Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Ada Sue Allen
Mar 31, 2009
Clinton, SC; Ada Sue Allen, age 92 a resident of Presbyterian Home died Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was born November 17, 1916 in Clinton and was a daughter of the late Lon L. and Lessie Chandler Allen. Ms. Allen was a retired employee of Whitten Center and member of the Little River...
Cara Davis Parker
Mar 30, 2009
Dateline- Laurens, S.C. Cara D. (Fronnie) Parker Cara D. (Fronnie) Parker, age 84, of 602 Fleming St. and widow of Rev. R.D. Parker died Monday, March 30, 2009 in the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was born in Belton and was the daughter of the late Ithemer and Beulah Adams Davis. Mrs. Parker was a member of the First...
Joe Leake Holcombe
Mar 30, 2009
Clinton, SC; Joe Leake Holcombe, born July 17, 1953 and lifetime resident of Clinton, entered the Kingdom of God on Monday, March 30. Joe was a southern gentleman and an inspiration to all who knew him. As a 1971 graduate of Clinton High School he was honored to serve as a page in Senator Strom Thurmond’s office. He continued his...
Clifton Melvin Heaton, Sr.
Mar 30, 2009
Clifton Melvin Heaton, Sr. age 73 of 400 N. Marion Street, died Monday, March 30, 2009 at his home. He was born in Anderson, SC and was the son of the late Landy and Mattie Vee Floyd Heaton. Mr. Heaton was retired from Whitten Center and was a member of the Open Arms Ministry. He is survived by his wife,...
Edith Lorraine Brown Avery
Mar 29, 2009
Edith Lorraine Brown Avery age 71 of 43 Imperial Drive, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2009 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was born in Davidson County, NC and was a daughter of the late Thomas Paul and Mildred Gibbs Brown. Mrs. Avery was a retired nurse. She is survived by a son, Ray Hamilton of Rock Hill,...
Dorothy L. Wicker
Mar 27, 2009
Dateline-Clinton, SC Dorothy L. Wicker, age 75 of Hopewell Church Rd., entered into eternal rest on Friday, March 27, 2009. Surviving are her two sons and their wives, Richard Wicker and his wife Becky, Marty Wicker and his wife Donna; twelve grandchildren and ten great grandchildren; two sisters, Julia Mae Yarborough and Mary Dale Shouse and a sister-in-law, Brenda Humphrey....
Connie Jones Craine
Mar 26, 2009
Connie Jones Craine age 56 of 92 Memory Lane passed away Thursday, March 26, 2009 in the Spartanburg Regional Hospice House. She was born in Spartanburg, SC and was the daughter of the late Rob Stone and Rosa Lee Styles Stone. Mrs. Craine was a member of the Open Door Ministry in Clinton. She is survived by her husband, Larry...
Gladys Griffin Lambert
Mar 25, 2009
Dateline-Laurens, SC Gladys Griffin Lambert, age 86 formerly of 339 Cathcart Circle and widow of Phillip Lambert, died Wednesday, March 25, 2009 in the Langston House in Clinton. She was born in Cherokee, NC and was a daughter of the late Gaston and Maggie Martin Griffin. She was a homemaker and a Baptist by faith. Surviving are three sons, Daniel...
Clyde Otis Reid
Mar 24, 2009
Dateline- Whitmire, S.C. Clyde Otis Reid, age 77, of 1712 Watson St. died Tuesday, March 24, 2009 in the Newberry Memorial Hospital. He was born in Laurens and was the son of the late Charlie H. and Beatrice Barton Reid. Mr. Reid was retired from Cone Mills and the S.C. National Guard after serving in the U.S. Army and the...
Joseph J. Burns
Mar 23, 2009
Joseph J. Burns age 93, of 103 Grandview Acres, died Monday, March 23, 2009 at the National Healthcare of Clinton. He was born in Laurens and was a son of the late Thomas J. and Lila Weeks Burns. Mr. Burns was retired from Whiteford’s Drive –In of Clinton and formerly of Clinton Mills Bailey Plant. He was a Deacon and...
Dwight L. Tucker
Mar 19, 2009
Dateline-Joanna, SC Dwight L. Tucker, age 70, of Goldville Rd., passed away March 19th at the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Joanna, SC and was a son of the late Clifton and Louise Bedenbaugh Tucker. Mr. Tucker was a retired employee of both 3M of Laurens and General Electric. He was the owner of the What Not Shop...
Gladys "Glad" Polson
Mar 19, 2009
Dateline-Clinton, SC Gladys “Glad” Polson, age 76 of 112 Milling St. died Thursday, March 19, 2009 at her home. She was born in Clinton, SC and was a daughter of the late Nolan W. and Dolly A. Elders McCravey. Mrs. Polson was a employee of Wendy’s in Laurens and a former employee of Clinton Mills. She attended the New Horizon...
Mary Frances Ballard Cooper
Mar 16, 2009
Dateline-Clinton, SC Mary Frances Ballard Cooper, age 85 of 75 Palmetto St., widow of Sherman (Bossy) Cooper, died Monday, March 16, 2009 at the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Greenville County and was a daughter of the late Broadus and Beulah Estelle Browning Ballard. She was a homemaker and former member of Friendship Baptist Church. Surviving are one...
Dorothy Louise Sumeral Montjoy
Mar 12, 2009
Dateline- Laurens, S.C.; Dorothy Montjoy, age 73 of 1772 Boyds Mill Pond Rd. went home to meet her Savior on Thursday, March 12, 2009 surrounded by her family and loved ones. She was born in Laurens and was a daughter of the late Dolphus and Maude Hughes Sumeral. Mrs. Montjoy was retired from textiles and was a member of the...
O. Gene Smith
Mar 10, 2009
Dateline-Gray Court, SC O. Gene Smith, age 79 of 4287 Saw Mill Road, died Tuesday, March 10th in the Hospice of Laurens County Hospice House in Clinton. He was born in Warren, Ohio and was a son of the late Nathan A. and Mary Belle Hudson Smith. Mr. Smith was a graduate of Warren G. Harding High School in 1948;...
Harleigh J. Mangum
Mar 3, 2009
Dateline-Clinton, SC Harleigh J. Mangum, age 87, of 600 Chestnut Street, died Tuesday, March 3, 2009 in the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Laurinburg, NC and was a son of the late Harleigh J. and Pauline Maxwell Mangum. Mr. Mangum was a retired Vice-President of Standard Plywoods, Inc.; a member of First Baptist Church of Clinton;...
Mary Ellen Lollis
Feb 27, 2009
Mary Ellen Lollis Hickory Tavern Mary Ellen Lollis, 88, widow of James Pelham Lollis, passed away on Friday, February 27, 2009, at the Hospice Home of Laurens County, Clinton. Mrs. Lollis was born in Fork Shoals, a daughter of the late Joseph Adolphus and Zaidee Estelle Smith Allison. Surviving are two children, Jane Griffin of Hickory Tavern, and John Lollis...
Margaret H. Craven
Feb 22, 2009
Margaret H. Craven age 81 of 105 Banna Street, died Sunday, February 22, 2009 in the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Newberry and was the daughter of the late Lester E. Hayes and Mattie Lee Hazel Hayes Holt and A.S. Holt. Mrs. Craven was retired from Whitten Center and was a member of the Joanna Presbyterian Church. She...
I. Pearl Webb Mcwatters
Feb 21, 2009
Dateline- Clinton, S.C. I. Pearl Webb McWatters, age 72, of 207 Beauregard St. and widow of William Douglas McWatters died Saturday, February 21, 2009 in the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Dublin, Georgia and was the daughter of the late Dessie and Evelyn McLendon Webb. Mrs. McWatters was retired from Clinton Mills. She is survived by a son,...
Murray Lee Rikard
Feb 19, 2009
Murray Lee Rikard age 75 of 32730 Hwy. 76 E died Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009 at the Laurens County Hospice House. He was born in Prosperity, SC and was a son of the late Frank and Alice Wicker Rikard. Mr. Rikard was a pipe insulator at the Savannah River site and a contract laborer. He loved growing and selling produce...
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