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

W. Horace Fleming

W. Horace Fleming

Mar 10, 2006

Dateline- Abbeville, S.C. W. Horace Fleming, age 79, of 103 Woodview Lane and formerly of Clinton died Friday March 10th in the Abbeville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Elberton, GA and was the son of the late William Lawrence and Eula Gray Fleming. Surviving are five sons and daughters-in-law, Walter and Jeanette Fleming of Abbeville, James and Betty Fleming...

Ronald (Reb) Eaton

Ronald (Reb) Eaton

Mar 9, 2006

Dateline-Clinton, SC Ronald (Reb) Eaton, age 61 of 505 N. Broad St. died Thursday, March 9th at his home. He was born in Clinton and was a son of the late Bennie Floyd and Janie Campbell Eaton. He was the retired owner of Eaton’s Barber Shop; a member of Campbell Lodge, #44 A.F.M. and a U. S. Army Veteran. Surviving...

William Shelton Culbreth

William Shelton Culbreth

Mar 8, 2006

Dateline-Prosperity, SC William Shelton Culbreth, age 59 of 204 Shealy Dr. died Wednesday, March 8, 2006 at his home. He was born in Whitmire and was a son of Inez Edmonds Culbreth of Whitmire and the late Alfred Culbreth. He was a former employee of Champion International and an Air Force Veteran of the Viet Nam War. Surviving in addition...

Virginia Jackson Reeder

Virginia Jackson Reeder

Mar 7, 2006

Dateline-Laurens, SC Virginia Jackson Reeder, age 93 died at the Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center on Tuesday, March 7, 2006. She was the widow of James Burton Reeder and the daughter of the late Grover and Lillie Jackson. She was the last surviving member of her family. She had lived in Clinton most of her life, lived in Belton for...

John H. Brewington

John H. Brewington

Mar 6, 2006

Dateline- Laurens, SC John H. Brewington, age 79 of 123 Rocky Springs Church Road and widower of Myrtle (Penny) Brewington, died Monday, March 6th in the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Spartanburg County and was a son of the late Roland and Pearl P. Brewington. He was a member of Believers Assembly Church. Surviving are his wife, Betty...

William T. (Bill) Gresham

William T. (Bill) Gresham

Mar 2, 2006

Dateline-Joanna, SC William T. (Bill) Gresham, age 72 of 505 Milton Road, died Thursday, March 2, 2006 in Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Newberry County and was a son of the late Alton and Vinnie Morgan Gresham. He was retired from Greenwood Mills, Matthews Plant; was a Presbyterian by faith and was a US Air Force Veteran of...

Richard L. Gasque

Richard L. Gasque

Mar 1, 2006

Dateline- Lilburn, Georgia Richard L. Gasque, age 64, of 799 Valbrook Court, Lilburn, GA died Wednesday, March 1st in the Emory Eastside Medical Center in Snellville, GA. He was born in Clinton and was the son of the late J. Roy and Celia Latimer Gasque. Mr. Gasque was a graduate of Erskine College and was a retired owner of Express...

Mary T. (Chick) Baker

Mary T. (Chick) Baker

Mar 1, 2006

Dateline-Whitmire, SC Mary T. (Chick) Baker, age 77 of 1802 Brookside Manor, formerly of Whitmire and widow of Ryan Curtis Baker died Wednesday, March 1st in the White Oak Manor in Newberry. She was born in Huntsville, AL and was a daughter of the late John and Birdie Rector Thrift. She was a devoted member of First Church of God;...

Florence Caldwell Smith

Florence Caldwell Smith

Feb 28, 2006

Dateline-Whitmire, SC Florence Caldwell Smith , age 84 of 87 Hill Creek Rd. and widow of James Clifton Smith, died Tuesday, Feb. 28th in the Spartanburg Regional Hospital. She was born in Spartanburg County and was the daughter of the late John Lewis and Leila Puritt Caldwell. She was retired from J. P. Stevens of Whitmire after 45 years of...

Georgia Coker (Tooney) Hughes

Georgia Coker (Tooney) Hughes

Feb 23, 2006

Dateline- Gray Court, S.C. Georgia Coker Hughes (Tooney), age 42, of 4706 N. Old Laurens Rd. died Thursday, February 23rd in Laurens. She was born in Laurens County and was the daughter of Earl R. Coker of Gray Court and the late Joan Lyles Coker. Mrs. Hughes was a former employee of Carolina Sorting Co., had attended Faith Christian School...

Nancy Johnson Lamb

Nancy Johnson Lamb

Feb 20, 2006

Dateline- Cross Anchor Nancy Johnson Lamb, age 89 and widow of Albert E. Lamb, died Monday, February 20th in the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Sedalia and was a daughter of the late Ben and Ellen Johnson. She was a former employee of Carolina Blouse Co. in Woodruff and a member of New Hope Baptist Church in Cross...

Evelyn C. Starnes

Evelyn C. Starnes

Feb 18, 2006

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Evelyn C. Starnes, age 83, the widow of A.C. "Bud" Starnes and formerly of 161 Sunset Blvd. died Saturday, February 18th in the Martha Franks Retirement Center. She was born in Whitmire and was the daughter of Morris Paul and Lucy Crocker Conner. Mrs. Starnes was a retired pharmacist technician with Whitten Center and a member of...

William B. Card

William B. Card

Feb 18, 2006

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. William B. Card, age 85 died Saturday, Feb. 18th at the Presbyterian Home of South Carolina in Clinton. He was born in Soddy, Tennessee and was the son of the late Earl L. and Rachel P. Card. Mr. Card was retired from 3M Corporation, was a U.S. Air Force veteran of W.W. II and was a member...

Charles F. Wilbanks, Sr.

Charles F. Wilbanks, Sr.

Feb 18, 2006

Dateline-Whitmire, SC, Charles F. Wilbanks, Sr. age 71 of 409 Grant St. died Saturday, Feb. 18th in the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. He was born in Whitmire, SC and was a son of the late Lounge and Minnie Frost Wilbanks. Mr. Wilbanks was retired from Cone Mills and was a US Air Force and Navy veteran. Surviving are his wife,...

Ralph Houston May

Ralph Houston May

Feb 17, 2006

Dateline-Joanna, SC, Ralph Houston May age 80 of 325 Byrnes St. died Friday, Feb. 17th at the Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia. He was born in Hillsboro, TN and was a son of the late Joe and Ethel Annie Kinard May. Mr. May was retired from Torrington Company and was the last survivor of his immediate family. Surviving are his...

Virgil Raye Cook

Virgil Raye Cook

Feb 15, 2006

Dateline-Englewood, FL Virgil Raye Cook age 61 of 451 Blackburn St. and formerly of Clinton, SC died Wednesday, Feb. 15th in the Bay Pines VA Hospital in St. Petersburg, FL. He was born in Newberry and was a son of the late Darrell Phillip Cook and Alice Adams Cook Smith. Mr. Cook earned an associates degree in accounting and was...

Pearl H. Gibson

Pearl H. Gibson

Feb 15, 2006

Dateline- Laurens, S.C. Pearl H. Gibson, age 65, of 222 Oaklawn Drive and widow of Bobby B. Gibson died Wednesday, February 15th in the Providence Hospital in Columbia. She was born in Clinton and was the daughter of the late John and Lillian Lawson Howard. Mrs. Gibson was an employee of the State Tree Service. She is survived by one...

Elma Keasler Tumblin

Elma Keasler Tumblin

Feb 14, 2006

Dateline-Hickory Tavern, SC, Elma Keasler Tumblin age 90, widow of Homer Neal Tumblin, Sr. of 18740 Hwy. 101 died Tuesday, Feb. 14th at her home. She was born in Anderson, SC and was a daughter of the late Jerry Henry and Lydia Mae Greer Keasler. Mrs. Tumblin retired from the Hickory Tavern Sportswear and was a member of the Henderson...

Mertis Rhodes Birchmore

Mertis Rhodes Birchmore

Feb 12, 2006

Dateline- Clinton, S.C., Mertis Rhodes Birchmore, age 68, of 90 Rhodes Drive died Sunday, February 12th at her home. She was born in Laurens County and was the daughter of the late David and Alice Smith. Mrs. Birchmore was retired from Clinton Mills, Lydia Plant, was a Baptist by faith and volunteered with Hospice of Laurens County. She is survived...

Donnie Nelson Crowder

Donnie Nelson Crowder

Feb 12, 2006

Dateline-Laurens, SC, Donnie Nelson Crowder age 60 of 1191 Penland Rd. died Sunday, Feb. 12th at his home. He was born in Laurens and was a son of the late Clayton Frank and Eva Mae Gregory Crowder. Mr. Crowder retired from Timken after 40 years of service, was a member of the Rocky Springs Presbyterian Church and had served in...

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