Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Furman C. Cantrell
Apr 4, 2024
Furman C. Cantrell, age 97, widower of Betty Jo Sherfield Cantrell, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2024 at the VIA Health Partners Hospice House in Clinton. He was born March 17, 1927, in Chesnee, SC and was a son of the late Fred E. Cantrell and Annie Wiley Cantrell. He was retired from Presbyterian College and enjoyed keeping a garden...
Susan Workman Payne
Apr 4, 2024
Susan Workman Payne, affectionally known as “Dah” by her family, wife of Horace D. Payne, Jr., passed away, Thursday, April 4, 2024 at her home. She was born March 29, 1944 in Douglas, Georgia and was the daughter of the late Hayne B. Workman, Sr. and Catherine Heirs Workman. Susan was a woman of faith and dearly loved her family....
Harry Lee Frady
Apr 3, 2024
Harry Lee Frady, 83, passed away peacefully on April 3, 2024 in Clinton SC. He was a long-time resident of rural Saluda County and former owner of Aamerco Transmissions for 31 years in Greenwood. There was snow on the ground when Harry was born in a two-room cabin on January 13, 1941 in the mountains just outside of Waynesville NC....
Roy Lee Howell
Apr 2, 2024
Roy Lee Howell, age 80, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at NHC of Laurens. He was born on September 24, 1943 and was a son of the late John Major and Carrie Troutman Howell. Roy was a beloved child of God, he enjoyed listing to Christian music and watching Clemson football. He is survived by a special niece, Karen...
Frankie Dianne Richardson
Mar 31, 2024
Frankie Dianne Richardson, age 71, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2024, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Clinton, SC and was a daughter of the late Frank Benjamin Peavy and the late Evelyn Loretta Bagwell Dunaway. Frankie was retired from Clinton Mills and was a member of Believers Assembly Holiness Church. She is survived by...
Stephanie Josette Bowers
Mar 27, 2024
Stephanie Josette Bowers, age 52, of Clinton, SC, widow of Jerry Bowers, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at Prisma Health - Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born August 15, 1971 in Laurens, SC, and was a daughter of Hubert Eli Adams and Dorothy Ann Suber Cromer. Stephanie is survived by her daughter, Jerrica Speaks of Clinton; her granddaughter, Jordyn...
Nancy Marie Seaver
Mar 25, 2024
Nancy Marie Seaver, age 71, passed away Monday, March 25, 2024, at her home. She was born November 25, 1952, in Mt. Clemens, MI, and was a daughter of the late Joseph Richard and Gertrude Horn Gavlinski. Nancy was a member of Bellview Baptist Church and the American Legion Unit 25 Auxiliary. She was a former employee of the Beaufort...
Nancy Starnes Davis
Mar 25, 2024
Nancy Starnes Davis, age 81, widow of Rossie King, passed away at NHC of Laurens on Monday, March 25, 2024. She was born October 17, 1942, in Laurens, South Carolina and was a daughter of the late Claude Lee and Ruby Deketlaer Starnes. She retired from the Enoree Mills and was a member of the Gray Court Church of God....
Sherry Ann Ham
Mar 24, 2024
Mrs. Sherry Ann Ham, age 66 of Jefferson, passed away on Sunday morning, March 24, 2024 at Alleghany Health Center. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at 3pm at Boone Family Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Lewis Young officiating. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 1pm at Rosemont Cemetery in Clinton,...
Carol Elizabeth Landon Pearson
Mar 24, 2024
Carol Elizabeth Landon Pearson was born in Bangkok, Thailand to Margaret and Kenneth Landon, who served as Presbyterian missionaries in Southeast Asia. She graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School (Washington D. C.) in 1951, and from Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL) in 1955. She married Lennart Pearson in 1956, and they began their life adventures in Edinburgh, Scotland where she taught...
John J. Morris
Mar 23, 2024
John J. Morris, age 89, widower of Ingeborg R. Morris, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2024, at The Presbyterian Community of Clinton. Born March 14, 1935 in Hazard County, KY, he was a son of the late Robert K. and Fannie F. Sellers Morris. Mr. Morris retired as Sergeant of the US Army after 20 years of service; having served...
Braydon Kyle Bakley
Mar 23, 2024
Braydon Kyle Bakley, age 23, passed away, Saturday, March 23, 2024 at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born on June 28, 2000 in Anderson, South Carolina and is the son of David Stanley Bakley, Jr. of Laurens and the late Michelle Saxon Bakley. Braydon was a graduate of Woodmont High School, Class of 2019. He was employed at...
Doris R. Lyda Blackman
Mar 20, 2024
Doris R. Lyda Blackman, 88, formerly from Joanna, SC, widow of Luby A. Blackman, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at her daughter’s home in Lilburn, Georgia. Born on October 20, 1935, in Durham, NC, but raised in Laurens County, SC, Mrs. Doris Blackman was the daughter of the late Clifford (Pete) and Minnie Butler of Laurens, SC. She was...
Ruby Meece O'Dell
Mar 20, 2024
Ruby Meece O'Dell, age 83, resident of Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community, widow of James Donald "Don" O'Dell, passed away, Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at Hospice of Laurens County. She was born July 4, 1940 in Leicester, NC and was a daughter of the late James Edward Meece and Vaudie Willis Meece. Mrs. O'Dell was a member of Mt. Gallagher...
Wade Hampton Brewington Jr.
Mar 20, 2024
Wade Hampton Brewington, Jr., husband of Joan Edmonds Brewington, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at Prisma Health – Laurens County Hospital. He was born May 24, 1947 in Laurens, SC, and was a son of the late Wade Hampton Brewington, Sr. and Nellie Loree Patterson Brewington Smith. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his son, Brad...
Miriam "Meme" Elise Dickert Holden
Mar 17, 2024
Miriam “Meme” Elise Dickert Holden, age 33, of Whitmire, SC, passed away, Sunday, March 17, 2024. She was born February 11, 1991 in Union, SC, and was a daughter of Tony Wayne and Lenora Mae Revels Dickert. Meme was a loving daughter, sister, aunt, and friend. She had a big heart and would always help anyone she could. Surviving in...
Teressa Arlene Ashby
Mar 16, 2024
Teressa Arlene Ashby, age 74, passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community. She was born November 4, 1949, in Tacoma, WA, and was a daughter of the late Sanford and Merlene McGill Jones. Ms. Ashby is survived by her son, Steve Ashby; sisters, Brenda Perry, Phyllis Roncadori (Frank), Sandra Jones and Beth Reyes (Alex);...
Patricia Prince Morris
Mar 16, 2024
Dateline – Clinton, SC Patricia Prince Morris, age 65, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 16, 2024 at the Hospice of Laurens County. She was born January 28, 1959 in Clinton, SC and was a daughter of the late Thomas E. Prince, Sr. and the late Laura Naomi Smith Prince. She was a former employee of Ashten-Johnson. Ms. Morris is...
Mary Ellen Graham
Mar 16, 2024
Mary Ellen Graham, age 88, of Clinton, SC, wife of Charles Horace Graham, passed away, Saturday, March 16, 2024, at NHC Clinton of Clinton. She was born October 14, 1935 in Lockhart, SC, and was a daughter of the late Reuben Eli Harris and Frances Pauline Herrin Harris. Mary Ellen retired from Whitten Center. She was a faithful member of...
Jean Smith Schroeder
Mar 16, 2024
Jean Smith Schroeder, age 87, of Middleburg, NY, passed away, Saturday, March 16, 2024 at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill, SC. Born April 14, 1936 in Washington, DC, she was a daughter of the late Edward Andrew and Clara Perry Virginia Flint. Mrs. Schroeder earned her master’s degree in Agronomy from Cornell University. Her career was dedicated to education...
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