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

Vesta (Doodle) Lee Boyter

Vesta (Doodle) Lee Boyter

May 9, 2006

Dateline-Whitmire, SC Vesta (Doodle) Lee Boyter, age 70 of 494 Sims St., died Tuesday, May 9th in the Spartanburg Regional Hospital. She was born in Laurens County and was a daughter of the late Curtis Lee and Junie Heaton Malone. She was retired from West Point Stevens Co. and was a member and Sunday School teacher at Bethesda Baptist Church....

Donaldson Vance (D.V.) Wright, Jr.

Donaldson Vance (D.V.) Wright, Jr.

May 9, 2006

Dateline-Joanna, SC Donaldson Vance (D.V.) Wright, Jr. age 83 of 422 Blalock Dr. died Tuesday, May 9th at the home of his daughter. He was born in Greer and was a son of the late Donaldson Vance Wright Sr. and Ora Weeks Wright. He was retired from Greenwood Mills and was a WW II Army Veteran and served in the...

Ethel Copeland Cornwall

Ethel Copeland Cornwall

May 4, 2006

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Ethel Copeland Cornwall, age 98, of 500 East Carolina Avenue, Clinton, and The South Carolina Presbyterian Home in Clinton passed away Thursday, May 4th. She was born November 17, 1907, the daughter of the late Lou Jones Copeland and George A. Copeland of Clinton. She graduated from Clinton Schools and also attended Chicora College in Columbia, South...

Elizabeth Reid Austin

Elizabeth Reid Austin

May 3, 2006

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Elizabeth Reid Austin, age 91, of 801 Musgrove Street, died Wednesday, May 3rd at the Presbyterian Home. She was born in Vina, Alabama and was the daughter of the late Emmett Lee and Mary Winona Ray Reid. She was a former member of First Presbyterian Church in Greenville, South Carolina. She was an accomplished artist and craftsman,...

Juanita Lee Elwood

Juanita Lee Elwood

May 1, 2006

Dateline-Lockhart, SC Juanita Lee Elwood, age 78 of 105 South 4th St. and the widow of Homer E. Elwood, Sr. died Monday, May 1st at her home. She was born in Jonesville, SC and was a daughter of the late James Russell and Oda Bell Cook Lee. Mrs. Elwood was a member of the Lockhart First Baptist Church, and was...

William Earl Whitmire, Sr.

William Earl Whitmire, Sr.

Apr 30, 2006

Dateline-Whitmire, SC William Earl Whitmire, Sr. age 84 of 2456 Hwy. 72 died Sunday, April 30, 2006 at his home. He was born in Whitmire and was a son of the late Wallace Wilford and Orpha Fraiser Whitmire. Mr. Whitmire was retired from J.P. Stevens, was a lifetime member of the Roseboro Masonic Lodge #195, member of the American Legion...

James Kirby Richie

James Kirby Richie

Apr 28, 2006

Dateline- Fountain Inn, S.C. James Kirby Ritchie James Kirby Ritchie, age 63, 1900 Nice Drive died April 28th in Corona, CA. He was born in Greenville County and was the son of the late James Phillip and Louise Leopard Ritchie. Mr. Ritchie was a graduate of Hillcrest High School and received an Associates Degree from Greenville Tech. He was employed...

Alice Poole Corley

Alice Poole Corley

Apr 28, 2006

Dateline-Clinton, SC Alice Poole Corley age 79 and widow of George R. Corley, Sr., died Friday, April 28, 2006. She was born in Clinton and was a daughter of the late Mack and Edna Dempsey Poole. Mrs. Corley retired as secretary of First Baptist Church of Clinton, where she was also a member. Surviving are her three sons, Rod Corley...

Mildred Ophelia Nichols (Mickey) Smith

Mildred Ophelia Nichols (Mickey) Smith

Apr 25, 2006

Dateline-Joanna, SC Mildred O. (Mickey) Smith, age 78 of 411 Byrnes St. and widow of Claude Lee Smith, Sr. died at her home on Tuesday, April 25, 2006. She was born in Clayton, Georgia and was a daughter of the late James and Della Coffee Nichols. She was retired from Clinton Mills and was a member of the First Pentecostal...

Louise Bowen Goss

Louise Bowen Goss

Apr 24, 2006

DATELINE-Lawrenceville, GA Louise Bowen Goss age 91, of Lawrenceville, GA and formerly of Clinton, SC and the widow of Frank L. Goss, died April 24, 2006. She was born in Washington County, GA and was a daughter of the late George and Nannie Wells Bowen. Mrs. Goss retired from Whitten Village Hospital in Clinton after 15 years of service, and...

Thelma Morse Mccarthy

Thelma Morse Mccarthy

Apr 24, 2006

Dateline-Joanna, SC Thelma M. McCarthy age 98 and the widow of J. F. McCarthy, Sr. died Sunday, April 23, 2006 in the National Healthcare of Clinton. She was born in Ninety Six, SC and was a daughter of the late Thomas Adgar and Rachel Butler Morse. Mrs. McCarthy was retired from Greenwood Mills, Blalock Plant in Joanna and was a...

Virginia Holmes Lamb

Virginia Holmes Lamb

Apr 20, 2006

Dateline-Enoree, SC Virginia Holmes Lamb, age 80, formerly of Hwy. 221 died Thursday, April 20, 2006, in the Briarwood Living Center in Simpsonville. She was born in Enoree and daughter of the late Claude F. and Jeanette Stoner Holmes. Mrs. Lamb was a registered nurse and had retired after many years in private duty nursing. She was also of the...

Tina Carol Hix

Tina Carol Hix

Apr 20, 2006

Dateline-Laurens, SC Tina Carol Hix, age 39, of 99 Hanks Rd. died Thursday, April 20, 2006, in the Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Clinton and was the daughter of Tracy Allen Caughman of Boone, NC and Emily Bennett Caughman of Laurens. She is survived by three sons, Matthew Hix of Greenwood, Austin Hix of Coal City, WV, and...

Shirley Ann Reynolds

Shirley Ann Reynolds

Apr 18, 2006

Dateline- Rock Hill, SC Shirley Ann Reynolds, age 70, of Rock Hill and formerly of Clinton, SC died Tuesday, April 18, 2006, in the Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill. She was born in Greenwood and was the daughter of Maggie Nelson Reynolds of Rock Hill and the late Julian R. Reynolds. Ms. Reynolds was a retired beautician and member...

Ricky Albert Ellis

Ricky Albert Ellis

Apr 17, 2006

Dateline-Greenville, SC Ricky Albert Ellis, age 47, of 810 Donaldson Rd. died Monday, April 17, 2006, at his home. He was born in Whitmire and was son of the late Albert Eugene and Shirley Coleman Ellis. Mr. Ellis was a former employee of Michelin Tire Co. and a member of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He is survived by...

James Lewis Bishop

James Lewis Bishop

Apr 14, 2006

Dateline-Laurens, SC James Lewis Bishop, age 75, of NHC Laurens and the widower of Ruby Deadwyler Bishop died Friday, April 14, 2006 at Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Laurens and was son of the late Lewis and Vader Taylor Bishop. Mr. Bishop was a retired employee of Bedenbaugh and was a member of Lydia Mill Church of God....

Louise Monk Plaxico

Louise Monk Plaxico

Apr 14, 2006

Dateline-Clinton, SC Louise Monk Plaxico age 83 and the widow of Tom Plaxico died Friday, April 14, 2006 at the Presbyterian Home of SC in Clinton. She was born in Moultrie, GA, and was the daughter of the late Wiley Monk and Eula Curry Monk. Louise was voted “Most Intellectual” by her high school graduating class, and she began her...

Jacob Daniel Sulton, Jr.

Jacob Daniel Sulton, Jr.

Apr 13, 2006

Dateline-Cross Anchor, SC Jacob Daniel Sulton, Jr. age 60 of 12075 Hwy. 56 died Thursday, April 13, 2006 at his home. He was born in Charleston SC and was a son of the late J.D. Sulton Sr. and the late Mildred Purvis Sulton. Mr. Sulton received his BS degree from Limestone College, was a U.S. Army veteran having served two...

Mary Perry Gregory

Mary Perry Gregory

Apr 10, 2006

Dateline-Whitmire, SC Mary Perry Gregory, age 94 of 36 Gary St. and widow of Robert Gregory, died Monday, April 10th in the Providence Hospital in Columbia. She was a member of First Baptist Church. Surviving are three sons, Bobby Gregory, Charles Gerald Gregory and Ronald Perry Gregory all of Columbia, eight grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted...

Geneva S. Turner

Geneva S. Turner

Apr 8, 2006

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Geneva S. Turner, age 90, of 100 Jefferson St. and widow of Colie Livingston Turner died Saturday, April 8th in the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Edgefield County and was the daughter of the late Jesse and Annie Stone. Mrs. Turner was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons and...

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