Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Edith Gibbs Hardee
Mar 27, 2007
Dateline- Clinton, SC Edith Gibbs Hardee, 96, widow of W. Herman Hardee and formerly of Greenville NC died Tuesday, March 27, 2007 in the NHC of Laurens. She was born in Richmond, VA and was the daughter of the late Henry Witt and Lena Pearl Morris Gibbs. Mrs. Hardee was retired for Brody’s Department Store in Greenville, NC and was...
William Albert Burns
Mar 27, 2007
Dateline-Laurens, SC William Albert (Bill) Burns, age 68 of 2886 Hwy. 221 S. died Tuesday, March 27th at his home. He was born in Laurens and was a son of the late Lester Jack Burns, Sr. and Maude Ellen Williams Burns. He was a member of the Masons, Shriners and Sons of the Confederacy and was a U. S. Navy...
Alvin B. Evans
Mar 27, 2007
Dateline-Joanna, SC Alvin B. Evans, age 74 of 611 Milton Rd. died Tuesday, March 27, 2007 at his home. He was born in Joanna and was a son of the late James Edward and Leona Freeman Evans. He was retired from Greenwood Mills; was a member of Joanna First Baptist Church and was a Mason and Shriner. Surviving are his...
Pernie Marie Leopard Self
Mar 26, 2007
Dateline-Clinton, SC Pernie Marie Self, age 86 of 5933 Hwy. 66, died Monday, March 26th at her home She was born in Laurens and was a daughter of Perice and Maude Wardell Leopard. She was a homemaker and a member of Bellview Baptist Church in Woodruff. Surviving are one son, Eugene Tucker of Clinton, five daughters, Doris Morgan of Cross...
Velma Pearl Beaty Powell
Mar 24, 2007
Dateline- Laurens, SC Velma Pearl Beaty Powell, 84, wife of Leo Vernon Powell for 64 ½ years, was born in Buffalo, NY and reared in Charleston, SC, the daughter of Joseph Acre Beaty and Martha Pearl Kitchen Beaty. She passed away at Greenville Memorial Hospital on Saturday, March 24, 2007 as the result of a deep stroke suffered three days...
James Duncan Black
Mar 24, 2007
James Duncan Black, age 60 of 16828 Hwy 76 W. died Saturday, Mar. 24th at his home. He was born in Wilmington, Delaware and was a son of the late Matthew D. and Ada Tipton Black. Mr. Black was employed as a welder and pipe fitter with B.F. Shaw for 33 years; served as a volunteer firefighter and E.M.T. for...
Margaret Helen Spencer
Mar 24, 2007
Margaret Helen Spencer, age 91, of 801 Musgrove Street, died Saturday, March 24, 2007 in the Presbyterian Home. She was born in York County and was the daughter of the late John H. and Barnett Miller Spencer. Miss Spencer was a graduate of Furman University (Greenville Women’s College) in Greenville and a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Greenville...
Brenda Carol Arnold Bumgarner
Mar 23, 2007
Brenda Carol Arnold Bumgarner Brenda Carol Arnold Bumgarner, age 63, widow of Ronnie Bumgarner, of 6435 Whitmire Hwy., died Friday, March 23rd. She was born in Anderson County and was the daughter of the late Hugh Arnold and Zonie Boyter. Mrs. Bumgarner was of the Baptist Faith. She is survived by one son, Michael Eugene Bumgarner and Beth Andrews, complimentary...
James Donald Lance
Mar 22, 2007
James Donald Lance, age 62, of 211 Burnt Factory Road died Thursday, Mar. 22nd at his home. He was born April 12, 1944 in Clinton, SC. He was the son of the late Cecil and Mary Hall Lance and the grandson of the late William and Armilda Raxter Lance. He was the husband of Mary Beth Lamb Lance. Mr. Lance...
Pauline T. Brock
Mar 21, 2007
Dateline- Laurens, S.C. Pauline T. Brock, age 84, of 116 Garlington St. died Tuesday, March 20th in the Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Fairview, TN and was the daughter of the late Dow and Estelle Horton Tyler. Mrs. Brock was retired from West Point Pepperell and attended Grace Baptist Church in Whitmire. Surviving are her husband, James Brock...
Jason Todd Smith
Mar 19, 2007
Dateline-Whitmire, Sc Jason Todd Smith, age 27 formerly of Greenville, died Monday, March 19, 2007 in the Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Clinton and was the son of Larry C. Smith of Whitmire and Cheryl & Johnny Wilson of Whitmire. He had an Associate of Science Degree in Technical Nursing from USC of Spartanburg and was a former...
Frances Killian Spratt Glover
Mar 18, 2007
Dateline-Greenwood, SC Frances Killian Spratt Glover, age 91, of 1110 Marshall Road, and widow of John Sobey Glover, died Sunday, March 18th in Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood. She was born in Clinton and was the daughter of the late John and Tallulah Neville Spratt. She was a graduate of Presbyterian College and a member and former vestry woman...
Mary Jane Jacobs Veneklasen
Mar 18, 2007
Dateline-Clinton, SC Mary Jane Jacobs Venklasen, age 63 of 404 Calvert Ave. died Sunday, March 18th at her home. She was born in Clinton and was a daughter of the late Thomas Dillard and Marion Cox Jacobs. She was a graduate of Coker College and the creator of Tiny Trimmings Christmas Ornaments and Decorations, which she did for many years....
David N. Hingos
Mar 17, 2007
David N. Hingos, age 74 of 571 Puckett Ferry Rd. and husband of the late, Ruth Lowery Hingos died Saturday, Mar. 17th at his home. He was born in Holdingford, MN and was a son of the late Paul and Mary Ronyak Hingos. Mr. Hingos was retired from the US Air Force with 25 years of devoted service to his...
Timothy Avlin Rochester
Mar 17, 2007
Timothy Alvin Rochester, age 41 of 404 Lucas Ave., died Saturday, Mar. 17th at the University Hospital in Augusta, GA. He was born in Laurens County and was son of Barbara Smitherman Dunaway of Laurens and the late Percy Rochester. Mr. Rochester was a former employee of Stockman Oil Company and a member of the Believers Assembly Church. He is...
Virginia Sligh Shealy
Mar 14, 2007
Virginia Sligh Shealy, age 80, of 811 North Adair Street, died Wednesday, Mar. 14th at her home. Mrs. Shealy was born in Newberry, SC and was the daughter of the late George Jacob Sligh, Sr. and Susie Wilson Sligh. She graduated from Newberry College and was the May Queen in 1945. Mrs. Shealy retired from the Clinton School District 56...
Virginia N. Puckett
Mar 14, 2007
Virginia N. Puckett, age 89, a resident of National Healthcare of Clinton and formerly of 501 Whitmire Hwy died Wednesday, Mar. 14th at the Laurens County Hospital. Mrs. Puckett was born in Kentucky, and was the widow of Henry “Jud” Puckett. She was a Foster Grandparent volunteer with Senior Options at several area schools. Mrs. Puckett also was a member...
Lonnie Aster Thacker, Sr.
Mar 13, 2007
Dateline-Gray Court, SC Lonnie Aster Thacker, Sr. age 80 of 2651 Georgia Road, went home to be with his Lord on Tuesday, March 13, 2007. He was born in Hoot Owl, VA and was a son of the late Walker James and Maxie Raines Thacker. He was a member of Pilgrims Home Old Regular Baptist Church of Virginia and a...
Mary Colleen Merchant Young
Mar 12, 2007
Dateline-Clinton, SC Mary Colleen Young, age 58 of 137 New Hampshire Circle, died Monday, March 12, 2007. She was born in Newberry County and was a daughter of C. T. and Mary Deaton Merchant. She is survived by her husband, Terry W. Young of the home, four children, Mark (Ann) Nelson and Georgia (Mike) Cogsdill both of Clinton, Lena (James)...
Annie Belle Privette
Mar 10, 2007
Dateline- Whitmire, SC Annie Belle Privette, 90, widow of Van Privette, died at her home of 60 years, on March 10, 2007. She was born April 24, 1916 in Whitmire and lived her entire life within 2 blocks of her birthplace. Annie Belle was the third child born to James T. Nelson and Frances Jennings Nelson. She was preceded in...
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