Area Obituaries

Dateline – Waterloo, SC Leesa Wheless Inabinet, 62, of 260 Blakely Road, Waterloo, wife of Dennis Rodney Inabinet, passed away Friday, May 31, 2019 at Laurens County Memorial Hospital. Born in Greenwood, she was the daughter of Juanita Dillashaw Wheless and the late Jack Michael Lafayette Wheless. She received her master’s degree in business from…

Dateline – Clinton, SC Daniel Lee South, age 68, born on April 24, 1951 in Whitmire, SC, passed into Heaven on May 30, 2019 while at home surrounded by his family. He fought a long battle with dementia/Alzheimer’s disease. The son of Jimmy South and Bobbie James is survived by his wife of 48 years,…

Dateline: Gray Court, SC James “Jimmy” Edward Armstrong Sr., 78, of Gray Court passed away at his home on Thursday, May 30, 2019. Jimmy, a 1958 graduate of Gray Court-Owings High School, U.S. Army veteran, a longtime employee of Vulcan Materials, and known to many Upstate race fans as “Little Red”. He was a member…

Laurens, SC Marcus G. Culbertson, of Laurens, age 79, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. Mr. Culbertson was born in Greenwood County to the late William Bascomb and Nellie Martin Culbertson. He retired after 40 years of service from Laurens Glass. He was a member of Union Baptist…

Greenville, SC Amanda Powers Cooley, 54, of 102 Mullinax Dr. and wife of Gregory Ervin Cooley, passed away Friday, May 24, 2019, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. Born in Laurens, she was the daughter of Jimmy Powers and the late Carole Shipman Leopard.  Formerly employed with Moore & Ballew Oil Co., Amanda was a loving…

Laurens, SC Joe Carroll Spencer, 87, of 1414 Hood Creek Road and husband of Betty Mitchell Spencer passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at his home. Born in Cowpens, he was a son of the late Joe and Addie Gossett Spencer. A U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Spencer graduated from Limestone College…

Laurens, SC Linda Marie King Stover, 76, of 103 Elaine’s Dr, and wife of the late Carl Richard ‘’Smokey’’ Stover, Sr. passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at her home. Born in Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of the late Herbert King and Anna Agnes Puffenbarger King. Linda was of the Baptist faith. Surviving…

Dateline – Waterloo, SC Louise Reece Burton, age 90, widow of James Ross Burton, passed away Monday, May 20, 2019 at 771 Flymm Road at her home. She was born in Laurens County and was a daughter of the late Tommie and Janie Davis Reece. She was a loving mother and grandmother who enjoyed taking…

Dateline – Clinton, SC W.C. Lawson, age 79, of 1456 Bush River Road, passed way Sunday, May 19, 2019 at his home. He was born in Union, SC and was a son of the late Charlie Lawson and Sara J. Brewington Lawson. He was a former employee of Palmetto Homes. Mr. Lawson was an active…

Gray Court, SC Elaine Ruby Windhaus, age 68, of 2568 Bramlett Church Rd, and wife of Phillip Bernard Windhaus passed away on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at her home. Born in Brownsville, TX, she was a daughter of the late Guy and Ruby Landry Pete. A member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Elaine was a…