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Area Obituaries

Marion Dunn Hutcherson

Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Marion Dunn Hutcherson, age 86, widow of Robert Douglas Hutcherson, passed away Saturday, September 2, 2023 at the Hospice of Laurens County. She was born October 28, 1936 in Halifax, VA and was the daughter of the late Maynard Earle Dunn and Effie Henry Mayhew Dunn. Mrs. Hutcherson was retired…

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Wyladene C. “Dena” Mobley

Wyladene C. “Dena” Mobley, ninety one-derful, formerly of Kaye Drive, widow of Kenneth N. Mobley, passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2023, at NHC of Greenwood. Born in Laurens County, she was a daughter of the late Earl L. and Neva Thompson Cooper. Dena was a graduate of Ford High School, Laurens, was employed by Abney…

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John Manley “Johnny” Poole

Gray Court, South Carolina John Manley “Johnny” Poole, age 69, of Gray Court, and husband of Mary Adair Poole, passed away on Saturday, August 26, 2023, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. Born in Greenville, he was the son of the late Jesse Lee and Cassie Hawkins Poole. Johnny was a faithful member of Warrior Creek…

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L. Richard Burts

Fountain Inn, South Carolina L. Richard Burts, 75, of 300 Old Laurens Road, Fountain Inn passed away Thursday, August 24, 2023 at St. Francis Hospital in Greenville, S.C. Richard was the son of the late Ansel Burts and the late Dorothy Burts Brown. He is survived by two sisters- Miriam Dutton (Don) of Hickory Tavern…

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Larry Neal Edge

Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Larry Neal Edge, of Lake Greenwood, SC, age of 82, passed away after a short illness. He was born November 2, 1940 in Spartanburg County and was the son of the late Joseph Harvey Edge and the late Helen Byars Edge. Larry was a graduate of Woodruff High School and…

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Thomas Eugene “Gene” McCarson

Laurens, South Carolina Thomas Eugene “Gene” McCarson, age 82, of Laurens, and loving husband of the late Betty Elaine Robinson McCarson, passed away on Sunday, August 20, 2023, at his home. Born in Laurens, SC, he was the son of the late James and Rebecca Milam McCarson. Gene was a retired pipeline supervisor for the…

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Toshiko Ishikawa Taylor

Laurens, South Carolina Toshiko Ishikawa Taylor passed away on August 20, 2023, at her home in Laurens County, SC. She was the wife of David N. Taylor of Laurens County, SC. Toshiko was born in the town of Ishikawa, on the island of Okinawa, Japan on September 15, 1936, to Enjaro and Kamie Ishikawa. In…

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Barbara “Bobbi” Lee Zegen

Dateline – Mountville, South Carolina Barbara “Bobbi” Lee Zegen, age 83, passed away Saturday, August 19, 2023 at the NHC of Laurens. She was born November 21, 1939 in Washington, D.C. and was a daughter of the late Douglas Wolf and the late Hattie May Wolf. She received an Associate’s Degree from American University in…

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Shirley Ann Parrish Plaia

Laurens, South Carolina Shirley Ann Parrish Plaia, 84, of Laurens, South Carolina, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family, Friday, August 18, 2023. Shirley was born on August 10, 1939 to  John A. and Kathryn J. Parrish in Washington. She was a former employee of Enterprise Specialty Products of Laurens. Shirley is…

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Briannah Blake Revis

Laurens, South Carolina Briannah Blake Revis, age 27, of Laurens, passed away on August 17, 2023, at her home surrounded by her family. Born in Greenwood, she was the daughter of Johnna Teague Revis of Laurens and Richard Vernon Revis of Joanna. A member of The First a Pentecostal Fellowship, Briannah worked as a CNA…

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