Kathryn Hill Campbell, age 87, a resident of Langston Place, Laurens, S.C., and formerly of Gray Court, S.C., and widow of Thomas William Campbell, Sr., passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was born in Gray Court and was the daughter of the late Silas Berry and Ethel…

J.C. “One Gut” Childress, age 84, of 206 Missallie Drive, Clinton, S.C., passed away Monday, April 24, 2017 at NHC of Clinton. He was born in Laurens County and was the son of the late John Crateman and Lu Della Bolt Childress. Mr. Childress was retired from the Clinton Mills, Bailey Plant after 45 years…

Chapman, Kan. – Lon Lee Buysman, 48 passed away Apr. 23, 2017. He was born January 25, 1969 in Sibley, Iowa to Lester Lee and Joan Darlene (Buss) Buysman. Lon joined the Air Force and did basic training in San Antonio, Texas. He was a jet engine mechanic. He was stationed in numerous locations, one…

Dorothy Ann Simmons Cook, 88, of 697 West Main Street, Gray Court, S.C., entered into Heavenly rest Monday, April 17, 2017 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 25, 1928 in Leesville, S.C., to the late John Walter and Laura Belle Hellams Simmons. She was retired from the Greenville Hospital…

Clinton, S.C. – Lynn Walden Cooper Jr. died Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017. Lynn was born in Clinton and was a son of the late Elizabeth Wise and Lynn Walden Cooper Sr. Mr. Cooper was the longtime owner of Cooper Motor Company and held numerous positions in civic, church and business organizations. The family will…

Walter Thomas “Tommy” Lanford Jr., 60, of Fountain Inn, S.C., husband of Elizabeth Vaughn Lanford, died Sunday, April 16, 2017, after an extended illness. Born in Laurens County, he was the son of Loraine Darnell Lanford and the late Walter Thomas Lanford Sr. Tommy was a Pre-Authorization Clerk at Piedmont Mental Health. A Celebration of…

Sara Helen Lawson Richards,”MeMa”, age 80, of 160 Ora County Park Road, Enoree, S.C., passed away Sunday, April 16, 2017, at her home. A native of Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Algie and Beatrice Brewington Lawson. She was a retire employee with Cryovac. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, April…

Mildred Moore Nelson, 93, formerly of 104 Wardlaw Rd., Laurens, S.C., and wife of the late Fred Clifton Nelson, passed away Sunday, April 16, 2017, at NHC in Laurens. Born in Laurens, she was a daughter of the late Troy Franklin Fowler Moore and Nannie Josephine Fowler Moore. A graduate of Draughon’s Business College in…

Christel  Elizabeth Hunter Pyles, 53, wife of Furman L. Pyles of 104 Furman Pyles Road Clinton, S.C., entered into eternal rest on Saturday, April 15, 2017, at Self Regional Healthcare, Greenwood, S.C. Born in Laurens County, S.C., on December 7, 1963, she was the daughter of Louise T. Hunter and the late Michael (Mack) Hunter.…

Franklin Delano “Frank” Shipman, 83, of 103 Little John Lane, Laurens, S.C., and husband of Loretta Hurley Shipman, passed away at his home Saturday, April 15, 2017. Born in Clinton and raised in Laurens, he was a son of the late J. Boney and Minnie Mae Grumbles Shipman. Frank served as a helicopter mechanic in…