Area Obituaries

Dateline-Greenwood, SC Mary Elaine Floyd Blackwell, age 92, widow of Clarence Lee Blackwell, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018. She was born in Clinton, S.C., and was a daughter of the late Albert Cleveland Floyd and Cordelia Ann Hix Floyd Rice. Mrs. Blackwell was a member of the Mountville Baptist Church, Mountville, S.C. A graveside…

Laurens, S.C. Elizabeth Ann “Beth” Simmons, 51, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Laurens, she was a daughter of Vivian Taylor Simmons of Laurens and the late James Troy Simmons.  A graduate of the University of SC, she retired as a Medicaid social worker with the Department of Social…

Miriam Loree Waddell, age 92, resident of Carolina Gardens, Laurens, S.C., passed away on Tuesday, May 22, 2018. Born in Laurens, she was a daughter of the late Horace Fred Waddell, Sr. and Eva Compton Waddell.  Miriam left Laurens in 1954 and moved to Washington, D.C ., where she worked as secretary for several congressmen…

Juanita Smith Thomason Strawhorn, age 85, of 687 Shiloh Estates, Gray Court, S.C., passed away on Monday, May 21, 2018, at Hospice of Laurens County Hospice House. Born in Greenville, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Paskel and Ida Smith. She was retired from JP Stevens Watts Plant and was a member of…

Dateline – Clinton, S.C. Lois Duncan “Bit” King, 63, of 1505 Young Road, passed away at the Greenville Memorial Hospital, Sunday, May 20, 2018 of injuries received in a tragic automobile accident. She was born in Clinton and was the daughter of the late Harold and Evelyn Moates. Bit was employed with Joanna-Woodson Elementary School.…

Dona Keown Lynch, 79, of Laurens, S.C., died on May 19, 2018, in Houston, Texas, after a brief illness. Dona was born in Lafayette, Ga., daughter of the late Bence Ballenger Keown and Don Harris Hames Keown. In addition to making a home for her family, Dona owned and managed the Wayside Gallery, a local…

Dateline – Laurens, S.C. LeVake Cauble, age 92, formerly of 207 Blakely Ave, and a resident of Carolina Gardens, passed away Friday, May 18, 2018, at the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Salisbury, N.C., and was a son of the late William Robert and Ethel Mae Kepley Cauble. Mr. Cauble served…

Dateline – Laurens, S.C. Thelma Louise Fuller, age 73, and widow of Charles Fuller, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2018 at her home. She was born in War, W. Va., and was a daughter of the late Claude Obert and Lillian Gilbert Bandy. Louise worked as Bar Manager for 24 years at the Holiday Inn…

Laurens, S.C. Charlotte Rosemary Sutherland, age 69, formerly of Laurelwood Apartments, passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at NHC Laurens. Born in Greenville, she was a daughter of the late Rev. C.H. and Aileen Keel Sutherland.  She was a member of Lucas Avenue Baptist Church and was formerly a legal secretary. Funeral services will…

Dateline – Clinton, S.C. Cheryl H. Allen, 66, of Clinton, S.C., went to be with her Lord and Savior on May 16, 2018. Mrs. Allen was born in Clinton, S.C., and was a daughter of Early Edgar and Ola Belle Gambrell Heaton. Cheryl worked over 40 years as a Trust Officer in the Banking Industry…