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

Frank Neylan Shipman

Frank Neylan Shipman

Apr 28, 2019

Frank Neylan Shipman, age 61, of 3 Jesse Street, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2019 at his home. Mr. Shipman was born in Laurens and was the son of Loretta H. Shipman and the late Franklin Delano Shipman. He was a member of the St. James United Methodist Church and was a member of the choir. Mr. Shipman is survived...

Ben Cunningham

Ben Cunningham

Apr 27, 2019

Rev. James Benjamin “Ben” Cunningham, 89, of 801 Musgrove Street a resident of Presbyterian Home passed away on April 27, 2019 at Hospice of Laurens County. He was born in Greenville and was the son of the late Ben and Maude Cunningham. Rev. Cunningham received his BA from Furman University and a Master of Divinity from Emory University. He served...

Gladys Inez Fuller Boyd

Gladys Inez Fuller Boyd

Apr 25, 2019

Gladys Inez Fuller Boyd, 93 passed away Thursday, April 25, 2019 at the Hospice of Laurens County. Mrs. Boyd was born in Laurens and was the daughter of the late Ewell and Emma Jester Fuller. She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be conducted Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 4:00 PM...

Barbara Price Quinn

Barbara Price Quinn

Apr 25, 2019

Barbara Price Quinn, age 66, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2019 at her home. She was born in Clinton, SC and was the daughter of the late James Edward Price and Betty McNinch Price. She was a homemaker and a member of the Believers Assembly. Mrs. Quinn is survived by her husband Ronald “Sonny” Quinn of the home; her son...

Roland Leroy Tidwell

Roland Leroy Tidwell

Apr 25, 2019

Roland Leroy Tidwell, 79, of Clinton passed away on April 25, 2019. He was born June 29, 1939 in Greenwood and was the son of the late Jane Inglis Tidwell and Leroy Griffin Tidwell. Roland was a former Fireman and Police Officer with the City of Clinton and later retired from the City of Clinton as Building & Zoning Inspector....

Anne Meadors Bagwell

Anne Meadors Bagwell

Apr 24, 2019

Anne Meadors Bagwell, 77, widow of J. Alvin Bagwell passed away April 24, 2019. She was born in Clinton and was a daughter of the late James Clair and Kate Watkins Meadors. Mrs. Bagwell was a former employee of CNNGA, retired from Whitten Center and was currently employed with Cooper Motor Company. She was a very active member of Davidson...

Thomas B. "Tommy" Corley Jr.

Thomas B. "Tommy" Corley Jr.

Apr 24, 2019

Thomas B. “Tommy” Corley Jr., 72, of 800 Musgrove Street passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at his home. He was born in Clinton and was a son of the late Thomas B. Corley Sr. and Evelyn Miller Corley. Tommy was a member of the Broad Street United Methodist Church. He is survived by his brother, Oneal Corley of Clinton...

Frank Edward Eaton

Frank Edward Eaton

Apr 24, 2019

Frank Edward Eaton, passed away on April 24, 2019 at the age of 86 in Clinton, South Carolina due to congestive heart failure. Frank was born on July 28, 1932 in Atlanta, Georgia to Lollie Eaton (1910-1987) and Kelly Arthur Eaton, Sr. (1902-1954). Frank grew up in the Little Five Points area of Atlanta and met Jean Lanning at Bass...

Elizabeth Richardson Wilburn

Elizabeth Richardson Wilburn

Apr 20, 2019

Mrs. Elizabeth R. Wilburn, 94, daughter of the late Frank Lee and Frankie Earl Richardson of Salters, SC died Saturday, April 20, 2019 in Clinton, SC. Mrs. Wilburn was a graduate of Kingstree High School and Presbyterian College. She also received her Masters Degree in mathematics from the University of South Carolina. Mrs. Wilburn taught math in Clinton, SC and...

Lenzy Sheppard Randall Sr.

Lenzy Sheppard Randall Sr.

Apr 20, 2019

Dateline – Clinton After a full life spent glorifying God through love and selflessness and fighting a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease, Lenzy Sheppard Randall, Sr., passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2019. Lenzy was born on July 14, 1941, to the late John Lenzy and Margaret Gardner Randall in Saluda County, South Carolina. After graduating from Clemson University in...

Calhoun Folk "Cally" Gault

Calhoun Folk "Cally" Gault

Apr 19, 2019

Dateline – Clinton Calhoun Folk Gault “Cally” of Clinton, SC passed away on April 19, 2019. He was born December 22, 1927, the son of the late Marvin G. Gault and Virginia F. Gault of Bamberg, SC. He graduated from Greenville High School, Presbyterian College, and received his Master’s Degree from the University of South Carolina. He was commissioned as...

Nicole Marie Romano

Nicole Marie Romano

Apr 18, 2019

Nicole Marie Romano, age 30, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at her home. She was born in Rhinebeck, NY she was a daughter of Nicholas and Kim Romano of Clinton. Ms. Romano was a graduate of State University of New York at New Paltz and was employed as a graphic designer with CMS. She was of the Catholic Faith....

Geraldine Bowen Jacks

Geraldine Bowen Jacks

Apr 17, 2019

Geraldine Bowen Jacks, age 83, the widow of Homer Derl Jacks, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was born in Chesnee, SC and was the daughter of the late Boyce Robert Bowen and Pearl Reynolds Bowen. She was a former employee of Greenwood Mills, Wometco, and owner and operator of The Poodle...

John Edward Patterson

John Edward Patterson

Apr 16, 2019

Dr. John Edward Reese Patterson, age 88, passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at the Hospice House of Laurens. He was born in 1930 in Hazleton, PA and was a son of the late Robert Allen Patterson and Anne Elizabeth Reece Patterson. Dr. Patterson is survived by his wife of 66 years, Anne Baker Patterson of the home; his son,...

Steven Burrell Patterson

Steven Burrell Patterson

Apr 12, 2019

Dateline – Clinton Steven Burrell Patterson, age 56, passed away Friday, April 12, 2019 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Clinton, SC and was the son of H. Burrell and Margie Campbell Patterson. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his daughter, Stephanie and her husband and two grandsons; his brother, Sterling Patterson...

Carrie Lea Tolbert Walsh

Carrie Lea Tolbert Walsh

Apr 7, 2019

Dateline – Laurens Carrie Lea Tolbert Walsh of Laurens passed away on April 7, 2019 at National Health Care in Clinton. Born September 9, 1926 in Caldwell County, North Carolina. She was the daughter of Jiles Dow and Bernice Hartley Tolbert. Mrs. Walsh was a former plant nurse for The Torrington Company in Clinton for Years; former Emergency Room Nurse...

James Donald Kidd

James Donald Kidd

Apr 6, 2019

James Donald Kidd, 85, of 901 North Sloan Street passed away Saturday, April 6, 2019 at his home. He was born in Comer, GA and was a son of the late Claude L and Thelma Gulley Kidd. Mr. Kidd was a former employee of Clinton Mills and Whitten Center. He was owner and operator of Kidd’s Septic Service for 50...

James Clyde Turbeville Jr.

James Clyde Turbeville Jr.

Apr 5, 2019

It is with great sadness, but with indestructible hope, that the family of James Clyde Turbeville, Jr. announces his passing on April 5, 2019. He was born on November 9, 1932 to James Clyde and Doris Pond Turbeville. He grew up in Camden, South Carolina and graduated from Camden High School and the University of South Carolina. He is survived...

Ruby Birchmore Bond

Ruby Birchmore Bond

Apr 5, 2019

Ruby Birchmore Bond, 76, of 15309 Hwy 56 North and widow of Sobieski Louis Bond passed away April 5, 2019 at her home. She was born in Lexington and was the daughter of the late Charlie Edward Birchmore and Clara Mae Miller Birchmore. Mrs. Bond is survived by her son, William Charles Bond (Teresa) of Clinton; her daughter, Stephanie Bond...

Jerry Wayne Sneed Sr.

Jerry Wayne Sneed Sr.

Apr 5, 2019

Jerry Wayne Sneed Sr., 70, of 12477 Neely Ferry Road passed away April 5, 2019 at the Hospice & Palliative Care of the Piedmont. Mr. Sneed was born in Waynesboro, VA and was the son of the late Sammie Ray Sneed, Sr. and Arbutus Wood Sneed. Mr. Sneed was a former employee of the SC Department of Transportation, and retired...

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