Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Wilma M. "Honey" Seward
Mar 14, 2019
Wilma M. “Honey” Seward Wife | Mother | Grandmother | Great-grandmother Leader | Entrepreneur | Sports Fan | Lover of Life On March 14, 2019, Laura Wilma McCrimmon Seward passed away at age 94 after a long, happy, very well-spent life. Born in Carthage, NC in 1924, she was the youngest child of Hugh Archibald McCrimmon and Laura Barber McCrimmon....
Annie Elizabeth Uldrick
Mar 14, 2019
Annie Elizabeth Uldrick, age 81, widow of the late Robert Uldrick, passed away Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Greenville at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Clinton, and was a daughter of the late Melton Burton and Annie Lewis Burton. Mrs. Uldrick was survived by her sons, Donald Beheler, Jr. and Timothy Beheler, both of Union; her daughters,...
Michael D. Van Vranken
Mar 13, 2019
Michael D. Van Vranken, age 78, of 504 AB Jacks Rd., passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at his home. He was born in Chicago, IL and was a son of the late Warren George Van Vranken, Jr. and Lurline Frank Van Vranken. Mike worked in several states in sheet metal fabrication before his retirement from Santa Rosa Heating and...
Alfred Wise
Mar 13, 2019
Alfred Wise, age 90, of 530 N Main Street, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at the National Health Care of Clinton. He was born in Buffalo, SC and was a son of the late Walter Pat Wise and Viola Johnson Wise. Mr. Wise was a retired pipe fitter at Cullum Mechanical in Greenwood, was a member of the Community...
Glenn O. Dellinger
Mar 11, 2019
Glenn O. Dellinger, age 88 and widower of Patty Wooten Dellinger passed away Monday, March 11, 2019 at the Self Reginal Medical Center in Greenwood. Mr. Dellinger was born in Kings Mountain, NC and was the son of the late Burgin and Annie Dellinger. He worked in textiles all his life and was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church...
Sonja Lee Chapman
Mar 10, 2019
Dateline – Laurens, SC Sonja Lee Chapman, age 51, of 458 Brandwood Lane, passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2019, at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood. She was born in Saluda, SC and was a daughter of Barbara S. Goodman of Saluda. She was employed at Walmart in Simpsonville. In addition to her mother, Ms. Chapman is survived by...
Lisa Marie Burden Wilbanks
Mar 10, 2019
Lisa Marie Burden Wilbanks, age 48, of 303 Blalock Drive Joanna, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2019 at the Self Regional Medical Center. She was born in Clinton and was a daughter of Nellie Strickland and Roger Burden. Lisa was an employee of the United Community Bank and a member of the Woodruff Church of God. She was a loving...
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...
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