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Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC

Lois Horton Gilstrap

Lois Horton Gilstrap

Dec 13, 2014

Lois Horton Gilstrap, age 90, of 208 Helen St, passed away Saturday, December 13, 2014 at NHC of Laurens. She was the widow of the late Leonard Gilstrap, she was born in Central, SC and was a daughter to the late Walter Means and Eva Smith Horton. Mrs. Gilstrap was a former employee of the Clinton Mills and retired from...

S. Joyce Pittman

S. Joyce Pittman

Dec 11, 2014

S. Joyce Pittman age 59 of 33 Caribou Dr., passed away Thursday Dec. 11, 2014 at her home. She was ministered to by Highway Holiness Church and was a volunteer caregiver to shut-ins and nursing home residents. Surviving are her husband, J. Gary Pittman of the home. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Susan Walker Weisner

Susan Walker Weisner

Dec 10, 2014

Dateline – Laurens, SC Susan Walker Weisner, age 59, of 1538 Lakeview Drive, died Wednesday, December 10, 2014 in the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was born in Laurens and was the daughter of Frank and Christine Rogers Walker. Mrs. Weisner was a graduate of Limestone College and retired from DSS and worked at H&R Block. She is survived...

Thomas E. "Pete" Holley

Thomas E. "Pete" Holley

Dec 9, 2014

Dateline – Joanna, SC Thomas (Pete) E. Holley, age 86, of 527 Browning Avenue, died Tuesday, December 9, 2014 in the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in McBee and was the son of the late V.L. and Ruby Stevens Holley. Mr. Holley retired from Greenwood Mills and later worked at Whitten Center; he was a member of the Magnolia...

Kathleen "Buddie" Ledford

Kathleen "Buddie" Ledford

Dec 5, 2014

Dateline – Clinton, SC Kathleen “Buddie” Ledford, age 87, of 104 Lenox Lane, and widow of Wyatt I. Ledford, died Friday, December 5, 2014 in the NHC of Clinton. She was born in Abbeville County and was the daughter of the late William Edgar and Lucille Colvard Childs. Mrs. Ledford retired from Whitten Center and later retired from Belk in...

Wilhelmina Harris Gault

Wilhelmina Harris Gault

Dec 4, 2014

Dateline-Clinton, SC Wilhelmina Harris Gault age 83 passed away Thursday, Dec. 4th, 2014 at the National HealthCare of Clinton. She was a native of Clinton and a daughter of the late Brian William and Lois Marie Gault Harris. Mrs. Gault retired from Clinton Mills, Lydia Plant and was a member of Hurricane Baptist Church. Surviving are two sons, Jody Gault...

Michael Wilton King

Michael Wilton King

Dec 3, 2014

Dateline – Cross Hill, SC Michael Wilton King, age 51, of 1211 Amber Hill Circle, died Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at home. He was born in Laurens and was the son of Beverly and William (Bill) Moore of the home and Wilton King. Mr. King was an employee of Dish Network in Spartanburg. In addition to his parents, he is...

Brandon And Katie Berry

Brandon And Katie Berry

Dec 1, 2014

Dateline – Clinton, SC Brandon Henry Ray Berry, age 27, and his sister, Katie Ann Berry, age 18, both passed away Monday, December 1, 2014 from injuries received in an automobile accident. They were born in Clinton and were the children to Mary Campbell Berry of the home, and the late Danny Ray Berry. In addition to their mother, Brandon...

Florene Keasler Wise

Florene Keasler Wise

Nov 30, 2014

Dateline – Laurens, SC Florene Keasler Wise, age 90, of 8974 Highway 76 West, and widow of John Lewis Wise, Jr., passed away Sunday, November 30, 2014, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Greenville County and was a daughter of the late Jerry and Lydia Greer Keasler, the last surviving of their ten children. Mrs. Wise was a...

Phyllis Yates Marvin

Phyllis Yates Marvin

Nov 26, 2014

Dateline-Clinton, SC Phyllis Yates Marvin age 85, of 2039 Hwy. 72 West passed away Wednesday, Nov. 26th, 2014 at her home. She was born in Washington’s Crossing, New Jersey and was a daughter of the late Kenneth and Mary Lavinia Pidcock Yates. Phyllis graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Science from Bob Jones University, where she met her husband, Rev....

Lewis Riley Gilmer

Lewis Riley Gilmer

Nov 26, 2014

Dateline – Clinton, SC Lewis Riley Gilmer, age 87, went home to be with the Lord on November 26, 2014. He was born in Belton, South Carolina to Robert Rayon Gilmer and Mattie Mae Stowe on November 25, 1927. Mr. Gilmer retired from Greenwood Mills (Joanna Plant) after 42 years of service and the South Carolina National Guard with 41...

Gerald Wayne Power

Gerald Wayne Power

Nov 19, 2014

Dateline – Cowpens, SC Gerald Wayne Power, age 74, of Cowpens and formerly of Clinton passed away Thursday, November 20, 2014. Mr. Power was retired from Michelin Tire Co and was a member of Oakdale Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Claudette Hawkins Power of the home; his daughters, April Cash (Johnny) of Cowpens and Kim Page (Ronny)...

Penelope Craig Lyon

Penelope Craig Lyon

Nov 14, 2014

Penelope Craig Matthews Lyon, born February 26, 1924 in Monroe, Louisiana, peacefully entered eternal rest on Friday, November 14, 2014 in Clinton, South Carolina. Craig spent 27 years at Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, Georgia, working in various capacities with her favorite being that of College Hostess. Through those years she worked with thousands of students, faculty, and staff. She is...

Woodrow "Homer" Lanier

Woodrow "Homer" Lanier

Nov 14, 2014

Dateline – Clinton, SC Woodrow “Homer” Lanier, age 76, of 949 Torrington Road, passed away Friday, November 14, 2014 at his home. He was born in Chester, SC and was a son of the late Joe and Zollie Daniels Lanier. Mr. Lanier was retired from Torrington Bearing Company; was a member of Central UMC of Laurens where he held many...

Marian Pitts Ramage

Marian Pitts Ramage

Nov 13, 2014

Marian Pitts Ramage Dateline – Clinton SC Marian Pitts Ramage, age 87, widow of David Franklin Ramage, died Thursday November 13, 2014. She was born in Clinton on May 16, 1927 and was the daughter of the late John Griffin Pitts, Sr. and Irene Adair Pitts. Mrs. Ramage was a graduate of Clinton High School and Lander College. She was...

Louise Elizabeth Switzer

Louise Elizabeth Switzer

Nov 12, 2014

Dateline – Laurens, SC Louise Elizabeth Switzer, age 85, of 311 Cherry Hill Road, and widow of Charles Raymond Switzer, passed away on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at her home. She was born in Elmira, NY and was a daughter of the late Henry and Dorothy Swayze Green. Mrs. Switzer was owner and operator of Friendly Host Gifts in Corning,...

Ruby Jeanette Franklin Williams

Ruby Jeanette Franklin Williams

Nov 10, 2014

Dateline – Clinton, SC Ruby Jeanette Franklin Williams, age 63, of 304A Musgrove Street, passed away Monday, November 10, 2014 at the Diamond Health and Rehab Center in Simpsonville, SC. She was born in Clinton, SC and was a daughter of the late Willie Lee and Ruby Jewell Stephens Franklin. Mrs. Williams was a faithful Navy wife of 20 years...

Ethel B. Baldwin

Ethel B. Baldwin

Nov 8, 2014

Dateline – Cross Hill, SC Ethel B. Baldwin, age 87, of 844 Amberhill Circle, and widow of William Everett Baldwin, died Saturday, November 8, 2014, at NHC in Anderson. She was born in Spartanburg County and was a daughter of the late William Ariel and Katherine Louise Riddle Billings. Mrs. Baldwin was a former textile employee and retired from Kohler...

Martha Edwards

Martha Edwards

Nov 7, 2014

Dateline – Clinton, SC Martha (Ruby) Nell Shipman Edwards, age 76, of Clinton, and widow of Ralph J Edwards died Friday, at her home. She was born in Greenville County, SC and was a daughter of the late Jason David Shipman and the late Cora Bryant Redding. Mrs. Shipman was a member of Victory Worship Center. She is survived by...

Amanda (Mandy) Wilkie

Amanda (Mandy) Wilkie

Nov 2, 2014

Amanda (Mandy) Wilkie age 87, of 5784 Hwy. 72 West, and widow of Robert (Bob) Wilkie, died Sunday, November 2, 2014 in the Laurens County Hospice House. She was born in Clinton and was the daughter of the late Willard and Elizabeth Bailey Sellers. She was retired from School District 56 and was a member of Rock Bridge Presbyterian Church...

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