Area Obituaries

Gray Court, S.C. Ruby Charles Bailey, 87, of 73 Stover and Hurley Drive and widow of Herbert Bailey, passed away Saturday, January 5, 2019, at NHC in Laurens. Born in Grundy, Va., she was a daughter of the late Clell and Pricey Jane Charles. Mrs. Bailey was a homemaker and member of Welcome Baptist Church.…

Laurens, S.C. James William “J.W.” Coates, Sr., 95, of Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community, passed away on Friday, January 4, 2019. Born in Laurens County, S.C., he was a son of the late Floyd P. and Beatrice Teague Coates. A U.S. Navy veteran of W.W. II and the Korean Conflict, Mr. Coates retired from Laurens…

Dateline – Enoree, S.C. Vivian Kathleen Campbell Patterson, 88, loving wife of the late Talmadge Melmoth Patterson of Enoree, S.C., passed away on December 31, 2018 at her home. Vivian was born on January 13, 1930 in the Gray Court Community to Albert Taylor and Letha Graydon Campbell. She graduated from Gray Court Owings High…

Laurens, S.C. Mildred Bishop Garrett, age 89, of 76 Daylilly Drive, and wife of Carl W. Garrett, Jr., passed away on Saturday, December 29, 2018, at NHC of Mauldin. Born in Laurens County, she was a daughter of the late James Lonnie and Essie Bagwell Bishop.  A homemaker who loved to knit and sew, she…

Dateline – Clinton, S.C. Larry Marshall, age 66, of 862 Lake Road, was called home Friday, December 28, 2018 at MUSC in Charleston. He was born in Clinton, S.C., and was a son of the late James E. “Hick” Marshall and Jeanette Barrett. Mr. Marshall was retired from Presbyterian College and was a member of…

Dateline – Lanford, S.C. James Billy DeShields, age 90, of 7994 Highway 92, Enoree, and widower of Lucy Jane DeShields, passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2018, at the McCall Hospice House. He was born at Lanford Station and was a son of the late Boyd and Edna Brooker DeShields. Mr. DeShields was a US Army…

We honor the life and passing of Mark James Guion, age 48, of Gray Court, S.C.  Mark left us on December 23, 2018 after sudden cardiac complications. The son of Richard and Carolyn Guion of Simpsonville, Mark was born in Detroit, Michigan. He attended Riverside High School and The University of South Carolina. He leaves…

Dateline – Laurens, S.C. Lucy Melissa DeShields Herman, age 57, of 116 Garlington Street, passed away Sunday, December 23, 2018, at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Laurens County and was a daughter of James Billy DeShields and the late Lucy Jane Patterson DeShields. Mrs. Herman was a homemaker and a member of…

Laurens, S.C. Dolly Gwinn Frady, 87, of 88 Alamo Trail passed away Saturday, December 22, 2018, at NHC in Laurens. Born in Laurens County, she was a daughter of the late William Clarence and Lonie Cooper Burton. Mrs. Frady was a retired nurse having worked many years with Doctors Allen and Irvin. A member of…

Clinton, S.C. Ruby Delia Taylor Evans, age 92, widow of both Everett Ellison and Rayford Evans, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at the Presbyterian Community of Clinton. She was born in Hartford, Tenn., and was the daughter of the late James and Clara Augusta Henry Taylor. Mrs. Evans is survived by her two sons,…