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

Florence Cannon Whiteford

Florence Cannon Whiteford

Nov 2, 2005

Dateline- Clinton, S.C., Florence Cannon Whiteford, age 84, of Hwy. 72 West died Wednesday, November 2, 2005 at her home. She was born in Laurens County and was the daughter of the late John Bardwell and Bessie Mae Williams Cannon. Mrs. Whiteford was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She is survived by a daughter, Berrie Jean...

Mae "Mae-Mae" Copeland Alexander

Mae "Mae-Mae" Copeland Alexander

Oct 28, 2005

Dateline- Mountville, S.C. Mae "Mae-Mae" Copeland Alexander, age 75, of 9182 Hwy. 72 W. died Saturday, October 29th in the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Laurens County and was a daughter of the late James M. Copeland, Sr. and Willie Mae Ferguson Copeland. Mrs. Alexander and her husband were the owners and operators of Alexander's U-Pick Strawberries and...

Gertrude Cannon Johnson

Gertrude Cannon Johnson

Oct 24, 2005

Dateline-Laurens, S.C. Gertrude Cannon Johnson, age 87, of Martha Franks Retirement Center and formerly of 600 Cedar Street, Clinton died Monday, October 24th in the Greenville Memorial Hospital on her 68th wedding anniversary. She was born in Laurens County and was a daughter of the late Marshall Augustus and Stella Chandler Cannon. She retired from Presbyterian College and was a...

Helen Pennington

Helen Pennington

Oct 24, 2005

Dateline-Laurens, SC Helen Pennington age 63 of 1553 Fleming St. Ext. died Monday, October 24th in the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Laurens County and was a daughter of the late George and Lena Cissom Pennington. Helen was retired from Travelers Inn, was a member of the First Assembly of God Church and also enjoyed delivering flowers for...

Gene F. Hogan

Gene F. Hogan

Oct 21, 2005

Dateline- Bonds Cross Roads Gene F. Hogan, age 52, of 5277 Indian Creek Rd. died Friday, October 21st. He was born in Joanna and was the son of Majorie Buff Hogan of Bonds Cross Roads and the late W.J. Hogan, Sr. Mr. Hogan was retired from the U.S. Navy and was a member of the Joanna Presbyterian Church. In addition...

James Hubert Higgins, Sr.

James Hubert Higgins, Sr.

Oct 18, 2005

Dateline-Gray Court, S.C. James Hubert Higgins, Sr. ,age 80, of 4062 Greenpond Rd. and widower of Nancy Curry Higgins died Tuesday, October 18th in the Anderson Area Medical Center. He was born in Hodges, S.C. and was son of the late Eugene and Hattie Wright Higgins. Mr. Higgins was owner of Higgins Used Cars, a U.S. Navy veteran of WW...

Betty  H. Bass

Betty H. Bass

Oct 16, 2005

Dateline- Waterloo, S.C. Betty H. Bass, age 72, of 417 Robin Lane died Sunday, October 16th at her home. She was born in Newberry and was the daughter of Mattie Lee Robinson Hilley of Greenville and the late James Luther Hilley. Mrs. Bass was a homemaker and a member of the Lydia Mill Church of God. She is survived by...

Leroy Mccravey

Leroy Mccravey

Oct 15, 2005

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Leroy William McCravey, age 75, formerly of 4 Peachtree St. died Saturday, October 15th in the Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood. He was born in Clinton and was a son of the late Nolan William and Dollie Elders McCravey. Mr. McCravey was an employee of Clinton Mills and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are his...

Hazel Veal

Hazel Veal

Oct 15, 2005

Dateline-Laurens, S.C. Hazel B. Veal, age 77, of 113 McGowan St. died Saturday, October 15th in the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Bessemer City, N.C. and was daughter of the late John and Mary Sellers Bailey. Mrs. Veal was a homemaker and a member of the Gospel Tabernacle Church. Surviving is her son Rick Veal of Laurens and...

Rachel Mae Crawford

Rachel Mae Crawford

Oct 12, 2005

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Rachel Mae Crawford, age 73, of 301 Washington St. died Thursday, October 13th in the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Laurens County and was a daughter of the late Jimmy and Fannie Gambrell Crawford She was retired from Clinton Mills and worked for Senior Options for the last ten years as a foster grandparent. She...

Brian Smith Wynn

Brian Smith Wynn

Oct 11, 2005

Dateline-Clinton, SC Brian Smith Wynn, age 28 died October 11th in Glendale, Arizona. He was born in Greenwood, SC and was the son of Judy Wynn of Laurens and the late Bill Wynn. Brian was a graduate of Clinton High School, Class of 1995 and was a member of the Golf team, he also attended North Greenville College and was...

Selma Baldwin Frick

Selma Baldwin Frick

Feb 10, 2005

Dateline- Oakridge, Tennessee, Selma Baldwin Frick, age 80, of 110 Tusculum Dr., Oakridge, TN, died Thursday, February 10th in the Baptist West Medical Center in Knoxville, TN. She was formerly of Clinton and was the widow of James William Frick Mrs. Frick was born in Atwood, AL and was a daughter of the late Lovie Dimple Horton and Hugh Baldwin....

John L. Wise, Jr.

John L. Wise, Jr.

Dec 26, 2004

Dateline-Laurens, S.C. John L. Wise, Jr., age 87, of 8974 Hwy. 76 West died Monday, December 26th at his home. He was born in Laurens and was son of the late John L. Wise, Sr. and Annie Leopard Wise. Mr. Wise retired from the Pullman Coach Co. in 1980 and was a member of the First United Methodist Church. Surviving...

Marian A. (Tokie) Finney

Marian A. (Tokie) Finney

Jul 1, 2004

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Marian A. (Tokie) Finney, age 87, formerly of 102 Young Drive and widow of John W. Finney, Jr. died Saturday, July 1, 2006 in the NHC of Clinton. She was born in Clinton and was the daughter of the late Pet Boyd and Mary Langford Adair. Mrs. Finney was a member of the Broad St. United Methodist...

Betty Jean Rushton

Betty Jean Rushton

Jan 1, 2001

Dateline - Clinton, SC Betty Jean Rushton, age 70, of 50 Grandview Acres and widow of J.D. Rushton died Monday, May 18th in the Laurens County Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Homer and Goldie Mae Birch. Mrs. Rushton was a member of the New Horizon Free Will Baptist Church. Surviving are two daughters, Carolyn Mae King and...

Butler R. "Butch" Peay

Butler R. "Butch" Peay

Jan 1, 2001

Dateline-Whitmire, SC Butler R. “Butch” Peay, age 67 of 202 Washington Street, died Monday, May 29, 2011 at his home He was born in Whitmire and was a son of the late Davis Harold and Mildred Doris Lee Peay. Mr. Peay was retired from J. P. Stevens Co. in Watts Mill, Laurens, SC. Surviving are two daughters, Paula Peay Dominick...

Elizabeth Jones Bobo

Elizabeth Jones Bobo

Jan 1, 2001

Dateline-Gray Court, SC Elizabeth Jones Bobo, age 75 of Gray Court, widow of Lucien Watt Bobo, died Tuesday, Dec, 13th at NHC of Clinton. She was born in Mountville and was a daughter of the late Hugh Thompson and Fay Bryson Jones. She was a graduate of Clinton High School and Erskine College; was a former school teacher and manager...

Wiley Harris Davis

Wiley Harris Davis

Jan 1, 2001

Dateline-Clinton, SC Wiley Harris Davis, formerly of 3344 Old Milton Road in Clinton, SC, and, recently, of Presbyterian Home in Clinton, SC, was born on April 24, 1915 in Sandersville, GA. She was the youngest of seven daughters of the late Fannie Bell Jordan and William Walter Harris. Mrs. Davis attended Maryville College and married Lawrence Fuller Davis on April...

Bobby Joe Johnson

Bobby Joe Johnson

Jan 1, 2001

Bobby Joe Johnson age 80 of 801 Musgrove Street, died Friday, December 10, 2010 in the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Kingsport, TN and was the son of the late Reuben and Stella Ryan Johnson. Mr. Johnson was retired from Clinton Mills and was a member of the Campbell #44 Masons and a Hejaz Shriner. He was also...

Frances Parkman Roach

Frances Parkman Roach

Jan 1, 2001

Dateline- Clinton, SC Frances Parkman Roach, age 74, of 100 Glendale Dr. and widow of Roy Roach and James “Bo” Parkman died Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at her home. She was born in Greenwood County and was the daughter of the late James “Skinny” and Helen Douglas Gregory. Mrs. Roach was a retired employee of Clinton Mills and was a...

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