Obituaries

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

Sidney Alton Carter

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Mary Elizabeth "Lib" Butler

Mary Elizabeth "Lib" Butler

Sep 17, 2021

Mary Elizabeth “Lib” Butler, age 60, passed away Friday, September 17, 2021 at the Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. She was born in Clinton, SC and was a daughter of the late David Eugene Black and Joyce Ann Brewington Black. Surviving are her children, Kellie Duncan and fiancé, David Crenshaw, Kevin Duncan and wife, Lisa all of Whitmire; her eight grandchildren,...

Catherine Grace Isphording

Catherine Grace Isphording

Sep 17, 2021

Catherine Grace Isphording, age 13, passed away on Friday, September 17, 2021 at the Hospice House in Columbia, SC. She was born in Lexington, SC and was the daughter of Jamie Reid Walden and Marc Isphording. Catherine was educated in the home. She loved music and playing the drums. She could light up a room with her infectious smile and...

Katherine M. Crawford

Katherine M. Crawford

Sep 16, 2021

Katherine M. Crawford, 103, of Clinton, SC, passed away September 16, 2021 at NHC Clinton. Born November 22, 1917, in Magnolia, Mississippi, she was the daughter of the late Edgar and late Bessie Mixon. She was a member of the Tylertown Baptist Church, Tylertown, MS and an affiliate member of the First Presbyterian Church of Clinton, SC. She was a...

Donna Holman Adams

Donna Holman Adams

Sep 14, 2021

Donna Holman Adams, age 55, of Greenwood, passed away Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at her home in Greenwood, SC. She was born November 25, 1965 in Laurens, SC and was a daughter of Roger Dale Jackson and the late Norma Jean Campbell Jackson. In addition to her father she is survived by her children, Jaron, Jenna, Cameron and Jaden Adams;...

Robert Neal Chrisley

Robert Neal Chrisley

Sep 14, 2021

Robert Neal Chrisley, age 61, of Greenwood, husband of Melissa Dawn Chrisley, passed away Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at Self Regional Healthcare. He was born November 22, 1959 in Greenwood, SC and was a son of Daisy Warren Murphy of Greenwood, and the late Robert Lee Chrisley. He was a former employee of Greenwood Mills Harris Plant. Mr. Chrisley was...

Betty J. Freeman

Betty J. Freeman

Sep 14, 2021

Betty J. Freeman, age 88, widow of “CO” Freeman, passed away Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at the Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital. She was born December 24, 1932 in Anderson, SC and was a daughter of the late W.C. and Iola Billing Richey. She was the Owner/Operator of Southern Aluminum Foundry and was a member of the Daughters of the...

Alice Bishop Ginn

Alice Bishop Ginn

Sep 10, 2021

Alice B. Ginn age 88 passed away Friday, Sept. 10, 2021 at the Presbyterian Home of Clinton. She was born in Laurens County and was a daughter of the late Henry Furman Bishop and the late Lucinda Hazle Bishop. Mrs. Ginn was retired from Torrington Bearing Company and a member of Mountville Presbyterian Church. Alice was known for her baking,...

Bobby James Padgett Sr.

Bobby James Padgett Sr.

Sep 10, 2021

Bobby James Padgett, Sr., age 87, of Ware Shoals, husband of Joyce Padgett, passed away Friday, September 10, 2021 at Hospice of Laurens County. He was born, July 29, 1934 in Greenville, SC, and was a son of the late Clyde and the late Louise Padgett. Mr. Padgett was a member of Bellview Baptist Church. In addition to his wife,...

Carolyn Peay Dunaway

Carolyn Peay Dunaway

Sep 7, 2021

Carolyn Peay Dunaway, age 81, of Whitmire, wife of Jimmy Dunaway, passed away Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at her home surrounded by her family, and fur baby, Conan. She was born October 3, 1939 in Whitmire, SC and was a daughter of the late Marion Peay and the late Fannie Mae Walker Peay. Mrs. Dunaway worked in textiles for most...

Ronald Keith Mckellar

Ronald Keith Mckellar

Sep 5, 2021

Ronald Keith McKellar, age 55, passed away Sunday, September 5, 2021 at his home. He was born March 10, 1966 in Laurens, SC and was a son of the late M. Richard McKellar and Dorothy Ann Holder McKellar. He loved the Clemson Tigers, fishing, hunting, the St. Louis Rams, movie nights, and vacations with his family. He was a member...

April C. Leopard

April C. Leopard

Sep 3, 2021

Dateline: Clinton April C. Leopard, age 52, passed away Friday, September 3, 2021 at her home. She was born in Newberry County and was a daughter of Barbara Holley Crapps and the late James Travis Crapps. April was employed with Young World Day Care for 25 years taking care of hundreds of children that she loved as her own. She...

Delores A. Gregory

Delores A. Gregory

Sep 3, 2021

Delores A. Gregory, age 83, widow of William W. Gregory passed away on Friday, September 3, 2021 at her home. She was born April 9, 1938 in Anderson, South Carolina and was the daughter of the late Arthur and Florence Evans Alexander. Delores was a retired Medical Assistant to Dr. Louis Stephens, Sr. and a member of Bellview Baptist Church....

John Charlie "J.C." Foster

John Charlie "J.C." Foster

Sep 2, 2021

Mr. John Charlie Foster, age 88, of Aiken, widower of Myrtle Murphy Foster, passed away Thursday, September 2, 2021, at Pepper Hill Nursing Center in Aiken, SC. He was born January 7, 1933 in Laurens, SC and was a son of the late John Henry Foster and Pearl Burden Foster Hubbs. He was retired from Duke Energy, was a former...