Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
William Jeffery Wheeler
May 10, 2011
Dateline- Clinton, SC William Jeffery Wheeler, age 50, of 214 Duncan Creek Church Rd. died Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at his home. He was born in Laurens County and was the son of Mona Sanders Wheeler of Laurens and the late William Franklin Wheeler. Mr. Wheeler was an employee of Inman Mills and was a member of the St. James...
Roy Blakely Wilson
May 9, 2011
Dateline-Clinton, SC Roy Blakely Wilson, age 61, son of Violet Crisp and Lowry M. Wilson, Sr., passed to his heavenly home Monday, May 9, 2011, at the Hospice of Laurens County, 1304 Springdale Drive in Clinton, SC 29325. He was born Sept. 9, 1949, in Clinton, SC. Surviving are one brother, Lowry M. Wilson, Jr. of Powdersville, SC and two...
Danny Lee Metts
May 9, 2011
Dateline-Laurens, SC Danny Lee Metts, age 57 died Monday, May 9, 2011. He was born in Laurens County, was a faithful member and served as head usher at the Redemption Baptist Church. Danny loved to fish and bowl and enjoyed life. Surviving are his mother, Doris H. Metts; a brother, Steve Metts of Laurens; three sisters, Janice Owens and husband,...
Charles H. Queen
May 7, 2011
Charles H. Queen, age 81 of 349 Conway Ave. died Saturday, May 7, 2011 at his home. He was born in Westminster SC, and was the son of the late Carl H. and Bessie Smith Queen. Mr. Queen retired from the Housing Authority of Laurens, was a member of the Bellview Baptist Church; Rossie Walker Masonic Lodge # 354; Hejaz...
James "Jimmy" R. Cooper
May 4, 2011
Dateline-Joanna, SC James “Jimmy” Cooper, age 61, of 426 Browning Ave. died Wednesday, May 4, 2011, at the National HealthCare of Clinton. He was born in Lancaster, SC, and was a son of Mildred Wade Cooper of Panama City, FL and the late Calvin Asa Cooper. Jimmy was a former employee of Clinton Mills. He enjoyed coaching Dixie Youth Baseball...
Carolyn H. Young
May 4, 2011
Dateline-Clinton, SC Carolyn H. Young, age 89, formerly of 606 Cedar Street and widow of Henry M. Young, Jr., died Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at the Presbyterian Home of SC. She was born in Newberry and was a daughter of the late John Calhoun and Sarah Eloise Reeder Harman Bookout. Mrs. Young was a retired school teacher in Clinton; a...
Otis Hartford Gilliam
Apr 30, 2011
Dateline- Whitmire, S.C. Otis H. Gilliam Otis H. Gilliam, age 91, of 35 Union Street died Saturday, April 30, 2011 in the White Oak Manor in Newberry. He was born in Newberry County and was the son of the late Willie Henderson and Elvira Berley Gilliam. Mr. Gilliam was retired from J. P. Stevens Co., was a member of the...
G. Browning Goldsmith, Jr.
Apr 29, 2011
Rev. G. Browning Goldsmith, Jr. age 90, died Friday, April 29, 2011 in the NHC of Clinton. He was born in Greenville and was the son of the late Elizabeth McCall Goldsmith and G. Browning Goldsmith, Sr. Rev. Goldsmith was educated in the Greenville City Schools, received a BS degree from the Citadel and received a Masters Degree from Southwestern...
Frankie "Pork Chop" Ginn
Apr 23, 2011
Frankie “Pork Chop” Ginn, age 59 of 2053 Old Milton Rd. died Saturday, April 23, 2011 at Hospice of Laurens County. He was born in Laurens and was a son of the late Franklin Sherman and Shirley Mae Simmons Ginn. Mr. Ginn was employed with Presbyterian College for 23 years and attended Broad St. United Methodist Church. Surviving are his...
Jeffrey Alan Thomas
Apr 20, 2011
Jeffrey Alan Thomas, age 44 of Gordon St. went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, April 20, 2011. Jeff was born in Clinton on December 10, 1966 a son of the late J.C. “Junior” and Catherine Whitmore Thomas. He was employed with Pioneer Foods of Prosperity, SC. Surviving are his wife, Debbie Griffin Thomas of the home; two stepchildren,...
Charles L. Cummins, Jr.
Apr 19, 2011
Dateline-Clinton, SC Dr. Charles L. Cummins, Jr. age 85 of Presbyterian Home, widower of Carolyn P. Cummins, died Tuesday, April 19, 2011in the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Portland, Tennessee, was the son of the late Charles L. Cummins, Sr. and Virginia Moncrief Cummins. He was educated in public schools in middle Tennessee and received his undergraduate degree...
Troy M. Edwards
Apr 19, 2011
Dateline-Clinton, SC Troy M. Edwards age 76,of 24785 Hwy. 76 East, died Tuesday, April 19, 2011 in the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Laurens County and was a son of the late Verdie and Minnie Black Edwards. He was retired from Torrington Bearing Company; attended the Church of God of Prophecy in Clinton and was a U. S....
Teddy S. Laird
Apr 18, 2011
Dateline – Kinards, SC Teddy S. Laird, age 55 of 33389 Hwy 76 died Monday, April 18, 2011 at home. He was born at Tangier Island, VA and was the son of Peggy Parks Laird of the home and the late Gladden Laird. He was a former employee of Ingles and a member of Joanna Church of God. Surviving is...
Patricia Tucker
Apr 17, 2011
Dateline-Laurens, SC Patricia Tucker, age 73 of 1495 Wilson Dr. and widow of George Calvin Tucker died Sunday, April 17, 2011 in the Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Spartanburg and was a daughter of the late George H. Cunningham, Sr. and the late Eloree Carter Cunningham. Mrs. Tucker was a former employee of Clinton Mills, The Palmetto Bank...
Jessie Abrams Trumble
Apr 12, 2011
Dateline-Whitmire, SC Mrs. Jessie Abrams Trumble died Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at Aiken Regional Medical Center in Aiken. She was born in Newberry, South Carolina and was the daughter of the late Thomas Jasper Abrams and Harriet Rutherford Abrams. She received her B. S. degree from Columbia College and taught school for most of her life. She was a member...
Sam Richard Brewer
Apr 8, 2011
Sam Richard Brewer age 74 of 139 Brewer Drive, died Friday, April 8, 2011 in the North Greenville Hospital. He was born in Newberry County and was a son of the late Bennie and Irene Merchant Brewer. Mr. Brewer was a general contractor and a member of the Longbranch Pentecostal Holiness Church. Surviving are his wife, Linda Hendrix Brewer of...
Elizabeth L. Floyd
Apr 8, 2011
Elizabeth L. Floyd, age 76 of 109 South Ellis St. Apt. B died Friday, April 8th at her home. She was born in Joanna, SC and was a daughter of the late Harley and Jessie Kennington Lyons. Mrs. Floyd worked with several mills in the textile industry until her retirement. She was of the Pentecostal Holiness faith and played the...
Michael Everette Cannon
Apr 7, 2011
Michael Everette Cannon age 70 of 140 Grandview Acres, died Thursday, April 7, 2011 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born on February 3, 1941 in Clinton, SC and was a son of the late James Nathan and Elsie Purcell Cannon. Mr. Cannon graduated from Clinton High School in 1959 and was retired from Solutia in Greenwood,...
R. Carson Nabors
Apr 4, 2011
Dateline- Clinton, S.C. R. Carson Nabors, age 86, of 819 Sunset Blvd. died Monday, April 4, 2011 in the NHC of Clinton. He was born in Clinton and was the son of the late Grover Cleveland and Mattie Adair Nabors. Mr. Nabors was the owner of Nabor’s Gulf Station in Joanna, was a member of the Joanna First Baptist Church,...
E. Geneva Longshore Passmore
Apr 3, 2011
Dateline- Clinton, S.C. E. Geneva Longshore Passmore, age 90, formerly of Sunset Blvd. and widow of L. R. Passmore died Sunday, April 03, 2011 in the NHC of Clinton. She was born in Orangeburg and was the daughter of the late Clyde and Eula Rikard Longshore. Mrs. Passmore was a retired nurse at Whitten Center and was a member of...
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