Obituaries

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

Richard David Charles

Richard David Charles

Jul 22, 2022

Dateline – Laurens, SC Richard David Charles, age 80, and husband of Karen Wilton Charles, passed away Friday, July 22, 2022, at Martha Franks. Mr. Charles was born September 22, 1941, in Lynn, MA, and was a son of the late Albert and Madeline Busineau Charles. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1959 until 1979. Mr. Charles most...

Joan Nivens Mcneill

Joan Nivens Mcneill

Jul 22, 2022

Joan Nivens McNeill, age 92, of Clinton, SC, widow of Neal A. (Chief) McNeill, passed away Friday, July 22, 2022, at Prisma Heath - Laurens County Memorial Hospital. She was born December 10, 1929 in Gastonia, NC, and was a daughter of the late Joseph Monroe and the late Elizabeth Mae Guin Nivens. Joan was the secretary to the Superintendent...

David Monroe Pace

David Monroe Pace

Jul 22, 2022

David Monroe Pace, age 78, of Whitmire, husband of Barbara Pace, passed away Friday, July 22, 2022 at Prisma Health- Richland Hospital. He was born May 26, 1944 in Ware Shoals, SC and was a son of the late Leroy Monroe and Ethelda Edmonds Pace. David enjoyed his garden and was known for providing vegetables for the community of Whitmire....

Kay Darnell Fuller Baggett

Kay Darnell Fuller Baggett

Jul 16, 2022

Kay Darnell Fuller Baggett, age 74 of Joanna, SC passed away Saturday, July 16, 2022 at Prisma Health of Greenville. She was born January 31, 1948 and was the daughter of the late Harold and Cleo Starnes Darnell. Kay was a State of South Carolina employee retiring from Whitten Center with over 30 years of service. In her youth she...

Jamie Scott Holland

Jamie Scott Holland

Jul 15, 2022

Jamie Scott Holland, age 47, of Greenville, SC, passed away Friday, July 15, 2022, at his home. He was born in Greenwood, SC, and was a son of Jackie Holland and the late Tami Parrish Abele. In addition to his mother, he is predeceased by his grandparents, Perry and Ann Crawford Parrish. No Services will be held at this time....

James Aaron Peay

James Aaron Peay

Jul 13, 2022

James Aaron Peay, age 92, of Whitmire, SC, husband of Omega Knight Peay passed away, Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at NHC of Clinton. He was born May 13, 1930 in Whitmire, SC, and was a son of the late Durwood and Nancy Darby Peay. Mr. Peay was a Veteran of the US Navy and was a member of the American...

Marc Delane Brown

Marc Delane Brown

Jul 13, 2022

Marc DeLane Brown, 69, of Waterloo, peacefully transitioned on July 13, 2022, to a universe beyond this earth. Born in Laurens on September 5, 1952, he was the son of the late William James “W.J.” & Claire Brown. He will be lovingly remembered by his daughter, Tara Brown Edwards, son-in-love, Thomas “T.C.” Edwards; grandchildren, Carson Brown, Kaia Brown, Katie Edwards,...

Theresa Ann Burkhalter

Theresa Ann Burkhalter

Jul 11, 2022

Theresa Ann Burkhalter, age 64, of Whitmire, South Carolina passed away peacefully with her family by her side Monday, July 11, 2022 at Lexington Medical Center. She was born January 4, 1958 in Clinton, South Carolina, and was a daughter of Ellen C Burkhalter and the late Bobby G. Burkhalter Sr. of Union, South Carolina. Theresa is survived by her...

Joe Terry Taylor

Joe Terry Taylor

Jul 11, 2022

Joe Terry Taylor, 79, husband of Cathie Dominick Taylor, of Clinton, SC, passed away Monday July, 11, 2022 at his home. He was born June 23, 1943 in Woodruff, SC to the late Oscar Everette and Eliza Poole Taylor. Joe was a Veteran of the United States Air Force. He retired from Whitten Center as an Electronics Technician and from...

Richard "Rj" Silver

Richard "Rj" Silver

Jul 10, 2022

Richard "RJ" Silver, age 76, of Clinton, SC, husband of Mary Ellen Silver, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2022, at Hospice of Laurens County. He was born March 5, 1946 in Dover, NH and was a son of the late Leonard Albert and the late Martha Bertha Gregoire Silver. Mr. Silver was a Veteran of the United States Navy and...

Eric James Farmer

Eric James Farmer

Jul 6, 2022

Eric James Farmer, age 54, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at his home. He was born January 13, 1968 in Prosperity, SC and was a son of the late James Rufus Farmer and Barbara Evelyn Yarbrough Farmer. Mr. Farmer is survived by his siblings, Wendy Farmer Boozer, Jeffrey Alan Farmer, and Amy Foster; his nephews, James Arrowood, Michael Foster...

Steven R. Frazier

Steven R. Frazier

Jul 6, 2022

Steven R. Frazier, age 65, of Waterloo, SC passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at the Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital. He was born December 17, 1956 in Clinton, SC and was the son of the late R.D. and Helen Louise Holbert Frazier. Steven is survived by his son, Steven Shannon Frazier; his daughter, Sharon Lindler (Daniel); his brothers, Ricky...

Charles R. Meadors

Charles R. Meadors

Jul 3, 2022

Charles Ray Meadors, age 93, passed away peacefully Sunday, July 3, 2022, at NHC of Clinton, SC. He was born in Clinton, SC, and was the son of the late James Clair Meadors and Kate Watkins Meadors.Mr. Meadors was predeceased by his loving wife of 71 years, Fay Mitchell Meadors. Mr. Meadors was retired from Monsanto and was the eldest...

Richard Versal Kent

Richard Versal Kent

Jul 3, 2022

Richard Versal Kent, age 62, of Clinton, SC passed away Sunday, July 3, 2022. He was born May 25, 1960 in Birmingham, AL and was a son of the late Frank Douglas Kent and Bertie McGuire Rich. Richard was a skilled craftsman and enjoyed fishing, working in the yard and gardening. He was a fine man, a kind man, a...

Fred J. Anderson

Fred J. Anderson

Jul 3, 2022

Fred J. Anderson, age 95, of Clinton, SC, passed away Sunday, July 3, 2022 at National Health Care of Clinton. He was born July 1, 1927 in Oconee County, SC and was the son of the late Homer Washington and Mable Chapman Anderson. Fred was an employee of G.E. of Laurens and retired from 3M Ceramics. He was also a...

Betty Dianne Young

Betty Dianne Young

Jun 25, 2022

Betty Dianne Young, of Mountville, SC, wife of Frank Young, passed away Saturday, June 25, 2022 at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born November 12, 1951 in Greenwood, SC to the late Raymond Paul Smith, Sr., Maude Alice Johnson and Step-father Ernest E. Johnson. Dianne was a lifelong member of the Alabama Fan Club in Ft. Payne, AL.,...

Gary Kendyl Allen

Gary Kendyl Allen

Jun 24, 2022

Gary Kendyl Allen, lovingly known by his friends as “Sally Earl”, passed away June 24, 2022. Gary was born June 18, 1951 in Newberry, South Carolina. He was preceded in death by his brothers Lonnie Allen and David Allen, his nephew Justin Allen, his mother Vivian Wyatt, and his father, Alfred Allen. In the early 1970's Gary honorably served in...

Phyllis Ruth Scott

Phyllis Ruth Scott

Jun 22, 2022

Phyllis Ruth Scott, age 68, of 403 Frances Street, passed away Tuesday, June 22, 2022 at her home. She was born January 23, 1954 in Franklin County, Georgia and was a daughter of Floy Scott and the late Lewis Scott. Ms. Scott is survived by her daughter, Jill Elledge; her three grandchildren, Jordan Childs, Makayla Childs, Chelsea Childs; her siblings,...

Alacia Rhame

Alacia Rhame

Jun 20, 2022

Alacia Rhame passed away in Macon, Georgia, on Monday, June 20, 2022 at the age of 82. Alacia was born on March 31, 1940, in Quitman, Georgia, as the first child of Lawton Glenn Lee and Grace Paulk Lee. She was preceded in death by her father and mother. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Dr. Donald...

Marlene G. Fulmer

Marlene G. Fulmer

Jun 19, 2022

Dateline – Laurens, SC Marlene G. Fulmer, 74, wife of Aaron Fulmer, Sr., passed away Sunday, June 19, 2022. She was with her Heavenly Father on Father’s Day. Born in Whitmire, she was a daughter of the late Dewey and Agnes H. Gregory. Marlene loved the Lord and her family very much and wasn’t afraid to share it. In addition...