Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Timothy L. Copeland
Feb 15, 2018
Timothy L. Copeland, age 59, of 135 Tim Rock Road, passed away Thursday, February 15, 2018 at his home. He was born in Clinton, SC and was a son of the late James M. and Elizabeth Lee Deyton Copeland. Mr. Copeland was a retired employee of Whitten Center, he was the Owner and Operator of C & H Farms. He...
Dale South
Feb 12, 2018
Dale South age 53, of 501 Milton Road, Joanna, SC passed away Monday, February 12, 2018 at his home. Mr. South was born in Laurens SC and was the son of Shelby Jean Mays of Anderson and the late Jimmie Don South. Dale was a former employee of Pleasurecraft Marine Engines in Little Mountain and member of Breakthrough Tabernacle. He...
Dixie Ann Simmons
Feb 10, 2018
Dixie Ann Simmons, age 63, of Clinton, passed away February 10, 2018. She was born in Clinton and was the daughter of the late Gholdie and Evelyn Simmons. Ms. Simmons is survived by her son, Michael Bishop (Donna) of Mountville; her daughter, Brandie Bishop of Mountville; her five grandchildren, Brooke Gaffney Frazier, Kodie Bishop Hairston, Cameron Bishop, Kuree Gilliam and...
Madge Robbins Waldrep
Feb 10, 2018
Dateline-Clinton, SC Madge Robbins Waldrep, age 93, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2018 at National HealthCare of Laurens. She was born in Laurens and was the daughter of the late A.B. and Lois Adair Jacks. Mrs. Waldrep retired from Whitten Center after 33 years of service and was a lifelong member of Leesville Southern Methodist Church. Surviving are two daughters,...
Garel Cleo Satterfield
Feb 8, 2018
Garel “Train Man” Cleo Satterfield, age 91, of 1530 Highway 72 W, passed away Thursday, February 8, 2018 at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Gray Court, SC and was a son of the late Robert Clee and Sallie Owens Satterfield. He served in the United States Navy during WWII, he was a member of the Fraternal Order...
James Randal Cooley
Feb 7, 2018
James R. “Ronny” Cooley, age 75, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Ware Place, SC and was a son of the late Moses and Blanch Poole Cooley. He served his country honorably as a member of the United States Air Force. He was a proud member of Hillcrest Baptist...
Martha Lucille Childress
Feb 6, 2018
Martha Lucille Childress, age 94, she was the widow of Frank Childress, passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at the Nation Health Care of Clinton. She was born in Chester, South Carolina and was the daughter of the late William and Daisy Rogers. Mrs. Childress is survived by her three sons, Ed Childress (Dianne) of Clinton, Furman Childress (Eugenia) of...
Agatha Q. Todd
Feb 4, 2018
Dateline-Laurens, SC Agatha Q. Todd, age 95, of 106 Arrowood Lane passed away Sunday, Feb. 4th, 2018 at her home in Laurens. She was the widow of John Wells Todd III. Born in Holly, NY, Agatha was the daughter of the late Joseph Quette and Anna Troupo Hurry. She spent her youth in Pittsfield, MA and was a graduate of...
Julian Clayton Hairston
Feb 2, 2018
Dateline – Clinton Julian Clayton Hairston age 81, of 2552 Hwy 308 went home to be with our Lord on February 2, 2018. He was born in Clinton, SC and was the son of the late Robert G. Hairston and Edna Stroud Hairston. Mr. Hairston retired from the United States Navy after 22 years of service to his country and...
Sue Gilliam Hill
Feb 2, 2018
Sue Gilliam Hill age 68, of 119 N. Livingston St. and widow of Harry C. Hill went to be with the Lord on February 3, 2018. She was born and raised in Clinton, she was the daughter of the late Leonard M. and Myrtle Nix Gilliam. Mrs. Hill was an Avon Representative for many years and also worked with American...
Nettie Murphy Young
Jan 28, 2018
Nettie Murphy Young, age 93 and the widow of Andy Bee Young, Jr. was called to be with the Lord Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018. She was the daughter of the late Reid M. Murphy and Floy W. Murphy. A graduate of Presbyterian College, Nettie was a dedicated Reading and English teacher for Laurens School District 56 where she retired after...
Clark "Big O" Owens Kinard Jr.
Jan 27, 2018
Dateline – Joanna Clark “Big O” Owens Kinard, Jr., age 91, passed away Saturday, January 27, 2018 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Pomaria, SC and was a son of the late Clark Owens and Mary Long Kinard. Mr. Kinard is survived by his wife, Bobbie Jean Kinard of the home; his son, Clark Owen...
Gail Nelson Deadwyler
Jan 26, 2018
Dateline – Cross Hill Gail Nelson Deadwyler, age 63, passed away Friday, January 26, 2018 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was born in Laurens and was a daughter of the late Clarence Manning and Ruth Gelo Lyons Nelson. Mrs. Deadwyler is survived her husband Danny Ray Deadwyler of Mountville; her daughter, Stacy Solano of Mountville; her four...
Betty Eason Copeland
Jan 23, 2018
Betty Jo Eason Copeland passed away January 23, 2018 at the Presbyterian communities of Clinton, SC. She was born in Whitmire, SC on June 19, 1927 and was the only child of Joseph S. Eason and Mildred Hipp Eason. She was a graduate of Furman University in 1947 and a teacher in the Laurens School District #56 for 35 years....
Elizabeth Deshields Byars
Jan 22, 2018
Dateline – Lanford, SC Elizabeth DeShields Byars, age 87, of 8034 Hwy 92, and widow of Robert L. Byars, passed away Monday, January 22, 2018, at her home. She was born in Lanford and was the daughter of the late Boyd and Edna DeShields. She was a member of Patterson Chapel United Methodist Church. Elizabeth was a loving and caring...
Herman Ester Knight
Jan 22, 2018
Herman Ester Knight, age 87, widower of Dorothy Fulmer Knight, passed away, Monday, January 22, 2018 at his home. He was born in Greenville, SC, he was the son late Bluford and Ella Gault Knight and was the last surviving member of his family. Mr. Knight is survived by his two sons, Herman Roger Knight of Laurens and Wayne Chester...
Bobby Ray Moss
Jan 22, 2018
Dateline – Honea Path, SC Bobby Ray Moss, age 82, of 735 Boyce Page Road, and widower of Mary Moss, passed away Monday, January 22, 2018, at his home. He was born in Calhoun Falls, and was the son of the late James Claude and Ethel Powell Moss. Mr. Moss retired from the US Air Force and was a member...
Bennie Lee Castle
Jan 20, 2018
Bennie Lee Castle, age 69, of Whitmire, passed away Saturday, January 20, 2018 at his home. He was born in Dante, Virginia and was the son of the late Henry and Margaret Castle. Mr. Castle was retired Chief Warrant Officer II of the United States Army. Mr. Castle is survived by his wife, Ruth Castle of the home; his son,...
Lynda Stewart Trimpe
Jan 20, 2018
Lynda Stewart Trimpe of Clinton, SC passed away on January 20, 2018 at Greenville Memorial Hospital with family by her side. She was 60 years old. Lynda was born on August 8, 1957 in Clinton, IN to her parents, Glenn Eldon Stewart and Harriet Paula (Reaney) Stewart. She graduated from Illinois College with a B.S. in Accounting in 1979, and...
Terry Edward Lyda
Jan 19, 2018
Terry Edward Lyda, 64, of 1934 Milam Road, widower of Donnie Patterson Lyda, passed away Friday, January 19, 2018 at Fountain Inn Nursing and Rehab. He was retired from Torrington in Clinton, SC and was a member of Eastside Baptist Church in Laurens, SC. Born in Laurens, he was the son of Edward and Pat Lyda of Salem, SC and...
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