Area Obituaries

Tony Earl Pinson, 55, of 206 Ekom Beach Rd., Laurens, S.C., passed away Friday, October 13, 2017. Born in Laurens, he was the son of Carolyn Mayben Pinson and the late Henry Earl Pinson. A member of the Baptist denomination, he was a hair stylist for thirty years. Graveside services will be held at 12:00…

Laurens, S.C. – Jane Bryant Cox, 86, and wife of the late Rev. Herbert Sanders Cox, Jr., passed away Thursday, October 12, 2017, at The Hospice House of Laurens County. Born in Pendleton, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Elijah Crayton and Mary Sue Culbertson Bryant. A homemaker, she was a member of…

Walter A. Catarius Sr., 93, of Laurens, S.C., and husband of Dianne Stewart Catarius, died Thursday, October 12, 2017, at his home. He was previously married to the late Helen Daley Catarius. Walt was a Marine Veteran of World War II and retired from Westinghouse in Greenwood, S.C. He was an avid artist. He loved…

Shane Ray Pennell, 37, died Tuesday, October 10, 2017. Mr. Pennell was born in Statesville, N.C., to Benny Ray and Donna Norton Pennell. He loved watching and collecting horror movies, the Pittsburg Steelers and the Georgia Bulldogs. He loved his nieces and nephews, but his son was his world. Surviving, in addition to his parents…

Clinton, S.C. – George A. (Al) Reid, Jr. was born on February 25, 1945 in Oakland, Calif., and passed away October 8, 2017 at the Hospice House of Laurens County surrounded by family and friends. Big Al or Mean Old Al as he was begrudgingly referred to by his children’s friends lived a big life.…

Jimmy Raymond Robertson, 78, of 312 Bypass 127, Laurens, S.C., passed away Thursday, October 5, 2017, at his home. Born in Lunday, N.C., he was a son of the late Earcil David and Ruth Davis Robertson.  A retired mechanic, he was formerly employed with Lakeside Country Club and Quality Parts. Graveside services will be held…

Whiteford’s lost one of its most well-known and beloved customers on Wednesday, October 4, when William Francis “Bill” Thomas passed away, at age 87, at Hospice of Laurens County in Clinton, S.C. Mr. Thomas was born in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, on January 12, 1930, to Eugene David and Maybelle Marian (Myers) Thomas. He received…

Rev. E. Legrand Adams age 77, of 8 Wallace St., Laurens, S.C., passed away Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017 at the Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, S.C.. He was born in Saluda County and was a son of the late Eugene and Emma Matthews Adams. Rev. Adams began his pastoral work in 1960 and served…

Laurens, S.C. – Venice Oleta Wheeler was born March 16, 1910, the sixth child of Nannie Tallulah and Jules Wheeler of Summerville, Ga.  She graduated from Summerville High School in 1929.  Prior to her death, she was the oldest living graduate of that high school.  After graduation she entered the old State Normal College located…

Maria McAlister Pyles, age 77, of 105 Stagecoach Rd, Laurens, S.C., passed away Sunday, October 1, 2017, at the McCall Hospice House in Simpsonville, S.C.. Mrs. Pyles was born in Florence County, S.C., and was a daughter of the late General James and Sarah Timmons McAlister. She received a Bachelor’s degree in Social Studies from…