Area Obituaries

Deborah Lynne Craig “Debbie” Greene, age 64, of 839 Westwood Drive, Laurens, S.C., and wife of the late Charles Richard Greene, passed away on Friday, February 23, 2018, at McCall Hospice House in Simpsonville. Born in Laurens, she was the daughter of the late George and Elizabeth Owens Craig. Debbie retired from Thornwell Home for…

Dateline – Clinton, S.C. Gene “Elvis” Koon, age 71, passed away Thursday, February 22, 2018 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Joanna and was a son of the late Joe Robert Koon Sr. and Dorothy Summers Koon. Gene was a former textile employee and construction worker but will forever be…

Marjorie Ellen Lawrence Taylor, 93, of 1103 West Main St., Laurens, S.C., and wife of the late John Harris Taylor, passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2018, at her home. Born in Scammon, Kan., she was the daughter of the late William and Sarah Griffith Lawrence. Previously employed with Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., she was the…

Dateline – Laurens, S.C. Robert Alvin “Robin” Goode age 59, of 111 Cedar Grove Church Road, Laurens, passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Athens, Ga., and was the son of the late Robert Olin and Minnie Avelyn Forrester Goode. Mr. Goode was a member…

Dateline: Gray Court, S.C. Cheryl Cook Abercrombie, 59, widow of John Melvin Abercrombie, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, February 20, 2018. Mrs. Abercrombie was born in Greer, S.C., to the late Norman Daniel Cook and Erlean Simmons Caldwell. She was a member of Owings Presbyterian Church, where she was involved in decorating and…

Jimmy Wayne Morgan, 71, of 303 Westminister Avenue, Laurens, passed away Monday, February 19, 2018. Born in Woodruff, S.C., he was a son of the late William Herbert and Fannie Davis Morgan. Jimmy was a US Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was formerly employed with Laurens Glass and later retired from Faurecia.  Mr.…

James Clifford “Jim” Martin, 71, of Cartersville, Ga., passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2018, at The Hospice House of Laurens County. Born in Atlanta, Ga., he was the son of Clifford Ferguson and Eula Rolline Taylor Martin. Retired from Bell South, he was a U.S. Army veteran and a graduate of the Univ. of Ga.…

Dateline – Laurens, SC Wayne Pitts, age 72, of 13 Gallon Street, passed away Sunday, February 18, 2018 at his home. He was born in Laurens and was the son of the late Claude and Rachel Cook Pitts. Mr. Pitts was retired from J P Stevens Watts Plant and was a member of Lucas Ave…

Dateline-Laurens, S.C. Elwood “Al” Hewes, age 83, of 106 Bayview Court, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, February 17, 2018. He was born in Carmel, Maine on July 14, 1934, the son of the late Thurl and Nina Sheldon Hewes. Al grew up in upstate Maine and was a graduate of Presque Isle High School. He…

Dateline – Canton, Ga. John David Fulford, 76, formerly of Laurens, and husband of the late Patricia Stricker Fulford, passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2018, in Canton, Ga. Born in Tampa, Fla., he was a son of the late Ralph Wesley and Leona Gelineau Fulford. A veteran of the US Coast Guard, Mr. Fulford…