Area Obituaries

Timothy Rice, age 84, of 9878 Highway 221 South, Waterloo, died Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at his home. Born in Waterloo, he was a son of the late Luther Anderson and Gladys Rice. Funeral service was held Wednesday, February 1, at the Laurel Hill Baptist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery. Beasley Funeral Home,…

Wilma Maddox Thomas, age 89, formerly of Augusta Street in Laurens, and widow of Pierce Langdon Thomas, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at National Healthcare Center of Clinton. Born in Laurens, she was the daughter of the late Marshall and Lila Hill Maddox. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday,…

Laurens – Rita Ann Pulley, 65, went to be with the Lord, Monday, January 30, 2017. Ms. Pulley was born September 27, 1951 in Gray Court to the late Conway and Eunice Crocker Pulley. Funeral Services will be 2p.m. Thursday, February 2, in the chapel of Fletcher Funeral Service. The family will receive friends one…

James (Jim) Everett Lynch of Laurens died on January 28, 2017, at the age of 84 years old in Houston, Texas, after a brief illness. Jim was born in Barnum, Iowa, in 1932, son of the late Robert Emmett Lynch and Ann McCarty Lynch. Jim was a US Army veteran. The family invites friends to…

Andrew Charles Downey, age 43, of 4779 Hwy. 92, Gray Court, passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2017, at the Hospice House of Laurens County. Born in Spartanburg, he was the son of Charles Clarence and Frances Mary Moore Downey of Gray Court. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January…

James M. “Buddy” Copeland, age 87, of 1098 Renno Road, Clinton, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017. He was born in Renno, and was the son of the late James M. Copeland, Sr. and Willie Mae Ferguson Copeland. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, February 1, at 2 p.m., at Duncan Creek Presbyterian Church. The…

Sally Gault Blease, age 69, of 510 West Calhoun Street, Joanna, passed away Friday, January 27, 2017 at her home. She was born in Greenwood and was a daughter of the late Johnny and Alice Johnson Gault. Graveside services will be held on Sunday, January 29, at 2 p.m. at Pinelawn Memory Gardens. Condolences may…

Amelia Sue Durham Childress, age 76, of 1381 Hwy 49, Laurens, and wife of Johnny “Wilton” Childress, passed away on Friday, January 27, 2017, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born in Rock Hill, she was a daughter of the late Thomas B. and Frances Dalton Durham. Burial will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday,…

Eddy Lafond-Favieres, 53, of Gray Court, went to be with his Lord and Savior on January 27, 2017. He is survived by his wife of 23 years, Saroya, sons; Joshua, Joseph, Matthew and Daniel, father, Marcel Lafond-Favieres, brother, Gary Lafond-Favieres, as well as aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, family and friends. Eddy was a dedicated…

Edwin Alston Babb Sr., 86, of Gray Court, passed away on January 27, 2017. Mr. Babb was the son of the late Grady Henry and Luree Abercrombie Babb, and was a United States Air Force Veteran, serving his country in the Korean War. Ed is survived by his wife of 65 years, Leslie Stewart Babb,…