Obituaries

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

Claudia Kinard Norton

Claudia Kinard Norton

Aug 3, 2011

Dateline-Clinton, SC Claudia Kinard Norton, age102, beloved wife of the late Edgar B. Norton died Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at the National HealthCare of Clinton. She was born in Lexington County, SC and was a daughter of the late Samuel William and Alice Summers Kinard. Mrs. Norton retired from Clinton Mills with over 30 years of service and was a...

Jerrold "Jerry" Burnside

Jerrold "Jerry" Burnside

Jul 31, 2011

Dateline-Fayetteville, NC Rev. Dr. Jerrold Burnside “Jerry”, died Sunday, July 31, 2011 in Presbyterian Home of SC at the age of 66. Dr. Burnside was born in York County, SC on October 17, 1944. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Eugenia Burnside, and two sisters, Brenda and Elaine. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts Degree at Erskine...

Lila Casey Mcalister

Lila Casey Mcalister

Jul 30, 2011

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Lila Casey McAlister Lila Casey McAlister, the daughter of Ruth George Casey Chapman and Feldmon Lee Casey, passed away in her home on Saturday, July 30, 2011 at the age of 78. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Alva S. McAlister; a daughter Angie McAlister Dillon and husband, Emory, a daughter, Lisa McAlister Thompson...

Barbara J. Brazill

Barbara J. Brazill

Jul 30, 2011

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Barbara J. Brazill Barbara J. Brazill, age 73, of 189 Gastley Dr. died Saturday, July 30, 2011 in the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was born in Clinton and was the daughter of the late George Washington and Lillie Vanderford Brazill. Miss Brazill was retired from the Bailey Plant and was a member of Calvary Baptist...

Edna B. Bell

Edna B. Bell

Jul 28, 2011

Edna B. Bell, age 88, formerly of Greenwood Hwy. and widow of John C. Bell, Jr. died Thursday, July 28, 2011 in the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was born in Ulmer, SC and was the daughter of the late Andrew Jackson and Argenia Rivers Blount. Mrs. Bell was member of the Rock Bridge Presbyterian Church. She is survived...

Edgar Owens Sadler

Edgar Owens Sadler

Jul 27, 2011

Owens Sadler age 83, of 496 Dogwood Circle and husband of Nancy McMillan Sadler, died Wednesday, July 27th at the Hospice House in Clinton. Mr. Sadler was born in Clinton, SC and was a son of the late Rufus Earle and Julia Owens Sadler. Upon graduating Clinton High School in 1944, he enlisted in the Marine Corps and served with...

James E. "Eddie" Croy

James E. "Eddie" Croy

Jul 27, 2011

Dateline-Clinton, SC James E. ‘Eddie” Croy, age 48 of 108 Beauregard Street, died Wednesday, July 27, 2011 in the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Laurens County and was a son of James and Bernice Croy of Clinton. He was a former employee of Clinton Mills; a member of Lydia Pentecostal Holiness Church and an avid fisherman....

Williene Reeves Hughes

Williene Reeves Hughes

Jul 26, 2011

Dateline-Clinton, SC Williene Reeves Hughes, age 95, a resident of the Presbyterian Home and widow of Walter Moorhead Hughes, Sr., died Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Born in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Claude Augustus and Eula Mae Knight Reeves. Mrs. Hughes was a graduate of Winthrop College, Class of 1937, where she earned a Bachelor of...

Ralph E. (Red) Frick

Ralph E. (Red) Frick

Jul 23, 2011

Dateline- Cross Hill, S.C. Ralph E. (Red) Frick Ralph E. (Red) Frick, age 79, of 259 Landing Rd. died Saturday, July 23, 2011 in the Self Regional Medical Center. He was born in Newberry and was the son of the late William David and Julia Melvina Livingston Frick. Mr. Frick was a retired painting contractor and a U.S. Air Force...

Betty Meadors

Betty Meadors

Jul 20, 2011

Betty Anne Campbell Meadors, age 79 of 116 Fair Drive, died Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was born in Clinton and was a daughter of the late Joe and Maggie Evans Campbell. She was a former nurse for Doctors Walker and MacDonald and retired from the City of Clinton as City Clerk and...

Cheryl Samples Pearson

Cheryl Samples Pearson

Jul 18, 2011

Cheryl Samples Pearson, age 38, of 88 Edgewood Circle died Monday, July 18, 2011 at her home. She was born in Clinton and was the daughter of Jerold and Janice Croy Samples of Clinton. Mrs. Pearson was an LPN at the Laurens County Hospital and was a member of Beaverdam Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Jackie Pearson...

Dorothy L. Phillips

Dorothy L. Phillips

Jul 18, 2011

Dateline-Joanna, SC Dorothy Lee Rochester Phillips, age 88 of 219 Hampton St., and widow of Walter L. Phillips, died Monday, July 18, 2011 in Newberry County Memorial Hospital. She was born in Greer and was a daughter of the late Lawrence and Cora Bailey Rochester. She was a former employee of Joanna Mill and worked with ARA Food Service at...

Dillard Dennis Neighbors, Jr.

Dillard Dennis Neighbors, Jr.

Jul 16, 2011

Dillard Dennis Neighbors, Jr., age 53, of Samaritan Drive, Laurens died Saturday, July 16, 2011 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Clinton and was a son of Dillard Dennis and Carolyn Rush Neighbors of Laurens. He was of the Baptist faith. Surviving in addition to his parents are two sons, Kevin Neighbors and Kory Gillespie, both of Laurens;...

Truman L. Leopard

Truman L. Leopard

Jul 14, 2011

Truman L. Leopard, age 89 of 205 Copeland St. died Thursday, July 14, 2011 at the Laurens County Hospital. He was born July 27, 1921 in Simpsonville and was a son of the late Edgar and Dora Bagwell Leopard. Mr. Leopard was a retired employee of Clinton Mills, attended the Davidson St. Baptist Church and was a US Navy veteran...

Kathy Diane Polson

Kathy Diane Polson

Jul 14, 2011

Dateline- Laurens, S.C. Kathy Diane Polson, age 61, of 5 Hanson Circle died Thursday, July 14, 2011 at her home. She was born in Laurens County and was the daughter of James Polson of Clinton and the late Effie Estes Bowers. Mrs. Polson was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by a son David Webb of Charleston; Candida Diane...

Holly Irene Shealy Green

Holly Irene Shealy Green

Jul 14, 2011

Holly Irene Shealy Green age 94, died Thursday, July 14, 2011 at White Oak Manor. She was born in the Gilbert Community of Lexington County, SC and was the daughter of the late William F. and Lula Pearl Shirey Shealy. She is survived by her seven children, Ronald T. (June) Green, Dr. James I. (Dorothy) Green, Judy (Carlton) Hall, Martha...

Kenneth D. Armstrong

Kenneth D. Armstrong

Jul 14, 2011

Kenneth D. Armstrong age 74, formerly of 85 Palmetto Street, Lydia Mill died Thursday, July 14, 2011 in the Wesley Commons in Greenwood after an extended illness. He was born in Laurens and was a son of the late Earl E. and Mary Elizabeth Kidd Armstrong. Mr. Armstrong was retired from Lydia Mill and attended the Fellowship Baptist Church in...

Cecil Wayne Montjoy

Cecil Wayne Montjoy

Jul 11, 2011

Dateline-Joanna, SC Cecil Wayne Montjoy, Jr., age 40 of 203 Moultrie Street, died Monday, July 11, 2011 in the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Laurens and was a son of Betty Jo Wham Montjoy of Joanna and the late Cecil Wayne Montjoy, Sr. He was a former employee of Clinton Mills; an owner of small florist...

Barbara Carol Beaman

Barbara Carol Beaman

Jul 10, 2011

B. Carol Beaman age 52, of 417 Forest Road died Sunday, July 10, 2011 in the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Fort Benning, GA and was a daughter of Hazel Long Hasting of Clinton and the late William Wells. Mrs. Beaman was a homemaker. Surviving are her husband, Brian L. Beaman of the home; a son, Justin Beaman...

Sarah Williams Hairston

Sarah Williams Hairston

Jul 5, 2011

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Sarah Williams Hairston, age 87, a resident of Langston House died Tuesday, July 5th at the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Greenville and was a daughter of the late Boyd and Ethel Freeman Timmons. Mrs. Hairston was retired from Dr. Judson Davis dental practice and was a member of the Davidson St. Baptist Church. She...