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

Mary Barrineau Lowman

Mary Barrineau Lowman

Feb 12, 2006

Dateline- Joanna, S.C. Mary B. Lowman, age 79, of 113 Workman St. and widow of Cullen (Curly) Lowman died Sunday, February 12th in the NHC of Clinton. She was born in Manning and was the daughter of the late Henry C. and Beulah Altman Barrineau. Mrs. Lowman was retired from Whitten Center and was a member of the First Baptist...

Paul Pressley Bridges

Paul Pressley Bridges

Feb 9, 2006

Dateline-Clinton, SC Paul Pressley Bridges, age 94 formerly of 1943 Leesville Church Rd., died Thursday, Feb. 9th in the National Health Care Center of Laurens. He was born in Kings Mountain, NC and was a son of the late Pressley Lee and Annie Elizabeth Payne Bridges. He was retired from Clinton Mill and was a member of Langston Baptist Church....

Margaret C. Morris

Margaret C. Morris

Feb 9, 2006

Dateline-Joanna, SC Margaret C. Morris, age 64 of 509 Browning Avenue, Joanna, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, February 9, 2006 at her home. She was born in Hartsville, SC and was the daughter of the late M. B. and Elizabeth Wade Caston. She was the owner of Tears and Shears Beauty Salon in Joanna, SC for 31...

Nancy Trammell Baughn

Nancy Trammell Baughn

Feb 9, 2006

Dateline-Clinton, SC Nancy Trammell Baughn, age 56 of 206 Belmont Stakes, died Thursday, Feb. 9th at her home. She was born in Clinton and was a daughter of Dorothy Foster Trammell of Clinton and the late George H.(Jeter) Trammell. She was a bookkeeper for Arthur State Bank, a former employee of Bailey Bank for 31 years and a member of...

John Janzen

John Janzen

Feb 6, 2006

Dateline-Laurens, SC John Janzen of 42 Caldwell Rd., died Monday, Feb. 6th in Self Regional Healthcare. Mr. Janzen was born in Hutchinson, Kansas and was the son of Benjamin and MaryAnn Chase Janzen. He was an employee of Ron’s TV of Greenville. Surviving are one daughter, Jennifer Nicole Janzen of Laurens and two brothers, Tim Janzen and Allen Jenzen both...

Jennifer Leopard

Jennifer Leopard

Feb 6, 2006

Dateline-Clinton, SC, Jennifer Leopard age 31, of Bonds Crossroads died Monday Feb. 6th at her home. She was born in Newberry and was a daughter of Billy and Mary Ann Leopard of Bonds Crossroads. Jennifer was a graduate of Clinton High School. Surviving in addition to her parents are her two wonderful children, Brandon and Brianna Prewitt both of Joanna;...

Alvin C. Edge

Alvin C. Edge

Feb 5, 2006

Dateline-Laurens, SC Alvin C. Edge, age 81 of 745 Hanks Rd., died Sunday, February 5th in the Martha Franks Retirement Center. He was born in Woodruff and was a son of the late Manning and Theola King Edge. He was retired from the Greenwood Highway Department, a member of Palmetto Lodge #19 AFM and Bellview Baptist Church. He was a...

William Lester Motte, Jr.

William Lester Motte, Jr.

Feb 5, 2006

Dateline- Clinton, S.C., William Lester Motte, Jr. age 73, formerly of Clinton died Sunday, February 5th in Augusta, GA. He was born in Clinton and was the son of the late William L. and Nora Lee Attaway Motte. Mr. Motte served in the U.S. Air Force. He is survived by a brother, Larry Motte of Clinton; two sisters, Peggy Wyatt...

Ronald L. Carlay

Ronald L. Carlay

Feb 4, 2006

Dateline-Laurens, SC, Ronald L. Carlay age 66 of 210 W. Farley Ave. died Saturday, Feb. 4th at his home. He was born in Greenwood, SC and was a son of Emmie Buzhardt Carlay of Greenwood and the late Ralph Leon Carlay. Mr. Carlay was a Professional Engineer receiving his BA Degree and MBA from Clemson. He was formerly employed with...

Benjamin "Bo" Franklin Woodward, Jr.

Benjamin "Bo" Franklin Woodward, Jr.

Feb 3, 2006

Dateline-Clinton, SC Ben “Bo” Woodward, Jr. age 83 of 204 Academy St., died Friday, February 3rd. He was born in Newberry, SC and was the son of the late Ben F. Woodward, Sr. and Sally Slice Woodward. He was retired from the Clinton Mills and was a WW II Veteran. Surviving are his daughter, Cathy Aylsworth of Lugoff, SC; a...

Carter Ashton Wright

Carter Ashton Wright

Feb 2, 2006

Dateline-Clinton, SC Carter Ashton Wright, age 88 of 308 White Feather Circle, Clinton, entered into heaven on February 2, 2006 at Laurens County Hospital. He was a retired employee of Clinton Mills, a member and former Elder of the Shady Grove Presbyterian Church and a former Elder of the Rock Bridge Presbyterian Church. He was a veteran of the Army...

Mary Joyce King Deitz

Mary Joyce King Deitz

Feb 2, 2006

Dateline-Clinton, SC Mary Joyce Deitz, age 55, of 144 Denna Drive died Thursday, Feb. 2nd in the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Clinton and was a daughter of the late William and Maudie Horde King. She was a former employee of Greenwood Mills Joanna Plant and a member of New Horizon Free Will Baptist Church. Surviving are her...

Martha F. Prather

Martha F. Prather

Feb 1, 2006

Dateline-Clinton, SC, Martha F. Prather, age 73 of 808 E. Ferguson St., died Wednesday, Feb. 1st, in Self Regional Medical Center. She was born in Oconee County and was a daughter of the late John T. and Alma Cecelia Whitten Ferguson and step-mother Hattie O’Dell Ferguson. She was retired as Assistant Supervisor of Cloth Room #2 at Clinton Mills; was...

James Ray King, Sr.

James Ray King, Sr.

Jan 31, 2006

Dateline-Clinton, SC James (Ray) King, Sr., age 67 of 314 Foxgrove Rd., died Tuesday, Jan. 31st in the Self Regional Medical Center. He was born in Laurens County and was a son of the late W. H. and Georgia B. King. He was owner of J.R. Mart, Inc., J. R. Liquors, Inc. and J. R. Rentals, Inc. He was a...

Ed (Sarge) Whitt

Ed (Sarge) Whitt

Jan 30, 2006

Dateline-Clinton, SC Ed (Sarge) Whitt, age 76 of 202 Marion St. Ext. died Monday, Jan. 30th at the Hospice House of the Piedmont in Greenwood. He was born in Pelzer, SC and was a son of the late Ali Alvin Whitt and Lessie Smith Whitt Davis. Mr. Whitt retired as a Gunnery Sergeant from the United States Marine Corp with...

Fred W. Mccarson

Fred W. Mccarson

Jan 27, 2006

Dateline-Laurens, SC Fred W. McCarson, age 82 of 660 Fairgrounds Rd., died Friday, January 27th in the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Clinton and was a son of the late Joseph and Minnie Lee Seay McCarson. He was retired from Clinton Mills; was a member of Palmetto Lodge #19, Hejaz Shrine Club, a 50 year member of Bellview...

William Hanna Young, Sr.

William Hanna Young, Sr.

Jan 27, 2006

Dateline-Whitmire, SC William Hanna Young, Sr., age 82 of 1411 Coleman Ave., died Friday, January 27th in the Newberry Memorial Hospital. He was born in Whitmire and was a son of the late Thomas P. and Ruth Hanna Young. He received a Bachelor’s Degree from the Citadel, Class of 1944; was the owner of Miller Hardware, Elder Emeritus in the...

Margaret A. Parrish

Margaret A. Parrish

Jan 26, 2006

Dateline-Clinton, SC Margaret A. Parrish, age 83 of 315 Davidson St., died Thursday, Jan. 26th at her home. She was retired from Bailey Hospital and from Presbyterian College and was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church. Surviving are three sons, W. C. (Billy) Parrish, Jr. of Clinton, John (Ben) Parrish of Canton, NC and Marshall E. Scott of Orem,...

Sigrid Francis Cloward

Sigrid Francis Cloward

Jan 26, 2006

Dateline-Joanna, SC Sigrid Francis Cloward, age 97, of 441 N. Main Street, died Thursday, Jan. 26th in the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Nairobi British East Africa and was a daughter of the late William Matt and Mathilda Damlin. Surviving are one son, William S. Francis of Joanna, one daughter, Sigrid F. Halyburton of Saluda, Grandson, William C....

Frank (Dickie) Childers

Frank (Dickie) Childers

Jan 26, 2006

Dateline-Kinards, SC Frank (Dickie) Childers, age 62 of 283 Fairview Church Road, died Thursday, Jan 26th in the Hospice House of Greenwood. He was born in Gaffney and was a son of the late Charlie J. and Mary Scruggs Childers. He was a retired employee of Sumter Builders Inc. and a member of Freedom Baptist Church in Newberry. Surviving is...

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