Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Betty Dale Templeton Power
Dec 15, 2021
Betty Dale Templeton Power, 91, of Clinton, passed away Wednesday, December 15, at Langston Place in Clinton, SC. Betty was born January 19,1930 in Laurens, SC to Maxcy Hood and Mary Martin Templeton. She attended Laurens High School and graduated as the Salutatorian of her class. Shortly before graduation she met the love of her life, Harold Power. They were...
Joye Dianne Snider
Dec 14, 2021
Joye Dianne Snider, age 71, widow of William "Bill" H. Snider, passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at the Finlay House in Richland, SC. Born July 20, 1950 in Clinton, SC, she was a daughter of the late Russell Andrew Bigham, Sr., and Juanita Medlin Bigham. Mrs. Snider is survived by her sons, Howard "Drew" Mathews and Thomas "Ben" Mathews;...
Dianne Long
Dec 11, 2021
Dianne Long, age 69, of Clinton, wife of James "Jimmy" W. Long, Sr., passed away Saturday, December 11, 2021, at Hospice of Laurens County. Born January 26, 1952, in Newberry, SC, she was a daughter of the late Alvin Maynard and Betty Ruth Crawford Motes. Dianne retired from Prisma Healthcare - Laurens County as a CNA; and was formerly employed...
Leianne Williams Norris
Dec 9, 2021
Leianne Williams Norris, age 71, passed away Thursday, December 9, 2021 at her home after a long illness. She was born May 10, 1950 in Laurens, SC and was the daughter of the late Leon Williams and Hazel Spires Williams. She was a homemaker and member of Eastside Baptist Church. Mrs. Norris is survived by her husband, Mike Norris of...
Dorothy "Dot" Walker Robinson
Dec 5, 2021
Dorothy “Dot” Walker Robinson, age 88, formerly of 851 Fleming Street Ext., and widow of James “Ed” Robinson, the love of her life, passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021. She was born in Tryon, NC, and was a daughter of the late James Alfred and Pauline Kuykendall Walker. Dot was a long-time and very active member of Bellview Baptist Church...
George Michael "Mike" Foster
Dec 4, 2021
George Michael “Mike” Foster, age 76 passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021 at Self Regional HealthCare. He was born in Clinton, SC and was a son of the late Harvey and Myrtle Trammell Foster. Mike worked in industrial sales and retired from Hodell-Natco Industrial Tools. Mike was a member of the Greenwood Rock ‘N Roll Cruisers and loved classic cars....
Betty Wilkie Rehm
Dec 4, 2021
Betty Wilkie Rehm, age 88, widow of Fred Rehm, passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021 at the National Health Care of Laurens. She was born December 16, 1932 in Clinton, SC and was a daughter of the late James Landrum Wilkie and Mary Smith Fallow. She is survived by her daughters, Linda Rice (John) of Gray Court, SC, Joyce Cassidy...
Jennifer Denise "Jadie" Coates
Nov 29, 2021
Dr. Jennifer Denise "Jadie" Coates, age 41, of Clinton, SC, passed away Monday, November 29, 2021, at her home. Born July 5, 1980 in Greenwood, she was a daughter of Maxine Nelson Coates and the late Jefferson Davis Coates. Jadie was a graduate of Newberry College and Sherman College of Chiropractic. Jadie entered the Chiropractic Healthcare field to satisfy her...
Ariella A'Miracle Mae Mcgowan
Nov 28, 2021
Ariella A’Miracle Mae McGowan was received into the arms of the angels on November 28, 2021. She was the daughter of Abbie Graham and Joshua McGowan. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her brother, Zayden and sister Aiylah, along with her grandparents, Belinda Rivera and Joshua McGowan, Sr., Nancy Graham and Belvet “Kango” Townsend, and Shannon and...
Joseph L. Baldwin Jr.
Nov 28, 2021
Rev. Joseph L. Baldwin, Jr., 77, husband of Barbara Grant Baldwin and lifelong resident of Laurens, passed away Sunday, November 28, 2021. He was a graduate of Laurens High School and Clear Creek Baptist Bible College. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was a proud Vietnam Veteran. He was a lifetime member of Palmetto 19 Lodge. After a...
Betty Tribble Wills
Nov 27, 2021
Betty Tribble Wills, 96, died November 27, 2021 at Foothills Retirement Community in Easley, SC. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 4, at 12 PM at the Gray Funeral Home Chapel of Clinton with internment at Rosemont Cemetery. Betty was born In Clinton on November 17, 1925, the first child of the late Warren Blakely Tribble and Bessie...
Joseph Kain Cox
Nov 24, 2021
Dateline - Simpsonville, SC Joseph Kain Cox, age 21, passed away Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at the Prisma Health - Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born December 29, 1999 in Laurens, SC and was a son of Rosa Nina Rivera (step-father, Jason Michael Davis) and the late, Joseph Everett Cox. Kain was an amazing person that was not a stranger...
Victor "Vic" Snow
Nov 24, 2021
Victor "Vic" Ervin Snow, age 75, of Clinton, SC, husband of Kellene King Snow, passed away Wednesday, November 24, 2021, at National Health Care of Clinton. Born May 1, 1946 in Clinton, SC, he was a son of the late Buell Francis Snow, Sr. and Mary Rebecca Campbell Snow. He retired from Asten-Johnson as a weaver Instructor with 46 years...
Barry L. Cathcart
Nov 23, 2021
Barry L. Cathcart, age 55, of Gray Court, husband of Rhonda Cathcart, passed away Tuesday, November 23, 2021, at Prisma Heath-Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born March 12, 1966 in Clinton, SC, he was a son of the late Jimmie Cathcart, Sr., and Moddie Dunaway Cathcart. In addition to his wife of the home, he is survived by his sons, Justin Cathcart...
Flaudine (Flo) Adams
Nov 21, 2021
Flaudine (Flo) Adams died peacefully at her home in Clinton, SC on Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021. She was born a year before the great depression in the hills of Southwestern Virginia as the oldest daughter of 6 children to Roy and Grace Shortt. In high school she met the love of her life, Jim Adams, after he returned from WWII....
Wesley Thomas Strange
Nov 20, 2021
Wesley Thomas Strange, age 77 passed away Saturday, November 20, 2021 at the National HealthCare of Clinton. He was born on December 26, 1943 in Campobello, SC and was a son of the late Glenn and Ruth Campbell Strange. He was retired from Envirotech Corp Bahnson Division. Surviving are his wife, Sandra Red Strange; four children, Michael Thomas Strange of...
Brian Lynn Mize
Nov 20, 2021
Brian Lynn Mize, age 58, of Clinton, SC, passed away Saturday, November 20, 2021, at Prisma Health- Laurens County Memorial Hospital. Brian was born November 24, 1962 in Portsmouth, VA and was a son of Travis Paul Mize of Portland, MO, and the late Judith Elaine White Crain. Mr. Mize is survived by his wife, Cathy Mize of Clinton; his...
Janice Bowers Dunkin
Nov 17, 2021
Janice Bowers Dunkin, 68, of Joanna, passed away peacefully Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. Born April 1, 1953 in Joanna, SC, she was a daughter of the late C.D. and Agnes Tinsley Bowers. She was a dedicated member of First Baptist Church Newberry. Jan was a graduate of Clinton High School and Spartanburg Methodist...
Kelly Elizabeth Turner
Nov 17, 2021
Kelly Elizabeth Turner, age 43, passed away Wednesday, November 17, 2021, at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood, SC. She was born January 16, 1978, in Washington, GA, and was a daughter of James Neal, her step-mother, Kim Neal, and the late Elizabeth “Libby” Nelson Neal. She is survived by her husband, Jamie Turner of Joanna; her son, Austin Turner (fiancée,...
Beverly Thomas Smith
Nov 15, 2021
Dateline - Laurens, SC Beverly Thomas Smith, age 67, passed away Monday, November 15, 2021 at the Prisma Health - Laurens County Memorial Hospital. She was born February 10, 1954 in Laurens, SC and was a daughter of the late James Clarence Thomas and Dorothy Louise Babb Thomas. Mrs. Smith is survived by her husband of 49 years, Mike Smith...
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