Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Melvin "Bear" Gilstrap
Aug 3, 2015
Dateline – Laurens, SC Melvin “Bear” Gilstrap, age 66, of 3740 Neely Ferry Road, passed away Monday, August 3, 2015 at the Laurens County Memorial Hospital. He was born in Easley, SC and was a son of the late Leonard Edward and Lois Horton Gilstrap. Mr. Gilstrap was retired from the Local Union 421, where he was a welder and...
Merle L. Bailey
Aug 2, 2015
Dateline – Laurens, SC Merle L. Bailey, age 86, of 114 Lynn Ave., passed away Sunday, August 2, 2015, at his home. He was born in Winterset, Iowa, and was a son of the late Willis Dailey and Nana Alcorn Bailey. Mr. Bailey retired from B. F. Shaw and was a member of Living Church of God in Anderson, SC....
Jack Penland
Jul 31, 2015
Dateline – Laurens, SC Jack Penland, age 73, of 3806 Torrington Road, passed away Friday, July 31, 2015, at his home. He was born in Laurens and was a son of the late George M. and Elizabeth Anderson Penland. Everyone that knew Jack, knew his life’s love was his cattle and farming, and he enjoyed his time with his friends...
Herbert Owens
Jul 30, 2015
Dateline – Clinton, SC Herbert Owens, age 95, of 28713 Hwy 76 East, and widower of Doris W. Owens, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2015 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Pauline and was the son of the late Victor Owens and Maggie Mitchell Barrett. He is survived by his sons, Robert Stanley Owens (Kim)...
William O. "Coach Lefty" Johnson
Jul 23, 2015
Dateline – Whitmire, SC William O. "Coach Lefty" Johnson, age 80, of 198 Nance Street, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2015 at his home. He was born in Winnsboro, South Carolina and was the son of the late Ralph O. and Nell Hendrix Johnson. Coach Johnson was a graduate of Whitmire High School, Class of 1952. He earned his B.S....
Helen Maxine Spivey Owens
Jul 20, 2015
Dateline – Kinards Helen Maxine Spivey Owens, age 62, of Fairview Church Road, passed away Monday, July 20, 2015 at Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Clinton and was the daughter of J.H. and Jennie Vee Spivey. Mrs. Owens was a member of Fairview Baptist Church. She is survived by her son, Michael E. Holbert (Cindy) of Clinton; her...
Gary Shane Shipman
Jul 17, 2015
Dateline – Laurens, SC Gary Shane Shipman, age 54, of 206 Conway Avenue, passed away Friday, July 17, 2015 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Hickory, North Carolina and was the son of the late Lee Guyton Shipman and Martha Shipman Edwards. He is survived by his son, Joshua Shane Shipman and his sister, Kathy Shipman Edwards. Condolences...
Marsha Conner Rayfield
Jul 17, 2015
Dateline – Laurens, SC Marsha Conner Rayfield, age 53, of 146 Northside Church Road, died Friday, July 17, 2015, at her home. She was born in South Boston, VA, and was a daughter of Barbara Ann Conner of Laurens, and the late Arthur Bruce Conner. She was retired from Advantage Sales and Marketing and a member of Lighthouse Baptist Church....
William Martin Boozer
Jul 16, 2015
Dateline – Joanna, SC William Martin Boozer, age 76, of 217 S. Hampton Avenue, died Thursday, July 16, 2015 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Laurens County and was the son of the late “Dub” and Mabel Trammell Boozer. Mr. Boozer was retired from Clinton Mills. He is survived by his wife, Mabel Boozer of...
William Kenneth Smith Jr.
Jul 14, 2015
Dateline – Waterloo, SC William Kenneth “Smitty” Smith, Jr., age 56, of 367 Edge Water Drive, passed away Tuesday, July 14th, 2015 at the McCall Hospice House in Simpsonville. He was born in Laurens and was the son of William K. Smith, Sr., and the late Elizabeth Smith. Mr. Smith worked for Carolina Concrete. He is survived by his sons,...
Claudia Brown Gresham
Jul 9, 2015
Dateline – Clinton Claudia Brown Gresham, age 76, of 520 Blalock Dr., Joanna, and widow of the late William T. (Bill) Gresham went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, July 9, 2015. She was born in Troy, SC and was a daughter of the late Claude and Louise Rappe Brown, and she was a member of Breakthrough...
Linda Willis Wallace
Jul 6, 2015
Dateline – Clinton, SC Linda Willis Wallace, 77, wife of Curtis E. Wallace, of Clinton died Monday, July 6, 2015. Born in Greenpond, she was a daughter of the late John Mell and Lonie Scott Willis. Linda was a retired school teacher of 38 years, and was a member of Broad Street United Methodist Church in Clinton. Surviving in addition...
Leonard Jackson Wilbanks
Jul 3, 2015
Dateline – Whitmire, SC Leonard Jackson Wilbanks, age 61, of 33717 Highway 76 East, died Friday, July 3, 2015, at Hospice House in Clinton. He was born in Whitmire and was the son of Ellen Peay Wise and step-father Alfred Wise, of Joanna, and the late Jimmy Wilbanks. Mr.Wilbanks was a former employee of Anderson Hosiery Co. He is survived...
Ellen Abee Duckett
Jun 30, 2015
Dateline - Whitmire Ellen Abee Duckett, age 79, of 130 Pine Avenue, Whitmire, SC, died Tuesday morning, June 30, 2015 from Alzheimer’s disease. She passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her children. Born in Marion, SC, on May 8, 1936, she was the daughter of Vernon Vester Abee, Sr. and Irene Decker Abee. She grew up in Union,...
Wydette Cogsdill Barker
Jun 30, 2015
Dateline – Clinton, SC Wydette Cogsdill Barker, age 77, widow of Arthur Barker, Sr., passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at the NHC of Clinton. She was born in Laurens and was the daughter of the late Euitt and Gladys Thompson Cogsdill. Mrs. Barker was a former employee of Milliken, Laurens Plant. She is survived by her sons, Arthur E....
Nellie Fuller Rowe
Jun 29, 2015
Dateline – Clinton, SC Nellie Fuller Rowe, age 79, widow of Melvin G. Rowe, passed away Monday, June 29, 2015 at NHC of Clinton. She was born in Laurens County and was a daughter of the late Clarence G. and Etta Sanders Fuller. She was a former employee of Anderson Hosiery Mill and Torrington Bearing Company and was a member...
W. Kenneth "Kenny" Powell
Jun 29, 2015
Dateline – Clinton, SC W. Kenneth “Kenny” Powell, age 62, of 15195 Hwy 56 N, passed away Monday, June 29, 2015. He was born in Spartanburg and was the son of the late Claude Powell and Gladys Brewington. He is survived by his daughter, Leslie Zapot; his brother at heart, K.C. Rose; a niece Darla Rose; one brother Freddie; three...
June Carol Garland
Jun 29, 2015
Dateline – Whitmire, SC June Carol Garland, age 65, of 1971 Hwy 66, died Monday, June 28, 2015 in Wallace Thomson Hospital in Union. She was born in Kingsport, TN and was the daughter of the late Arthur and Jessie McGee Goins. Mrs. Garland was retired from Whitten Center. She is survived by her son, Adam Garland of Greenwood; her...
Joyce Bannister Campbell
Jun 28, 2015
Dateline – Laurens, SC Joyce Bannister Campbell, age 82, of Laurens, widow of Thomas F. Campbell, Sr. passed away Sunday, June 28, 2015. She was born in Iva, SC and was the daughter of the late William Prue and Myrtle McCullough Bannister. Mrs. Campbell was retired from Heritage Federal Savings and Loan in Laurens. She enjoyed her children, grandchildren and...
Luke William Smith Jr.
Jun 24, 2015
Luke William Smith, Jr., age 63, of 600 North Adair Street, passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Clinton, SC and was the son of the late Luke William Smith, Sr. and the late Annie Merle Webb Smith. Mr. Smith was retired from Whitten Center and was a former employee of Clinton...
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