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

William (Bill) Ronald Davis

William (Bill) Ronald Davis

Jul 14, 2020

William (Bill) Ronald Davis, age 80, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at NHC of Clinton. He was born in Lynchburg, VA, and was the son of the late Ronald J Davis and Ruby Settle Davis. Bill worked in banking starting as a teller and progressed to leading several trust departments in Virginia and South Carolina. Bill was a very...

Margaret Senn Wallace

Margaret Senn Wallace

Jul 13, 2020

Margaret Senn Wallace, age 86 passed away Monday, July 13, 2020 at the Laurens County Memorial Hospital. She was born in Laurens, SC and was a daughter of the late Harold Murphy Senn and Omega Pitts Senn. Mrs. Wallace was a former employee with Spratt Grocery and a teacher’s aid with Ford Middle School and Laurens High School. She was...

Frank Daniel Gresham

Frank Daniel Gresham

Jul 11, 2020

Frank Daniel Gresham, age 79, passed away Saturday, July 11, 2020 at his home. Mr. Gresham was born in Durham, NC and was a son of the late Clifton Alton Gresham and Vinnie Morgan Gresham. He was a Loom Technician at the Oakland Mills in Newberry and was also a member of the US Army National Guard. Mr. Gresham is...

James Edward "Eddie" Malone

James Edward "Eddie" Malone

Jul 9, 2020

James Edward "Eddie" Malone, age 79, of 501 Byars Road, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2020 at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Clinton, SC and was the son of the late Curtis Malone and Junie Belle Heaton Malone. He was the Owner and Operator of Malone's Electrical and Plumbing for 50 years and was a cherished member...

Sylvia Diane Tumblin Murdock

Sylvia Diane Tumblin Murdock

Jul 8, 2020

Sylvia Diane Tumblin Murdock, age 73, of Laurens passed away July 8, 2020 at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson. She was born in Laurens and was the daughter of the late Homer Neal Tumblin and Elma Keasler Tumblin. Diane was a cosmetologist for many years and worked at the Imperial Beauty Salon, Just Hair, and Sharon’s Stylet. She was...

Brenda Kay Owens

Brenda Kay Owens

Jul 8, 2020

Brenda Kay Owens, age 67, of 1523 Rock House Road, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at the Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood. She was born in Clinton, SC and was a daughter of the late Woodrow and Christine Campbell, she was of the Baptist Faith. Ms. Owens is survived by her son, James Owens (Pam) of Greenwood; her grandchildren,...

Ronald Glenn "Ronnie" Setzer

Ronald Glenn "Ronnie" Setzer

Jul 6, 2020

The September Memorial Service for Ronald Glenn “Ronnie” Setzer had to be cancelled because of family related illness. The Memorial Service has been rescheduled for this Saturday, October 24, at 2:00pm at the Overlook at the Clinton House Plantation located at 15171 Hwy. 56. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Ronnie died July 6 at his home...

Hilda Cruse Barlow

Hilda Cruse Barlow

Jul 4, 2020

Hilda Cruse Barlow, age 85, widow of the Rev. Earl Barlow, Sr., went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Saturday, July 4, 2020. She was born in Rosefield, LaSalle Parrish, LA and was the daughter of the late Jewel Ivey Cruse and Jessie Mae Erskine Cruse. She was married to Rev. Earl Barlow, Sr. for 64 years before...

Stephen Bassett Kilgore

Stephen Bassett Kilgore

Jul 3, 2020

Stephen (Stevie) Bassett Kilgore, age 65, resident of Whitten Center, Clinton, S.C., passed away July 3, 2020, after a brief illness. Stevie was born in Montgomery, AL on June 14, 1955 to the late Jean A. and Donald G. Kilgore, Jr. of Greenville, SC. He was an independent soul that enjoyed many simple pleasures like car rides in the country,...

Alvin Henry Donnan, Jr.

Alvin Henry Donnan, Jr.

Jun 29, 2020

Alvin Henry Donnan, Jr., age 67, passed away Monday, June 29, 2020 at the Regency Hospital of Greenville. He was born in Clinton, SC and was the only son of the late Alvin Henry Donnan, Sr. and Frances Jones Donnan. He was a graduate of Clinton High School and the University of South Carolina of Columbia. He was the manager...

Billy Ray Simpson

Billy Ray Simpson

Jun 29, 2020

Billy “Uncle Bill” Ray Simpson, age 68 of 310 Davis Street passed away Monday, June 29, 2020. He was born in Fort Worth, TX and was a son of the late Youell and Anna Emma Alexander Simpson. Mr. Simpson was retired from Clinton Mills with 28 years of service. He is survived by his sister, Ann Wilson of Clinton; numerous...

Linda Leopard Brown

Linda Leopard Brown

Jun 27, 2020

Linda Leopard Brown, age 75 passed away Saturday, June 27, 2020 at her home. She was born in Newport, TN and was the daughter of the late Elbert Leopard and Josie Turner Leopard. Mrs. Brown was retired from the School District 56 and was a member of the Joanna Church of God and Zion Hill Episcopal Church in Newport, TN....

Elizabeth Womble Bagwell

Elizabeth Womble Bagwell

Jun 25, 2020

Elizabeth “Lib” Womble Bagwell, age 79, of 3190 Apple Orchard Road passed away June 25, 2020 at her home. She was born in Clinton and was the daughter of the late Julius O’ Earl Womble and Catherine Ammons Womble. Mrs. Bagwell was an avid CHS Red Devil supporter and avid supporter of the CHS Booster Club. She was a lifelong...

Amy Geraldine Lloyd

Amy Geraldine Lloyd

Jun 23, 2020

Dateline – Clinton, SC Amy Geraldine Lloyd, age 77, died peacefully from natural causes on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at Trinity Oaks Health and Rehab in Salisbury NC. She was born April 3, 1943, in Sanford NC to Myron and Agathel Lloyd. Although mentally handicapped from birth, Geraldine was a loving sister and enjoyed spending time with her family and...

John "Frank" Pace

John "Frank" Pace

Jun 23, 2020

John “Frank” Pace, age 74 of 107 Emory Street passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at his home. Mr. Pace was born in Woodruff and was the son of the late John L. Pace and Thelma Waddell Pace. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather, and was an avid Outdoorsman whose passion was hunting and fishing. He is survived...

Rebecca Jane Fields

Rebecca Jane Fields

Jun 20, 2020

Rebecca Jane Fields (Perry) was born March 6, 1954 to Arden Leo Perry and Marjorie Ann Moore Moran whom she joined in heaven on June 20, 2020. She was mother to Mechelle Perry, Nicole Bishop, and Jennifer Bishop (deceased). She was survived by her husband Jimmy Lane Moore; sister Joyce Deer; daughters: Mechelle Perry, Nicole Bishop, Tonya Tarrant; grandchildren: Leon...

Charles "Chuckie" Tankersley Jr.

Charles "Chuckie" Tankersley Jr.

Jun 17, 2020

Charles “Chuckie” Tankersley, Jr., age 62, widower of Charlene Tankersley, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at his home. He was born in Whitmire, SC and was a son of the late Charles Tankersley Sr. and Elsie Mae Davis Tankersley. Chuckie was an employee of the Carlisle Finishing Plant for thirty-three years, a member of the Union Masonic Lodge 75,...

Maxwell Hentz Duckett

Maxwell Hentz Duckett

Jun 12, 2020

Maxwell Hentz Duckett, Sr., age 79, passed away Friday, June 12, 2020 at the Hospice of Laurens County. He was born in Whitmire, SC and was a son of the late Robert Maxwell Duckett and Marion Hentz Duckett. He was a US Army Veteran and after his military service was employed and retired from Monsanto. He was member of Campbell...

Robert Carlisle Neely

Robert Carlisle Neely

Jun 9, 2020

Robert Carlisle Neely, age 81, passed away on June 9, 2020, at his home in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, from complications of Parkinson’s disease. He was born July 15, 1938 in Clinton, South Carolina, to the late Woodfin Carlisle Neely and Helen Lee Neely. Growing up in Clinton, Robert was an Eagle Scout. He graduated from Clinton High School in...

James E. Fuller

James E. Fuller

Jun 9, 2020

James E. Fuller, age 87, widower of Lavalle Fuller, passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at the Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center in Laurens. He was born in Enoree, SC and was a son of the late Fate Fuller and Eva Dell Garrett Fuller. He was 20 year veteran of the US Air Force and the South Carolina National Guard....

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