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