Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Frances Holt Bryant
Jan 8, 2023
Frances Holt Bryant, age 81, widow of Earl Wesley Bryant, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2023 at NHC of Clinton. She was born October 17, 1941 in Rabon County, GA and was a daughter of the late Roy Nelson Holt and Lona Bell Callenback Holt. She was retired from Clinton Mills and used to take care of the children from...
Ether Gregory Price
Jan 8, 2023
Ether Gregory Price, age 73, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2023 at the Prisma Health-Laurens County Hospital. She was born February 27, 1949 in Williamston, SC and was a daughter of the late James Capers Gregory and Helen Douglas Gregory. She was a homemaker most of her life and was a member of the Lydia Mill Church of God. She...
Travis Lynn Mize
Jan 7, 2023
Travis Lynn Mize, age 34, of Clinton, SC, husband of Dianna Lynn Mize, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2023. He was born September 27, 1988 in Greenwood and was the son of Catherine Marie Hazel Mize and the late Brian Lynn Mize. He is survived by his daughter, Kayden Mize; his sons, Joseph Mize and Wyatt Mize; his sisters, Lori...
George Magda
Jan 7, 2023
George Magda, age 76, husband of Maria Eleven Magda, passed away, Saturday, January 7, 2023, at Prisma Health - Laurens County Hospital. He was born July 27, 1946 in Otelec, Romania and was a son of the late Istvan Magda and Anna Levai Magda. George was retired from American Metric as a machinist. He was a veteran of the Romanian...
Sara Jean Hamby Blackwell
Jan 7, 2023
Sara Jean Hamby Blackwell, age 83, resident of Teakwood Drive, widow of Ralph "Jack" E. Blackwell, Sr., passed away Saturday, January 7, 2023, at Hospice of Laurens County. She was born July 13, 1939 in Laurens, SC and was a daughter of the late Leon T. Hamby and the late Julia Tucker Hamby. She loved her family, yard sales, thrift...
Candida "Candy" C. Timmerman
Jan 7, 2023
Candida "Candy" C.Timmerman, age 78, wife of Joe Timmerman, passed away, Saturday, January 7, 2023 at NHC of Clinton. She was born March 10, 1944 in Sioux Falls, SD and was a daughter of the late Wesley Allen Campbell and Rilla Mae Bell Rollinger Campbell. No services are planned at this time. Gray Funeral Home of Clinton is assisting the...
William Randall "Big Randy" Owens Sr.
Jan 3, 2023
William Randall “Big Randy” Owens, Sr., age 71, of Whitmire, SC, husband of Donna Davis Owens, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at Prisma Health Richland Hospital. He was born December 24, 1951 in Whitmire, SC and was a son of the late Major Allen and Lillian Oxner Owens. He was formerly employed with J.P. Stevens; after his retirement, he...
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...
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