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

William A. Campbell

William A. Campbell

Feb 13, 2012

Dateline-Laurens, SC William A. Campbell, age 75 of 2111 Hwy. 252, died Monday, Feb. 13th at his home. He was born in Clinton, one of four children of the late William Henry and Myrtle Mae Garland Campbell. He was a member of Full Gospel Assembly. Surviving are his children, Henry Campbell, Allen Campbell, John Campbell, Thomas Campbell, Ryan Bigwell, and...

Ralph N. "Buzz" Tedards

Ralph N. "Buzz" Tedards

Feb 13, 2012

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Ralph N. “Buzz” Tedards, age 84, of 902 Calvert Ave. died Monday, February 13, 2012. He was born in Pickens, S.C. on February 4, 1928 and was the son of the late Mr. & Mrs. J. H. Tedards. Mr. Tedards was also predeceased by brothers Jack, Billy, Roy, Frank and Connor Tedards. He is survived by his...

Verna White Mckain

Verna White Mckain

Feb 12, 2012

Verna White McKain, age 94 widow of Hugh B. “Doc” McKain went to be with the Lord Sunday, February 12, 2012 at her home. She was born in Little Mountain, SC and was a daughter of the late Willie Franklin and Mamie Olive Frick White. Mrs. McKain retired from J.P. Stevens Whitmire Plant and was the last surviving charter member...

Michael Joseph Estep

Michael Joseph Estep

Feb 10, 2012

Dateline- Hickory Tavern, S.C. Michael Joseph Estep, age 2 weeks, of 252 Kellett Road died Friday, February 10, 2012. Gone Too Soon! He was born in Greenville and was the son of Michael Joseph and Jeanna Wigerman Estep. Also surviving are his sister, Jozie Wood of the home; maternal grandparents, Joe and Mary Wigerman of Hickory Tavern and Maternal grandmother,...

Daniel "Danny" Lamar Thomas

Daniel "Danny" Lamar Thomas

Feb 9, 2012

Daniel “Danny” Lamar Thomas age 52, of 122 North Marion Street, Joanna, went to be with the Lord and his brother, Al Thomas on Thursday, February 9, 2012. He was born in the Joanna Hospital and was the son of Richard A. and Marlene Lowman Thomas. He was of the Pentecostal faith. He attended Cedar Springs School for the Deaf...

Lucille Edgins

Lucille Edgins

Feb 8, 2012

Lucille Edgins, age 58 of 10030 Hwy 72 West died Wednesday, February 8th in the Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood. She was born in Greenwood County and was a daughter of Nettie P. Spoon Edgins of Mountville and the late Nicodemus Edgins. Miss Edgins was a former employee of Greenwood Mills and loved arts and crafts. In addition to...

Sybil Pauline Whittle

Sybil Pauline Whittle

Feb 8, 2012

Dateline-Joanna, SC Sybil Pauline Whittle, age 89 of 321 Laurens Street, died Wednesday, February 8, 2012 in National Healthcare of Clinton. She was born in Greenwood and was a daughter of the late Wade Hampton and Alpha Ayers Jenkins. She worked in textiles and was a member of Beaverdam Baptist Church. Surviving are one daughter, Gloria Jinx Brewer and husband,David...

Martha Bost

Martha Bost

Feb 6, 2012

Dateline- Laurens, SC Martha Bost, age 73, formerly of 102 Clemson Street, died February 6, 2012, in the National Health Care of Laurens. She was the daughter of the late Lester and Othella Stevenson Simmons. She worked in retail and was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Bost is survived by her husband, John Bost of Laurens; two sons, Vincent Bost...

Grace Nickles Johnson

Grace Nickles Johnson

Feb 5, 2012

Grace Nickles Johnson of the Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina in Clinton died February 5, 2012, after a brief illness. Born in Abbeville County, SC on August 7, 1920, she was the daughter of the late John Robert and Elise Crawford Nickles. She graduated from Erskine College with a degree in chemistry, taught school in Mountville, SC, then worked on...

Betty S. Ellis

Betty S. Ellis

Feb 3, 2012

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Betty S. Ellis, age 79, of 866 Dogwood Road, Gray Court and formerly of Clinton died Friday, February 3, 2012 in the Hillcrest Hospital in Simpsonville. Mrs. Ellis was born in Meridian, MS and was the daughter of the late Chester Hardie and Martha Roberson Satcher. She was a retired LPN from Whitten Center, a member of...

Jerry Wayne Martin

Jerry Wayne Martin

Feb 3, 2012

Dateline-Clinton, SC Jerry Wayne Martin, 58 of Flat rock, NC died Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 in Clinton. He was born in Mt. Airy, NC and was a son of the late Fletcher Alvis and Pauline Easter Martin. He truly was a great talent. Surviving are one son, Joshua Wayne Martin of Lexington, NC and two brothers, Gary Martin of Raleigh,...

Elizabeth Lothridge Smith

Elizabeth Lothridge Smith

Feb 2, 2012

Dateline- Waterloo, S.C. Elizabeth Lothridge Smith Elizabeth Lothridge Smith, age 69, of 532 Rosemont Circle died Thursday, February 2, 2012 at her home. She was born in Goldville and was the daughter of the late Eugene and Dorothy Cooper Lothridge. Mrs. Smith was a member of the Rosemont Baptist Church and is survived by her husband Ken Smith of the...

Bernez Patterson Thomas

Bernez Patterson Thomas

Jan 29, 2012

Dateline- Clinton, SC Bernez “Bernie” Patterson Thomas, 85, of Clinton, SC, passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2012. Born in Wichita Falls, Texas, on February 15, 1926 to James Nathaniel Patterson and Hallie (Godley) Patterson, Bernie grew up primarily in the Fort Worth area. She graduated from Texas State College for Women in 1947 as an occupational therapist. Her work...

Zenna Ramsey Childress

Zenna Ramsey Childress

Jan 29, 2012

Dateline-Laurens, SC Zenna B. Childress, age 96, of Laurens, SC passed away in Laurens County Hospital on Sunday, January 29, 2012. Mrs. Childress was born in Pool, W.VA. on April 20, 1915. She moved to South Carolina from Arizona after her husband, Grover Childress passes away to be nearer to her sons and their wives. Mrs. Childress is survived by...

Wilford Earl Puckett

Wilford Earl Puckett

Jan 28, 2012

Wilford Earl Puckett, age 87 of 709 Milton Rd. died Saturday, January 28, 2012 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. Mr. Puckett was retired from Greenwood Mills, Blalock Plant and had worked as a security officer at Asten Johnson and also with Laurens County. He was a U.S. Army veteran and member of the Joanna Church of God. Mr....

Joshua Wayne Dickert

Joshua Wayne Dickert

Jan 28, 2012

Dateline-Whitmire, SC Joshua Wayne Dickert, age 26, of Jalalpa Road, died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012 in Laurens. He was born in Union and was a son of Rev. Tony Dickert and Lenora Revels Dickert of Whitmire. He was an employee of Smith Cleaning Service; a member of Central Avenue Baptist Church, and an avid hunter and fisherman. He had been...

Prue D. Waters

Prue D. Waters

Jan 26, 2012

Dateline-Clinton, SC Prue Douglas Waters, age 87, of 122 Pine Street, Clinton, SC died on January 26, 2012 after a brief illness. He was born in Lowndesville, SC on September 23, 1924, to Alonzo C. Waters and Molly Hill Waters and was the last member of his family. Two brothers and eight sisters predeceased him. Mr. Waters proudly served his...

Jackie B. Hughes

Jackie B. Hughes

Jan 22, 2012

Dateline- Laurens, S.C. Jackie Bluford Hughes, age 67, of Laurens, died Sunday, January 22, 2012, at his home. He was born in Laurens and was the son of the late Bluford and Ruby Gault Hughes. Mr. Hughes was retired from Fanzi Screw Co. He is survived by a son, Jackie E. Hughes (Shawn) of Laurens; two grandchildren, Summer Lee Hughes...

C.Wayne Jarvis

C.Wayne Jarvis

Jan 22, 2012

C. Wayne Jarvis, 90, of Spartanburg died Sunday, January 22, 2012 at White Oak Estates in Spartanburg. He is survived by his wife, Frances Lee Pitts Jarvis of 61 years; three children, Michael Wayne Jarvis and wife Alee, Stanley Davis Jarvis, Jenny Jarvis Woods and husband Berry; five grandchildren, Russell W. Jarvis, Katherine M. Lane and husband Michael, Heather M....

Berley Lee Miller, Sr

Berley Lee Miller, Sr

Jan 21, 2012

Berley Lee Miller, Sr. age 88 of 23530 S.C. Hwy. 121, one of the greatest Generations departed Saturday, January 21, 2012 in the Newberry Memorial Hospital. He was born in Newberry County and was a son of the late Louick P. and Ethel Berley Miller. Mr. Miller was retired from J.P. Stevens as a general overseer of weaving. He was...

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