her immediate family. A Mass of Christian…