Area Obituaries
Dr. Maisha Dorrah Britt
Dateline – Zebulon, North Carolina Dr. Maisha Dorrah Britt October 22, 1944 – March 25, 2020 Dr. Maisha Dorrah Britt was born on October 22, 1944 in Laurens, SC. She went home to be with her Heavenly Father on March 25, 2020 with her loving family by her side. She resided in Zebulon, NC. Strickland…
Read MoreFoster Keith Langley
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Foster Keith Langley, age 73, passed away Monday, March 23, 2020 at the Laurens County Memorial Hospital. He was born in Laurens, S.C., and was the son of Audrey Thompson Langley and the late Foster “Bob” Langley. He was retired from Belk after 30 years of service and was a…
Read MoreMarilyn Sue Jones
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Marilyn Sue Jones, 84, wife of William N. Jones, passed away Friday, March 20, 2020. Born in Oklahoma City, OK, she was the daughter of the late William Boyd Loftin and Doris Farenkopf. Sue was retired from Monsanto and was a long-time member of the First United Methodist Church Laurens…
Read MoreAB Lawrence
Augusta, Georgia AB Lawrence, age 90, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta, Ga. He was born in Laurens, SC and was a son of the late John Lawrence and Lona Mae Roberts. He retired as a Sergeant First Class from the U.S. Army after 22 years…
Read MorePaul Patterson
Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina Paul Patterson, age 85, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at the NHC of Clinton. He was born in Enoree, SC and was a son of the late Clarence and Vera Knighton Patterson. He was retired from Clinton Mills, was of the Baptist Faith, and enjoyed Taxidermy. Mr. Patterson is…
Read MoreVynelle Coggins
Vynelle Coggins, age 71, died Monday, March 16, 2020 at her home in Laurens, SC. A native of Laurens county, born on September 5, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Moore and Robert and Margaret Chaney. Mrs. Coggins was a member of New Prospect Baptist Church with multiple hours spent volunteering with…
Read MoreRev. Ken Maddox
Duncan, South Carolina William Kenneth Maddox, 88, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2020. Born October 3, 1931 in Laurens, he was the son of the late Marshall and Lila Hill Maddox and the husband of Gladys Ridgeway Maddox for 66 years. Ken spent his childhood at Connie Maxwell Children’s home in Greenwood after the death…
Read MoreElizabeth Ann “Lib” Shouse Pitts
Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina Elizabeth Ann “Lib” Shouse Pitts, age 90, widow of Sterling Adair “Chick” Pitts, Jr., of 406 East Florida Street, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at her home. She was born in Whitmire, SC and was the daughter of the late Newman Alston Shouse, Sr. and Isabel Vernon Chase Shouse.…
Read MoreJanet Marie Vanderford
Cross Hill, South Carolina Janet Marie Vanderford, age 56, of 303 Pineland Shoals Circle, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at Hospice and Palliative Care of the Piedmont, Hospice House in Greenwood. Born in Anderson, she was a daughter of J.T. and Jimmie Lou Hill Gilbert. Janet was a member of Bethabara Baptist Church. …
Read MoreRoger Dale Sparkman
Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina Roger Dale Sparkman, age 63, of 7383 Highway 56 S, passed away Monday, March 9, 2020, at his home. He was born in Dillon, SC and was a son of the late Hayden and Ella Frances Sparkman. Mr. Sparkman is survived by his wife, Glenda Sparkman; his children, Dolora Sparkman,…
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