Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Dorothy Irene Collins
Dec 9, 2016
Dorothy Irene Collins, age 64, of 330 Gastley Drive, passed away at her home Friday, December 10, 2016. She was born in Clinton, SC and was a daughter of the late Horace Eugene and Mary Lois Black. She is survived by her two daughters, Stephanie Floyd of Clinton and Jane Medlock Moody (Ben) of Clinton; her two brothers, Gene Black...
Eva Knight Sams
Dec 9, 2016
Dateline – Laurens, SC Eva Knight Sams, age 79, of 130 Log Circle Road, Waterloo, and widow of the late Robert H. Sams, passed away Friday, December 9, 2016, at the Fountain Inn Nursing Home. She was born in Laurens and was a daughter of the late Arthur and Lillian Hazel Knight. Mrs. Sams is survived by a daughter, Mary...
Carolyn Weir Hollis
Dec 9, 2016
Carolyn Weir Hollis, age 95, and widow of Charles A. Hollis, Jr., passed away Friday, December 9, 2016 at the NHC of Clinton. She was born in Newberry, SC and was the daughter of the late Sam L. and Carrie Lee Buford Weir was resident of Clinton for over fifty years. She worked for Young’s Pharmacy for many years at...
Ronnie Darrel Pace
Dec 7, 2016
Ronnie Darrel Pace, age 63, of 4812 Cross Keys Hwy, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at Wallace Thomson Hospital in Union. He was born in Clinton and was a son of the late Ronald Franklin and Betty Jean Summerall and was a member of Bethany Presbyterian Church. Mr. Pace is survived by his wife Helen Marie Pace of the...
Retha Mae Gossett Eustace
Dec 7, 2016
Retha Mae Gossett Eustace age 76, of 202 Davis St. and widow of Marvin “Bonnie” Eustace went to be with her Lord and Savior, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. She was born in Laurens County and was a daughter of the late George Gossett, Sr. and the late Virginia “Jenny” Quinn Gossett. For most of her working life, Retha Mae was...
Bernard Thomas Wicker
Dec 5, 2016
Whitmire, SC Bernard Thomas Wicker age 49, of 195 Horseshoe Cr., passed away Monday, Dec. 5, 2016 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Union, SC and was a son of the late Thomas Ray and Alice Viola Howell Wicker. Mr. Wicker was a faithful member of the Whitmire Pentecostal Holiness Church and enjoyed being an...
Walter Senn Ramage
Dec 5, 2016
Dateline - Laurens, SC Walter Senn Ramage, 83, passed into eternity on Monday, December 5 leaving behind his wife of 61 years, Harriet Patterson Ramage, and two daughters, Rita Ramage Wells and husband Bill, and Elizabeth Ramage Derby and four grandchildren, Ann Wells, Margaret Derby, Walter Derby and Kathryn Wells. Walter grew up in Laurens County. He finished at Laurens...
Faye Parrish Simmons
Dec 5, 2016
Faye Parrish Simmons, widow of J. Allen Simmons, died on Monday, December 5, 2016. Her memorial service will be Friday, December 9 at 2 PM at Broad Street United Methodist Church. Visitation will follow the service. There will be a private burial service. Surviving children are Connie and Buddy Lollis, Henry and Cynthia Simmons, and Gene and Clovis Simmons. Grandchildren...
Tom "Tommy" Charles Lynch Ii
Dec 3, 2016
Dateline – Clinton, SC The Heavenly Angels took Tommy Lynch, age 63, home to Jesus on December 3, 2016. He was the son of the late Charles and Carolyn Lynch. He lived in Whitten Center in Clinton, SC. He leaves behind two sisters, Carol Massingail (Junior) and Chief Warrant Officer 3 (RETA) Charlyne Nuckols; nieces, Lisa Reece and Heather Murphy;...
Brenda King Bodie
Dec 3, 2016
Brenda King Bodie, age 74, of 192 Sims St, and the widow of Ervin Clayton Bodie, Sr., passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016 at White Oak Manor. She was born in Whimire and was a daughter of Charlie Francis King and Maggie Mae Crocker. She is survived by her two sons, Kenneth Bodie (Heather) and Ervin “Clay” Bodie, Jr., both...
Bessie Jean Tucker Stevenson
Nov 30, 2016
Dateline – Joanna, SC Bessie Jean Tucker Stevenson, age 72, of 538 Whitmire Hwy, passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at her home. She was born in Fountain Inn, SC and was a daughter of the late Willie Bell Tucker. Mrs. Stevenson was retired from Palmetto Spinning and was a member of the First Assembly of God Church. She is...
David P. Shipes
Nov 29, 2016
Dateline – Clinton, SC David Patrick Shipes, age 60, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2016. He was born in Clinton and was a son of Emma Crapps Shipes and the late D.P. Shipes, Jr. In addition to his mother he is survived by his sisters, Ann Smith (Dave) and Angie McGee (Barry), and his brother, Sammy Shipes. He was predeceased...
Nancy Price Long
Nov 29, 2016
Dateline – Clinton, SC Nancy Price Long, age 69, passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at Laurens County Memorial Hospital. She was born in Union County and was a daughter of the late John Paul Price and Minnie Mars Price. Mrs. Long had worked in manufacturing for several years but was mostly a homemaker. She was a member of...
Thomas "Tommy" E. Addison Jr.
Nov 27, 2016
Thomas “Tommy” Eldred Addison, Jr, went to God on Sunday, November 27th. He was born in Clinton and was the son of Tom and Jane Harris Addison. Tommy was a 1973 graduate of Darlington School in Rome, Georgia. He graduated from Presbyterian College in 1977 with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and History. Mr. Addison worked as a social...
James D. "Jimmy" Bass Sr.
Nov 25, 2016
Dateline – Clinton, SC James D. “Jimmy” Bass, Sr., age 62, passed away Friday, November 25, 2016, at the NHC of Laurens. He was born in Clinton and was a son of the late Lewis D. and Betty Hilley Bass. Mr. Bass worked in several jobs during his life, and attended the Lydia Mill Church of God. Mr. Bass is...
Gertrude (Trudy) Bell Reynolds
Nov 25, 2016
Gertrude (Trudy) Bell Reynolds, 100, of Whitmire, SC, passed away November 25, 2016. She was predeceased by her parents, Dr. Jesse Rutledge and Effie Sewell Bell; her husband, Clifford M. Reynolds; her sister, Louise Bell Baker; her brother, Dr. John W. Bell; and nephew, Lt. Jesse R. Baker. Trudy was born on October 2, 1916, in Due West, SC. She...
Thomas Cecil "Judge" Vaughan
Nov 24, 2016
Dateline – Kinards, SC Thomas Cecil “Judge” Vaughan, age 73, of 82 Crouch Drive, passed away Thursday, November 24, 2016 at White Oak Manor in Newberry, SC. He was born in Newberry and was a son of the late Dick Moorhead Vaughan and the late Sease Dominick Vaughan Senn. Mr. Vaughan was an Independent Insurance Adjuster and a member of...
Charles William Vaughan
Nov 24, 2016
Dateline – Clinton, SC Charles William Vaughan, age 92, formerly of 11379 Highway 121, Newberry, passed away Thursday, November 24, 2016, at Langston Place. He was born in Union and was the son of the late Douglas William and Bessie Lawson Vaughan. Mr. Vaughan was retired from the Milliken Plant and was a member of First Baptist Church of Whitmire....
C. T. "Tommy" Sublett
Nov 23, 2016
C. T. “Tommy” Sublett went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 23, 2016. He was a graduate of Erskine College and taught in the Laurens County School System for 52 years which included Clinton High School, Laurens High School, Laurens Academy, and USC Laurens. He was a #1 Big Blue Kentucky Wildcat fan. Mr. Sublet is survived...
Stanley Curtis Holbert
Nov 23, 2016
Stanley Curtis Holbert, age 60, of 254 Fuller Rd, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2016. He was born in Clinton and was the son of the late Curtis Luvell and Agnes Grace Holbert. Mr. Holbert is survived by his wife, Teresa Holbert of the home; his sister Connie Holbert of Clinton; and his grandchildren, James Michael Chase Holbert, William Mason...
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