Area Obituaries

Jerry Morris Robertson, age 74, of Laurens, S.C., passed away Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at Laurens County Hospital. Born in Ware Shoals, he was a son of the late Charlie and Louise Morris Robertson.  A U.S. Air Force Veteran, Jerry was employed with Laurens County for over 30 years and retired as Tax Assessor. A…

John Edgar Harrison Sr., 74, of 901 Skillet Rd., Waterloo, S.C., passed away Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at Laurens County Hospital. Born in Woodruff, he was a son of the late Lester Lavan and Rachel Bolton Harrison. A self-employed truck driver, Mr. Harrison was a veteran of the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force and the…

Molly Pruitt Pitts, 85, of 129 Fleming Mill Rd., Laurens, S.C., and wife of the late James Alton “Jack” Pitts, passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at Laurens County Hospital. Born in Honea Path, she was a daughter of the late Wyatt Aiken and Lois Marie Murdock Pruitt. Mrs. Pitts was the former co-owner with…

Janet Cogsdill, age 76, wife of Fred E. Cogsdill, of 5159 Hwy 221 South, Laurens, S.C., passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2017. Edith Janet Cogsdill was born in Laurens on October 23, 1940. She was the daughter of the late Samuel P. and Edith Clayton Hellams, formerly of Laurens. She was retired from the Laurens…

Eddie Anthony Greene, 53 of 1214 Chestnut Street Extension, Laurens, S.C., passed away Saturday, May 6, 2017 at his home. Services were held Tuesday, May 9, at Cedar Grove Baptist Church in Cold Point, S.C. Burial was held at the church cemetery. Alpha-Shine Funeral Services Incorporated (formerly Goins Funeral Home) was in charge of these…

Lester Earl Taylor, age 58, of 625 Madden Heights Circle, Laurens, S.C., and husband of Kathy “Denise” Gray Taylor, passed away on Saturday, May 6, 2017, at Hospice of Laurens County Hospice House. Born in Clinton, he was a son of the late John and Nellie Tucker Taylor.  Lester worked in the construction industry. Funeral…

On Saturday, May 6, 2017, Eddie Anthony Greene entered into the eternal presence of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Eddie, fondly known as “Henry, Tight and Greene” was born November 17, 1963, to the late Zella Ann Greene and Robert Gene Byrd.  He was reared in the home of his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Dorothy…

On May 2, 2017, the Lord took Lula “Lou” M. Young to become one of this angels. She was born July, 1, 1922. At the age of 94, she still loved to go yard saleing and enjoyed going to the casino. She leaves behind five children, Betty Didion of Gray Court, Christina Becker of Waterloo,…

Kenneth Lee “Kenny” Nabors, age 59, of 3058 Hellams Road, Gray Court, S.C., and husband of Mary Louise “Angel” Padgett Nabors, passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2017, at his home. Born in Fountain Inn, S.C., he was a son of Thomas Harold Nabors and stepson of Martha Nabors; and of the late Dora Woods…

Billy Daniel Whitt, 43, of Gray Court, S.C., passed away on April 29, 2017, surrounded by his loving family and friends. Born June 1973 in Tampa, Fla., an identical twin of Robert James Whitt, Billy was a son of Gay Ann Cravey and James Daniel Whitt. He began his adult life by enlisting in the…