William R. Woody, 72, of 1116 Milam Road, Clinton, and husband of Wanda Sullivan Woody, went to be with The Lord and into the receiving arms of his son, Robert, on Friday, January 6, 2017 at Laurens County Memorial Hospital. Born in Gastonia, N.C., he was the son of the late Ottie and Lois May…

Lookout Mountain, Ga. – Polly Anne Shockley, 49, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at Erlanger Health System in Chattanooga, Tenn. Born in Laurens, she was a daughter of Joseph William Shockley Sr. of Gray Court and the late Rose Marie Smith Shockley. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 11, at…

Laurens – Curtis Raymond Avery, age 81, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at the Laurens County Memorial Hospital He was born in Laurens and was a son of the late Ludie Frank Avery Sr. and Mary Lucille Metts Avery. He was a veteran of the US Army and worked in the logging industry for…

Rebekah Clayton “Becky” Duvall, 72, of 1710 Easy Road, Laurens, and wife of Jerry G. Duvall, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Laurens, she was a daughter of the late Solomon Garren Clayton and Aurelia Copland Hood. A memorial service will be held 4:00 p.m. Friday, January 6, at…

Linda Mattison Reed, 75, of 7 Hammett St., Laurens, and wife of the late Buddy Dee Reed, passed away, Monday, January 2, 2017, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Laurens, she was a daughter of the late Harold and Virginia Morgan Mattison. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 5, at The…

Laurens – Thomas Melmouth Fleming, age 76, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2017, at the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Spartanburg and was the son of the late William Harold and Vivian Alma Burnett Fleming. Condolences may be expressed online at www.grayfuneralhome.com. Gray Funeral Home of Laurens

Robert Bennett “R.B.” Jones Sr., age 94, of 148 Lick Creek Road, Laurens, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2016, at his home. He was born in Pickens and was a son of the late Samuel Bennett and Willie Mae Freeman Jones. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at 2:00 p.m., at…

Saluda – Ernestine Beck Matthews, 70, died Saturday, December 31, 2016 at her residence. Born in Laurens County and a daughter of the late Ernest E. and Ada Masser Beck, she was the wife of the late Aaron Matthews. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m., Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at Ramey Funeral Home Chapel.…

Ms. Claree Lyons was born June 28, 1934, to the late Walter and Elizabeth Spurgeon in Mountville. On Friday, December 30, 2016 at the Martha Franks Retirement Home in Laurens, God called home one of His strongest soldiers. Services for Ms. Claree Lyons were held Thursday, January 5, 2017 at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church…

Jimmy Lee “Jim” Williams, age 88, of 101 Circle Drive, Laurens, and husband of the late Mary Ann Nelson Williams, passed away on Friday, December 30, 2016, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Enoree, Jim was the son of the late Wesley Furman and Ollie Mae Taylor Williams of Lanford Station. Funeral services will be…