Area Obituaries
Amelia Finley
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Amelia Finley, who loved to be called “Momma” by her kids and Nana by her grandchildren, departed her loving family on Sunday, January 23, 2022. Amelia was born in Joanna, S.C., on August 11, 1947 to the late Mattie and Grey Stroud. She married Leonard M. Finley on July 26,…
Read MoreWilliam (Billy) Laverne Osborne
Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina William (Billy) Laverne Osborne, 58, resident of 304 Jefferson St., Clinton, SC, passed away January 23, 2022 at his home. He was born August 11, 1963 to the late James Laverne Osborne and Sybil Kidd Osborne Patterson. He was predeceased by a brother, Joe Lawson. Billy graduated from Clinton High…
Read MoreJames Wade Goodman
Dateline – Mountville, South Carolina James Wade Goodman, 96, husband of Betty Harris Goodman, passed away Friday, January 21, 2022, at Self Regional Healthcare. He was born July 4, 1925 in Mountville and was a son of the late Samuel Brooks and Nellie Miller Goodman. James graduated from Mountville High School and was a 1950…
Read MoreRaymond “Horace” King
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Raymond “Horace” King, Sr., age 92, of 2870 Neely Ferry Road, passed away on Thursday, January 20, 2022, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born in Laurens, he was a son of the late James Pelham and Lucille Todd King. A U.S. Army Veteran, he was a member of Rabun Creek Baptist…
Read MoreRory Adrianne Dees
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Rory Adrianne Dees, of Conway Ave and 16 Wallace Street, died January 20, 2022, in Laurens County. She was the daughter of Robin B. (John Palmer) Dees and Owen (Regina) Dees, born December 20,1982 in Laurens County. She was 39 years young and is missed and Deeply Loved, by her…
Read MoreJudith Dobbins Surles
Dateline – Conway, South Carolina Judith (Judy) Dobbins Surles passed away on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at the age of 78. Judy was born on July 13, 1943 in Clinton, S.C., the daughter of the late William C Dobbins, Jr. and Helen Blakely Dobbins. A long-time resident of Mount Pleasant, S.C., Judy spent the last…
Read MoreBenjamin Franklin Morrow, Jr.
Dateline – Cross Hill, South Carolina Benjamin Franklin Morrow, Jr., age 96, passed away Monday, January 17, 2022 at his home. He was born March 15, 1925 in Converse, SC and was the son of the late Benjamin Franklin Morrow, Sr. and Janie Irene Crocker Morrow. He was a proud Veteran of the US Army…
Read MoreTerrilou Lane Woodard
Dateline – Mountville, South Carolina Terrilou Kay Lane Woodard, age 69, of Mountville, and wife of Donald “Pete” Woodard, passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2022, at her home. Born in Panama City, Florida, she was a daughter of the late Terry and Miriam Holmes Lane. She was a retired medical transcriber, an artist with…
Read MoreDavid Theodore Williamson
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina David Theodore Williamson, 89, passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2022, at his home. Born in Abbeville County, he was a son of the late James Horace and Mattie Mae Perry Williamson. Theodore was member of Rabun Creek Baptist Church, was self-employed and a member of the Lions Club in…
Read MoreCharles Robert (Bubba) Ray
Dateline – Clinton, South Caroliona Charles Robert (Bubba) Ray, 79, of Clinton, passed away Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022 at NHC of Clinton. He was born Aug. 13, 1942 in Clinton and was the son of the late Charles Dudley Ray and Davis V. and Ruby Ray Pitts. He attended Clinton area schools and graduated from…
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