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Area Obituaries

John Harold Pate

Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina John Harold Pate, age 81, passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at the Laurens County Hospice House. He was born in Yancy County, Swiss, NC on April 8, 1940 and was a son of the late William Grover Pate and Monervia Hensley Pate. John is survived by his wife, Brenda…

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Evelyn I. Person

Evelyn Irene Person was born on March 6, 1931, in Fayette, W.Va. She passed away peacefully at her home on May 24, 2021, at 90 years of age. “Irene” was one of eight children born to Thomas Jasper Jones Sr. and Mary Frances Jones. Seven siblings that predeceased her were: Thomas Jasper Jones Sr., Eliza…

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Jackie Aron Wooten

Dateline – Joanna, South Carolina Jackie Aron Wooten, Jr., age 66, of Joanna, SC, passed away Monday, May 24, 2021, at Laurens County Memorial Hospital in Clinton, SC. He was born on October 11, 1954 in Clinton, SC and was the son of Norma Carver Wooten of Joanna and the late Jack A. Wooten, Sr.…

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Naomi F. Simms

Dateline – Waterloo, South Carolina Naomi F. Simms, age 95, widow of C. Carlton Simms, died Saturday, May 22, 2021 at her home. Mrs. Simms was born in Calhoun County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Clark L. and Nora Hughes Stalnaker. She and her husband moved to Laurens County in 1969 and in…

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Frances Elizabeth Terry Bolt

Frances Elizabeth Terry Bolt, 99, widow of John Lucius Bolt, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Mrs. Bolt was born in Laurens, SC to the late John Furman Terry and Mary Frances Lynch Terry. Frances and Lucius lived in California for more than 40 years. They returned to South Carolina…

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Carlton Ray “Pete” Kellett

Waterloo, South Carolina Carlton Ray “Pete” Kellett, 77, of 3608 Todd Quarter Road and husband of Leila Cook Kellett, passed away Monday, May 17, 2021. Born in Laurens, he was a son of the late John George Kellett and Jessie Fuller Kellett Duncan. Mr. Kellett was a US Army veteran and also served in the…

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Myrtle Chapman Walker

Dateline – Ware Shoals, South Carolina Myrtle Chapman Walker, age 94, of 318 Martin Road, Ware Shoals, widow of Wister Wilson (Pete) Chapman Jr. (d. 1983) and wife of Talmage Cecil Walker since 1991, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Monday morning, May 17, 2021. Born in Ninety Six as Myrtle Louise Rush, she…

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Edith Marler “Bird” Bryson

Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina Edith Marler “Bird” Bryson, widow of two husbands, Ernest Ramsey and Carl Bryson, passed away Sunday, May 16, 2021, at Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina in Clinton. She was born in Enoree, and was a daughter of the late Julian H. and Maude Wilson Marler. Mrs. Bryson was retired from…

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Talmadge Wideman

Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina Mr. Talmadge “Bo” Wideman, age 95, of Parker St. Clinton, SC, ended his journey on this earth and walked into his inheritance to be with his Lord, Jesus Christ, and his love, Louise Nelson Wideman on May 15, 2021. Mr. Wideman was raised in Laurens County and was educated in…

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Jack Martin Templeton

Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Jack Martin Templeton, 95, of Laurens, SC passed away peacefully at home Thursday, May 13. He is survived by his wife of 74 years, Miriam June Templeton, daughters, Miriam Williams (Dennis) of West Columbia, Lynda Caudle (Wesley) of Lexington, daughter in law, Brenda Templeton of Laurens, 4 grandchildren and 7…

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