Area Obituaries
Marvin Russell
Ware Shoals, South Carolina Marvin Eugene Russell, 99, husband of Virginia Dyal Russell, died Thursday, December 10, 2020 at Martha Franks Nursing Home. Born in Laurens County, he was a son of the late Lewis Harvey and Margaret Collins Russell. He was a member of Harmony United Methodist Church. He was a veteran of the…
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Laurens, South Carolina Mrs. Sybil Babb Smith, age 85, entered into rest on December 8, 2020. She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Darrell Smith. She was born May 6, 1935, in Belton, SC and was the daughter of the late Elbert and Sybil Pressley Babb. She was a member of Rabun Creek…
Read MoreRuby Weathers Hughes
Laurens, South Carolina Ruby Weathers Hughes, age 77, of Laurens, and wife of James Leonard Hughes, passed away on Monday, December 7, 2020, at the home. Born in Spartanburg County, she was a daughter of the late Henry Thomas and Etta Mae Owens Weathers. A member of Bethel Baptist Church, Mrs. Hughes retired from Jostens…
Read MoreMary Campbell Nelson
Mary Campbell Nelson December 3, 1933 – December 6, 2020 Mary Campbell Nelson, widow of Bob Wess Nelson, passed away peacefully with family at her side on Sunday, December 6, 2020. She was 87 years old. She was born in Clifton, South Carolina on December 3, 1933, to the late Henry Allen Campbell and Mae…
Read MoreWilliam (Willie) Newton Jones
Dateline – Laurens, SC William (Willie) Newton Jones, age 85, widower of Marilyn Sue Jones, passed away on December 6, 2020. Born in Enoree, SC, he was the son of the late Ralph and Mary Louise Jones. Willie served in the United States Marine Corps and was retired from Monsanto. He was a member of…
Read MoreDr. K. Nolon Carter, Ph.D.
Dr. K. Nolon Carter, Ph.D., Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at Presbyterian College, died peacefully on December 5, 2020 at the La Plata Nursing Home in La Plata, Missouri, after injury and a short period of illness took him from his home in Kirksville on November 1. He was 95. Dr. Carter was…
Read MoreEarl Lewis Wilson
Laurens, South Carolina Earl Lewis Wilson, 78, of Laurens and husband of June Melton Wilson passed away December 5, 2020, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Laurens, he was the son of the late Earl Lee and Azalee Mahon Wilson. Mr. Wilson retired from Hollingsworth on Wheels after fifty years of service. He was a…
Read MoreFlossie Mae Haggard
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Flossie Mae Haggard, age 83, passed away Friday, Dec. 4, 2020 at the NHC of Laurens. She was born in Dyersburg, Tennessee, and was a daughter of the late Walter Samuel Goodman and the late Annie Mae Berryman. Mrs. Haggard was a former seamstress having worked in the clothing manufacturing…
Read MoreCharlene B. Campbell
Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina Charlene B. Campbell, age 71, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2020, at Hillcrest Hospital in Simpsonville. She was born in Clinton, SC and was the daughter of Mary M. Satterfield and the late Charlie Frank Birchmore. Charlene was well known in the community due to her career. For many years…
Read MoreNed Pruitt Kemp
Laurens, South Carolina Ned Pruitt Kemp, age 71, of 111 Southdale Drive, and husband of Linda Nicene Roberts Kemp, passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at his home. Born in Greer, he was a son of the late Jennie Kemp Hawkins and Joe Hawkins. Ned was a barber for fifty-eight years and was owner…
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