Obituaries

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

O'Neill Courtney Bowling

O'Neill Courtney Bowling

Oct 19, 2006

O’Neill Courtney Bowling, age 82, left to be with her Heavenly Father on October 19, 2006. Daughter of Albert and Florence McCall Courtney, she was born November 29, 1923 in Clover and was raised in Lowrys, SC. She graduated from high school at age 15 and from beauty school at age 16. At 17, she moved to Whitmire and bought...

Ruby Nell Neuenswander

Ruby Nell Neuenswander

Oct 18, 2006

Ruby Nell Neuenswander, age 86, of 201 Elizabeth Street, died Wednesday, Oct. 18th in NHC of Clinton. She was born in Oconee County and was a daughter of the late George W. and Margaret Green Holt. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Assembly of God Church. She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Martha and...

Cecil Lawson, Jr.

Cecil Lawson, Jr.

Oct 17, 2006

Dateline-Clinton, SC Cecil Lawson, Jr. age 56 of 954 Lake Rd. died Tuesday, Sept. 17th at his home. He was born in Clinton and was a son of the late Cecil Lawson Sr. and Mary Prince Lawson. He was a freelance electrician and a Vietnam Army Veteran. Surviving are his wife, Frances Oswald Lawson of the home, two sons, Allen...

Nannie Sue Adair Oxley

Nannie Sue Adair Oxley

Oct 15, 2006

Dateline- Laurens, SC Nannie Sue Adair Oxley age 92, of 1 Martha Franks Drive died Sunday, October 15, 2006 at her home. Mrs. Oxley was born in Clinton and was the daughter of the late William Taylor and Zula Pearl Nabors Adair. She retired from the Laurens School District 55, was a homemaker and was also a longtime member of...

A.C. King, Jr.

A.C. King, Jr.

Oct 12, 2006

A.C. King Jr., age 75, of 506 Florida Street, died Thursday, October 12th in the Fountain Inn Nursing Home. He was born in Pelzer and was a son of the late Arvle Calvin King Sr. and the late Emma Evans King. Mr. King retired from Atlantic Coast Life Insurance Company. He was a member of the Church of Christ of...

David B. Ayres, Jr.

David B. Ayres, Jr.

Oct 12, 2006

David B. Ayres, Jr., died Thursday, October 12, 2006, at Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center, Laurens, S.C., after a long illness. He passed away in his sleep surrounded by his family. A service of remembrance will be held Sunday, October 15, 2006, at 3:00 p.m. at Martha Franks Retirement Center, Razor Chapel, 1 Martha Franks Drive, Laurens, SC. A reception...

Lillie "Bill" Stamey Adams

Lillie "Bill" Stamey Adams

Oct 12, 2006

Dateline-Greenwood, S.C. Lillie “Bill” Stamey Adams, 86, died Saturday, Oct. 14, 2006 in the Wesley Commons Healthcare Center after a long illness. She was born in Joe, N.C., a daughter of the late Tillman Forest and Callie Balding Stamey. She was the last surviving child of 20 children. Mrs. Adams was a devoted wife to her husband of 59 years,...

Robert E. Satterfield

Robert E. Satterfield

Oct 9, 2006

Robert E. Satterfield, age 69, formerly of Clinton, died Monday, October 9th in Charleston. He was born in Clinton, SC and was a son of the late Robert Clee and Sally Owens Satterfield. He was former owner of Robert’s Drive-In. Surviving are two daughters, Robin Cain of Charleston and Pam Satterfield of Summerville; one brother, Garel Satterfield of Clinton; two...

Ruby R. Howell

Ruby R. Howell

Oct 6, 2006

Ruby R. Howell, age 69, of 68 Milam Road, died Friday, October 6th in the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Great Falls, SC and was a daughter of the late Lawrence and Laura Mae Allison Rice. She was retired from Clinton Mills. Surviving are her husband, Horace Eugene Howell of the home; two sons, Franklin Eugene Howell and...

Charlie Force, Jr.

Charlie Force, Jr.

Oct 3, 2006

Dateline-Joanna, SC Charlie Force, Jr., age 79 of 406 Magnolia St., died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006 in the Self Regional Healthcare. He was born in Saluda and was a son of the late Charlie Force Sr. and Lillian Griffin Force. He was retired from Greenwood Mills; was a member of First Baptist Church, a member of the Lions Club, and...

Ethel Lackey Langston

Ethel Lackey Langston

Oct 2, 2006

Dateline-Whitmire, SC Ethel Lackey Langston, age 85 formerly of Whitmire and widow of William M. Langston died October 2, 2006 in Bogart, GA. She was the daughter of the late John A. and Mattie M. Lackey. She was a member of Heritage Wesleyan Church where she taught Sunday School for many years. She is survived by her son, Wayne Langston...

Lillie Mae Griffin Huey

Lillie Mae Griffin Huey

Sep 27, 2006

Dateline- Clinton, SC Lillie Mae Huey, age 87, of 302 Davis St. and widow of Edward (Ed) Huey died Wednesday, September 27, 2006 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Algie R. and Nellie Bailey Griffin. Mrs. Huey was a homemaker and is survived by a daughter, Carolyn Sherfield of the home; two sons, Jerry Huey and...

Larry Gar

Larry Gar

Sep 27, 2006

Laurens, SC, Larry Gar, age 75 of 893 Trinity Church Rd died Wednesday, September 27, 2006 in Greer. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and was a son of the late Michael and Alice Feldman Goldberg. Mr. Gar retired after many years in radio as a sportscaster, sales and marketing. Locally he worked with WLBG, WSSL and WPCC. He...

Catherine "Tot" Anderson Orr Campbell

Catherine "Tot" Anderson Orr Campbell

Sep 25, 2006

Dateline-Clinton, SC Catherine “Tot” Anderson Orr Campbell, age 71,of Bailey Manor died Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006 in the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Clinton, SC and was a daughter of the late Collie W. and Rose W. Anderson. Mrs. Campbell was a graduate of Clinton High School, and received her BA degree from the University of Georgia. She...

Mary Ott Martin

Mary Ott Martin

Sep 23, 2006

Mary Ott Martin, age 91, of 205 N. Sloan St. and widow of John Thomas Ott, died Saturday, September 23, 2006 at her home. She was born in Scuffletown and was the daughter of the late Charlie and Minnie Lee Puckett Kennedy. Mrs. Martin was reared at Thornwell Home for Children and retired from Clinton Mills after 46 years of...

Judson Augustus Davis

Judson Augustus Davis

Sep 22, 2006

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Dr. Judson Augustus Davis, age 82 loving husband of Marian Kirkland Davis for 55 years, passed away Friday, September 22, 2006. He was born in Elizabethton, TN and was the son of the late Robert and Virginia Glover Davis. Dr. Davis was a graduate of the University of Tennessee and finished Dental School in Memphis, TN. before...

Wallace Patterson Grover

Wallace Patterson Grover

Sep 20, 2006

Wallace Patterson Grover, age 25, of 13592 Highway 560, died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2006 in Greenwood. He was born in Greenwood and was the son of Joseph L. and Robin Patterson Grover. He was a graduate of Piedmont Tech with an Associate Degree in Engineering Technology and Graphics. He was part owner of Grover Roofing. In addition to his parents,...

William Harold Davis

William Harold Davis

Sep 20, 2006

William Harold Davis, age 82, of 404 Calhoun Street died Wednesday, September 20, 2006 in the Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Greenwood and was the son of the late Thomas Benjamin and Clara Bradford Davis. Mr. Davis was retired from the Enmark Oil Company. He was a volunteer fireman for over thirty years and also was a World...

Nancy Josephine (Jo) Clark

Nancy Josephine (Jo) Clark

Sep 19, 2006

Dateline-Joanna, SC Mrs. Nancy Josephine (Jo) Clark, age 77, of 311 Sims St., widow of Bruce Douglas (Doug) Clark, Sr. died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006 in the Laurens County Hospital. She was a long-time resident of Joanna and a member of Joanna First Baptist Church. Surviving are three children, Bruce Clark and Kim Knight of Joanna and John Clark of...

John Henry Dunaway

John Henry Dunaway

Sep 18, 2006

Dateline- Laurens, S.C. John H. Dunaway, age 59, of 1802 Wilson Town Road and formerly of Clinton died Monday, September 18, 2006 at his home. He was born in Clinton and was the son of the late Leroy and Lillie Mae Nix Dunaway. Mr. Dunaway was retired from B. F. Shaw Company and was an employee of BMW in Greer....