Area Obituaries

Vera Babb Bolt Woods, age 93, of Laurens, S.C., and formerly of the Greenpond community, widow of James Edwin Bolt and Fred Wofford Woods, passed away on Thursday, November 2, 2017, at NHC of Laurens. Born in Laurens County, she was a daughter of the late Charlton Rex and Pauline Thompson Babb. She was a…

Darance Elliott “Red” Ward, 90, of Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community, Laurens, S.C., and husband of Barbara Buckner Ward, passed away Thursday, November 2, 2017. Born in Headland, Ala.,  he was the son of the late Reuben Davis and Pearla Brackin Ward. Mr. Ward was a World War II veteran with the U.S. Army Air…

Maria King Reid was born on April 6, 1946 in Clinton, S.C., and fought the good fight until November 1, 2017 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. Maria loved her friends and loved to play cards. She was always up for a game of bridge and was a member of several clubs in Clinton.…

William James “Jimmy” Franks, age 70, of 751 East Main Street, Laurens, S.C., and husband of Alice Faith Nelson Franks, passed away on Wednesday, November 1, 2017, at his home. Born in Laurens, he was a son of the late Robert Jack and Alice Florine King Franks. Jimmy retired from the National Guard and from…

William Scott Cooper, age 79, of 396 Hope Road, Gray Court., S.C., and husband of Latha Collins Cooper, passed away on Monday, October 30, 2017, at his home. Born in Gray Court, he was the son of the late Kenneth Bradley and Nellie Scott Cooper. Scott retired from JP Stevens Watts Plant with 40 years…

Mr. Larry Bates Holland of Laurens, S.C., died on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at Laurens Memorial Hospital, after a brief illness.  Mr. Holland was born in Honea Path, S.C., on August 14, 1921, the son of Arthur Brown Holland, Sr. and Janie Ashley Holland.  Mr. Holland was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in…

Dateline – Clinton, S.C. William G. Bigham died Friday, October 27, 2017, in Newberry, S.C. Born March 31, 1920 to parents Neely Walter Bigham, and Daisy Morrison Bigham. Mr. Bigham served in World War Two as a member of the United States Army earning a Purple Heart. Mr. Bigham was a long time resident of Clinton, S.C.…

Cynthia White Culbertson, 58, of 6 Beattie St., Laurens, S.C., and wife of Wendell Scott Culbertson, passed away Friday, October 27, 2017 at her home. Born in San Antonio, Texas, daughter of Barbara Ann Whitmire White of Spartanburg and the late Allen Warren White Jr., Mrs. Culbertson was a former employee of Watts Mill. Surviving…

Duane Dennie, 64, of 107 Todd Ave., Laurens, S.C., and husband of Laura Outz Dennie, passed away Thursday, October 26, 2017, at The Hospice House of Laurens County. Born in Landstuhl, Germany, he was the son of the late Duane Joseph and Avis Veilleux Dennie. He was a USC graduate and received his Masters degree…

Tina Lynn Babb Barnes, age 55, of 647 Raider Road, Laurens, S.C., and wife of Clifford Joel “Joey” Barnes, passed away on Tuesday, October 24, 2017, at her home. Born in Laurens, she was a daughter of the late Marvin Leon and Margaret Ann Wilson Babb.  Tina was a homemaker and member of Friendship Presbyterian…