Area Obituaries

Dateline-Clinton, S.C. Willie Earle Davidson Boland, 97, and widow of F. M. (Blue) Boland, died peacefully on April 21, 2018, surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of William Henry Davidson and Lula Finney Davidson. She was a lifelong resident of Clinton and descended from many of the early colonial families of Laurens County.…

Mr. Gabriel “Gabe” Tremayne Anderson, of Laurens, S.C., entered into eternal rest on April 20, 2018, at the age of 43 at this home. He is the son of Lucius Ann Trabue, of Laurens and Edward Brown, of Greenwood. Services for Gabriel Anderson were held Wednesday, April 25, 2018, at Springfield Missionary Baptist Church in…

Ella Mae Rhoden Kelly, 75, widow of Vernon Kelly, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, April 17, 2018. Mrs. Kelly was born in Tifton, Ga., to the late James and Lettie Jarvis Rhoden. She was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy. Funeral Services will be 2pm Saturday at Highway of Holiness…

Dateline – Lanford Station, S.C. John Ernest Zell, 64, of 17 Old School House Road and husband of Norma Joyce Baker Zell, passed away Monday, April 16, 2018, at Spartanburg Regional Hospital. Born in Bremerton, Wa., he was a son of the late Roy Zell and the late Ferol Colamore Coiner and husband Gene Coiner.…

Dateline – Laurens, S.C. William Earl “Steve” Stevenson, age 85, of 1352 Sandy Springs Road, passed away on Monday, April 16, 2018, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Laurens and was a son of the late T. V. Stevenson and Bessie Hazel Rodgers. Mr. Stevenson was a retired employee of Wilson’s Sporting Good…

Donna Marie Estes, 40, of 901 Skillet Road, Waterloo, S.C., and wife of Cletis Estes, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2018, at her home. Born in Laurens County, she was the daughter of Bonnie Lou Mack Whelchel of Clinton and the late John Edgar Harrison, Sr. Donna was a courier with The State Newspaper. Funeral…

Dr. Samuel Neil Workman, age 83, died Friday, April 13, 2018 at Springbrook Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Clayton, N.C. Born in Laurens, S.C., he graduated from Laurens High School, received his undergraduate degree from Presbyterian College, and his medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina where he maintained a lifetime alumni membership…

Danny Ray Snow, 69, of Joanna, S.C., went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 6, 2018. Danny retired from BF Shaw, Laurens, S.C. A visitation and memorial service will be held on Friday, April 13, 2018, at Forest Lawn Cemetery, 765 E. Main Street, Laurens, SC at 2:00 p.m. The Palmetto Mortuary, Greenville,…

Mrs. Emma Deane Osteen Allen, age 90 of 817 Sardis Road, Union, S.C., widow of Claude Mills Allen ,passed away Thursday, April 5, 2018 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Allen was born December 12, 1927 in Zirconia, N.C., a daughter of the late James Everette Osteen, Sr. and Della Mae Summey Osteen.  She was…

Marcie Bolton Summerlin, nee Martha Pinckney Bolton, died of primary brain cancer on April 5, 2018. Marcie was born in the Columbia Women’s Hospital, Washington D.C., on March 11, 1952. Marcie graduated from Laurens High School in 1970 and earned her Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education in 1974 from Clemson University. She then earned her…