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

Ralph Lowe Young, Jr.

Ralph Lowe Young, Jr.

Oct 17, 2010

Dateline-Chapin, SC Ralph L. Young, Jr. age 69 of 549 Westwoods Dr. died on Sunday, Oct. 17th at the Lexington Medical Center. He was born in Columbia, SC and was a son of the late Ralph L.Young, Sr. and the late Evelyn Spangler Young. Mr. Young was a graduate of Greenwood High School and in 1967 received his degree in...

Betty Faye "Betty Boop" Samples

Betty Faye "Betty Boop" Samples

Oct 16, 2010

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Betty Faye “Betty Boop” Samples, age 57, of 6170 Hwy. 56 died Saturday, October 16, 2010 in the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Ware Shoals and was the daughter of Jessie C. Townsend of McCormick and the late Frank Max Ashley. Mrs. Samples was a former employee of Clinton Mill and is survived by her...

Roy Lee Russ

Roy Lee Russ

Oct 15, 2010

Rev. Roy Russ, age 90 of National Healthcare in Laurens, died Friday, October 15, 2010. He was born in Laurens County and was a son of the late Henry Decater and Lola Hughes Russ. Rev. Russ was the founder of the Rose of Sharon Holiness Church in Gray Court, and was the Pastor of the Pentecostal Holiness Church all of...

Isaac Daniel (Danny) Ford, Jr.

Isaac Daniel (Danny) Ford, Jr.

Oct 11, 2010

Dateline-Whitmire, SC Isaac Daniel (Danny) Ford, Jr., age 67 of 30355 Hwy 72 E. and formerly of Laurens, died Monday, October 11, 2010 in the NHC of Laurens. He was born in Woodruff and was a son of the late Isaac D. Ford, Sr. and the late Irene K. Ford Barrett. Mr. Ford was a retired employee of Monsanto an...

Norma Anderson Lehn

Norma Anderson Lehn

Oct 10, 2010

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Norma Anderson Lehn Norma Anderson Lehn, 83, a life-long resident of Clinton, SC, and resident of Bailey Manor, died on Sunday, October 10, 2010 at the Hospice House in Clinton, the result of a stroke suffered several days earlier at her home. She was born in Sumter, SC, on July 21, 1927, the daughter of Collie William...

Cornelia June Forrest

Cornelia June Forrest

Oct 7, 2010

Cornelia June Forrest, age 65, of 322 Red Bird Lane died Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010 at her home. She was born in Greenville and was the daughter of Robert B. and Margaret Jones of Waterloo. Mrs. Forrest was a homemaker and in addition to her parents is survived by her husband, Augustus C. Forrest of the home; a daughter, Leah...

Olivia A. Abrams

Olivia A. Abrams

Oct 5, 2010

Dateline-Joanna, SC Olivia A. Abrams, age 90, of Joanna and widow of J. L. Abrams, Sr., died Tuesday, October 5, 2010 in the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was born in Whitmire and was a daughter of the late P. L. and Maggie Lackey Attaway. Mrs. Abrams was retired from Whitten Center and was a member of Epworth United...

Nellie Owens Dean

Nellie Owens Dean

Oct 5, 2010

Dateline-Clinton, SC Nellie O. Dean, age 83 of 42 Peachtree St. died Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at Summit Place Living Center in Simpsonville. She was a retired employee of Clinton Mills Lydia Plant; a member of Lydia Presbyterian Church and known as “Granny Nell” to many Nieces and Nephews. Surviving are one daughter, Lucy Banks and husband, Roger of Hodges,...

Edgar Allen Cooper, Jr.

Edgar Allen Cooper, Jr.

Oct 4, 2010

Dateline-Whitmire, SC Edgar Allen Cooper, Jr., age 85 formerly of 519 Sims Street, and widower of Virginia King Cooper, died Monday, Oct. 4th at Riverside Living Center, Piedmont, SC He was born in Enoree and was a son of the late Edgar Allen Cooper, Sr. and Ruth Blanton Cooper. He was retired from J. P. Stevens and was a member...

Maude A. Johnson

Maude A. Johnson

Oct 3, 2010

Maude A. Johnson, age 76 of 291 Fort Lindley Rd. died Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010 in the Self Regional Hospital in Greenwood. She was born in Greenwood and was a daughter of the late Charles and Neta Belle Bryant Crouch. Mrs. Johnson was a retired employee of Greenwood Mills and was a member of the Joanna Church of God. Surviving...

Lea Kraemer

Lea Kraemer

Oct 1, 2010

Lea was an exchange student attending Presbyterian College in Clinton. Services will be held in her home town in Germany.

Sarah Doelker

Sarah Doelker

Oct 1, 2010

Sarah was an exchange Student from Germany attending Presbyterian College in Clinton. Services will be held in her home town in Germany.

John B. Smith

John B. Smith

Sep 30, 2010

John B. Smith, age 84 formerly of 402 Jefferson Street Street , died Thursday, September 30, 2010 in Agape of Conway. He was born in Toccoa, GA and was the son of the late William B. and Nettie Black Smith. He was a retired painting contractor and was a member of the Masonic Lodge. Surviving are a son, John Albert...

Donald Alton Steele

Donald Alton Steele

Sep 29, 2010

Dateline-Whitmire, SC Donald Alton Steele, age 74 of 1823 St. Matthew Church Road, Eastover, SC and formerly of Whitmire, died Wednesday, September 29, 2010 in the Countrywood Nursing Center in Hopkins. He was born in Whitmire and was a son of the late Harry and Mary Lillian Nix Steele. He is the last and youngest member of his immediate family....

Elizabeth R. Smith

Elizabeth R. Smith

Sep 29, 2010

Elizabeth Smith, age 65 of 925 Central Ave. died Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at her home. She was born in Whitmire and was a daughter of the late Talmadge and Edna Taylor Rhodes. Mrs. Smith was a former employee of J.P. Stevens, Regal and B. F. Hawkins Nursing Home. She was a member of the Pentecostal Holiness Church and a...

William (Billy Bob) Baker

William (Billy Bob) Baker

Sep 28, 2010

Dateline, Clinton, SC William (Billy Bob) Baker, age 75 of 1383 Young Rd., died Tuesday, September 28, 2010 in Self Regional Medical Center. He was the son of the late Arthur and Sallie Baker. He was predeceased by brothers, Charles, Arthur (Tex), and Bobby Baker. Surviving are brother Tommy and wife, Evelyn Baker of Clinton; special niece, Peggy Baker Landers...

Judy Kay Blackmun Mulligan

Judy Kay Blackmun Mulligan

Sep 27, 2010

Dateline- Gray Court, S.C. Judy Mulligan, age 66, of 175 Rolling Hills Road and widow of Joe Ray Mulligan, Sr. died Monday, September 27, 2010 in the Hillcrest Memorial Hospital. She was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan and was the daughter of the late John and Velta Johnson Blackmun. Mrs. Mulligan was a homemaker and is survived by two daughters, Starla...

Phillip Walter Elledge

Phillip Walter Elledge

Sep 27, 2010

Dateline-Clinton, SC Phillip Walter Elledge Phillip Walter Elledge, age 62 of 1008 Sloan Street died Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at his home. He was born in Clinton and was a son of the late Clarence Arthur and Thelma Prather Elledge. He was of the Baptist Faith and veteran of the U. S. Army. Surviving are one brother, Steve, and wife,...

William Eugene Wallen

William Eugene Wallen

Sep 24, 2010

Dateline-Whitmire, SC William Eugene Wallen, age 64 of 497 Sims St. died Friday, September 24th at his home. He was born in Whitmire and was a son of the late Evan and Euna Willis Wallen. Mr. wallen was a retired welder with V.C. Summer Nuclear Station, a US Marine veteran of the Vietnam War and a faithful member of the...

Olin Cannon Johnson

Olin Cannon Johnson

Sep 23, 2010

Olin Cannon Johnson, age 97, widower of Gertrude Cannon Johnson, died Thursday, September 23 at Martha Franks Retirement Center. Before moving to Martha Franks he was a life-long resident of Clinton. He was born in Laurens County on February 17, 1913, the son of the late John Burr and Sarah Lillian Horton Johnson. He was retired from Greenwood Mills and...

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