Area Obituaries

Laurens, S.C. Jennifer Ann Wier Sawyer, age 66, of 215 Mayflower Drive, and wife of Thomas Burr Sawyer, passed away on Saturday, September 29, 2018, at her home. Born in Rutherfordton, N.C., Jennifer was raised in Rock Hill, S.C., by the late Bruce and Erleen Harding Wier. She was a 1970 graduate of Rock Hill…

Ruth A. Ernst passed away September 26, 2018 at the age of 94. The family will receive friends on Saturday, September 29, 2018 in Gray Funeral Home, 500 West Main Street, Laurens, S.C., from 11:30 a.m to 12:30 p.m. Her Funeral Service will be held at the graveside in Oakbrook Memorial Park, Hodges, S.C., at…

Gray Court, S.C. Toy Houston “T.H.” Douglas, 92, of 187 Babb Circle, passed away on Wednesday, September 26, 2018, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Laurens County, S.C., he was a son of the late Toy Douglas and Naomi Pennington Douglas. An Army Veteran of W.W. II, T.H. was the owner of Douglas Construction, a…

Dateline: Laurens, S.C. Laura Edna Stroud, 95, passed away on September 25, 2018. A native of Tigerville, S.C., daughter of the late Thomas Spurgeon and Addie Freeman Stroud, she was a retired employee of Faith Printing Company, a U.S. Navy Veteran of WWII, a former member of Tigerville Baptist Church and a member of First…

Laurens, S.C. Bobbie King Way, age 84, resident of Carolina Gardens, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, September 22, 2018, at Greenville Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Laurens, she was the daughter of the late James Pelham and Lucille Todd King.  Ms. Bobbie retired from Arthur Smith…

Hickory Tavern, S.C John Boyd Armstrong, age 89, of 13510 Highway 76 West, husband of Nannie Knight Armstrong, passed away Saturday, September 22, 2018, at his home. Born in the Dials Community of Gray Court, S.C., he was a son of the late Samuel B. and Annie Baldwin Armstrong. John retired from JP Stevens Watts…

Sue P. Ashmore, age 83, of 121 Woodrow Street, and widow of James Willie Ashmore, passed away on Wednesday, September 19, 2018, at Hospice of Laurens County Hospice House. Born in Belton, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Andy Leroy Pace and Louise Harter Hutchins. Ms. Ashmore was formerly employed with a Sky…

Dateline – Laurens, SC Ruth Ann Totten Bakley Rush, 79, of 4782 Neely Ferry Rd., Laurens, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 16, 2018. She was born in Phillipsburg, N.J., moving to S.C .in the late 70’s, and was a daughter of the late Vincent and Louella Margeson Totten. Ruth is…

Dateline-Laurens, SC George W. “Shorty” Crabtree, age 87, of 304 Country Club Drive passed away Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Bluefield, Va., and was a son of the late George Gilbert and Doris Lucille Watson Crabtree. Mr. Crabtree was the former manager of E.L. Mansuer in Bluefield, Va.,…

Ware Shoals, S.C. Amy Susan Lollis Leopard, 58, died Sunday September 16, 2018 at Self Regional Healthcare. Born in Laurens County, S.C., she was a daughter of the late William Benjamin Lollis Jr and Sarah Nelle Knight Lollis Rowland. She was employed by Thrive Upstate and worked in a group home for special needs. She…