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

Angela Bryant Creswell

Angela Bryant Creswell

Feb 7, 2020

Angela Bryant Creswell, age 48, passed away Friday, February 7, 2020 at her home. She was born in Martinsville, Virginia and was the daughter of Frances Holt Bryant and the late Earl Bryant. Mrs. Creswell is survived by her husband, Melvin “Kebo” Keith Creswell of the home; her sons, Michael Wells, Wesley (Rebekah) Wells both of Clinton; her step sons,...

Annie Julia Oze

Annie Julia Oze

Feb 6, 2020

Annie Julia Droze, age 88, a resident of Langston Place and member of the First Baptist Church of Clinton passed away Thursday, February 6, 2020. A Graveside service will be conducted Sunday, February 9, 2020 at 2:30 PM at Rosemont Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Clinton, P.O. Box 95, Clinton,...

Henry T. Johnson Jr.

Henry T. Johnson Jr.

Feb 6, 2020

Henry T. Johnson Jr., age 86, of 130 Little Egypt Road passed away Thursday, February 6, 2020 at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. He was born in Whitmire and was the son of the late Henry Sr. and Cora Craft Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a member of Central Ave Baptist Church, retired supervisor with Clinton Mills and a United States...

Carl Allen Heaton

Carl Allen Heaton

Feb 2, 2020

Carl Allen Heaton, age 67, passed away Sunday, February 2, 2020 at the Laurens County Hospice House. He was born in Clinton, SC and was the son of the late, Carl Heaton, Jr and Lois Ginn Heaton. Mr. Heaton is survived by his wife, Elsie Heaton of the home; his son, Vernon McCall of Clinton; his two daughters, Dawn Heaton...

Shirley Lorene Waters

Shirley Lorene Waters

Jan 31, 2020

Dateline – Clinton Shirley Lorene Waters, age 70, formerly of 286 Marshall Road, passed away on Friday, January 31, 2020 at National Health Care of Clinton. She was born in Laurens County and was the daughter of the late John Allen and Mary Marshall Bledsoe. Mrs. Waters was a member of the Bonds Crossroads Pentecostal Holiness Church She is survived...

Chrystal "Christy" Johnson King

Chrystal "Christy" Johnson King

Jan 30, 2020

Dateline – Clinton Chrystal “Christy” Johnson King, age 48, of 1314 Old Milton Road passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loved ones on January 30, 2020. She was born in Clinton and was the daughter of Phyllis Bryant and the late Bobby Johnson. Christy was a member of First Baptist Church of Clinton where she was a...

Cw "Bill" Hogan

Cw "Bill" Hogan

Jan 29, 2020

C.W. “Bill” Hogan of 204 York St., Clinton, South Carolina died at the Presbyterian Home on January 29, 2020. He was born on March 26, 1924 in Owatonna, Minnesota. Bill was a businessman, a US Army veteran of World War II as a member of the 82nd airborne division, and a 1948 graduate of Mount Saint Mary’s College in Emmitsburg,...

Beryl L. Rumfelt

Beryl L. Rumfelt

Jan 28, 2020

Beryl L. Rumfelt, age 79, passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the Hospice of Laurens County. She was born in Greenville County, SC and was a daughter of the late Jones R. Lyda and Annie Mae Spoon Lyda. Ms. Rumfelt is survived by her two children, Mark Rumfelt (Gail) and Donna Rumfelt (Ricky) both of Waterloo; her two granddaughters,...

Skyla Marie Gamble

Skyla Marie Gamble

Jan 26, 2020

Skyla Marie Gamble, age 18, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2019 at the Self Regional Medical Center. She was born in Brandon, Florida and was a daughter of Shawn M. Gamble (Amanda) of Waterloo and Brenda Murray of Florida. In addition to her parents she is survived by her brothers, Cameron Gamble, Brennon Hunt, Emmanuel Hunt and Dominic Shaffer; her...

Gerald D. "Jerry" Carter

Gerald D. "Jerry" Carter

Jan 26, 2020

Gerald D. “Jerry” Carter, age 91, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2020. He was born in Fort Motte, SC and was the last surviving member of his family. He was retired from Delta Mills and was a faithful member of the First United Methodist Church of Cheraw. Survivors include Sid and Hilda Carter of Clinton; and Vaughn and Sean Vick...

Larry George Barker

Larry George Barker

Jan 25, 2020

Larry George Barker, age 74, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2020. He was born in Greenville, SC and was a son of the late George Barker and Mary Campbell Barker. He retired from Torrington Bearing Company. Mr. Barker is survived by his son, Larry Scott Barker (Caroline) of Laurens; his daughter, Mary Elizabeth Barker Campbell (Timothy) of Laurens; and his...

Georgette Holtzclaw

Georgette Holtzclaw

Jan 23, 2020

Georgette Holtzclaw, age 68, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2020 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was born in Whitmire, SC and was a daughter of the Pinkney George Holtzclaw, Sr. of Clinton and the late Hellen Walker Holtzclaw. She was retired from Torrington Bearing Company and spent her time spoiling everyone with her cooking. Georgette is survived...

Darrell Holbert

Darrell Holbert

Jan 20, 2020

Darrell Holbert, age 46, passed away Monday, January 20, 2020 at his home. He was born in Laurens, SC and was the son of Linda Tucker (Dennis) of Clinton and the late Walter Darrell Holbert. Mr. Holbert is survived by his wife, Patricia Holbert of Saluda; his son, Brycen D. Holbert; his daughters, Katelyn Ficklin of Clinton and Ryleigh Simmons...

Harriet Monahan

Harriet Monahan

Jan 17, 2020

Harriet Monahan, age 98, widow of James Monahan, passed away Friday, January 17, 2020 at the Laurens County Memorial Hospital. She was born in Riverhead Long Island, New York and was the daughter of the late Violet Grace Clark. She lived an adventurous and vibrant life until the Lord called her home. She loved traveling from the mountains to the...

Patti Wootton

Patti Wootton

Jan 15, 2020

Patti Wootton was a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. On January 15, 2020 she stepped into her eternal rest with Jesus. She died in a car accident not far from her home. She was an active member of First Presbyterian Church in Laurens, SC, and a world traveler, having been to almost every continent multiple times. She retired from...

Martha Mcginnis Merideth

Martha Mcginnis Merideth

Jan 14, 2020

Martha Juanita McGinnis Anthony Merideth, age 84, widow of Earl Lee Merideth, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at her home. She was born in Clinton, SC and was a daughter of the late Jasper and Ruth Foster McGinnis. Mrs. Merideth was retired from the Clinton Mills and was a member of the Pentecostal Holiness Church in Laurens. Mrs. Merideth...

Christel Lynn Coleman

Christel Lynn Coleman

Jan 14, 2020

Christel Lynn Coleman, age 48, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at her home. She was born in Lake City, SC and was the daughter of David and Pat Coleman of Cross Hill, SC and Earline and Larry Holder of Greenwood, SC. In addition to her parents she is survived by her two sons, Nicholas Stanton Brown (fiancée, Amberly Carr)...

Michael "Mike" Anthony Mccall

Michael "Mike" Anthony Mccall

Jan 11, 2020

Michael “Mike” McCall, age 52, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2020 at his home. He was born in Clinton, SC and was a son of Joe C. McCall and Catherine Josephine Brewer McCall. He was a former employee of International Paper and Torrington Bearing Company, he was a member of the First Pentecostal Holiness Church and the Rolling-S Golf Club....

Janice Davenport Cannon

Janice Davenport Cannon

Jan 10, 2020

Dateline – Clinton, SC Janice Davenport Cannon, age 78, and widow of Michael E. Cannon, passed away Friday, January 10, 2020, at the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Clinton and was a daughter of the late Joseph Cecil and Julia Irene Trammell Davenport. Nothing was more important to her than her family, her children, grandchildren, great-grands, and especially...

Donald "Yank" Woodard

Donald "Yank" Woodard

Jan 10, 2020

Dateline – Waterloo, SC Donald “Yank” Woodard, age 58, passed away Friday, January 10, 2020, at Self Regional Medical Center. He was born in Trumansburg, NY, and was a son of James F. Woodard of Asheboro, NC, and the late Lucy Ann George and Robert S. George of Clinton. Mr. Woodard worked for Omni Source as a heavy equipment operator....

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