Area Obituaries
Jerry Lewis Schofield
Laurens, South Carolina It is with deep sorrow that the Schofield family announces the passing of Jerry Lewis Schofield, 82, of Hickory Tavern. He was the husband to Linda Marler Schofield and went to be with the Lord on October 18, 2025, at his home. Born in Laurens he was the son of the late…
Read MoreMartha Anne Simpson Simmons
Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina Martha Anne Simpson Simmons passed into peace eternal on October 14, 2025, at Self Regional Medical Center. The daughter of the late Mason and Cecile Simpson, Martha was born August 31, 1932, in Clinton. A long-time, devoted member of Broad Street United Methodist Church, she was a former member of…
Read MoreBrenda Price Wilson
Laurens, South Carolina Brenda Price Wilson, 79, of Laurens, and wife to John Edward Wilson, Jr., passed away on October 13, 2025, at NHC of Laurens. Born in Lake Lure, NC, she was the daughter of Woodrow Wilson and Martha “Jeanette” Clements Price. Brenda dedicated 43 years of her professional life to Canal Insurance and for…
Read MoreRobert K. “Bob” McCraney
Laurens, South Carolina Robert K. “Bob” McCraney, of Laurens and husband of Barbara Prince McCraney, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Thursday, October 9, 2025, at Prisma Healthcare Laurens Hospital. Born in Enoree, SC, he was the son of the late Charles D. & Ethel Varner McCraney. Bob attended Woodruff High School, Spartanburg…
Read MoreJoyce Osborne Campbell
Greenwood, South Carolina Joyce Osborne Campbell, 88, of Greenwood, passed away on Sunday, October 5, 2025, at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood. Born in Laurens, she was the wife of Rev. Taylor Campbell and the daughter of the late John William “Jake” and Edna Ruth Osborne. Joyce was a member of St. Mark United Methodist…
Read MoreHarry Preston Duncan
Mountville, South Carolina Harry Preston Duncan, 66, of Mountville, husband of the late Edna Ruth Fields Duncan, passed away Thursday, October 2, 2025, at Self Regional Healthcare. Born in Jonesboro, Arkansas he was a son of the late Eddie and Lavanie Petigo Duncan. Harry was an active member of Beaverdam Baptist Church. He lived his life…
Read MoreJanice Marie Hall Moates
Laurens, South Carolina Janice Marie Hall Moates, 76, of Laurens, passed away on Sunday, September 28, 2025, at Hospice House of Hospice & Palliative Care in Greenwood. She was the wife of 52 years to the late Michael Flynn “Mike” Moates. Born in Laurens, Janice was a daughter of the late Benjamin Hall, Jr. and…
Read MoreWilgus “Gus” H. Fortney
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Wilgus “Gus” H. Fortney, age 78, husband of Sharon Edwards Fortney, passed away on Friday, September 26, 2025, surrounded by his family at his home. He was born in Hazard, Kentucky on July 6, 1947, and was the son of the late Roy Fortney and Jessie Combs Fortney. Gus began…
Read MoreEloise Bates Hughes
Cross Hill, South Carolina January 20, 1942 — September 20, 2025 Marion Eloise Bates Hughes, 83, of Cross Hill, passed away on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at Self Regional Hospital in Greenwood. Born in Spartanburg, SC, on January 20, 1942, Eloise was the daughter of Victor and Margaret Bates. Eloise graduated from Northwest Classed High…
Read MoreSara Loraine Stone Woodson
Sara Loraine Stone Woodson, 101, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 17, 2025. Mrs. Woodson was born in Pelzer to the late John Roy Stone and Marguerite Vera Berry Stone. She was a former member of First Baptist Simpsonville and present member of First Baptist Church Laurens. She was a longtime resident…
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