Area Obituaries

Faye Ward Shue, age 79, formerly of 257 Skyland Drive, Clinton, S.C., passed away on Monday, April 10, 2017, at the NHC of Clinton. She was born in Burlington, N.C., and was a daughter of the late Grantham Lewis and Angela Ward. Mrs. Shue was a long-time employee of Joanna Woodson Elementary School. Funeral Services…

Tarrant C. Gambrell (Clint), 77, of 172 Rest Rd., Waterloo, S.C., passed away April 9, 2017 at his home. He was the son of the late Henry Gambrell and Inez Phillips Gambrell. A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 15, at the home. Special thanks to Hospice of Laurens and JK Yarbough Mortuary of…

Nena Bishop Burts   Laurens, S.C. – Nena Bishop Burts, 86, widow of William Lewis Burts, passed away Sunday, April 9, 2017 at Martha Franks Retirement Center. Born in Greenwood County, she was a daughter of the late James Lonnie and Essie Bagwell Bishop. Mrs. Burts was retired from Sharpton Company. Funeral services will be…

Ms. Minnie Lee Butler, age 87 entered into eternal rest on Thursday, April 6, 2017. She was born on December 21, 1929, in Laurens County to the late Ernest and Florence Dunlap Butler. The services for Ms. Butler were held Tuesday, April 11, at the Wateree Baptist Church, Mountville, S.C., with internment in the church…

Laurens, S.C. – Harriet Beckwith Patterson Ramage passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2017. Harriet grew up in Laurens County and attended Laurens County High School, where she met and later married her high school sweetheart – Walter Senn Ramage – in a love story for the ages that lasted 61 years. She graduated from…

Sylvia B. McSweeney, 73, of Apple Creek, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2017 at her home. She was born February 11, 1944 in Greenwood, S.C., the daughter of Frank and Evelyn Davenport Bagwell. She was a homemaker and had worked as a secretary for a law firm. Friends will be received at the…

Ted Ansel Williams, age 82, of 2654 Bramlett Church Road, Gray Court, S.C., and widower of Ann Manly Williams, passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2017, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Greenville, he was a son of the late James Ansel and Ola Itura Duckworth Williams.  Ted was a SC Army National Guard Veteran…

Juanita Brown Bailey, 85 of 102 Windsor Dr., Laurens, S.C., and wife of the late John Alex Bailey, passed away, Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Greenwood, she was a daughter of the late William Henry and Lillie James Brown. She retired from 3-M after 20 years of service. Funeral services…

Margaret Ann Leopard Payne, 72, of 243 Pilgrim Circle, Waterloo, S.C., and wife of Walter Earl Payne, Jr. passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at Hospice Care of the Piedmont, Hospice House. Born in Laurens County, she was a daughter of the late Talmadge V. and Lizzie Smith Leopard. She was the Office Manager and…

Carolyn Parkman Thomason, age 88, of 434 Tranquil Drive, Laurens, S.C., passed away Monday, April 3, 2017, at the NHC of Clinton. She was born in Columbia, S.C., and was a daughter of the late Thomas Marion Parkman Sr. and Clarie Williams Parkman, and the last surviving member of her family. Mrs. Thomason was co-owner…