Area Obituaries

Dateline – Seneca, South Carolina Mr. Bennie Lee Cunningham, Sr., age 92, of 403 Quincy Road, Seneca died Thursday, September 5, 2019 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Laurens, SC.  During early adulthood, he moved to Seneca, South Carolina with his beloved wife, Carol (d. 2008) and three sons. Bennie earned both his…

Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina Grover Randall “Randy” Martin, age 68, of 606 Hickory St. passed away Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood. He was born in Clinton, SC and was a son of the late Victor Hadden Martin and Louise Lanford Martin Couch. Randy loved owning and operating his…

Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina Robert C. Cobb, age 86, widower of Nancy E. Cobb, of 284 Apple Orchard Road passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at the Prisma Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born at Lydia Mill and was the son of the late Charles Cobb and Eura Anderson Cobb. Surviving are his two…

Laurens, South Carolina Paul Julian Gwinn, Jr., age 86, of 202 Ball Drive, and beloved husband of Millie Morrison Gwinn for 61 years, passed away on Sunday, September 1, 2019, at his home, with family at his side. Born in Drayton, S.C., he was a son of the late Paul Julian Gwinn, Sr. and Helen…

Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina Charlie Moss, age 57, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2019, surrounded by his family, his sisters and brother-in-law. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland and was a son of the late Garland Nelson Moss and Marion Davidson Denham “Bonnie” Moss. Charlie had resided at Whitten Center for over 50 years,…

Laurens, South Carolina Sonna Pulley Pitts, age 59, of 1310 Cain Road, and wife of Richard Alan Pitts passed away on Monday, August 26, 2019, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Laurens, she was the daughter of Eva Roberts Pulley of Laurens and the late Robert Niles “Sage” Pulley. A graduate of Lander University, Sonna…

Gray Court, South Carolina Aleene Woody Trammel, 89, of 445 Woody Road and wife of the late Fred Cortez Trammel, passed away Sunday, August 25, 2019, at Greenville Hospital System. Born in Hermitage, GA, she was the daughter of the late Robert Henry and Nellie Jane Woody.  A retired Registered Nurse, she was a member…

Laurens, South Carolina Martha Frances Davis Bryson, age 94, of Laurens, passed away on Sunday, August 25, 2019, at the home of her daughter in Columbia, SC. She was born in Anderson County, September 24, 1924, to the late Adger and Kathleen Tinsley Davis.  Martha graduated from Anderson College in 1942 with an Associate Degree…

Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina Ed Wells, age 79, of 204 Shands St. passed away Sunday, August 25, 2019 at the Hospice of Laurens County Hospice House. He was born in Clinton, SC and was a son of the late Edgar E. Wells, Sr. and Clara Kanning Wells. He was a retired employee of B.F.…

Laurens, South Carolina Doris Brown Bell, age 89, of 2759 Bellview Church Road, and wife of the late Robert Ray “Bob” Bell, passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2019. Born in Greer, she was a daughter of the late Oscar Emory Brown and Inez Brannon Brown Nabors. Mrs. Bell retired as a bookkeeper for Belk’s…