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

Lois Peay Worthy

Lois Peay Worthy

Jan 26, 2022

Lois Peay Worthy, age75, passed away Wednesday January 26, 2022 at Self Regional Medical Center. She was born in Chester, SC to the late Annie Mobley King and George Peay. She worked for many years at the Anderson Hosiery Plant and then later retired from Asten Johnson. She was a loving mother and grandmother. She leaves behind her son, Jeff...

Lawrence Addison Nelson Jr.

Lawrence Addison Nelson Jr.

Jan 26, 2022

Lawrence A. Nelson, Jr. age 77 passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at his home. He was born in Clinton, SC and was a son of the late Lawrence Addison Nelson, Sr. and the late Cleo Bailey Nelson. He was retired from the IT Department at Clinton Mills, was a former employee of Adam’s Building Supply, Carolina Concrete, and part...

Linda Stewart Whiteford

Linda Stewart Whiteford

Jan 25, 2022

Linda Stewart Whiteford, age 84, of Clinton, passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at Regency Hospital in Greenville, SC. She was born August 20, 1937 in Clinton, SC and was the daughter of the late Ralph Harold Stewart and Beulah King Stewart Ridings. She retired from Bailey Memorial Hospital; was the secretary of Whiteford's Drive-In Inc. of Clinton; and was...

Beulah Dickson Moore

Beulah Dickson Moore

Jan 25, 2022

Beulah Dickson Moore, age 96, widow of Thomas E. Moore Jr., passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at National Health Care of Clinton. Born January 10, 1926 in Cherokee County, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin C. Dickson and the late Hester Haynes Dickson Mrs. Moore is survived by her children, Phillip Moore and wife, Joyce of Greenville,...

Noah Allen Bible

Noah Allen Bible

Jan 24, 2022

Dateline – Laurens, SC Noah Allen Bible, age 92, and husband of Willie Bible, died Monday, January 24, 2022, at the Upstate Community Hospice House – Agape Care of Landrum, SC. He was born in Del Rio, Tennessee, and was a son of the late Zack and Beatrice Self Bible. He was a member of Gospel Tabernacle Church in Laurens...

Amelia Finley

Amelia Finley

Jan 23, 2022

Amelia Finley, who loved to be called "Momma" by her kids and Nana by her grandchildren, departed her loving family on Sunday, January 23, 2022. Amelia was born in Joanna, SC on August 11, 1947 to the late Mattie and Grey Stroud. She married Leonard M. Finley on July 26, 1970. They raised their children Teresa King, Sheila K. Goodwin...

Patricia Martin Neal

Patricia Martin Neal

Jan 23, 2022

Patricia Martin Neal, age 84, of Clinton, widow of Charles W. Neal, passed away Sunday, January 23, 2022 at her home. She was born September 3, 1937 in Anderson and was a daughter of the late, Frank and Sybil Taylor Martin. Pat was retired from Clinton Mills. She loved to serve her community by volunteering at the Good Shepherd Free...

Bobby Joe Prince

Bobby Joe Prince

Jan 22, 2022

Bobby Joe Prince, age 83, passed away Saturday, January 22, 2022 at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood. Mr. Prince was born in Clinton and was the son of the late Colle Bluee Prince and Maggie Campbell Prince. He was retired from the State of South Carolina as a food service supervisor with 32 years of service. Mr. Prince attended the...

Curtis Henry Young

Curtis Henry Young

Jan 22, 2022

Dateline – Taylors, SC Curtis Henry Young, age 86, entered his eternal resting place on Saturday, January 22, 2022. He was the son of the late George I. Young and Lillie Whitmire Young of Lydia Mill. He was predeceased by his wife JoAnn Young, his sister Kate Young Eaton, his brother James “Tiny” F. Young, and his grandson Anthony Wood....

Rita M. Stewart

Rita M. Stewart

Jan 22, 2022

Rita M. Stewart, 70, wife of Leonard "Lynn" Stewart, passed away Saturday, January 22, 2022, at her home in Cross Hill, SC. Born July 10, 1951 in Loretto, KY., she was a daughter of the late Joseph Patrick and the late Catherine Young Murphy. She was a member of All Saints Episcopal Church of Clinton. In addition to her husband,...

Kim Tucker Littleton

Kim Tucker Littleton

Jan 22, 2022

Kim Littleton, age 71 and wife of James Henry Littleton passed away Saturday, January 22, 2022 at her home. No services are planned at this time. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.grayfuneralhome.com Gray Funeral Home of Whitmire

James Wade Goodman

James Wade Goodman

Jan 21, 2022

James Wade Goodman, 96, husband of Betty Harris Goodman, passed away Friday, January 21, 2022, at Self Regional Healthcare. He was born July 4, 1925 in Mountville and was a son of the late Samuel Brooks and Nellie Miller Goodman. James graduated from Mountville High school and was a 1950 Clemson graduate. He was a Veteran of WWII serving in...

Everett Trey Wright

Everett Trey Wright

Jan 19, 2022

Everett Trey Wright infant son of Paige O’Shields and Jaelin Wright passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at Prisma Health Baptist Hospital. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his grandparents, Ashli Wright, David Wright, Jr., Patrick and LouAnn O’Shields; great-grandparents John and Carolyn O’Shields, David and Judy Wright, Peggy and David Warden; aunt, Caitlin Williams (Craig); uncles,...

Lela L. Alexander Harley

Lela L. Alexander Harley

Jan 18, 2022

Dateline – Laurens, SC Lela L. Alexander Harley, age 91, passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at the NHC of Greenwood. She was born May 7, 1930 in Oconee County, SC and was a daughter of the late J.W. Perry and Bertha Hudson Perry. Mrs. Harley was a homemaker and enjoyed spending her time cooking, sewing, and gardening. She was...

Danny Cordell Gilliam

Danny Cordell Gilliam

Jan 17, 2022

Danny Cordell Gilliam, age 75, passed away Monday, January 17, 2022 at Prisma Health Richland Heart Hospital. He was born March 18, 1946 in Whitmire, SC and was the son of the late James Cordell Gilliam and Jesse Virginia Garmon Gilliam. Mr. Gilliam is survived by his wife, Lyn Gilliam of the home; his children, Amy Thomas (Jed) of Summerville,...

Benjamin Franklin Morrow

Benjamin Franklin Morrow

Jan 17, 2022

Benjamin Franklin Morrow, Jr., age 96, passed away Monday, January 17, 2022 at his home. He was born March 15, 1925 in Converse, SC and was the son of the late Benjamin Franklin Morrow, Sr. and Janie Irene Crocker Morrow. He was a proud Veteran of the US Army Air Corps having served his country during WWII and was a...

Charles Robert "Bubba" Ray

Charles Robert "Bubba" Ray

Jan 15, 2022

Charles Robert (Bubba) Ray, 79, of Clinton, passed away Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022 at NHC of Clinton. He was born Aug. 13, 1942 in Clinton and was the son of the late Charles Dudley Ray and Davis V. and Ruby Ray Pitts. He attended Clinton area schools and graduated from the Georgia Military School. He formerly served in the South...

Ruth Brown Castle

Ruth Brown Castle

Jan 15, 2022

Dateline – Whitmire Ruth B. Castle, age 78, of Whitmire and widow of Bennie Lee Castle, passed away January 15, 2022, at her home. She was born in Newberry County and was the daughter of the late Hubert and Lottie Kidd Brown. Mrs. Castle was a member of Friendship Baptist Church where she played the piano and sang. She was...

Roger Dale Reynolds

Roger Dale Reynolds

Jan 14, 2022

Dateline – Laurens, SC Roger Dale Reynolds, age 60, passed away Friday, January 14, 2022, at the Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. He was born in Clinton, SC, and was a son of the late Eugene and Ila Mae Mabry Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds was a former employee of Inman Mills Enoree Plant, Whitten Center and Cooper Motor Company. He was a...

Helen Gribble Short

Helen Gribble Short

Jan 11, 2022

Mrs. Helen Gribble Short, 72, of McBee, SC went home to be with her Savior on Tuesday morning, January 11th, 2022. Her twin brother and she were the last of eight children born to Mary Rogers Gribble and Harden Ammons Gribble of Franklin, NC on May 27th, 1949. She has always loved reading books and enjoyed the beauty of the...

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