Obituaries

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

Mark Duane Dunaway

Mark Duane Dunaway

Dec 25, 2009

Mark Duane Dunaway age 42 of Whitten Center, died Friday, December 25, 2009 in the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Clinton and was the son of James J. and Alice Lawson Dunaway. Mark worked in textiles and was a member of Believers Assembly Church. He is survived by three brothers, Jimmy Dunaway of Whitmire, Terry Dunaway of Clinton,...

Paul Hamilton Foshee

Paul Hamilton Foshee

Dec 24, 2009

Paul Hamilton Foshee age 74, of 652 Compton Road went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 24, 2009 in the Laurens County Hospice House. He was born in Newberry County and was the son of the late Eugene H. Foshee and Dottie Krell Holtzclaw. Mr. Foshee was a graudate of Presbyterian College and was an Accountant. He attended...

Thelma Russ Nelson

Thelma Russ Nelson

Dec 24, 2009

Thelma Russ Nelson age 82, was called home by the Lord Thursday, December 24, 2009 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was a life-long resident of Clinton, the daughter of the late Henry D. and Lola Hughes Russ, a faithful member of the Calvary Baptist Church, a remarkable homemaker, beloved Mother, dear friend and devoted “Granny” and “Great...

William Talmadge Long

William Talmadge Long

Dec 22, 2009

Dateline-Clinton, SC William Talmadge Long, age 80 of 205 Carolyn Drive, died Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at his home. He was born in Prosperity and was a son of the late E. T. and Ida Mae Wallenzine Long. He was retired from J. P. Stevens. Surviving are his wife, Jo Ann Littleton Long of the home; two daughters, Tammy Cook...

Gladys Gay

Gladys Gay

Dec 20, 2009

Dateline- Laurens, SC Gladys Gay Gladys Gay, age 96, formerly of 306 Owings St. and widow of Walter Gay died Sunday, December 20, 2009 in the Laurens County Hospice House. She was born in Tallapoosa, AL and was the daughter of the late Sam and Era Jones Dunaway. Mrs. Gay was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist...

Sallie Newton

Sallie Newton

Dec 19, 2009

Dateline-Clemson, SC Sallie Newton, May 21, 1919 to Dec. 19, 2009, daughter of Dr. David Hyder Funderburk and Linnie Phonecia Baucom of Tradesville, SC has completed her sojourn here on Earth and has passed through the wide-open Pearly Gates of Heaven. She is survived by a sister, Christine Crosby of Chapin SC, a son Curtis Shelton Lackey and his spouse...

Dora Crisp Nelson

Dora Crisp Nelson

Dec 17, 2009

Dora Crisp Nelson, age 90 of 921 Hwy 66 and widow of Robert Samuel “Bo” Nelson died Thursday, December 17, 2009 in the Newberry Memorial Hospital. She was born in Stecoah, NC and was a daughter of the late Rev. Oscar Crisp and Amanda Cable Crisp. Mrs. Nelson was retired from J.P. Stevens and was a member of Central Avenue...

Margaret Q. Metts

Margaret Q. Metts

Dec 16, 2009

Margaret Q. Metts age 92 of 1456 Hwy. 66 and widow of Daniel Cecil Metts, died Wednesday, December 16, 2009 in Greenwood. She was born in Prosperity and was a daughter of the late Joseph David and Belle Werts Quattlebaum. Mrs. Metts was retired from Whitten Center and was a charter member of St. Timothy Lutheran Church. She is survived...

Tony Dean Ellis

Tony Dean Ellis

Dec 15, 2009

Dateline- Whitmire, SC Tony Dean Ellis Tony Dean Ellis, age 55, of 89 Pine Ave. died Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at his home. He was born in Whitmire and was the son of the late Albert Eugene and Shirley Coleman Ellis. Mr. Ellis was a former employee of Walmart Distribution. He is survived by two sons, Anthony Blake Ellis of...

Irene Dillard "Bebe" Mcsween

Irene Dillard "Bebe" Mcsween

Dec 15, 2009

Dateline-Clinton, SC Irene Dillard “Bebe” McSween, 92, a resident of the Clinton Presbyterian Community, entered the Church Triumphant on December 15, 2009. Born in Clinton, SC, she was a daughter of the late Larry Byrd Dillard and Wrenn Hafner Dillard. She is predeceased by her husband, Rev. Dr. Allen McSween and her sister, Mary Howze Forsyth. Mrs. McSween was a...

Charles Royce Foster

Charles Royce Foster

Dec 11, 2009

Dateline- Clinton, SC Charles Royce Foster, age 78, of 206 Davis St. died Friday, December 11, 2009 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Gastonia and was the son of the late Samuel C. and Bessie Prim Foster. Mr. Foster was retired from Whitten Center and was a former member of the S.C. National Guard. He...

Elizabeth Foster Robinson

Elizabeth Foster Robinson

Dec 5, 2009

Dateline-Clinton, SC Elizabeth Foster Robinson Elizabeth Foster Robinson (Bets), age 90, entered the Church Triumphant on December 5, 2009. Bets was a beloved wife, mother, sister, aunt, and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Charles Neely Robinson of Lancaster, SC. Bets was born in Ohio, where she grew up, the daughter of Grace Hartman...

Laura Ward Grady

Laura Ward Grady

Dec 5, 2009

Laura Ward Grady, age 89, of 180 Cypress St. and widow of Claude Grady, Sr. died Saturday, December 5, 2009 in the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Hendersonville, NC and was the daughter of the late Arthur Edward and Nora Melinda Summey Ward. Mrs. Grady was retired from Whitten Center and was a member of the Lydia Presbyterian...

Frances Hinson Acheson

Frances Hinson Acheson

Dec 4, 2009

Frances Hinson Acheson, age 78 of 3979 Hwy 221 South died Friday, Dec. 4th at the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Chester, SC and was a daughter of the late John M. and Mary Blake Dickerson. Mrs. Acheson was a retired employee of the Torrington Bearing Company, a member of the Lydia Baptist Church and attended the Big...

Richard R. Mcmahan

Richard R. Mcmahan

Dec 2, 2009

Dateline-Cross Hill, SC Richard R. McMahan, age 80 of 684 Pittman Landing died Wednesday, December 2, 2009, at home. He was born in Oviedo, FL and was a son of the late Benjamin and Emma Hall McMahan. He was owner of City News Newspaper; a member of the Moose Lodge; was of the Baptist Faith and was a Navy Veteran...

E. Lavelle Fuller

E. Lavelle Fuller

Dec 1, 2009

Dateline-Clinton, SC E. Lavelle Fuller age 72, of Fair Place, loving wife, mother and grandmother, died Tuesday December 1, 2009. She was born in Cherokee County, GA and was a daughter of the late Joseph Alexander and Minnie Ledford Hamilton. She was a computer proctor for School District 56 and a member of Davidson Street Baptist Church. Surviving are her...

Mark Carroll Shook

Mark Carroll Shook

Nov 30, 2009

Dateline-Gray Court, SC Mark Carroll Shook, age 60 of 417 Rabun Church Rd. died Monday, Nov. 30th at the National HealthCare of Clinton. He was born in Laurens and was a son of the late Lewis Carroll and Claudia Cooke Shook. Mr. Shook was a farmer and member of the Shiloh United Methodist Church. Surviving are his sister-in-law, Sue Shook,...

Lucille Ivester Woody

Lucille Ivester Woody

Nov 30, 2009

Dateline-Clinton, SC Lucille Ivester Woody, age 87 of 112 N. Holland St. and widow of William O. Woody died Monday, Nov. 30th at the National HealthCare of Clinton. She was born in Stevens County, GA and was a daughter of the late Jonas Jackson and Beulah Mae Ayers Ivester. Mrs. Woody was retired from Clinton Mills and was a member...

Woodrow F. Zeigler

Woodrow F. Zeigler

Nov 29, 2009

Dateline- Laurens, S.C. Woodrow F. Zeigler Woodrow F. Zeigler, age 93, formerly of Smith Road and widower of Ethel Salters Zeigler died Sunday, November 29, 2009 in the NHC of Laurens. He was born in Calhoun County and was the son of the late Julius M. and Lula Mae Zeigler. Mr. Zeigler was a retired farmer, a member of the...

Bobby Joe Waddell, Sr.

Bobby Joe Waddell, Sr.

Nov 29, 2009

Bobby Joe Waddell, Sr., age 43 of 421 Rolling Hills Road died Sunday November 29, 2009 at his home. He was born in Spartanburg County and was the son of Robert Wayne Waddell and Jo Ann Waddell Parsons of Gray Court. He was a former construction worker and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors are his wife, Sandra Waddell of...