Wanda Rachel Glass, 79, of Laurens, S.C., formally of Glasgow, Ky., died Saturday, July 22, 2017 at the TJ Samson Community Hospital. Born in Glasgow, she was the daughter of the late Kemp Read and Nell Harrison Read and wife of the late Joe Donald Glass.  Mrs. Garner was a homemaker. Funeral services were Tuesday,…

Laurens, S.C. – Winifred M. Card, 96, passed away July 21, 2017 in her residence at the Clinton Presbyterian Community. Winifred was born in Chattanooga, Tenn., and moved with her parents to Flint, Mich., prior to World War II. She married William B. Card, who was serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps at the…

Laurens, S.C. – Johnny Eugene “Hack” McCoy, 58, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2017, at Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center. Born in Belton, S.C., he was a son of the late Bobby and Juanita Browning McCoy.  Mr. McCoy was a retired U.S. Air Force MSGT having served in Korea.  A master electrician, he was known…

Mitchell Edward Scott, 59, of Clinton, S.C., passed away July 20, 2017. He was the son of Floy Scott and the late Orr Lewis Scott. A memorial service will be held Friday, July 28, at 6 p.m. at Gray Funeral Home Chapel of Clinton. The family will receive friends Friday before the service from 5…

Betty Jean Berryhill Hester, 84, of 144 Spring Rd., Laurens, S.C.,  and wife of Charles Wyatt Hester Sr., passed away at her home Wednesday, July 19, 2017. Born in Pickens County, S.C., she was the daughter of the late Jasper Grayson and Ella Gossett Berryhill. Mrs. Hester was formerly employed with Liberty Life Insurance Co.…

Ellis Martin Jr., age 74, of 434 Ekom Beach Road, Laurens, S.C., and husband of Brenda Pinson Martin, passed away on Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood. Born in Laurens, he was a son of the late Ellis Martin Sr. and Sue Coleman Martin. Ellis retired from Laurens Glass Plant…

M. David Horn, age 76, of 2 Simmons Street, Laurens, S.C.,  and husband of Judy Huey Horn, passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2017, at his home. Born in Greer, S.C., he was a son of the late Grady and Bertha Jenkins Horn.  David was a U.S. Army Veteran and was an Antiques Dealer. Funeral…

Mattie W. Davis, 92, of Anderson, S.C., passed away Friday, July 14, 2017 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born September 4, 1924, in Greenville County, S.C., Mattie was a daughter of the late Coon Kindred Watson and the late Nellie Lee Gault Watson. During her career, she had worked for 20 years…

Benjamin “Bill” Fitzhugh Lanford Jr., 81, of Waterloo, S.C., widower of Nancy Jean Mason Lanford, passed away July 13, 2017 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood. A native of Laurens County, son of the late Benjamin Fitzhugh Lanford, Sr. and Mary Ruth Powers Lanford, he was a U.S. Marine Corps Veteran of the Korean…

1935 – 2017 John Donnom Witherspoon III (Don), son of John Donnom II and Eloise Witherspoon, of Georgetown, Texas, died from lung and heart complications on July 10, 2017. Mr. Witherspoon was descended from notable Laurens County residents, including  John Drayton Williams who was a signer of Ordinance of Secession from Laurens District.  John Drayton’s…