Area Obituaries

Sandra Gregory Alexander, age 71, of 487 Tranquil Drive, Laurens, and widow of Dr. Kenneth W. Alexander, passed away Thursday, February 16, 2017 at the Hospice of Laurens County. She was born in Union and was a daughter of the late Furman Maurice Gregory and Lillian Middlebrooks Gregory. A private graveside service at Westview Memorial…

JB “Jake” Davis, 96, of Graham, N.C., and formerly of Laurens, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on February 16, 2017, at White Oaks of Burlington. Born on April 28, 1920, to the late Grover and Annie Gwynn Davis, he was married for 67 years to the late Vivian Nabors Davis who…

Ruth Garrett Proctor, 92, of Asheville, N.C., formerly of Ft. Pierce, Fla., and Laurens, S.C., passed away Thursday, February 16, 2017, after a short illness. She was born on December 27, 1924, in Laurens. A graveside service will be held at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Laurens at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, February 20, 2017. Condolences…

Edward “Eddie” Eugene Eaves, age 53, of 4036 Whitmire Hwy., Clinton, went home to be with the Lord on February 13, 2017. He was born September 16, 1963. He is the son of Brenda B. Eaves and the late Roy D. Eaves. Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 16, at 3 p.m. at the…

John Frederick “Johnnie” Redfield Jr., age 77, of 3793 Ekom Beach Road, Laurens, and husband of Beverly Ann Handley Redfield, passed away on Monday, February 13, 2017, at his home. Born in Newport, Vt., he was the son of the late John Frederick Redfield Sr. and Alice Dorothy McDonnell Redfield. Johnnie was a US Marine…

Edward “Eddie” Eugene Eaves, age 53, of 4036 Whitmire Hwy., Clinton, went home to be with the Lord On February 13, 2017. He was born September 16, 1963. He is the son of Brenda B. Eaves and the late Roy D. Eaves. Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 16, at 3 p.m. at the…

Beulah Ozenia Foggie, age 93, of 625 Church Street, Laurens, died Sunday, February 12, 2017 at the Greenville Memorial Hospital, Greenville. Born in Laurens County, she was a daughter of the late Willie James Austin and Beulah O. Smith and wife of the late Tommie Foggie, she was a former employee of Enoree Mills. Funeral…

Colonel Niles Craig Clark Jr., Ret., passed away surrounded by family at his home on February 12, 2017, at the age of 83. He was the son of Niles. C. Clark Sr. and Agnes Anderson Clark of Waterloo. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 18, at St. Mark United Methodist Church.…

Rev. Rubie Byrd, age 83, of Enoree, entered into eternal rest on Friday, February 10, 2017. Services for Rev. Byrd will be held Tuesday, February 14, at Beaverdam Baptist Church in Enoree, with interment at Greenhaven Memorial Gardens Woodruff. These services are entrusted to the Childs Funeral Home of Clinton.

Spartanburg – Vera Broome Snow Foster, age 90, formerly of 303 Finney Drive, passed away Friday, February 10, 2017 at the Mary Black Memorial Hospital.  She was born in Gaffney and was a daughter of the late Luther and Callie Burgess Broome. Funeral service will be held Tuesday, February 14, at 3 p.m. at First…