Paul Watson Madden Jr.
Paul Watson Madden Jr., age 82, of 402 Spring Road, Laurens, went to his eternal home on Thursday, October 27, 2016. Born in Honea Path, he was the son of the late Paul and Ethel Medlock Madden. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 30, 2016, at Westview Memorial Park. Condolences…
Read MoreJo Ann Gordon Alloy
Jo Ann Gordon Alloy, age 71, of 135 Barnes Road, Laurens, passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2016, at her home. Born in Patchogue, N.Y., she was a daughter of the late George W. Gordon. Order of the Amaranth service will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 27, at The Kennedy Mortuary Chapel…
Read MoreTolen Franklin Thomas
Tolen Franklin Thomas, 86, formerly of Newberry, died 10-22-16. ( U.S. Army Veteran )
Read MoreLaurens defense turns tables in region opener
By Nick Herman [email protected] SIMPSONVILLE – Troy Dendy may have scored the winning points, but the Laurens Raiders’ defense won the game Friday night. The Raiders forced seven turnovers, including a pick-6 in the first half, and got a 3-yard touchdown run from Troy Dendy late in the fourth quarter as they knocked off the…
Read MoreMusgrove Mill to host ACC men’s golf tournament
By Nick Herman [email protected] CLINTON – The top men’s golfers in the Atlantic Coast Conference will play next April’s conference tournament in Clinton. Musgrove Mill Golf Club was announced Tuesday as the new site for the 2017 ACC Men’s Golf Championship, which is slated for April 21-23, 2017. The news came in a statement posted…
Read MoreLaurens Academy football game moved to Monday
By Nick Herman [email protected] LAURENS – The Laurens Academy varsity football game at Jefferson Davis Academy slated for Friday has been tentatively changed to Monday at 6:30 p.m. Jefferson Davis is located in Barnwell County, which is one of the many counties near the Atlantic coast that have closed school for the remainder of the…
Read MoreLaurens sporting events may be on again
By Nick Herman [email protected] LAURENS – Laurens District 55’s sporting events for the remainder of the week, which were announced as having been canceled earlier Tuesday, were back in a holding pattern and may be back on as originally planned. Laurens Athletic Director Mark Freeze said, specifically, the varsity football game at Wade Hampton…
Read MoreMary “Pauline” Timmerman Armstrong
Mary “Pauline” Timmerman Armstrong, 85, of 21762 Hwy. 72 East, Clinton, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2016, at the Laurens County Memorial Hospital. Born in Saluda, she was a daughter of the late Bill Timmerman and Clara Ellen Murrah Fowler. Funeral services were Saturday, September 17, at The Kennedy Mortuary Chapel with burial in McKendree…
Read MoreJames Riley Bailes
James Riley Bailes, 76, of 233 Headwater Drive, Greenwood, passed away Monday, September 12, 2016, at the Hospice House of Laurens County in Clinton. Born in Simpsonville, he was the son of the late James Grady and Maggie Quinn Bailes. Private cryptside services were held at Forest Lawn Mausoleum in Laurens with Fireman Honors and…
Read MoreLaurens – Charles Junior Brown
Laurens – Charles Junior Brown, 57, went to be with the Lord, Friday, September 23, 2016. Mr. Brown was born July 4, 1959 in Laurens. Funeral services were Sunday, September 25, at Fletcher Funeral Service. Fletcher Funeral Service
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