Area Obituaries

Eleanor (Cucuzella) Cassel, age 93, passed away peacefully at her home in Laurens on Thursday, January 12, 2017. She was born in Keyport, N.J., and was the daughter of the late Angelo and Mary Rapolla. Burial will take place at a later date in the Holy Cross Cemetery in N. Arlington, N.J. Condolences may be…

Frances Lake Edwards Outz, age 97, of Laurens passed away on January 12, 2017, at her home. Born on May 29, 1919, in Union, she was the eldest of three children born to the late Mattie Lake and Joseph Eugene Edwards Sr. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 16,…

Edward Ronald Collins, age 59, of 1208 Parker Road, Enoree, passed away January 11, 2017 at his home. He was born in Greenwood and was a son of the late Edward Ralph and Doris Rhodes Collins. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.grayfuneralhome.com. Gray Funeral Home of Clinton

William R. Woody, 72, of 1116 Milam Road, Clinton, and husband of Wanda Sullivan Woody, went to be with The Lord and into the receiving arms of his son, Robert, on Friday, January 6, 2017 at Laurens County Memorial Hospital. Born in Gastonia, N.C., he was the son of the late Ottie and Lois May…

Lookout Mountain, Ga. – Polly Anne Shockley, 49, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at Erlanger Health System in Chattanooga, Tenn. Born in Laurens, she was a daughter of Joseph William Shockley Sr. of Gray Court and the late Rose Marie Smith Shockley. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 11, at…

Laurens – Curtis Raymond Avery, age 81, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at the Laurens County Memorial Hospital He was born in Laurens and was a son of the late Ludie Frank Avery Sr. and Mary Lucille Metts Avery. He was a veteran of the US Army and worked in the logging industry for…

Rebekah Clayton “Becky” Duvall, 72, of 1710 Easy Road, Laurens, and wife of Jerry G. Duvall, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Laurens, she was a daughter of the late Solomon Garren Clayton and Aurelia Copland Hood. A memorial service will be held 4:00 p.m. Friday, January 6, at…

Linda Mattison Reed, 75, of 7 Hammett St., Laurens, and wife of the late Buddy Dee Reed, passed away, Monday, January 2, 2017, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Laurens, she was a daughter of the late Harold and Virginia Morgan Mattison. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 5, at The…

Laurens – Thomas Melmouth Fleming, age 76, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2017, at the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Spartanburg and was the son of the late William Harold and Vivian Alma Burnett Fleming. Condolences may be expressed online at www.grayfuneralhome.com. Gray Funeral Home of Laurens

Robert Bennett “R.B.” Jones Sr., age 94, of 148 Lick Creek Road, Laurens, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2016, at his home. He was born in Pickens and was a son of the late Samuel Bennett and Willie Mae Freeman Jones. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at 2:00 p.m., at…