Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
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...
Keith George Burnett
Apr 4, 2018
Keith Burnett, age 54, of 175 Blade Drive passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Abbeville County and was a son of the late Mildred Burnett. Mr. Burnett was a former employee of Bilo. He is survived by his wife Claudia Parton Burnett; four sons, Todd Burnette, Josh Burnett, Shawn Burnett all of...
Nancy Mcmillan Sadler
Apr 3, 2018
Nancy McMillan Sadler, beautiful widow of Edgar Sadler, died Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at Self Regional Hospital surrounded by loving family. Daughter of Lee Stanford McMillan and Flora Bennett McMillan, she was born December 18, 1930 in Laurens, South Carolina. After graduating from Laurens High School, she attended Randolph Macon Women’s College in Lynchburg, Virginia and Limestone College in Gaffney,...
Margaret "Betty" Burnette
Mar 31, 2018
Margaret “Betty” Burnette age 76 of 85 Country Lane passed away Saturday, Mar. 31, 2018 at her home. She was born in Massachusetts and was a daughter of the late Irving and Margaret Torrey. Betty was a former employee of Vermont American and the South Carolina Department of Special Needs and Disabilities. Surviving her are one son, Kurt Payden of...
Earl Barlow Sr.
Mar 30, 2018
Rev. Earl Barlow, Sr. age 88, of 325 Conway Ave, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 30, 2018. He was born in Gilbert, LA and was a son of the late Holly G. Barlow and Maude Kenny Barlow. Mr. Barlow retired from the construction business as the owner and operator of Barlow Builders. Rev. Barlow devoted...
Steve Ryon Senn
Mar 29, 2018
Steve R. Senn, age 71, of 671 Pittmans Landing Drive, passed away Thursday, March 29, 2018 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Joanna and was the son of the late William R. Senn and Gladys Gillian Senn. Steve was retired after 39 years from Asten Johnson and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church...
Robert William "Bob" Jones
Mar 29, 2018
Robert William “Bob” Jones, age 68, of 724 Carolyn Drive passed away Thursday, March 29, 2018 at his home. He was born in Clinton, SC and was a son of Anne McMillian Jones of Clinton and the late Leaman Jones, Sr. Bob was a computer programmer and a graduate of Newberry College and some graduate work at Clemson University. He...
George Herman Bodie Sr.
Mar 28, 2018
George Herman Bodie Sr. age 82, passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at the Springfield Place in Newberry. He was born in Newberry and was a son of the late Frank Bodie and Martha Brown Bodie. Mr. Bodie was a Veteran of the United States Army. He was a member of Joanna’s Men’s Club and was retired from Greenwood Mills....
Walter C. Holbert
Mar 24, 2018
Dateline – Clinton Walter C. Holbert, age 85, passed away Saturday, March 24, 2018 at the Pruitt Health in Aiken. He was born in Lydia Mill, SC and was the son of the late Hubert L. and Gertrude Elizabeth Colvard Holbert. Mr. Holbert is survived by his son, Gary Everett Holbert of Moore, SC, his two daughters, Linda Gayle Ballinger...
Robert Stanley Fuller
Mar 23, 2018
Robert Stanley Fuller was born on November 19, 1950 in Clinton, South Carolina. He departed this life on March 23, 2018. He is preceded in death by his dear father, John Benjamin Fuller, of Clinton, SC; his much loved daughter, Kimberly Grimes of Garland, TX; and his step-sister, Margaret Cox of Princeton, TX. Robert is survived by his wife of...
Heyward Richard King, Sr.
Mar 22, 2018
Heyward R. King Sr., age 85, of Hanks Road, passed away Thursday, March 22, 2018. He was born in Clinton and was a son of the late Willie Hix and Georgia Bledsoe King. He was retired from Joanna Mill, was a United States Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict, and owner of Kings Grocery. He is survived by his wife,...
Alvin Eugene Cox
Mar 21, 2018
Dateline - Whitmire Alvin Eugene Cox, age 83, and widower of Betty Thelma Brotherton Cox, passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at the McCall Hospice House in Simpsonville. He was born in Whitmire and was the son of the late Joseph Franklin and Mary Elizabeth King Cox. Mr. Cox served twenty-nine years in the South Carolina National Guard. He also...
Arthur Lee Bradley
Mar 20, 2018
Arthur Lee Bradley of Whitmire died on March 20, 2018, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. He was born in Whitmire, South Carolina, on July 16, 1928, to Mattie Campbell Bradley and William Arthur Bradley. He was a proud South Carolina Army National Guard veteran, serving from 1948 - 1979, a member of the Lions Club and also the Shrine Club....
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