Honea Path – Mrs. Gladys Fowler Bohannon, 69, of 208 Hook Road, wife of Clarence Daniel Bohannon, died Saturday, March 16, 2013 at her home.

Leslie “Les” Ricketts, Jr.

Honea Path – Leslie Henry “Les” Ricketts, Jr., 65 husband of Cathy Walker Ricketts of 1423 Legion Lake Road died Thursday, March 14, 2013 at his home.

Born in Abbeville County, he was a son of the late Leslie Henry Ricketts, Sr. and Amanda Louise Ashley Ricketts. He was retired from Duke Power Company, was a member of Chiquola Baptist Church and Centre Lodge #37 A.F.M. He served in the Army Reserves for 26 years and was co-owner of Playhouse Daycare.

Surviving are his wife of the home, two sons; Leslie H. Ricketts III of Honea Path and Mark Abercrombie of Donalds; three daughters, Angie Ricketts Gambrell, Amanda Ricketts McClain and Prissy Poole Vaughan all of Honea Path; one brother, Walter Bradley “W.B.” Ricketts of Honea Path; two sisters, Peggy Jo Bailey of Cummings Ga., and Sarah McClain of Newnan Ga., and eleven grandchildren.

Funeral services will be 3 PM Saturday at Chiquola Baptist Church with Rev. Ronnie Powell and Rev. Brad Haynes officiating. Burial with Masonic Rites will follow in Eastview Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 7-9 PM Friday at Pruitt Funeral Home and will be placed in the church at 2 PM Saturday. The family is at the home. ParkerWhitePruitt Funeral Home and Crematory in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be made at www.parkerwhitepruitt.com.

Dorothy E. Hines

Ware Shoals- Dorothy Elledge Hines, 91, of NHC of Greenwood, died Thursday, March 14, 2013.

Donalds – Nannie Mae Smith McDonald, 91, widow of Ralph E. McDonald, formerly of 101 Singleton Rd., died Monday, March 11, 2013 at National Health Care of Anderson.

Laurens – Vivian Hope Pritchard Abrams, 87, widow of Benjamin L. Abrams, of 420 Farley Ave., died Monday, March 11, 2013 at her home.

Ware Shoals - Charles Thomas Boles, 64, of 9 Edgewood Dr., died Monday, March 11, 2013 at Self Regional Medical Center.

Donalds – Rachel Frances Higgins Lollis, 91, widow of James Leroy “Roy” Lollis, of 243 Highway 178 South, died Monday at her home.

Honea Path – Louise L. Gambrell Cannon, 89, widow of Edward Eugene Cannon, of 603 Trussell St., died Sunday, March 10, 2013 at Rainey Hospice House.

Howard Bassett

Honea Path – Howard Davis Bassett, 43, husband of Faith O’Connell Bassett, of 16 Pinson Dr., died Thursday, March 7, 2013 at his home.