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

Christine (Chris) Oakley Edwards

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Georgetta Gibert Robinson

Georgetta Gibert Robinson

Jul 28, 2022

Georgetta Gibert Robinson, age 88, of Clinton, SC, widow of Marion Edward Robinson, passed away Thursday, July 28, 2022, at Prisma Health - Laurens County Hospital. She was born November 6, 1933 in Tignall, GA, and was a daughter of Henry Pierce Gibert, Sr., and Nannie Marie Satterfield Gibert. Georgetta was an Evangelist before her retirement and was a member...

Bobbie Jean Kinard

Bobbie Jean Kinard

Jul 25, 2022

Bobbie Jean Kinard, age 84, of Joanna, SC, widow of Owen "Big O" Kinard, Jr., passed away Monday, July 25, 2022, at her home. She was born March 5, 1938 in Joanna, SC and was a daughter of the late William and Ola Mae Morgan Murrah. Bobbie was a homemaker, and enjoyed spending time canning vegetables, and tending to her...

Maurice Charles Wilkinson

Maurice Charles Wilkinson

Jul 25, 2022

Maurice Charles Wilkinson, age 78, of Greenville, SC, husband of Eunice Rogers Wilkinson, passed away, Monday, July 25, 2022, at his home. He was born January 28, 1944 in Pittsfield, MA, and was a son of the late John Watson and the late Janet Brooks Gallup Wilkinson. He was a graduate of Georgia Tech, receiving his bachelor’s in industrial management....

Richard David Charles

Richard David Charles

Jul 22, 2022

Dateline – Laurens, SC Richard David Charles, age 80, and husband of Karen Wilton Charles, passed away Friday, July 22, 2022, at Martha Franks. Mr. Charles was born September 22, 1941, in Lynn, MA, and was a son of the late Albert and Madeline Busineau Charles. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1959 until 1979. Mr. Charles most...

Joan Nivens Mcneill

Joan Nivens Mcneill

Jul 22, 2022

Joan Nivens McNeill, age 92, of Clinton, SC, widow of Neal A. (Chief) McNeill, passed away Friday, July 22, 2022, at Prisma Heath - Laurens County Memorial Hospital. She was born December 10, 1929 in Gastonia, NC, and was a daughter of the late Joseph Monroe and the late Elizabeth Mae Guin Nivens. Joan was the secretary to the Superintendent...

David Monroe Pace

David Monroe Pace

Jul 22, 2022

David Monroe Pace, age 78, of Whitmire, husband of Barbara Pace, passed away Friday, July 22, 2022 at Prisma Health- Richland Hospital. He was born May 26, 1944 in Ware Shoals, SC and was a son of the late Leroy Monroe and Ethelda Edmonds Pace. David enjoyed his garden and was known for providing vegetables for the community of Whitmire....

Kay Darnell Fuller Baggett

Kay Darnell Fuller Baggett

Jul 16, 2022

Kay Darnell Fuller Baggett, age 74 of Joanna, SC passed away Saturday, July 16, 2022 at Prisma Health of Greenville. She was born January 31, 1948 and was the daughter of the late Harold and Cleo Starnes Darnell. Kay was a State of South Carolina employee retiring from Whitten Center with over 30 years of service. In her youth she...

Jamie Scott Holland

Jamie Scott Holland

Jul 15, 2022

Jamie Scott Holland, age 47, of Greenville, SC, passed away Friday, July 15, 2022, at his home. He was born in Greenwood, SC, and was a son of Jackie Holland and the late Tami Parrish Abele. In addition to his mother, he is predeceased by his grandparents, Perry and Ann Crawford Parrish. No Services will be held at this time....

James Aaron Peay

James Aaron Peay

Jul 13, 2022

James Aaron Peay, age 92, of Whitmire, SC, husband of Omega Knight Peay passed away, Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at NHC of Clinton. He was born May 13, 1930 in Whitmire, SC, and was a son of the late Durwood and Nancy Darby Peay. Mr. Peay was a Veteran of the US Navy and was a member of the American...

Marc Delane Brown

Marc Delane Brown

Jul 13, 2022

Marc DeLane Brown, 69, of Waterloo, peacefully transitioned on July 13, 2022, to a universe beyond this earth. Born in Laurens on September 5, 1952, he was the son of the late William James “W.J.” & Claire Brown. He will be lovingly remembered by his daughter, Tara Brown Edwards, son-in-love, Thomas “T.C.” Edwards; grandchildren, Carson Brown, Kaia Brown, Katie Edwards,...

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