Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Joy Rogers Sligh
Mar 5, 2019
Joy Rogers Sligh, age 81, of Mount Pleasant passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2019 peacefully at her home. She was born in Elizabeth City, NC and was a daughter of the late Reverend Clarence B. Rogers and Gladys M. Rogers. Joy’s lifelong dream was to do missionary work for the church, she was active in the Baptist Churches where her...
Azalee Beatrice Pittman Matthews
Mar 4, 2019
Azalee Beatrice Pittman Matthews, age 95, widow of George Wesley Matthews her husband of 61 years, passed way Monday, March 4, 2019 at the Hospice Care of the Piedmont in Greenwood. She was born in Greenville, SC and was a daughter of the late Boyce Dean Pittman and Lillie Pauline Beeco Pittman. Mrs. Matthews was the Co-Owner of Tall Pines...
Thomas Edward "Ed" Nelson
Feb 28, 2019
Thomas Edward “Ed” Nelson, Sr. was called home by the Lord, Thursday, February 28, 2019 at the Hospice House of Laurens County surrounded by his loving family and the melodious sounds of his favorite hymns. He was a native of Laurens County, and was born on December 26, 1926 to the late John Lewis and Minnie Pulley Nelson. Mr. Nelson...
Sarah Jane Moody
Feb 28, 2019
Sarah Jane Moody, age 67, of 842 Leesville Church Road, passed away Thursday, February 28, 2019 at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Clinton and was a daughter of the late CD Benjamin, Jr., and Rachel Holtzclaw Benjamin. She was retired from the Music Department at Presbyterian College and was a member of Bellview Baptist Church. She was...
Sabrina Lynn "Clere" Conley
Feb 27, 2019
Sabrina Lynn “Clere” Conley of Gray Court, SC passed away peacefully at home Wednesday, February 27, 2019. Sabrina was born February 23, 1961 and was the daughter of the late Darius and Christine Clere. She was the Mother of Matthew and Kayla Holdren; Grandmother of Kayleigh McHan; Soulmate and Best Friend of Barry “Cowboy” Paris; Sister of Cassandra Clere Gary;...
Muriel Harmon Lake
Feb 27, 2019
Muriel Harmon Lake June 10, 1927 – February 27, 2019 Muriel Harmon Lake, 91, of Whitmire, passed away on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at the Presbyterian Community Home. Muriel provided a remarkable source of optimism, strength, and cohesion for her loving family. All who knew her will remember a woman with a generous spirit and a remarkable attitude toward life....
Gene A. Floyd
Feb 26, 2019
Gene A. Floyd, age 86, widower of Elizabeth Lyons Floyd and longtime resident of Joanna passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2019. He was born in Gaffney, SC and was a son of the late Francis Herman Floyd, Sr. and the late Annie Dixson Floyd. Mr. Floyd was retired from Clinton Mills Bailey Plant and was a veteran of the United...
Barbara Mccarthy Willingham
Feb 26, 2019
Barbara McCarthy Willingham, age 89, of 330 Byrnes Street, passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at the Newberry Memorial Hospital. She was born in Ninety-Six, SC and was a daughter of the late Joseph F. McCarthy and Thelma Morse McCarthy. She was a homemaker, a good cook and a member of the Joanna First Baptist Church. Mrs. Willingham will be...
Irene T. Whitmire
Feb 22, 2019
Dateline – Newberry Irene T. Whitmire, age 94, widow of William Earl Whitmire, Sr., passed away Friday, February 22, 2019 at the Newberry Memorial Hospital. She was born in North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Robert Tinsley and Maggie Lynch Tinsley, and was the last surviving member of her family. She was a kind and caring woman,...
Bobby Joe Harris
Feb 21, 2019
Dateline – Laurens Bobby Joe Harris, age 85, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2019 at his home on Ranch Road. He was born in Fyffe, AL and was the son of the late Clyde Harris and Allie Wilkes Harris. Mr. Harris was an accomplished Tool and Die manufacturer, having held this single occupation of 64 years, and was a veteran...
Lillian Dillard Stephens
Feb 21, 2019
Lillian Dillard Stephens, wife of Dr. Louis M. Stephens, Sr. passed away Thursday, February 21, 2019 at the Hospice of Laurens County. She was born in Clinton, SC January 21, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Gary and Lillian Salters Dillard. Mrs. Stephens was an honor graduate of Coker College and was president of the student body her...
Gerald "Jerry" D. Lipford
Feb 20, 2019
Gerald “Jerry” D. Lipford, age 65, passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at the Hospice of Laurens County. He was born in Kinards, SC and was a son of the late JD Lipford and Magdeline Beaman Miller. He was a Vietnam Veteran who served with the US Navy. Mr. Lipford is survived by his children, Michael Lipford of Gray Court,...
David S. "Skip" Rykard
Feb 20, 2019
David S. “Skip” Rykard, age 79, of 104 Cedar Court passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at the NHC of Laurens. Skip was born in Columbia, SC and was the son of the late Samuel Broadus Rykard and Faye Smythe Rykard. He worked for 32 years in Textile Management and continued to work the next 15 years with his son...
Norman D. "Sonny" King
Feb 18, 2019
Sonny King, 85, passed away on February 18, 2019. He was born in Anderson, SC on February 11, 1934, the son of the late William Broadus and Mary McAlister King. Sonny was a graduate of Anderson Boys’ High School (now known as TL Hanna High School), class of 1953. After graduation, he attended Clemson on a football scholarship from 1953-1955....
Alton Payton
Feb 13, 2019
Alton Payton, age 88, widower of Gertrude Payton, formerly of 111 Dogwood Circle, passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at the Richard M. Campbell Veterans Home in Anderson. He was born in Calhoun Falls, SC and was a son of the late Buck Alton and Pearl Dutton Payton. He was retired from Clinton Mills and was a US Army Veteran...
Cameron Isaiah Richmond
Feb 12, 2019
Cameron “Cam” Isaiah Richmond, age 1, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at his home, 506 Caldwell Street. He was born in Newberry, SC and was the son of Anserious Richmond, Sr. and Harlie Taylor. He attended Young World Daycare where he loved to play with his friends. Cam was wide open all the time and he loved to eat...
Grace Tankersley Bostic Brown
Feb 9, 2019
Grace Tankersley Bostic Brown left this world on February 9, 2019 in Union, South Carolina. Grace was born on January 10, 1928 in Lee County, Virginia. At the age of twelve, her family moved to Whitmire, South Carolina. She remained a resident of Whitmire until September 2014 when she moved to Heartland Manor, Union, South Carolina. She is survived by...
Jeff "Jeffrow" B. Morgan
Feb 7, 2019
Dateline – Clinton Jeff “Jeffrow” B. Morgan, age 53, of 130 Pine Street, passed away Thursday, February 7, 2019 at his home. He was born in Clinton, SC and was a son of Frances H. Reid of Clinton and the late Jimmy Wayne Morgan. He was a former employee of Aaron Industries and a landscaper, he loved the outdoors, sitting...
Judy Davis Snelgrove
Feb 7, 2019
Judy Davis Snelgrove, age 73, of 602 Forest Road, passed away Thursday, February 7, 2019 at the Hospice of Laurens county. She was born in Belton, SC and was the daughter of the late Lester and Rosie Ford Davis. Mrs. Snelgrove was a member of the First Pentecostal Holiness Church of Clinton. “Hold on to the Love, not the Loss”,...
Hellen Williams "Lucy" Wood
Feb 4, 2019
Hellen Williams “Lucy” Wood, age 81, passed away Monday, February 4, 2019 at the Heartland of Union. She was born in Whitmire, SC and was the daughter of the late Ted and Robbie Byars Williams. She was retired employee from Asten Press Fabrics and a former employee of the J.P. Stevens Whitmire Plant. She was also a member of the...
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