Area Obituaries

James Andrew (Andy) Woody of Augusta, Ga., went to be with the Lord on October 18, 2017. He was survived by his father George Woody and his sister Patricia Emery (Allen), both of Laurens, a niece Joni and a nephew Ray, both of Laurens. Memorial service was October 22.

Addie Tingle Good, 88, resident of Carolina Gardens and formerly of Lisbon Rd., Laurens, S.C., passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2017. Born in Ora, S.C., she was the wife of the late Raymond Edson Good and a daughter of the late William Berner and Bertha Mines Tingle.  A retired secretary and bookkeeper, she was an…

Bobby Franklin Quinn, age 82, of 103 Washington St., Clinton, S.C.,  passed away Monday, Oct. 16, 2017 at the Self Regional Medical Center. He was born in Union, S.C., and was a son of the late Henry Quinn and Jewel Samples. Mr. Quinn was a retired Supervisor from Clinton Mills. He also retired from the…

Mary “Eve” Evelyn Shirley Dixon, age 81, of 408 Friar Tuck Way, Laurens, S.C.,  passed away Monday, October 16, 2017, at her home. She was born in Spartanburg, S.C., and was a daughter of the late Grace McCraw Harris and the late William Albert Shirley. Mrs. Dixon was a Past Matron of James B. Parrott…

Joseph Edward George Sr., 72, of Cross Hill, S.C., passed away Sunday, October 15, 2017, at his home. Born in Spartanburg, S.C., he was a son of the late William Marvin George Sr. and Gertrude Bell Hyder George. Mr. George was a Army vet and was retired from J.P.Stevens (Watts Mill). Mr. George was a…

Gray Court, S.C. – William Ansel Knight, age 81, of 2743 Trinity Church Road, passed away Saturday, October 14, 2017 at McCall Hospice House in Simpsonville. He was born in Laurens County and was a son of the late William B. and Mamie Balcomb Knight. Mr. Knight was retired from the SC Department of Transportation…

Waterloo, S.C.  – Margie Nell Martin Blackwell, 85, widow of Rev. Clee Blackwell, died Saturday, October 14, 2017, at her home. Born in Mountville, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Leonard Stokes and Willie Mae Edmonds Blackwell. She was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church and was a retired teacher from Faith…

Martha Gertrude Finke Kyko, 96, of 67 Creekwood Dr., Fountain Inn, S.C., and wife of the late John Francis Kyko, passed away Monday, October 9, 2017, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Arthur Edward and Marie Pinkava Finke. She was retired from Morrell’s in Ashtabula, Ohio,…

Mr. Michael Charles Pinson, 61 formerly of 302 Winetta Street, Laurens, S.C., passed away Friday, October 13, 2017 at his home. Services were held Wednesday, October 18, at Rocky Springs Baptist Church at 2:00 p.m. Burial was held at the church cemetery. Alpha-Shine Funeral Services(formerly Goins Funeral Home) was in charge of these arrangements.

Don Wayne Hilley, 72, of 302 Blakely Ave., Laurens, S.C., and husband of Shannon Lea Hanvey ,passed away Friday, October 13, 2017, at Greenville Health System. Born in Laurens, he was a son of the late Luther Allen Hilley and Velma Hanvey Spearman. Mr. Hilley was owner and operator of Plasticizing Aviation Polishing in Miami,…