Betty Wood Stewart
Laurens, South Carolina Betty Wood Stewart, age 80, and wife of 53 years to the late Bobby Barrett Stewart, was reunited with her earthly sweetheart and her heavenly Savior on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at the home of her family, Barrett and Nikki. Bobby most likely greeted Betty at the heavenly gates by his daily words…
Read MorePeggy Padgett Yeager
Laurens, South Carolina Peggy Padgett Yeager, 81, of Laurens and wife of the late Samuel Lee Yeager, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2025, at her home. Born in Laurens, she was a daughter of the late John C. and Edna Powell Padgett. Mrs. Yeager was a substitute teacher at Sanders Middle and was a God-fearing…
Read MoreDorothy “Pebby” Laura Bakley
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Dorothy “Pebby” Laura Bakley, of Laurens, and widow of Charles “Randy” Payton, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2025, at Hospice of Laurens County. She was born in Phillipsburg, NJ, and was a daughter of the late Alfred S. Bakley, Jr. and Ruth Ann Totten Bakley Rush. She loved being a…
Read MoreLee Robert “Bob” Dominick
Laurens, South Carolina Lee Robert “Bob Dominick, 93, of Laurens, and husband of Charlotte Pearson Dominick, passed away on Thursday, March 13, 2025, at National Healthcare Laurens. Born on April 1, 1931, in Greenwood, Bob was the son of the late Dr. Lee Royster and Mary Lyon Dominick. He was the owner of Laurens Furniture, was…
Read MoreSarah Ida Boazman Segars
Laurens, South Carolina Sarah Ida Boazman Segars, 102, passed away on March 11, 2025. A native of Cross Hill, she was the widow of the late Robert Brooks Segars. Sarah was the daughter of the late Ernest Pinson Boazman and Mary Jones Boazman. She is survived by a son, Ernest Segars and his wife Jeanette of…
Read MoreThomas Vincent Reames, Sr.
Laurens, South Carolina Thomas Vincent Reames, Sr., age 91, formerly of Chestnut Street Ext. and husband of 66 years to the late Lois Hipp Reames, passed away Monday, March 10, 2025, at The Legacy at Southpointe in Greenville. Born in Laurens, he was a son of the late Arthur Willie and Kathleen Franks Reames. A…
Read MoreCommunity Group Headed to the SC Court of Appeals to Fight for the Little River and Mountville Community
LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA A group of concerned residents and property owners in Mountville are headed to the South Carolina Court of Appeals after challenging the state environmental agency’s authorization of new poultry farms along Lisbon Road. These concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) would bring 16 new poultry barns to the area, which is already overburdened…
Read MoreSC Highway Patrol names 2024 Troopers of the Year; Lance Corporal Clark winner for Troop 2, Post A
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA The South Carolina Highway Patrol announced its 2024 Trooper of the Year and Telecommunications Operator of the Year (TCO) at a ceremony on March 7. The statewide winners were selected from regional winners across South Carolina. SCDPS named Lance Corporal Chase H. Sprott the statewide Trooper of the Year. A member of the Multidisciplinary…
Read MoreElizabeth Betty “Molly” Milam Young
Chapin, South Carolina Elizabeth Betty “Molly” Milam Young, age 84, widow of Ralph Lowe Young, Jr. passed away Thursday, March 6, 2025 at Hospice of Laurens County. She was born December 11, 1940 in Laurens, South Carolina and was the daughter of the late Charles Edmond Milam and Frances Rowland Milam. Molly attended Lander University,…
Read MoreJudy Lynn Edwards Mundy
Laurens, South Carolina Judy Lynn Edwards Mundy, 70 passed away on March 6, 2025 at her home. She left this world in complete peace after a life filled with love, laughter and joy. Judy was a lifelong member of Eastside Baptist Church. She was a woman who brought light and warmth into the lives of those around…
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