Betty Sawyer Kirby
Betty Sawyer Kirby Laurens Betty Sawyer Kirby, age 94, of Laurens, and wife of the late Charles Edwin Kirby, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at NHC of Laurens. Born in Spartanburg, she was a daughter of the late James William and Julia McQueen Sawyer. Betty was a member of St. James United Methodist…
Read MoreFrances Reames Sumerel
Laurens, South Carolina Frances Reames Sumerel, age 90, and wife of the late Haskell Sumerel, passed away on Monday, December 19, 2022, at Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community. Born in Laurens, she was daughter of the late Arthur and Kathleen Franks Reames. A homemaker, Frances was a member of First Baptist Church in Laurens. She…
Read MoreKenneth Ray Hayes
Laurens, South Carolina Kenneth Ray Hayes, age 78, and husband of Edna Workman Hayes, passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2022, at his home. Born in Woodruff, he was a son of the late Marshall and Elizabeth Thrift Hayes. Kenneth was a member of Central United Methodist Church in Laurens and was employed by Palmetto…
Read MoreSusan Shelden Hensen
Gray Court, South Carolina Susan Shelden Hensen, age 64, of Gray Court, and wife of George William Hensen, passed away on Friday, December 16, 2022, at Memorial Health in Savannah, Georgia. Born in Cascade, ID, she was a daughter of Lois Mahan Shelden of Gray Court and the late John Harley Shelden. Susan graduated from…
Read MoreNick Holmes Snow, Jr.
Laurens, South Carolina Nick Holmes Snow, Jr., 89 of Laurens, passed away December 16, 2022, at his home. He was the husband of the late Rebecca “Jane” Norris Snow, and son of the late Nick Holmes Snow, Sr. and Georgie Roberts Snow. Nick was an active member of The First Assembly of God in Laurens,…
Read MoreNew city park tennis scoreboards dedicated to memory, honor of Wilders
Members of the Clinton-Laurens-Newberry Tennis Association (CLNTA) and Laurens City Parks & Recreation recently gathered at the Laurens City Park courts to dedicate new scoreboards to the memory of Dan Wilder and in honor of his wife, Martha Wilder, of Clinton. The Wilders have devoted 25+ years promoting tennis in the community through USTA sanctioned…
Read MoreCarolyn June Davis Shannon
Carolyn June Davis Shannon, 73, wife of Danny Kay Shannon for 42 years, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 20, 2022. Surviving, in addition to her husband, are a son, John Cunningham with wife JoBeth; a daughter, Karyl “Anne” White with husband Jason; a brother, David Davis; twelve grandchildren, Jon Cunningham, Kimi…
Read MoreDavid Charles Needham
Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina David Charles Needham entered the Church Triumphant on December 11, 2022 at the age of 86. He began his life in Plainfield, New Jersey on April 17, 1936, the eldest of four children born to Lt. Col. (Ret.) John A. Needham, Sr. and Alice Freeman Needham of Oak Tree, Edison…
Read MoreLucile Poole Snow
Laurens, South Carolina Lucile Poole Snow, age 103, of Laurens, and wife of the late Hosea Rayford Snow, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2022, at NHC Health Care of Laurens. Born in Cedar Crossing, GA, she was a daughter of the late William Allen and Rosa Mae Gibson Poole. Lucile was a homemaker but…
Read MoreSandra A. Reeder
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Sandra A. Reeder, age 61, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2022 at her home. She was born December 4, 1961 in Laurens, SC and was a daughter of the late Hubbard Reeder and Janet Motte Reeder. She was a former Health Care Secretary, having worked with the Laurens County Memorial…
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