Area Obituaries
Margaret T. “Peggy” Gahan
Dateline – New Jersey Margaret T. “Peggy” Gahan, 90, of Union, N.J., passed away Saturday, January 15, 2022, at her home. Born in Clarksburg, W.V., she was the daughter of the late James Martin Gahan and Linette Teague Gahan. She was the lab director at St. James Hospital in Newark, NJ for 45 years. Peggy…
Read MoreBilly J. Laughter
Dateline – Bath, New York Billy J. Laughter, age 56, born and raised in upstate South Carolina (Woodruff, Gaffney, Enoree), later living in Laurens, passed away peacefully on January 15, 2022 in his current home located in Bath, NY. He went to heaven to be with the Lord and his daddy. He was blessed to…
Read MoreJames Brent Cooper
Waterloo, South Carolina James Brent Cooper of Waterloo, S.C., passed away January 13, 2022. There will be a Celebration of Life for him on Sunday, March 20, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. The service will be held at Union Baptist Church, 536 Old Quaker Church Road, Laurens, SC 29360
Read MoreJames Brent Cooper
Dateline – Waterloo, South Carolina James Brent Cooper of Waterloo, passed away Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. There will be a Celebration of Life for him on Sunday, March 20, at 3 p.m. The service will be held at Union Baptist Church, 536 Old Quaker Church Road, Laurens, SC 29360.
Read MoreJames Brent Cooper
Dateline – Waterloo, South Carolina James Brent Cooper of Waterloo, S.C., passed away January 13, 2022. There will be a Celebration of Life for him on Sunday March 20, 2022 at 3:00pm. The service will be held at Union Baptist Church, 536 Old Quaker Church Road, Laurens, SC 29360
Read MoreDavid Burnside
Dateline – Milpitas, California David Burnside, age 78, passed away on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at his home in Milpitas, California. David was born on June 19, 1943, in Laurens County, South Carolina. He was the son of the late Hurley and Elizabeth Ferguson Burnside. He was preceded in death by three brothers, R.B. Burnside,…
Read MoreMyra Burns Young
Dateline – Mountville, South Carolina Myra Burns Young, passed away January 9, 2022. Born in Mountville, SC, January 16, 1935 to the late Herbert & Janie Coates Burns. She was a member of Mountville Baptist Church, she served 52 years in the pre-school & nursery department. She was a member of the WMU, worked with…
Read MoreWillodean Sands Smith
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Willodean Sands Smith, 79, of 822 Ranch Road, and wife of the late James Smith, passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022, at Martha Franks Retirement Community. Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, she was a daughter of the late Russell Lawrence Windle and Ellouise Mae Perry Sands. Willodean was of…
Read MoreBetty Cleveland Coats
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Betty Cleveland Coats, age 97, died surrounded by family on January 8, 2022, at Carolina Gardens in Laurens, South Carolina. Betty was born on January 7, 1925 in Elberton, GA, to parents Doc and Elisabeth Cleveland. She moved to Laurens and accepted a position at The Laurens County Advertiser, where…
Read MoreSarah Josephine Taylor Collins
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Sarah Josephine Taylor Collins, known throughout her life as Sadie, passed away at Hospice of Laurens County on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at the age of 94. She was born in Laurens, SC on December 31, 1927, the daughter of Lewis Hayne Taylor and Avie Inez Templeton, and the granddaughter…
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