Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
E. Legrand Adams
Oct 3, 2017
Rev. E. Legrand Adams age 77, of 8 Wallace St. passed away Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017 at the Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood. He was born in Saluda County and was a son of the late Eugene and Emma Matthews Adams. Rev. Adams began his pastoral work in 1960 and served as a minister for 51 years in the...
Dale Hudson Howard
Oct 3, 2017
Dale Hudson Howard passed away on October 3, 2017. She was preceded in death by her mother, Nancy Watts Bloom; her sister, Joan Richardson Hudson, and her brother, John Grier Hudson, III. She is survived by her husband, William Bostwick Howard, III; her father, John Grier Hudson, Jr.; her stepmother, Marcia Heffner Hudson; her three daughters, Dale Garrison Howard, Barrett...
Johnny Earl Pittman
Oct 3, 2017
Johnny Earl Pittman, age 58, passed away on Tuesday, October 03, 2017, with family by his side. He was born October 11, 1958 in Clinton, to Floyd and Sara Pittman. Johnny was a mechanic and loved working on cars. He married Nancy E. Vincent on September 1, 2017. He loved his family friends and always had a smile on his...
Maria Mcalister Pyles
Oct 1, 2017
Dateline – Laurens, SC Maria McAlister Pyles, age 77, of 105 Stagecoach Rd, passed away Sunday, October 1, 2017, at the McCall Hospice House in Simpsonville. Mrs. Pyles was born in Florence County and was a daughter of the late General James and Sarah Timmons McAlister. She received a Bachelor’s degree in Social Studies from Benedict College; a Master’s of...
Jo Nell Franklin Moss
Sep 27, 2017
Jo Nell Franklin Moss age 86, widow of Charles P. Moss passed away Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017 at the Hospice of Laurens County Hospice House. She was born in Athens, GA and was a daughter of the late William Tinsley and Ruby Herring Scogin. Mrs. Moss was retired from Monsanto and was a member of the Friendship Baptist Church. Surviving...
Angie Lee Summers
Sep 26, 2017
Angie Lee Summers age 88, a resident of Bailey Manor and widow of Frank James Summers passed away Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017 at the NHC of Clinton. She was born in Coeburn, VA and was a daughter of the late Hopkins and Ethel Mutters Buttry. Surviving are four sons, Earl Franklin Summers, James Summers, Thomas Lee Summers, Walter Allen Summers,...
Freida Erskine Hensley
Sep 25, 2017
Freida Erskine Hensley, age 86 of Whitmire, passed away Monday, September 25, 2017, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. She was born December 27, 1930, in Union County, to the late Wade “Preach” Erskine and Leona Coleman Erskine. She was a faithful member of Evans Street Church of God in Whitmire. She dearly loved the Lord, her family and her church....
Jimmie Carol Walker
Sep 24, 2017
Jimmie Carol Walker, age 81, widower of Betty Joyce Godfrey Walker, passed away Sunday, September 24, 2017 at the Self Regional Hospital in Greenwood. He was born in Enoree, SC and was a son of the late Oliver Leroy Walker and Lois Yarborough Walker. Mr. Walker was a retired machinist of 35 years from the Monsanto Company, and then worked...
Elizabeth Megan Brewington
Sep 22, 2017
Elizabeth Megan Brewington age 25 of 204 W. Farley passed away Friday, Sept. 22, 2017 at her home. She was born in Laurens County and was a daughter of Johnny Brewington of Clinton and Crystal Crayne Davis of Greenwood. Megan was a graduate of Laurens High School and a student at Piedmont Technical College. In addition to her parents she...
Ida Poole King
Sep 22, 2017
Ida Bell Poole King, age 98, widow of L. Lamar King, died on September 22, 2017 at Bailey Manor in Clinton, SC. Born on December 29, 1918, to the late Mack and Edna Poole, she grew up in Laurens County, worked and retired from Whitten Center and was an award winning Avon sales representative for 40 years. Mrs. King was...
Teresa Couey Pace
Sep 20, 2017
Teresa Couey Pace, age 57, the widow of Barry Marcus Pace, of 520 North Broad Street, passed away Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at her home. She was born in Clinton and was the daughter of the late Clyde McGaha and Rosa McGaha. Mrs. Pace is survived by her sons, James Victor Couey (Jenna) of Greenville, Joshua William Couey (Amanda) of...
Bennie L. Owens
Sep 20, 2017
Bennie L. Owens age 79 of 212 Amethyst Way, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 20th 2017 at his home. He was born in Laurens and was a son of late George Enice Owens and the late Sara O. Robertson. Bennie was a retired over the road truck driver, of the Presbyterian faith and a US Army veteran. He loved singing and...
Linda Darlene Gillian
Sep 15, 2017
Linda Darlene Gillian, age 57, of 1260 Stomp Springs Road passed away Friday, September 15, 2017, at Laurens County Memorial Hospital. She was born in Whitmire and was the daughter of the late Carlton Stewart and Lillie Eda Boyter Griffin. Mrs. Gillian is survived by her husband, Wesley Gillian of the home; two sons, Stuart Gillian (Kim Bouknight) and Charles...
Ronald Anthony "Tony" English
Sep 13, 2017
Ronald Anthony “Tony” English, 77, of Whitmire passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at White Oak Manor. He was born in Whitmire and was the son of the late Robert Douglas and Ida Trammell English. Mr. English was retired from Cone Mill, Carlisle Finishing Plant and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Whitmire. He is survived by...
Richard Wayne Cooper
Sep 13, 2017
Richard Wayne Cooper, 69, of 400 Caldwell Street passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at his home. He was born in Whitmire, S.C. and was a son of Jessie Tankersley Cooper and the late John Thomas Cooper. Mr. Cooper is survived by his wife, Marilyn Stevenson Cooper; two sons, John Cooper (Shelby) of Clinton and Richard Wayne Cooper, Jr. of...
Norman Henry Schultz Jr.
Sep 11, 2017
Norman Henry Schultz Jr, age 67, of 6921 Highway 76, passed away, Monday, September 11, 2017 at his home. He was born in Greenville, SC and was the son of the late Norman H. Schultz, Sr. and Carrie Jackson Schultz. Mr. Schultz retired after 20 years of service from the US Army. While in the Army he served as an...
Ernest Wayne Barnes
Sep 11, 2017
Wayne Barnes, 70, of 303 Pine Street passed away Monday, September 11, 2017 at his home. He was born in McCormick SC and was a son of the late Ernest Barnes and Rose Wilkie Barnes. Mr. Barnes was a residential builder in Laurens County for many years, he was the owner of The Barnes Group for seven years, and after...
Ellic Eugene Prince
Sep 10, 2017
Ellic “Eugene” Prince, age 60, of Cross Hill, South Carolina, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, September 10, 2017. Born August 19, 1957, he was the first born child of Ellic William and Pauline Morgan Prince of Whitmire. He was a 1977 graduate of Whitmire High School and a pipefitter by trade. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and all things...
Brenda Joyce Harris
Sep 7, 2017
Brenda Joyce Harris, 70, widow of John Henry Harris of 18047 Hwy 72 East passed away Thursday, September 7, 2017 at her home. She was born in Clinton SC and was a daughter of the late Henry Horace and Ethel Cobb Howell. Mrs. Harris is survived by her son, Michael Harris of the home; three daughters, Tammy Harris of the...
Karl Heinz Niebacker
Sep 7, 2017
Karl Heinz Niebacker, of Wheelock, Vermont died peacefully after a short period of declining health on September 7, 2017. Karl was born on March 12, 1920 to the late Elisabeth Ostermann Niebacker and Karl Niebacker in Braunschweig, Germany. He was their only child and proudly immigrated to the United States on March 18, 1926. He and his mother came to...
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