Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
William Michael "Big Mike" Bishop
Feb 11, 2023
William Michael “Big Mike” Bishop, age 71, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, February 11, 2023. He was born May 10, 1951 in Joanna and was the son of the late William Harold and Naomi Hall Bishop. Mike was a dedicated diesel mechanic with Carolina Concrete for 37 years. He loved the outdoors and was an avid hunter...
Robert R. "Buck" Alexander
Feb 2, 2023
Robert R. “Buck” Alexander, age 81, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2023 at his home. He was born June 20, 1941 in Whitmire, SC and was a son of the late Robert Wallace Alexander and Beatrice McMillian Alexander. He was a veteran of the South Carolina National Guard, a member of Bethesda Baptist Church, he was a servant and blessing...
Beverly Pauline Adams Burns
Feb 1, 2023
Beverly Pauline Adams Burns, age 83, widow of William "Bill" Burns, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center in Laurens, SC. She was born July 6, 1939 in Chicago, IL, and was a daughter of the late Earl Ross Adams and the late Dorothy Ovitt Adams. She lived in Chicago until 1958 when she met...
Lona "Sally" Gail Sweet
Feb 1, 2023
Mrs. Lona “Sally” Gail Sweet’s beloved angels carried her home on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at the age of 88. Sally was born June 13, 1934 in Clinton County, Michigan and was a daughter of the late Francis D. and Elsie (Cook) Saxton. On August 29, 1953 she married Ronald “Ronnie” Lee Sweet, and they enjoyed 29 years together. He...
John Joseph Herron Jr.
Jan 31, 2023
John Joseph Herron, Jr., age 69, widower of Sylvia Herron, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2023 peacefully at his daughter’s home. He was born April 19, 1953 in Aiken, SC and was the son of the late John Joseph Herron, Sr. and the late Frances Sheppard Herron. He was a lifelong and proud plumber who loved to tinker and fix...
William "Butch" Lewis Glenn Jr.
Jan 30, 2023
William "Butch" Lewis Glenn, Jr., age 73, of Newberry, SC, passed away Monday, January 30, 2023, at J. F. Hawkins Nursing Home. Born October 16, 1949 in Whitmire, SC, he was a son of the late William Lewis Glenn Sr. and Lucy Johnson Mathis. Butch enjoyed playing cards, checkers, and working crossword puzzles. He had a kind spirit and was...
Betty Roach Kay
Jan 27, 2023
Betty Roach Kay, age 86, widow of Dewitt (Dan) Kay, passed away Friday, January 27, 2023, at National Health Care of Clinton. She was born on April 26, 1936 in Walhalla, SC and was a daughter of the late Charles Warren and Bertie Hunnicutt Roach. She was employed with Whitten Center for many years, which she truly enjoyed. Betty was...
Samuel Mark "Bill" Bell Sr.
Jan 24, 2023
Samuel Mark Bell, Sr. “Bill”, age 96, of Clinton, SC passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at National Health Care of Clinton. He was born on June 13, 1926 in Laurens County, SC and was the widower of Florence G. Bell, and he was a son of the late John Carl Bell, Sr. and Linnie Waites Bell. He was the...
Isabelle "Izzie" Ford Brooks
Jan 20, 2023
Isabelle “Izzie” Ford Brooks was born in Clover, SC to McLain and Alliene Ford. Izzie graduated from: Clover High School; Winthrop College, where she majored in Biology with a Math minor; and the Presbyterian Church-US Assembly’s Training School in Richmond, VA. She pursued and earned a Masters in Religious Education from ATS, and while there caught the eye of a...
Jobe Daniel (Dan) Holland Jr.
Jan 19, 2023
Jobe Daniel (Dan) Holland Jr ,85, passed away on January 19, 2023 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was the son of Jobe Daniel Holland Sr. and Gernie Downs Holland. Dan lived his entire life in Clinton, the early years at 610 Musgrove St. and for the past several years in Disabilities & Special Needs homes. Dan was a lifelong member...
Shirley R. Adair
Jan 18, 2023
Shirley R. Adair, age 76, resident of Joanna, widow of Gene Ray Adair, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loved ones, Wednesday, January 18, 2023. She was born November 11, 1946 in Newberry, SC and was a daughter of the late James A. and Ellen Lavinia Bundrick Baker. She was formerly employed with Joanna Mills and later...
Laverne Clark
Jan 18, 2023
LaVerne Clark, age 83, of Clinton, SC, widow of Orien Vance Clark, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at the Langston House in Clinton, SC. She was born July 22, 1939 in Clinton, SC and was a daughter of the late William Henry Spoone, Sr., and the late Jessie Inez Forrester Spoone. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and was...
Miriam Milam Adair
Jan 16, 2023
Miriam Milam Adair, 98, widow of Col. Archie Sam Adair, passed away peacefully on January 16, 2023. She was born January 28, 1924 in Laurens, SC and was a daughter of the late James Young and Fanny Eleazer Milam. Mrs. Adair is survived by her three children, Cheryl Adair Ravenel (Ted) of Columbia, SC, Marilyn March Adair Nichols (Neal) of...
Brenda Ann Simmons Wilson
Jan 16, 2023
Brenda Ann Simmons Wilson, age 73, of Laurens, SC, widow of Ted L. Wilson, Sr., passed away Monday, January 16, 2023, at her home. She was born May 13, 1949, in Laurens and was a daughter of the late Lee Roy Simmons and the late Allie Lawrence Holbert. Mrs. Wilson along with her husband Ted, were founding members of the...
James Robert Hill Sr.
Jan 16, 2023
Dateline – Gray Court, SC James “Jim” Robert Hill, Sr., age 87, passed away Monday, January 16, 2023, at Prisma Health Hillcrest Hospital. He was born in Owings, SC, and was a son of the late Lonnie D. and Altha Williams Hill, and was the last of his five siblings. Mr. Hill was a retired Captain with the SC Correctional...
Melvin Washington Bryant Jr.
Jan 11, 2023
Melvin Washington Bryant, Jr., age 76, passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2023 at the Upstate Community Hospice House. He was born May 8, 1946 in Spartanburg, SC and was a son of the late Melvin Washington Bryant, Sr. and Nettie Louise Orr Bryant. Mr. Bryant is survived by his brother, Herman Ted Bryant of Florence; his sisters, Mary Rains McKelvy...
Vivian Nelson Coats
Jan 11, 2023
Vivian Nelson Coats, age 81, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at her home. She was born August 9, 1941 in Clinton, SC and was a daughter of the late Lawrence Addison Nelson, Sr. and Amanda Cleo Bailey Nelson. Mrs. Coats was the Church Secretary at Bellview Baptist Church for many years and was a lifelong member of Bellview Baptist...
Kay Gibson
Jan 11, 2023
Kay Gibson, age 79, of Whitmire, SC, wife of Ed Gibson, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at her home. She was born November 25, 1943 in Joanna, SC and was the daughter of the late Grover Lee Farmer and the late Ruby Ethyleen McSwain Farmer. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her daughter, Stacey Gibson Hansel...
Charles Griffin Jr.
Jan 10, 2023
Charles Griffin, Jr., age 90, of Kinards, SC, husband of Mary Griffin, passed away, Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. He was born July 7, 1932 in Laurens, SC and was a son of the late Charles Griffin, Sr. and Ella Moore Griffin. He was a retired veteran of the US Army and spent 50 years in...
Marvin G. Gault Jr.
Jan 10, 2023
Marvin G. Gault, Jr., age 97, widower of Betty Jane Carter Gault, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community. He was born September 3, 1925 in Greenville, SC and was a son of the late Marvin G. Gault, Sr. and the late Virginia Folk Gault. Mr. Gault was a graduate of Presbyterian College and attended...
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