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Obituaries

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

Julia Sadler Mccrae

Julia Sadler Mccrae

Jun 2, 2018

Julia Sadler McCrae died peacefully on June 2, 2018, with her adoring children at her side. She was born in Clinton, South Carolina on July 18, 1949. Julia, the second eldest daughter of Rufus Earle Sadler and Mary Doherty Sadler, graduated from Clinton High School in 1967 and received a degree in physical therapy from University of Florida in 1971....

Harley Henry Culpepper

Harley Henry Culpepper

Jun 1, 2018

Harley H. Culpepper, age 91, widower of Ellen Crowell Culpepper passed away June 1, 2018 at Laurens County Memorial Hospital. He was born in Greenville and was the son of the late JL and Roxie J. Carroll Culpepper. Mr. Culpepper was retired from Clinton Mills. He was a member of Lydia Mills Church of God, where he served as Clerk,...

James Albert Curry Sr

James Albert Curry Sr

May 26, 2018

Dateline – Laurens, SC James Albert “Ab” Curry Sr., 92, of 1292 Curry Road passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018 at the NHC of Laurens. Mr. Curry was born in Laurens, SC and was a son of the late David P and Nell Childress Curry. Mr. Curry was retired from Laurens Electric Cooperative, he was a member and former deacon...

Helen Bailey Starnes

Helen Bailey Starnes

May 26, 2018

Helen Bailey Starnes age 88 passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018 at the National HealthCare of Clinton. She was born in Whitmire and was the daughter of the late Stanley B. and Arminia Trent Bailey. Mrs. Starnes retired as a Supervisor from Carlisle Finishing, was a member of the First Baptist Church of Whitmire where she was active in Young...

Mary Elaine Floyd Blackwell

Mary Elaine Floyd Blackwell

May 26, 2018

Mary Elaine Floyd Blackwell age 92, widow of Clarence Lee Blackwell, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018. She was born in Clinton, SC and was a daughter of the late Albert Cleveland Floyd and Cordelia Ann Hix Floyd Rice. Mrs. Blackwell was a member of the Mountville Baptist Church, Mountville, SC. Surviving are her sons, David N. Blackwell, Norman L....

Michael Allen Dunn

Michael Allen Dunn

May 24, 2018

Michael Allen Dunn, 46, of 174 Majestic Court passed away Thursday, May 24, 2018 at his home. He was born and raised in Detroit Michigan and was a son of the late Jim and Mary (Ball) Dunn Sr. He was a graduate of Clintondale High School. He was a beloved husband, father, brother, son and friend who always had an...

Lois Duncan "Bit" King

Lois Duncan "Bit" King

May 20, 2018

Lois Duncan “Bit” King, 63, of 1505 Young Road passed away at the Greenville Memorial Hospital, Sunday, May 20, 2018 of injuries received in a tragic automobile accident. She was born in Clinton and was the daughter of the late Harold and Evelyn Moates. Bit was employed with Joanna-Woodson Elementary School. She was an active member of the First Baptist...

Margie Dale Seymore

Margie Dale Seymore

May 20, 2018

Margie Dale Seymore, 65, of 1980 Stomp Springs Road, Clinton passed away on May 20, 2018 at Spartanburg Regional Hospital. Born August 13, 1952 in Greenwood S.C. she was the daughter of Lila Mae Elledge and Richard Fleck. She was a member of Shady Grove Presbyterian Church and a graduate of Clinton High School. She is survived by her husband,...

Michael "Mike" Wayne Huckaby

Michael "Mike" Wayne Huckaby

May 19, 2018

Michael “Mike” W. Huckaby, age 69, of 140 Hucks Road passed away Saturday, May 19, 2018 at the Palmetto Health in Richland. He was born in Union, SC and was a son of the late Olin and Doris Anna Nease Huckaby. Mr. Huckaby was a proud Veteran of the US Navy and serviced his country honorably in during the Vietnam...

W. Levake Cauble

W. Levake Cauble

May 18, 2018

Dateline – Laurens W. LeVake Cauble, age 92, formerly of 207 Blakely Ave, and a resident of Carolina Gardens, passed away Friday, May 18, 2018, at the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Salisbury, NC, and was a son of the late William Robert and Ethel Mae Kepley Cauble. Mr. Cauble served 22 years with the US...

Jennings Bryant "J.B." Willis

Jennings Bryant "J.B." Willis

May 17, 2018

Jennings Bryant “J.B.” Willis, age 90, widower of Regina T. Willis, passed away peacefully at the Presbyterian Home in Clinton on Thursday, May 17, 2018. Mr. Willis was born Spartanburg County, SC and was a son of the late William McKinley and Kate Waldrop Willis. He served honorably in the Navy, he retired after 26 years of service from the...

Thelma Louise Fuller

Thelma Louise Fuller

May 17, 2018

Thelma Louise Fuller, age 73, and widow of Charles Fuller, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2018 at her home. She was born in War, W. VA and was a daughter of the late Claude Obert and Lillian Gilbert Bandy. Louise worked as Bar Manager for 24 years at the Holiday Inn in Clinton and Lakeside Country Club for several years....

Cheryl H. Allen

Cheryl H. Allen

May 16, 2018

Cheryl H. Allen, 66, of Clinton, SC went to be with her Lord and Savior on May 16, 2018. Mrs. Allen was born in Clinton, SC and was a daughter of Early Edgar and Ola Belle Gambrell Heaton. Cheryl worked over 40 years as a Trust Officer in the Banking Industry retiring from Arthur State Bank as Vice President and...

Carl J. Arnold

Carl J. Arnold

May 15, 2018

Dr. Carl J. Arnold, age 89, of 105 Derby Lane passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at his home. He was born in Bristol, VA and was the son of the late J. Carl and Martha C. Arnold. Dr. Arnold attended Elementary and High School education in Bristol and Abington, VA and graduated from Greenbrier Military School in Lewisburg, W....

Virginia Caroline Wier Roper

Virginia Caroline Wier Roper

May 12, 2018

Laurens, SC Virginia Caroline Wier Roper, widow of Robert H. Roper, Jr., died Saturday, May 12, in Laurens. Born in 1924 in Renno, S.C., she was the daughter of the late Caldwell Wardlaw and Elizabeth Copeland Wier, and was a direct descendent of early Scots-Irish settlers of Laurens County. Baptized at Duncan Creek Presbyterian Church, she joined First Presbyterian Church...

Edward Eugene (Gene) Simmons

Edward Eugene (Gene) Simmons

May 11, 2018

Edward Eugene (Gene) Simmons, husband for 65 years of Martha S. Simmons, 801 Musgrove Street, Clinton, SC, died May 11, 2018, surrounded by his family at Presbyterian Communities – Clinton. He was the son of the late Essie B. and Henry W. Simmons, Mr. Simmons was born December 28, 1930, in Clinton. Gene was a member of Broad Street United...

David Brotherton

David Brotherton

May 8, 2018

David Brotherton, age 71, widower of Gillie Brotherton, passed away Tuesday, May 08, 2018 at his home. He was born in Whitmire and was a son of the late James Brotherton and Lillie Mae Duncan, and the former Pastor of God’s Healing Springs Baptist Church. Mr. Brotherton is survived his two sons, Michael Brotherton (Marie) of Whitmire, SC and David...

Douglas Gray Mahon Iii

Douglas Gray Mahon Iii

May 7, 2018

Douglas Gray Mahon III “Mike” died Monday, May 7th, 2018 at his home, surrounded by his family. Mike was born to Douglas Gray Mahon, Jr. and Bess Baker Mahon in Shreveport, Louisiana on April 5, 1943. Two months later, he and his mother moved to Calhoun Falls, SC and lived with his grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Gray Mahon, Sr....

John H. Beck

John H. Beck

May 6, 2018

John H. Beck, age 76, of 903 Poole Road passed away Sunday, May 6, 2018 at his home. He was born in Laurens and was a son of the late John Robert and Eunice Hughes Beck. Mr. Beck is survived by his wife, Linda Beck of the home; his son, Johnny Beck; his daughters, Barbara Wilson and Patricia Merchant; his...

Julie Rena Dilleshaw

Julie Rena Dilleshaw

May 6, 2018

Dateline – Clinton Julie Rena Dilleshaw, age 50, of 304 Academy Street, passed away on Sunday, May 6, 2018, at her home. She was born in Laurens and was a daughter of the late Willie Hoyt Gooch and Maggie Smallwood. Mrs. Dilleshaw is survived by her husband, Gene Dilleshaw of the home; her daughter, Jessica Sweatman (Robert) of Greenville; her...

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