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Charles Irvin Nalley
Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina Charles Irvin Nalley entered his eternal life on Thursday, March 9th. Surviving is his wife and love Jolene Bennett Nalley. Together they recently celebrated 66 wonderful blessed years of marriage. Charles was born April 7, 1934 in Oconee County, SC to George Franklin Nalley and Connie Brewer Nalley. He had…
Read MoreMAJ. William Hugh “Billy” Cain, Jr, US Army Ret.
Laurens, South Carolina MAJ. William Hugh “Billy” Cain, Jr, US Army Ret, age 87, of Laurens, and husband of Jane Barnes Cain, passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2023, at NHC Health Care of Laurens. Born in Laurens, SC on April 7, 1935, he was a son of the late William Hugh Cain, Sr., and…
Read MoreLawrence Benson Roth
Clinton, South Carolina Lawrence Benson Roth, age 92, of Green Plain Road., husband of Patricia Parker Roth, passed away, Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at Hospice of Laurens County. He was born August 12, 1930 in Barnett, Georgia, and was a son of the late Albert P. Roth and Edna Patrick Roth. Benson brought his two…
Read MoreWar Stories: Clinton honors city’s veterans
Clinton, South Carolina – Charles Nally was a young Army soldier in West Germany when he faced his most dangerous day of service completely by mistake. The Clinton resident, now 88, was out with fellow soldiers in the early 1950s on a border patrol when a commander sent sharp orders to return. “We’d gone into…
Read MoreJames “Jimmy” M. Godwin, Sr.
Gray Court, South Carolina James “Jimmy” M. Godwin, Sr., 73, of Gray Court and husband of 53 years to Linda Kay Riddle Godwin passed away Thursday, October 27, 2022, at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Laurens, he was a son of the late Roy Lee and Lillie Bell Owens Godwin. Mr. Godwin retired…
Read MoreDonald Allen Bryson, Sr.
Laurens, South Carolina Donald Allen Bryson, Sr., age 88, of Laurens, passed away, October 21, 2022, at National Health Care Laurens. He was the husband of Marianne Toth Bryson. Born in Struthers, OH, he was the son of the late Lloyd and Katherine Styles Bryson. Donald worked as a manager for several advertising companies, he…
Read MoreJackson Donnelly “Don” Burroughs, Sr.
Gray Court, South Carolina Jackson Donnelly “Don” Burroughs, Sr., age 88, passed away on March 5, 2022, at home surrounded by family. Originally born in Vance County, NC, he was the son of the late James Gilliam Burroughs and Elain Wright Burroughs. Don spent his first 12 years in Canada and his family moved to…
Read MoreLoyd Jackson Cain
Dateline – Clinton, South Carolina Sgt. Major Loyd Jackson Cain, US Army, Ret., 85, of Clinton, SC, husband of Katheryn Weems Cain, died Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Rockingham, N.C., to the late Woodrow and Annie Kanipe Cain. Sgt. Major Cain retired from the US Army…
Read MoreLawrence A. Nelson, Jr.
Dateline – Laurens, South Carolina Lawrence A. Nelson, Jr., age 77 passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at his home. He was born in Clinton, SC and was a son of the late Lawrence Addison Nelson, Sr. and the late Cleo Bailey Nelson. He was retired from the IT Department at Clinton Mills, was a…
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