Obituaries

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

Kathleen Proctor Gibbs

Kathleen Proctor Gibbs

May 15, 2010

Kathleen Proctor Gibbs age 85, of 3403 Whitmire Highway, died Saturday, May 15, 2010 in the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Saluda County and was the daughter of the late Tim and Emmie Jennings Proctor. Mrs. Gibbs was retired from Lydia Mill. She is survived by three sons, Thomas Ray Gibbs of Waterloo, James M. Gibbs and Bobby...

Ida Mae Price Alexander

Ida Mae Price Alexander

May 12, 2010

Dateline- Laurens, S.C. Ida Mae Price Alexander, age 106, of 18 Wallace St. died Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at her home. She was born in Laurens County and was the daughter of the late William H. and Hattie Godfrey Price. Mrs. Alexander was retired from J.P. Stevens Co., Watts Plant and was a member of the Laurens Pentecostal Holiness Church....

Jerry Green

Jerry Green

May 12, 2010

Jerry Green, age 50, of 103 Wadsworth Lane died Wednesday, May 12, 2010 in the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Charleston and was the son of Betty Baker Green of Clinton and the late Oliver Green. Mr. Green was a graduate of Clinton High School and Lander University and was a retired teacher and coach at Clinton High...

Eddie Julian Cox, Sr.

Eddie Julian Cox, Sr.

May 11, 2010

Dateline- Laurens, S.C. Eddie Julian Cox, Sr., age 69, of 291 Jimmy Hellams Drive died Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at his home. He was born in Elberton, GA and was the son of the late Paul Wilson and Jewel Dye Cox. Mr. Cox was a retired commercial pilot, a Blue Seal Certified Flight Instructor and operated the Laurens County Airport...

James Herbert Price

James Herbert Price

May 11, 2010

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. James Herbert Price, age 95, formerly of 213 Washington St. and widower of Mary Price died Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at the NHC of Laurens. He was born in Newport, TN and was the son of the late David and Iva Messer Price. Mr. Price was retired from Clinton Mills and was a member of the Calvary...

Ernest E. Johnson

Ernest E. Johnson

May 10, 2010

Dateline-Laurens, SC Ernest E. Johnson, age 71 of 291 Fort Lindley Rd. died Monday, May 10, 2010 in Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood. He was born in Newberry County and was a son of the late Clarence Lee and Maggie Banks Johnson. Mr. Johnson retired from Greenwood Mills and was a member of the Joanna Church of God. Surviving...

Louise T. Smith

Louise T. Smith

May 9, 2010

Dateline-Clinton, SC Louise Trammell Smith, age 93 of 433 Compton Rd. and widow of A. Grady Smith passed away Sunday, May 9, 2010 at Hospice of Laurens County. She was born in Laurens County and was a daughter of the late Revendy T. and Nannie Irene Prince Trammell. Mrs. Smith retired from Anderson Hosiery, was a lifelong member of Calvary...

Maggie Nelson Reynolds

Maggie Nelson Reynolds

May 9, 2010

Dateline-Clinton, SC Maggie Nelson Reynolds, age 99, formerly of Clinton, South Carolina passed away on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 9, 2010 at home in Rock Hill, South Carolina after a brief illness surrounded by family. Mrs. Reynolds was born in Abbeville County, South Carolina in 1911 and was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Palmira Reynolds. Prior to moving...

Joseph "Burton" Bates

Joseph "Burton" Bates

May 6, 2010

Dateline-Clinton, SC Joseph “Burton” Bates, age 37 of 652 Double A Trail passed away Thursday, May 06, 2010 at his home. He was a loving and devoted father and husband. He is survived by his wife, Holly McCumber Bates of the home; two sons, Joe and Austin Bates of the home; his mother, Linda Bates of Clinton; his step-mother, Patsy...

Judy Etta Knight Weisner

Judy Etta Knight Weisner

May 2, 2010

Dateline- Gray Court, S.C. Judy Etta Knight Weisner, age 60, of 155 Riley Lane went to be with the Lord, Sunday, May 2, 2010 in the Oakmont East Nursing Home in Greenville. She was born in Laurens and was the daughter of Margaret Virginia Knight. Mrs. Weisner was a member of Highland Home Baptist Church. She is survived by her...

Wanda Martin

Wanda Martin

Apr 30, 2010

Dateline- Clinton, SC Wanda Martin, age 63, of 267 Gastley Dr. and widow of John Dunaway and Rev. John Martin died Friday, April 20, 2010 at her home. She was born in Dalton. GA and was the daughter of the late Leo and Ella Mae Rock. Mrs. Martin was retired from Whitten Center and was a member of the Lydia...

Edmond Ruben Blackwell, Sr.

Edmond Ruben Blackwell, Sr.

Apr 29, 2010

Edmond Ruben Blackwell, Sr. age 64, of 1837 Poplar Springs Rd. died Thursday, April 29, 2010 in the Self Regional Medical Center. He was born in Clinton and was the son of the late Edmond Walter and Vera Wilson Blackwell. Mr. Blackwell was a former tool and die maker and a retired Baptist minister. Surviving is his wife, Patricia Ballard...

Clyde William Brazill

Clyde William Brazill

Apr 28, 2010

Dateline-Clinton, SC Clyde William Brazill age 84 of 906 N. Sloan St. died Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at the Laurens County Hospice House. He was born in Santuck, SC and was a son of the late George Washington and Lillie Vanderford Brazill. Mr. Brazill was retired from Whitten Center and was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church a US...

Sara Taylor Heaton

Sara Taylor Heaton

Apr 24, 2010

Dateline-Clinton, SC Sara T. Heaton, age 80 of 307 Washington St. and widow of Billy Ray Heaton, died Saturday, April 24, 2010 at the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Gray Court and was a daughter of the late Robert R. and Sara Parsons Taylor. Mrs. Heaton was retired from Clinton Mills and had worked with Shealy’s Florist an...

Annette Evon Patterson

Annette Evon Patterson

Apr 23, 2010

Dateline-Clinton, SC Annette Evon Patterson, age 69 of 217 Milam Rd. and the widow of Harry Patterson, Sr. died Friday, April 23rd at her home. She was born in Clinton and was a daughter of the late Calvin Lorenzo and Ardena May Belk Lark. Mrs. Patterson was a homemaker and dedicated member, organist and treasurer of the New Hope Baptist...

Jean Crocker Motes Baker

Jean Crocker Motes Baker

Apr 22, 2010

Jean Crocker Motes Baker age 65, of 250 Secluded Lane died Thursday, April 22, 2010 at her home. She was born in Union, SC and was a daughter of the late Thomas and Hazel Sanders Crocker. Mrs. Baker was retired from Clinton Mills and was a member of the First Assembly of God Church. Surviving are her husband, Carroll Baker...

Barbara Gregory

Barbara Gregory

Apr 20, 2010

Dateline-Clinton, SC Barbara Gregory, age 61 of 71 Skyland Drive and widow of Douglas C. Gregory, died Tuesday, April 20, 2010 in Spartanburg County. She was born in Clinton and was a daughter of the late Robert W. and Margaret Bagwell Hill. She was retired from Whitten Center as a nurse and attended First Baptist Church. Surviving are one son,...

Hattie Mae Davis

Hattie Mae Davis

Apr 20, 2010

Dateline-Laurens, SC Hattie Mae Davis age 81, of 185 Santa Fe Dr. died Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at her home. She was born in Laurens and was a daughter of the late Lee and Loree Gambrell Price. Mrs. Davis was retired from Torrington Bearing Company and was a member of the Northside Baptist Church. Surviving are her daughter, Evelyn Ann...

Francis Vinton (Vinnie) Smith, Jr.

Francis Vinton (Vinnie) Smith, Jr.

Apr 17, 2010

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Francis Vinton (Vinnie) Smith, Jr. PhD, age 70, of 107 S. Adair St. died Saturday, April 17, 2010. He was born in New Brunswick, NJ and was the son of the late Lt. Col. Francis Vinton Smith, Sr. and Louise T. Smith. Dr. Smith received his undergraduate degree from Rutgers University, his Masters degree from Appalachian State...

Nancy Joan Adams

Nancy Joan Adams

Apr 16, 2010

Nancy Joan Adams, age 70, of Hickory, NC, died Friday, April 16, 2010 in the Frye Regional Medical Center. Ms. Adams was born in Clinton, SC and was the daughter of the late W.H. and Ruby Jones Adams. She is survived by two sisters, Patricia Torbert of Orlando, FL and Jane Lloyd of Taylorsville, NC. Graveside services will be conducted...