Area Obituaries
Orien Vance Clark
Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina Orien Vance Clark, age 85, of Clinton, passed away Saturday, November 6, 2021 at the Spartanburg Medical Center. He was born February 2, 1936 in Gaffney, SC and was a son of the late Arthur Carroll Clark and Bessie Lee Price Clark. He was a loving and devoted husband, father…
Read MoreJanice Setzer Cunningham
Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina Janice Setzer Cunningham, affectionately known as Bam-Ma, age 69, of Clinton, SC, wife of Gary Cunningham, passed away Wednesday, November 3, 2021, at her home. She was born July 14, 1952, in Clinton, SC and was a daughter of the late J. Freddie Setzer and Margaret Wilson Setzer. Janice worked…
Read MoreDonny Wilder
Clinton, South Carolina Donny Wilder, born March 9, 1932, was the son of the late Shadie S. Wilder and Robert P. Wilder. He peacefully passed away on November 2, 2021 with his family by his side. Donny Wilder, once a promising football player, contracted polio at the age of 13, cutting his athletic aspirations short.…
Read MoreDavid Sage Veneklasen
Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina David Sage Veneklasen, 77, of Clinton and husband of Rosemary Mathews Veneklasen, passed away at his home, Tuesday, November 2, 2021. Born in Chicago, IL, he was a son of the late Dudley Ralph and Jean Sage Veneklasen, a graduate of Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville, FL, and…
Read MoreTimothy Ed “Tim” Heaton
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Timothy Ed “Tim” Heaton, age 71, of 1597 Sandy Springs Road, and husband of Marie Heaton, passed away Sunday, October 31, 2021, at his home. He was born in Clinton and was a son of the late James Edgar and Katherine Louise Butler Heaton. Tim was a US Army Veteran,…
Read MoreRoberta “Bobbie” Fowler Stoddard
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Roberta “Bobbie” Fowler Stoddard, age 89, died Friday, October 29, 2021 at her home. She was born in Laurens, SC on September 22, 1932 and was the daughter of the late Wesley and Neva Fowler. Mrs. Stoddard was a bookkeeper of Piedmont Rural Telephone Company for several years, and in…
Read MoreTed L. Wilson, Sr.
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Ted L. Wilson, Sr., age 74, passed away Thursday, October 28, 2021, at the Hospice of Laurens County. He was born in Clinton and was a son of the late Johnny William Wilson and Evelyn Marie Braswell Wilson. Mr. Wilson retired from Greenwood Construction and was a former employee of…
Read MoreVirginia Ann Hester
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Virginia Ann Hester, 88, of 1553 Rocky Springs Rd., passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2021. She was a daughter of Samuel M. Hester, Sr. and Geneva V. Stewart. Mrs. Hester was a retired librarian and receptionist at BF Shaw. A member of The First Assembly Church of Laurens and she…
Read MoreMarie Sellars Owings
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Marie Sellars Owings, age 88, of 135 Double O’Finley, and widower of Charles Hicks Owings, passed away on Sunday, October 24, 2021, at her home. She was born in Spartanburg and was a daughter of the late Burnon G. Sellars and Leona Moss Sellars. Marie had a God given gift…
Read MoreAnna Lou Davenport
Dateline – Enoree, South Carolina Anna Lou Davenport, age 80, of 92 Memory Lane, and widow of the late William Davenport, passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2021. She was born in Bluegrass, Va., and was a daughter of the late Cornelius McKinley Colaw and Mildred Racey Warner Colaw. Mrs. Davenport is survived by her sons,…
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