Area Obituaries

Laurens, SC Edward Maurice Corley, age 87, of 200 Southview Drive and husband of Betty B. Corley, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at Richard Campbell Veterans Nursing Home in Anderson. Born in Edgefield County, he was son of the late Lemuel and Irma H. Corley. Ed was a U.S. Air Force Veteran who served…

Dateline – Laurens, SC Johnny W. Knight, 68, of 3744 Torrington Road passed away April 2, 2019 at the Hospice of Laurens County. He was born in Laurens and was the son of the late Arthur Knight and Lillian Hazel Knight. Mr. Knight is survived by his brother, Gene Knight (Frances) of Woodruff and numerous…

Dateline – Laurens, SC Ray Shepheard, age 74, of 109 Pinehaven Street, passed away Saturday, March 30, 2019 at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Laurens and was a son of the late Zeb Vance Shepheard and Lillie Mae Sykes Shepheard. Ray was employed with Shaw Industries and was a former employee of…

Dateline – Washington, DC Minnie Juanita Holcomb, a native daughter of Laurens, South Carolina, received her wings on March 30, 2019, after 95 years on this earth.  Her life’s journey took her from Laurens to living all around the world before settling in the Washington, DC area as an award-winning early childhood educator. Funeral services…

Dateline – Gray Court, SC Joyce K. Gray, 85, passed away Friday, March 29, 2019 at her home. Mrs. Gray was born in Bryant, AL, and was a daughter of the late Frank and Viola Ellis Knittel. She was a former employee of Palmetto Bank and owner of Souvenir Plants. She was of the Baptist…

Laurens, SC Samuel Marvin Meeks, 74, of 109 Woodland Way, Laurens, SC ,passed away peacefully on March 29, 2019 surrounded by his family. Born in Laurens, SC, he was the son of the late I.M. and Minnie Maffett Meeks. After graduating from Laurens High School, he graduated from Greenville Technical College with a degree in…

Clinton, SC George Edward Parker, age 91, of Clinton, husband of Joan Gail Parker, passed away on Thursday, March 28, 2019, at Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of the late Lindley E. and Anna Taylor Parker. George was a U.S. Army Veteran and was employed as an…

Dateline: Hickory Tavern, SC Lyman Dean “Cowboy” Mathis, 88, husband of Betty Mathis for 60 years, passed into the presence of his Lord peacefully on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. Mr. Mathis was born in Gaffney to the late Fred Lee Mathis and Bonnie Lee Mathis. He was a member of Word of Life Ministries International…

ENOREE, SC – Peggy Joyce Abercrombie, 82, of 6226 Hwy. 92 died Monday, March 25, 2019 at NHC of Laurens. A native of Laurens County, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Nancy Elizabeth Simmons Abercrombie. She was a member of Bramlett United Methodist Church and was retired as a secretary with Laurens…

Covington, GA Peggy Jean Turner Rush, 77, passed away Saturday morning, March 23, 2019 at her home in Covington, GA. Peggy was from Hickory Tavern, SC in Laurens County and later moved to the Harris Plant in Greenwood. She attended Greenwood High School for three years, graduating from there in 1959.  While attending Greenwood High,…