Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Juanita H. Bledsoe
Mar 3, 2011
Dateline- Whitmire, S.C. Juanita H. Bledsoe Juanita H. Bledsoe, age 83, of 1142 Reed Ave. died Thursday, March 3, 2011 in the Spartanburg Regional Hospital. She was born in Lancaster and was the daughter of the late Wylie and Geneva White Hill and her step-mother, Zella Nix Hill. Mrs. Bledsoe was retired from J.P. Stevens and was a member of...
Joe R. (Sam) Koon, Sr.
Mar 2, 2011
Dateline-Joanna, SC Joe R. (Sam) Koon, Sr. age 89 formerly of 601 Whitmire Hwy. and widower of Dorothy S. Koon died Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at the National Health Care of Clinton. He was born in Newberry County and was a son of the late Joel O. and Mary Taylor Koon. Mr. Koon was a former employee of Greenwood Mills...
Rosa Spoon
Feb 28, 2011
Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Rosa Spoon Rosa Spoon, age 82, formerly of Tallwood Apartments and widow of J.L. Spoon died Monday, February 28, 2011 at the Magnolia Manor in Columbia. She was born in Laurens County and was a homemaker. Mrs. Spoon is survived by a son, James Lee Spoon of Greenwood; three daughters, Dorothy Skeens of Roanoke, VA, Ann Marie...
Richard Donald Foster
Feb 27, 2011
Richard Donald Foster, age 86, of 602 N. Adair St. died Sunday, February 27, 2011 at the Hospice of Laurens County. He was born in Gastonia, NC and was a son of the late Samuel Columbus and Bessie Primm Foster. Mr. Foster retired from Metropolitian Life Insurance Company after 20 years of service. He then worked at Jacobs Press for...
Rufus Lee Wimburn
Feb 27, 2011
R.L. Wimburn, age 74, of 18860 Hwy 72 E. died Sunday, February 27, 2011 at his home. He was born in Henry County, AL and was a son of the late Sam and Dellie Peterson Wimburn. Mr. Wimburn was retired from Gate Food Stores. Surviving are his wife, Brenda Ann Wimburn of the home; three daughters, Theresa Butler and Windy...
Margaret Pulley Rhodes
Feb 23, 2011
Margaret Rhodes, age 92 and widow of Arthur William Rhodes, Jr. died Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at the Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. She was born in Gray Court and was a daughter of the late George Franklin and Juanita Bobo Pulley. Mrs. Rhodes was a member of Warrior Creek Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School and was very active...
Carolyn Cartee
Feb 22, 2011
Dateline-Ware Shoals, SC Carolyn Cartee, age 67 of 97 Elledge Road, died Tuesday, February 22, 2011 in the Laurens County Hospital. She was a daughter of the late Everette and Eva Parker Belue. Surviving are her companion, Davied Samples of the home, one brother, Everette Belue, Jr. of Greenville and two sisters, Emma Belue of Saluda and Ruby Belue of...
Marjorie Farrior Milam
Feb 21, 2011
Dateline-Clinton, South Carolina - Marjorie Farrior Milam, age 85, of 6100 W. Friendly Avenue, Greensboro, NC, died on Monday,February 21, 2011 in Friends Homes West. She is survived by one daughter, Kathryn Milam of Greensboro, NC; brother and wife, Marvin and Connie Farrior of Waynesboro, MS, fourteen nieces and nephews as well as great nieces and nephews on the Farrior...
N. Carl Wessinger
Feb 18, 2011
Dr. N. Carl Wessinger, retired Clinton dentist, husband of Barbara Owen Wessinger, passed away on February 18, 2011 at Lexington Medical Center. He was born April 25, 1928, the son of Norman L. and Hattie W. Wessinger, in McDowell County, North Carolina, where his parents taught school. He grew up in Springfield, S.C., and attended public school there. Dr. Wessinger...
Mary Moore Lanford
Feb 18, 2011
Mary Moore Lanford, age 62, of 1838 Beaverdam Church Road died Friday, February 18, 2011 at her home. She was born in Laurens and was the daughter of the late Randolph and Catherine Benjamin Moore. Mrs. Lanford was a member of Beaverdam Baptist Church. Surviving are two sons, Ben Lanford and wife, Allison and Will Lanford, both of Mountville; a...
Joyce Willis Mcwatters
Feb 18, 2011
Joyce Willis McWatters age 69, of 982 Charlotte’s Road, died Friday, February 18, 2011 in the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Whitmire and was a daughter of the late Coy Thomas Willis and Jessie Miller Steen. Mrs. McWatters was retired from Clinton Mills and was a member of the Lydia Mill Church of God. She is survived by...
Ruby Kimbrough Snipes
Feb 18, 2011
Ruby Iola Kimbrough Snipes age 84, of Belleville Apt. 20, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, February 18, 2011 in the Laurens County Hospice House. She was born in Atlanta, GA and was a daughter of the late John Robert and Iola Compton Kimbrough. Mrs. Snipes was a Foster Grandparent and a member of...
Vaughn Matthew Renwick
Feb 15, 2011
Vaughn M. Renwick age 73, of 2082 E. Jerry Rd. died Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at his home. He was born in Sandy Ridge, PA and was a son of the late Lawson and Virginia Renwick. Mr. Renwick was an executive with the paper supplier industry, worldwide and was a member of the Broad St. United Methodist Church. Surviving are...
Cleo Bowers Hartman
Feb 15, 2011
Cleo Bowers Hartman age 95, formerly of 1403 Coleman Avenue and widow of James “Les” Hartman, died Tuesday, February 15, 2011 in the J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home. She was born in Prosperity, S.C. and was a daughter of the late Clarence and Minnie Mills Bowers. Mrs. Hartman was a member of the St. Timothy Lutheran Church and a member of...
Ruth Inez Cook (Cookie) Pearson
Feb 14, 2011
Dateline-Whitmire, SC Ruth Inez Cook (Cookie) Pearson. age 46, of 432 Grant Street, died Monday, February 14, 2011 in Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Union County and was the daughter of the Linda Crayne Cook of Whitmire and the late James Albert Cook, Jr. Mrs. Pearson was a former employee of Whitten Center and was a homemaker. She...
Valerie Prather Malpass
Feb 13, 2011
Valerie Prather Malpass, age 65 of 98 Mandy Coleman Rd. died Sunday, February 13, 2011 at the Hospice of Laurens County Hospice House. She was born in Clinton, SC and was a daughter of the late Samuel Walter and Ada Hill Prather. Mrs. Malpass was retired from Jostens Cap and Gown in Laurens, SC and was a member of the...
Juanita Lily Dickert Pitts
Feb 11, 2011
Juanita Dickert Pitts died February 11, 2011 at the age of 96. She spent much of her life in the Trinity community of Silverstreet but in 1990 retired to the Presbyterian Home in Clinton. Juanita was one of seven children born to Rachel Garrett and John Henry Dickert. She was a graduate of Silverstreet High School. On the longest night...
Leon Symes Deitz, Sr.
Feb 11, 2011
Leon Symes Deitz, Sr. age 66, of 144 Denna Dr. died Friday, February 11, 2011 at the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Anderson, SC and was a son of Viola Carson Deitz of Clinton and the late Fred Lee Deitz. Mr. Deitz was retired from Whitten Center and proudly served his country during the Vietnam War in the...
Wilhelmena "Mena" Templeton
Feb 11, 2011
Wilhelmena “Mena” Templeton, beloved wife of the late Doyle Templeton entered life eternal on Friday, February 11, 2011. She was 70 years old. Mrs. Templeton was retired from Jostens, Inc. of Laurens, SC and at the time of her passing, she was surrounded by her loving family. Surviving are her four children, a daughter, Terry Templeton of the home; sons...
Bill G. Jones
Feb 9, 2011
Bill G. Jones, age 81, of 204 S. Holland St. died Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at the Hospice of Laurens County. He was born in Wildwood, FL and was a son of the late Noah & Agnes Irene Sims Jones. Mr. Jones received a Masters Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of Florida. He worked with several special needs...
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