Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
James Pinckney Johnson, Jr.
Aug 30, 2010
Dateline-Kinards, SC James Pinckney Johnson, Jr. James Pinckney Johnson, Jr., age 91 of 1291 Fairview Church Road, died Monday, August 31, 2010 in the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Goldville and was a son of the late James Pinckney Johnson, Sr. and Bessie Belle Workman Johnson. Mr. James was a retired plumber from Whitten Center and formerly worked...
Bobby Lee Sanders
Aug 25, 2010
Dateline-Clinton, SC- Bobby Lee Sanders, age 84 formerly of Florida St. and widower of Rosa Bridges Sanders died Wednesday, Aug. 25t, 2010 at Bailey Manor. He was born in Asheville, NC and was a son of the late Davis M. and Eula Brown Sanders. Mr. Sanders retired as the Tax Assessor of Laurens County, was a member of the First...
Eugene "Pete" Estes
Aug 25, 2010
Eugene “Pete” Estes age 72 of 407 Meadow Road, died Wednesday, August 25, 2010 in the Hospice House of Laurens County. Mr. Estes was born in Laurens, SC and was the son of the late Jack and Daisy Hellams Estes. He was the owner of Top Builders Construction Company and a member of Lucas Avenue Baptist Church. He is survived...
John William (Bill) Abrams
Aug 22, 2010
Dateline- Clinton, S.C. John William (Bill) Abrams John William (Bill) Abrams, age 96, formerly of 111 E. Walnut St. died Sunday, August 22, 2010 in the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Laurens County and was the son of the late John William and Estelle Ramage Abrams. Mr. Abrams was a 1938 graduate of Gupton-Jones Mortuary School...
Mary Tate Kirby
Aug 21, 2010
Dateline- Gaffney, S.C. Mary Tate Kirby Mary Tate Kirby, age 84, of 109 Brittany Road and widow of Johnnie R. Kirby died Saturday, August 21, 2010 at her home. She was born in Caroleen, N.C., raised in Pacolet Mills and was the daughter of the late Rev. W.T. and Dovie Sparks Tate. Mrs. Kirby was a 1947 graduate of the...
Kenneth Duwaine Hill
Aug 20, 2010
Dateline- Laurens, S.C. Kenneth Duwaine Hill of Laurens, SC and formerly of Kanawha Co. WV went home to be with our Lord on Aug. 20, 2010 He was the son of the late Robert G. and Helen M. Snead Hill of Kanawha Co. WV Kenneth was retired from the Reynolds Co. in Greenville and was a Christian. He served in...
Donald Wayne Harris
Aug 17, 2010
Donald Wayne Harris, age 59, of 118 Duncan Street, died Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at his home. He was born in Whitmire and was a son of Doris Harris of Whitmire and the late James E. Harris. Mr. Harris was a former employee of Carlisle Finishing Plant, a member of the Moose Lodge, and a U.S. Army Veteran. In addition...
Ray Junior Turner
Aug 10, 2010
Dateline-Gray Court, SC Ray Junior Turner 72 died August 10, 2010 at Laurens County Hospital. He was the son of the late Dewey and Stella Turner of Simpsonville, SC. Surviving are his wife of 47 years Mary Ellen Turner, a daughter Teresa Lynn Cooper and her husband Ralph Louis Cooper with 1 grandchild, a daughter, Nonah Zae Cooper. Special relatives...
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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...
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