Obituaries

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

Aaron Eugene "Snook" Gossett

Aaron Eugene "Snook" Gossett

Sep 2, 2018

Aaron Eugene “Snook” Gossett age 74, passed away Sunday, September 2, 2018 at his home. He was born in Clinton, SC and was a son of the late George Washington Gossett, Sr. and the late Virginia Lee Quinn Gossett. Snook was a retired carpenter, a member of P.F.B. Holiness Church and was an avid fisherman. Mr. Gossett is survived by...

Evelyn Thompson Williams

Evelyn Thompson Williams

Sep 2, 2018

Evelyn Thompson Williams age 90 of 1155 Sunset Blvd passed away Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018 at her home. She was born in Greenville, SC and was a daughter of the late Joseph M. and Minnie Allison Moody. Mrs. Williams retired from Presbyterian Home and was a longtime member of Calvary Baptist Church. Surviving are her son, George Thompson, Jr and...

Betty Jo Rollins

Betty Jo Rollins

Sep 1, 2018

Betty Jo McDonald Rollins, age 84, passed away Saturday, September, 1, 2018 at the Royal Oaks Senior Care in Summerville, SC. She was born in Easley, SC and was a daughter of the late William Alfred and Dova Galloway McDonald. Mrs. Rollins was retired from Clinton Mills. She is survived by her step- daughter, Connie Dixon (Wayne) of Summerville, SC,...

Wilbur Ray Melton

Wilbur Ray Melton

Sep 1, 2018

Dateline – Clinton, SC Wilbur Ray Melton, age 93, and widower of Annie Mabry Melton, passed away Saturday, September 1, 2018, in Rainbow, TX. He was born in Campobello and was a son of the late Joseph and Katheryn Miller Melton. Mr. Melton retired from Clinton Mills, was an US Marine Veteran of WWII, and a member of the Elizabeth...

Bonnie Benson Hanks

Bonnie Benson Hanks

Aug 29, 2018

Bonnie Benson Hanks, age 52, passed away August 28, 2018 at her home in Fort Pierce, Fl. She was born in Greenville, SC and was a daughter of John Benson and the late Diana Benson and was a graduate of Woodmont High School. She enjoyed singing, spending time on the beach, and reading, and was a member of Bellview Baptist...

Geraldine Duncan Robinette Davis

Geraldine Duncan Robinette Davis

Aug 26, 2018

Geraldine Duncan Robinette Davis, age 78, passed away Sunday, August 26, 2018. Mrs. Davis was a homemaker, mother and grandmother, office manager, treasurer, community choir member, devoted Christian, accomplished artist, charter member of Belvue Christian Church and was active in Christian Churches throughout her life. She enjoyed flowers and gardening, she cherished time spent with her family. She is survived...

Hubert C. Lollar

Hubert C. Lollar

Aug 25, 2018

Hubert C. Lollar, 86, of Laurens, SC, passed away August 25, 2018. Born in Fulton, Mississippi, he was the son of the late Leonard A. and Hessie S. Lollar. He is preceded in death by his wife of 50 years Margaret and his cat Tiny Bell. He is a graduate of Mississippi State University with a BS in Electrical Engineering....

Keith Mcgee

Keith Mcgee

Aug 25, 2018

Francis Keith McGee, age 87, of 178 NaPa Way in Clinton, entered the Kingdom of Heaven on August 25, 2018, the 68th anniversary of the day the Lord united him with Maudine Yarbrough McGee. Born September 24, 1930 in Enoree, SC, he was the son of the late Orville Wright McGee and the late Lucille Kellett McGee Frady. Mr. McGee...

Larry Clyde Strange

Larry Clyde Strange

Aug 22, 2018

Larry Clyde Strange, age 71, of 106 G Street passed away on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at his home. He was born in Landrum, SC and was a son of the late Glenn and Ruth Campbell Strange. He is survived by a brother, Wesley Strange and wife Sandra of Clinton. At his request, no services will be held. Condolences may...

Roy Scott Eaves

Roy Scott Eaves

Aug 21, 2018

Roy Scott Eaves, age 56, of 97 Subertown Road, Whitmire went home to be with the Lord on August 21, 2018. He was born August 13, 1962, he was an avid hunter and loved by many. He is the son of Brenda B. Eaves and the late Roy D. Eaves. Mr. Eaves is survived by his two sons, Roy Allen...

Ellen Blackwell Vincent

Ellen Blackwell Vincent

Aug 15, 2018

Ellen Blackwell Vincent, age 87, passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at the Laurens County Memorial Hospital. She was born in Ninety Six and was the daughter of the late Sherman and Lois Collins Blackwell. Mrs. Vincent was a member of Elizabeth Street Church of God. She is survived by her three sons, Ned “Tony” O. Vincent (Judy) of Laurens,...

Irby Watts Ferguson, Jr.

Irby Watts Ferguson, Jr.

Aug 9, 2018

Irby Watts Ferguson, Jr., 71, of Clinton passed away from complications of post-polio syndrome on Thursday, August 9, 2018 at the Langston Place. He was born in Clinton and was the son of the late Irby Watts Ferguson, Sr. and Mary Lou Johnson Ferguson. He attended Clemson and was a lifelong member of the First Presbyterian Church of Clinton. He...

Herbert P. (Sam) Seymore Jr.

Herbert P. (Sam) Seymore Jr.

Aug 9, 2018

Herbert P. (Sam) Seymore Jr., a resident of Greenwood Shores in Ninety Six, SC, passed away on Thursday, August 9 at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro, NC. He was predeceased by his parents, Herbert and Julia Seymore, his sister, Virginia Yarbrough, and his nephew, Gary Yarbrough. Surviving are his nieces Becky Hinrichs (John) of Roanoke VA, and Liz Yarbrough of...

Timothy "Wednesday" Lee Morris Sr.

Timothy "Wednesday" Lee Morris Sr.

Aug 5, 2018

Timothy “Wednesday” Lee Morris Sr., 62, of 1233 Fairview Church Road passed away Sunday, August 5, 2018 at his home. He was born in Joanna and is the son of the late Thomas Edgar and Mildred Marie Farmer Morris. Mr. Morris is survived by his wife Donna Morris of the home; his son, T.J. Morris of Charleston; his daughter, Elizabeth...

Sidney "Sid" Alvin Oswald

Sidney "Sid" Alvin Oswald

Aug 4, 2018

Sidney “Sid” Alvin Oswald, 78, of 146 Cedar Street passed away Saturday, August 4, 2018 at his home. Mr. Oswald was born in Laurens and was a son of the late J.C. and Sara Whelchel Oswald. Sid was a retired self-employed carpenter and an avid outdoorsman who loved to hunt and fish. He will be remembered as a loving husband,...

Joanne L. Davis

Joanne L. Davis

Aug 3, 2018

Joanne L. Davis, 78, of 280 Milam Road passed away Friday, August 3, 2018 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC. She was born in Clinton, SC and was the daughter of the late Wardlaw and Ruth Gray Lancaster. Mrs. Davis was an employee of 40 years at Clinton Mills and later retired from Presbyterian Home. She was a...

Betty Lou Vaughn Coker

Betty Lou Vaughn Coker

Aug 1, 2018

Betty Lou Vaughn Coker, 73, of 2443 Ekom Beach Road passed away Wednesday, August 01, 2018 at her home. She was born in Spartanburg County and was a daughter of the late Leonard and Helen Haynie Vaughn. Mrs. Coker was a former employee of Carolina Blouse Company, R.C. Molding, and also in textiles. She is survived by her son, Ronnie...

Danny James Hunt

Danny James Hunt

Jul 30, 2018

Dateline – Laurens, SC Danny James Hunt, age 70, of 1129 Highway 49, passed away Monday, July 30, 2018, at the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Joanna, and was a son of the late James Oliver and Rosa Barbee Hunt. Danny was Owner and Operator of Green Mansions Lawn Care and a former employee of Ingles’...

Shawn David Anderson

Shawn David Anderson

Jul 27, 2018

Shawn David Anderson, age 35, passed away July 27, 2018 in Socastee, SC. He was born in Clinton, SC and was a son of David and Deborah Edmonds Anderson of Clinton. He was a veteran of the South Carolina National Guard and worked in the landscaping industry. Mr. Anderson is survived by his children, three sons, Blaze, Damon, and Bentley...

Michael Douglas Willard

Michael Douglas Willard

Jul 25, 2018

Michael D. Willard, age 70, widower of Vicky Dianne Willard passed away July 25, 2018 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. He was born in Clinton, SC and was a son of the late George Douglas and Ellen Elizabeth Hill Willard, Sr. Mike is survived by his daughters, Amy Marie Garner of Union and Michelle Jane Willard of Kingsport, TN; his...