Obituaries

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

John Edward Brewington

John Edward Brewington

Apr 10, 2013

John Brewington, age 37, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2013. He was born in Clinton, SC on October 8th, 1975 and was a son of Ralph Edward Brewington. Also, son of Grady and Kathy P. Howard. Mr. Brewington was a truckdriver with Senn Trucking of Newberry. In addition by his parents, he is survived by his wife, Beth Loveless Brewington;...

Frances Donnan Brown

Frances Donnan Brown

Apr 10, 2013

Dateline-Clinton, SC Frances Donnan Brown, 96, of 1035 Hopewell Church Rd., widow of Stewart O. Brown, Sr. died Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at the Hospice of Laurens County. She was born in Laurens, SC and was a daughter of the late James Mason and Athea Floy Templeton Donnan. Mrs. Brown attended Laurens High School and retired as the Office Manager...

Joann Vickers Parsons

Joann Vickers Parsons

Apr 8, 2013

Dateline-Gray Court, SC Joann V. Parsons, age 65 of 257 Wheel of Fortune Lane passed away Monday, April 8th, 2013 at home surrounded by her family. She was born in Spartanburg County and was a daughter of the late George and Margie Cantrell Vickers. Joann was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Surviving are her husband, Jim Parsons; five children,...

Hazel Mckenzie Duncan

Hazel Mckenzie Duncan

Apr 8, 2013

Dateline—Clinton, SC Hazel McKenzie Duncan passed Monday April 8, 2013 at the Emerald Gardens in Greenwood, SC. She was born July, 30, 1924 in Odenville, Alabama to Ressie Herring McKenzie and Jones Columbus McKenzie. Mrs. Duncan was predeceased by her husband, F.A. Duncan, a long time resident of Clinton, SC. She was a charter member of Davidson Street Baptist Church....

Grover Cleveland Wilson Jr.

Grover Cleveland Wilson Jr.

Apr 5, 2013

Dateline – Joanna, SC Grover Cleveland (Junior) Wilson Jr., age 68, of 403 N. Marion Street, died Friday, April 5, 2013 in the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Mountville, SC, and was a son of the late G.C. Wilson and Alpha Cothran Wilson, the 14th child and the 7th son. Mr. Wilson was retired from the...

Era Lowell Thompson Jr.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...