Obituaries

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

Charles Bishop Young

Charles Bishop Young

Oct 27, 2022

Charles Bishop Young, age 53, of Lexington, SC passed away Thursday, October 27, 2022 at his home. He was born December 22, 1968 in Columbia, SC and was the son of the late Ralph L. Young and Elizabeth M. Young. Mr. Young was a graduate of Chapin High School and earned his Bachelor of Science from Wayland Baptist University. He...

Louise Jones Els

Louise Jones Els

Oct 17, 2022

Louise Jones Revels, age 89, widow of Robert F. Revels passed away Monday, October 17, 2022 at her home. She was born in Whitmire, SC and was a daughter of the late Marshall and Lillie Bell Palmer Jones. She was a retired employee of J.P. Stevens, owner of Revels Auction, and a member of Pine Ridge Baptist Church. She enjoyed...

Kathleen Ellen Chaffee Dehart

Kathleen Ellen Chaffee Dehart

Oct 17, 2022

Kathleen Ellen Chaffee DeHart, 58 passed away, Monday, October 17, 2022 at Prisma Health Laurens County Memorial Hospital. Kathleen was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on September 17, 1964 and was the daughter of the late Charles and Shirley Burchfield Chaffee. She was a bookkeeper for a number of businesses and of a non-denominational faith. She is survived by her husband,...

James Marcus (Marc) Mccauley

James Marcus (Marc) Mccauley

Oct 12, 2022

James Marcus (Marc) McCauley, age 62, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at Hospice of Laurens County. He was born December 10, 1959 in Joanna, SC and was the son of the late James Lindy McCauley and Patsy Dean Windsor McCauley. Marc was a big fan of the Andy Griffith Show and Johnny Cash. Marc is survived by his sister,...

Paul Edward "Eddie" Gregory

Paul Edward "Eddie" Gregory

Oct 11, 2022

Paul Edward “Eddie” Gregory, 70, of Chappells, passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at Self Memorial Hospital in Greenwood. He was born December 13, 1951, in Yancey County, NC and was the son of the late James Edward ‘Babe’ Gregory and the late Molly Randolph Gregory. He served in the U.S. Navy as a submariner and had retired from Gray...

Ronald Brett Williamson

Ronald Brett Williamson

Oct 11, 2022

Ronald Brett Williamson, age 39, resident of Clinton, passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at his home. He was born July 3, 1983 in Greenwood, SC, and was the son of Carl Williamson (Destiny) and Karen Measamer (Mike). He was a graduate of Clinton High School and attended Beaverdam Baptist Church in Mountville, SC. In addition to his parents, Brett...

Ladon Templeton Taylor

Ladon Templeton Taylor

Oct 10, 2022

LaDon Templeton Taylor, age 80, resident of Milam Road, passed away Monday, October 10, 2022, at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born August 26, 1942 in Clinton, SC, and was a daughter of the late Nolen William McCravey and Dollie Alice Elders McCravey. She was a devoted Christian, loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She will be remembered...

William Harold Turner

William Harold Turner

Oct 10, 2022

William Harold Turner, known as Brother, passed away Monday, October 10, 2022 at Greenville Memorial. Brother was born to the late Harold and Hazel Turner. He was formerly employed by Byars Machinery, Kimura, and Milliken. Brother was a member of Eastside Baptist Church where he was very active and loved his church family. He loved Jesus! He was a big...

Matthew Robert Lollar

Matthew Robert Lollar

Oct 7, 2022

Matthew Robert Lollar, 33, gained his angel wings on October 7th, 2022 at 5:23 pm in the Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia, SC. He went to be with God and his father peacefully surrounded by family that loved him fiercely. If you knew Matthew, you knew him as the most funny, random and kind person. He was a Husband, a...

Earl Thomason

Earl Thomason

Oct 7, 2022

Earl Thomason, 94, resident of Laurens, SC, widower of Carolyn Parkman Thomason, passed away Friday, October 7, 2022, at Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community. Born November 5, 1927 in Fountain Inn, SC, he was a son of the late Willie J. Thomason and Essie Smith Thomason, and was lovingly raised at Epworth Children's Home. Mr. Thomason was the owner of...

Rachel Gresham

Rachel Gresham

Oct 3, 2022

Rachel Gresham, 82, of Joanna, widow of Frank Daniel Gresham, passed away Monday, October 3, 2022, at National Healthcare of Clinton. She was born May 18, 1940 in McCormick and was a daughter of the late William Claude and the late Thelma Louise Rappe Brown. She was retired from Greenwood Mills, and also worked as a caregiver for many years....

Faye Donna Bullard Hannah

Faye Donna Bullard Hannah

Oct 2, 2022

Faye Donna Bullard Hannah, 86, resident of Clinton, SC, widow of John Alford Hannah, passed away Sunday, October 2, 2022, at National Healthcare of Clinton. She was born June 3, 1936 in Whitmire, SC and was a daughter of the late John Andrew and the late Mary Bell Davis Bullard; along with her step-mother that raised her, Annie Mae Bullard....

Kathy Finney Worthy

Kathy Finney Worthy

Oct 1, 2022

Kathy Finney Worthy, age 67, resident of Duckett Avenue, wife of Claude W. "Fats" Worthy, passed away Saturday, October 1, 2022 at Prisma Health - Richland Hospital. She was born August 1, 1955 in Union and was a daughter of the late John Henry and the late Rachel Marie Webber Finney. In addition to her husband, she is survived by...

Kayla Marie Daneille Estes

Kayla Marie Daneille Estes

Sep 29, 2022

Kayla Marie Danielle Estes My beautiful daughter, Kayla (KK), age 32, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2022 from her 3 year battle with cancer. She was born February 25, 1990 in Laurens County, she is survived by her mother Leslie Lawson (Michael); a beautiful 7 year old daughter, Violet; her brothers, Michael Dale Lawson, Jr. (Charlie Ann) and Kody Lawson...

Judy Simmons Madden

Judy Simmons Madden

Sep 29, 2022

Judy Simmons Madden, 79, resident of Sandy Springs Rd., wife of Glenn Lee Madden, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2022, at her home. She was born March 14, 1943 in Laurens and was a daughter of the late Lester and Othello Stevenson Simmons. Mrs. Madden retired from Torrington Bearing Company as an Inspector. She was a member of the Second...

Major Terry Crawford

Major Terry Crawford

Sep 23, 2022

Major Terry Crawford, age 73, passed away Friday, September 23, 2022 at the National Healthcare of Clinton. Terry was born on February 24, 1949, in Clinton, South Carolina and was the son of the late Major S. Crawford and Juanita Dover Crawford. He was a former employee of Cooper Motor Company, Baldwin Buick and Smith Chevrolet. Terry was also a...

Edgar Marion Madden

Edgar Marion Madden

Sep 23, 2022

Edgar Marion Madden of Clinton, SC lived a life of kindness and service. He was loved by family and friends for his steady moral character and good-natured humor. After an honorable discharge from the US Air Force, he worked for nearly 40 years at the Ingersoll-Rand Bearings Company. He served many years in the Clinton First Baptist Church as an...

Louise Emma Fuller Owens Fulmon

Louise Emma Fuller Owens Fulmon

Sep 22, 2022

Louise Emma Fuller Owens Fulmon, age 75, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2022, at Magnolia Manor of Spartanburg. She was born July 9, 1947 in Laurens and was a daughter of the late Euell and Lillian Deloach Fuller. She is survived by her son, Franklin Owens; and her brother, Rev. Charles Fuller (Peggy). In addition to her...

John Richard Swetenburg Jr.

John Richard Swetenburg Jr.

Sep 22, 2022

John Richard Swetenburg, Jr., 87, resident of Edinburgh Circle, husband of Catherine Anderson Swetenburg, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2022 at his home. Born October 4, 1934 in Anderson, SC, he was a son of the late John Richard and the late Constance Pratt Swetenburg. A 1956 graduate of Clemson University, he earned his bachelor’s degree in Textile Engineering and...

Joann Bonds Hughes

Joann Bonds Hughes

Sep 21, 2022

Joann Bonds Hughes, age 84, widow of Charles Hughes, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at Woodbridge in Clinton, SC. Mrs. Hughes was born August 9, 1938 in Bonds Crossroads and was a daughter of the late Joseph Huey and Ann Henderson Bonds. She was formerly employed with Bailey Hospital, Bonds Reality and was retired from Whitten Center. She was...