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

Charles Arnold "Frog" Duncan

Charles Arnold "Frog" Duncan

Apr 1, 2020

Charles Arnold “Frog” Duncan, age 83 of 620 Chestnut St. and formerly of Whitmire went home to be with his Lord and Savior Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at the Hospice House of Laurens. He was born in Lee County Virginia and was a son of the late Lloyd and Emily Tankersley Duncan. Mr. Duncan was retired from Cone Mill of...

Willis Cecil Deitz

Willis Cecil Deitz

Mar 31, 2020

Willis Cecil Deitz of Clinton, SC, passed from this life and entered into the presence of his Heavenly Father on March 31, 2020. For more than 50 years, he was a Free Mason of Campbell Masonic Lodge and a pillar of Bellview Baptist Church where he served intermittently as a deacon. Born on February 17, 1938, he retired from Laurens...

Charles Bryson Bannister

Charles Bryson Bannister

Mar 29, 2020

Charles Bryson Bannister, Sr. age 81, of Clinton, SC passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, March 29, 2020 at his home, and went to be with his personal Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Charles grew up in Mountville, SC and was a son of the late Rolly Bannister, Sr. and Marie Bannister. Charles followed in his father’s footsteps and had a...

Eugenia Roach Childress

Eugenia Roach Childress

Mar 26, 2020

Eugenia Roach Childress, age 72, departed this world for Heaven Thursday, March 26, 2020 at the NHC of Laurens surrounded by the ones she loved. She was born in Oconee County, SC and was a daughter of the late Howard Gus and Francis Fuller Roach. When she wasn’t cheering on her Clemson Tigers, or at the ballfield with her boys,...

Roy Vance Ramage

Roy Vance Ramage

Mar 24, 2020

Roy Vance Ramage, age 82, of 104 Derby Lane passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at his home. He was born in Burna, KY and was a son of the late Roy W. Ramage and Corrine Peck Ramage. He received a Bachelor of Science, Masters of Business Administration and Masters of Arts Education all at Murray State University and a...

Ronald James Mcguirt

Ronald James Mcguirt

Mar 23, 2020

Ronald J. McGuirt, age 81, of 1414 Fairview Church Road, passed away Monday, March 23, 2020 at his home. He was born in Newberry, SC and was a son of the late Joseph Henry and Mary Lois Nabors McGuirt. He was a Veteran of the South Carolina Army National Guard, he was retired from Renfro, and also worked for Anderson...

Foster Keith Langley

Foster Keith Langley

Mar 23, 2020

Foster Keith Langley, age 73, passed away Monday, March 23, 2020 at the Laurens County Memorial Hospital. He was born in Laurens, SC and was the son of Audrey Thompson Langley and the late Foster “Bob” Langley. He was retired from Belk after 30 years of service and was a devoted son, brother, and uncle. In addition to his mother...

Marilyn Sue Jones

Marilyn Sue Jones

Mar 20, 2020

Dateline - Laurens Marilyn Sue Jones, 84, wife of William N. Jones, passed away Friday, March 20, 2020. Born in Oklahoma City, OK, she was the daughter of the late William Boyd Loftin and Doris Farenkopf. Sue was retired from Monsanto and was a long-time member of the First United Methodist Church Laurens and a member of the Searchers Sunday...

Ab Lawrence

Ab Lawrence

Mar 18, 2020

AB Lawrence age 90, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta, GA. He was born in Laurens, SC and was a son of the late John Lawrence and Lona Mae Roberts. He retired as a Sergeant First Class from the U.S. Army after 22 years of service, he was a veteran of...

Paul Patterson

Paul Patterson

Mar 17, 2020

Paul Patterson, age 85, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at the NHC of Clinton. He was born in Enoree, SC and was a son of the late Clarence and Vera Knighton Patterson. He was retired from Clinton Mills, was of the Baptist Faith, and enjoyed Taxidermy. Mr. Patterson is survived by his wife of 68 years, Mary Wyatt Patterson;...

Mary Beth Crowder Cockrell

Mary Beth Crowder Cockrell

Mar 12, 2020

Mary Beth Crowder Cockrell, age 61, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Laurens, SC, to the late William Marion Crowder and Barbara Dickey Crowder. She was a member of Mountville Baptist Church and employed by Laurens School District 56 for 25 years. Mrs. Cockrell is survived by her...

Grace Yon Harrison Turner

Grace Yon Harrison Turner

Mar 12, 2020

Grace Yon Harrison Turner, age 90, widow of James Harrison and William Turner, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020 at the Langston House of Clinton. She was born in Newberry, SC and was a daughter of the late Wes Yon and Gussie Elizabeth Fulmer Yon. Mrs. Turner was a retired Nurse from Whitten Center. Mrs. Turner is survived by her...

Elizabeth Ann "Lib" Shouse Pitts

Elizabeth Ann "Lib" Shouse Pitts

Mar 11, 2020

Dateline – Clinton, SC Elizabeth Ann “Lib” Shouse Pitts, age 90, widow of Sterling Adair “Chick” Pitts, Jr., of 406 East Florida Street, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at her home. She was born in Whitmire, SC and was the daughter of the late Newman Alston Shouse, Sr. and Isabel Vernon Chase Shouse. She was a longtime employee of...

Roger Dale Sparkman

Roger Dale Sparkman

Mar 9, 2020

Roger Dale Sparkman, age 63, of 7383 Highway 56 S, passed away Monday, March 9, 2020, at his home. He was born in Dillon, SC and was a son of the late Hayden and Ella Frances Sparkman. Mr. Sparkman is survived by his wife, Glenda Sparkman; his children, Dolora Sparkman, Jennifer Zona, Fran Sparkman, and Sammy Upton; his siblings, John...

Jennifer Michele Gentry Freeman

Jennifer Michele Gentry Freeman

Mar 9, 2020

Jennifer Michele Gentry Freeman, age 53, of Clinton, South Carolina, passed away from complications due to metastatic breast cancer on Monday, March 9th, 2020. She was born on August 22nd, 1966 in Greenwood, South Carolina. She was the only child of Edna Gentry and the late Thomas Julius Gentry. She was a member of Laurel Baptist Church in Greenwood, South...

Carl David "Joe" Craine

Carl David "Joe" Craine

Mar 8, 2020

Carl David “Joe” Craine, age 75, of 25 Lake Road passed away March 8, 2020 at his home. He was born in Washington County, Tennessee and was the son of the late McDaniel Craine and Lula Mae Landers Craine. Mr. Craine was retired from the Logging business, he loved the outdoors, fishing and hunting. He is survived by his wife,...

Clarice Eubanks

Clarice Eubanks

Mar 7, 2020

Clarice Eubanks, age 77 of 229 Oak Street Lydia Mill passed away Saturday, March 7, 2020 at her home. She was born in Laurens County and was the daughter of the late Boyd Eubanks and Pearl Brewington Eubanks Campbell. Mrs. Eubanks was a homemaker and was a member of Bethany Presbyterian Church. She is survived by her sisters, Eva Hughes...

Claudette Bowser Henderson

Claudette Bowser Henderson

Mar 7, 2020

Dateline – Waterloo Claudette Bowser Henderson, age 79, of 112 Cobb Road and widow of Joseph Lynn Henderson, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2020, at her home. She was born in Newberry and was a daughter of the late Bryant and Helen Taylor Crouch. Mrs. Henderson was survived by her daughters, Rene Bowser of Waterloo and Lynn Whitehead of Lakeland,...

Phyllis Marie Simmons

Phyllis Marie Simmons

Mar 7, 2020

Phyllis Marie Simmons, age 60, of 927 Church Street passed away March 7, 2020 at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Georgia and was the daughter of Linda Finley and the late John Finley. Mrs. Simmons is survived by her husband, Jerry Simmons of the home; a son, James Simmons of Laurens; daughters, Tracy Sanchez (Vicente) of...

Shirley Ann Griffin

Shirley Ann Griffin

Mar 5, 2020

Shirley Ann Griffin, age 80, of 109 Mary Street and widow of Connie Odell Griffin, Sr. passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020 at the home of her daughter. She was born in Clinton and was a daughter of the late James Brewington and Irene Lawson Brewington Easley. Mrs. Griffin was a homemaker and member of the First Pentecostal Holiness Church....

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