Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Ronald Wayne King
Dec 3, 2019
Ronald Wayne King (Ronnie), age 75, widow of Kay Hatton King, passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Clinton and was the son of the late Lucius Lamar and Ida Poole King. Ronnie retired from Whitten Center but his passion was youth work. He served the youth of our...
Jack S. Godfrey
Nov 30, 2019
Jack S. GodFrey passed away November 30, 2019. He was the son of the late Obie Lee GodFrey and Maggie Clardy GodFrey. He is survived by several nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his brothers; O.L. GodFrey, Jr., William (Billy) GodFrey and Clardy G. GodFrey and his sister, Patty Wooten Dellinger. A private family graveside service will be held...
Betty Taylor Suddeth
Nov 29, 2019
Betty Taylor Suddeth age 93, widow of Broadus Noland Suddeth, Sr. passed away Friday, November 29, 2019 at her home. She was born in Laurens and was a daughter of the late William Algie Taylor and Ola Hill Taylor. Mrs. Suddeth was retired from Whitten Center with 28 years of service. She was a very active member of the First...
Florence Is Tucker
Nov 29, 2019
Florence Revis Tucker, age 76, of 311 Airport Road passed away Friday, November 29, 2019 at her home. She was born in Union, SC and was a daughter of the late Benjamin Covert Revis and Lena Estelle Maples Revis. Mrs. Tucker was retired from Torrington Bearing Company. She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church where she had served...
Lila Gooch Woodward
Nov 27, 2019
Lila Gooch Woodward, age 85, of 102 Davis St., and the widow of James Paul Woodward passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at her home. She was born in Greenwood, SC and was the daughter of the late Willie and Rosa Lee Hembree Gooch. Mrs. Woodward was a member of the New Beginnings Church of God of Prophecy. Surviving are...
Darlene J. Tobias
Nov 26, 2019
Darlene J. Tobias, age 68, widow of James “Foots” Tobias of 306 Laurens Street passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at the NHC in Clinton. She was born in Greenwood County and was a daughter of the late Esther Dalton and Buddy Waters. Mrs. Tobias is survived by her two sons, James E. Tobias Jr. (Margie) of Newberry and Wayne...
Phillip Gary Edge
Nov 25, 2019
Phillip Edge, age 56, of 360 Sandy Springs Road passed away Monday, Nov. 25, 2019 at his home. He was born in Huntsville, AL and was a son of the late Bobby Gene and Linda Annette Robison Edge. Mr. Edge was a former employee of Colgate in Hodges and Clinton Mills, Bailey Plant. He was a veteran of the South...
John Mcelroy Copeland
Nov 23, 2019
John McElroy Copeland, age 64 passed away Saturday, November 23, 2019 at his home. He was born in Clinton and was a son of the late James McElroy Copeland, Jr. and Elizabeth Lee Deyton Copeland. John proudly served his country in the United States Army and was honorably discharged in 1975. He earned three degrees from Piedmont Technical College and...
Beverly "Bunny" Mae Kelly
Nov 20, 2019
Beverly “Bunny” Mae Kelly, age 53 of 2511 Beaverdam Church Road passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at the Laurens County Hospice House. She was a daughter of the late Billy Ray and Valerie Prather Craine, and step father Johnny Malpass of Mountville. She was formerly employed at National Healthcare of Laurens. Mrs. Kelly is survived by her husband James...
Robbie Chrestel Waters
Nov 19, 2019
Robbie Chrestel Waters, age 80, widow of Johnnie Waters passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at Presbyterian Community of Clinton. She was born in Clinton and was the daughter of the late David Jefferson Smith and Alice Belle Turner. Mrs. Waters is survived by her daughter, Debi Parker and her husband Bil of Enoree; her sister, Ginger Lee King of...
Ronald E. "Ron" Way
Nov 17, 2019
Ronald E. “Ron” Way age 83 of 1298 Poole Rd. passed away Sunday, November 17, 2019 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Hamilton County, OH and was the son of the late Harry and Catherine Schwarber Way. Ron was a proud veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Surviving are his son, Mike Way of...
Kimberly Diane Gagnon
Nov 12, 2019
Kimberly Diane Gagnon, age 55, of 123 Tilman Circle passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at her home. She was born in Clinton and was a daughter of Linda Craine Taylor and the late Loyd Taylor. Mrs. Gagnon was a former employee of the Clinton Waffle House, she loved to fish and cook for everyone. She is survived by her...
Frances Jane Pace Hollingsworth
Nov 6, 2019
Frances Jane Pace Hollingsworth, age 78, passed away Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at the NHC of Clinton. She was born in Mountville, SC and was a daughter of Leroy and Ethelda Pace. She worked 18 years for the Clinton High School Cafeteria; and cooked for her Clinton Red Devils during football season. Ms. Hollingsworth is survived by her three daughters,...
Randy Leroy Lambert
Nov 5, 2019
Randy LeRoy “Cowboy” Lambert, age 64, passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at the home of his daughter. He was born in Athens, GA and was a son of Nettie R. Turner and the late Talmadge Lambert. Mr. Lambert was a proud veteran and served his country as a member of the US Navy. In addition to his mother, he...
Shirley Hedgepath Bannister
Nov 5, 2019
Shirley Hedgepath Bannister, age 82, of 874 AB Jacks Road, passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at the Presbyterian Home in Clinton. She was born in Clinton, SC and was a daughter of the late John William Hedgepath and Bertie Mae Purcell Hedgepath, and was the last surviving child of their 14 children. She was a graduate and majorette of...
Gale Bedenbaugh Boling
Nov 1, 2019
Dateline – Clinton Gale Bedenbaugh Boling passed away Friday, November 1, 2019, at her home. She was born in Saluda County and was a daughter of the late B. McFall and Naomi Frye Bedenbaugh. Gale was a graduate of the University of South Carolina with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She worked as a nurse at Bailey Memorial Hospital...
Wiley Davis Forte
Oct 30, 2019
Wiley Davis Forte, age 79, passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at her home. Loving Mother, Sister, Aunt, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Cousin and Friend. At a young 79 years of age, Wiley was taken into Jesus’s arms and left this troubled earth due to extreme heart failure. We believe the last three years are a gift because she was truly...
Sarah Rhoden Dance
Oct 28, 2019
Sarah Rhoden Dance, 79, of Clinton passed away after a long battle with dementia on October 28, 2019 with the love of her life by her side. Sarah was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend to many. Sarah was born on April 7, 1940, the daughter of the late Robert and Helen Rhoden of Aiken, SC. She married her...
Allen Patterson
Oct 28, 2019
Allen Patterson, age 37, passed away October 28, 2019 in Columbia. He was born in Greenwood, SC and is the son of Debbie Lawson of Clinton and Dickie Patterson of Laurens. Mr. Patterson was an avid reader and race fan. In addition to his mother he is survived by his brother, Andrew Patterson (Patsy) of Clinton; his grandfather, Sam Lawson...
Robert T. Smith Jr.
Oct 28, 2019
Robert T. Smith, Jr. “Thompie”, age 77, passed away Monday, October 28, 2019 at the Presbyterian Community in Clinton. He was born in Laurens, SC and was the son of the late Robert Thompson Smith, Sr. and Irene Owens Smith. He was the owner of Smith Hardware, a Veteran of the Vietnam War, a dedicated member of Grace Covenant Presbyterian...
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