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Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
James Ernest "Slim" Floyd
May 28, 2021
James Ernest "Slim" Floyd, 99, died surrounded by family and friends on Friday, May 28, 2021, at his home at 300 Sims Street in Joanna. Born in Silverstreet in Newberry County, Ernest graduated from Silverstreet High in 1938. He served four years in the Pacific Theater of WWII as a US Army Air Force Flight Engineer and crew member of...
Louise Ann Major Tapley
May 28, 2021
Louise Ann Major Tapley, age 82, passed away Friday, May 28, 2021 at her home in Waterloo, SC. She was born July 20, 1938 in Brighton, CO and was a daughter of the late Charles and Arlene Shawcroft Major. She was Mail Carrier for the USPS and was a member of Rosemont Baptist Church. Mrs. Tapley is survived by her...
Bryan Edwin Harris
May 28, 2021
Bryan Edwin Harris, age 61, of Whitmire, husband of Anne J. Harris, passed away Friday, May 28, 2021 at his home. He was born May 9, 1960 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and was a son of James E. Harris and Doris Chaplin Harris. He was a graduate of Whitmire High School and Piedmont Technical College. Mr. Harris was the Assistant...
Elizabeth Barnado Mabry Trammell
May 26, 2021
Elizabeth Barnado Mabry Trammell, age 94, daughter of the late J. Gary Mabry and Sadie B. Mabry, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday May 26, 2021. She was a 1946 graduate of Presbyterian College, and a member of Bellview Baptist Church. She was a retired elementary school teacher and very active in church activities throughout her life. She...
John Harold Pate
May 25, 2021
John Harold Pate, age 81, passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at the Laurens County Hospice House. He was born in Yancy County, Swiss, NC on April 8, 1940 and was a son of the late William Grover Pate and Monervia Hensley Pate. John is survived by his wife, Brenda D. “Kitty” Pate; and his siblings, W.G. “Bill” Pate (Peggy)...
Jackie Aaron Wooten Jr.
May 24, 2021
Jackie Aron Wooten, Jr., age 66, of Joanna, SC, passed away Monday, May 24, 2021, at Laurens County Memorial Hospital in Clinton, SC. He was born on October 11, 1954 in Clinton, SC and was the son of Norma Carver Wooten of Joanna and the late Jack A. Wooten, Sr. He was retired from Asten-Johnson of Clinton and was a...
Naomi F. Simms
May 22, 2021
Dateline – Waterloo Naomi F. Simms, age 95, widow of C. Carlton Simms, died Saturday, May 22, 2021 at her home. Mrs. Simms was born in Calhoun County, West Virginia a daughter of the late Clark L. and Nora Hughes Stalnaker. She and her husband moved to Laurens County in 1969 and in 1970, they built and opened to the...
Norma Jean Murphy
May 22, 2021
Norma Jean Murphy, age 80, passed away Saturday, May 22, 2021, at her home. The loving wife, mother and grandmother was born on August 16, 1940, in Metamora, IL, and was the daughter of the late Gilbert Alois Alig and Florence Clara Schierer Alig. She attended St. Mary’s School in Metamora, IL, later graduating from the Academy of Our Lady...
Edith Marler Bryson
May 16, 2021
Dateline – Clinton, SC Edith Marler “Bird” Bryson, widow of two husbands, Ernest Ramsey and Carl Bryson, passed away Sunday, May 16, 2021, at Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina in Clinton. She was born in Enoree, and was a daughter of the late Julian H. and Maude Wilson Marler. Mrs. Bryson was retired from 3M and was a lifetime member...
Willie Roy Davis
May 11, 2021
Willie Roy Davis. Age 63 passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at Hospice and Palliative Care of the Piedmont in Greenwood, South Carolina. He was born in Laurens County and was a son of the late Roosevelt Davis and the late Sara Frances Butler Davis. Mr. Davis was retired from Reid Construction and was a former employee of Laurens County...
Carol Nichols Butler
May 9, 2021
Carol Nichols Butler, age 72, widow of Allen Wayne Butler, passed away Sunday, May 9, 2021 at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born November 13, 1948 in York, SC and was the daughter of the late Charles Nichols and the late Frances Dellinger. Mrs. Butler earned an associate degree from the University of South Carolina and was a dedicated...
Shirley Ann Ott Pearson
May 9, 2021
Shirley Ann Ott Pearson, age 79, widow of Charles A. “Buck” Pearson, passed away Sunday, May 9, 2021 at the Langston House in Clinton, SC. Mrs. Pearson was born October 29, 1941 in Laurens, SC and was a daughter of the late John Thomas Ott and Mary Ott Martin. She was a homemaker and member of the First Baptist Church...
Greg R. Snider
May 8, 2021
Greg R. Snider, age 59, widower of Denise Gibbs Snider, passed away Saturday, May 8, 2021 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC. He was born, April 12, 1962 in Chattahoochee, FL and was the son of James Harold Snider and Colleen Burke Snider of Cross Hill, SC. Greg was a graduate of Clinton High School and from a...
Frances Jo Ann Franklin
May 8, 2021
Frances Jo Ann Franklin, age 66, passed away Saturday, May 8, 2021 at her home. She was born February 3, 1955 in Clinton and was the daughter of the late L. J. Franklin and the late Viola Lark Franklin Roach. Jo Ann was a natural-born caregiver. Her passion was to care for and help people in need. She was happiest...
Isaac Woodrow "Woody" Alexander
May 8, 2021
Isaac Woodrow “Woody” Alexander age 82 passed away Saturday, May 8, 2021 at the NHC of Laurens. He was born in Lyons, GA on March 11, 1939, a son of Ophelia Alexander Burnett of Laurens and the late Isaac Edward Alexander and his step-father the late James “Pops” Burnett. Mr. Alexander was retired from Torrington Bearing Company and will be...
James Travis Crapps
May 6, 2021
James "Bud" Travis Crapps, age 71, of Kinards, husband of Barbara Holley Crapps, passed away Thursday, May 6, 2021, at his home. He was born October 5, 1949 in Clinton and was a son of the late James Crapps; step-mother, Ruby Farmer Crapps, and the late Willie Ruth Conner Crapps. Mr. Crapps was employed for 48 years with the Packaging...
John Wayne Clemons
May 4, 2021
John Wayne Clemons, age 72, of Devinwood Lane, passed away Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born December 16, 1948 in Letcher County, Kentucky, and was a son of the late John and Bonnie Coots Clemons. He is survived by his wife Merla Clemons; his children, Kathy Clemons-Goforth (John) of Cross Hill, Tonya Clemons-Koceja (Steve) of...
Paul Howard Bright
May 3, 2021
Paul Howard Bright, age 59, of Clinton, passed away Monday, May 3, 2021, at Whitten Center in Clinton. He was born February 22, 1962 in Spartanburg and was a son of J.C. and Betty Linder Bright. A graveside service will be held Tuesday, May 11, 2021, 11AM at Whitten Memorial Gardens. Gray Funeral Home of Clinton
Peggy Martin Turbeville
May 2, 2021
Peggy Martin Turbeville went to be with her Redeemer on May 2, 2021. She was born on August 26, 1934 to Virginia and Obis Martin of Marianna, Florida. Peggy was predeceased by her parents and younger brother Max Martin, as well as her beloved husband. She married James Clyde Turbeville in 1956. Peggy was a faithful and loving mother to...
Norma Jean Bowling
May 1, 2021
Norma Bowling, age 62, was called home on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at her home. She was born on April 12, 1959 in Clinton, SC, and was a daughter of the late Van and Vera Bramlett Johnson. She was retired from C.C.L. of Clinton with 28 years of service, she was a member of the New Horizon Freewill Baptist Church,...
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