Area Obituaries

Sara Helen Lawson Richards,”MeMa”, age 80, of 160 Ora County Park Road, Enoree, S.C., passed away Sunday, April 16, 2017, at her home. A native of Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Algie and Beatrice Brewington Lawson. She was a retire employee with Cryovac. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, April…

Mildred Moore Nelson, 93, formerly of 104 Wardlaw Rd., Laurens, S.C., and wife of the late Fred Clifton Nelson, passed away Sunday, April 16, 2017, at NHC in Laurens. Born in Laurens, she was a daughter of the late Troy Franklin Fowler Moore and Nannie Josephine Fowler Moore. A graduate of Draughon’s Business College in…

Christel  Elizabeth Hunter Pyles, 53, wife of Furman L. Pyles of 104 Furman Pyles Road Clinton, S.C., entered into eternal rest on Saturday, April 15, 2017, at Self Regional Healthcare, Greenwood, S.C. Born in Laurens County, S.C., on December 7, 1963, she was the daughter of Louise T. Hunter and the late Michael (Mack) Hunter.…

Franklin Delano “Frank” Shipman, 83, of 103 Little John Lane, Laurens, S.C., and husband of Loretta Hurley Shipman, passed away at his home Saturday, April 15, 2017. Born in Clinton and raised in Laurens, he was a son of the late J. Boney and Minnie Mae Grumbles Shipman. Frank served as a helicopter mechanic in…

Clinton, S.C. – While surrounded his by his family, Paul “Cowboy” E. Hellams Jr. went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 14, 2017. He was born in Laurens, S.C., and was the son of the late Paul and Goldie Hellam Sr. To many he was known from the C&R Auto Parts,…

Eliza Gray Doty, preemie infant daughter of Kevin Doty and Courtney Kitchens of Waterloo, S.C., passed away Thursday, April 13, 2017 at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will conducted Thursday, April 20, at 6:30 p.m. in the Gray Funeral Home Chapel of Laurens. The family will greet friends immediately following the memorial service.…

Linda Faye Paxton, age 53, of 640 Frontier Dr., Laurens, S.C., passed away Sunday, April 9, 2017 at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Laurens County and was a daughter of the late George Griffin Sr. and the late Grace Lee Thompson Griffin. Faye was employed with the Carolina Women’s Center in Clinton.…

Clinton, S.C. – Mary Grace League Coleman lost her fight with cancer April 10, 2017. She was the daughter of the late Morris Hayes “Bill” League and Lorene Burroughs of Leagues Dairy of Clinton. She retired from Laurens Memorial Hospital as a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Room and Cardiac Rehab. She served on the…

Lois May Foster Hollingsworth, 81, of 5650 Hwy. 252, Laurens, S.C., passed away Monday, April 10, 2017, at the Laurens County Hospice House in Clinton. Born in Stillwater, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Leon George and Mary Ritson Foster. She was retired from Whitten Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00…

Laurens, S.C. – Bobbie Pulley Marler, 87, of Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community passed away Monday, April 10, 2017, at Greenville Health System. Born in Laurens, she was the daughter of the late Marvin and Effie Lunsford Pulley. A graduate of Ford High School, she was a member of Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church. Graveside services…