Obituaries

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

Virginia Bailey Irvine

Virginia Bailey Irvine

Nov 1, 2008

Dateline- Laurens, S.C. Virginia Bailey Irvine, age 81, formerly of 112 Woodlawn Drive and widow of Dr. William D. Irvine died Saturday, November 1, 2008 in the Agape Senior Assisted Living Center. She was born in West Virginia and was the daughter of the late Essie Roscoe and Sadie Lee White Bailey. Mrs. Irvine was a registered nurse, a homemaker...

Elizabeth A. Simons

Elizabeth A. Simons

Oct 27, 2008

Dateline-Clinton, SC Elizabeth A. Simons, age 96 of Presbyterian Home died Monday, Oct. 27, 2008. She was born in Guatemala, Central America and was a daughter of the late Rev. Richard S. and Maude Watson Anderson. She was a former registered nurse; a member of the Rosemont Garden Club and of the First Presbyterian Church. She was predeceased by her...

Jimmy E. "Hog" Gregory, Jr.

Jimmy E. "Hog" Gregory, Jr.

Oct 26, 2008

Jimmy E. “Hog” Gregory, Jr. age 48, of 83 Old Milton Road died Sunday, October 26, 2008 at his home. He was born in Clinton, SC and was the son of Ruth Whitmore Gregory of the home and the late Jimmy Earl Gregory, Sr. Mr. Gregory attended Clinton High School and was co-owner of Cross Road Farmers Market and store....

Betty Sims Bragg

Betty Sims Bragg

Oct 25, 2008

Betty Sims Bragg, age 77, of 10 Union St. Ext. and widow of Lawrence William “Bill” Bragg, Jr. died Saturday, October 25th at her home. She was born in Whitmire, SC and was a daughter of the late Lee Blackburn Sims and Lougenia Martin Sims McCarley. Mrs. Bragg was retired from food service at Whitmire High School and Whitmire Community...

S. James Von Hollen

S. James Von Hollen

Oct 23, 2008

S. James Von Hollen, widower of Nancy Griffin Von Hollen, died at NHC Healthcare in Clinton, S.C. on October 23, 2008. He was born in Chester, S.C. on October 16, 1925, the son of the late J.Henry and Pearl Anderson Von Hollen. A veteran of World War II, he was a graduate of Presbyterian College, the University of Georgia and...

Eben Taylor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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,...