Area Obituaries
Eugene B. Ross
Dateline – Bennettsville, South Carolina Eugene Bedford Ross, age 90, passed in peace with family by his side on January 31, 2020 at Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home. Formerly of Laurens, SC, he was a resident of Bennettsville, SC at the time of his passing. Entrepreneur, philanthropist, pharmacist, and avid golfer, Mr. Ross was…
Read MoreC.W. “Bill” Hogan
Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina C.W. “Bill” Hogan of 204 York St., Clinton, South Carolina died at the Presbyterian Home on January 29, 2020. He was born on March 26, 1924 in Owatonna, Minnesota. Bill was a businessman, a US Army veteran of World War II as a member of the 82nd airborne division, and…
Read MoreBeryl L. Rumfelt
Dateline – Waterloo, South Carolina Beryl L. Rumfelt, age 79, passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the Hospice of Laurens County. She was born in Greenville County, S.C., and was a daughter of the late Jones R. Lyda and Annie Mae Spoon Lyda. Ms. Rumfelt is survived by her two children, Mark Rumfelt (Gail)…
Read MoreLTC Samuel Arthur Shipman USA (Ret.)
Dateline – Knoxville, Tennessee Samuel A. Shipman, age 75, passed away on January 28, 2020. In 1966, he graduated from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (Go Tigers!). He completed a Master of Science in Business Administration at the University of Tennessee (Go Vols!) in 1976. Mr. Shipman moved to Knoxville…
Read MoreSamuel Rogers Wilson
Greenville, South Carolina Mr. Samuel Rogers Wilson, 76, formally of Silver Springs, Maryland, passed on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at his residence. He was a son of the late Walter and Lillie Williams Wilson. Surviving: two sisters, Lola Moorman of Union, SC and Vernell Jones of Laurens, SC; two brothers, James W. (Catherine) Wilson of…
Read MoreElbert Sanford Chapman, Jr.
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Elbert Sanford Chapman, Jr. of Laurens, S.C., 83 was called to his heavenly home on January 27, 2020. He was predeceased by his parents, Elbert Chapman, Jr., Louise Armstrong Chapman,and a brother, Mason Chapman. He is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Joyce Owings Chapman; four children, Teresa…
Read MoreLarry George Barker
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Larry George Barker, age 74, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2020. He was born in Greenville, SC, and was a son of the late George Barker and Mary Campbell Barker. He retired from Torrington Bearing Company. Mr. Barker is survived by his son, Larry Scott Barker (Caroline) of Laurens; his…
Read MoreMartha “Isabell” Martin McGee
Laurens, South Carolina Martha “Isabell” Martin McGee, age 77, of 2353 Easy Road, and widow of William “Billy” McGee, passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2020, at Hospice of Laurens County Hospice House. Born in Blacksburg, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Ira and Mary Rowland Martin. Isabell retired from Clinton Mills and…
Read MoreGeorge L. Bryan, Sr.
Gray Court, South Carolina George L. Bryan, age 78, of Gray Court, passed on to be with his Heavenly Father , surrounded by his wife and children in his home on Monday, January 20, 2020. George used his degrees earned at NC Technical College in machine technologies and mathematics in a long-lasting career at Dow…
Read MoreConstance Theone Hellen Patterson
Dateline – Gray Court, South Carolina Constance (“Connie”) Theone Hellen Patterson was born on November 4, 1944, and passed away on January 19, 2020. Connie was born in Denver, Colorado, and lived there until 1988. During these years, she was an avid snow skier, horse enthusiast, Porsche car racer, and scuba diver. She loved life…
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