Area Obituaries

Timothy Randall Griffin, age 56, of 147 Dixie Drive, Gray Court, S.C., and husband of Caroline Lee Davis Griffin, passed away on Monday, June 12, 2017, at his home. Born in Greenwood, S.C., he was a son of Shelba Jean Nelson Pace of Laurens and the late Frank Griffin.  Tim was employed by SCDOT and…

Charles Talmadge Brown (Charlie), 82 of Laurens, S.C., passed away on Monday, June 12, 2017. A memorial service will be held at MJ Dolly Cooper Veterans Cemetery on Wednesday, June 14, at 1 p.m. Charlie was born in Greenville, S.C., on November 6, 1934, to the late Ray and Ludie Mae Brown. Charlie served in…

Timothy Randall Griffin, age 56, of 147 Dixie Drive, Gray Court, S.C., and husband of Caroline Lee Davis Griffin, passed away on Monday, June 12, 2017, at his home. Born in Greenwood, he was a son of Shelba Jean Nelson Pace of Laurens and the late Frank Griffin.  Tim was employed by SCDOT. A Celebration…

John Henderson Taylors, S.C. – John Clark Henderson Sr., 84, passed away on Monday, June 12, 2017. He was the son of the late John Crisp (JC) and Belle Stewart Henderson and the husband of Martha Stone Henderson for 41 years. He was retired after 36 years of service as a Surveyor and Engineer with…

Dr. John Pitts Brown Jr., of Lake Toxaway, N.C., passed away June 11, 2017. He was born in Laurens, S.C., to the late John Pitts Brown and Margaret Wright Brown Barnett. He graduated from Laurens High School and attended The Citadel before joining the United States Navy in World War II. He graduated from Washington…

Gray Court, S.C. – Louis Albert Pitts, age 85, of 17162 Hwy 101 South, Hickory Tavern Community, and husband of Maureen Dowell Pitts, passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2017, at his home. Born in Laurens County, he was a son of the late Joseph Clifton and Maggie South Pitts. Louis was a US Air…

Linda Kathleen Nelson Rhodes, age 73, of 509 Easy Road, Laurens, S.C., and widow of Jerrel Lee Rhodes, passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2017, at her home. Born in Laurens County, she was a daughter of the late John Garlington and Sarah Kathleen Lynch Nelson.  Linda was retired from Whitten Center as a LPN.…

B.F. Evett, age 80, of 344 Red Bird Lane, Waterloo, S.C., passed away Saturday, June 10, 2017 at his home. He was born in Pickens, S.C., and was the son of the late Homer and Emma Mae Robinsons Evett. B.F. was self-employed as a carpet installer. Graveside services will be conducted Tuesday, June 13, at…

Earnest Wayne Eubanks, age 59, of 4 Gallon Street, Laurens, S.C., passed away on Thursday, June 8, 2017, at his home. Born in Laurens, he was a son of the late Shannon and Margaret Elizabeth Stevenson Eubanks. The family will host a private memorial service. Condolences may be expressed online at www.thekennedymortuary.com.

Laurens – Donna May Rhyneer, 73, passed away Monday, June 5, 2017. Mrs. Rhyneer was born December 12, 1943, in Illinois, daughter of the late Kenneth Jones and Alma McDonnald.  She was married to the late William J. Rhyneer. She loved fishing, playing pool, riding motorcycles and traveling all over. Surviving are her daughter, Diana…