Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Era Lowell Thompson Jr.
Apr 2, 2013
Dateline – Laurens, SC Era Lowell Thompson, Jr., age 82, of 327 Brandwood Lane, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at his home. He was born in Travelers Rest and was a son of the late Era Lowell Thompson, Sr., and Flora V. Aldridge. Mr. Thompson was an active member of Redemption Baptist Church; was a...
Edgar Leroy Dean
Apr 1, 2013
Dateline-Clinton, SC Edgar Leroy Dean, age 73 of 1208 N. Sloan St., widow of Juanita Dean, died Monday, April 1, 2013 in the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Clinton and was a son of the late Leroy and Geneva Leopard Dean. He was retired from Kaywood Co. in Joanna. Surviving are a grandson, Bryson Vaughn of Clinton, a...
Amy Elizabeth Mathis
Mar 30, 2013
Dateline- Kinards, S.C. Amy Elizabeth Mathis, age 32, of Kinards, died Saturday, March 30, 2013, at her home. She was born in Greenwood and was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Ann Webb Mathis and Sam Mathis, Jr. Ms. Mathis was a member of Davidson Street Baptist Church. She is survived by one brother, David Mathis, and his wife, Tara,...
Byron Gary Ishman
Mar 29, 2013
Dateline-Gray Court, SC Byron Gary Ishman, age 72, formerly of North Bloomfield, OH, died Friday, March 29, 2013, in the Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was retired from Kraft Maid of Middlefield, OH. Mr. Ishman was a lifetime member of Moose International and was a NRA member. Surviving are a son, Gary Ishman (Shari Kiss) of Andover, OH; a daughter, Kim...
C. James (Jim) Ennen
Mar 25, 2013
Dateline-Laurens, SC C. James (Jim) Drennen, age 60, of 112 Campground Road, died Monday, March 25, 2013, in the St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Belleville, IL and was the son of the late Ernest and Noba Mae Linebarger Drennen. Mr. Drennen was an employee of Walmart and a member of Bellview Baptist Church. He was an U.S. Army...
Richard King
Mar 24, 2013
Dateline – Whitmire, SC Richard King, age 71, of 1239 Lovers Lane, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2013, in the Spartanburg Regional Hospital. He was born in Pontiac, MI, and was the son of the late James and Lorraine Porter King. Mr. King retired from General Motors and was a member of Evans St. Church of God. He is survived...
Willie C. (Bud) Holsonback
Mar 24, 2013
Willie C. Holsonback (Bud), age 76, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2013 while attending First Baptist Church of Joanna. He was born in Newberry, SC and was a son of the late Willie and Elise Holsonback. Mr. Holsonback retired after 45 years from Greenwood Mills, where he worked at Joanna, Sloan and Durst Plants. He was an active member of...
Ida Mary Addison
Mar 22, 2013
Dateline- Clinton, SC Ida Mary Cliett Addison died Friday, March 22, 2013. She was born and raised in Bowling Green, Florida, a small town in Central Florida. Her parents were William Cliett and Ruth Cole Cliett, both descendants of the “pioneers” who settled interior Florida. Ida Mary grew up with her two brothers, William Cole and James, and one sister,...
Stephen Michael Miller
Mar 22, 2013
Dateline – Clinton, SC Stephen Michael Miller, age 67, formerly of Whitmire and Joanna, passed away on Friday, March 22, 2013, at the Dayspring Health and Rehab in Simpsonville. He was born in Whitmire and was a son of the late LP and Lois Miller. Mr. Miller was a former Correctional Officer with the state of South Carolina and a...
Tammy Deanna Wilkes
Mar 21, 2013
Dateline—Clinton, SC Tammy DeAnna Wilkes age 50, of 607 Sparrow Road, entered her heavenly home on Thursday, March 21, 2013 surrounded by her family. She was born in Clinton, SC and was a daughter of William C. and Mary McLendon Wilkes. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her sister, Angela Wilkes Cunningham and husband, Jay of Clinton;...
Robbie Ray Sperano
Mar 20, 2013
Dateline – Clinton, SC Robbie Rae Sperano, born August 21, 1946, passed away March 20, 2013 at Self Regional Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Helen Armstrong, of Clinton, SC. She is survived by a son, Joseph Martin Sperano Jr, of Gardiner Mt., Montana, and a daughter, Karen Lynn Samples, of Clinton, SC; five grandchildren, Jennifer Sperano, Amiee...
Earnest Calvin Lark
Mar 17, 2013
Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Earnest Calvin Lark Earnest Calvin Lark, age 80, of 317 Hazel Dr. died Sunday, March 17, 2013 in the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Pickens and was the son of the late Calvin Lorenzo and Ardena Bell Lark. Mr. Lark was retired from the Torrington Bearings Company after 25 years, was a member of the...
Dorothy C. Sullivan
Mar 16, 2013
Dateline-Laurens, SC Dorothy C. Sullivan of 54 Easy Rd., Laurens, SC, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, March 16, 2013. Born Dorothy Lorraine Campbell on December 18, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Walter Daniel Campbell and Della Spencer Campbell of Laurens, SC. She was the oldest of six sisters and two brothers. Mrs. Sullivan graduated from Laurens High...
Clyde James Padgett
Mar 16, 2013
Dateline-Laurens, SC Clyde James Padgett, age 99, widower of Dorothy Louise Walker Padgett passed away Saturday, March 16, 2013 at the Hospice of Laurens County. He was born in Liberty, SC and was a son of the late Clarence James and Emma William Padgett. Mr. Padgett retired from Laurens Glass Plant and was a member of Bellview Baptist Church. He...
Wray M. Stirewalt
Mar 16, 2013
Dateline—Clinton, SC Wray M. Stirewalt, Jr., age 81, husband of Ruby Stirewalt, died Saturday, March 16, 2013. He was the son of the late Wray and Elese Stirewalt. Wray was a member of Davidson St. Baptist Church. He was a Navy veteran, serving in the Korean War. Surviving in addition to his wife is a daughter, Emily Farris, and a...
Lillie Moody Ward
Mar 11, 2013
Dateline-Clinton, SC Lillie Moody Ward age 93, of 1155 Sunset Blvd, formerly of Greenville, and widow of Thomas Quinton Ward, passed away March 11, 2013 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. Mrs. Ward was a long time member of City View Baptist Church in Greenville. She is survived by a sister, Evelyn T. Williams of Clinton; a niece, Anne...
B. Noland Suddeth
Mar 11, 2013
B. Noland Suddeth Dateline-Clinton, SC Broadus Noland Suddeth age 89, of 101 Jacobs Hwy. died Monday, March 11, 2013 in the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Clinton and was a son of the late Broadus Hobson and Jimmie Nola Sparks Suddeth. Mr. Suddeth attended Clemson University and was a retired employee of Simmons and Weir Masonry...
Jimmy Thomas Mitchell
Mar 8, 2013
Dateline – Hartsville, SC Jimmy Thomas Mitchell, age 55, of 422 W. Richardson Circle, Hartsville, formerly of Laurens, died Friday, March 8, 2013 in Florence, SC. He was born in Laurens County and was a son of Edna “Randy” Townsend, of Laurens, and the late Harold Mitchell, of Laurens. He was a former employee of Duke Energy and was a...
William Earl Summers
Mar 7, 2013
Dateline—Clinton William “Billy” Summers, age 80, of Agape Senior, died Thursday, March 7, 2013, at Self Memorial Hospital. Born in Whitmire, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Ruth Prather Summers. Mr. Summers was a U.S. Navy veteran, having served during the Korean Conflict on the USS LST 1069. He received a UN Service Medal, a Korean Service...
Frankie Sipes Taylor Owens
Mar 7, 2013
Dateline – Clinton, SC Frankie Lee Owens, age 87, of 1207 Elizabeth Street died Thursday, March 7, 2013, at NHC of Laurens. She was born in Laurens and was the daughter of the late Charlie and Fannie Smoak Sipes. Mrs. Owens was retired from Torrington Bearings Co. and attended Holly Grove Baptist Church. She is survived by two daughters; Ann...
Subscribe
Get alerts when new obituaries are posted
