Paul John Martinek
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Paul John Martinek, 89, of 288 Bucks Point Road, and husband of Barbara Self Martinek, went to be with the Lord, Friday, December 3, 2021, at his home. Born in Chicago, IL, he was the son of the late Paul John and Dorothy Fritsch Martinek. A long-time member of Chestnut…
Read MoreBetty Jenkins Flack
Dateline – Gray Court, South Carolina Betty Jenkins Flack, 83, of Gray Court, SC, died at Woodbridge Clinton Senior Living in Clinton, SC on Friday, December 3, 2021, after an extended illness. Born October 15, 1938 in Black Mountain, NC, she was the daughter of the late Logan Cline Jenkins, Jr. and Virginia Silvers Jenkins.…
Read MoreLights and music tonight in Clinton; On Friday, letters to and from Santa, movie and treats in Laurens
By Judith Brown Staff Writer Laurens County, S.C. – Children will be able to whisper their wishes to Santa tonight when the City of Clinton hosts its Tree Lighting Celebration Thursday, Dec. 2, from 6 to 8 p.m. on the front lawn of the M.S. Bailey Municipal Building on North Broad Street. And Friday from…
Read MoreDistrict 56 taking seriously videos of toy gun at Clinton Middle School
Clinton, S.C. – District 56 officials are taking seriously a video and images discovered on social media which showed Clinton Middle School students with what appeared to be a firearm on school grounds on Tuesday, but which was later found to be a toy Airsoft gun. Clinton Middle School officials were alerted Tuesday evening that…
Read MoreBetty Sue Putnam Moore
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Betty Sue Putnam Moore, 89, of 203 King Dixon Street, and wife of Charles Earl Moore, passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at PRISMA Health Laurens County Memorial Hospital. Born in Clinton, she was the daughter of the late John Calvin and Ruth Jeanette Thomason Putnam. She was a…
Read MoreDr. Jennifer Denise “Jadie” Coates
Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina Dr. Jennifer Denise “Jadie” Coates, age 41, of Clinton, SC, died Monday, November 29, 2021, at her home. Born July 5, 1980 in Clinton, she was a daughter of Maxine Nelson Coates and the late Jefferson Davis Coates. Jadie was a graduate of Newberry College and Sherman College of Chiropractic.…
Read MoreMr. Robert “Bob Bob” Abercrombie
Dateline – Hickory, North Carolina Mr. Robert “Bob Bob” Abercrombie, 86 of Hickory, N.C., passed away on Sunday, November 28th, 2021 in North Myrtle Beach, SC. Born in Greenwood, SC he was the son of the late Earl Woodfin and Lena Jones Abercrombie. Robert was the loving husband of Susie Zelene Gray Abercrombie. A dedicated…
Read MoreRev. Joseph L. Baldwin, Jr.
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Rev. Joseph L. Baldwin, Jr., 77, husband of Barbara Grant Baldwin and lifelong resident of Laurens, passed away Sunday, November 28, 2021. He was a graduate of Laurens High School and Clear Creek Baptist Bible College. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was a proud Vietnam Veteran. He…
Read MoreFaron Forrest Vermillion
Dateline – Honea Path, South Carolina Faron Forrest Vermillion, 42, husband of Glenda Gail McCoy Vermillion, of Erwin Mill Road, died Sunday, November 28, 2021 at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of the late Jim Lewis Vermillion and Brenda Reeves Frederick of Ware Shoals. He had attended Donalds…
Read MoreBetty Tribble Wills
Betty Tribble Wills, 96, died November 27, 2021 at Foothills Retirement Community in Easley, SC. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 4, at 12 PM at the Gray Funeral Home Chapel of Clinton with internment at Rosemont Cemetery. Betty was born In Clinton on November 17, 1925, the first child of the late…
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