Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Norma Mae Broome Bostic
Aug 24, 2022
Norma Mae Broome Bostic, age 86, of Whitmire, SC, passed away Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. She was born January 30, 1936 in Whitmire and was a daughter of the late Chalmers Benjamin and Jessie Mae Conyers Broome. Norma was retired from the textile industry. She enjoyed looking for arrowheads, rocks, and collecting Bible's. Norma...
Deborah Lawson Franklin
Aug 24, 2022
Deborah Lawson Franklin, age 73, passed away Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at home surrounded by her loved ones. She was born August 7, 1949 in Clinton, SC and was the daughter of the late Arthur “Shorty” Lawson and Sarah Turner Lawson. She worked at Clinton Mills and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She was a very special lady...
Phoebe Ann Humphries
Aug 23, 2022
Phoebe Ann Humphries, age 76, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at the Self Regional Hospital in Greenwood. She was born November 25, 1945 in Laurens, SC and was a daughter of the late Denton Rush Humphries and Clara Estell Spelts Humphries. She enjoyed her time with friends and staff at the Burton Center. She is survived by her two...
Frances Madden Clark
Aug 22, 2022
Frances Madden Clark, age 79, of Joanna, SC, passed away, Monday, August 22, 2022, at Prisma Health-Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born November 3, 1942 in Laurens County and was a daughter of the late James Lester and Helen Harrison Madden. Frances was formerly employed with Whitten center and was a self-employed housekeeper. She is survived by her son, Robert...
Gerald Brooks, Sr.
Aug 21, 2022
Gerald Brooks, Sr., age 80, passed away Sunday, August 21, 2022 at the Hospice of Laurens County. He was born September 13, 1941 in Newberry County and was a son of the late William Moore Brooks and Irene Foshee Brooks. He was a graduate of Newberry High School Class of ’59, and US Army Veteran having served his county in...
Luke Anthony Allen
Aug 20, 2022
Luke Anthony Allen passed away Saturday, August 20, 2022 at Prisma Health - Laurens County Hospital. He was born August 20, 2022 in Clinton and was a son of Matthew Allen and Sharon Childress. Luke is survived by brothers, Levi Allen, and Eastine Lamb; his sister, Annabella Childress; grandparents, Michael and Paula Allen, Nellie Propst and Anthony Childress; great-grandfather, Ralph...
Annette Senn Crawford
Aug 20, 2022
Annette Senn Crawford, 63, of Joanna, SC passed away unexpectedly and peacefully in her sleep on August 20, 2022. She was the daughter of Yeoman (Buster) and Linnie Kyzer Senn, who predeceased her. She graduated from Presbyterian College and taught at Joanna Woodson Elementary School for 39 years before retiring in 2019. Her life was devoted to the education of...
Elizabeth "Libby" Nelson
Aug 19, 2022
Elizabeth “Libby” Nelson, age 69, of Clinton, SC, widow of Michael “Buddy” Nelson, entered the gates of Heaven early Friday morning, August 19, 2022, at her home. She was born October 28, 1952 in Greenwood and was a daughter of the late Rev. Raymond Earl Duvall and Rev. Gladys K. Duvall. At the age of nineteen she eloped and married...
Linda Lee Finley
Aug 19, 2022
Linda Lee Finley, age 82, widow of John Robert Finley, passed away, Friday, August 19, 2022, at Hospice of Laurens County. She was born March 19, 1940 in Fulton County, Georgia, and was a daughter of the late Albert Lee and Hannah Gazaway Callahan. She is survived by her children, Bambi Crowell, Russell Leon David, Sr., Barry Alan Finley, Sr....
Benjamin Austin "Ben" Bootle
Aug 18, 2022
Benjamin Austin “Ben” Bootle, age 66, of Clinton, SC, passed away, Thursday, August 18, 2022, at Hospice of Laurens County. He was born March 20, 1956 in Norfolk, Virginia, and was a son of the late William Terrell Bootle and the late Edna Campbell Bootle. He was retired from Renfro and was an avid South Carolina Gamecock fan. Ben was...
Christine (Chris) Oakley Edwards
Aug 17, 2022
Christine (Chris) Oakley Edwards, age 76, passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at National Health Care of Clinton. She was born August 10, 1946 in Latrobe, PA and was a daughter of the late Walter W. Oakley, Jr. and the late Marjorie Eaton Oakley. Chris spent her childhood summers in the Finger Lakes region of NY or in the North...
Ruth Holder Ammons
Aug 16, 2022
Ruth Holder Ammons, age 93, widow of James H. Ammons, Sr., passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at Hospice of Laurens County. She was born January 31, 1929 in Clinton, SC and was the daughter of the late Norman Terrell Holder and Elizabeth Emily Parsons Holder. She retired from Eastside Elementary School and was a former employee of C.W. Anderson....
Anthony Wayne Mcgee Jr.
Aug 15, 2022
Anthony Wayne McGee, Jr., age 57, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Monday, August 15, 2022. He was born June 26, 1965 and was a son of Anthony W. McGee, Sr. and the late Icee "Lucille" J. McGee. He was born and raised in Clinton, SC and moved to New Orleans at the age of...
Ed Prince
Aug 15, 2022
Ed Prince, age 78, of Mountville, husband of Sharon Knott Prince, passed away, Monday, August 15, 2022, at his home. He was born October 7, 1943 in Clinton and was a son of the late Colie Prince and Maggie Campbell Prince. Ed was the owner and operator of Ed and Josh's Mobile Home Transport. In addition to his wife of...
Kenneth Adgar Rhodes
Aug 11, 2022
Kenneth Adgar Rhodes, age 66, passed away Thursday, August 11, 2022. He was born February 27, 1956 in Laurens, SC and was a son of the late Luther and Mertis Madeline Smith Rhodes. Mr. Rhodes is survived by his son, Dustin Rhodes of Seneca; his daughter, Jessica Fowler (Josh) from Clinton; his grandchildren, Adalyn Fowler, Triston Rhodes and Evan Rhodes;...
Ethel Caroline Jones Harper
Aug 11, 2022
Ethel Caroline Jones Harper, age 97, widow of Huey Harper, passed away at NHC of Clinton on August 11, 2022, surrounded by her loved ones after a long battle with dementia. Ethel was born on February 13, 1925 in Hickory Grove, SC. She was the daughter of the late Banks Roland and Florence Caroline Kirby Jones and the last surviving...
Bettie Kelley Miles
Aug 11, 2022
Dateline – Clinton, SC Bettie Kelley Miles, age 79, widow of Perry O. Miles, passed away Thursday, August 11, 2022 at the Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born March 7, 1943 in Laurens, SC and was the daughter of the late James and Bettie Ruth Kelley. She was a member of Centerpoint Wesleyan Church in Laurens and received...
Judy E. Pace
Aug 6, 2022
Judy E. Pace, age 76, of Hickory Tavern, passed away, Saturday, August 6, 2022, at Hospice of Laurens County. She was born December 26, 1945 in Clinton and was a daughter of the late John H. Pace and Edith R Pace. Judy was a homemaker and lived with her parents until their deaths. She loved the color green, shopping, coloring,...
Jerry Fred Baker
Aug 3, 2022
Jerry Fred Baker, age 81, of Clinton, SC, husband of Jo Baker, passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born April 1, 1941 in Laurens, SC and was a son of the late Thomas Virgil Baker and Mattie Marie Chesteen Baker. In addition to his wife of 54 years, he is survived by...
Lewis Scott "Pete" Hay
Jul 30, 2022
The Reverend Dr. Lewis Scott “Pete” Hay died peacefully at Hospice House of Laurens County on July 30, 2022. Born on August 27, 1928, to the late Frank Seabrook Hay and the late Jane Chaplin Hay in Charleston, SC, he was the second of four children. He grew up in Charleston, Columbia, and briefly New Orleans. He earned his undergraduate...
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