Obituaries

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

Lillie Moody Ward

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

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

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

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

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...

Donald J. Lewis

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...