Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Linda Schofield Lothridge
Aug 19, 2024
"Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in Me. My Father's house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to...
Emma Elizabeth Shipes
Aug 14, 2024
Emma Elizabeth Shipes, age 87, widow of D.P. Shipes, passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2024, at NHC of Clinton. She was born on August 25, 1936 and was the daughter of the late Felton W. Crapps and Virgie Hunnicutt Crapps. She was a member of Fairview Baptist Church, New Horizon Freewill Baptist Church and most recent Open Door Ministries. Emma...
Mildred Ester Benson Starnes
Aug 13, 2024
Mildred Ester Benson Starnes age 84 passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at her home. She was born in Greenwood, SC on Dec. 18, 1939 and was a daughter of the late George Washington Benson and Mary Emma Beard Benson. Mrs. Starnes partnered with her husband and together they owned Starnes Construction. She enjoyed the flowers in her yard and...
Kay Conner Webb
Aug 9, 2024
Kay Conner Webb, age 57, passed away Friday, August 9, 2024 at Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Clinton, South Carolina on January 3, 1967 and was the daughter of the late E. Bentley Conner and Barbara Sanford Conner. She was formerly employed at Laurens County Hospital and later worked in a daycare. Kay is survived by...
Marya Petty Gilliam
Aug 8, 2024
Marya Petty Gilliam, age 52, of Clinton, SC, widow of Chris Gilliam, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2024 at Hospice of Laurens County. Born May 24, 1972 in Laurens, SC, she was a daughter of Ann Mahaffee of Simpsonville, stepmother, Debra Petty of Clyde, NC, and the late William Jackson Petty, Jr. Marya was a Nurse with Davita Dialysis and...
Susan Elaine Bryant "Flo"
Aug 2, 2024
Susan Elaine Bryant “Flo”, age 66, of Whitmire, SC, passed away, Friday, August 2, 2024 at her home. Born August 7, 1957 in Whitmire, SC, she was a daughter of the late William Ernest Lee and Juanita Ruth Wallen Corder. Flo was a former employee of Renfro, but her true passion for cooking led her to many special places such...
Eunice Marie (Stucker) Edgeman
Aug 2, 2024
Eunice Marie (Stucker) Edgeman, age 95, the widow of her loving husband of 66 years of marriage, Howard Curtis Edgeman, passed away Friday at her home in Mountville, South Carolina. She was born August 24, 1928, in Topeka, Kansas and was the daughter of the late Nathan Arnold and Bernice (Johnson) Stucker. She is survived by two sons, both of...
Bill Ridlehuber
Jul 31, 2024
Bill Ridlehuber, age 82, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2024 at the Hospice and Palliative Care of the Piedmont. He was born August 16, 1941 in Greenwood, SC, and was the son of the late William and Montre Rich Ridlehuber. Bill retired from Monsanto and was a member of Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church where he was a member of the...
Sara Frances Moates
Jul 29, 2024
Sara Frances Moates, age 95, formerly of 76 Union Street in Whitmire, passed away Monday, July 29, 2024 at the NHC Healthcare, Laurens. She was born August 7, 1928 in Whitmire and was the only child of the late James Levi Motes and Betty Helen Cole Motes. Frances graduated from Whitmire High School in 1947. She went to work with...
Edward Walter Gibson
Jul 28, 2024
Edward Walter Gibson, age 81, of Whitmire, SC, widower of Kay Gibson, passed away, Sunday, July 28, 2024 at his home. Born May 13, 1943 in Swain County, NC, he was a son of the late James Walter and Hettie Roland Gibson. Edward retired from Whitten Center as their postal carrier. He was a wonderful husband, father, and grandfather. Edward...
Linda Griffith Crenshaw
Jul 27, 2024
Dateline – Gaffney, SC Linda Griffith Crenshaw, age 78, passed away Saturday, July 27, 2024 at the Peachtree Assisted Living Facility in Gaffney, SC. She was born September 28, 1945 in Greenwood, SC, and was a daughter of the late Jessie K. Griffith and Margaret Bryant Griffith. She worked at Joanna Mills and later was a Breakfast Hostess at the...
Sandra May Tucker
Jul 26, 2024
Sandra May Tucker, age 61, passed away, Friday, July 26, 2024 at the home of her daughter. She was born on November 6, 1962 in Clinton, South Carolina and was the daughter of the late James Callaway Daniel and Mary Barbara Lawson Burden. Sandra is survived by her sons, Jason Lawson and Joey Bryant; her daughter, Gina Pelfrey (Michael); her...
Joseph Tony Black
Jul 25, 2024
Joseph Tony Black, age 80, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, July 25, 2024. Born on October 4, 1943, in Clinton, South Carolina, Tony was the beloved son of the late J.A. and Pauline Burnett Black. Tony retired from the Torrington Bearing Company, was a proud U.S. Navy veteran, and of Baptist faith. Above all, he cherished his...
Carole Lyda Meyer
Jul 23, 2024
Carole Lyda Meyer, age 86, widow of William "Bill" Leroy Meyer, passed away, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital. Born February 6, 1938 in Greenville, SC, she was a daughter of the late Beattie and Annie Mae Spoone Lyda. She is survived by her daughters, Leigh Anne Todd (Claude) of Waterloo, and Meredith “Meri” Finley (Steve)...
Kenneth Bruce
Jul 23, 2024
Kenneth Bruce, age 78, of Whitmire, SC, husband of Debbie Frier Bruce, passed away, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at his home. Born July 11, 1946 in Whitmire, SC, he was a son of the late Haden Glenn and Peggie Collier Bruce. Kenneth was a graduate of the Whitmire High School Class of '66 and retired from VC Summer Nuclear Station....
Marvin Earl Wilbanks
Jul 22, 2024
Marvin Earl Wilbanks, age 70, of Whitmire, SC, passed away, Monday, July 22, 2024 at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. Earl was born March 24, 1954 in Daytona, Florida, and was a son of Lucille Erskine Wilbanks and the late Charles Wilbanks, Sr. He was a welder, handyman, and a jack of all trades. Earl attended The Master’s Baptist Church....
Helen C. Nickles
Jul 20, 2024
Helen C. Nickles, age 83, of Whitmire, SC, passed away, Saturday, July 20, 2024, at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born March 31, 1941 in Whitmire, SC, and was a daughter of the late Earl and Anna Rhodes Ellison. She was a faithful member of the First Church of God, where she enjoyed singing in the choir and...
Sara Coggins Bryson
Jul 18, 2024
Sara Coggins Bryson, age 90, of Clinton, SC, widow of Robert Bryson, passed away, Thursday, July 18, 2024, at the Presbyterian Communities of SC- Clinton. Born August 2, 1933 in Spartanburg County, SC, she was a daughter of the late Charley and Irene McCarley Coggins. She worked at Whitten Center as a teacher, and later retired from Bailey Bank. Mrs....
Hubert Dewayne Goins
Jul 16, 2024
Hubert Dewayne Goins, age 76, of Whitmire, widower of Jackie Goins, passed away, Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at Union Medical Center. Born July 6, 1948 in Kingsport, TN, he was a son of the late Arthur Childress and Jessie Ann McGee Goins. Dewayne served as Pastor of Central Avenue Baptist Church, worked at Metal Masters and was also a self-employed...
Frances Farmer Summers (Traver)
Jul 14, 2024
Frances Farmer Summers (Traver), age 91, of Clinton, SC passed away July 14, 2024 at NHC of Clinton after a short battle with metastatic breast cancer. She was born in Goldville, (Joanna) SC on May 23, 1933 to Joseph Lee and Louise Whelchel Farmer. She grew up and lived most of her life in Joanna and raised her family there...
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