Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Virginia Rogers Davis
Jan 11, 2019
Virginia Rogers Davis, age 74, passed away Friday, January 11, 2019 at the Hospice of Laurens County. She was born in Woodruff, SC and was a daughter of the late Henry James Grady Rogers and Loree Lawson Norwood Rogers. She was a house wife and member of the New Beginnings Church of God of Prophecy. Mrs. Davis is survived by...
Donald Alva "Tot" Johnson
Jan 10, 2019
Donald Alva “Tot” Johnson, age 72, of 183 Flint Hill Road, Whitmire passed away January 10, 2019 at Palmetto Health Richland. He was born in Newberry, SC and he was the son of the late John Alva Johnson and Lena Blanche Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a graduate of Whitmire High School. Don, known to friends as “Tot” worked at serval...
Linda Jo Cash Pace
Jan 10, 2019
Linda Jo Cash Pace, age 77, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2019 at her home. She was born in Clinton, SC and was a daughter of the late Raymond and Mabel King Cash. She was retired from the Clinton Mills and was a devoted mom, wife, and grandma. She always put the needs of her children and grandchildren first, she...
Elizabeth "Libby" Nabors Rowland
Jan 6, 2019
Elizabeth “Libby” Nabors Rowland, age 70, widow of Bill Rowland passed away January 6, 2019 at NHC of Clinton. She was born in Joanna and was the daughter of the late William P. and Thelma Byars Nabors. Mrs. Rowland taught school for 29 years in District 56 Schools, Bailey Elementary, Martha Dendy, Bell Street Middle and also Thornwell Middle School....
Vera Gaskin Shealy
Jan 2, 2019
Vera Gaskin Shealy – Born Oct. 2, 1920 - Died January 2, 2019 (98 years old). Born in Calhoun County, S.C., Vera resided in West Columbia, S. C. until her marriage to Andrew Wilmot Shealy Jr. The couple lived briefly in Newnan, Ga. settling in Clinton, S.C. in around 1946. Vera lived in Clinton 70 years before moving to Charlotte,...
Barry Edward Elsmore
Jan 2, 2019
Barry Edward Elsmore, age 67, of 50 Wood Street passed away January 2, 2019 at his home. He was the son of the late Cecil Elsmore and Carrie Griffin Elsmore. Mr. Elsmore is survived by his wife Donna Elsmore of the home, his sons, Samuel Ryan Elsmore (Robin) of Mt. Pleasant and Ian Barry Elsmore of Whitmire; and his granddaughter,...
Bernice England Gouge
Jan 1, 2019
Mrs. Bernice England Gouge, a resident of Clinton, South Carolina, and a former resident of Marion, Morganton, and Connelly Springs, North Carolina, passed away in the early hours of January 1, 2019, after a period of declining health. A native of McDowell County, NC, and the daughter of the late Willie M. and Lula E. England, Mrs. Gouge was born...
Vivian Kathleen Campbell Patterson
Dec 31, 2018
Vivian Kathleen Campbell Patterson, 88, loving wife of the late Talmadge Melmoth Patterson of Enoree, SC, passed away on December 31, 2018 at her home. Vivian was born on January 13, 1930 in the Gray Court Community to Albert Taylor and Letha Graydon Campbell. She graduated from Gray Court Owings High School in 1946. Vivian and Mell married on July...
Larry Marshall
Dec 28, 2018
Larry Marshall age 66, of 862 Lake Road was called home Friday, December 28, 2018 at MUSC in Charleston. He was born in Clinton SC and was a son of the late James E. “Hick” Marshall and Jeanette Barrett. Mr. Marshall was retired from Presbyterian College and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Clinton. He was an...
Herbert Franklin Cockrell
Dec 26, 2018
Herbert Franklin Cockrell, age 85, of 5708 Highway 76 South passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at the White Oak Manor in Newberry. He was born in Saluda, SC and was the son of the late Burdett and Annie Mae Obanion Cockrell. Mr. Cockrell was a US Army veteran, a former employee of Greenwood Mills, Joanna Plant and later retired...
James Billy Deshields
Dec 26, 2018
Dateline – Lanford, SC James Billy DeShields, age 90, of 7994 Highway 92, Enoree, and widower of Lucy Jane DeShields, passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2018, at the McCall Hospice House. He was born at Lanford Station and was a son of the late Boyd and Edna Brooker DeShields. Mr. DeShields was a US Army Veteran, a farmer, and a...
Joyce W. Franklin
Dec 25, 2018
Joyce W. Franklin, age 65, passed away Tuesday, December 25, 2018. Mrs. Franklin was born in Clinton, SC and was the daughter of the late Ulysses and Azalee Byrd Williams, she was an employee of School District 56 at M.S. Bailey Child Development Center. She retired from the Timken Bearing Company and was a faithful member of the Hebron Baptist...
Martha Copeland Cash
Dec 24, 2018
Martha Copeland Cash, the daughter of Ruth Deal and Spencer B. Copeland, Sr., passed away peacefully on December 24 in Washington, Pennsylvania. She is survived by her husband William (Bill) Cash of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania; daughter Laura Cash of Melbourne, Australia; her sister Rebecca O’Donnell and husband Frank of Marietta, Georgia; brother-in-law Kevin Cash, Charlottesville, Virginia; sister-in-law Susan Smith and husband...
Lucy Melissa Deshields Herman
Dec 23, 2018
Lucy Melissa DeShields Herman, age 57, of 116 Garlington Street, passed away Sunday, December 23, 2018, at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Laurens County and was a daughter of the late James Billy DeShields and Lucy Jane Patterson DeShields. Mrs. Herman was a homemaker and a member of the Patterson Chapel United Methodist Church. She is survived...
Ruby Delia Taylor Evans
Dec 19, 2018
Ruby Delia Taylor Evans, age 92, widow of both Everett Ellison and Rayford Evans, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at the Presbyterian Community of Clinton. She was born in Hartford, TN and was the daughter of the late James and Clara Augusta Henry Taylor. Mrs. Evans is survived by her two sons, Jimmy Ellison (Cyndi) and Benny Ellison both...
Lonnie R. Allen
Dec 18, 2018
Lonnie R. Allen age 70 passed away Tuesday, Dec. 18th, 2018 at the Floyd Medical Center in Rome, GA. He was born in Clinton SC and was a son of the late Alfred and Vivian Medlock Allen. Surviving are a son, David Neal Allen of Georgia, two brothers, David Allen of Acworth, GA, Gary Allen of Clinton, one sister, Joanne...
Aaron Worthy
Dec 18, 2018
Aaron Worthy age 80, of 22097 SC Hwy 121 passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at the J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home. He was born in Newberry County and was a son of the late William E. and Ruth McCullough Worthy. Mr. Worthy retired from the Laurens County Regional Housing Authority, a retired veteran of the SC National Guard. He was...
Sharon Diane Sligh Bagwell
Dec 18, 2018
Sharon Diane Sligh Bagwell, age 61, passed away Monday, December 18, 2018 at the Greer Memorial Hospital. She was born in Clinton, SC and is the daughter of Ray W. and Joy Rogers Sligh. In addition to her parents she is survived by her son, Lee Wilson (Lani) of Butler, TN; her sister, Beverly Adair (Rick) of Mount Pleasant, SC;...
Margaret Gwendolyn Stickney Undari
Dec 16, 2018
Dateline – Clinton Margaret Stickney Undari, wife of Alfio R. Undari, passed away under hospice care at her home in Clinton, SC on Sunday December 16, 2018. She was born July 7, 1929 in Easton, Maine and was the eldest child of Norman and Delia Bradstreet Stickney. She and Alfio were married in Torrington Connecticut on July 1, 1950. After...
Robert M. (Mike) Turner
Dec 15, 2018
Robert M. (Mike) Turner died at Hospice of Laurens County on Saturday, December 15, 2018. Born June 24, 1926, he was the son of Inez and Ed Jones of Augusta, Georgia. A World War II Veteran, he served as a signal man in the U. S. Navy. Mike was co-founder of the Open Door in Clinton, as well as All...
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