Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
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...
Ernest Dewey Ennen Iii
Sep 6, 2017
Ernest (Ernie) Dewey Drennen lll, age 42 passed away Sept 6 at home in Laurens surrounded by his loving family. Ernie is survived by his mother, Mary Drennen and his sisters Michelle Harris, Amanda Drennen and Kelly Drennen, His son Ernest (Bubba) Dewey Drennen lV and his daughter Kylee Martin, along with Aunts, Uncles, cousins and friends. He was predeceased...
Barbara Sue Mcwatters
Sep 2, 2017
Barbara Sue McWatters, age 48, of 1321 S Broad Street, passed away Saturday, September 2, 2017 at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland and was a daughter of the late Peter and Barbara Sue Mosley DeBarbora. Barbara is survived by her husband, Tommy McWatters; her children, Rebecca Gillian (Jared), Rachel McWatters, Jacob Myers, Faythe McWatters; her...
Richard Wier Katzberg
Sep 2, 2017
Dr. Richard Wier Katzberg of Clinton, SC, passed away precipitously of pancreatic carcinoma at the age of 71 on September 2, 2017. Dr. Katzberg was the son of Dr. Arthur J. Katzberg and Mary Frances Wier Katzberg, also of Clinton SC, both of whom predeceased him. Dr. Katzberg, “Rick”, was born on October 23, 1945, at Moody Army Airfield in...
James "Jimbo" Johnson
Sep 2, 2017
James “Jimbo” Johnson, age 60, away Saturday, September 2, 2017 at his home in Mountville. He was born in Clinton, SC and was a son of Melvin D. Johnson and the late Nettie Johnson. Mr. Johnson is survived by his daughters, Jamie Johnson of Laurens and Kendall Johnson of Clinton; his sisters, Trudy Fuller of Laurens and Debra Brooks of...
Eunice Marie Nelson Handback
Sep 2, 2017
Eunice Marie Nelson Handback passed away Saturday, September 2, 2017 at the NHC of Clinton, she was the widow of Lester Handback. She was born in Laurens County and was a daughter of the late Mack Floyd Sr. and Julia Kate Nelson. Mrs. Handback is retired from the Greenwood Mills and later she also retired from Walmart as a Greeter....
James (Jimmy) E. Collins
Aug 31, 2017
Dateline – Ware Shoals James (Jimmy) E. Collins, age 68, of 257 Elledge Road, passed away Thursday, August 31, 2017, at his home. He was born in Brevard, NC, and was a son of the late Emmless Roosevelt and Margaret Louise Davis Collins. Mr. Collins was a former carpet installer and of the Baptist faith. He was survived by two...
Doris Dickerson Butler
Aug 31, 2017
Doris Dickerson Butler went home to be with her Lord and Savior on August 31, 2017. Everyone who knew Doris knew her love for her family, her love for animals, and her love for the Lord. Doris was born in Joanna, S.C. on April 23, 1938 and was a daughter of the late Clarence Dickerson, Sr. and the late Sudie...
Duane Ross Gillian Sr.
Aug 30, 2017
Duane Ross Gillian, Sr. age 66, of 903 Stomps Springs Road passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at Laurens County Memorial Hospital. He was born in Lexington and was a son of Frances Leopard of Clinton and the late Ross Gillian. Mr. Gillian was a former automotive mechanic and attended Shady Grove Presbyterian Church. In addition to his Mother he...
Willie Roosevelt Davis
Aug 30, 2017
Willie Roosevelt Davis age 91, of 305 South Livingston Street, died Wednesday, August 30, 2017. He was born in Laurens, S.C. and was a son of the late Will and Fannie Mae Davis. Mr. Davis was retired from the City of Clinton and was a farmer. He was a member of Zion Hill Pentecostal Holiness Church. Surviving are his sons,...
Frances Staggs Lark
Aug 29, 2017
Frances Staggs Lark, 87, of 317 Hazel Dr. and widow of Earnest Calvin Lark passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at the University Hospital in Augusta, GA. Mrs. Lark was born in Ninety Six and was the daughter of the late Elmore Staggs and Bessie Crowder. Her siblings include the late John Staggs, Amilee Gaskins, Faye Staggs, Elsie Kennedy, Raz...
Charles Maxie Davis Sr.
Aug 29, 2017
Charles Maxie Davis Sr. 82, of 86 Palmetto Street passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at his home. He was born in Clinton and was a son of the late Hudson and Clara Brown Davis. Mr. Davis is a former employee of Clinton Mills; member of Lydia Baptist Church, an avid Gamecock fan, a wonderful husband, father and grandfather. He...
William Milliard Ginn
Aug 27, 2017
William Milliard Ginn, 90, of 410 Millwee Creek Road, and formerly of 176 Red Devil Road, Cross Hill, SC passed away Sunday, August 27, 2017 at the Rainey Hospice in Anderson, SC. He was born in Georgia and was a son of the late Willie Lee and Lula Mae Goodwin Ginn. Mr. Ginn retired from Cooper Motor Company with over...
Jerry Wayne Strickland
Aug 27, 2017
Jerry Wayne Strickland age 68 of 1386 Lover’s Lane, passed away Sunday, August 27, 2017 at the Lexington Medical Center. He was born in Whitmire and was a son of the late Austin William and Dollie Lawson Strickland. Mr. Strickland was a retired Police Officer with 35 years of services and he attended Grace Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife,...
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