Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Bobby Ray Queen
Oct 3, 2020
Bobby Ray Queen, age 87, passed away Saturday, October 3, 2020, at Self Regional Hospital. He was born in Westminster, SC, and was a son of the late Carl H. and Bessie Smith Queen. Mr. Queen was a US Navy Veteran. He was a Service Technician with Suburban Propane in Laurens, a former repairman with Sears, a former employee of...
Sally Jane Porter
Oct 2, 2020
Sally Jane Porter, age 86, passed away Friday, October 2, 2020 at the Hospice of Laurens County. She was born in in Montreal, Canada and was the daughter of the late Fredrick Bellenger and Mildred Myatt Bellenger. Mrs. Porter was a retired Beautician working in Brooklyn, NY and spent part of her time working with the Light of the City...
Stanley L. Smith
Oct 1, 2020
Stanley L. Smith, Sr., age 71, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2020 at the Laurens County Memorial Hospital. He was born in Laurens County, SC and was a son of the late James H. Smith and Elizabeth L. Smith. Mr. Smith was unique in his own way and was a great storyteller always with good story to tell. He was...
Ronald William Crayne
Oct 1, 2020
Dateline – Laurens, SC Ronald William Crayne, age 80, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2020, at the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Newberry County and was a son of the late William and Elizabeth Lindler Crayne. Mr. Crayne retired from Torrington Bearing Company. He is survived by his wife, Linda Godfrey Crayne of Greenwood and two daughters, Crystal...
Derrill Owens Whitmire
Oct 1, 2020
Derrill Owens Whitmire, age 88, of Joanna, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2020 at Self Regional Healthcare Hospital in Greenwood. He was married for 59 years to his beloved wife, Doris Whitmire. He was born in Joanna, SC on November 20, 1931, and was the son of the late Owens Whitmire and the late Clyde and Evelyn Atkins. After graduating...
James Harold Dissman Jr.
Sep 30, 2020
James Harold Dissman Jr. passed away on September 30, 2020 at the age of 82, 9 days before his 83rd birthday. Jim was born October 9, 1937. Son of James H Dissman Sr. and Elizabeth Dissman, grandson of Robert Archer Cooper, governor of South Carolina from 1919–1922. Jim was born in New York and briefly lived in Erie, Pennsylvania before...
Linda V. Littlefield
Sep 28, 2020
Dateline – Waterloo, SC Linda V. Littlefield passed away Monday, September 28, 2020, at her home. She was born in Laurens and was a daughter of the late Jonathan Godfrey and Carrie Mae Davenport. Mrs. Littlefield was a former employee of Craig Industries, Josten’s Cap and Gown, and Laurens Shirt Plant, and a member of Rosemont Baptist Church. She is...
June Adams
Sep 21, 2020
June Adams, age 66 passed away September 21, 2020 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was born in Clinton and was a daughter of the late George Blackwell and Grace J. Blackwell. Mrs. Adams is survived by her husband, Richard A. Adams of the home; stepson, Charles R. Adams; stepdaughter, Regan Snow (Andy); brother-in-law, Dale E. Adams; sisters,...
Nellie Ann Whitmore
Sep 21, 2020
Dateline – Enoree, SC Nellie Ann Whitmore, age 83, passed away Monday, September 21, 2020, at NHC of Laurens. Predeceased by her husband, Harvey, Mrs. Whitmore was born in Woodruff and was a daughter of the late John and Margie Faulkner. She graduated from Ford High School and cosmetology school. She owned and operated her own business for over 40...
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,...
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