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

George N. Love, Jr. M.D., Ama, Asa

George N. Love, Jr. M.D., Ama, Asa

Aug 7, 2010

Dateline-Laurens, SC George N. Love, Jr. M.D., AMA, ASA, died August 7th in his sleep at Martha Franks Retirement Home in Laurens, South Carolina. He was born in Worthington, Indiana on February 28, 1914. He graduated High School in Worthington; attended Indiana University for both undergraduate and M. D. degrees; served as family physician in Connersville, Indiana; served in the...

Ellen"Lucille" Rice Tinsley

Ellen"Lucille" Rice Tinsley

Aug 4, 2010

Dateline-Clinton, SC Ellen “Lucille” Rice Tinsley Ellen “Lucille” Rice Tinsley, age 83 of 3986 Shady Grove Church Road and widow of Hubert Tinsley, died Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at her home. She was born in Little Mountain and was a daughter of the late James Wilburn and Beatrice Ellen Ownbey Rice. Mrs. Tinsley was retired from Eastside Greenhouses and was...

Robert M. Starnes, Sr.

Robert M. Starnes, Sr.

Aug 3, 2010

Dateline-Kinard, SC Robert M. Starnes, Sr., age 67 of 28965 Hwy 76, died Tuesday, August 3, 2010 in the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Laurens and was a son of the late John C. and Pearl Vandiver Starnes. He was retired from Whitten Center. Surviving are his wife, Debora Dees Starnes of the home, one son, Robert M....

John A. Sibley

John A. Sibley

Aug 3, 2010

Dateline-Clinton, SC John A. Sibley, age 78 of Whitten Center unit #103, died Tuesday, August 3, 2010 in Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Laurens County and was a son of the late Alan B. Sibley and Winston Elizabeth Hall Sibley. He is survived by one brother, Winston A. Sibley of Milledgeville, GA and a sister-in-law, Sandra G. Sibley...

James Burton Reeder

James Burton Reeder

Aug 2, 2010

Jim B. Reeder, age 72 of the Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center died Monday, August 2, 2010 in the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Clinton and was the son of the late James Burton and Virginia Jackson Reeder. Mr. Reeder was a member of the Belton First Baptist Church. Surviving are his sister & brother-in-law, Martha and Bill...

Bachman Bailey Harris, Sr.

Bachman Bailey Harris, Sr.

Jul 30, 2010

Dateline-Clinton, SC - Rev. Bachman Bailey Harris, Sr., age 74 a resident of Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center and longtime resident of Clinton died Friday, July 30th at the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Columbia, SC and was a son of the late John Bailey and Ida Battle Harris. Rev. Harris was the founding Director of Bethelwoods Camp...

Gloria J. Martin

Gloria J. Martin

Jul 23, 2010

Gloria J. Martin, age 84, of 3951 Hwy. 221 South died Friday, July 23, 2010 at her home. She was born in Pittsburg, PA and grew up in Cleveland, OH where she graduated from Ohio University. Mrs. Martin was retired from Scandinavian Airlines in Houston, TX and was a member of the Garden Club and the New Prospect Baptist Church....

Etolia "Toby" Boyter Robinson

Etolia "Toby" Boyter Robinson

Jul 21, 2010

Dateline- Clinton, S.C.- Etolia “Toby” Boyter Robinson, age 80, of 115 Woodland Drive and widow of Horace E. Robinson died Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at her home. She was born in Laurens and was the daughter of the late Allen and Annie Belle Lothridge Boyter. Mrs. Robinson was retired from Clinton High School and the Wal-Mart Distribution Center, was a...

Tony Ramsey, Sr.

Tony Ramsey, Sr.

Jul 20, 2010

Dateline-Whitmire, SC Tony Ramsey, Sr. 69, of Whitmire, SC died Tuesday, July 20, 2010. He was born in Whitmire and was a son of the late William Clyde and Eloise Pruitt Ramsey. Mr. Ramsey was a member of the First Baptist Church of Whitmire, Roseboro Lodge #195, Hejaz Shrine Temple and the Goodfellows Club. He was a U. S. Army...

James Henry (Poke) Ammons, Sr.

James Henry (Poke) Ammons, Sr.

Jul 19, 2010

James Henry Ammons, Sr. (Poke), age 82, of 1579 Leesville Church Road, died Monday, July 19, 2010 at the Laurens County Hospital He was born in Clinton and was a son of the late William Herbert and Sadie Elizabeth Evans Ammons. Mr. Ammons was retired from United Insurance Company of America, was a member of Bellview Baptist Church, a veteran...

Mary Lou Ferguson

Mary Lou Ferguson

Jul 18, 2010

Mary Lou Ferguson, widow of Irby W. Ferguson, Sr. died on July 18, 2010. Born in Kinards on November 9, 1918 she was the only daughter of the late John Burr Johnson, Sr. and Sarah Horton Johnson. She attended Presbyterian College. She was a retired financial secretary of First Presbyterian Church Clinton and also from working alongside of her husband...

Bernice Ellis Prather

Bernice Ellis Prather

Jul 17, 2010

Dateline-Clinton, SC Bernice Ellis Prather, age 85, a lifelong resident of Clinton and widow of Macon W. Prather died Saturday, July 17, 2010 at White Oak Manor in Newberry. She was born in Clinton and was a daughter of the late William and Mary Brown Whitmire Ellis. Mrs. Prather was retired from Presbyterian Home and was a member of the...

Shirley Ann Lyda Mclendon

Shirley Ann Lyda Mclendon

Jul 15, 2010

Shirley Ann Lyda McLendon, age 64, of 213 Spruce Street, died Thursday, July 15th at her home. She was born in Clinton and was the daughter of the late Charlie and Clara Brock Lyda. Mrs. McLendon was a loving Mother and Grandmother and is survived by two daughters, Denise (Allen) Bledsoe, Kelly (Steve) Rowland; one son, Herbie McLendon; grandsons, Michael...

Constance Louise Sullivan Davis

Constance Louise Sullivan Davis

Jul 13, 2010

Dateline-Cross Hill, SC Constance Louise Sullivan Davis, widow of Everett Mills Davis and formerly of Cross Hill, died July 13, 2010, at Pepper Hill Nursing Center in Aiken, SC. Connie was born to the late Ralph and Lydia Woodward Sullivan on March 11, 1923, in Warrenville. She was a graduate of Clinton High School and retired from Greenwood Mills, Joanna...

Clara Heaton Foster

Clara Heaton Foster

Jul 12, 2010

Dateline-Clinton, SC Clara Heaton Foster, age 73 of 1365 Shady Grove Church Road, died Tuesday, July 12, 2010 at her home. She was born in Clinton and was a daughter of the late Early Edgar and Ola Belle Gambrell Heaton. She was retired from Walmart; Founder of The Little Mission; a licensed Minister and a former employee of Clinton Mills....

Robert C. Uldrick

Robert C. Uldrick

Jul 7, 2010

Robert C. Uldrick, age 70, of 308 Scarlett Court died Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at his home. He was born in Abbeville and was the son of the late Clarence and Frances Hagan Uldrick. Mr. Uldrick was a retired employee of B. F. Shaw Co. and was a Vietnam U.S. Army veteran. He is survived by his wife, Annie E....

Nancy Amelia Hollis

Nancy Amelia Hollis

Jul 7, 2010

Dateline- Fairfield, VA Nancy Amelia Hollis, 61, was promoted to heaven on Wednesday, July 7, 2010. She was born in Clinton and was the daughter of Tommy and Amelia Hollis of Clinton. Nancy was a Special Education Teacher at Kate Collins Middle School in Waynesboro, VA and was a graduate of Converse College and Florida Atlantic University where she earned...

Broadus Brooks Gwinn, Jr.

Broadus Brooks Gwinn, Jr.

Jul 6, 2010

Dateline-Laurens, SC Broadus B. Gwinn, Jr., age 63 of 177 Strickland Ave. died Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Owings and was the son of the late Broadus B. Gwinn, Sr. and Bertha Leopard Gwinn. Mr. Gwinn was the founder and co-owner of Gwinn Siding and Window Company, was a Baptist by faith,...

Connie Lee Parker Johnson

Connie Lee Parker Johnson

Jul 6, 2010

Dateline-Waterloo, SC Connie Lee Johnson, age 44, of 1870 Emerald Road, Apt. 5-E, died Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at her home. She was born in Sumter and was a daughter of James Edward and Doris Arledge Parker of Waterloo. She was a homemaker. Surviving are her husband, Nelson Scott Johnson of the home, one son, Cody Scott Johnson of Mauldin,...

Ralph D. Nelson

Ralph D. Nelson

Jun 29, 2010

Dateline-Clinton, SC Ralph D. Nelson, age 80 of 1690 Hwy. 308, died Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Laurens County and was a son of the late John Lewis and Minnie Lee Pulley Nelson. Mr. Nelson retired from Clinton Mills in 1992; was a member of Hurricane Baptist Church and a...

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