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

Calvin C. Turner

Calvin C. Turner

Feb 19, 2009

Calvin C. Turner age 82 of 336 AD Drive, died Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009 at his home. He was born in Greenville, TN and was a son of the late Olde and Kate Jackson Turner. Mr. Turner was retired from Laurens County and was a member of Bramlett United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Madonna D. Turner...

Mary Morris Rice

Mary Morris Rice

Feb 16, 2009

Dateline: Laurens, SC Mary Morris Rice age 68, widow of Harold W. Rice, of 105 Clemson Street died Monday February 16, 2009 at the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Durham County, NC and was a daughter of the late James Thomas and Elsie Louise Freeman Morris. Mrs. Rice was a retired employee of Liggett Myers Tobacco Co. of...

James E. "Bubba" Fulmer

James E. "Bubba" Fulmer

Feb 15, 2009

James E. “Bubba” Fulmer, age 78, of 4411 Hwy. 49 died Sunday, Feb. 15th at his home. He was born in Orangeburg County and was a son of the late Chester Garfield Fulmer, Sr. and the late Victoria Irene Metts Fulmer. Mr. Fulmer was retired from J. P. Stevens was member of the Faith Baptist Church and a member of...

Douglas Capers Gregory

Douglas Capers Gregory

Feb 11, 2009

Douglas Capers Gregory, age 68, of 71 Skyland Drive died Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at his home. He was born in Clinton and was the son of the late James and Helen Douglas Gregory. Mr. Gregory was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Hipp Gregory of the home; a son, Michael Brandon Gregory...

Ok-Hui Elder Padgett

Ok-Hui Elder Padgett

Feb 11, 2009

Dateline-Clinton, SC Ok-Hui Elder Padgett, age 55, of 505 Miliam Rd. died Wednesday, Feb 11, 2009 at her home. She was born in Seoul, South Korea and was a retired nurse’s aid of the Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center. Surviving are her husband, Jerry Padgett of the home; one son, Daniel Elder of Clinton; one daughter, Lisa Powell of Pocatello,...

Irene Motes Stroud

Irene Motes Stroud

Feb 11, 2009

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Irene Motes Stroud, age 72, of 502 Bailey St. and widow of Harold C. Stroud died Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at her home. She was born in Clinton and was the daughter of the late Thomas F. and Lillie Mae Motes. Mrs. Stroud was retired from Whitten Center and was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church....

Jack Edward Finley

Jack Edward Finley

Feb 10, 2009

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Jack Edward Finley Jack was born in Greenville County on August 12, 1923. He lived at Whitten Center for the past 55 years where he was referred to by his friends as “The Mayor of Whitten Center.” Jack loved the outdoors and enjoyed driving his electric wheel chair over the campus. He also enjoyed listening to music,...

Margaret J. Snelgrove Tucker

Margaret J. Snelgrove Tucker

Feb 10, 2009

Dateline-Joanna, SC Margaret J. Snelgrove Tucker, age 66 of 401 Byrnes Street, after only 16 months of her battle with colon cancer went to be with her Savior on February 10, 2009. We celebrate the life of this very brave lady. Margaret was born November 27, 1942 and was the daughter of Mary Snelgrove of Clinton and the late J....

Carolyn Alexander Ray Thomas

Carolyn Alexander Ray Thomas

Feb 9, 2009

Dateline-Laurens, SC Carolyn Ray Thomas, age 65, of 987 Penland Rd., died Monday, February 9, 2009 at the Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood. She was born in Greenwood and was a daughter of Ophelia Alexander Burnett of Laurens and the late Edward Alexander. She was predeceased by her step-father, James “Pops” Burnett. Ms. Thomas was retired from Avery Dennison...

Mae Smith Nelson

Mae Smith Nelson

Feb 4, 2009

Mae Smith Nelson age 96, widow of Harwood D. Nelson, entered into eternal rest on February 4, 2009 in Clinton. She was born in Saluda County and was a daughter of the late Bill L. Smith and Ida Florence Butler Smith. Mrs. Nelson lived most of her life in Clinton. As a homemaker, she had a special love of flowers...

Frances Power Ummond

Frances Power Ummond

Feb 4, 2009

Dateline-Laurens Frances Power Drummond, age 87 and widow of B. R. Drummond, died February 4, 2009 at home. She was the daughter of the late Charlie B. and Gussie Owens Power of Laurens County. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, James Edward and Robbie P. Drummond of Flowery Branch, GA; one granddaughter, Caitlin Nicole Drummond and one grandson,...

Gary Randolph (Renegade) Harris

Gary Randolph (Renegade) Harris

Feb 3, 2009

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Gary Randolph (Renegade) Harris, age 56, of 675 Lake Road died Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at his home. He was born in Clinton and was the son of Fred and Imogene Harris of Joanna and the late Rose Marie Roberts Harris. Mr. Harris was a former employee of Avery Dennison Co. and was a U.S. Army Viet...

Margaret Elizabeth Gamble Steinbinder

Margaret Elizabeth Gamble Steinbinder

Feb 1, 2009

Chronicle, Brevard NC, Transylvania Times NC, Daily Intelligencer – Doylestown, PA Dateline-Clinton, SC Margaret Elizabeth Steinbinder, age 90, former resident of Brevard, NC died February 1, 2009 at the Presbyterian Home in Clinton. She was born April 4, 1918 and was the daughter of the late Horace Hays Gamble and Georgia Bentley Gamble. Mrs. Steinbinder was a 1940 graduate of...

Myra Aughtry Wilkerson

Myra Aughtry Wilkerson

Jan 29, 2009

Myra Aughtry Wilkerson, age 80, passed away January 29, 2009. Surviving is a daughter, Susan Wilkerson of Whitmire, and a sister, Mabel A. Dillard of Whitmire. She was a member of the Whitmire United Methodist Church. She is predeceased by her husband, Clarence R. Wilkerson and son, C. Roy Wilkerson, her parents, Zack R. and Maybelle R. Aughtry, brothers, Mack...

Charles Edward Cooper

Charles Edward Cooper

Jan 26, 2009

Dateline-Clinton, SC Charles Edward Cooper age 76 of 113 Tallwood Drive, died Monday, January 26, 2009 at the Hospice of the Piedmont in Greenwood. He was born in Spartanburg and was the son of the late Sam F. and Slona Case Cooper. He was retired from Whiteford’s Drive-In and was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church. Mr. Cooper was...

Ethel Murphy Todd

Ethel Murphy Todd

Jan 25, 2009

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Ethel Murphy Todd, age 85, of 304 Jacobs Hwy. went to be with the Lord Sunday, January 25, 2009 in the NHC of Clinton. Mrs. Todd was widowed by two husbands, Johnnie S. Murphy and Theodore B. Todd. She was born in Greenville County and was a daughter of the late Walter Lee and Anne Bell Bryant...

Thomas Edward "Bit" Eustace

Thomas Edward "Bit" Eustace

Jan 23, 2009

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Thomas Edward “Bit” Eustace, age 67, of 200 Jefferson St. died Friday, January 23, 2009 in Hendersonville, NC He was born in Laurens County and was the son of the late William Joseph and Lela Nix Eustace. Mr. Eustace was a retired tree surgeon. He is survived by two brothers, Harold Eustace and Carroll Eustace both of...

Calvin Edward Franklin

Calvin Edward Franklin

Jan 23, 2009

Calvin Edward Franklin age 79 of 411 Browning Avenue, died Friday, January 23, 2009 in the Hospice House in Clinton. He was born in Franklin County, GA and was the son of the late Robert Calhoun and Beulah Streetman Franklin. Mr. Franklin was retired from the Bailey Plant and was the supervisor for Hawthorne Services. He was a Korean War...

Brenda Joyce Todd Smith

Brenda Joyce Todd Smith

Jan 21, 2009

Brenda Joyce Smith age 62 of 50 Ropp Street, died Wednesday, January 21, 2009 in the Hillcrest Hospital In Simpsonville. She was born in Oconee County and was a daughter of the late Lloyd and Wilma Gelispie Todd. Mrs. Smith retired from Woodside Mills in Fountain Inn and attended the Church of God of Prophecy in Fountain Inn. She is...

Evelyn ( Peggy) Pitts Reddeck

Evelyn ( Peggy) Pitts Reddeck

Jan 20, 2009

Dateline-Clinton, SC Sarah Evelyn “Peggy” Reddeck Sarah Evelyn “Peggy” Reddeck age 84 widow of Lawrence Smith “Pinky” Reddeck, Jr, died Tuesday, January 20, 2009 in the National Health Care Center of Clinton. She was born in Clinton on October 3, 1924 and was a daughter of the late John Griffin Pitts, Sr. and Ellen Irene Adair Pitts. Mrs. Reddeck, a...

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