Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Robert Gary Wallace
Oct 15, 2021
Robert Gary Wallace, age 87, widower of Margaret Senn Wallace, passed away Friday, October 15, 2021 at Prisma Health - Laurens County Memorial Hospital. Born October 28, 1933 in Gray Court, he was a son of the late Harold Saxon Wallace and the late Ione Jenkins Wallace. Mr. Wallace was a 1951 graduate of Clinton High School and retired from...
Doris Mckellar Ellis
Oct 13, 2021
Doris McKellar Ellis, age 92, widow of Gayal Ellis, passed away, Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at the Heritage Greens Senior Living in Greensboro, North Carolina. She was born July 3, 1929 and was the daughter of the late Owen McKellar and the late Maude Jacks McKellar. She was a kind and loving lady. Mrs. Ellis was a member of Hurricane...
Patricia "Kathie" Barker
Oct 13, 2021
Patricia "Kathie" Barker, age 74, passed away Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was born August 12, 1947 and was a daughter of the late John W. Bledsoe and Katherine Crow Bledsoe. She was retired from the Clinton Mills and was a member of Broad Street United Methodist Church. She is survived by her...
David Ryan Poag
Oct 12, 2021
David Ryan Poag, age 73, of Whitmire, husband of Patty Earle Poag, passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at Prisma Health - Laurens County Memorial Hospital. He was born February 3, 1948 in Whitmire, SC and was a son of the late Ryan Poag and Nellie Grace Bostic Poag. Mr. Poag was an Army Veteran having served in the Vietnam...
Marion "Butch" Starnes Jr.
Oct 9, 2021
Marion “Butch” Starnes, Jr., age 70, passed away Saturday, October 9, 2021 at his home. He was born July 14, 1951 and was the son of the late Marion Loyd Starnes, Sr. and Carrie McMurtury Malone. He was retired from Cone Mills after 41 years of service, a Veteran of the South Carolina National Guard, a former member of the...
Mary Ann Miller
Oct 9, 2021
Mary Ann Payton Mack Miller, age 70, passed away Saturday, October 9, 2021 at Edgefield Post Acute in Edgefield, SC. She was born December 1, 1950 and was the daughter of the late Alton Payton and Gertrude Howard Payton, and was a graduate of Clinton High School Class of 1969. Mrs. Miller is survived by her husband, David Miller of...
Mitchell D. Prather
Oct 7, 2021
Mitchell D. Prather, age 72, of Mountville, SC, widower of Judy Lawson Prather, passed away Thursday, October 7, 2021 at his home. He was born February 15, 1949 in Clinton and was a son of the late Macon Dennis and the late Bernice Ellis Prather. Mr. Prather was a proud United States Army Veteran who served two tours in the...
Tony Curtis Wyatt
Oct 7, 2021
Tony Curtis Wyatt, age 68, passed away Thursday, October 7, 2021 at Self Regional Healthcare. Mr. Wyatt was born in Abbeville, SC and was a son of the late James Melvin Wyatt and Helen Wyatt Fleming. Tony worked at Clinton Mills, was a Veteran of the United States Marines Corp and attended the First Assembly Church. He loved his fur-babies...
Mary Shaw Anderson
Oct 6, 2021
Mary Shaw Anderson, 89, formerly of Charleston, SC, died peacefully on October 6, 2021, in her home in Laurens, SC. She was surrounded by the love of her family. Mary was born November 21, 1931 in Atlanta, GA, daughter of the late Bulmer and Alma Shaw. She is preceded in death by her devoted husband, Tom Brooks Anderson in 1992,...
William "Bill" Robert Andrews
Oct 4, 2021
William “Bill” Robert Andrews, age 95, widower of Ellen Elizabeth Aiken Andrews, passed away Monday, October 4, 2021 at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. He was born May 15, 1926 in Williamston, SC and was a son of the late Thomas McBride Andrews, Sr. and Nellie Stone Andrews. Mr. Andrews is survived by his children, Robert “Bobby” Andrews of Cary,...
Mary Emma Hopkins Stallworth
Oct 4, 2021
Mary Emma Hopkins Stallworth, of 306 W. Walnut Street, Clinton, SC died Monday morning, October 4th, 2021. She was born March 17, 1934 in Lufkin, Texas a daughter of the late Rev. Fredrick Anderson Hopkins and Annie Hamiter Hopkins. Mary grew up in York, SC and graduated from Winthrop College in 1956. She married Rev. Dr. Thomas Aurelius Stallworth on...
Jo Lane Eugenia Maness
Oct 2, 2021
Jo Lane Eugenia Maness, age 79, went home to the Lord, Saturday, October 2, 2021 at the Newberry Memorial Hospital. She was born July 2, 1942, in Abbeville, SC and was a daughter of the late Albert Mars and Wilton G. Mars. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She was known for her great cooking and...
James Irvin Mays
Sep 29, 2021
Dateline – Laurens, SC James Irvin Mays, age 86, and widower of Annette Mays, passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at the Martha Franks Retirement Community. He is survived by his son, Kenneth Coffey of Hickory Tavern; his granddaughter, Katie Kelly (Gerick) of Waterloo; his grandsons, Kenneth Coffey, Jr. and Paul Wherry (Kim); and great-grandchildren, Kayden, Lily, PJ, Kendall and...
Sidney Alton Carter
Sep 29, 2021
Sidney A. Carter, age 54, of Joanna, passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at Prisma Health - Laurens County Memorial Hospital in Clinton. He was born March 1, 1967 in Clinton, SC and was a son of Cynthia Hazel Jackson and the late Larry Carter. Mr. Carter is survived by his daughter, Cassidy Carter of Joanna; sister, Betty Jo South...
Gary Earl Heaton
Sep 28, 2021
Gary Earl Heaton, age 52, of Charleston, passed away, Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He was born August 5, 1969 in Clinton, SC, and was a son of the late William Early and the late Ethel Collier Heaton. Mr. Heaton was a graduate of Clinton High School, he earned his bachelor’s degree...
Thomas Roger Smith
Sep 28, 2021
On Tuesday, September 28, 2021, Thomas (Tom) Smith, loving husband, father, and grand-father passed away at the age of 75. Tom was born in New Martinsville, WV, lived in Marietta, OH, Roanoke, VA, but spent the last 23 years in Clinton, SC. He was a member of Springdale United Methodist Church. Tom enjoyed fishing, hunting, golfing and antique collecting. He...
Glenn Duvall Smith
Sep 27, 2021
Glenn Duvall Smith, age 78, of Clinton, widower of Lamatrell Power Smith, passed away Monday, September 27, 2021, at Prisma Health - Laurens County Memorial Hospital in Clinton. He was born September 29, 1942 in Greenwood, SC, and was a son of the late John Richard Smith, Sr. and Melda Duvall Smith. Mr. Smith was retired from Asten Johnson and...
Laura Roxanne Copeland
Sep 22, 2021
Laura Roxanne Copeland, age 66, of Clinton, widow of Timothy Lee Copeland, passed away, Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. She was born February 7, 1955 in Greenwood, SC and was a daughter of Blease Cogdill and Sue Popovich. She was an RN and was an employee of White Oak Manor in Newberry. She was also a...
Nathan Daniel Taylor
Sep 21, 2021
Nathan Daniel Taylor, age 23, of Looneyville, WV, passed away on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 after a short illness. He was born on May 29, 1998 to Alfred G. Taylor, III and Teresa Taylor. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Leslie and Betty Nida, and paternal grandparents, Alfred and Wilma Taylor. In addition to his parents, he...
Samantha Samples Harvey Campbell
Sep 20, 2021
Samantha Samples Harvey Campbell, age 52, of Clinton, wife of Rex Campbell passed away Monday, September 20, 2021, at Hospice of Laurens County. Born October 8, 1968 in Clinton, SC, she was a daughter of Debra Hanley of Clinton, and the late, Sammy Hampton Samples. She loved going to the Waffle House and will always be remembered for her sweet...
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