1926
Laura
2015
Laura Pickens Heaton
August 12, 1926 — August 21, 2015
Laura Pickens Heaton
Easley
Mrs. Laura Josephine Pickens Heaton, 89, wife of the late Joe Benson Heaton, Jr., passed away Friday, August 21, 2015 at Rainey Hospice House, Anderson.
Born in Pickens County, the daughter of the late Julius Andrew and Elizabeth MacNabb Pickens, Mrs. Heaton was a graduate of Easley High School, Draughn's Business College,Southern Airways School of Aviation, and attended the University of South Carolina where she studied Personnel Management. She was Supervisor of Procurement Section at Donaldson Air Force Base, Greenville, SC, Secretary and Bookkeeper for Blakely Plumbing Supply Company, and retired from the Pickens County YMCA in 1987 as Secretary and Bookkeeper. Mrs. Heaton was a member of Brushy Creek Baptist Church where she was past president of the Joy Sunday School Class, and past Secretary/Treasurer of the Willing Workers Sunday School Class for a number of years.
Surviving are two sons, Joe Andrew Heaton and his wife Margo of Clovis, CA, and Julius Pickens Heaton of Easley; a daughter, Jo Heaton Smith of Easley; three grandchildren, Hayden Smith, Dr. Laura Heaton and Julia Heaton; and two great-grandchildren, Jade and Rain Smith. In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Heaton was predeceased by a brother, Edwin J. Pickens.
Graveside services will be 1:00 PM Saturday August 22, 2015 at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Easley.
The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the graveside.
The family is at the home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the building fund of Brushy Creek Baptist Church, 100 Clay Street, Easley, SC 29642.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or in person at Robinson Funeral Home-Downtown, which is assisting the family.
Easley
Mrs. Laura Josephine Pickens Heaton, 89, wife of the late Joe Benson Heaton, Jr., passed away Friday, August 21, 2015 at Rainey Hospice House, Anderson.
Born in Pickens County, the daughter of the late Julius Andrew and Elizabeth MacNabb Pickens, Mrs. Heaton was a graduate of Easley High School, Draughn's Business College,Southern Airways School of Aviation, and attended the University of South Carolina where she studied Personnel Management. She was Supervisor of Procurement Section at Donaldson Air Force Base, Greenville, SC, Secretary and Bookkeeper for Blakely Plumbing Supply Company, and retired from the Pickens County YMCA in 1987 as Secretary and Bookkeeper. Mrs. Heaton was a member of Brushy Creek Baptist Church where she was past president of the Joy Sunday School Class, and past Secretary/Treasurer of the Willing Workers Sunday School Class for a number of years.
Surviving are two sons, Joe Andrew Heaton and his wife Margo of Clovis, CA, and Julius Pickens Heaton of Easley; a daughter, Jo Heaton Smith of Easley; three grandchildren, Hayden Smith, Dr. Laura Heaton and Julia Heaton; and two great-grandchildren, Jade and Rain Smith. In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Heaton was predeceased by a brother, Edwin J. Pickens.
Graveside services will be 1:00 PM Saturday August 22, 2015 at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Easley.
The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the graveside.
The family is at the home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the building fund of Brushy Creek Baptist Church, 100 Clay Street, Easley, SC 29642.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or in person at Robinson Funeral Home-Downtown, which is assisting the family.
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