Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Norman Lee Blackwell
Sep 20, 2020
Dateline – Laurens, SC Norman Lee Blackwell, age 67, was called for the great fishing trip from his home on Sunday, September 20, 2020. He was born in Laurens and was a son of the late Clarence Lee and Mary Elaine Floyd Blackwell. Mr. Blackwell is survived by his wife, Barbara Blackwell of the home; two daughters, Lauren Abigail Blackwell...
Barbara Medlock Taylor
Sep 19, 2020
Dateline – Joanna, SC Barbara Medlock Taylor, age 78, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020 at North Greenville Hospital. She was born at Bonds Cross Roads and was a daughter of the late Luther and Ruby Louise Turner Medlock. Mrs. Taylor is survived by her husband, Robert G. Taylor, of the home; her son, Richard G. Taylor of Joanna; her...
Rossie Estess Campbell
Sep 15, 2020
Rossie Estess Campbell, age 53, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at the Laurens County Memorial Hospital. He was born in Clinton, SC and was the son of the late William “Bill” E. Campbell and Louise Stoble. Mr. Campbell was a long time employee at Cooper Motor Company. He enjoyed dirt track racing and riding his Harley. Mr. Campbell is...
James Rodney Deason
Sep 14, 2020
As requested by God, James Rodney Deason, 63, of 113 Apex Street in Laurens, crossed over to Heaven the 14th of September 2020. Rodney was the youngest of four children born to James and Betty who preceded him in death along with our beloved sister Linda. He was an intricate part of our family, a kind and gentle soul, who...
Joann Chapman Burton
Sep 11, 2020
JoAnn Chapman Burton, age 68, widow of Donald Wayne Burton, Sr., passed away Friday, September 11, 2020 at the Self Regional Hospital in Greenwood. She was born in McAdenville, NC and was a daughter of the late John Hurschel Chapman and Velma Chapman. She is survived by her children, Ginger Shull, Shane Burton, Donald Wayne Burton, Jr., and Ryan Burton;...
Donald Jerold Samples
Sep 9, 2020
Donald Jerold Samples, age 69, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at his home. He was born in Clinton, SC and was a son of the late William V. Samples and Martha Bellue Samples, he had been an avid fisherman and loved his family with all his heart. Mr. Samples is survived by his wife, Janice C. Samples of the...
Dana Branton Harwell
Sep 9, 2020
Dana Branton Harwell, 54, passed away at home on September 9, 2020. Born to Charles Herbert Branton and the late Barbara Shook Branton, Dana grew up in Cartersville, Georgia with her sisters, Alecia and Kristi, and lots of family. Dana was a hardworking student and athlete at Cartersville High. She later attended Mercer University and the University of Louisville for...
Harold Lewis Starnes
Sep 7, 2020
Dateline – Laurens, SC Harold Lewis Starnes, 71, passed away at home on Monday, September 7th, 2020. He was born on November 14, 1948, in Atlanta, Georgia to Paul Watson Starnes and Lonie Ansley Starnes. A United States Army Veteran, he served in Vietnam and Korea 1968-1970. He retired from Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) in 1999 after 20...
Edna Marie Lowney
Sep 4, 2020
Edna Marie Lowney age 94 and widow of John Lowney passed away Friday, Sept. 4, 2020 at the Presbyterian Home of Clinton. She was born in Pampa, TX and was the last surviving child of the late Theodore and Ozella Patrick Tipps. Mrs. Lowney retired from Varian Electronics in Palo Alto, CA. Edna was an Air Force veteran’s wife traveling...
Alice Lorraine Sullivan
Sep 2, 2020
Alice Lorraine Sullivan of 54 Easy Rd., Laurens, South Carolina passed away peacefully at NHC HealthCare, Greenwood Wednesday, September 2, 2020. Born in Laurens, Alice was the daughter of the late Jared Dunklin and Dorothy Sullivan. She graduated from Laurens High School and attended North Greenville College and later Lander University. Alice became a Certified Nursing Assistant and worked more...
Judy Kay Bryson Trammel Gordon
Sep 1, 2020
Judy Kay Bryson Trammel Gordon, age 66, passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at her home. She was born in Laurens, SC and was a daughter of the late Earl Cox Bryson and Betty Louise Pitts. She attended and was a resident of Thornwell Home and school for children. She was a Tribal Member of the Piedmont American Indian Association,...
Brenda Gale Radford
Aug 31, 2020
Brenda Gale Radford, age 68, passed away Monday, August 31, 2020 in Gray Court, SC. She was born in Laurens, SC and was a daughter of the late James Pennington and Christine Virginia Ensley. Ms. Radford is survived by her two children, Tony Fuller (Leslie) of Clinton, and Melissa Willard of Laurens; her seven grandchildren, Tyler Fuller, Thomas Donnan, Cole...
Walter Allen "Wally" Heaton
Aug 30, 2020
Walter Allen “Wally” Heaton, age 62 of 204 Florence Street passed away August 30, 2020 at Prisma Health Baptist Hospital. He was born in Clinton and was a son of Walter L. Heaton and Carolyn Davis Heaton. Wally was a member of the Clinton First Pentecostal Holiness Church. He previously worked with the Rescue Squad. He loved his pastor, his...
Georgia Young Cannon
Aug 29, 2020
Georgia Young Cannon, age 79, died Saturday, August 29, 2020 at the National Health Care of Clinton. She was born on June 17, 1941, in Clinton, SC and was the daughter of the late John T. Young and Georgia Bee Blakely Young Thomason. She graduated Erskine College Class of 1963, she loved the Flying Fleet of Erskine College and the...
Virginia Gray Vance
Aug 28, 2020
Virginia Gray Vance, widow of Robert Mercer Vance, died peacefully at home with family by her side Friday, August 28, 2020. She was 92 years old. Born in Laurens, South Carolina on July 29, 1928, Virginia was the daughter of L. Russell Gray and Gertrude Sexton Gray. The family moved to Clinton while she was a young child where her...
Donald Guy "Don" Creighton
Aug 27, 2020
Donald Guy “Don” Creighton, age 95, husband of, Mary Frances Wheeler Creighton for 69 years, passed away Thursday, August 27, 2020 at the Hospice of Laurens County. He was born on April 4, 1925 in Atlanta, GA and was the son of the late James Guy Creighton and Jessie McDonald Creighton. He was a veteran of World War II, serving...
Sara Brooks Burns
Aug 27, 2020
Sara Brooks Burns, age 72, passed away Thursday, August 27, 2020 at her home. She was born in Newberry, SC and was a daughter of the late William Moore Brooks and Irene Foshee Brooks. She was co-owner of Burns Service Center, was a member of the Mountville Baptist Church and the Mountville Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. Sara wants everyone to...
Merri Kathryn Owens
Aug 26, 2020
Merri Kathryn Owens, age 52, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2020 in Spartanburg. She was born in Clinton, SC and was a daughter of Barbara Lawson Owings of Clinton and the late James B. “Jim” Owings. Kathy was a graduate of Clinton High School and Piedmont Tech and a former employee of Wachovia Bank. She was a member of the...
Bruce W. Chalk
Aug 25, 2020
Bruce W. Chalk, age 71, died Tuesday August 25, 2020 at Prisma Health Heart Hospital after a brief illness. Mr. Chalk is survived by his wife of 51 years, Ginger, two children: Kevin A. Chalk of Joanna, and daughter Alisa M. Alexander (Trent) of Myrtle Beach, and one brother, Joseph Chalk of Myrtle Beach. He also leaves behind five grandchildren:...
Janet T. Johnson
Aug 25, 2020
Janet Thomasson Johnson, age 73, widow of William C. Johnson, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Newberry, SC and was a daughter of the late E.A. and Madge Thomasson. Janet worked as an RN at Whitten Center for 36 years until her retirement in 2006. She enjoyed lunch weekly with former...
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