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

Marion Copeland Whitmire Sr.

Marion Copeland Whitmire Sr.

Jan 4, 2021

Copeland Whitmire passed away at his home on Monday, January 4, 2021. He was born November 5, 1940 and was the middle child of Judson Whitmire and Althea Slayton Whitmire. He is survived by his wife of sixty years, Diana Spencer Whitmire. He is also survived by his two sons, Marion (Bill) Whitmire of Atlanta, GA and Greg (Mary) of...

Betty Koty Walker

Betty Koty Walker

Jan 4, 2021

Renowned South Carolina watercolor artist Betty Koty Walker passed away peacefully on January 4, 2021 at the age of 93. Devoted wife of Dr. James L. Walker and active mother of four sons, her life ended surrounded by them all at her bedside after many months of separation due to the Covid-19 pandemic. She died at the Presbyterian Community in...

Eldon Taska Tucker

Eldon Taska Tucker

Jan 3, 2021

Dr. Eldon Taska Tucker, a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, teacher, Pastor and singer went to be with Jesus His Savior January 3rd, 2021. He was born 12-21-1934. He was preceded in death by his parents, Elijah White Tucker and Stella Smith Tucker and by the love of his life Rosa Coleman Tucker. Eldon was born in Joanna, SC....

Joseph Frederick Dixon

Joseph Frederick Dixon

Jan 2, 2021

Joseph Frederick Dixon, Jr. of West Union, SC passed away January 2, 2021, at his home. Joe was born May 22, 1945, in Clinton, SC to Joseph Fredrick Dixon, Sr. and Olivette Nabors Dixon. Joe is survived by brothers Bruce Dixon (Sheila) of West Union and Archie Wayne Dixon (Connie) of Summerville, SC and several nieces and nephews. Joe was...

Barbara Roof Young

Barbara Roof Young

Jan 1, 2021

Barbara Roof Young age 87 passed away Friday, January 1, 2021 at the home of her daughter, Cynthia Tyner. She was born in Rock Hill, SC and was daughter of the late Haskell and Leona Ferrell Roof. Mrs. Young worked as an administrative secretary in the Clinton Mills office and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Clinton....

James William "Jim" Overstreet

James William "Jim" Overstreet

Jan 1, 2021

James William “Jim” Overstreet, age 82, passed away Friday, January 1, 2021 at Prisma Health Richland Hospital. He was born in Clinton, SC and was a son of the late Ruben Overstreet and Lola Mae Lee Overstreet. He was a retired electrician, a US Army Veteran, and was a member of the Lydia Pentecostal Holiness Church, and also attended the...

Mary Ann Bailey

Mary Ann Bailey

Jan 1, 2021

Mary Ann Chance Bailey, widow of William “Bill” Bailey, passed away January 1, 2021 at the Hospice of Laurens County. She was born in Annapolis, MD and was a daughter of the late Trovilla T. Chance and Annie Naomi Welsh Chance. She attended and graduated from Annapolis Schools, she was employed with an insurance company and a law firm in...

Margie Prince Felker

Margie Prince Felker

Dec 30, 2020

Margie Prince Felker, age 86, widow of Harry J. Felker, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at the NHC of Clinton. She was born in Whitmire, SC and was a daughter of the late Samuel Franklin Prince and Minnie Bell Prince. “Ma Margie” as she was lovingly known retired from textiles and was a member of the Whitmire Pentecostal Holiness...

William Hugh Jones

William Hugh Jones

Dec 30, 2020

William Hugh Jones, age 89, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Langston Place in Clinton. He was born in Mountville, SC and was a son of the late Hugh Thompson and L. Fay Bryson Jones. He was a graduate of Erskine College and was a veteran of the US Army. He was also retired from Whitten Center and was...

Pinkney George Holtzclaw, Sr.

Pinkney George Holtzclaw, Sr.

Dec 30, 2020

Pinkney George Holtzclaw, Sr., age 91, widower of Hellen Walker Holtzclaw, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at the Laurens County Memorial Hospital. He was born in Spartanburg County, SC and was a son of the late John Gary Holtzclaw and Alivee Page Holtzclaw. He retired from textiles and was self-employed in several different businesses. Mr. Holtzclaw was a member...

Juanita Hamrick Johnson

Juanita Hamrick Johnson

Dec 29, 2020

Juanita Hamrick Johnson, age 77, of Clinton, SC, and widow of William Keith Johnson Sr. passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2020, at Greenville Memorial Hospital in Greenville, SC. She was born November 19, 1943 and was a daughter of the late John Robert Hamrick and Isabell Dilleshaw Hamrick. Mrs. Johnson is survived by her daughters, Joni Johnson Brewer and husband,...

Helen Marie O'Reilly Harkins

Helen Marie O'Reilly Harkins

Dec 28, 2020

Helen Marie O’Reilly Harkins, 86, our mom, known as “Honey” to her family, passed away Monday, December 28, 2020 after a short illness of Covid-19 while residing at the Clinton Presbyterian Community, Clinton, SC. Helen was born in the Bronx, New York on April 26, 1934 to James Patrick and Helen Lanahan O’Reilly and was the fourth child and only...

Lisa Michelle Sprouse

Lisa Michelle Sprouse

Dec 26, 2020

Lisa Michelle Sprouse, age 56, of Burnt Mill Creek Rd., passed away Saturday, December 26, 2020 at her home. She was born December 4, 1964 in Columbus, Ohio, and was a daughter of the late Charles and Thelma Louise Bandy Fuller. Ms. Sprouse is survived by her daughters, Hannah Nicole Sprouse and Kaitlyn Louise Sprouse, both of Laurens; her brother,...

Allen Wayne Butler

Allen Wayne Butler

Dec 25, 2020

Allen Wayne Butler, age 73, of 1172 Brook Rd., passed away Friday, December 25, 2020 at the Laurens County Memorial Hospital. He was born in Clinton, SC and was a son of the late Louis W. Butler, Jr. and Ruby P. Butler. Allen was the Biggest Clinton Red Devil Fan and could spend lifetime talking about Clinton Athletics. Mr. Butler...

Andrew Ryan Whitman

Andrew Ryan Whitman

Dec 24, 2020

Andrew Ryan Whitman, age 16, passed away Thursday, December 24, 2020. He was born in Newberry, SC and was the son of Kevin Lee Fain and Kayla Marie Whitman and was raised by his paternal grandparents, Michael W. Fain and Bridgett Lynn Fain. In additon to his parents and grandparents he also survived by his sisters, Kassidy Marie Fain and...

Nell Fuller Adams

Nell Fuller Adams

Dec 23, 2020

On Wednesday, December 23, 2020, Nell Fuller Adams, loving sister and aunt, passed away at the age of 87. Nell was born on June 7, 1933 to Ben T. and Lena (Cole) Fuller in Clinton, South Carolina. She was a retired Registered Nurse who practiced in California, Georgia, South Carolina and Maine. Nell had an adventurous, free spirit and loved...

Dorothy Jo "Dodie" Anderson

Dorothy Jo "Dodie" Anderson

Dec 23, 2020

Dorothy Jo “Dodie” Anderson, age 47, of Jefferson St., passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at her home. She was born January 23, 1973, in Clinton, South Carolina, and was a daughter of Dorothy Williams Anderson and the late Joseph Vernon Anderson, Sr. Ms. Anderson was a graduate of Clinton High School. In her spare time, Ms. Anderson enjoyed diamond...

Mary Frances Dunaway

Mary Frances Dunaway

Dec 23, 2020

Mary Frances Dunaway, age 77, widow of Luther H. “Buddy” Dunaway, Jr. passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Selina, Kansas and was a daughter of the late, Leo Joseph Rock and Ella Mae Reddick Rock. She was retired from Clinton Mills and was a member of the Lydia Pentecostal Holiness Church...

Ramona York Skinner

Ramona York Skinner

Dec 19, 2020

Ramona York Skinner of Clinton, SC passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at the Presbyterian Home of Clinton, under the care of the Laurens County Hospice. She was loved by all who had the pleasure of knowing her. Her life was one of commitment, sacrifice, and resilience. Ramona Ann York was born on May 13, 1939 in Marietta, GA....

Elizabeth June Brown

Elizabeth June Brown

Dec 19, 2020

Elizabeth June Brown, age 82, passed away December 19, 2020 at Carolina Gardens in Laurens, SC. She was born in Windsor, VT and was a daughter of the late Thomas Chapin Pratt and Doris May Simonds Pratt. Mrs. Brown is survived by her daughter, Mary Lou Rogers of Inman, SC; Bruce Rogers of Windsor, VT; her four grandchildren; her sister,...

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