Area Obituaries

Dateline – Laurens, S.C. Gerald L. “Gerry” Armstrong, age 71, of Carolina Gardens passed away Wednesday, March 07, 2018 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Laurens and was the son of the late Charles E. Armstrong Sr. and Helen M. Armstrong Coates. Mr. Armstrong was a graduate of Brookland-Cayce High…

Dateline – Clinton, S.C. Todd Fennell, age 44, of Nashville, Tenn. passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. He was born in Clinton and was a graduate of Clinton High School and Middle Tennessee State University. Todd worked 21 years with Universal Music Group. Visitation will be held on Monday, March 12, from 4 to…

Moore, S.C. – Bobby Ned Poole, 80, husband of Beatrice Davis Poole, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on March 5, 2018 after an extended illness. Born January 29, 1938 in Laurens County, Bobby was the son of the late Irby and Rebecca Parsons Poole. He was a graduate of Gray Court…

MSGT Simon Henry Derrick, Jr., 85, formerly of Indian Mound Road, Laurens, S.C., and husband of the late Daisy Nelson Derrick, passed away Sunday, March 4, 2018. Born in Saluda County, S.C., he was the son of the late Simon Henry Derrick, Sr. and Alberta Miller Chambers. Retired from the U.S. Air Force, MSGT Derrick…

Dateline – Laurens, S.C. Doyle Leonard Owens, 76, of the Hickory Tavern Community and husband of Sandra Stansell Owens, passed away Sunday, March 4, 2018, at his home. Born in Seneca, S.C., he was a son of the late Dock Wilson and Mary Adams Owens. A veteran of the S.C. Army National Guard, Mr. Owens…

Dateline – Clinton, S.C. Charlotte Floyd Bolt, age 54, of Laurens, S.C., passed away Sunday, March 4, 2018. She was born in Joanna, S.C., and was the daughter of Gene Floyd and the late Elizabeth Lyons Floyd. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at the Pinelawn Memory Gardens Mausoleum.…

Edith Brewington Langston, age 77, of 1365 Bull Hill Road, Gray Court, S.C., and wife of the late Jimmie Rufus Langston, passed away Saturday, March 3, 2018, at the Laurens County Hospice House in Clinton. Born in Laurens County, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Tommy and Laura Tucker Brewington. A homemaker, Mrs.…

Dateline – Laurens, S.C. Ruby Smith Leopard, 86, of Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community and wife of the late James Henry Leopard, passed away on Saturday, March 3, 2018. Born in Gray Court, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Mack Smith and Ina Melle Vinson Smith Campbell. Funeral services will be held at…

DATELINE:   Laurens, S.C. Larry Lawson, age 72, passed away on Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Spartanburg County, S.C., on August 8, 1945 to parents Roy and Onnie Harvey Lawson. He was a retired shop employee with Byers Machines and a member of Gray Court Church of God. Memorial services will…

Laurens, S.C. Beulah Hill Tinsley, age 93, wife of the late William ”Earl” Tinsley, passed away Friday, March 2, 2018, at Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community. Born in Ware Shoals, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Fred Hixon and Jennie Pearson Hill.  A Mars Hill College graduate, she was a lifelong nurse, serving…