Area Obituaries

Dateline – Spartanburg, SC Gayal Anthony (Tony) Ellis, 64, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on March 22, 2019, surrounded by family and friends. He was born to parents Gayal and Doris Ellis, on February 17, 1955, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Tony graduated from Clinton High School, served as a paratrooper in the Army 82nd Airborne…

Laurens, SC Michael Terry “Mike” Kernell, age 63, of 202 Hilldale Avenue, and husband of Marlene Moore Kernell, passed away on Friday, March 22, 2019, at his home. Born in Laurens, he was a son of the late Clayton Henry and Velma Ruth Cavender Kernell.  Mike was a retired Truck Driver with W&W Logging after…

Laurens, SC Della Cain Thomason, devoted wife and widow of Milton E. Thomason, entered her heavenly home on Thursday, March 21, 2019. One of eight children, she was born August 3, 1916, in Laurens, South Carolina, the daughter of the late Emma Olive Mellette Cain and William Marion Cain. A loving wife, wonderful mother, dedicated…

Dateline – Laurens, SC Donna Price Hudson, age 59, of 426 Academy Street, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2019. She was born in Spartanburg and was the daughter of Helen Marby Price and the late William B. Price. Mrs. Hudson is survived by her husband, Antonio Hudson of the home, and two sons, Ian Marcus…

Dateline – Clinton, SC Thomas Randolph Davis, Jr., passed away Monday, March 18, 2019. Tommy was born in Clinton, SC in 1937 to the late Thomas Randolph Davis, Sr. and Margaret DuPree Davis. Tommy was a graduate of Clinton High School and the University of Tennessee. Tommy was president of Pro, Inc. based in Houston,…

Dateline – Laurens, SC Ellen Gray Nicholson Williams, 99, died peacefully on Monday, March 18, 2019 at the Martha Franks Retirement Community. Born in Columbia, SC, she was a daughter of William Shepard Nicholson and Monte Hyatt Nicholson. She was born March 6, 1920. She graduated from Union High School, SC attended Mary Baldwin College…

Laurens, SC Marian Bell Bookholt, 96, resident of Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community and widow of William John Bookholt passed away Sunday, March 17, 2019. Born in Augusta, GA, she was a daughter of the late Clarence Vincent and Elizabeth Kelly Bell. Marian met her husband William while working at Ft. Gordon and later moved…

Laurens, SC Mary Susan Green Campbell, 63, of 18 Simmons St. passed away at her home, Saturday, March 16, 2019. Born in Laurens, she was the daughter of the late Earl William and Joanne Snow Green.  Susan was employed at Morgan Advanced Materials, and was also a member of:  Bellview Baptist Church, The order of…

Dateline – Laurens, SC Annie Elizabeth Uldrick, age 81, widow of the late Robert Uldrick, passed away Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Greenville at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Clinton, and was a daughter of the late Melton Burton and Annie Lewis Burton. Mrs. Uldrick was survived by her sons, Donald Beheler,…

Dateline – Laurens, SC Wife | Mother | Grandmother | Great-grandmother Leader | Entrepreneur | Sports Fan | Lover of Life On March 14, 2019, Laura Wilma McCrimmon Seward passed away at age 94 after a long, happy, very well-spent life. Born in Carthage, NC in 1924, she was the youngest child of Hugh Archibald…