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

Lona Smith Ladd

Lona Smith Ladd

Jun 7, 2022

Lona Smith Ladd, age 74, widow of Howard C. Ladd, II, passed away peacefully at home, June 7, 2022. She was born May 29, 1948 in Lexington, SC and was a daughter of the late David Hope and the late Eula Miles Smith. “Grandma” had a profound effect on her family and friends. Her strong faith in the Lord and...

John Wayne Samples

John Wayne Samples

Jun 7, 2022

John Wayne Samples, age 80, of Clinton, husband of Betty McLendon Samples passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at his home. He was born October 8, 1941 in Laurens County and was a son of the late Forrest Stokley Samples and the late Nannie Lou Samples. Mr. Samples was formerly employed with Clinton Mills for 43 years; later retiring from...

Patricia Ann Hughes

Patricia Ann Hughes

Jun 5, 2022

Patricia Ann Hughes, age 69, wife of Richard Allen Hughes, passed away Sunday, June 5, 2022 at Hospice of Laurens County. She was born July 12, 1952 in Laurens and was a daughter of the late Winfred Cantrell and Katherine Hall Cantrell. The thing she loved the most was her boys and her grandchildren. In addition to her husband of...

Sarah Porter Lester Smith

Sarah Porter Lester Smith

Jun 4, 2022

Sarah Porter Lester Smith, age 84, wife of Randell P. Smith of Laurens, SC passed away Saturday, June 4, 2022 at National Heath Care of Laurens. She was born September 17, 1937 in Dyersburg, TN and was the daughter of the late Herman Odie Lester and Gladys Porter Lester. Mrs. Smith was a Teacher and Assistant Principal, having received her...

Roger Dale Tripp

Roger Dale Tripp

Jun 4, 2022

Roger Dale Tripp, age 77, husband of Mary Ann Tripp of Gray Court, South Carolina passed away Saturday, June 4, 2022 at his home. He was born April 6, 1945 in Pelzer, South Carolina and was a son of the late Junius and Minnie Iola McCoy Tripp. Mr. Tripp grew up in poverty, and, though he could seem gruff at...

Peggy Sue Moore

Peggy Sue Moore

May 31, 2022

Peggy Sue Moore age 71, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born November 7, 1950 in Laurens, SC and was a daughter of the late James Macon Moore and Nellie Lawson Moore. Peggy was retired from the Clinton Mills and was a member of the Lydia Pentecostal Church. Ms. Moore is survived...

Jamie Michelle Teague

Jamie Michelle Teague

May 31, 2022

Jamie Michelle Teague, age 46, of Waterloo, SC passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital. She was born April 4, 1976 in Asheville, NC and is the daughter of James E. Teague and Sheila McCabe. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her two sons, Cameron and Connor Teague; her brother, Joseph Teague;...

George Preston Layne

George Preston Layne

May 31, 2022

George Preston Layne, age 87, husband of Nancy Gatch Layne, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at Prisma Health-Laurens County Hospital. He was born September 11, 1934 in Pikeville, KY, and was a son of the late Denver E. Layne and Dura Hamlin Layne. George was a graduate of Williamson High School and attended Pikeville Jr. College in Pikeville, KY....

Lillian "Eppie" Summers Reeder Hallman

Lillian "Eppie" Summers Reeder Hallman

May 28, 2022

Lillian "Eppie" Summers Reeder Hallman, age 87, widower of Vay Hallman, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2022 at her home. She was born June 14, 1934 in Whitmire, SC and was a daughter of the late Lawrence B. Summers and Ruth Prather Summers. She is survived by her sons, Henry (Pete) T. Reeder (Laura) of Greenwood, SC and Michael F....

William Scott "Scotty" Douglas

William Scott "Scotty" Douglas

May 27, 2022

William Scott “Scotty” Douglas, age 76, passed away Friday, May 27, 2022, at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital in Greenville, SC. He was born July 10, 1945 in Clinton, SC and was the son of the late William Jay Douglas and Leona Osborne Douglas. Scotty grew up a child of the Clinton Mill Hill. After a short move to Orangeburg,...

Gene Holliday

Gene Holliday

May 17, 2022

Gene Holliday, age 83, passed away Tuesday, May 17th, 2022, at Martha Franks. He was born in Laurens and was a son of the late Joe and Iva Brooks Holliday. Gene was the owner and operator of Holliday’s Equipment for 39 years. Prior to that, he was in meat processing at the same location. He was a veteran of the...

Dale Edward Adams

Dale Edward Adams

May 12, 2022

Dale Edward Adams, age 75, of Clinton, SC, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2022, at Spartanburg Medical Center. He was born December 2, 1946 in Clinton and was a son of the late Cecil Woodrow Adams and the late Julia King Harris. Dale was formerly employed with Torrington Bearing Company and later retired from Avery Dennison. He is survived by...

Jerri Ann Bledsoe

Jerri Ann Bledsoe

May 6, 2022

Jerri Ann Bledsoe, age 54, passed away Friday, May 6, 2022 at her home in Clinton. She was born May 18, 1967 in Clinton, SC and was the daughter of the late Jerold A. and the late Shela Freeman Bledsoe. She is survived by her children, Joshua Anderson, Michael Avery (Ashlee Spelts), and Shannon Bledsoe; her grandchildren, Brayden Anderson, Kiley...

Marion D. Geney

Marion D. Geney

May 6, 2022

Waterloo, SC Marion D. Geney, age 67 and widow of David Lloyd Geney, passed away Friday, May 6, 2022 at the Laurens County Hospice House in Clinton. She was born in West Palm Beach, Fl., and was a daughter of the late Ernest Clarence and Annie Ruth Dykes Douglas. Mrs. Geney was employed at Nu-Way in Waterloo. Surviving are a...

Robert "Bob" Arnold Baldwin

Robert "Bob" Arnold Baldwin

May 5, 2022

Robert “Bob” Arnold Baldwin, age 69, passed away May 5, 2022 at the Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. He was born May 21, 1952 in Greenville, SC and was a son of the late Thomas Edwin and Betty Sue Knight Baldwin. Mr. Baldwin was a graduate of Clinton High School Class of ’70. He served in...

Gerald "Jerry" Cauble

Gerald "Jerry" Cauble

May 4, 2022

Gerald "Jerry" Cauble, age 80, of Clinton, SC, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born November 11, 1941 in Clinton, SC and was a son of the late James F. Cauble and Evelyn Elizabeth Stroud Cauble. Mr. Cauble was a Veteran of the US Navy, having served on the USS Vesole...

Neil Edward Dailey

Neil Edward Dailey

May 2, 2022

Neil Edward Dailey, age 84, of Hamilton Mill, Georgia passed away peacefully on May 2, 2022, at Arbor Terrace after a courageous battle of several years with COPD. Neil was born on January 7, 1938, to Leonard Parker and Sara L. McKenney Dailey, the fourth of five children. He grew up in Clinton, SC, and was very active in Troop...

Henry Burrell "Burl" Patterson

Henry Burrell "Burl" Patterson

May 1, 2022

Henry Burrell "Burl" Patterson, 82, husband of Margie Campbell Patterson, of Clinton, SC, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, May 1, 2022. He was born in Clinton, SC to the late Floyd and Early Gertha Spencer Patterson. Burl loved his family and cherished Sunday dinners. He was an avid fisherman who loved to hunt, cook, bowl and...

William Mckinley Hershman Iii

William Mckinley Hershman Iii

Apr 30, 2022

William McKinley Hershman, III, age 62, of Clinton, SC, widower of Deborah Hershman, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2022 at the Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born January 12, 1960 in Union, SC and was a son of the late William McKinley Hershman, Jr. and Frances Carolyn Wolfe Hershman. Mr. Hershman is survived by his son, Brad Hershman...

Corrie Dunaway Quinn

Corrie Dunaway Quinn

Apr 30, 2022

Corrie Dunaway Quinn, age 85, widow of Bobby Franklin Quinn, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2022, at National Healthcare of Clinton. She was born November 1, 1936 in Clinton, SC, and was a daughter of the late Luther Dunaway and the late Inez Deadwyler Dunaway. She is survived by her daughter, Fran Quinn Green (Mark) of Taylors, SC; and her...

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