Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Donald J. Lewis
Mar 6, 2013
Dateline-Joanna, SC Donald J. Lewis, age 71, of 501B Magnolia St., died Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at his home. He was born in Tazewell, VA and was a son of the late Melvin and Katherine Herald Lewis. He was retired from E. L. Mansure and was a member of Joanna Church of God. Surviving are his wife, Debra Noel Lewis...
Elizabeth W. "Punk" Murphy
Mar 5, 2013
Dateline-Clinton, SC Elizabeth W. “Punk” Murphy age, 92 of 700 Chestnut St., passed away Tuesday, Mar. 5th, 2013 in Greenwood at the Self Regional Medical Center. She was born in Newberry, SC and was a daughter of the late Hayne M. and Lillie Bell Hendrix Willingham. Mrs. Murphy retired from Greenwood Mills and was a member of the First Baptist...
Joe H. Boland
Mar 3, 2013
Dateline-Joanna, SC Joe H. Boland, age 87, of 716 Whitmire Hwy, and widower of Ruby Kelley Boland passed away Sunday, March 3, 2013 at his home. He was born in Little Mountain and was the son of the late J.L. Nedward and Bessie Bickley Boland. Mr. Boland retired from Greenwood Mills, Joanna Plant and was a member of the First...
Norman Guy Dover, Sr.
Feb 28, 2013
Dateline- Lanford, S.C. Norman Guy Dover, Sr. Norman Guy Dover, Sr. age 83, of 580 Patterson Plant Rd. died Thursday, February 28, 2013 in the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Spruce Pine, NC and was the son of the late Elmer and Cora McKinney Dover. Mr. Dover was retired from Inman Mills, was a member of...
Albert Luther Marsh
Feb 23, 2013
Dateline – Clinton, SC Albert Luther Marsh, age 72, born October 15, 1940, passed away in his home on Saturday, February 23, 2013. Albert was a strong supporter of Clinton High School Athletics and Clemson Football. He was a member of Community Baptist Church in Clinton, where he enjoyed attending church every Sunday. He was a dear friend to the...
Lois Forbes Morgan Hellams
Feb 21, 2013
Lois Forbes Morgan Hellams CLINTON – Lois Forbes Morgan Hellams, age 94, of 600 Calvert Avenue, Clinton, SC, formerly of Laurens, and widow of Charles Hellams, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at Laurens County Hospital. Lois was born February 13, 1919, in Danville, VA, and was the daughter of Arch Cleveland and Blanch Forbes Morgan. She married...
Stephen B. Williams
Feb 21, 2013
Dateline – Clinton, SC Stephen B. Williams, age 61, of 628 Elizabeth St, passed away Thursday, February 21st, at the Laurens County Hospital. He was a son of the late Hugh Williams and Sarah Timmons Williams Hairston. He was predeceased by a brother, Hugh Michael Williams and he was the last of his family. Funeral Services will be held Monday,...
Elizabeth Aluze O'Dell
Feb 19, 2013
Dateline-Laurens, SC Elizabeth Aluze O’Dell age 85 of 248 Elmore Road and widow of Belton Dewitt O’Dell, Jr. passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2013 in the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, SC. Mrs. O’Dell was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. Surviving is her son, Patrick (Caroline) B. O’Dell of Belton; two daughters, Jill (Reggie) O. Hodges of...
Burrell Lewis Young
Feb 17, 2013
Dateline—Mountville Burrell L. Young, age 78, of 2717 Lisbon Rd. died Sunday, February 17, 2013 at the Hospice Care of the Piedmont. Mr. Young was the son of the late Frank Earl and Clara Abercrombie Young and was retired from the U.S. Army. He was a member of the Liars Club of McDonalds. Mr. Young is survived by two daughters,...
Erma Hall Steele
Feb 15, 2013
Dateline- Clinton, SC Erma H. Steele, age 70, formerly of Clinton, died Friday, February 15th, 2013 in Columbia, SC. Mrs. Steele was born in Elberton County, Georgia and was the daughter of the late Samuel Lee and Ruby Eliza Rousey Hall. She worked as a textile employee. Mrs. Steele is survived by her son, Donnie Steele of Laurens, her daughter,...
Edith White Nance
Feb 15, 2013
Dateline- Whitmire, S.C. Edith White Nance Edith White Nance, age 87, of 75 Lake St. and widow of F.P. Nance passed away February 15, 2013 at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Mrs. Nance was a daughter of the late James A. and Arby Elizabeth White. She retired from J.P. Stevens Whitmire Plant and was a member of the Heritage Wesleyan...
Pamela Haupfear Arrowood
Feb 14, 2013
Dateline- Greenwood, S.C. Pamela Haupfear Arrowood Pamela Haupfear Arrowood, age 58, of 113 Madison St. died Wednesday, February 14, 2013 in the Hospice House of Greenwood. She was born in Clinton and was the daughter of the late Gene Austin and Reba Chalk Haupfear. Mrs. Arrowood was a nurse and had formally worked at Bailey Memorial Hospital and Laurens County...
Robert Lee Martin
Feb 14, 2013
Dateline-Clinton, SC Robert Lee Martin, age 74 of 18579 Hwy East and widower of Judy Ann Campbell Martin passed away Thursday, February 14, 2013 at the Laurens County Hospice House. He was born in Washington, D.C. and was a son of the late Earl Martin, Sr. and the late Rachel Woolard Martin. Mr. Martin was a former employee of Torrington...
George Richard Owens
Feb 11, 2013
Dateline-Clinton, SC George Richard Owens, age 73, of 40 Bill’s Son Dr. died Monday, February 11, 2013 at his home. He was born in Laurens County and was a son of the late Lyde Copeland McDonald and the late Thomas Owens. Mr. Owens served in the US Navy and worked as a cook. He is survived by a daughter, Laura...
Candy Shepeard Avery
Feb 9, 2013
Dateline-Clinton, SC Candy Shepeard Avery, age 49 of 203 Florence Street, died Saturday, February 9, 2013 at her home. She was born in Columbus, Ohio and was the daughter of Nancy Hughes Nelson of Clinton and the late Chuck Shepeard. Mrs. Avery was a homemaker and a member of the First Pentecostal Holiness Church. Surviving are her husband, Lowell Eugene...
Betty Jean Summler
Feb 8, 2013
Dateline-Clinton, SC Betty Jean Summler age 78 of 11424 Hwy 56 North and the widow of Jimmy Summler passed away Friday, February 8, 2013 at her home. She was born in Walhalla, SC and was a daughter of the late John Ernest and Ida Magalene Orr Brown. Mrs. Summler was retired from Piedmont Pad and attended Victory Worship Center. A...
Jerry W. Hill
Feb 6, 2013
Dateline-Clinton, SC Jerry W. Hill, age 65, of 4096 Whitmire Highway, died Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Laurens County and was a son of the late Clarence and Ruth Martin Hill. He was retired from Timken Co. Surviving are his wife, Penny Hill, of the home, two daughters of the home, Brittany...
Charles Layton "Chuck" Compton
Feb 6, 2013
Dateline- Laurens, S.C. Charles Layton Compton Charles Layton Compton of 106 Leftbank Court died Wednesday, February 6, 2013 in Laurens. Born January 21, 1947 in West Palm Beach, Florida, he was a graduate of Wofford College where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and was a graduate of Mercer School of Law. Chuck was a U.S....
George T. Copeland
Feb 6, 2013
George T. Copeland age 83, of 225 Lakewood Drive and widower of Dorcas Hudgens Copeland, died Wednesday, February 6, 2013 in the Hospice House of Laurens County. Mr. Copeland was born in Clinton and was a son of the late George W. and Ethel Jones Copeland. He retired in 1993 from Industrial Supply Company and was a member of the...
Carolyn Barrineau Merchant
Feb 3, 2013
Dateline—Joanna, SC Carolyn Barrineau Merchant, age 76, of 216 S. Hampton St, and widow of G.W. Merchant died Sunday, February 3, 2013 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. Born in Manning, Mrs. Merchant was the daughter of the late Henry and Beulah Altman Barrineau. She was retired from Whitten Center and she volunteered with Hospice. She was also the...
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