Obituaries

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

Charles Otho Johnson

Charles Otho Johnson

Jan 10, 2006

Dateline-Clinton, SC Charles Otho Johnson, age 85 of Hwy. 56 died Tuesday, January 10, 2006 at the Presbyterian Home. He was born in Clinton on Dec. 14, 1920 and was the son of the late Dr. Ralph W. Johnson, Sr. and Mayme Adair Johnson. Mr. Johnson was retired from C. W. Anderson Hoisery Co. and a life-long member of Broad...

Lillian Ruth "Tootsie" Steele Tankersley

Lillian Ruth "Tootsie" Steele Tankersley

Jan 10, 2006

Dateline-Whitmire, SC Ruth “Tootsie” Tankersley, age 72 of 34 Union Street, died Tuesday, Jan. 10th in the Lexington Medical Center. She was born in Whitmire and was a daughter of the late H. B. and Lillian Nix Steele. She was a former employee of Presbyterian Home. Surviving are her husband, Clyde W. Tankersley, Jr. of the home, daughters and son-in-law,...

Everette Harmon Davenport

Everette Harmon Davenport

Jan 9, 2006

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Everette Harmon Davenport, age 93, of 801 Musgrove St. died Monday, January 9th at the Presbyterian Home. She was born in Newberry County and was the daughter of the late Fred and Maggie Lomax Harmon. Mrs. Davenport was a homemaker, a graduate of Newberry College and a member of the Little River Dominick Presbyterian Church. She is...

Loretta Carter

Loretta Carter

Jan 7, 2006

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Loretta Carter, age 70, of 561 Willimon Dr. died Saturday January 7th in the Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Lockhart, S.C. and was a daughter of the late John Boyd Young, Sr. and Lorene McCloud Young. Mrs. Carter was retired from Alice Manufacturing in Easley and was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are her husband,...

Ralph Olin Emery (Kuykendall)

Ralph Olin Emery (Kuykendall)

Jan 7, 2006

Dateline-Gray Court, SC Ralph Olin Emery (Kuykendall) Ralph Olin Emery (Kuykendall) age 71 of 1276 Twin Branch Rd. died Saturday, Jan. 7th in the Augusta Burn Center. Mr. Emery was retired from textiles and construction work and he was an active member of the Gray Court Church of God. Surviving are his wife, Kay Emery of the home; one brother,...

Maggie Abbott Timmerman

Maggie Abbott Timmerman

Jan 6, 2006

Dateline- Laurens, S.C. Maggie Abbott Timmerman, age 78, of 110 Cottage Ct. and widow of Thomas L. Timmerman died Friday, January 6th at her home. She was born in Laurens and was a daughter of the late Melvin and Lois Lloyd Abbott. Mrs. Timmerman was a retired seamstress and a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Surviving are two sisters...

Harley B. Ford, Sr.

Harley B. Ford, Sr.

Jan 3, 2006

Dateline-Laurens, SC Harley B. Ford, Sr. age 72 of 124 Garlington St. died Tuesday, Jan. 3rd in the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Del Rio, TN and was a son to the late Ernest Ford and Mattie P. Leopard. Mr. Ford was a retired salesman with Life of Virginia Insurance Company, a member of the Laurens Church of...

Anna Elizabeth Baker Campbell

Anna Elizabeth Baker Campbell

Jan 3, 2006

Dateline-Clinton, SC Anna Elizabeth Baker Campbell, 87 of 616 Elizabeth Street, died Tuesday, January 3rd at her home. She was born in Cordelle, GA and was a daughter of the late Thomas and Emma Baker. She was retired from Clinton Mill after 40 years of service; was a member of the Old Timer’s Club and the First Assembly of God...

Gary Allen Barnes

Gary Allen Barnes

Jan 1, 2006

Dateline-Clinton, SC Gary Allen Barnes, age 48 of Wayne’s Trail died Sunday, January 1st. He was born in Clinton and was a son of Lewis F. and Gladys Hanks Barnes of Clinton. Mr. Barnes was employed with the Clinton-Newberry Natural Gas Authority and was a member of Bellview Baptist Church. Surviving in addition to his parents are one daughter, Star...

Alma Ree Mason

Alma Ree Mason

Dec 30, 2005

Dateline- Joanna, S.C. Alma Ree Mason, age 92, of 502 Milton Rd. and widow of Elbert Mason died Friday, December 30th at her home. She was born in Simpson County, MI and was the daughter of the late William Barter and Rosie Wells Mott. Mrs. Mason was retired from Whitten Center and was a member of the Joanna Assembly of...

Hugh Boyd Sinclair, Jr.

Hugh Boyd Sinclair, Jr.

Dec 30, 2005

Dateline-Whitmire, SC Hugh Boyd Sinclair, Jr. formerly of Evans St., died Friday, December 30, 2005 in Laurens. He was born in Newberry and was a son of the late Hugh B. Sinclair, Sr. and Helen Prince Sinclair. Surviving are two sons, Jeremiah Sinclair and Jordan Sinclair both of Whitmire; three sisters, Joyce Lambert of Simpsonville, Dorothy Hawkins of Prosperity and...

Mary Repass Grubb

Mary Repass Grubb

Dec 30, 2005

Dateline- Clinton, SC Mary Repass Grubb, age 88, of Clinton died Friday, December 30, 2005 in the NHC of Laurens. She was born in Wytheville, VA and was the daughter of the late Charles G. and Nellie Clark Repass. Mrs. Grubb was a homemaker and was a member of the St. John’s Lutheran Church. She is survived by a son,...

Larry R. Wyatt

Larry R. Wyatt

Dec 29, 2005

Dateline- Joanna, SC Larry R. Wyatt, age 55, of 414 Browning Ave. entered eternal life Thursday, December 29th at his home. He was born in Clinton and was the son of the late Melvin Wyatt and Helen Fleming. Mr. Wyatt was a retired employee of Monsanto Co. in Greenwood, SC. He is survived by three daughters, Missy Woodard of Mountville,...

Merle H. Gambrell

Merle H. Gambrell

Dec 28, 2005

Dateline-Waterloo, SC Merle H. Gambrell, age 76 of 588 Lick Creek Rd., died Wednesday, December 28th in the Spartanburg Regional Healthcare Center. He was born in Laurens and was a son of the late Marvin Lee and Cora Lee Knight Gambrell. Mr. Gambrell was retired from the Winn Dixie in Woodruff, with 25 years as Manager; was a member of...

Carl R. Rogers

Carl R. Rogers

Dec 27, 2005

Myrtle Beach, SC Carl R. Rogers, age 80, of 6001 S. Kings Hwy. and a former resident of Clinton, SC died Tuesday, December 27th in the Grand Strand Hospital in Myrtle Beach. He was born in Fayetteville NC he was a son of the late Grady A. and Leola Owens Rogers. Mr. Rogers was a former employee of Milliken Company...

Hayley Hinton

Hayley Hinton

Dec 24, 2005

Dateline- Cross Hill, S.C. Hayley Lindsay Hinton, age 5, of 1645 Barnett Road died Saturday, December 24th at her home. She was born in Laurens and was the daughter of Randy C. and Wanda L. Johnson Hinton of the home. Hayley was a student at E. B. Morse Elementary School. She is also survived by a sister, Julie Hinton of...

Lawrence William "Bill" Bragg, Jr.

Lawrence William "Bill" Bragg, Jr.

Dec 22, 2005

Dateline-Whitmire, S.C. Lawrence William “Bill” Bragg, Jr. ,age 80, of 10 Union St. Ext. died Thursday, December 22nd in the Lexington Medical Center. He was born in Woodruff, S.C. and was a son of the late Lawrence William Bragg, Sr. and Irene Montjoy Bragg. Mr. Bragg was retired from Cone Mills in Carlisle and was a member of the First...

Frank Oliver (Butch) Deadwyler, Jr.

Frank Oliver (Butch) Deadwyler, Jr.

Dec 19, 2005

Dateline-Laurens, SC Frank Oliver (Butch) Deadwyler, Jr. age 57 of 1681 Indian Mound Rd., died Monday, December 19th at his home. He was born in Laurens County and was a son of the late Frank O. Deadwyler, Sr. and Ruby Russ Deadwyler Bishop. He was a self-employed contractor. Surviving are his wife, Kathy G. Deadwyler of the home, sons, Gregg...

Thelma Bridges Adams

Thelma Bridges Adams

Dec 19, 2005

Dateline-Joanna, SC Thelma Adams, daughter of the late William Peter Bridges and Leila Ann Deloache died Monday, Dec. 19th. She was the widow of the late James Erskine Adams and predeceased by a daughter, Sybil Wagoner. Surviving are three daughters, Vira Bullins, Linda Lambert and Ann Nabors; seven sons, Glenn, Bryan, Fred, Vinson, Julian, Erskine and Gary Adams. Visitation will...

Vivian Waits Nabors

Vivian Waits Nabors

Dec 18, 2005

Dateline-Joanna, SC Vivian Waits Nabors, age 89, formerly of 512 Blalock Dr. and widow of R. Bernard Nabors, died Sunday, Dec. 18th in the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Greenwood and was a daughter of the late W. K. and Jessie Waits. She was retired from Greenwood Mills, Joanna Plant and was a member of the First Baptist...