Obituaries

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

Jimmy A. Cannon

Jimmy A. Cannon

Jan 12, 2008

Dateline-Clinton,SC Jimmy A. Cannon, age 61 of 212 Derby Lane, died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008 at his home. He was born in Greenville and was a son of the late Marshall and Beulah Finley Cannon. He was a machinist and certified welder. Surviving are his wife, Nancy Holt Cannon of the home; children, Tracy Collier and Angie Crestwell and a...

Clifton (Tip) Dees

Clifton (Tip) Dees

Jan 12, 2008

Dateline- Laurens, S.C. Clifton (Tip) Dees, age 72, of 400 Irby Ave. Ext went to by with his Lord Saturday, January 12, 2008 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Clinton and was the son of the late Owen C. and Janie T. Dees. Mr. Dees loved gardening. He is survived by two brothers, Don Dees and...

Tonita G. Harvey Barker

Tonita G. Harvey Barker

Jan 11, 2008

Dateline- Laurens, S.C. Tonita G. Harvey Barker Tonita G. Harvey Barker, age 60, of 164 Stallion Drive died Friday, January 11, 2008 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Clinton and was the daughter of the late I.W. and Louise Hall Harvey. Mrs. Barker was a former employee of the Walmart Distribution Center. She is survived by...

Robbie Brown Sasser

Robbie Brown Sasser

Jan 10, 2008

Dateline-Laurens, SC Mrs. Robbie Brown Sasser age 59 of 127 Kingston Dr. and widow of Edward Martin Sasser died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008 in the Greenville Memorial Hospital after a long battle with illness. She was born in Ware Shoals, SC and was a daughter of the late William Robert (Bob) Brown and Myron Hazel Meeks Brown. She is survived...

John W. Prather

John W. Prather

Jan 9, 2008

Dateline – Clinton, SC John W. Prather John W. Prather age 57, of 300 Country Lane, died Wednesday, January 9, 2008 in the Self Regional Healthcare. He was born in Clinton and was the son of Thomas W. Prather of Clinton and the late Martha F. Prather. Mr. Prather was a graduate of Piedmont Technical College. He was the retired...

William "Bill H." Snider

William "Bill H." Snider

Jan 5, 2008

William “Bill H.” Snider, age 59 of 500 Jefferson St. died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008 at the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Redding, CA and was a son of the late George Franklin and Zelma Heiser Snider. Mr. Snider was a veteran of the Vietnam War serving from 1966 to 1968. He served in the U.S. Marine Corp...

Jimmy "J.R." Rogers

Jimmy "J.R." Rogers

Jan 4, 2008

Jimmy “J.R.” Rogers, age 65 of 225 Susan Lynn Dr. died Friday, Jan. 4, 2008 at the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Greenville County and was a son of the late James F. and Blanche Lucille Edwards Rogers. Mr. Rogers was retired from the U.S. Army and presently was employed with Papps Iron Works; he was a former...

Horace Eugene Howell

Horace Eugene Howell

Jan 3, 2008

Horace Eugene Howell, age 73, of 68 Milam Road, died Thursday, January 3, 2008 at this home. He was born in Clinton and was a son of the late Henry Horace and Ethel Cobb Howell. He was retired from Clinton Mills. He was a U.S. Marine veteran of the Korean War and a member of the D.A.V. Shands Lodge. Surviving...

James Walter "Buck" Hollingsworth

James Walter "Buck" Hollingsworth

Jan 1, 2008

Dateline-Laurens, SC James W. “Buck” Hollingsworth, age 70, of 3298 Indian Mound Rd., died January 1, 2008 in Self Regional Medical Center. He was born in Spartanburg and was the son of the late Marion and Nannie Blackwell Hollingsworth. He was a self-employed auto mechanic and member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church. Surviving are his former wife, Lois Hollingsworth of...

Charles Reese Cunningham

Charles Reese Cunningham

Dec 28, 2007

Dateline- Cross Hill, S.C. Charles Reese Cunningham, age 96, of 659 N. Main St. died Friday, December 28, 2007 at his home. He was born in Laurens County and was the son of the late William Clifton and Sara Davenport Cunningham. Mr. Cunningham was a member of the First Baptist Church for over 78 years where he served as Treasurer,...

Florence Howard Norris

Florence Howard Norris

Dec 25, 2007

Dateline-Clinton, SC Florence Howard Norris, age 88, died Tuesday, December 25, 2007 in The Governor’s Inn Retirement Residence in Newport News, VA. She was born in Clinton, SC and was a daughter of the late Arthur Howard and Nelle Riddle Howard. Mrs. Norris was a graduate of Clinton High School and worked, until her retirement in 1984, at Collins and...

Earl A. Rambow

Earl A. Rambow

Dec 21, 2007

Earl A. Rambow age 89 of 801 Musgrove Street and husband of the late Rose Wardlaw Hunter Rambow, died Friday, Dec. 21st at the Presbyterian Home in Clinton. He was born in Winnsboro, SC and was a son of the late William and Maude Braddock Rambow. Mr. Rambow was a graduate of Richmond Academy of Augusta, GA and the University...

Rex E. Stroud

Rex E. Stroud

Dec 21, 2007

Dateline-Laurens, SC Rex E. Stroud, age 65 of 3468 Burnt Mill Creek Rd. died Friday, December 21, 2007 at the Laurens County Hospital. He was born Whitmire, SC and was a son of the late Edmund Boyd and Beatrice Miller Stroud. Mr. Stroud retired from General Motors of Pontiac, Michigan and was a member of the Holly Grove Baptist Church....

Lacey Albert Whitley

Lacey Albert Whitley

Dec 17, 2007

Dateline-Clinton, SC Lacey A. Whitley, age 91, formerly of Clinton, the Bonds Crossroads community and husband of the late Sara Osborne Whitley died Monday, Dec. 17th at the Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva, NC. He was a son of the late William Covington and Sarah Frances Goodwin Whitley and was born in Richmond County, NC and lived his youth in...

David "Rooster" Price

David "Rooster" Price

Dec 17, 2007

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. David “Rooster” Price David “Rooster” Price, age 51, of 68 Palmetto St. died Monday, December 17, 2007 at his home. He was born in Laurens County and was the son of the late Raymond Price and Arlene Kay. Mr. Price was an employee of W.D. Abercrombie Logging Co. He is survived by his wife, Jan of the...

Ruby Boyce Cooper

Ruby Boyce Cooper

Dec 10, 2007

Dateline-Clinton, SC Ruby Boyce Cooper, age 85 of 4367 Hwy 72W and widow of O. C. Cooper, died Monday, Dec. 10, 2007. She was born in Clinton and was a daughter of the late John Broadus and Minnie Frances Matthews Boyce. She was a homemaker; a founding member of Rock Bridge Presbyterian Church and was active in the choir. Surviving...

Kathryn T. Hampton

Kathryn T. Hampton

Dec 10, 2007

Kathryn T. Hampton, age 80 formerly of 208 Academy Street and widow of Harold E. Hampton, died Monday, December 10, 2007 in Laurens. She was born in Clinton and was a daughter of the late William P. and Juanita Morrison Thrift. Mrs. Hampton was retired from Clinton Mills and was a member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church. She is survived...

Gail Dunaway

Gail Dunaway

Dec 10, 2007

Gail E. Dunaway, age 62, of 281 New Hampshire Circle, died Monday, December 10, 2007 at her home. She was born in Travelers Rest and was the daughter of the late George and Eunice Eanes. Mrs. Dunaway was a retired employee of Torrington Bearings Company and co-owner of Bloomingails Florist. She was a member of the First Pentecostal Holiness Church....

Donald Lee Harrelson

Donald Lee Harrelson

Dec 5, 2007

Don Harrelson, age 58, of 305 S. Owens St. died Wednesday, December 5 2007 in Clinton. He was born in Joanna and was the son of the late James R. and Mildred Franklin Harrelson. Mr. Harrelson was an employee of Carolina Auto Sales, was a former manager of Farmers Furniture in Laurens and was a member of the First Baptist...

Evelyn Smith Stevenson

Evelyn Smith Stevenson

Dec 4, 2007

Evelyn Smith Stevenson, age 59, of 13039 Hwy. 56 North died Tuesday, December 5, 2007 in the Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Goldville and was the daughter of the late Horace R. and Doris Wilson Smith. Mrs. Stevenson was a retired employee of Clinton Mills. She is survived by her husband, Grady Stevenson of the home; three daughters,...