Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Lawrence Benson Roth
Jan 3, 2023
Lawrence Benson Roth, age 92, of Green Plain Road., husband of Patricia Parker Roth, passed away, Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at Hospice of Laurens County. He was born August 12, 1930 in Barnett, Georgia, and was a son of the late Albert P. Roth and Edna Patrick Roth. Benson brought his two sisters and one brother to Thornwell Home for...
William J. "Jackie" Petty Jr.
Jan 3, 2023
William J. "Jackie" Petty, Jr., age 69, of Clyde, NC, husband of Debra Moore Petty, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at his home. He was born February 12, 1953 in Union, SC and was a son of the late William J. Petty, Sr. and the late Lona McCall Petty. Jackie was a former employee of Torrington Bearing Company, and...
George L. "Bill" Corley
Jan 2, 2023
George L. “Bill” Corley, 91 passed away Monday, January 2nd 2023 at the Hospice House of Laurens. He was born in Joanna on August 1, 1931 and was a son of the late Joseph Nathaniel Corley and Bessie Pearl Hallman. Mr. Corley was a retired employee of E. L. Mansure, a US Army Veteran and a member of Lydia Pentecostal...
Martha Ann Mccormick
Dec 28, 2022
Martha Ann McCormick, age 66, of Clinton, SC, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at Hospice of Laurens County. Born October 4, 1956 in Clinton, SC, she was a daughter of the late George Nelson King, Jr. and the late Annie Pearl Hornsby King. She was formerly employed with BI-LO. She enjoyed sketching and loved her collection of angels. Ms....
J W Walton
Dec 26, 2022
J W Walton, age 90, of Clinton, husband of Lula Mae Walton, passed away Monday, December 26, 2022 at his home. He was born February 16, 1932 in Baxley, Georgia and was a son of the late Lee Walton and Irene Collins Walton. He retired from the Clinton Mills after 40 plus years of service. In his free time he...
Barbara Williams Tedards
Dec 24, 2022
Barbara Williams Tedards, age 92, widow of Ralph N. "Buzz" Tedards, Sr. passed away peacefully Saturday, December 24, 2022, at the Presbyterian Community of Clinton. She was born December 20, 1930 in Gastonia, NC and raised in Gaffney, SC, the daughter of the late Theodore Roosevelt Williams and the late Winnie Millie Parris Williams. Mrs. Tedards was an active and...
Margaret Martin Young
Dec 22, 2022
Dateline – Clinton, SC Margaret Martin Young (“Margo”), widow of Reese Henry Young, Sr., died peacefully on Thursday, December 22, 2022 at her home in Clinton, South Carolina. Born on October 30, 1926 in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, Margo was the daughter of the late Alfred Newman Martin and Margaret Hewitt Martin. After attending St. Mary’s School in Raleigh, Margo...
Edward Rudolph "Rudy" Able
Dec 20, 2022
Edward Rudolph “Rudy” Able, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022 at the Martha Franks Retirement Center surrounded by his family. He was born in 1938 in Abbeville, South Carolina and was the son of the late James Ernest and Edna Bond Able. Rudy was employed with the US Government Printing Office in Washington, D.C. and later with the US Postal...
Roy "Skip" Shinault Jr.
Dec 17, 2022
Roy “Skip” Shinault, Jr., age 62, husband of Regina K. Hasty passed away Saturday, December 17, 2022 at his home. He was born in Ashtabula, Ohio and was a son of MonaGale Kyko Gambrell, stepfather Aaron Gambrell of Laurens and the late Roy L. Shinault Sr. Mr. Shinault was formerly employed with Chem Strip and proudly served our country in...
Robert "Bobby" Lee Nelson Jr.
Dec 15, 2022
Robert “Bobby” Lee Nelson, Jr., age 65, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2022 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC. He was born January 24, 1957 in San Antonio, TX and was a son of the late Robert Lee Nelson, Sr. and the late Beulah Jeanette Navy Nelson. He was a member of the South Carolina Army National Guard....
Robert Cecil "Zeke" Caldwell
Dec 15, 2022
Robert Cecil “Zeke” Caldwell, age 80, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2022, at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. He was born May 31, 1942, in Whitmire, SC and was a son of the late Homer Estel Caldwell and the late Amy Lou Kanning Caldwell. He grew up in Whitmire along with his elder brother and younger sister and graduated from...
Linda Faye Jenkins
Dec 13, 2022
Linda Faye Jenkins, age 79, of Whitmire, wife of Alan “Dutch” Jenkins, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at Prisma Health - Laurens County Hospital. She was born November 18, 1943 in Clinton and was a daughter of the late West and Vera Littleton. Linda worked for Torrington Bearing Company and Empress Salon. She enjoyed bowling with a league in...
David Charles Needham
Dec 11, 2022
David Charles Needham entered the Church Triumphant on December 11, 2022 at the age of 86. He began his life in Plainfield, New Jersey on April 17, 1936, the eldest of four children born to Lt. Col. (Ret.) John A. Needham, Sr. and Alice Freeman Needham of Oak Tree, Edison Township, NJ. He was educated in the Middlesex County public...
Sandra A. Reeder
Dec 11, 2022
Sandra A. Reeder, age 61, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2022 at her home. She was born December 4, 1961 in Laurens, SC and was a daughter of the late Hubbard Reeder and Janet Motte Reeder. She was a former Health Care Secretary, having worked with the Laurens County Memorial Hospital, Greenville Memorial Hospital, Self Regional Hospital, and Whitten Center....
David Eugene Lindler
Dec 9, 2022
David E. (Gene) Lindler, age 91, passed away Friday, December 9, 2022, at the Hospice House of Laurens County. Mr. Lindler was born on April 19, 1931 in West Columbia, South Carolina. He was the son of the late David Elton and Mamie Metts Lindler. He retired from Greenwood Mills – Blalock Plant in Joanna and worked in several other...
Wesley Kirk Gillian
Dec 6, 2022
Wesley Kirk Gillian, age 63, widower of Linda Darlene Gillian, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at his home. He was born March 6, 1959 in Joanna, SC and was a son of the late William Ross Gillian and the late Frances Kirkland Leopard; his step-dad, Wayne Leopard. He was retired from Highway Construction, and enjoyed hunting and fishing Mr....
Marsha Partain Gann
Dec 5, 2022
Marsha Partain Gann, 52, of Clinton, SC, wife of Charles Dewitt Gann, passed away Monday, December 5, 2022 at Prisma Health - Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born January 8, 1970 and was a daughter of Marlene Elgin Partain of Antreville, SC, and the late Charles H. Partain. She worked in childcare most of her career and was presently employed...
Darlene Shealy Summers
Dec 4, 2022
Darlene Shealy Summers, 59, of Joanna, SC, widow of Kenneth R. Summers, passed away Sunday, December 4, 2022, at White Oak Manor. She was born April 19, 1963 in Woodruff, and was a daughter of the late Gerald Frank Shealy, Sr. and Barbra Morrow Shealy. She loved her family more than anything and had a beautiful smile that could brighten...
John Vernon Sebastian
Dec 4, 2022
John Vernon Sebastian, Jr., age 74, passed away December 4, 2022 at Prisma Health Richland Hospital. John was born November 25, 1948 and was the son of the late John Vernon Sebastian, Sr. and the late Elsie Mae Riddle Sebastian. He was raised in North Wilkesboro in Wilkes County, NC, he was a graduate of the University of South Carolina...
William Edgar Campbell
Dec 3, 2022
William Edgar Campbell, 58, husband of Barbara Pitts Campbell, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2022. A son of Paul Ellis Campbell, Sr. and the late Lindy Lou Boyce Campbell, he was born in Clinton, SC on December 20, 1963. William was a member of Beaverdam Baptist Church. He was a graduate of Clinton High School (Class of 1982) and earned...
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