Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Lawrence Wilson Miller
Jan 11, 2013
Dateline-Whitmire, SC Lawrence Wilson Miller, age 88, formerly of Whitmire, died peacefully Friday, January 11, 2013 at the Richard Campbell Veterans Nursing Home in Anderson, SC. He was born in Lee County, Virginia and was a son of the late Lloyd and Maxie Maness Miller and was the last surviving of their seven children. He retired after forty-five years employment...
Donald Wayne Baker Sr.
Jan 8, 2013
Dateline—Whitmire, SC Donald Wayne Baker, Sr., age 66, of Whitmire, SC, passed away January 8, 2013 at his home after an extended illness. He was born in Laurens Hospital on August 13, 1946 to John Milton Baker and Gracie Mae Baker (Giles). He was predeceased by his parents and his late wife, Linda Shinall Baker. Donald was a retired welder...
Evelyn Lee Lipford
Jan 8, 2013
Evelyn Lee Lipford, age 88, of 301 N. Main St., widow of George Alex Lipford, died Tuesday, January 8, 2013 in the White Oak Manor in Newberry. She was born in Whitmire and was a daughter of the late Butler and Susie McGathey Lee . She worked at Conso in Union and was retired from J. P. Stevens Co. Surviving...
Emilie G. Marchant
Jan 7, 2013
Dateline—Clinton, SC Emilie G. Marchant died Monday, January 07, 2013 at her home. Emilie was born in Ithaca, New York to Gostan and E.L. Rose Gostanian. Emilie is survived by her husband, T. Eston Marchant of Sanford, NC; her sister, Christine Prysmont; her brother, Frederick Gostanian; and numerous nieces and nephews. Emilie was a graduate of Cornell University in Ithaca,...
Joseph Wiley Jones Jr.
Jan 4, 2013
Dateline—Clinton, SC Joseph Wiley Jones, Jr., age 74, of 2754 Boyd Road died January 4th, 2013 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Spartanburg, Mr. Jones was the son of the late Joseph Wiley Jones, Sr. and Myrtle Grogan Jones. He was retired form Torrington Bearings Company. Mr. Jones is survived by his wife, Brenda Tinsley Jones of the home; a...
Barbara Gail Williams
Jan 3, 2013
Barbara Gail Williams age 67, of 257 Wheel of Fortune Lane, died Thursday, January 3, 2013 in the McCall Hospice House in Simpsonville. She was the daughter of the late George Vickers and Margie Madden and was an employee of Pharmaceutical Associates. Mrs. Williams is survived by a son, Joseph Russell Boyter of Laurens; a daughter, Paula Lawson and husband,...
Frances Elizabeth Abrams
Jan 3, 2013
Frances E. Abrams died January 3rd, 2013. A graveside service for the deceased will be held Saturday, January 5th, 2013 at 3:00 P.M. in the Whitmire, SC cemetery. Mrs. Abrams graduated from Winthrop College and was employed by the S.C. Tax Commission for a number of years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Columbia, SC. Surviving...
John H. Pitts
Jan 2, 2013
Dateline-Clinton, SC John H. Pitts age 85, a resident of Presbyterian Home of Clinton passed away Wednesday, Jan. 2nd, 2013. He was born Nov. 22, 1927 in Clinton and was son of the late J. Henderson and Esther Byers Pitts. He is survived by his wife, Anne Reid Pitts of Clinton. Pitts served a tour of Army duty in Japan...
Lindy Lou Campbell
Jan 1, 2013
Dateline-Pelzer, SC Lindy Lou Campbell age 74 of 484 Old Hundred Road passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2013 in the St. Francis Hospital in Greenville. She was born in Greer, SC and was a daughter of the late Edger and Nathlee Allen Boyce. Mrs. Campbell was a homemaker and a member of Southside Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband, Paul...
Charles B. Tumblin
Dec 31, 2012
Dateline – Laurens, SC Charles B. Tumblin, age 87, a resident of Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center, passed away Monday, December 31st, 2012. He was born in Laurens and was a son of the late Harley Franklin and Ethel Robertson Tumblin of Laurens Mr. Tumblin retired from CSX Railroad, was a member of the First Baptist Church of Laurens and...
Fay Pitts Grube
Dec 30, 2012
Dateline-Clinton Fay Pitts Grube, 84, a long time resident of Clinton, SC passed away on Sunday, December 30, 2012 at Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina. Fay was born on April 29, 1928, in Clinton, SC to William Roy and Lydie (Simpson) Pitts. She grew up in Clinton and following her high school graduation, she then graduated from Winthrop College. After...
Kate English Arrowood
Dec 29, 2012
Dateline-Whitmire, SC Kate English Arrowood , age 89, widow of Johnny Walter Arrowood of 108 O’Dell Street passed away peacefully Saturday, December 29th at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Union, SC and was a son of the late Douglass and Ida Mae Tramell English. Mrs. Arrowood was employed as a textile worker for many...
Colonel Walter Blakely Todd Us Army (Ret.)
Dec 27, 2012
Colonel Walter Blakely Todd, U.S. Army (Ret.) COLUMBIA Colonel Walter Blakely Todd, U.S. Army (Ret.) died on December 27, 2012. The family will receive friends at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, on Wednesday, January 2, 2013, at 5:00 until 7:00 PM. Funeral services will be held at Providence ARP Church on North Broad Street in Clinton, South Carolina, on...
Allene Martin Hawthorne Aughtry
Dec 27, 2012
Dateline- Whitmire, S.C. Allene Martin Hawthorne Aughtry Allene Martin Hawthorne Aughtry, age 90, of 125 Morse Street passed away on December 27, 2012 at her home. She was predeceased by her husband of 53 years, Zack Eugene Aughtry. She was born in Abbeville County and was raised in Due West, SC, she was a daughter of the late Andrew Cowan...
Robert Morris Clayton Sr.
Dec 26, 2012
Dateline- Laurens, S.C. Robert Morris Clayton, Sr. Robert Morris Clayton, Sr., age 86, passed away Wednesday, December 26th at Martha Franks Retirement Community. Mr. Clayton was the son of Frederick Van Clayton and Emily Inez Morris Clayton and was born in Pickens, SC on June 11, 1926. He was a Civil Engineering graduate of Clemson College in 1949 and served...
Wyatt Carlisle Roper
Dec 23, 2012
Dateline- Laurens, S.C. Wyatt Carlisle Roper Wyatt Carlisle Roper, age 5 months of 519 Roper Road. died Sunday, December 23, 2012. He was born in Greenwood and was the son of Robert H. Roper, IV and Kelli Patterson Roper of the home. Also surviving is his brother, Robert H. Roper, V of the home; grandparents, Robert and Barbara Roper, Eddie...
Emma Boyd Coleman
Dec 20, 2012
Dateline – Clinton, SC Emma LeNora Boyd Coleman, age 91, formerly of Clinton, SC died on Thursday, December 20, 2012 . She was born in Laurens, SC and was the daughter of the late Fred S. Boyd, Sr. and Rosa Belle Spoon Boyd. Emma is survived by her sisters, Mary Jean B. Byers (Ralph) of Mt. Pleasant, SC and Sibyl...
Janet Osborne O'Dell
Dec 19, 2012
Janet Osborne O’ Dell, age 58, of 55 Apple Rd, died Wednesday, December 19, 2012. She was born in Clinton and was the daughter of the late Earl David Sr., and Mary Berry Osborne. She was a homemaker and a member of the VFW Ladies Auxillary 3354 Post in Laurens, and Calvary Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband, Jeffrey Lee...
Jean (Tootsie) Carolyn Deshields
Dec 19, 2012
Dateline- Lanford, S.C. Jean (Tootsie) DeShields Jean Carolyn (Tootsie) Lindley DeShields of 8204 Hwy. 92 went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, December 19, 2012. She was predeceased by her loving husband, Jimmy Lee DeShields, her parents, Marvin and Thelma Lindley,and a sister, Dorothy Nelle Quinn. Mrs. DeShields is survived by her three children who adored her,...
Walter T. Ahearn
Dec 18, 2012
Walter Thomas Ahearn, 90, long time resident of Columbia, SC, died December 18, 2012, at Bailey Manor, Clinton, SC. He was the son of the late Patrick and Elsie Ahearn of Schenectady, NY and the husband of the late Mary (May) Baillie Ahearn. Survivors include his daughter, Susan Ahearn Mitchell and her husband, John W. Mitchell of Cross Anchor, SC,...
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