Area Obituaries
Jimmie Wayne McFarland, Sr.
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Jimmie Wayne McFarland, Sr., age 72, widower of Martha Royals McFarland, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2020, at Presbyterian Home in Clinton. He was born in Calhoun, GA and was a son of the late Richard Clay McFarland and Dora Aretta Smith McFarland. Mr. McFarland is survived by his daughters,…
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Laurens, South Carolina J. Edward (Ed) Wells of Laurens, South Carolina, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, February 24, 2020, surrounded by family. Born in North Augusta, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Ed Miller Wells and Julia Mae McKie Wells. Ed graduated from North Augusta High School. He was a…
Read MoreBryan W. Bentley
Waterloo, South Carolina Bryan Walter Bentley, 65, of 116 Topsail Drive, Waterloo, husband of Rosemary Bentley, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2020 at his home. Born in in Augusta, GA, he was a son of Charlene Cody Bentley-Boyd and the late Walter Franklin Bentley, Jr. He was the Transportation Director for Laurens School District 56;…
Read MoreRuth Coker
Easley, South Carolina Johnnie Ruth Coker, 67, of 690 Hester Store Road, formerly of Laurens, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on the afternoon of Sunday, February 23, 2020. A native of Laurens County, she was the daughter of the late Eulis “Shorty” Young and Frances Hayes McAlister. She was a member…
Read MoreClyde Otis Young
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Clyde Otis Young, age 79, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2020 at the J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home in Newberry, SC. He was born in Laurens, SC and was a son of the late Clyde Young and Myrtle Bible Young, and was lifetime member of the Church of God. He is…
Read MoreMarianne Chambers Bower
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Marianne Chambers Bower, age 91, of Laurens died Friday, February 21, 2020. She was born in Toledo, Ohio to the late Clare Alfred and Lois Marie Welch Chambers. Marianne earned her BA in psychology from the University of Toledo where she was president of Pi Beta Phi sorority, a member…
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Greenwood, South Carolina Ray “Raye” Louise Godfrey Caldwell, 87, passed away peacefully at NHC Clinton on Friday, February 21, 2020. Born in the Ekom Beach section of Laurens County, she was the “baby” daughter of the late Floyd Conwell and Mary Aura Walker Godfrey. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Greenwood.…
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John H. Smith Date of Birth: 10/13/1940 Date of Death: 2/20/2020 City: Little River, South Carolina John Hartford Smith, 79, died peacefully at home on Thursday, February 20, 2020. He was born on October 13, 1940, in Columbia, and spent his early childhood in Athens, GA, and Marietta, GA. He is preceded in death by…
Read MoreHerman Curtis Davis
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Herman Curtis Davis, age 87, widower of Mildred Louise Davis, passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at the Martha Franks Retirement Community. He was born Laurens, S.C., and was the son of the late Otto and Nellie Black Davis. Mr. Davis is survived by his sons, David Davis of Waterloo…
Read MoreRaye P. Hellams
Union, South Carolina Mrs. Raye Parker Hellams, age 98, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2020 at Heartland Healthcare of Union. Mrs. Hellams was married 58 years to the late Charlton “Charlie” Hellams. They have two daughters, Marsha Hellams Purvis (Gabe) of McClellanville, SC and Jan Hellams Kennedy (Pat) of Moore, SC; two step-granddaughters, Mary Kennedy…
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