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

Mary Dean Holder

Mary Dean Holder

Jul 29, 2020

Mary D. Holder, age 93, passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at NHC of Laurens. She was born in Clinton and was the daughter of the late Norman Holder and Elizabeth Parsons Holder. Ms. Holder attended Bellview Baptist Church, was a homemaker most of her life and loved to read and work puzzle books. She was a loving aunt to...

Jason Eric Chalk

Jason Eric Chalk

Jul 28, 2020

Jason Eric Chalk, age 54, of Clinton, SC went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 28, 2020. Eric was predeceased by his mother Helen G. Richards and Step-Father Chesley L. Richards, and his dad Kenneth Chalk. Eric strived to make people laugh at an early age. He also had a strong interest and collection of music and movies....

Dot Boyter

Dot Boyter

Jul 28, 2020

Dot Boyter, age 56 passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Union and was a daughter of Lola Elaine Sprouse of Clinton and the late Marvin Prince, Sr. Mrs. Boyter was a LPN working at Whitten Center and was a former employee of 22 years at National Health Care. She will be...

Randel Wilburn Stewart

Randel Wilburn Stewart

Jul 27, 2020

Randel Wilburn Stewart, age 77, of 105 Washington Street, passed away Monday, July 27, 2020 at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Laurens, SC and was a son of the late Emory Stewart and Hattie Wilburn Stewart. Randel had lived at on Washington Street for 30 years, and loved hamburgers, Pepsi, and Rocking Chairs. Mr. Stewart is survived...

Sherman "Slick" Landers

Sherman "Slick" Landers

Jul 27, 2020

Sherman “Slick” Landers, age 68, of 482 Burton Creekside Road passed away Monday, July 27, 2020 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Clinton and was a son of the late Warren Landers and Sallie Emert Landers. Mr. Landers was self-employed in construction, he enjoyed fishing and Go Cart Racing. He is survived by his wife Darlene Holmes Landers;...

Bobbie Stevenson Jones

Bobbie Stevenson Jones

Jul 27, 2020

Bobbie Stevenson Jones, age 86, passed away Monday, July 27, 2020 at the National Healthcare of Clinton. She was born in Laurens County and was a daughter of the late Prince Arthur Stevenson and Maybelle Foster Stevenson. She was a member of the Beaverdam Baptist Church. Mrs. Jones was a supervisor at the Laurens Glass Company. She went on to...

Charles Christian "Chris" Culbreth

Charles Christian "Chris" Culbreth

Jul 24, 2020

Charles Christian “Chris” Culbreth of Newberry, died July 24, 2020. Born January 19, 1968 to William Shelton Culbreth and Martha L. Culbreth. Surviving are his mother, Martha L. Culbreth, his Granny, Inez E. Culbreth of Whitmire, his son, Nathan Alexander Culbreth of Newberry, and his daughter, Amber Marie Inez Culbreth of Tampa, FL; the mother of the children, Candy Willens...

Thomas Mcbride Andrews

Thomas Mcbride Andrews

Jul 23, 2020

Dateline – Whitmire, SC Thomas McBride Andrews, age 101, of Whitmire, widower of Mildred B. Andrews died July 23, 2020. Born September 18, 1918, he was the son of Thomas McBride and Nellie Stone Andrews. He was a 1939 graduate of Whitmire High School and was a WWII veteran. He served in the Army Air Corps in the Pacific Theater...

Ruth M. Leonard

Ruth M. Leonard

Jul 22, 2020

Ruth M. Leonard age 93, passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at the Hospice House of Laurens Clinton. She was born in Asheboro, NC and was a daughter of the late William Carlton McLeod and Ida Doris Muse McLeod. Mrs. Leonard retired as Vice President of the Leonard-Marler Insurance Agency, she was a member of the First Baptist Church of...

Jeffery Alan Sager

Jeffery Alan Sager

Jul 22, 2020

Jeffery Alan Sager age 60 passed away suddenly, Wednesday July 22, 2020 at his home. He was born January 3, 1960 in Altoona, PA, a son of Virginia Allison Sager of Duncansville, PA, and the late Richard L. Sager. He was a graduate of Central High School in Martinsburg, PA, Class of 1977. He earned a Bachelor of Music Therapy...

Joseph C. Carter

Joseph C. Carter

Jul 21, 2020

Joseph C. Carter, age 76, of Laurens, SC, went home to be with his Savior on July 21, 2020, in Laurens, SC. A Memorial Service will be held at 2 PM on Sunday, July 26th, 2020 at Temple Baptist Church with Pastor David Johnston of Temple Baptist Church, officiating. Due to the COVID-19 Crisis, only family members will be allowed...

Wallace Bannister Phillips, Jr.

Wallace Bannister Phillips, Jr.

Jul 20, 2020

Wallace “Wally” B. Phillips, Jr., age 57 of 328 Hazel Drive passed away Monday, July 20, 2020 at his home. He was born in Clinton and was the son of Ruth Vincent Phillips and the late Wallace “Dude” Bannister Phillips, Sr. In addition to his mother he is survived by his brothers, Rickey Phillips (Tessa) and Danny Phillips (Diane) both...

George Heebsh

George Heebsh

Jul 20, 2020

George Heebsh, age 73 passed away Monday, July 20, 2020 at the Laurens County Hospice. Mr. Heebsh was born in Toledo, Ohio and was the son of the late Francis Robert Heebsh and Donna Distell Szynfelt. George was a resident of Whitten Center where he enjoyed working in the workshop. He loved going to Church and loved country music. George...

Carolyn Faye Rush Neighbors

Carolyn Faye Rush Neighbors

Jul 19, 2020

Carolyn Faye Rush Neighbors, 84, of 173 Shenandoah Drive, Laurens, widow of Dillard D. “Buzzy” Neighbors, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2020, at her home after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Born in Laurens, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Ruby Rush, and a graduate of Ford High School. She was retired from Whitten Center...

Wesley Aubrey Leonard

Wesley Aubrey Leonard

Jul 19, 2020

Wesley Aubrey Leonard, age 93, of Clinton, South Carolina, widower of Georgia Corbett Leonard passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2020. Mr. Leonard was also predeceased by his granddaughter, Susannah Elizabeth-Ellen Kwee; his nephew, Darrel Carl Leonard; his niece, Grace Cockman Hugo; and his sisters, Beatrice Leonard Cockman and Velma Leonard Skeen. He was born in Randolph County, North Carolina,...

Teresa Lynn Teseniar Graddick

Teresa Lynn Teseniar Graddick

Jul 18, 2020

Teresa Lynn Teseniar Graddick, age 59, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2020. She was born in Whitmire, SC and was a daughter of the late Calvin Mack Teseniar and Dorothy Elizabeth Graham Teseniar. She was a blessing as a wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. As a devoted nurse, she cared for others with immense compassion like no other, and...

Elizabeth "Libby" Brooks

Elizabeth "Libby" Brooks

Jul 16, 2020

Elizabeth “Libby” Brooks, age 79, of 384 Henderson Church Road, and widower of Bernard “Bernie” Brooks, Sr., passed away Thursday, July 16, 2020, at her home. She was born in Greensboro, NC, and was the daughter of the late Sam W. and Ruby Hazel Sills Thornlow. Mrs. Brooks worked in the cafeteria at the Laurens District 55 High School. She...

Linda Brewington Morse

Linda Brewington Morse

Jul 16, 2020

Linda Brewington Morse, age 73, of 102 Dixon Street passed away July 16, 2020 at the Self Regional Medical Center. She was born in Cross Anchor and was the daughter of the late Marvin Brewington and Helen Posey Brewington. Mrs. Morse was a member of Immanuel Christian Fellowship and worked for the daycare at First Baptist of Clinton. She is...

Patricia Ann Jenkins

Patricia Ann Jenkins

Jul 14, 2020

Patricia Ann Jenkins, age 56, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at the Hospice of Laurens County. She was born in Clinton, SC and was the daughter of the late Clara Goff Morgan. Mrs. Jenkins is survived by her husband, Jeff Jenkins of the home; her son, Brandon Jenkins of Joanna; and her daughter, Jessica Jenkins of Joanna. In addition...

Dale Blakely Spears

Dale Blakely Spears

Jul 14, 2020

Dale Blakely Spears, age 90, of Presbyterian Home, Clinton, South Carolina, died Tuesday, July 14, 2020. Born in Laurens on November 30, 1929, Dale was the daughter of the late George Hunter and Brucie Owings Blakely. She graduated Valedictorian from Laurens High School in 1947. In 1948, she was named Honorary Cadet Colonel of the Pershing Rifle Cadet Corps at...

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