Area Obituaries

Laurens, S.C. Steve Kash Webb, newborn son of Matthew “Hunter” and Tyler Michelle Morse Webb of 549 New Prospect Church Rd., passed away Saturday, September 15, 2018, at Greenville Memorial Hospital.  Baby Kash was born at 7:18 p.m., Thursday, September 13, 2018, at 1 lb., 2 oz., and fought hard for 2 days. In addition…

Lexington, S.C. Barbara Hughes Merck, age 78, of 1125 Two Notch Road and wife of the late Wallace O’Dell Merck, passed away on Friday, September 14, 2018, at her home. Born in Laurens, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Eugene and Eliza Owens Hughes. Mrs. Merck was a homemaker. Surviving are her children,…

Union, S.C. On Tuesday, September 11, 2018, Union County lost one of its most beloved citizens. Meredith Roberson Greene, the widow of William Eugene (Bill) Greene, Sr. had spent the last five years at the Presbyterian Home in Clinton, where she served her Lord and fellow man faithfully. Mrs. Greene, the daughter of Andrew William…

Kenneth Edward Caballero, 27, of 829 Mallory Drive, Rock Hill, S.C. Born in Orlando, Fla., and raised in Laurens, S.C., passed away Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018 in Rock Hill, S.C. He was the son of Lisa Caballero of Laurens, and Eduardo and Emybi Caballero of Clermont, Fla. He attended Winthrop University in Rock Hill, where…

Laurens, S.C. Hugh Marshall Edwards, 83, of 107 Blakely Ave. and husband of Jo Ann Harrill Edwards for 60 years, passed away Sunday, September 9, 2018, at the Hospice House of Laurens County. Born in  Gray Court, S.C., he was a son of the late Horace Bobo and Alma Riddle Edwards. A veteran of the…

Laurens, S.C. Nicky Carroll Weathers, age 50, of 7640 Neely Ferry Road, passed away Saturday, September 8, 2018, at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C. Born in Laurens, he was the son of Wade Carroll “Tony” and Marlene Morton Weathers of Laurens.  He was a member of Welcome Baptist Church and was employed with Union Local…

Clinton, S.C. Stacy Walter Rhodes, age 68, of 5297 Hwy 72 West, and husband of Gayle Word Rhodes, passed away Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Pickens, S.C., he was a son of the late James Welborn and Annie Bell Brooks Rhodes. Stacy retired from Asten Johnson as project coordinator and…

Hickory Tavern, S.C. Vickie Louise Brown Tumblin, 70, of 13221 Hwy. 76 W. and wife of James Earl Tumblin, passed away Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at Laurens County Memorial Hospital. Born in McCormick, S.C., she was a daughter of the late William Claude and Thelma Louise Rappe Brown. A member of Henderson Baptist Church, she…

Mrs. Amelia Gasque, age 81 of 2022 Eichelberger Road, Gray Court, S.C., passed away on Monday, September 3, 2018 at her residence. She is survived by her daughter Pamela Parks, four brothers Maurice (Viola) Jones, Ezell (Emma J) Jones, Clyde Jones, and Willie T. (Elizabeth) Jones and one sister Jessie S. (Reverend Clyde) Cauthen, three…

Dateline – Clinton, SC Aaron Eugene “Snook” Gossett, age 74, passed away Sunday, September 2, 2018 at his home. He was born in Clinton, S.C., and was a son of the late George Washington Gossett, Sr. and the late Virginia Lee Quinn Gossett. Snook was a retired carpenter, a member of P.F.B. Holiness Church and…