Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Mary Martin Snelgrove
Aug 13, 2013
Dateline-Clinton, SC Mary Martin Snelgrove, age 93, of 205 Phillips St. and widow of John B. “Doc” Snelgrove passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. Born in Granite Falls, NC, she was the daughter of the late Bert and Cordea Beech Martin and was a member of Springdale United Methodist Church. After retiring from...
William (Bill) Simpson Cannon, Iii
Aug 11, 2013
William (Bill) Simpson Cannon, III age 81, of 204 Calvert Avenue died Sunday, August 11, 2013 at his home. He was born in Spartanburg and was the son of the late William S. Cannon, Jr. and Irlene Vaughan Cannon. Mr. Cannon graduated from Wofford College in 1953 with a BS in Mathematics and the University of Florida with a Masters...
Steve M. O'Donald
Aug 9, 2013
Steve Martin O’Donald age 68, of 803 Cole Ave, died Friday, August 9, 2013 at his home. He was born in Franklin, Georgia and was the son of the late Charles and Minnie Carlin O’ Donald. Mr. O’ Donald was a retired carpenter. He is survived by his wife, Ann Wilson O’ Donald of the home; his children Terry Robert...
Rebecca Stevenson Turner
Aug 8, 2013
Rebecca Stevenson Turner, age 99, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2013 at Bailey Manor Retirement Community. She was born in Fairfield County on March 14, 1914 and was the daughter of Mr. J. E. and Mamie Weir Stevenson. She married Marvin S. Turner, Sr. in 1940 and they had one son, Marvin S. Turner, Jr. Mrs. Turner was the last...
Allen Lafayette Moore
Aug 8, 2013
Dateline – Clinton, SC Allen L. Moore age 71, of 408 Hilldale Ave. passed away Thursday, August 8, 2013 at his home. He was born in Clinton and was the son of the late James Earnest and Ruby Pauline Jacks Moore. Mr. Moore was retired from the Norfolk Southern Railroad and was a veteran of the US Army and US...
Michael B. Chapman
Aug 8, 2013
Michael Barrow Chapman, born November 22, 1939 in Greenville, SC passed away peacefully in his sleep on August 8, 2013. He attended St. Mary’s Parochial School and graduated from Greenville High School in 1958. He served our country in the US Navy, and was in Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He was preceded in death by his parents, John...
George Calvin Holman
Jul 31, 2013
Dateline-Clinton, SC George Calvin Holman, 73 of Clinton, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at Greenville Memorial Hospital after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Gainesville, GA and was a son of the late Herbert D. and Thelma Vandiver Holman. Mr. Holman was the owner of Laurens Tool, Inc., was a veteran of the SC National Guard,...
Louise Dodgen Durham
Jul 30, 2013
Dateline- Laurens, S.C. Louise Dodgen Durham Louise Dodgen Durham, 89, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2013, at NHC of Laurens, after living many years at Hansen Circle in Laurens. She was born in Saluda County, and was the daughter of the late George Wilson Dodgen and Josie Turner Dodgen. She was also predeceased by two sisters and two brothers. Her...
Walter William "Bill" Rowland
Jul 29, 2013
Dateline – Clinton, SC Walter William “Bill” Rowland, age 70, of 300 Finney Dr., passed away on Monday, July 29, 2013 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Dunn, North Carolina and was the son of the late Jasper and Frances Draughon Rowland. Mr. Rowland retired from Torrington Bearings Company after 47 years and was a...
Frances Lee "Fran" Pitts Jarvis
Jul 24, 2013
Frances Lee “Fran” Pitts Jarvis, 88, widow of Wayne Jarvis, died Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at Eden Terrace Assisted Living Center of Spartanburg. Mrs. Jarvis is survived by her children, Michael Wayne Jarvis and his wife, Alee, of Anderson, Stanley Davis Jarvis of Gaffney, Jenny Jarvis Woods and her husband, Berry, of Fountain Inn; grandchildren, Russell Wayne Jarvis and his...
Louie A. Webb Sr.
Jul 23, 2013
Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Louie A. Webb, Sr., age 91, of 303 Caldwell St. died Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at the NHC of Clinton. He was born in Hartsville and was the son of the late R.L. and Carsie Harrelson Webb. Mr. Webb was retired from the H.D. Payne Company, was a charter member of the Davidson St. Baptist Church where...
Alan M. Dawley
Jul 21, 2013
Dateline – Whitmire,SC Alan M. Dawley age 66, of 1110 Hwy. 66, died Sunday, July 21, 2013 in the Newberry Hospital. He was born in Coral Gables, FL and was a son of the late Fred and Elner Balkum Dawley. Mr. Dawley was retired from the Thomas and Betts Company and was a member of Gods Healing Springs Baptist Church....
Margaret Baldwin Knight
Jul 21, 2013
Dateline—Laurens, SC Margaret B. Knight, age 84, known to many as ‘Mama Knight,’ of 3088 Sawmill Rd. died Sunday, July 21, 2013 at her home. Born in Laurens County, she was the daughter of the late Dewey Wilmon and Elma Armstrong Baldwin. Mrs. Knight worked as a homemaker and was a member of the Highland Home Baptist Church. She is...
Kenneth A. Marler
Jul 19, 2013
Dateline- Laurens, SC Kenneth Aaron Marler Beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend to all he met, Kenneth A. Marler, 68, passed away at his home Friday evening, July 19, 2013, following complications from surgery. He was born in Laurens, SC, on February 5, 1945, to Maude Mae Wilson Marler and Julian Henry Marler (both now deceased). He leaves...
Johnnie Mac Dickert
Jul 19, 2013
Dateline – Clinton, SC Johnnie M. Dickert, age 78, formerly of 558 Philson Road, passed away July 19, 2013. He was born in Whitmire and was the son of the late William E. and Mary Dill Dickert. Mr. Dickert was a former employee of Bilo and was a US Army Veteran during the Korean Conflict. He is survived by his...
Connie Odell Griffin Jr.
Jul 19, 2013
Connie “O'dell” Griffin Jr. age 52, of 109 Mary Street, died with loved ones by his side on Friday July 19, 2013 at his home. He was born in Clinton and was the son of Shirley Brewington Griffin of the home and the late Connie O’Dell Griffin, Sr. Mr. Griffin was a member of First Pentecostal Holiness Church. He is...
Christine Apperson Brazier
Jul 16, 2013
Dateline-Clinton, SC Christine Apperson Brazier, 93, died July 16, 2013 at National Health Care, Clinton. She was born in Cleveland, TN and was the daughter of Clemmie Ann Gentry Apperson and John Cincinnatus Apperson. She worked in retail in Chattanooga, TN until her retirement when she moved to South Carolina. She is survived by nieces, Diane Yarborough and husband, Bill,...
Betty P. Nabors
Jul 15, 2013
Dateline – Joanna, SC Betty Jane Prater Nabors age 83, formerly of 119 Workman Street and widow of Louie W. Nabors, passed away Monday, July 15, 2013 at NHC of Clinton. She was born in Goldville, SC and was the daughter of the late Lewie and Lillie Mae Prater. Mrs. Nabors retired from Greenwood Mills after 34 years of service...
Thelma Phillips Wilson
Jul 12, 2013
Thelma P. Wilson LAURENS, SC – Thelma Phillips Wilson, 96, of Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center in Laurens, SC, formerly of Spartanburg, SC, passed away Friday, July 12, 2013 at Martha Franks. Born in Gulfport, Mississippi and raised in Monroe, NC she was the daughter of William Beatty and Maude Lawhon Phillips. She was predeceased by her husband, Harold D....
Ray Patterson
Jul 10, 2013
Dateline – Clinton, SC Ray Patterson, age 83, husband of Margaret Jackson Patterson, passed away July 10, 2013 at Spartanburg Regional Hospital Heart Center. He was born in Enoree and was the son of the late Clarence and Vera Knight Patterson. Mr. Patterson was a veteran of the United States Navy and a retired employee of Clinton Mills. In addition...
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