Area Obituaries
Dianne Long
Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina Dianne Long, age 69, of Clinton, wife of James “Jimmy” W. Long, Sr., passed away Saturday, December 11, 2021, at Hospice of Laurens County. Born January 26, 1952, in Newberry, SC, she was a daughter of the late Alvin Maynard and Betty Ruth Crawford Motes. Dianne retired from Prisma Healthcare…
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Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Doyle Lee Bailey, age 82, of Laurens, and widower of Shirley Owens Bailey, passed away on Friday, December 10, 2021, at Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Mecklenburg, Virginia and was a son of the late Frank Trenean Bailey and Fannie Leigh Allgood Bailey. Doyle was the…
Read MoreJeffrey G. Presseau
Dateline – Ashland, Virginia Dr. Jeffrey G. Presseau, born in Elmira, N.Y., died peacefully at home in Ashland, VA, December 9, 2021 at age 62 after being diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2019. He is survived by his beloved wife of 41 years Christy, his daughter Alexis Presseau Maloof (Zachary) and grandsons Louis and…
Read MoreCurtis Ray Simmons
Dateline – Gray Court, South Carolina Curtis Ray Simmons, 63, of 3669 Hwy. 92 husband of Erlene Crowder Simmons of the home passed away on Wednesday, December 8, 2012, at his home. A native of Spartanburg, he is the son of Albert Alonzo Simmons of Woodruff and the late Gayle Woody Simmons. He was a…
Read MoreRobert Daniel Rowland
Dateline – Gray Court, South Carolina Robert Daniel Rowland, 65, of Gray Court, passed away on December 8, 2021. He is survived by his son: Michael Rowland (Ashley), two daughters: Brandi Morgan (Shane) and Hope Williams (Mark); eight grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and sister Elizabeth Rowland. He was preceded in death by his wife Debbie Rowland,…
Read MoreWilma Harkins Smith
Dateline – Mountville, South Carolina Wilma Harkins Smith, age 91, resident of Langston Place, and widow of Merle Teague Smith, passed away on Sunday, December 5, 2021, at Prisma Greenville Health System. Born in Newton, NC she was a daughter of the late Pharm Wade Harkins and Mary Ileen Hewitt Harkins. Mrs. Smith worked with…
Read MoreDorothy “Dot” Walker Robinson
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Dorothy “Dot” Walker Robinson, age 88, formerly of 851 Fleming Street Ext., and widow of James “Ed” Robinson, the love of her life, passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021. She was born in Tryon, NC, and was a daughter of the late James Alfred and Pauline Kuykendall Walker. Dot was…
Read MoreEdna Jean Faulkner Stephens
Dateline – Buchanan, Georgia Mrs. Edna Jean Faulkner Stephens, age 89 of Buchanan, passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021. Born in Laurens, SC, on November 19, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Maggie Bostic Faulkner and the late William Herbert Faulkner. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her…
Read MoreBetty Wilkie Rehm
Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina Betty Wilkie Rehm, age 88, widow of Fred Rehm, passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021 at the National Health Care of Laurens. She was born December 16, 1932 in Clinton, SC and was a daughter of the late James Landrum Wilkie and Mary Smith Fallow Wilkie. She is survived by…
Read MoreReverend Dr. Jefferson N. McDowell
Reverend Dr. Jefferson N McDowell, age 68, of 197 Oak Terrace Drive, Laurens, S. C. passed away on Saturday, December 4, 2021, at the Greenville Prisma Health, in Greenville, S.C. He was the pastor of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Laurens, S.C. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Harper McDowell of the…
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