Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Eben Taylor
Oct 23, 2008
Eben Taylor, pastor, Civil Rights advocate and social justice pioneer, died at the Martha Franks Retirement Center in Laurens on October 23, 2008. Rev. Taylor, son of the late Eben and Elsie S. Taylor, was born in McClellanville, S.C. on January 23, 1925. He graduated from Wofford College and Duke University Divinity School. He received honorary doctorates from Wofford College...
David N. Bower
Oct 22, 2008
Dateline- Laurens, S.C. David N. Bower, age 85, of 215 Ball Drive died Wednesday, October 22, 2008 in the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and was the son of the late George and Lillian Taylor Bower. Mr. Bower was a retired General Manager of St. Joe Paper Company and a member of the First Presbyterian Church...
B. Nolan Lancaster
Oct 22, 2008
Dateline- Hickory Tavern, SC Rev. B. Nolan Lancaster, age 62 of 1721 Rabun Church Rd., died Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Laurens and was a son of the late Wardlaw (W.L) and Ruth Gray Lancaster. Rev. Lancaster was retired from the Assembly of God Church. Surviving are his wife, Catherine Owens Lancaster...
R. D. Parker
Oct 21, 2008
Dateline- Laurens, S.C. Rev. R. D. Parker, age 91, of 602 Fleming St. died Tuesday, October 21, 2008 in the Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Belton and was the son of the late Robert William and Bessie Broome Parker. Rev. Parker pastured the First Assembly of God Church for over 42 years and was a W. W. II...
Dorothy L. Sweatman
Oct 21, 2008
Dateline-Laurens, SC Dorothy L. Sweatman of 510 Peninsula Dr. died Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Kutztown, PA and was the last surviving member of her birth family. Surviving are her husband of over 50 years, Donald E. Sweatman of Laurens and a daughter Dottie J. Lasher of Anderson. She was a retired...
Agnes C. Bailey
Oct 20, 2008
Dateline-Whitmire, SC Agnes C. Bailey, age 92 of 20 Subertown Road and widow of Ansel G. Bailey, died Monday, October 20, 2008 in the Newberry County Hospital. She was born in Newberry County and was a daughter of the late Ed and Sally Baker Campbell. She was retired from J. P. Stevens; a devoted member of the Whitmire United Methodist...
Dorothy M. Smoak
Oct 19, 2008
Dorothy M. Smoak age 79 formerly of 109 Arrowood Lane and widow of Dr. James “J.C.” Smoak, died Sunday, October 19, 2008 in the Lexington Medical Center. She was born in Branchville, SC and was a daughter of the late Ernest and Ione Carabo Myers. She was a homemaker and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Laurens....
Eugene Wilbanks
Oct 18, 2008
Eugene Wilbanks, age 81 of 1427 Coleman Ave, died Saturday, October 18, 2008 in the White Oak Manor in Newberry. He was born in Clinton, SC and was a son of the late Austell and Roxie Holden Wilbanks. Mr. Wilbanks was a retired employee of J. P. Stevens, Whitmire Plant, a member of the Whitmire United Methodist Church, the American...
David Michael Hunt
Oct 18, 2008
David Michael Hunt, age 27 of 1131 Hwy 49 died Saturday, October 18, 2008 in Greenville. He was born in Simpsonville and was a son of Danny and Betty Sue Bradford Hunt. Surviving in addition to his parents are two brothers, James Hunt of Mauldin, Christopher Hunt of Laurens and a sister, Sarah Hunt of Laurens. Graveside services will be...
James Lee Brown
Oct 16, 2008
James Lee Brown, age 87 formerly of Joanna, SC died Thursday, October 16th at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood. He was born in Royston, GA and was a son of the late Earcie and Cancie Higginbotham Brown. Mr. Brown was the former owner and operator of Brown’s Grocery and a retired employee of Joanna Mills where he played baseball with...
Curtis R. Oswalt, Sr.
Oct 15, 2008
Curtis R. Oswalt, Sr. age 91 of 2035 Whitmire Hwy. and widower of Mary Frances Evans Oswalt, died Wednesday, October 15, 2008. Mr. Oswalt was the son of the late John Clarence and Rosa Lynn Risinger Oswalt. He was retired from Joanna Mills after 50 years of service and was a member of Breakthrough Tabernacle (formerly Webb Memorial of Joanna)....
Nell Evans Bowling
Oct 12, 2008
Dateline- Laurens, S.C. Nell Evans Bowling Nell Evans Bowling, age 92, beloved mother of Jymmie Nell Pitts and Jerrie Lynn Bowling passed into Eternal Rest on October 12, 2008. She was born on the Evan’s Farm near Central, S.C. on March 10, 1916, the seventh of ten children of John and Minnie Evans. She attended local schools, graduating from Central...
Edna Silvers Melton
Oct 11, 2008
Edna Silvers Melton, age 76, of 1123 Springs St. died Saturday, October 11, 2008 in the Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care. She was born in Steecoah, NC and was the daughter of the late Burgeon and Lora Jane Briggs Silvers. Mrs. Melton was retired from West Point Stevens Co. and was a member of the Friendship Baptist Church. She is...
James Walter Dallas
Oct 11, 2008
James Walter Dallas age 93 of 203 Bennett Street, died Saturday, October 11, 2008 in the Oakmont Nursing Home. He was born in Newberry County and was the son of the late Alvin T. and Lucy Carpenter Dallas. Mr. Dallas was retired from J.P. Stevens in Whitmire and was a member of the Whitmire United Methodist Church. He is survived...
Edna C. Holmes
Oct 11, 2008
Edna C. Holmes, age 84, of the Lanford community and widow of Lawrence C. Holmes, Jr. died Saturday, October 11, 2008 in the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Lanford, SC and was the daughter of the late Clarence Bobo and Grace Pearson Cooper. She is survived by a son, COL Barrett Holmes and wife, Beth and their children,...
Vernon Kelly
Oct 11, 2008
Dateline- Waterloo, S.C. Vernon Kelly,age 70, of 835 Isle of Pines Circle died Saturday, October 11, 2008 in the Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Rockingham County, NC and was the son of Brazil Kelly of Laurens and the late Ethel S. Kelly. Mr. Kelly was a retired construction worker, a member of the Rolling”S” Golf Club, a member...
Odell Lambert
Oct 7, 2008
Dateline-Clinton, SC Odell Lambert Odell Lambert, age 85, of 311 Beauregard Street died Thursday, October 7, 2008 at his home. He was born in Lancaster and was a son of the late William T. and Rosie Lee Passmore Lambert. He was retired from Clinton Mills. Surviving are his sons, Richard Lambert of Woodruff, David Lambert of Cross Anchor, Roger Lambert...
Bobbie Murff Chandler
Oct 5, 2008
Dateline-Clinton, SC Bobbie M. Chandler, age 77 formerly of Dogwood Lane and widow of Irby L. Chandler died Sunday, October 5, 2008 at the Langston House in Clinton. She was born in Greenville County and was a daughter of the late Guy and Carrie Meeks Murff. Mrs. Chandler was a former employee of Jacobs Press; member of Leesville Southern Methodist...
Meredith Mcqueen Holder
Oct 4, 2008
Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Meredith McQueen Holder, age 55, of 600 Calvert Ave. died Saturday, October 4, 2008 in Irmo, S.C. She was born in Greenville and was the daughter of Sarah and the late Clement E. McQueen. Ms. Holder was a professor at Presbyterian College, and was very active in many professional organizations. She is survived by her mother, Sarah...
Harley M. Silvers
Oct 1, 2008
Dateline- Whitmire, S.C. Harley M. Silvers, age 74, of 417 Grant St. died Wednesday, October 1, 2008 in the Wallace Thomson Hospital in Union. He was born in Stecoah, N.C. and was the son of the late Thomas B. and Lora Jane Silvers. Mr. Silvers retired from Whitten Center and was a former employee of J. P. Stevens Co. He...
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