Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Arleen Viva Clark Powers
Dec 25, 2023
Arleen Viva Clark Powers, age 89, entered into her Heavenly home on Christmas Day, December 25, 2023. She was born August 27, 1934 in Stamford, NY and was the daughter of the late William James Clark and the late Mabel Hoteling Clark. Mrs. Powers is survived by her husband of 70 years, Raymond H. (Herb) Powers; her daughters, Candy Hanna...
George Lewis Compton Sr
Dec 24, 2023
George Lewis Compton, Sr., age 89, of Laurens, and husband of Lovelace Cleveland Compton, passed away on December 24, 2023. Born in Clinton on April 27, 1934, George was the son of the late Samuel E. Compton, Sr. and Corrie Cunningham Compton. A retired home builder of 40 years, he was a lifelong member of Rocky Springs Presbyterian Church where...
Boyce Lamar Wilson
Dec 24, 2023
Boyce Lamar Wilson, 88, of Enoree, SC, went home to be with Jesus on December 24, 2023. He had just finished tucking his wife, Carolyn Wilson, into bed as he did every night at their Assisted Living Community, The Woodlands at Furman in Greenville, SC. Boyce was the first of three sons born to the late Woodrow and Faye Wilson...
L. Earl Turner
Dec 22, 2023
L. Earl Turner passed away at his beloved rural home, Hillbrook, in Landrum, SC on December 22, 2023. Born in Clinton, SC on October 13, 1949, he was the son of Esther Inez Phillips Turner and Earl Dorsey Turner. Earl was preceded in death by his parents and brother Leslie Randolph Turner (Cathie). After graduating from Clinton High School in...
Timothy Pridemore
Dec 22, 2023
Timothy Pridemore, age 59, a beloved resident of Greenwood, South Carolina, bid farewell to this world on December 22, 2023. He was born on September 19, 1964 and is the son of Kyle Pridemore and stepmother Norma and the late Patricia Pridemore. Timothy lived a life that touched the hearts of all who knew him. He will be remembered as...
Amanda Christine Yelverton
Dec 22, 2023
Amanda Christine Yelverton, age 38, passed away Friday, December 22, 2023 at Wellstar-MCG Health in Augusta, GA. Her life may have been short but her smile and kind spirit will last forever. Please honor Amanda by making donations in her memory to Burton Center for Disability, 2605 SC-72, Greenwood, SC 29649 or Big Stevens Creek Baptist Church, 1850 W Martintown...
Terry Campbell
Dec 21, 2023
Terry Ralph Campbell, age 74, passed away Thursday, December 21, 2023, at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Greenville. Born January 29, 1949 in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Lucille Josephine and Ralph Pickens Campbell. Terry proudly served in the United States Army for many years. Assigned to the Armor Branch, he rose to the rank of...
Jessie Mae "Jet" Mcginnis Smith
Dec 11, 2023
Jessie Mae “Jet” McGinnis Smith, age 78, of Clinton, SC, wife of Claude Lee Smith, passed away Monday, December 11, 2023 at her home. Born July 10, 1945 in Clinton, SC, she was a daughter of the late Jasper James McGinnis and Ruth Mae Foster McGinnis. Jet worked for many years at the Clinton Mills Lydia Plant until its closure....
Faye Hartline Cooley
Dec 10, 2023
Faye Hartline Cooley, age 79, widow of James R. “Ronny” Cooley, passed away Sunday, December 10, 2023, at her home. Faye was born on February 10, 1944, in Laurens, South Carolina and was the daughter of the late Roy Lee and Mary Sue Watkins Hartline. She retired as secretary from SC Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services. Faye was...
Ralph Vernon Wallen
Dec 9, 2023
Ralph Vernon Wallen, age 91, of Whitmire, SC, husband of Barbara Maness Wallen, passed away Saturday, December 9, 2023 at his home. Born August 24, 1932 in Blackwater, VA, he was a son of the late Fred and Ethel Willis Wallen. Ralph was a proud US Army Veteran, having served in the Korean Conflict. After his military service, he started...
Loretta Gibson Lanier
Dec 9, 2023
Loretta Gibson Lanier, age 96, of Whitmire, SC, widow of James Richard Lanier, passed away, Saturday, December 9, 2023 at her home. Born October 2, 1927 in Swain County, NC, she was a daughter of the late James Walter and Hettie Roland Gibson. Loretta retired from J.P. Stevens - Whitmire Plant. She loved reading her Bible and spending time with...
Margaret E. Stelmok
Dec 9, 2023
Margaret E. Stelmok, 71, of West Columbia, passed away on Saturday, December 9, 2023 due to complications of dementia at the Memory Care unit of Woodbridge Senior Living in Clinton. Margaret was born in Binghamton, New York and attended area schools there until graduating from Vestal Central High School in 1970. With the help of her doting mother Faith and...
Charles (Sonny) Brewington Sr.
Dec 9, 2023
Charles (Sonny) Brewington, Sr., age 82, of Clinton, SC, widower of Kitty Cox Brewington, passed away Saturday, December 9, 2023 at his home. Born October 23, 1941 in Laurens, SC, and was a son of the late L.B. and Annie L. Childress Brewington. Mr. Brewington was a US Army Veteran and was employed as an independent trucker. He was a...
Barbara Ann Heaton
Dec 8, 2023
Barbara Ann Heaton, age 55, passed away, Friday, December 8, 2023 at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born November 18, 1968 in Clinton, SC, she was a daughter of Shirley Lowman Coker and the late Burley William Taylor, and stepfather, Joe Coker. Barbara dedicated her career to the cleaning service industry. In addition to her mother and stepfather, she is...
Angel Diaz
Dec 8, 2023
Angel Diaz, age 71, of Laurens, SC, husband of Bartola Borja Arroyo, passed away, Friday, December 8, 2023, at Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital. He was born November 1, 1952 in Coyuca De Catalan, Guerrero Mexico, and was a son of the late Isidro Diaz Borja and Sara Sanchez Espinoza. He is survived by his children, Maria Lourdes Diaz Tapia,...
Lessie Hopkins
Dec 7, 2023
Lessie Hopkins, age 92, of Greer, SC, passed away, Thursday, December 7, 2023 at Thrive Upstate. She was born December 14, 1930 in Union, SC, and was a daughter of the late John Franklin and Mabel Henderson Hopkins. Lessie is survived by several cousins, nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers,...
Kenny Mitchell Frazier
Dec 6, 2023
Kenny Mitchell Frazier, age 65, of Clinton, SC, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at his home. Born April 26, 1958 in Clinton, SC, he was a son of the late R.D. Frazier and Helen Holbert Frazier. He was formerly employed with BF Shaw and also worked as a small engine repairman. Surviving are his daughter, Kayla York; step-son, Randy...
Charles Randall "Bear" Payton
Dec 6, 2023
Charles Randall “Bear” Payton, age 66, passed away, Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood. He was born on June 26, 1957, in Abbeville County, South Carolina and was the son of the late Woodrow Scott and Flora Reedy Boles Payton and stepfather, James Witon Payton. Bear was retired from Austin Industrial in Piedmont as a...
Jean Kaylor Willard
Dec 6, 2023
Jean Kaylor Willard, 95, resident of Cross Hill, SC, widow of Walter Gordon Willard, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at home. Born December 13, 1927, in Henryville, Clark County, IN, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Franklin Kaylor and Evelyn May Dull. She was a graduate of the University of Maryland, belonged to the Tri Delta sorority,...
Heather Nicole Hope Inman
Dec 4, 2023
Heather Nicole Hope Inman, age 31, of Clinton, SC, wife of Christopher Inman, passed away, Monday, December 4, 2023 at Prisma Health - Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born March 21, 1992 in Laurens, SC, she was a daughter of David Earl Lee and the late Melissa Anne Baker Lee. Heather was a devoted daughter, mother, sister, and friend, whose love and...
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