Martha Franks Retirement Community
Deborah “Debbie” Templeton Morgan
Laurens, South Carolina Deborah “Debbie” Templeton Morgan, 71, wife of Charles Glenn Morgan, passed away on February 15, 2024, at Martha Franks Retirement Community. Born on December 30, 1952, in Knox, IN, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Frank Templeton and Betty Jo Sneed Templeton, of Presbyterian Home in Clinton. She worked in…
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Laurens, South Carolina Jean Taylor Williams, age 93, passed away on Thursday, December 21, 2023, at Martha Franks Retirement Community. Born in Laurens, Jean was the daughter of the late John Arthur and Madge Medlock Taylor. She was a graduate of Laurens High School and received a two-year Business degree from Winthrop College. She worked…
Read MoreFloyd Gary Taylor, Jr.
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Floyd Gary Taylor, Jr., age 97, of Laurens, and widow of Betty McKee Taylor, passed away on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at Martha Franks Retirement Community. Born in Laurens, he was a son of the late Floyd G. Taylor, Sr. and Bertha Deitz Taylor. Mr. Taylor was a US Navy…
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Hickory Tavern, South Carolina Helen Eugenia Kellett, age 95, of Hickory Tavern, passed away on Friday, March 3, 2023, at Martha Franks Retirement Community. Born in Hickory Tavern, she was a daughter of the late Jimmie Lee and Ethel Bolt Kellett. Helen was employed with JP Stevens Watts Plant and Laurens Mill. She was a…
Read MoreJuanita Glass Alexander
Laurens, South Carolina Juanita Glass Alexander, age 92, of Laurens, and wife of the late Rev. Thomas Eugene “Gene” Alexander, passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at PRISMA Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Gramling, SC, she was a daughter of the late John Lloyd and Lillie Faye Weatherly Glass. Juanita graduated from Furman…
Read MoreHarriett Elizabeth Taylor Atkinson
Laurens, South Carolina Harriett Elizabeth Taylor Atkinson, 91, of Laurens and widow of Marvin Fredrick Atkinson passed away Sunday, November 13, 2022, at Martha Franks Retirement Community. Born in Laurens, she was a daughter of the late Charlton Holmes and Loree Garrett Taylor. Mrs. Atkinson retired from Milliken and was a member of Laurens Pentecostal…
Read MoreEdith Alewine Skinner
Edith Alewine Skinner, age 97, of Laurens and wife of the late Ralph Page Skinner, passed away on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at Martha Franks Retirement Community. Born in Anderson, she was a daughter of the late John Clarence Alewine and Margaret Mae Fisher. A member of Hillcrest Baptist Church, Edith was formerly employed with…
Read MoreLinda Kaye Thomason Mitchell
Laurens, South Carolina Linda Kaye Thomason Mitchell, 79, of Laurens, and wife of James Martin Mitchell, Jr., passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2022, at Martha Franks Retirement Community. Born in Laurens, she was a daughter of the late George Maxie and Helen Cain Thomason. Linda was a member of Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church where…
Read MoreRichard B. Edwards
Laurens, South Carolina Richard B. Edwards, age 89, husband of the late Ruth Smith Edwards, resident of Martha Franks Retirement Community and formerly of Lemon Tree Trail, passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at PRISMA Health Laurens County Hospital. Born in Laurens, he was a son of the late Horace B. and Alma Riddle…
Read MorePhyllis Sutherland Metz
Laurens, South Carolina Phyllis Sutherland Metz, 83, of Laurens and wife of 58 years of Charles Bedell Metz, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at her home. Born in Toccoa, GA, she was a daughter of the late Rev. C. H. Sutherland and Aileen Keel Sutherland. Phyllis worked alongside her husband at Professional Drug Store…
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