Area Obituaries
Dora Belle Benjamin McMahan
Laurens, South Carolina “My name is Dora Belle Benjamin, and I married a McMahan.” Anyone who knew our mom over the last few years has heard her introduce herself this way. Dora passed away on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025, at the age of 99. She was born on July 5, 1925. She was never ashamed to…
Read MoreDorothy Mary Day
Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina Dorothy Mary Day of Clinton passed away Friday, April 18, 2025 at NHC Healthcare of Clinton. She was born in London, England on June 2, 1935, the only child of the late Dorothy Gladys (Press) and Arnold Day. Dorothy came to the United States in 1958 and settled in Philadelphia,…
Read MoreGrady Lee Howard
Dateline – Gray Court, South Carolina Grady Lee Howard, age 75, passed away Thursday, April 17, 2025 at his home. He was born in Laurens, SC and was a son of the late Francis Norwood Howard and Lillie Mae Alverson Howard. He loved fishing, going to auctions and sales, and cutting grass. He was a…
Read MoreBeverly Graydon Spivey
Greenwood, South Carolina Beverly Graydon Spivey, 72, of Greenwood, and wife of Stanley Carl Spivey passed away on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at Self Regional Healthcare. Born in Laurens on March 4, 1953, to the late Hubert Watson and Martha Curry Graydon, Beverly was a proud graduate of Lander University and a national board-certified teacher…
Read MoreMary Louise Stover Whitten Cox
Fountain Inn, South Carolina Mary Louise Stover Whitten Cox, 94, of Fountain Inn, passed away on Friday, April 11, 2025, at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Charlotte, NC, on May 29, 1930, to the late J.D. and Eva Wilson Stover, Mary retired from Torrington and was a member of Second Baptist Church in…
Read MoreNancy Senn Asbill
Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina Nancy Senn Asbill, age 82, widow of Brunson Asbill, Jr., passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at the Prisma Health Laurens County Memorial Hospital. She was born May 14, 1942 in Laurens, SC and was a daughter of the late Harold Murphy Senn and Omega Mae Pitts Senn. Mrs. Asbill…
Read MoreLee Edward Brouillette, Korean War Vet
Aug. 16, 1931 – Apr. 6, 2025 Lee Edward Brouillette, a proud Korean War veteran, passed away peacefully at his home in Laurens on April 6, 2025, surrounded by his devoted family. He was 93 years old. Born on August 16, 1931, in Marksville, Louisiana, Lee answered the call of duty in 1949 by enlisting in…
Read MoreRev. Roger Dale Burden
Honea Path, South Carolina Rev. Roger Dale Burden, 76, husband of Patricia Mann Burden, resident of Holiday Dam Rd., entered into rest Tuesday April 1, 2025, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Born on December 4, 1948 in Clinton, SC to the late Leroy Syms and Ruby Cody Burden, he received his ministry…
Read MoreWilliam Charles Johnson, Jr.
Hickory Tavern, South Carolina William Charles Johnson, Jr., 77, husband of the late Doris Ann Eppley Johnson, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 28, 2025. Born in Harnett County, NC, he was the son of the late William Charles Johnson, Sr. and Nannie Sue Hill Johnson. An Army veteran, Charles served his country during the…
Read MoreMary Louise Worthy
Gray Court, South Carolina Mary Louise Worthy, born November 23, 1946, peacefully joined her Creator on March 26, 2025, after bravely battling progressive supranuclear palsy. She was the eldest daughter of the late Lawson Durant Altman and Effie Louise Altman. Mary Louise is survived by her loving siblings, Dennis Altman, along with his three children…
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