Obituaries

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

Ginasey Rayne Watts

Ginasey Rayne Watts

Jun 6, 2007

Dateline - Clinton, SC Ginasey Rayne Watts Ginasey Rayne Watts, infant daughter of Willie James Watts and Hollye Smith, died Thursday, June 6, 2007 in the Laurens County Hospital. Surviving are her grandparents, Jeana Coleman, Bobby Davis, and Willie James Pulley. Graveside services will be conducted Friday, June 8th at 3:00 p.m. in the Bellview Baptist Church Cemetery. The family...

Samuel Olin Owens

Samuel Olin Owens

Jun 5, 2007

Dateline-Clinton, SC Sam Olin Owens, age 73 of 227 Dogwood Circle died Tuesday, June 5th at his home. He was born in Greer, SC and was a son of the late David and Grace Dye Owens. Mr. Owens was a retried employee of Clinton Mills with 44 years of service. He participated for 50 years as an Official with the...

Stanley E. Axson

Stanley E. Axson

Jun 1, 2007

Stanley E. Axson, age 45, of 104 Jewel Lane, died Friday, June 1, 2007 at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood. He was born in Orangeburg, SC and was the son of the late Charlie Lee and Evelyn Belue Axson. Mr. Axson worked in the paper industry and was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his significant other, Jaylene...

Roy James Stockman

Roy James Stockman

Jun 1, 2007

Roy James Stockman, of 420 Pickens Street, died Friday, June 1, 2007 at Martha Franks Retirement Center. He was born in Newberry County and was the son of the late Mattie Koon Stockman. Mr. Stockman was retired from E.L. Mansure and was a member of First Baptist Church in Joanna. Surviving are one daughter and son-in-law, Kathy and Danny Rogers...

Larry Walker

Larry Walker

May 31, 2007

Larry A. Walker, age 66, of 468 Rocky Springs Church Road, died Thursday, May 31, 2007 at his home. He was born in Tryon, NC and was the son of the late James Alfred and Pauline Kuykendall Walker. Mr. Walker was retired from maintenance at Whitten Center, was a “jack of all trades” and was an avid golfer. He was...

Richard L. Clevenger

Richard L. Clevenger

May 30, 2007

Dateline- Joanna, S.C. Richard L. Clevenger, age 60, of 314 Laurens St. died Wednesday, May 30, 2007 in the Providence Hospital in Columbia. He was the son of the late Clarence and Sue Simmons Clevenger and was a U.S. Marine Corp veteran serving in Vietnam. Surviving are his wife, Carolyn Bible Clevenger of the home; a son and daughter-in-law, Ricky...

Fay Morgan Johnson

Fay Morgan Johnson

May 29, 2007

Dateline-Laurens, SC Fay Morgan Johnson, wife of James P. Johnson, of 511 Church Street died Tuesday, May 29, 2007 in Laurens County Hospital in Clinton. She was born in Greenville County and was a daughter of the late Luther Addison and Ora Bell Wilson Morgan. She graduated from Bush River High School in 1940, was formerly employed with Joanna Mills...

Maggie Elizabeth Rhodes

Maggie Elizabeth Rhodes

May 26, 2007

Dateline-Clinton, SC, Maggie Elizabeth Rhodes, age 91 of Tallwood Homes and the widow of R.V. Rhodes died Saturday, May 26th at the Self Regional Medical Center. She was born in Bridgeport, TN and was a daughter of the late Joe and Matilda Ellison Finney. Mrs. Rhodes was a charter member of the Grace Baptist Church in Whitmire where she was...

Tana "Jodi" Peay

Tana "Jodi" Peay

May 23, 2007

Dateline-Whitmire, SC Tana “Jodi” Peay, age 55 of 202 Washington St., died Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at her home. She was born in Rock Hill and was a daughter of the late Sara B. Price and Donald L. Price. She was a former employee of J. P. Stevens Plant and The Pantry in Whitmire and a member of Heritage Wesleyan...

Frederick Sanders Campbell

Frederick Sanders Campbell

May 22, 2007

Frederick Sanders Campbell died Tuesday, May 22, 2007 in Nashville, TN following a stroke. Sandy was born December 13, 1917 in Syenchun, Korea. He graduated from Wheaton College and Faith Seminary. He was a pastor in North Dakota and Tennessee and a missionary in Kenya, E. Africa for 38 years with his late wife Grace McFadden Campbell. He retired to...

Corrie Lee Davenport Satterwhite

Corrie Lee Davenport Satterwhite

May 15, 2007

Dateline- Clinton, SC Corrie Davenport Satterwhite, age 87, widow of J. W. Satterwhite died Monday, May 15, 2007 in the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Newberry County and was the daughter of the late James William and Lucy Floyd Davenport. Mrs. Satterwhite worked 31 years at Clinton Mills; followed by several years at Presbyterian Home and finally as...

The   Thomas Aurelius Stallworth

The Thomas Aurelius Stallworth

May 14, 2007

The Rev. Dr. Thomas Aurelius Stallworth, 74, of 306 W. Walnut, died Monday morning, May 14, 2007. The son of the late Marie Warren Risse and Thomas L. Stallworth, he was born in Atlanta on February 26, 1933. In 1955 he received his B.A. degree from Presbyterian College where he served as ROTC Battalion Commander in his senior year. He...

Evelyn Atkins Robertson

Evelyn Atkins Robertson

May 12, 2007

Whitmire, S.C. Evelyn Atkins Robertson, age 93, of 2809 Highway 66, Whitmire, died Saturday, May 12, 2007, at her residence. Mrs. Robertson was born in Sumter County, a daughter of the late Burl Albert and Kate Johnson Atkins. She was retired from the J.P. Stevens Company, Whitmire Plant and was a member of Heritage Wesleyan Church. She is survived by...

Marie A. Mckittrick

Marie A. Mckittrick

May 11, 2007

Dateline-Cross Hill, SC Marie A. McKittrick, age 74, the widow of James A. McKittrick, Sr. died Friday, May 11th at the St. Francis Hospital in Greenville. She was born in Alexandria, VA and was a daughter of the late Clarence and Beatrice Norcross Padgett. Mrs. McKittrick was a member of the Mountville Presbyterian Church. Surviving are her children, Russell P....

Gladys Dayle Winchester Mchan

Gladys Dayle Winchester Mchan

May 8, 2007

Dateline-Clinton, SC Gladys Dayle McHan, age 85 formerly of 303 Cypress St., died Tuesday, May 8th in National Health Care of Laurens. She was born in Bryson City, NC and was a daughter of the late Luke and Talitha Messer Winchester. She was retired from Whitten Center and was a member of Lydia Baptist Church. Surviving are her son and...

Catherine Whitmore Thomas

Catherine Whitmore Thomas

May 7, 2007

Catherine “Cat Mama” Whitmore Thomas, age 69, of 328 Wadsworth Lane and the widow of Junior Cass Thomas died Monday, May 7, 2007 at her home. She was born in Spartanburg County and was a daughter of the late John Thomas and Ina Rhodes Whitmore. Mrs. Thomas was retired from Clinton Mills, Lydia Plant and was a charter member of...

James Edward "Sam" Seawright

James Edward "Sam" Seawright

May 7, 2007

Dateline-Clinton, SC James Edward (Sam) Seawright, age 75 of 377 Lakewood Dr. died Monday, May 7, 2007 in the Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Joanna and was a son of the late Johnny and Ruth Jenkins Seawright. Mr. Seawright was owner of Uncle Sam’s Mobile Homes, he was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, the PEP Club...

Larry Carter

Larry Carter

May 7, 2007

Dateline-Waterloo, SC, Larry Carter, age 61 of 53 Simpson Circle died Monday, May 7th at the Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood. He was born in Rockmart, GA and was a son of the late Isaac and Louise Ferguson Carter. Mr. Carter was a former employee of Hill’s Service Company7 and was U.S. Air Force Veteran. Surviving are his son, Sidney...

Marion Milam Kay

Marion Milam Kay

May 3, 2007

Marion Milam Kay, age 84, formerly of Mountville and Frampton Hall, died Thursday, May 3, 2007, in the National Health Care of Clinton. She was the widow of Claude E. Kay. She was born in Mountville and was the daughter of the late Andrew Blum and Alma Garrett Milam. Mrs. Kay was active in Lisbon Presbyterian Church as an elder....

Bruce Delmar Austin

Bruce Delmar Austin

May 2, 2007

Bruce D. Austin, age 68 of 1034 Richburgh Circle died May 2, 2006 in the Ralph Johnson, VA Medical Center in Charleston, SC. He was born in Clinton, SC and was a son of the late Dewey L and Martha Venie Smart Austin. Mr. Austin was employed with S.C. Security Management Company. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of 20...