Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
William Anthony Patterson
Mar 2, 2015
Dateline – Laurens, SC William Anthony Patterson, age 88, the widower of Martha Pearson Simpson Patterson, passed away Monday, March 2, 2015 at NHC of Clinton. He was born in Lanford and was a son of the late John Talmadge and Irene Langston Patterson. Mr. Patterson was owner and operator of Patterson Vermiculite Company and his passion and love was...
Martha White Gardner
Mar 2, 2015
Martha White Gardner age 65, of 214 Mansdale Drive and widow of Richard Lee Gardner, passed away Monday, March 02, 2015 in the Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Clinton, SC and was the daughter of the late Jack Curtis and Ruby Dover White. Mrs. Gardner was a retired RN from Laurens County Healthcare System and was a member...
Alan "Ears" Petty
Mar 1, 2015
Alan “Ears” Petty, age 60, of 689 Northside Church Road, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015 at Hospice of Laurens County. He was born in New Orleans, LA and was a son of the late M.P. Petty and the late Lois Farmer Petty Sirmans and step-father, John Sirmans. He was a hunting guide at Singletree and Harris Springs Hunting Preserve...
James Hartley Coleman Jr.
Mar 1, 2015
James Hartley Coleman, Jr., 80, of Clinton, SC, died Sunday, March 1, 2015. Jim was born in Honea Path, SC, on February 24, 1935, and was the son of James H. Coleman, Sr. and Helen Milford Coleman. Jim attended Honea Path High School and served as the Student Body President. He was an avid athlete earning 16 letters in four...
Roy Riddle
Feb 26, 2015
Dateline – Newberry, SC Roy Riddle, age 84, of 2704 Clyde Ave, passed away Thursday, February 26, 2015 in the Newberry Memorial Hospital. He was born in Newberry and was the son of the late Jimmy Lee and Vera Metts Riddle. Mr. Riddle served in the Korean War. He is survived by his son, Steven Riddle of Newberry; his daughters,...
Alexander Cruickshanks Iii
Feb 25, 2015
Alexander Cruickshanks III age 95 of 104 Pinehurst Dr. passed away Wednesday, Feb. 25th, 2015 at the Hospice of Laurens County. He was born in Washington, DC and was a son of the late Alexander Cruickshanks, Jr. and the late Ruth Money Cruickshanks. Mr. Cruickshanks was a graduate of Presbyterian College where he served as Student Body President. As a...
Brenda Tankersley Maness
Feb 25, 2015
Dateline – Whitmire, SC Brenda Tankersley Maness, age 71, formerly of Whitmire and widow of Larry Maness, passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at Hospice Care of Piedmont. She was born in Whitmire and was a daughter of the late Chester and Louise Jennings Tankersley. She was a member of New Market Baptist Church of Greenwood. She is survived by...
Ommie Mae Nelson
Feb 24, 2015
Dateline – Laurens, SC Ommie Mae Nelson, age 62, of 13 Gallon Street, died Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at her home. She was born in Laurens and was a daughter of the late Claude Pitts and Rachel Cook Pitts. Mrs. Nelson was a former employee of Martha Franks and was a member of Lucas Avenue Baptist Church. She is survived...
Mary Jane Spillers Heaton
Feb 23, 2015
Dateline- Laurens, SC Mary Jane Spillers Heaton, age 67, widow of Charles Edward “Chuck” Heaton, Jr., passed away Monday, February 23, 2015, at Agape’ Assisted Living in Laurens. She was born in Greenville, SC, and was a daughter of the late Grady and Juanita Godfrey Spillers. Mrs. Heaton was a loving mother and grandmother and enjoyed her times at the...
Rebecca "Lynn" Crain
Feb 21, 2015
Rebecca “Lynn” Crain, age 60, passed away Saturday, February 21st, 2015 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was born in Laurens County and was the daughter of the late Robert Lee and Ruby Norris Crain. She was a former employee of Grindle Mills in Greenwood, was of the Baptist Faith and was a former member of the United...
Carol Jones Hay
Feb 20, 2015
Carol Jones Hay Clinton, S.C. – Carol Jones Hay, wife of the Rev. Dr. Lewis S. “Pete” Hay, died on Friday, February 20, 2015. Interment will be private, with a memorial service held at First Presbyterian Church, Clinton, at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 26, 2015. A reception will follow in the church Fellowship Hall. Born in Bartow, Florida, on...
Joe Morris Levister
Feb 19, 2015
Dateline – Cross Hill, SC Joe Morris Levister, age 61, of 1550 Barnett Road, passed away Thursday, February 19, 2015 at Self Regional Hospital. He was born in Carlisle, Union, SC and was the son of the late Richard Carl and Una Rebecca Levister. Mr. Levister was a Maintenance Mechanic and a faithful member of Evans Street Church of God....
Ruth Miller Atchison Sharpe
Feb 17, 2015
Ruth Miller Atchison Sharpe, age 89, of Cross Hill, passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was the wife of the late James Edward Sharpe, Sr., and the daughter of the late John Haskell Atchison and Inez Miller Atchison. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Cross Hill, as well as...
William Clevis Wilkes
Feb 15, 2015
Dateline – Clinton, SC William “Clevis” Wilkes was born on May 24, 1935 and went to Heaven to be with the Lord and Savior on February 15, 2015. He was married to the love of his life, Mary McLendon Wilkes, for 55 years. Clevis never met a stranger, and he always shared God’s Word with everyone he came in contact...
Mary E. Davis Inman
Feb 12, 2015
Dateline – Whitmire, SC Mary E. Davis Inman, age 83, of 938 Central Avenue and widow of Lawrence M. Inman, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 12, 2015. She was born in Union, SC and was the daughter of the late Douglas Davis and the late Mary O’Sheilds Davis. Mrs. Inman was a faithful member of the...
Larry Gene Craine
Feb 10, 2015
Dateline – Gray Court, SC Larry Gene Craine, age 62, of 110 Bow Knot Lane, died Tuesday, February 10, 2015 in the McCall Hospice House in Simpsonville. He was born in Laurens and was a son of the late James Robert and Frances Elizabeth Landers Craine. Mr. Craine was a mechanic and worked in Greenwood Mills in Joanna. He was...
Louis H. Murphy
Feb 6, 2015
Dateline-Clinton, SC Louis Murphy age 95 of 700 Chestnut St., passed away Friday, Feb. 6th, 2015 at National Health Care of Clinton. He was born in Union County and was a son of the late Toy Grier and Pearl Bobo Murphy. Mr. Murphy retired from Kaywood Southern, was a member of the Lion’s Club and the American Legion. He was...
Mary Ellen Cannon Ward
Feb 5, 2015
Dateline – Clinton, SC Mary Ellen Ward, age 81, of 286 Compton Road, passed away Thursday, February 5, 2015 at Hospice of Laurens County. She was born in Laurens County on February 6, 1933 and was a daughter of the late William A. and Mary Elizabeth Medlock Cannon. Mrs. Ward was retired from the City of Clinton Treasurer’s Office and...
Shirley Anne Estes
Feb 3, 2015
Dateline-Laurens, SC Shirley Anne Estes, age 75, widow of Eugene “Pete” Estes, and resident at Agape Senior in Laurens, passed away on Tuesday, February 3, 2015. She was a daughter of the late Waverley Otto and Grace Barnes. Mrs. Estes is survived by two sons, Richie Estes (Jessica O’Neal) and Tony Estes (Lisa), both of Charleston; a daughter, Darlene Estes,...
Julian Bruce Walker
Feb 3, 2015
Dateline- Clinton, SC Julian B. “Luke” Walker Julian B. “Luke” Walker, age 78, of 374 Compton Road and widower of Linda G. Walker died Tuesday, February 3, 2015 in the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Tryon, NC and was the son of the late James A. and Pauline Kuykendall Walker. Mr. Walker was retired from American...
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