Area Obituaries
Wyndoland Elizabeth Wilbanks
Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina Wyndoland Elizabeth Wilbanks, 94, resident of Woodbridge in Clinton passed away Sunday, February 13, 2022, at the Hospice House of Laurens County in Clinton. Born in Cliffside, NC she was the oldest daughter of the late Callie Watson and Flora Lee Schultz Wilbanks. Mrs. Wilbanks graduated from Mars Hill College…
Read MoreSamuel Lee Yeager
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Samuel Lee Yeager, 73, of Laurens and husband of Peggy Jean Padgett Yeager, passed away Saturday, February 12, 2022, at his home. Born in Moreland, GA, he was the son of the late Samuel Claude Yeager, Jr. and Lois Spriggs Yeager. Mr. Yeager retired from Georgia Power and from Amerigas;…
Read MoreDavid Wayne Campbell
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina David Wayne Campbell, age 67, of Laurens, SC, husband of Janice Campbell, passed away Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at National Healthcare of Clinton. Born May 20, 1954 in Laurens, SC, he was a son of the late Fred Campbell and the late Maude Lee Bragg Campbell. David was an avid…
Read MoreRobert Michael “Bird” Hammond
Dateline – Gray Court, South Carolina Robert Michael “Bird” Hammond, 69, of 1473 Lincoln Road, passed away Monday, February 7, 2022, at Southpointe Health and Rehab in Greenville. He was born in Spartanburg County, SC and was the son of the late Bob and Eunice Holley Hammond. Mike was a proud graduate of Ford High…
Read MoreJoe Robinson Giles, Sr.
Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina Joe Robinson Giles, Sr., age 89, of S. Adair Street, Clinton, husband of Lou Cornwall Giles, passed away, Sunday, February 6, 2022 at NHC of Clinton. Born July 27, 1932 in Greenwood, SC, he was a son of the late Lewis Franklin and the late Jodie Robinson Giles. He was…
Read MoreAlivee “Bootsie” Cunningham Bailey
Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina Alivee “Bootsie” Cunningham Bailey, age 82, of Clinton, and widow of Donnie Bailey, passed away Saturday, February 5, 2022, at PRISMA Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Clinton and was a daughter of the late James Duvall and Mary Lee Holtzclaw Cunningham. Bootsie was a lifelong member of Rocky…
Read MoreLoyd Jackson Cain
Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina Sgt. Major Loyd Jackson Cain, US Army, Ret., 85, of Clinton, SC, husband of Katheryn Weems Cain, died Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Rockingham, N.C., to the late Woodrow and Annie Kanipe Cain. Sgt. Major Cain retired from the US Army…
Read MoreVirginia Coggins Coleman
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Virginia Coggins Coleman, age 100, went to be with her Lord and Savior on February 2, 2022. She was the widow of Allen Davis Coleman and daughter of Ernest Freeman and Pearl Brockman Coggins. She was also predeceased by her youngest son, Larry Coleman; and her siblings, Eunice Dobson, Edith…
Read MoreLois Elisabeth Graf Wilson
Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina Lois Elisabeth Graf Wilson, 97, a resident of Clinton Presbyterian Community, died there February 1, 2022. She was born in West Grove, PA May 14, 1924, to the Rev. Charles Earl Graf and Elisabeth Helen Mayhew Graf. Her mother was the first woman to receive credit for courses at Princeton…
Read MoreKathy Melinda Whelchel McGinty
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Kathy Melinda Whelchel McGinty, 69, former resident of Martha Franks Retirement Community, and wife of 45 years to the late Donald Lee McGinty, passed away Monday, January 31, 2022, at Patewood Post Acute in Greenville, SC. Born in Joanna, SC, she was a daughter of the late Melvin Gene “Little…
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