Area Obituaries

Laurens, SC Gene Tollison, age 88, of 5971 Highway 221 South passed away Thursday, June 27, 2019, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Laurens, he was the son of the late Ernest L. and Nell Bass Tollison. Gene retired from Palmetto Spinning and was a member for over fifty years at New Prospect Baptist Church…

Laurens, SC Danny Nelson, age 68, of 8506 Hwy 308, passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2019, at his home. Born in Spartanburg County, he was a son of Lois Rhodes Nelson of Laurens and the late W.H. Nelson. Mr. Nelson was formerly employed with Torrington and retired with Greenville Disabilities and Special Needs Board.…

Laurens, SC Gloria Murphy Edwards, age 67, of 320 Cherry Hill Road and wife of Paul Garrett Edwards, passed away on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Laurens County, she was a daughter of the late William “Bill” and Juanita Finley Murphy.  Mrs. Edwards was formerly employed with Wal-Mart Distribution and…

Dateline – Clinton, SC Doris McCauley Ramage age 92, widow of Thomas Chandler Ramage, Sr. died Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at the National HealthCare of Clinton. She was born in Gray Court and was a daughter of the late Calvin E McCauley and Omega Riddle McCauley. Mrs. Ramage was former bookkeeper with Presbyterian Home, Thornwell,…

Dateline – Taylors, SC Timothy Grant Alexander August 12, 1956-June 21, 2019 Born August 12, 1956 in Clinton, SC, Tim was the son of William Abit Alexander, Sr. and the late Emma McCrary Alexander. Tim is also preceded in death by his daughter, Jaycie, and his brother, Bill Alexander. Survivors are his wife, Cecelia, of…

Laurens, SC Miriam Parker Pennington, 81, widow of Ernest Wallace Pennington passed away Friday, June 21, 2019, at the Hospice House of Laurens County in Clinton. Born in Laurens, she was a daughter of the late Charles Eugene and Esther Snow Parker. Mrs. Pennington retired from Wal-Mart, was a member of Gateway Community Church, and…

Gray Court, SC Frances Moore Downey, 71, of 4779 Highway 92 and wife of 52 years to Charles Clarence “Chuck” Downey passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2019, at her home. Born in Enoree, she was the daughter of the late George Alton Moore and Margaret Dunn Moore. Mrs. Downey was formerly employed with 3M and…

Dateline – Whitmire, SC Shirley Diane Lindler Huneycutt, age 68, of 177 Leaman Avenue; was called home by her heavenly father Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at Lexington Medical Center. She was born in Jacksonville, Florida and was a daughter of the late William Lindler and Georgia Inman Lindler. Mrs. Huneycutt was a member of the…

Dateline – Laurens, SC Kathleen Ann Johnson Schultz, age 59, passed away from this earthly life on Tuesday, June 18, 2019, at her home. Kathy was born March 21, 1960 in Fredericktown, Missouri. She was raised with 3 sisters on a small farm in Marquand, MO. Kathy joined the Unites Stated Army after high school…

Dateline – Clinton, SC More Precious Than Rubies Betty Jean Samples McElhannon, age 84, of Highway 76 East, Clinton, South Carolina, went home to be with the Lord on Monday afternoon, June 17, 2019. Betty was born of the late Verla and Jesse Samples on March 10, 1935, in Clinton, South Carolina. A lifelong resident…