Area Obituaries
Elnita Wilbanks Owens
Clinton, South Carolina Elnita Wilbanks Owens, of Clinton, and wife for 55 years of the late Thomas Owens, passed away February 7, 2021. Born in Chester, she was the daughter of the late Callie Watson and Flora Schults Wilbanks. Mrs. Owens graduated from Laurens High School and attended Winthrop College. As a member of the…
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Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina Paulette G. Cape, age 72, widow of Terry Cape, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2021 at her home. She was born on August 31, 1948 in Woodruff, SC and was a daughter of the late J. B. and Pauline Waddell Grubbs. Mrs. Cape was a member of Community Baptist Church…
Read MoreJean Davenport Duckworth
North Augusta, South Carolina Jean Davenport Duckworth, age 91, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, February 5, 2021, at Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community in Laurens, SC. Born on May 7, 1929, in Abbeville, SC, she was a daughter of the late James Marion Davenport and Myrtle Anderson Davenport. She was…
Read MoreKay Thompson Farr
Union, South Carolina Mr. Kay Thompson Farr, age 81, formerly of Union, passed away Friday, February 5, 2021 at Prisma Health-Laurens. Mr. Farr was born November 16, 1939 in Union, a son of the late James Kay Farr and Wilcie Mae Thompson Farr. He was a retired security guard. Mr. Farr was a member of…
Read MoreCandis Ann Goodwin
Dateline – Fountain Inn, South Carolina Candis Ann Goodwin, 65, of Fountain Inn, entered eternal peace with our Lord on February 3rd, 2021, after a month-long battle against COVID. Candis was born on July 8th, 1955, in Demorest, Georgia to Wayne and Helen Pardue. She grew up in Mauldin, was a proud student of Hillcrest…
Read MoreJames Warren “Bo” Ariail
Laurens, South Carolina James Warren “Bo” Ariail, age 76, and loving husband of La Juan Horne Ariail, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 3, 2021. Bo was surrounded by the ones he loved the most; his family. Born in Laurens on August 4, 1944, he was the son of the late Dr.…
Read MoreJames Edwin “Ed” Hazel, Sr
Laurens, South Carolina James Edwin “Ed” Hazel, Sr., age 89, and husband of Jo Ellen Kesler Hazel, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, February 2, 2021, at the Hospice House of Laurens County in Clinton. Born in Laurens on April 22, 1931, he was a son of the late Frank Gregory…
Read MoreDorothy “Dot” Moore Waddell
Dateline: Abbeville, South Carolina Dorothy “Dot” Moore Waddell, 86, of Abbeville, SC wife of the late Horace Fred Waddell Jr., died Monday, February 1, 2021, at Brookdale Assisted Living in Greenwood. She was born in Laurens County, SC to the late George L. Moore and Josie Carroll Moore. A 1952 graduate of Ford High School…
Read MoreReba Faye Simpson Babb
Ware Shoals, South Carolina Reba Faye Simpson Babb, 63, resident of Ware Shoals, wife of Joseph Lamar Babb, Sr., passed away Monday, February 1, 2021 at Laurens County Hospital. Born February 25, 1957, in Greenwood, she was a daughter of the late John Walker and Dorothy Martin Simpson, Sr. She was a graduate of Ware…
Read MoreDorothy “Dot” Jane Dorn Roberts
Laurens, South Carolina Dorothy “Dot” Jane Dorn Roberts, age 87, passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2021, at NHC of Laurens. Born in Honea Path, she was a daughter of the late Herbert Lee and Naomi Mullinix Dorn. Dot retired from Walmart and was previously employed with Chandler’s and Video King. She was a member…
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