Ware Shoals – Gary Wayne Melton, 51, of 14 Balentine Dr., husband of Etta Harris Melton, died October 1 at Hospice House of the Piedmont.

Ware Shoals – Carolyn Annette Trupia, granddaughter of the late Hayward and Sybil Alverson died October 2 at the age of 47.

Waterloo- Bobby Martin Allen, 76, of 104 Allen Rd. died September 29 at Hospice of Laurens.

Laurens – Mrs. Opal Ann Thomason Rousey, 68, of 301 Hanks Rd., died Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at Saluda Nursing Home.

Greenwood – Alma Berneice Davis Ezell, 88, of 508 D Cobb Rd., widow of H. E. “Pete” Ezell, died Monday, September 26, 2011 at Wesley Commons.

Hodges – Homer Johnson, 79 of 1911 Morgan Road, husband of  Irene Poole Johnson, died September 24, 2011 at Hospice of the Piedmont in Greenwood.

Donalds – George Ellis Uldrick, 88, widower of Emmie McKeown Uldrick, of 455 Dodson Road, died Wednesday September 21, 2011.

Anderson – Ricky Dale Mattison, 53, of 115 James St. died Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011.

Honea Path – John William Shirley, 84 of 1000 Chippendale Drive died Saturday at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson.