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

Bernice B. Kinard

Bernice B. Kinard

Jan 28, 2007

Bernice B. Kinard, age 84, widow of Fred Kinard, of 507 Browning Avenue, went to be with the Lord Sunday, January 28, 2007. She will be missed by her brother, Legrande (Joyce) Bouknight of Newberry; her children, Carl (Peggy) Kinard of Cliffside, NC, Jerry (Dianne) Kinard of Seneca, Mike (Debbie) Kinard of Clinton, Judy Constantin of Jacksonville, FL, and Sandra...

Juanita Russ Leopard

Juanita Russ Leopard

Jan 26, 2007

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Juanita Russ Leopard, age 83, of 205 Copeland St. died Friday, January 26, 2007 in the Spartanburg Regional Hospital. She was born in Clinton and was the daughter of the late Henry and Lola Hughes Russ. Mrs. Leopard was retired from Clinton Mill, was a member of Davidson St. Baptist Church where she was a member of...

Carol D. Compton, Sr.

Carol D. Compton, Sr.

Jan 26, 2007

Carol D. Compton, Sr. of 293 Dogwood Lane went to be with our Lord, Friday, January 26, 2007. He was born April 24, 1943 and was the youngest son of the late Samuel E. Compton, Sr. and Corrie Cunningham Compton. Carol was a self employed contractor with Compton Brothers Builders, was a lifetime member of Rocky Springs Presbyterian Church and...

Evelyn B. Dunaway

Evelyn B. Dunaway

Jan 26, 2007

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Evelyn B. Dunaway, age 73, of 106 Gordon St. died Friday, January 26, 2007 at her home. She was born in Piedmont and was the daughter of the late Young and Ellie Huey Bagwell. Mrs. Dunaway was a homemaker and a member of the Holly Grove Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Jesse Dunaway of...

Pearl Lee Cannon

Pearl Lee Cannon

Jan 22, 2007

Dateline-Kinards, SC Pearl Lee Cannon, age 92 of 41 Line Road and widow of Clyde W. Cannon, died Monday, January 22nd at National Healthcare of Laurens. She was born in Laurens County and was the daughter of the late Frank and Rosa Reid Lee. She was retired from West End Textile Mill and was a charter member of Milam Road...

Nellie Harvey Price

Nellie Harvey Price

Jan 22, 2007

Nellie Harvey Price, age 86, of 207 N. Sloan Street and widow of George Price died Sunday, January 21st at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Simpsonville, SC and was a daughter of the late John and Ella Osborne Harvey. Mrs. Price was retired from Whitten Center and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She is survived...

Cora Bledsoe Boling

Cora Bledsoe Boling

Jan 21, 2007

Cora Bledsoe Boling age 93 of 60 McDonald St. and widow of Lawrence W. Boling died Sunday, Jan. 21st at her home. She was born in Blackwater, VA and was a daughter of the late Isaac Wesley and Sarilda Wallen Bledsoe. Mrs. Boling was retired from J.P. Stevens Whitmire Plant and was a member of the Bethesda Baptist Church. Surviving...

Charles Stuart Sanford

Charles Stuart Sanford

Jan 21, 2007

Dateline-Clinton, SC Charles S. Sanford, age 58 of 107 Young Dr. died Sunday, Jan. 21st at his home. He was born in Torrington, CT and was a son of the late Stuart E. and Eileen Conran Sanford. Mr. Sanford was a graduate of Clinton High School; attended Belmont Abbey College for two years; received a Bachelors degree in psychology from...

Gary V. Barber

Gary V. Barber

Jan 20, 2007

Dateline-Clinton, SC Gary V. Barber, age 65 of 268 Lake Road, died Saturday, Jan. 20th at his home. He was born in Newberry County and was a son of the Late Jimmy Barber, Sr. and Jewel Crisp Barber. He retired from The Torrington Company after over 40 years of service and was a veteran of the National Guard. Surviving are...

Stan W. Hileman, Sr.

Stan W. Hileman, Sr.

Jan 19, 2007

Dateline-Cross Hill, SC Rev. Stan W. Hileman, Sr., age 83, of 301 Julia Island Drive, Cross Hill, SC, died Friday, January 19th, 2007. He was born in Morgantown, West Virginia and was the son of the late Martin Luther Hileman and Fannie Belle Carroll Hileman. Rev. Hileman attended the University of West Virginia and was the founder and pastor of...

Betty G. Horton

Betty G. Horton

Jan 18, 2007

Betty G. Horton, age 78, of Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center and formerly of Aiken, died Thursday, January 18th, 2007 in the Laurens County Hospital. She was the widow of James Henry Horton, Jr. She was born in Gaffney and was the daughter of Andrew L. Garick and Bess Wilkins Bruce. Mrs. Horton was a graduate of Bamburg High School...

Eben Taylor, Iii

Eben Taylor, Iii

Jan 15, 2007

Eben Taylor III, age 54, died Monday, January 15, 2007 at the National Healthcare Center in Clinton. He was born in Durham, NC and was the son of Eben and Martha Mallary Taylor. He was a member of First United Methodist Church and was employed at Evergreen Skills in Laurens. Ebie is survived by his Mother and Father; his brothers,...

Gladys Hanks Barnes

Gladys Hanks Barnes

Jan 15, 2007

Dateline-Laurens, SC Gladys Hanks Barnes, age 75, of 293 Waynes Trail, died Monday, January 15, 2007 at the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Anderson and was the daughter of the late John F. Hanks, Sr. and Nellie Jamison Hanks. Mrs. Barnes was a homemaker and a member of Bellview Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Lewis...

Janet Bodie Gardner

Janet Bodie Gardner

Jan 15, 2007

Janet Bodie Gardner, age 74, widow of Harold L. “Beau” Gardner, of 605 Milton Road passed away on Monday, January 15th, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Newberry and was the daughter of the late Mary Coats and James M. Bodie, Sr. Mrs. Gardner was well known and loved by many for her years of...

Peggy Ann Shepard Evans

Peggy Ann Shepard Evans

Jan 10, 2007

Peggy Ann S. Evans, age 52, of 170 Hanks Road and widow of Ronnie Joe Evans Sr., died Wednesday, January 10, 2007 at her home. She was born in Clinton, SC and is the daughter of Betty Lyda Shepard of the home and the late Charles A. Shepard. She was a homemaker and a member of Eastside Baptist Church. Surviving...

Wright M. Simpson

Wright M. Simpson

Jan 8, 2007

Dateline-Clinton, SC Wright M. Simpson, age 72, of 603 S. Broad St., died Monday, January 8, 2007 in Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Clinton and was a son of the late George Robert Simpson, Sr. and Banna Nabors Simpson. He retired with 31 years from Clinton Police Department; 10 years with Anchor Bank and 30 years with Presbyterian...

Mary H. Ray

Mary H. Ray

Jan 5, 2007

Dateline-Simpsonville, SC Mary H. Ray, age 95 and widow of I.O. “Shirt” Ray went home to be with her father on January 5, 2007. She was born on November 25, 1911 in Edgefield, SC and was a daughter of the late C.V. and Mattilee Schenks Holmes. Mrs. Ray was a member of the First Baptist Church in Clinton and in...

Lounges E. "Jaws" Hunnicutt

Lounges E. "Jaws" Hunnicutt

Jan 3, 2007

Dateline-Whitmire, SC Lounges E. “Jaws” Hunnicutt, age 60 of 1132 Sinclair Ave., died Wednesday, Jan. 3rd at his home. He was born in Whitmire and was a son of the late James Edward and Louise Wilbanks Hunnicutt. He was employed with Carlisle Finishing Co. Surviving are his wife, Ann Nelson Hunnicutt of the home, one son and his wife, Tony...

Claude Edward Birchmore

Claude Edward Birchmore

Jan 3, 2007

Dateline-Clinton, SC Claude Edward Birchmore, age 66 of 100 Glendale Manor Dr., Apt. 4, and husband of 40 years to Carol Ivey Birchmore, went peacefully to meet his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on January 3, 2007. He was born on Sept. 29th, 1940 in Richland County to the late Charlie and Clara Mae Miller Birchmore and was retired from...

Frances Peay Willis

Frances Peay Willis

Jan 2, 2007

Dateline-Whitmire, SC Frances Peay Willis, age 79 of 498 Sims St. and widow of Paul L. Willis, died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007 in Newberry Co. Memorial Hospital. She was born in Whitmire and was a retired employee of J. P. Stevens Co. and a member of Friendship Baptist Church. Surviving are one son, Wendell Willis of Whitmire, one daughter, Paula...

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