Obituaries

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

Otis Ray Brewington

Otis Ray Brewington

Aug 14, 2009

Otis Ray Brewington age 55 of 48 Peachtree Street, died Friday, August 14, 2009 at the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Clinton, SC and was a son of the late Otis C. Brewington and Betty Jo Boyce Brewington of the home. Mr. Brewington was a former employee of Clinton Mills and a former truck driver. He enjoyed racing...

Thomas Edward Moore

Thomas Edward Moore

Aug 13, 2009

Thomas E. Moore age 84 of 167 Cypress Street died Thursday, August 13th at the NHC of Laurens. He was born in Laurens and was a son of the late T.E. and Sally Williams Moore. Mr. Moore was retired for Clinton Mills, Lydia Plant after 31 years and was a member of Lydia Baptist Church. He also was an U.S....

Breanna Martin

Breanna Martin

Aug 13, 2009

Breanna Martin, age 14 of 149 Patterson Drive died Thursday, August 13, 2009 in the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Laurens, SC and was a daughter of Jeff Matthews of Ninety Six and Teresa Martin of Laurens. Breanna was a rising 9th grader at Laurens High School where she was a member of the Raiders Volleyball Team. She...

Lillie Hyman Harper

Lillie Hyman Harper

Aug 12, 2009

Lillie H. Harper, age 43 of 5201 Bethany Church Rd. died Wednesday, Aug. 12th 2009. She was born in Fountain Inn, SC and was a daughter of Roosevelt and Eva Kellett Hyman of Fountain Inn. Mrs. Harper was a homemaker and former textile employee. She was a member of the Bethany Baptist Church of Fountain Inn and attended the Bethany...

Annelle Stover White

Annelle Stover White

Aug 9, 2009

Dateline – Clinton, SC. Annelle Stover White, age 91 and long-time resident of Cheraw, S.C., died August 9, 2009 in her sleep at the Presbyterian Home in Clinton, S.C. A 50 year resident of Cheraw, Mrs. White was born in Lancaster County on April 15, 1918 on a farm that had been in her family since before the American Revolution....

Alfred Jack Rhodes, Sr.

Alfred Jack Rhodes, Sr.

Aug 5, 2009

Dateline- Clinton,S.C. Alfred Jack Rhodes, Sr. Alfred Jack Rhodes, Sr., age 83, of 103 Hayes St., husband of 60 years to the late Mildred B. Rhodes died Saturday, September 05, 2009 at his home. He was born in Laurens County and was the son of the late Pickney M. and Ida Garrett Rhodes. Mr. Rhodes was retired from Whitten Center...

Kimberly Clark Knight

Kimberly Clark Knight

Aug 3, 2009

Dateline-Clinton, SC Kimberly Clark Knight, age 48 of 41 Fortunate Drive, died Monday, August 3, 2009 at her home. She was born in Newberry and was a daughter of the late Bruce Douglas Clark Sr. and Nancy Josephine Johnson Clark. Surviving are two brothers, Bruce D. Clark, Jr. of Joanna and John S. Clark of Oxford, AL. A memorial service...

Gerald F. "Booger" Shealy, Sr.

Gerald F. "Booger" Shealy, Sr.

Aug 2, 2009

Dateline-Joanna, SC Gerald F. “Booger” Shealy, Sr. age 69 of 204 Banna St. died Sunday, August 2, 2009 at his home. He was born in Newberry and was a son of the late Frank M. and Helen May Shealy. Mr. Shealy was employed as a security officer with American Security and was a former employee of Clinton Mills. He was...

Mary "Mimi" Barron Saunders

Mary "Mimi" Barron Saunders

Jul 31, 2009

Dateline-Joanna, SC Mary “Mimi” Barron Saunders, age 76 of 418 Byrnes St., widow of George McCall Saunders died Friday, July 31, 2009 at her home. She was born in Joanna and was a daughter of the late Allen DeKalb and Eugenia Granger Barron. Mrs. Saunders was a member of the Shady Grove Presbyterian Church. Surviving are her sons, George McCall...

John "Jr" Henry Mars, Jr.

John "Jr" Henry Mars, Jr.

Jul 31, 2009

Dateline-Whitmire, SC; John “Jr” H. Mars, Jr., age 71 of 18397 Hwy 121, died Friday, July 31, 2009 in the White Oak Manor in Newberry. He was born in Newberry and was the son of the late John H. Mars, Sr. and the late Ella Mae Lindler Mars. Mr. Mars was retired from Cone Mills, served in the SC National...

Jenny Rice Spigner

Jenny Rice Spigner

Jul 27, 2009

Dateline- Clinton, S.C Jenny Rice Spigner, age 52, of 202 N. Holland St. died Monday, July 27, 2009. She was born in Clinton and was the daughter of Earl Rice of Clinton and the late Martha Owings Rice. Mrs. Spigner is also survived by a son, Pablo Ellison of Myrtle Beach; a daughter, Karla Branham of Manning; a sister, Ame...

Charles Richard Alexander

Charles Richard Alexander

Jul 26, 2009

Dateline: Whitmire, SC Charles Alexander, age 68 of 239 Flint Hill Rd., died Sunday, July 26, 2009 in the Newberry Memorial Hospital. He was born in Union County and was a son of the late William Allen and Sallie Mae Grady Alexander. Mr. Alexander was a former employee of B. F. Shaw, was a member of the Joanna Moose Lodge...

Jordan Levi Wilkes

Jordan Levi Wilkes

Jul 25, 2009

Jordan Levi Wilkes, infant son of Eric Lee Stone and Megan Wilkes, died Saturday, July 25, 2009. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his grandparents, Renee Crain and Lee Wilkes, and Ruth and the late Glenn Stone; great grandparents, Thomas and Joyce Wilkes and Jeanette and James Stone; a brother, Jayden Stone; aunts, Kayci and Taylor Wilkes;...

James (Frank) Dunaway

James (Frank) Dunaway

Jul 21, 2009

Dateline – Clinton, SC James (Frank) Dunaway, Sr., age 76 of 281 New Hampshire Circle died Tuesday, July 21, 2009 in the St. Francis Hospital in Greenville. He was born in Clinton and was a son of Clarence and Estelle Longshore Dunaway. Mr. Dunaway retired from Torrington Bearing Company was a member of the First Pentecostal Holiness Church and served...

Sara Jane Goodwin Young

Sara Jane Goodwin Young

Jul 21, 2009

Dateline-Whitmire, SC Sara Jane Goodwin Young Sara Jane Goodwin Young, age 83, widow of Harry S. Young and formerly of 317 N. Main Street, died Tuesday, July 21, 2009, in the Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center. She was a retired educator and mother of four daughters and more than anything she loved children. She was active in the community, Cheer...

Riley Leanne Crisp

Riley Leanne Crisp

Jul 19, 2009

Dateline- Mountville, S.C. Riley Leanne Crisp Riley Leanne Crisp, infant daughter of Nigel and Katina Crisp of Colorado Springs, CO went to be with the Lord, Jesus Christ on Sunday, July 19, 2009. She was born July 14, 2009 and is also survived by two brothers, Kaleb and Hunter Crisp; Grandparents, Ann and Neil Crisp of Mountville and Ed and...

S. Frank Templeton

S. Frank Templeton

Jul 16, 2009

Dateline-Laurens, SC S. Frank Templeton, age 80 of 759 Lakewood Dr. died Thursday, July 16, 2009 at the Hospice of Laurens County Hospice House in Clinton. He was a lifelong native of Laurens and was a son of the late Maxcy H. and Mary M. Templeton. Mr. Templeton retired from Whiteford’s Drive-In of Laurens, was a member of the First...

Steven Wayne Campbell

Steven Wayne Campbell

Jul 15, 2009

Steven Wayne Campbell age 52 of Countyside Circle, died Wednesday, July 15, 2009. He was born in Clinton and was a son of Mollie Lynn Oswalt Cieluch and the late Lester (Jimmy) Campbell. Mr. Campbell was disabled and was a member of the Jaycees in Laurens. He is survived by his wife, Beth Campbell of the home; three sons, Joshua...

Jeannette Ladson Mccutchen Harvin

Jeannette Ladson Mccutchen Harvin

Jul 4, 2009

Dateline – Clinton, SC, Jeannette McCutchen Harvin, age 93, died on Saturday, July 4, 2009 after several months of loving care at the Hospice House of Laurens County. She had been a resident of the Presbyterian Home in Clinton, S.C. since August 1996, having moved there from her home in Seneca, S. C.. Born on December 11, 1915, in Florence,...

Herbert Washington Fallaw

Herbert Washington Fallaw

Jul 3, 2009

Herbert Washington Fallaw age 78, of Hwy. 56, Chappells, formerly of Clinton, died July 3, 2009. Graveside services will be conducted Sunday, July 5th at 3:00 p.m. in the Rosemont Cemetery. Gray Funeral Home of Clinton