Area Obituaries
Elizabeth Betty “Molly” Milam Young
Chapin, South Carolina Elizabeth Betty “Molly” Milam Young, age 84, widow of Ralph Lowe Young, Jr. passed away Thursday, March 6, 2025 at Hospice of Laurens County. She was born December 11, 1940 in Laurens, South Carolina and was the daughter of the late Charles Edmond Milam and Frances Rowland Milam. Molly attended Lander University,…
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Laurens, South Carolina Judy Lynn Edwards Mundy, 70 passed away on March 6, 2025 at her home. She left this world in complete peace after a life filled with love, laughter and joy. Judy was a lifelong member of Eastside Baptist Church. She was a woman who brought light and warmth into the lives of those around…
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Dateline – Mountville, South Carolina Marcia Morgan Copeland, age 74, wife of George W. Copeland, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at Presbyterian Community of Clinton. She was born on March 13, 1950 in Gainesville, Florida and was the daughter of the late William Edson Morgan and Clara Alma Williams Morgan. Marcia graduated from Gainesville…
Read MoreKenneth Earl Cowles
Waterloo, South Carolina Kenneth Earl Cowles, 96, of Waterloo, and husband of 28 years to Sylvia Patricia Hendrix Cowles, passed away on March 1, 2025, at Presbyterian Home in Clinton, SC. Kenneth was born in Grayville, Illinois on March 31, 1928, to the late Fred Cornelius and Beulah Beatrice Simmons Cowles. He proudly served his…
Read MoreJudson Morgan Terrell III
Mauldin, South Carolina Judson Morgan Terrell III, 72, of Mauldin, passed away Friday, February 28, 2025, at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. Judd was born on March 24, 1952, in Neptune, NJ to Mrs. Tennie Newton Terrell of Simpsonville and the late Judson Morgan Terrell, Jr. A proud alumnus of the University of South Carolina,…
Read MoreDan Branyon
Ware Shoals, South Carolina Stephen Daniel “Dan” Branyon, 70, husband of Faye Cooper Branyon, passed away after a courageous five-year battle with esophageal cancer. He thanks all who faithfully provided his care, especially his wife, Faye. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of Betty Watkins Branyon and the late Howard Campbell Branyon. A member…
Read MoreGarland “Tray” Ray Wilkie, III
Greenwood, South Carolina Garland “Tray” Ray Wilkie, III, 47, resident of Greenwood, passed away at his home. Born July 29, 1977, in Greenwood, SC, he was a son of Toni Hagan Wilkie and Garland Ray Wilkie, Jr. Tray graduated from Laurens District High School and Clemson University. He was an avid outdoorsman loving to hunt,…
Read MoreCarolyn E. Lazarus
Carolyn E. Lazarus (98) was born on November 29, 1926 in New Orleans, Louisiana. She was the daughter of the late James Bandman Garfield Eichberg and Edith Violet Weil. Her father‘s children’s book “Follow My Leader” was lovingly dedicated to Carolyn. She was predeceased by her husband of 34 years, Jack B. Lazarus and her…
Read MoreRaymond Earle Robertson, Jr.
Laurens, South Carolina Raymond Earle Robertson, Jr., 83, beloved husband of 61 years to Sara Jane Taylor Robertson, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, February 20, 2025. Born March 20, 1941, to Raymond E. Robertson Sr. and Mary Alice Smith Robertson, Earle was a lifelong learner and a man of many talents. He…
Read MoreSara Pennington Hill
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Sara Pennington Hill, of Laurens, SC, widow of James R. Hill, Sr., passed away Thursday, February 20, 2025, at PRISMA Health Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Laurens County and was the daughter of the late George and Sara Lena Cisson Pennington. She was a former employee of Laurens…
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