Area Obituaries

Laurens, S.C. Margaret Louise Compton Lee, age 90, wife of the late Thomas Judson Lee, Jr., passed away peacefully at home on October 30, 2018. A native of Laurens, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Margie Chaney Compton. She was a graduate of Ford High School. She held clerical positions at Watts…

Pelzer, S.C. Zackary “Zack” Scott Thompson, 28, of Pelzer, passed away unexpectantly on Tuesday, October 30, 2018. Born in Greenville, he was the beloved son of Betty “Lanie” Walker, of Laurens, and Scott Thompson, of Pelzer. He was creative and loved to draw and write. “Zack was truly a great son.” In addition to his…

Laurens, S.C. John Willard Dickens Sr. passed away unexpectedly at home on Monday, October 29, 2018. Husband of Linda Cheek Dickens, he was just 73 years old. Anyone who knew John will tell you that he packed a lifetime of meaning into his brief time on earth. He was a successful businessman who gave back…

Laurens, S.C. Marian Wilson Hall, 83, of 1216 Bethel Church Rd. and wife of the late George Edward Hall, Sr., passed away Monday, October 29, 2018, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Laurens County, she was a daughter of the late John Butler “J.B.” and Ruby Foster Wilson.  Along with her husband, she was the…

Dateline-Clinton, S.C. Willie B Moss Slaton, age 93, passed away Saturday, October 27, 2018, at Langston Place. She was born August 19, 1925, to Albert Louis Moss and Stella Buckalew Moss. She married Estel Morgan Slaton on June 25, 1946. She resided with her husband in Carmel, Ind., for many years. They moved to their…

Laurens, S.C. Sheila Stone Smith, 56, wife of the late Dale Smith, passed away Friday, October 26, 2018, at Laurens County Hospital. Born in Amarillo, Texas, she was the daughter of Franklin and Helen Fain Stone. Sheila was a member of Highland Home Baptist Church. She is survived by: her aunts, Evelyn Stone Garner and…

Dateline – Laurens, S.C. Ernest L. Byrd Sr., age 67, of 6848 Hwy 49, passed away Friday, October 26, 2018 at his home. He was born in Laurens County and was the son of Georgie Byrd Franklin of Clinton and the late Ernest Thompson. Mr. Byrd was a proud veteran of the United States Marine…

Laurens, S.C. William T. Farrell, late of Prosperity, S.C., passed away on Friday, October 26, 2018, at Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community. Mr. Farrell was born on August 14, 1936, in Hell’s Kitchen, New York City to the late James and Mary Kelly Farrell. Mr. Farrell served honorably in the United States Army from 1960…

Laurens, S.C. Myrtle Adair Moore, 106, wife of the late Leaverne Kenneth Moore, Sr., passed away Thursday, October 25, 2018, at her home in the Ekom Community. Born in Rutherfordton, N.C., she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Emma Durham Adair.  A member of the Baptist faith, Mrs. Moore was a homemaker and…

Dateline – Laurens, S.C. Ruth Childs Brown, 91, passed away Thursday, October 25, 2018, at Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center in Laurens, S.C. A native of Hendersonville, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Samuel James Childs, Jr. and Jessie McCune Childs. She was a graduate of Hendersonville High School and attended Mars Hill…