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Area Obituaries

Samuel Chester “Chet” Hall

Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Samuel Chester “Chet” Hall, 65, of Brewington Road passed away Sunday, January 30, 2022, at the Laurens County Hospice House in Clinton. Born in Laurens, he was a son of the late Albert Lee and Harriett Pinson Hall. Chet was a member of Bethel Baptist Church where he has served…

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Patsy Robinson Cooper

Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Patsy Robinson Cooper, age 85, of Laurens, and widow of Hugh Wilton Cooper, Sr., passed away on Sunday, January 30, 2022, at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood. Born in Anderson County, she was a daughter of the late James Alvin and Pearl West Robinson. Patsy retired from GE and was…

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Audrey Owens Blackwell

Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Audrey Owens Blackwell, 92, of 110 Milliken Street and wife of the late Joel Aaron Blackwell, passed away Sunday, January 30, 2022, at her home. Born in Laurens, she was the daughter of the late JD and Gray Patton Owens. Audrey retired from Laurens County Hospital with 29 years of…

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Etsuko Hayata Fowler

Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Etsuko Hayata Fowler, 87, formerly of Penland Road in Laurens and wife of the late Charles Bruce Fowler, passed away January 28, 2022, at the Presbyterian Home in Clinton. Born in Osaka, Japan, she was daughter of the late Tadashi Hayata. Mrs. Fowler worked over the years for 3M, GE…

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Lawrence A. Nelson, Jr.

Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Lawrence A. Nelson, Jr., age 77 passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at his home. He was born in Clinton, SC and was a son of the late Lawrence Addison Nelson, Sr. and the late Cleo Bailey Nelson. He was retired from the IT Department at Clinton Mills, was a…

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Elisabeth “Libby” Coats Rhodes

Dateline-Laurens, South Carolina Elisabeth “Libby” Coats Rhodes, 76, wife of 46 years to Danny M. Rhodes, entered eternal rest on Wednesday, January 26, 2022. She was born in Charleston, SC on September 22, 1945, and was the daughter of the late James Julian “J.J.” Coats and Betty “B” Cleveland Coats. She was a member of…

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Ledman Charles Powell, Sr.

Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Ledman Charles Powell, Sr.,76, of Bethel Church Road and husband of the late Linda Price Powell, passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at NHC in Clinton. Born in Marietta, GA, he was a son of the late Charles Pinckney and Helen McDowell Powell. Mr. Powell was a member of Bethel…

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Beulah Dickson Moore

Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina Beulah Dickson Moore, age 96, widow of Thomas E. Moore Jr., passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at National Health Care of Clinton. Born January 10, 1926 in Cherokee County, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin C. Dickson and the late Hester Haynes Dickson Mrs. Moore is survived…

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Noah Allen Bible

Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Noah Allen Bible, age 92, and husband of Willie Bible, died Monday, January 24, 2022, at the Upstate Community Hospice House – Agape Care of Landrum, SC. He was born in Del Rio, Tennessee, and was a son of the late Zack and Beatrice Self Bible. He was a member…

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Curtis Henry Young

Dateline – Taylors, South Carolina Curtis Henry Young, age 86, entered his eternal resting place on Saturday, January 22, 2022. He was the son of the late George I. Young and Lillie Whitmire Young of Lydia Mill. He was predeceased by his wife JoAnn Young, his sister Kate Young Eaton, his brother James “Tiny” F.…

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