Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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....
Jackie Bryan Lee
Mar 3, 2020
Jackie Bryan Lee, age 65, of 45 Grant Street passed away March 3, 2020 at his home. Mr. Lee was born in Whitmire and was the son of the late Jack Andrew Lee and Lula Christine Aull Lee. He was a member of the Heritage Wesleyan Church of Whitmire. Jackie was survived by his wife, Brenda Lee and daughter Dakota...
Nickalas "Nick" Brian Noble
Mar 3, 2020
Nickalas “Nick” Brian Noble, age 23, of Gray Court, SC, passed suddenly, March 3, 2020. He was born in Greenville County on July 4, 1996. Nick was the oldest son of Brian F. Noble and Dawn B. Woods. He attended Laurens High School and was a proud member of the Naval JROTC. Nick worked at Pack IQ in Fountain Inn...
Donna Sue Barker
Feb 26, 2020
Donna Sue Barker, age 59, passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at the NHC in Laurens. She was born in Laurens County, and was a daughter of the late Robert Earl “Buck” McWatters and Joyce LaVonne Willis McWatters. She was a former employee of Torrington Bearing Company, and was later employed with Canteen Services. She also attended the Old Time...
Teddy J. Davis
Feb 25, 2020
Teddy J. Davis, age 68, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at his home. He was born in Clinton, SC and was the son of the late John E. Davis and Lessie Smith Davis, and was a member of Believers Assembly Church. He retired from Aaron Industries and was a Veteran of the US Navy. Mr. Davis is survived by...
Jimmie Wayne Mcfarland, Sr.
Feb 25, 2020
Jimmie Wayne McFarland, Sr., age 72, widower of Martha Royals McFarland, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2020, at Presbyterian Home in Clinton. He was born in Calhoun, GA and was a son of the late Richard Clay McFarland and Dora Aretta Smith McFarland. Mr. McFarland is survived by his daughters, Michelle Blackwell of Clinton, Crystal Burton of Laurens; his sons,...
Derrick Keith Gilliam
Feb 23, 2020
Derrick Keith Gilliam, age 65, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2020 at the Laurens Memorial Hospital. He was a son of Jeanette Stroud (Reuben Stroud) of Clinton and the late JB Gilliam. Mr. Gilliam is survived by his children, Amy Gilliam Lucas (Chris) of North Augusta, SC; Kelly Gilliam of Clinton; Amber Ellis of Liberty, SC; Shelley Clippard of Columbia;...
Clyde Otis Young
Feb 22, 2020
Clyde Otis Young, age 79, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2020 at the J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home in Newberry, SC. He was born in Laurens, SC and was a son of the late Clyde Young and Myrtle Bible Young, and was lifetime member of the Church of God. He is survived by his son, Ray Young (Susie) of Laurens; his...
Carl Francis Piritz
Feb 21, 2020
Dateline – Laurens, SC Carl Francis Piritz, age 83, passed away Friday, February 21, 2020 at the Laurens County Memorial Hospital. He was born in Bennington, VT and was the son of the late Charles F. Piritz and Dorothy Mae Abbott Piritz. Carl is survived by his wife, Emmy Piritz of the home; his sons, Michael (JoAnne) of Laurens and...
Paisley Elizabeth Grace Cogsdill
Feb 21, 2020
Paisley Elizabeth Grace Cogsdill, age 7, passed away unexpectedly Friday, February 21st at the Self Regional Medical Center. She was born in Laurens on July 11, 2012 and was the daughter of Austin James Wesley Cogsdill and Jasmine Briana Truelock. Paisley was a gifted and talented student and a straight-A 2nd Grader at Clinton Elementary. Her full of “Joy” attitude...
Marianne Chambers Bower
Feb 21, 2020
Marianne Chambers Bower, age 91, of Laurens died Friday, February 21, 2020. She was born in Toledo, Ohio to the late Clare Alfred and Lois Marie Welch Chambers. Marianne earned her BA in psychology from the University of Toledo where she was president of Pi Beta Phi sorority, a member of Mortar Board National Honor Society (formerly Peppers), and named...
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