Area Obituaries

Dr. George Sims Wham, 97, a resident of Hightstown and East Windsor, N.J., for 65 years, passed away in the comfort of his home on Wednesday, November 29, 2017. He was born in Laurens, South Carolina, on Jan 27, 1920 and raised in nearby Mountville, S.C.. He was the middle child of seven. After graduating…

Laurens, S.C. – James (Jim) Washington White, 83, passed peacefully on November 28. He is predeceased by his parents James S. (Tot) and Clara Nette Anderson White, and Freddie Copeland White, his wife of 50 years.  A member of First Presbyterian Church of Laurens, Jim was an airplane enthusiast, a life-long RC airplane modeler, a ramp…

James Grier “Jim” Kennedy, 89, of 112 Leftbank Court, Laurens, S.C., and husband of Carol Lee Williams Kennedy, passed away Monday, November 27, 2017. Born in Scranton, S.C., he was a son of the late Robert B. and Corrine Stone Kennedy. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran, he was a graduate of The University of South…

Larry Furman Coleman, 61, of 101 West Walnut Street, Clinton, S.C., and husband of Chandra Strickland Coleman, passed away Saturday, November 25, 2017, at the Laurens County Hospice House in Clinton. Born in Laurens, he is a son of Virginia Coggins Coleman of Laurens and the late Allen Davis Coleman. A graduate of Limestone College…

Robert Earl Banks, 90, of 2501 Bolt Road, Gray Court, S.C., and husband of 71 years to Margaret Bolt Banks, passed away Friday, November 24, 2017, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Laurens County, he was a son of the late Rance Lewis and Nina Garrick Banks. A U.S. Navy veteran of W.W. II, Mr.…

Eleanor Gebelein Conrad, 91, of Laurens, S.C., passed away Thursday, November 23, 2017. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late John and Katherine Konrad Gebelein. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 1, 2017, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Inurnment will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Condolences…

James Ralph (Jim) Stroud Jr., 74, of 277 Colonial Acres Road, Laurens, S.C., passed away peacefully in his home on November 20, 2017. Born in Greenville, S.C., he was the son of the late James Ralph Stroud Sr. and Frances McDowell Stroud. Jim was a graduate of Limestone College and served in the United States…

Lawrence “Larry” E. Edmunds, Sr., age 53, of 540 Lakeview Farm Road, Cross Hill. S.C., passed away Monday, November 20, 2017, at his home. He was born in Greenwood, S.C., and was a son of the late James Edward and Marjorie Reeder Edmunds. Mr. Edmunds was employed with Utility Solutions and a member of First…

Dateline – Laurens, S.C. Carolyn G. Smith, age 73, widow of James M. Smith, passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on Sunday, November 19, 2017. She was born in Los Angeles, Calif., and was the daughter of the Hannah Harris of Downey, Calif., and the late Walter Studebaker. Mrs. Smith worked for the…

Thomas Lamar Thomason, 84, of Laurens, S.C., died on November 19, 2017. Born in Greenville, S.C., and reared in the Upstate, he was the son of Gary Lamar Thomason and Elizabeth Kay Thomason. He was a graduate of the University of South Carolina and was a United States Air Force veteran. He was a founding…