Area Obituaries

Dateline – Laurens, S.C. Danny James Hunt, age 70, of 1129 Highway 49, passed away Monday, July 30, 2018, at the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Joanna, S.C., and was a son of the late James Oliver and Rosa Barbee Hunt. Danny was Owner and Operator of Green Mansions Lawn Care…

Laurens, S.C. Tommie Junior Hall, age 88, of 108 Mockingbird Road, passed away on Sunday, July 29, 2018, at the Hospice of Laurens County Hospice House. Born in North Carolina, he was a son of the late Ellis and Maybell Spoone Hall.  Tommie was a US Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict and retired from…

Laurens, S.C. Cecil “Howard” Arnold, Jr., 67, of 1212 Chestnut Street Ext., passed away Sunday, July 29, 2018, at his home. Born in Laurens, he was a son of the late Cecil Howard Arnold, Sr. and Evelyn Crews Arnold. Howard was of the Baptist faith and made several trips to aid in rebuilding churches in…

Dateline – Clinton, S.C. Shawn David Anderson, age 35, passed away July 27, 2018 in Socastee, SC. He was born in Clinton, S.C., and was a son of David and Deborah Edmonds Anderson of Clinton. He was a veteran of the South Carolina National Guard and worked in the landscaping industry. A Memorial service will…

Laurens, S.C. Jacquelyn Kennedy “Jackie” Allen, age 78, of Laurens, and widow of Carroll Allen, passed away on Friday, July 27, 2018, at Grenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Laurens, she was a daughter of the late William Harvey and Myrtle Crowder Kennedy. Jackie was a retired bookkeeper and member of Wayside Baptist Church. She was…

Paula Smitherman, 70, of Clinton, S.C., went to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 26, 2018. The family will be holding a visitation at the home of Paula Smitherman (22628 Hwy 27E Clinton, SC 29325) on Saturday, July 28, from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. With a church service the following day, Sunday, July 29,…

Laurens, S.C. Debra Jones Avery, age 57, of Laurens, passed away on Monday, July 23, 2018, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Laurens, she was the daughter of the late Hugh Jones and Helen Fowler Kirk. Ms. Avery was a homemaker. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 27, 2018, at…

Dateline – Waterloo, S.C. Shirley Jean Taylor Bohanon, age 77, of 408 Burton Creekside Rd., the widow of Bucky Bohanon passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at the Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, S.C. She was born in Buncombe County, N.C., and was a daughter of the late Lowell Elmer and Maude Atlas Crowder…

Charlotte, N.C. – Virginia McCuen Lewis, 102, passed away on Saturday, July 21, 2018 at Sharon Towers Retirement Center. Virginia was born and raised in Laurens, S.C. She went to Winthrop College and graduated with a degree in Music Education. She and J. Wesley Lewis, also from Laurens, dated while she was in college and…

Laurens, S.C. Ann Jenkins, 70, of 503 Sullivan Street passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at Laurens County Memorial Hospital. Born in Charleston, she was a daughter of the late George and Margaret Smith Jenkins. Surviving are her siblings, George Jenkins and wife Patricia of Williamsburg, Va., and Margaret J. Miller and husband Donald of…