Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Jo Moore Burdette
Nov 5, 2018
Jo Moore Burdette, age 92, formerly of 1402 Chestnut St. and the wife of the late IV Burdette, passed away Monday, November 5, 2018 at the Hospice House of Laurens County in Clinton, SC. Born in Laurens, she was a daughter of the late Troy Franklin Fowler Moore and Nannie Josephine Fowler Moore. She was retired from Torrington Bearings Plant...
Jerry Havard
Nov 4, 2018
Jerry Havard, age 57, of 97 East Stagecoach Road passed away Sunday, November 4, 2018 at his home. He was born in Luicedale, Mississippi and was a son of Marie Reeves Havard of Laurens and the late Ernest Havard. Mr. Havard was a former employee of Walmart Distribution and attended Holly Grove Baptist Church. In addition to his mother he...
Ben Gray
Oct 30, 2018
Ben Gray age 29 of 1661 Lakeview Dr. passed away Tuesday, Oct. 30th, 2018. He was born in Laurens and was a son of Chuck and Beth Gray of Laurens. Ben was a former manager of several Pizza Hut locations. He served 9 years as a volunteer fireman with the Laurens County and Sandy Springs Fire Departments, he also volunteered...
Willie B Moss Slaton
Oct 27, 2018
Dateline-Clinton, SC Willie B Moss Slaton, age 93, passed away Saturday, October 27, 2018, at Langston Place. She was born August 19, 1925, to Albert Louis Moss and Stella Buckalew Moss. She married Estel Morgan Slaton on June 25, 1946. She resided with her husband in Carmel, IN, for many years. They moved to their dream farm in Brown County,...
Ernest L. Byrd Sr.
Oct 26, 2018
Ernest L. Byrd Sr., age 67, of 6848 Hwy 49 passed away Friday, October 26, 2018 at his home. He was born in Laurens County and was the son of Georgie Byrd Franklin of Clinton and the late Ernest Thompson. Mr. Byrd was a proud veteran of the United States Marine Corps, and retired after 31 years of service with...
Kathy Deloris Rogers
Oct 26, 2018
Dateline – Laurens Kathy Deloris Rogers, age 56, passed away Friday, October 26, 2018 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was born in Clinton, SC and was a daughter of Etta Mae Earnhardt Burton and the late Sherwood David Burton. Ms. Rogers is survived by her two sons, Darrin Rogers and Darik Rogers both of Laurens; her daughter,...
Lawrence Edmund Young
Oct 25, 2018
Lawrence Edmund Young age 82 of Clinton, SC passed away Thursday, October 25, 2018 at the Presbyterian Community in Clinton. He was born in Clinton, SC and was the son of the late Frank Coleman and Lois Susan Adair Young. Mr. Young was a 1958 graduate of Presbyterian College and member of the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity. He was president...
Ruth Childs Brown
Oct 25, 2018
Dateline – Laurens, SC Ruth Childs Brown, 91, passed away Thursday, October 25, 2018, at Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center in Laurens, SC. A native of Hendersonville, NC, she was the daughter of the late Samuel James Childs, Jr. and Jessie McCune Childs. She was a graduate of Hendersonville High School and attended Mars Hill College and Furman University where...
Lois Ann O'Donald
Oct 25, 2018
Lois Ann O’Donald, age 72, widow of Steve O’Donald, passed away Thursday, October 25, 2018 at the Self Regional Hospital in Greenwood. She was born in Newberry, SC and was a daughter of the late Willie Reed Erskine and Nellie Beatrice Riddle Erskine. She was known by many and loved by all, especially by all her nieces and nephews. She...
Mary Bullock Mangum
Oct 22, 2018
Mary Bullock Mangum, age 94, and the widow of Harleigh J. Mangum passed away Monday, October 22, 2018 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was born in Fairmont, N.C. and was a daughter of the late Leo Troy and Daisy Marie Pittman Bullock. Mrs. Mangum retired from the Development Department of Presbyterian College with 28 years of service....
Alan Dale Johnson
Oct 22, 2018
Alan Dale Johnson, age 34, of 644 Baynes Creek Road, passed away Monday, October 22, 2018 at the Laurens County Memorial Hospital. Alan was born in Greenville, SC and was the son of the late Jerry Wayne and Brenda Gail Brown Johnson. He loved to play cards and always had the biggest heart, especially for his wife and kids. He...
Frank Sproles Pitts
Oct 18, 2018
Frank Sproles Pitts, Sr., age 83, of 102 Hillcrest Drive passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, October 18, 2018. He was born in Clinton, SC and was the son of the late Clair Daniel Pitts and Janella Boland Pitts. Mr. Pitts is survived by his wife, Susan Terry Pitts of the home; his two sons, Frank S. Pitts,...
Marian Mitchell Knight
Oct 17, 2018
Marian M. Knight, age 94 passed away on Wednesday, October 17, 2018. She was born in Union, S.C. and was the daughter of the late John Mitchell and Ester Galloway Mitchell. Marian was predeceased by her brother, Thomas Wesley Mitchell Sr. Visitation will be at Gray Funeral Home on Saturday, October 20th from 11am until noon with a private service...
Edgar "Eddie" Guy Mcdaniel
Oct 14, 2018
Edgar “Eddie” Guy McDaniel, age 54, of 724 Cheek Circle passed away, Sunday, October 14, 2018 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Clinton, SC and was a son of the late Vida Lell. He enjoyed playing Horseshoes with his friends at Ed's on Milam Road and had recently won his first tournament. Mr. McDaniel is survived by his...
Melvin D. Johnson
Oct 12, 2018
Melvin D. Johnson, age 92, of 3224 Burnt Mill Creek Road and widower of Nettie D. Johnson passed away Friday, October 12, 2018 at his home. He was born in Calhoun Falls, SC and was the son of the late Donnie Paul Johnson and Icee Madden Johnson. Mr. Johnson was retired from Greenwood Mills and was of the Baptist Faith....
Wanda Duncan Castaneda
Oct 3, 2018
Wanda Duncan Castaneda, age 67, a longtime resident of Clinton, passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at the National Health Care of Clinton. She was born in Clinton, SC and was a daughter of the late Evelyn Dickson Moates and her step-father, Harold Moates. She was retired from the South Carolina Department of Special Needs and Disabilities, and was a...
Ernest Ray Gilliam Jr.
Oct 2, 2018
Ernest Ray Gilliam, Jr, age 75, of 22846 Highway 72 East, passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at his home. He was born in Buffalo, NY and was a son of the late Ernest Ray Gilliam, Sr. and Helen Mae Wicker Gilliam. He was a graduate of Newberry College and received his Master’s Degree in Education from the University of...
Thomas Chandler "T.R." Ramage Jr
Oct 1, 2018
Thomas Chandler “T.R.” Ramage, Jr, age 58, of 4054 Hurricane Church Road, passed away Monday, October 1, 2018. He was born in Clinton and was the son of Doris McCauley Ramage and the late Thomas Chandler Ramage, Sr. He was a graduate of Thornwell High School and Piedmont Technical College, he worked with his father, and helped him operate Ramage’s...
Emma Alice Allen Dendy
Sep 29, 2018
Emma Alice Allen Dendy, age 83, widow of Ray Thomas Dendy, passed away Saturday, September 29, 2018 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was born in Royston, GA and was the daughter of the late Thomas Watson and Ruby Shiflet Allen. Mrs. Dendy was a member of the First Baptist Church of Clinton where she served on the...
Michael Ray Sutton
Sep 27, 2018
Michael R. Sutton, age 57, passed away Thursday, September 27, 2018. He was born in Union and was the son of Patricia Wise Sutton and the late Willie Ray Sutton. Mike had a love and passion for motorcycles and old cars, whether it was fixing them or just admiring them. He was a caring son, devoted husband, and loving and...
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