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Area Obituaries

Dr. James Benjamin DuBose, Jr.

Dr. James Benjamin DuBose, Jr. was born on April 03, 1939, in Brooklyn, Alabama to the late James Benjamin DuBose, Sr. and Dorothy Smith DuBose. In 1957, he graduated from Central High School in Jackson, Mississippi. He received the Bachelor of Science in Education degree from Mississippi College in Clinton, Mississippi in 1971. He was…

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Susan Birch

Dateline-Waterloo, South Carolina Susan Birch, 77, of Waterloo went home to be with the Lord on April 30, 2023. Susan is survived by her son, John Coker III of Pelzer, SC, her stepson, Tony Birch, Jessica his wife and their two daughters Jaileigh Bartlett & Carolina Birch –her Granddaughters were the light of her life…

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David Dee Kellett

David Dee Kellett, 100, husband of the late Ruth Glenn Stoddard Kellett, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 30, 2023. Mr. Kellett was born in Fountain Inn to the late Talmage Milton Kellett and Minnie Mae Vaughn Kellett. He was raised and baptized in Green Pond UMC and currently was the oldest…

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Rosemary Avins Shelley

Laurens, South Carolina Rosemary Avins Shelley, age 66, of Laurens and daughter of the late Hal and Dorothy McDuffie Avins, passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2023. Born in Sumter, SC, Rosemary worked for Becton Dickinson Co. in Sumter, she worked in several cafes over the years, and then most recently, she was a loving…

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Louis Dean “Louie” Hawkins, Sr.

Laurens, South Carolina Louis Dean “Louie” Hawkins, Sr., age 78, of Laurens, and husband of Dianne Starnes Durham Hawkins, passed away on Monday, April 17, 2023, at NHC Healthcare of Laurens. Born in Oconee County, he was a son of the late Ruth Hughes Morgan and Otis Harold Morgan. Louie was the owner of Service…

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Patricia Claire Lynch Weisner

Gray Court, South Carolina Patricia Claire Lynch Weisner, age 80, of Gray Court, and wife of Jayhue F. Weisner, Sr., passed away on Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Laurens, she was the daughter of the late John Marcus and Janelle Franks Lynch. Patricia retired from GTE / Verizon.…

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Mary Evans Segars Workman (Burts)

Laurens, South Carolina Mary Evans Segars Workman (Burts), 75, of 107 Overlook Terrace in Laurens and the wife of Donald R. Burts, died at her home on April 11, 2023. Born in Greenwood, she was the daughter of Sarah Boazman Segars and the late Robert Brooks Segars. Surviving in addition to her husband and mother…

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Barbara Ann Panther Conner

Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Barbara Ann Panther Conner, age 81, passed away Saturday, April 8, 2023, at her home. She was born November 28, 1941 in Union, S.C., and was a daughter of the late John H. and Annie Mae Greene Panther. Mrs. Conner was retired from the Torrington Bearing Company and was a…

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Ricky Eugene Silvers Sr.

Dateline – Whitmire, South Carolina Ricky Eugene Silvers, Sr., age 66, of Whitmire, SC, husband of Rosemary Rhinehart Silvers, passed away, Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. He was born September 18, 1956 in Whitmire, SC, and was a son of the late Roy and Nellie Ammons Silvers. Ricky was an avid…

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Richard Lee “Rick” Still

Laurens, South Carolina Richard Lee “Rick” Still, age 67, of Laurens, and husband of Donice Lee Cogsdill Still, passed away on Monday, April 3, 2023. Born in Bradley County, TN, he was a son of Thelma Polly Minnis Still and the late Roy Lee “Jack” Still. Rick retired from Fluor with 32 years of dedicated…

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