Donalds – Lillie Moore Long, 86, of Donalds died peacefully on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. She was the widow of Clyde Griffin Long. She was born in Anderson County to the late James Allen and Lila Ivester Moore.

Dillon - Rev. Benjamin Ronald Cook, Sr., 79,  passed away  at McLeod Hospital in Dillon on March 27, 2015.

Waterloo – Altha Belle Pryor Wrenn, 80, widow of James Harold “Doc” Wrenn, of 523 Cannon Road, died Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at Hospice Care of the Piedmont.

Ware Shoals – Elizabeth Sims Haynes Canales, 89, widow of Joe Canales, formerly of 365 Balentine Lake Road, died Tuesday March 24, 2015 at Petra Nursing Home in McCormick.

Donalds – Andrew “Sam” Fleming, 86, of 379 E. Main Street, husband of Grace Edna Deanhardt Fleming, died Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at his home.

Waterloo – Jessie Mae Davenport Willard, 88, widow of Claude William Willard, formerly of 81 Sunday Drive died Sunday, March 22, 2015 at Laurens County Memorial Hospital.

Honea Path – John Ralph Ridge, 84 of 607 W. Greer Street, husband of Jean Walker Ridge, died Friday at his home.

Laurens – Edgar Gibson Cox, 95, of One Martha Franks Drive, husband of Leflesha Stewart Johnson Cox, died Friday, March 20, 2015 at Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community.

Ware Shoals – Americo Caprini, 84, of #19 North Riegel Avenue, son of the late Frank and Louise  Caprini, died Thursday March 19. 2015 at his home.

Born in Pittsburg, PA.,  he had served in the U.S. Marines during the Korean War. He was a member of the West Main Street Church of God, and the Men’s Bible Class there. His adopted family was George and Carol Johnson and their children, Heath Burton, Kara Sprouse, and his special grandchildren, Caleb and Cole Burton and Aiden and Anna Doyle. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family.

Honea Path – Arthur Leverne Quales, Sr., 76, husband of Jane Carpenter Quales, of 605 Sherwood Ave., died Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at his home.

Born in Bristol, TN, he was a son of the late Charles Woodrow and Opal Marie Stamper Quales, Sr. He was a member of Mt. Bethel Baptist Church and was an 11 year veteran of the Virginia National Guard. He was retired from Old Dominion Freight Lines.

Surviving in addition to his loving wife of 53 years of the home are: two sons, Arthur L. Quales, Jr and wife Donna and Michael E. Quales and his companion Colleen, all of Charlotte, NC, two sisters, Shirley Q. Blackmon and husband John of Newton Grove, NC, and Mary Q. Blackmon and husband Thomas of Chesapeake, VA, five grandchildren, John Michael, Matthew, Christian, Reid and Marcus Quales, five great-grandchildren and several special nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a brother, Charles Woodrow Quales, Jr.

All services will be held at Unity Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Newton Grove, NC courtesy of West & Dunn Funeral Home, www.westanddunn.com

Memorials may be made to Pruitt Health Hospice, 1510 N. Fant St, Anderson, SC 29621. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.ParkerWhitePruitt.com