Area Obituaries
Betty Lee Inness Pitts
Hickory Tavern, South Carolina Betty Lee Inness Pitts, 98, of the Hickory Tavern Community and widow of the late James Howard Pitts, passed away Saturday, November 4, 2023, at her home. Born in Fountain Inn, she was a daughter of the late Ralph Dewey and Bernice Beulah Gwinn Inness. Betty retired from Kemet formerly Union…
Read MoreDorothy Elizabeth “Deb” Burroughs Wright
Laurens, South Carolina Dorothy Elizabeth “Deb” Burroughs Wright, age 69, of Laurens, and wife of Gerald Kenneth Wright, passed away on Saturday, November 4, 2023, at her home. Born in Milford, CT, she was the daughter of the late Bruce Burroughs and Helen Temple Rutland Burroughs. Mrs. Wright worked for eighteen years with Becton Dickinson,…
Read MoreLoretta Coker Bailey
Dateline – Laurens, South ,Carolina Loretta Coker Bailey, age 77, wife of Rev. William “Bill” Bailey, passed away Wednesday, November 1, 2023, at her home. She was born on June 20, 1946, in Greenville, South Carolina and was the daughter of the late James Eldred Coker. and Alma Lee Norris Coker. Loretta was proud to…
Read MoreJo Bradley
Ware Shoals , South Carolina Joretta “Jo” Brissey Bradley, 91. wife of the late Robert Eugene Bradley, Sr., of Ware Shoals, passed away November 1, 2023 at Cottingham Hospice House in Seneca, S.C. Joretta, better know as “Jo” was the daughter of the late Charles Casper Brissey and Laura Macie Mitchell Brissey. She retired from…
Read MoreTracy Millwood
Cross Hill, South Carolina Tracy Millwood, age 54, passed away Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at his home in Cross Hill, SC. He was born April 5, 1969 in Clinton, South Carolina and is the son of Paul Millwood of Waterloo and the late Gail Gilstrap Millwood. Tracy was employed as a truck driver with International…
Read MoreJudith Chaney Dorman
Fort Mill, South Carolina Judith Chaney Dorman, age 85, born February 16, 1938, left this earthly life to live in her heavenly home on October 29, 2023. She currently resided at the Langston Square in Clinton, SC, before that she had lived in Fort Mill, SC. She was born in Clinton, SC, predeceased by her…
Read MoreJames Lucas Walker, M.D.
Clinton, South Carolina Dr. James Lucas Walker, 98, beloved family physician, friend and mentor to generations of young people, died in Clinton, SC, on October 23, 2023. His last days were spent at the Presbyterian Community, surrounded by his sons. Dr. Walker was born on July 27, 1925, to George Dawson Walker, a rural family…
Read MoreMary Sue Williamson Merchant
Laurens, South Carolina Mary Sue Williamson Merchant, age 75, of Laurens, and widow of Curtis Merchant, passed away on Sunday, October 22, 2023, at Hospice of Laurens County Hospice House in Clinton. Born in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Robert Lee and Dora Ellison Williamson. Mrs. Merchant retired from General Electric. Surviving…
Read MoreJoey Owens
Waterloo, South Carolina Joseph “Joey” Mark Owens, Sr., widower of Shirley Louise Jordan Owens, of Indian Mound Road, died Friday, October 20, 2023 at Hospice of Laurens County. Born in Laurens County, he was a son of the late Alvin Dean and Ellie Mae Stevenson Owens. He was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church.…
Read MoreMary Ann Craig Link
Clinton, South Carolina Mary Ann Craig Link, widow of the Reverend Robert Sumter Link, died Friday, October 20, 2023, at The Clinton Presbyterian Community where she had been a resident since 2020. She was 96. A Christian educator and teacher, she served as Director of Christian Education at Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church in Elkins, WV,…
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