Area Obituaries

Dateline – Clinton, S.C. Julian Clayton Hairston, age 81, of 2552 Hwy. 308 went home to be with our Lord on February 2, 2018. He was born in Clinton, S.C., and was the son of the late Robert G. Hairston and Edna Stroud Hairston. Mr. Hairston retired from the United States Navy after 22 years…

Jessie Burns Cooley, 88, of 1308 Cooley Road, Gray Court, S.C., and wife of the late Pellam Blakely Cooley, passed away Friday, February 2, 2018, at Presbyterian Community of SC in Clinton. Born in Laurens, S.C., she was the daughter of Willis A. Burns and Lula Ballard Burns Taylor. Mrs. Cooley retired from Torrington and…

Lana Terry Mars Tumblin, age 70, of 292 Ridge Drive, Laurens, S.C., of the Hickory Tavern Community, and wife of Merle Keith Tumblin, passed away on January 31, 2018, at St. Francis Hospital. Born in Whitmire, S.C.,  she was the daughter of the late Allen and Sara Lanier Mars. Mrs. Tumblin retired from Cryovac and…

Thomas Love “Tommy” McMahan, Sr., 88, of 1410 Deere Valley Rd., Laurens, S.C., and husband of the late Margie Willis McMahan, passed away Friday, February 2, 2018, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Laurens, he was the son of the late Frank Lee McMahan, Sr. and Mary Moore McMahan. Mr. McMahan was a U.S. Navy…

Roger Merrill Walston, Sr., age 85, of Bethel Church Road, Laurens, S.C., and husband of Nancy Agnes Jones Walston, passed away on Wednesday, January 31, 2018, at his home. Born in Bermuda, Ala., he was a son of the late John and Mattie Belle Ryland Walston.  Roger joined the US Army in 1951, and served…

Dateline – Laurens, S.C. Marcelle Spearman “Tiny” Kuykendall, 86, wife of the late Clarence Cecil Kuykendall, passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2018, at The Hospice House of Laurens County in Clinton. Born in Laurens, she was a daughter of the late Clyde Edward and Letha Bolt Spearman.  A member of Faith Baptist Church, she lived…

Dateline-Clinton, S.C. Nettie Murphy Young, age 93 and the widow of Andy Bee Young, Jr. was called to be with the Lord Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018. She was the daughter of the late Reid M. Murphy and Floy W. Murphy. A graduate of Presbyterian College, Nettie was a dedicated Reading and English teacher for Laurens…

Floyd “Bot” Haskell Nabors, 92, formerly of Woodland Way, Laurens, S.C., and husband of Harriette DeVore Nabors passed away Sunday, January 28, 2018, at McCall Hospice House in Simpsonville. Born in Laurens County, he was the son of the late Robert Rush and Gertrude Hollingsworth Nabors. A U.S. Navy veteran of W.W. II, Mr. Nabors…

Charles Henry Noffz, 89, former resident of Cross Hill, S.C., passed away Thursday, January 25, 2018, at NHC Healthcare in Greenwood. Born November 18, 1928, in Cross Hill, he was a son of the late William G. and Mattie Culbertson Noffz.  He attended Cross Hill High School, was US Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict…

Dateline – Laurens, S.C. Herman Ester Knight, age 87, widower of Dorothy Fulmer Knight, passed away, Monday, January 22, 2018 at his home. He was born in Greenville, S.C., was the son late Bluford and Ella Gault Knight and was the last surviving member of his family. Funeral Services will be held, Friday, January 26,…