Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Janet " Tree" Ferrell Crabtree
May 5, 2018
Janet “Mrs. Tree” Crabtree, age 84, passed away Saturday, May 5, 2018 at the NHC of Laurens. She was born in Oceana, WV and was a daughter of the late Wiley F. and Marie Perry Ferrell. Mrs. Crabtree was an avid golfer and was instrumental in establishing the Women’s Lakeside Country Club Association, and served at the State Representative of...
Frances Cornelia Thompson
May 4, 2018
Dateline – Laurens Frances Cornelia Thompson, age 69, of 319 Beechwood Drive, passed away Friday, May 4, 2018 at her home. She was born in Abbeville, SC and was a daughter of the late Carl Samuel and Pauline Ervin Bond and was a member of Highland Home Baptist Church. Mrs. Thompson is survived by her husband, Leighton Lawrence Black of...
Joyce Ann O'Shields
May 3, 2018
Joyce Ann O’Shields, 74, of 8 Piedmont Street in Lyman passed away Thursday, May 3, 2018 at her home. She was born in Clinton, SC and was the daughter of Audrey Estes and the late Oliver Estes. In addition to her mother she is survived by her husband James “Rope” O’Shields; her two sons, Gene O’Shields of Lyman and Bobby...
Robert S. Wickham
May 3, 2018
Robert S. Wickham, 76 died at home in Tullahoma, TN on May 3, 2018. Bobby was predeceased by parents Bob and Maxine Wickham, brothers, Pete and Mike Wickham and is survived by sisters Donna Ludeman and Micki Wickham. He was an alumnus of Thornwell and a veteran of the US Air Force. Bobby’s love of laughter, friends, children, the Georgia...
Texanna Thorpe Johnson
Apr 27, 2018
Dateline-Laurens, SC Texanna Thorpe Johnson age 85 of 206 Forest Dr. passed away Friday, April 27, 2018 at her home. She was born in Warrenton, VA and was a daughter of the late Lucian and Dora Reed Thorpe. Mrs. Johnson retired from Trans-Circuit in Alexandria, VA, was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and a member of Friendship Baptist...
Lois Jean Jones Williams
Apr 27, 2018
Lois Jean Jones Williams, 87, a resident of Clinton, South Carolina, passed away on April 27, 2018 at Presbyterian Community of South Carolina. She was born on November 2, 1930, in Sylacauga, Alabama, as the daughter of Lula Bell and William Lewis Jones. She graduated in 1950 from Massey Draughn Business College in Montgomery, Alabama. She and Claris Wallace Williams...
Hallie Byrd Howard
Apr 26, 2018
Hallie Byrd Howard, 95, died peacefully of natural causes in her residence at the Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina on April 26, 2018. She was born in Calhoun Falls, SC on October 14, 1922, to Hallie May Byrd and Wilbur Johnson Blake. She attended college at Winthrop College. After college she married the love of her life, William Grady Howard....
Harriet B Hart
Apr 26, 2018
Harriet B. Hart, age 66, of 201 E. Walnut Street, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018 at her home. She was born in Clinton, SC and was a daughter of the late Alexander Bell Stump and Sara Allison Stump. Mrs. Hart taught school for more than 30 years at Clinton Elementary and later at Thornwell. She was a proud alumni...
Anita C. Jacks
Apr 25, 2018
Anita C. Jacks, age 92, widow of James R. Jacks, Sr. of 1504 AB Jacks Road, passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at her home. She was born in Columbia, SC and was a daughter of the late Miguel and Hattie Hester Cassanova. Mrs. Jacks was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church for over 70 years. Her greatest joy...
George "Buddy" Vance Wright
Apr 24, 2018
George “Buddy” Wright, age 64, of 515 Browning Ave passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at the Laurens County Hospice House. Buddy was born in Joanna and was a son of the late Carter and Ruby Franklin Wright. Mr. Wright was a former employee of Michelin Tire in Lexington; Asten-Johnson and later a CDL Long Haul Trucker. He is survived...
Melissa Crapps Johnson
Apr 24, 2018
Melissa Crapps Johnson, age 47, of 202 Sumter Street passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Prosperity, SC and was a daughter of James Travis and Barbara Holley Crapps. Mrs. Johnson was a member of Fairview Baptist Church and an avid Clemson fan. In addition to her parents she is survived by...
Mildred Simmons Graydon
Apr 24, 2018
Mildred Simmons Graydon, affectionately known as Nan, age 89, widow of Haskell Graydon, of 452 Mahon Road, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at the NHC of Laurens. She was born in Laurens and was the daughter of the late Claude Edward and Ruth Bradford Simmons. She was a member of Friendship Presbyterian Church. Nan made her home with Mike...
Era Hames Iusti
Apr 21, 2018
Dateline-Clinton, SC Era Hames Iusti, age 73, of 100 Houser Circle, and widow of John Thomas “Tommy” Iusti, passed away Saturday, April 21, 2018, at the Laurens County Memorial Hospital. She was born in Clinton and was a daughter of the late Andy and Belle Dunaway Hames. She retired from the Bailey Plant and was a member of Clinton First...
Willie Earle Davidson Boland
Apr 21, 2018
Dateline-Clinton, SC Willie Earle Davidson Boland, 97, and widow of F. M. (Blue) Boland, died peacefully on April 21, 2018, surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of William Henry Davidson and Lula Finney Davidson. She was a lifelong resident of Clinton and descended from many of the early colonial families of Laurens County. She was a graduate of...
Nathaniel Shelton Bates
Apr 20, 2018
Dateline – Joanna Nathaniel Shelton Bates, age 73, passed away Friday, April 20, 2018, at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. The family will receive friends Sunday, April 22, 2018, from 2 to 3 PM, at the First Baptist Church of Joanna Fellowship Hall. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be...
Robert Bowman Graham
Apr 18, 2018
Robert Bowman Graham, age 82, of 25933 Hwy 121 Whitmire passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. He was born in Pomaria, SC and was the son of the late James Horace Graham and Ruby Estelle Summer Graham. Mr. Graham was a devoted husband, father and grandfather who loved his family. He was an avid fisherman...
Connie Sue May
Apr 18, 2018
Connie Sue May, age 64, of 605 Musgrove St. passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at Laurens County Hospice House in Clinton. She was born in Clinton and was a daughter of the late Willie Hix and Georgia Bledsoe King. Surviving are her husband Don H. May, Sr. of the home; her son, Hutch May (Sara) of Newberry; her daughter,...
Michael Ervin Ballew
Apr 18, 2018
Michael Ervin Ballew, age 62, of Clinton passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at New Hannover Medical Center in Wilmington, North Carolina. He was born in Laurens County and was the son of Dorothy Wilson Medlin and the late Edgar Ervin Ballew. Mr. Ballew was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Clinton. In addition to his mother he is...
William Earl "Steve" Stevenson
Apr 16, 2018
Dateline – Laurens, SC William Earl “Steve” Stevenson, age 85, of 1352 Sandy Springs Road, passed away on Monday, April 16, 2018, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Laurens and was a son of the late T. V. Stevenson and Bessie Hazel Rodgers. Mr. Stevenson was a retired employee of Wilson’s Sporting Good and a US Army Veteran...
Charlene Widener Tankersley
Apr 11, 2018
Charlene Widener Tankersley, age 57, of 1903 Mt. Lebanon Road Passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at her home. She was born in Whitmire and was the daughter of Dianne L. Summer of Clinton and the late Charles David Widener Sr. Mrs. Tankersley was a former employee of Conso and Dollar General Distribution Center in Union. She was a member...
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