Obituaries

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

Elizabeth Greever Shumate

Elizabeth Greever Shumate

Aug 24, 2017

Elizabeth Greever Shumate, 90, of Clinton, SC, died Thursday, August 24, 2017, in The Clinton Presbyterian Community. She was formerly of Fayetteville, NC. A Service of Witness to the Resurrection will be held at First Presbyterian Church, Clinton, SC, on Monday, August 28, 2017, at 10 a.m. The family will receive friends in the fellowship hall after the service. The...

Ssgt (Ret) Aubary Earl Farmer

Ssgt (Ret) Aubary Earl Farmer

Aug 23, 2017

SSGT (Ret.) Aubary Earl Farmer, age 95, widower of Mary Stilwell Farmer passed away Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at his home. He was born in Gates, NC and was a son of the late Joseph Lee and Bonnie Lee Hampton Farmer. He served during WWII and was retired from the United States Air Force. Mr. Farmer is survived by his...

Ella Mae Brown Haskin

Ella Mae Brown Haskin

Aug 22, 2017

Ella Mae Brown “Honey” Haskin, age 77, widow of Clifford Haskin, passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at White Oak Manor in Newberry. She was born in Laurens, SC and was the daughter of the late Charles Henon and Pauline Massey Brown. Mrs. Haskin is survived by her sister, Jackie Brown Lever (Lewis) of Newberry; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and...

James Daniel "Junior" Johnson

James Daniel "Junior" Johnson

Aug 20, 2017

James Daniel "Junior" Johnson went home to be with his Lord and Savior on August 20, 2017, from NHC of Clinton. He was born in Saluda, SC, a son of the late James Darlin and Sallie Mae Johnson. He had to quit school as a young boy to help his mother support the family. His favorite job in life was...

Lucien Ellis Mckee Jr.

Lucien Ellis Mckee Jr.

Aug 19, 2017

Lucien Ellis McKee Jr. age 37, passed away Saturday, August 19, 2017. He was born in Greenwood SC and was a son of Harriet McKee Hart of Clinton and the late Lucien Ellis McKee Sr. Ellis was a graduate of Thornwell High School, a member of the All Saints Episcopal Church, a Rhodes Scholar, skilled in the culinary arts and...

Dianne Huckaby Mackey

Dianne Huckaby Mackey

Aug 10, 2017

Dianne Huckaby Mackey, age 71, of 23083 SC Hwy 121 passed away Thursday, August 10, 2017 at Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia, SC. She was born in Newberry SC and was a daughter of the late Belton K. and Okellar Murphy Huckaby. Mrs. Huckaby is retired from Whitten Center as a supervisor unit manager and was a member of the...

Christopher Chase Cash

Christopher Chase Cash

Aug 8, 2017

Christopher Chase Cash, age 22, passed away Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Greenwood and is the son of Ashely Baldwin and step-father, Casey Wilbanks of Clinton and father, Chris Cash of Clinton. Chase was a graduate of Clinton High School and a former employee of Metal Masters. In addition to his parents Chase...

John Benjamin Bolt

John Benjamin Bolt

Aug 4, 2017

John Benjamin Bolt, of Clinton, SC, passed away Friday, August 4, 2017 at the age of 76. Born in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late John Smith Bolt and Eva Hill Bolt. He graduated from Honea Path High School in 1959 and Erskine College In 1963. Following graduation John held three positions: Director of Canadian Sales for...

Renee Squires Millwood

Renee Squires Millwood

Aug 3, 2017

Renee S. Millwood, age 56, of 11233 Lisbon Road passed away Thursday, August 3, 2017 at her home. She was born in Myrtle Beach SC and was a daughter of the late Sandra and James Squires. Mrs. Millwood was a former employee of the Wal-Mart store in Laurens, bartender at Rurmor’s on Lake Greenwood and Anderson Metals in Greenwood. She...

Samuel Lynn Lambert

Samuel Lynn Lambert

Jul 30, 2017

Samuel Lynn Lambert, age 62, of 117 Woodrow Street passed away Sunday, July 30, 2017 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Clinton, SC and was the son of the late Odell and Elise Tucker Lambert. Mr. Lambert worked in the textiles mills and did carpentry, he also was of the Assembly of God Pentecostal Faith....

Winifred Griffith Card

Winifred Griffith Card

Jul 21, 2017

Winifred M. Card, age 96, was called to rest on July 21, 2017, at the Presbyterian Community in Clinton, SC. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Card, and sister, Marilyn Maxwell. “Winnie” was a playful, yet elegant lady who loved to make others smile. She made sure that everyone around her felt special and loved. A memorial...

Mitchell Edward Scott

Mitchell Edward Scott

Jul 20, 2017

Mitchell Edward Scott, 59, of Clinton passed away July 20, 2017. He was the son of Floy Scott and the late Oron Lewis Scott. Mr. Scott is survived by his wife Rhonda Scott of Clinton; his son, Justin Scott of Clinton; his daughter, Amy Elizabeth Scott (Joe Wymer) of Clinton; two brothers Walter Scott (Sandra) and Nathan Scott (Becky) both...

Frank Mcduffie Templeton Jr.

Frank Mcduffie Templeton Jr.

Jul 11, 2017

Frank McDuffie Templeton, Jr. “Mack” passed away, Tuesday, July 11, 2017 after a long valiant battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He lived most of his life in Joanna, SC and was the son of the late Frank McDuffie Templeton, Sr. and the late Cleo Robinson Templeton. Mr. Templeton served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, and worked at Self...

Dorothy Elizabeth Williamson

Dorothy Elizabeth Williamson

Jul 11, 2017

Dorothy Elizabeth Mosteller Williamson, 94, widow of Frank Williamson, loving wife, mother, grandmother and prayer warrior died on July 11, 2017 in Columbia. Born October 9, 1922, in Gastonia, NC, she was the daughter of the late Willie Alexander and Ruby Hilda Howe Mosteller. Following the death of her mother in 1931, she was adopted by the late James Wesley...

Alexandria "Andria" Armstrong

Alexandria "Andria" Armstrong

Jul 10, 2017

Dateline-Good Hope, GA Alexandria “Andria” Armstrong, age 25, of 1785 Double Bridges Rd., and formerly of Laurens, passed away Monday, July10, 2017, at her home. She was born in Greenwood, SC, and was a daughter of Charles Steven and Virginia Taylor Armstrong. Andria attended the SC School for the Deaf and the Blind. In addition to her parents, she is...

Thomas Samuel Heffner

Thomas Samuel Heffner

Jul 8, 2017

Dateline – Clinton Thomas Samuel Heffner – 64 Yrs of Age October 30, 1952 – July 8, 2017 Thomas Samuel Heffner went to his heavenly paradise on July 8, 2017 after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Fletcher, North Carolina the son of the late Joe Lee and Lucille Johnston Heffner. He is survived by his wife...

Bobbie Ruth Smaltz

Bobbie Ruth Smaltz

Jul 7, 2017

Dateline – Joanna Bobbie Ruth Smaltz, age 79, the widow of Harold E. Smaltz, passed away July 7, 2017, at the NHC of Clinton. She was born in Anderson, SC and was a daughter of the late Rev. T.R. and Leeolar Thacker Jennings. Mrs. Smaltz is survived by her son, Ricky Bagwell of Greenville; her daughter, Deborah Huckaby (Mike) of...

Carl "Rabbit" Michael Stone

Carl "Rabbit" Michael Stone

Jul 7, 2017

Dateline – Whitmire Carl “Rabbit” Michael Stone, age 59, of 62 Spring Street, passed away Friday, July 7, 2017, at the Regency Hospital of Greenville. He was born in Whitmire and was the son of James Hilton and Katie Ammons Stone. Mr. Stone was a former employee of the Carlisle Finishing Plant. He is survived by his wife, Rhonda Lynn...

Daniel Luther "D.L." Gunter Jr.

Daniel Luther "D.L." Gunter Jr.

Jul 4, 2017

Daniel Luther “D.L.” Gunter, Jr., age 77, of 403 Magnolia Street, passed away Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at the NHC of Clinton. He was born in Joanna, SC and was the son of the late Daniel Luther Gunter, Sr. and the late Eugenia Brazill Gunter. Mr. Gunter retired from Torrington Bearing Company after 35 years of service, was a veteran...

Shelby J. Dunaway

Shelby J. Dunaway

Jul 2, 2017

Shelby J. Dunaway, 77, of Clinton, passed away peacefully at her home on July 2, 2017. She leaves behind her husband, N. W. (Bill) Dunaway of the home and her only child, Sheryl Dunaway Booker of Mount Pleasant, SC, as well as many other extended family members and close friends. Graveside services will be held at Pinelawn Memory Gardens on...