Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Dustin William Darby Rogers
Feb 14, 2017
Dustin William Darby Rogers age 44, of 103 Sally Dr. passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at his home. He was born in Clinton and was a son of Wanda Wilbanks Cooper of Clinton and the late Ansel Pete Cooper. Dustin was employed with Asplundh Tree Expert Co. and was a member of the Bellview Baptist Church. In addition to...
Woodie Mae Tinsley
Feb 14, 2017
Woodie Mae Tinsley, age 74, and the widow of Paul Tinsley, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Tuesday, February 14, 2017. She was born in Clayton, GA and was a daughter of the late Woodrow and Christine English Campbell. Mrs. Tinsley will be remembered for be a wonderful mother, grandmother, and cook, but the thing she will...
Edward "Eddie" Eugene Eaves
Feb 13, 2017
Edward “Eddie” Eugene Eaves, age 53, of 4036 Whitmire Hwy, went home to be with the Lord On February 13, 2017. He was born September 16, 1963, he was an avid hunter and loved by many. He is the Son of Brenda B. Eaves and the late Roy D. Eaves. He has a living brother Roy Scott Eaves and living...
Bishop Michael D. Spires
Feb 11, 2017
Michael David Spires, age 76, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Saturday, February 11, 2017. He was born in Joanna, SC and was a son of the late Grady W., Sr. and Willie Mae Spires. Mr. Spires is survived by his wife of 57 years, Doris S. Spires of Anderson; his two daughters, Sheri DeGomez of Tampa,...
Vera Broome Snow Foster
Feb 10, 2017
Dateline – Spartanburg Vera Broome Snow Foster, age 90, formerly of 303 Finney Drive, passed away Friday, February 10, 2017 at the Mary Black Memorial Hospital. She was born in Gaffney, SC and was a daughter of the late Luther and Callie Burgess Broome. Mrs. Foster is retired from the Clinton Mills, she was a member of the First Baptist...
Capitola Parrish Johnson
Feb 9, 2017
Capitola Parrish Johnson, age 94, the widow of J. Carl Johnson and formerly of Mauldin, SC passed away, Thursday, February 9, 2017 at the Palmetto Health Richland. She was born in Clinton and was a daughter of the late Claude O. and Eula Ellen Murphy Parrish. Mrs. Johnson was retired from Union Carbide and was a faithful member of the...
James "Jim" Kenneth Underwood
Feb 9, 2017
Jim Underwood, age 84, of 110 West Centennial Street, passed away Thursday, February 9, 2017 at his home. He was born in Sand Mountain, AL and was a son of the late David and Lucy Gasaway Underwood. Mr. Underwood was the owner and operator of Underwood’s Sewing and Vacuum Service for 22 years, he was a former employee of Laurens...
Mary Lealer Fuller
Feb 8, 2017
Mary Lealer Fuller, age 93, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at the National Health Care of Clinton. She was born in Spartanburg County and was a daughter of the late Charlie Lee and Fannie Mae Sipes. And was a member of the Faith Baptist Church. Mrs. Fuller is survived by her son, Sonny Fuller (Marsha) of Clinton; her grandson,...
Betty Deloache Green
Feb 7, 2017
Dateline – Clinton Betty DeLoache Green, age 81, of 340 Rabbit Run, Enoree, and widow of David Green, Sr., passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at the Laurens County Hospice House. She was born in Saluda, and was a daughter of the late Gene and Ella Louise Chapman DeLoache. Mrs. Green was a housewife and a veteran of the U....
James (Jim) Alexander Watts
Feb 6, 2017
James (Jim) Alexander Watts, age 50, of Dothan, AL passed away Monday, February 6, 2017 following an extended illness. Memorial services were held February 8, 2017 at the First Presbyterian Church in Dothan, AL with Pastor Rob Oates officiating and a special song and remembrance by his brother and sister-in-law. Jim Watts was born September 19, 1966, in Clinton, SC,...
Cecil Eugene White
Feb 2, 2017
Cecil Eugene White of Columbus, NC passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2017 in Landrum, S.C. Mr. White was born in Greenwood, S.C. and was the son of the late Clinton Eugene and Mary Ellen Grant White. He grew up in Clinton and graduated from Clinton High School where he was the class valedictorian. He later graduated Sunna Cum Laude...
Don Wayne Mccormick, Sr.
Jan 31, 2017
Don Wayne McCormick, Sr., age 70, of 3043 Watts Bridge Road, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at MUSC in Charleston, SC. He was born in Bamberg, SC and was a son of the late George and Pauline Bunch McCormick. Mr. McCormick was the owner/operator of Kash and Karry Super Saver in Greenville for 28 years, and in the Depot...
Nannie Lou Samples
Jan 31, 2017
Nannie Lou Samples, age 96, and the widow of Forrest Samples, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at the Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center. She was born in Pickens County, and was a daughter of the late Henry and Nora McQueen Simpson. Mrs. Samples was a former employee Clinton Mills and Whitten Center, and was a member to Lydia Mill...
James M. "Buddy" Copeland
Jan 28, 2017
Dateline – Clinton, SC James M. “Buddy” Copeland, age 87, of 1098 Renno Road, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017. He was born in Renno, and was the son of the late James M. Copeland, Sr. and Willie Mae Ferguson Copeland. Mr. Copeland started his career at Pitts Tractor as a mechanic. For a short time he worked in textiles...
Sally Gault Blease
Jan 27, 2017
Dateline – Joanna Sally Gault Blease age 69, of 510 West Calhoun Street, passed away Friday, January 27, 2017 at her home. She was born in Greenwood, SC and was a daughter of the late Johnny and Alice Johnson Gault. Mrs. Blease was a former employee of the Greenwood Mills Joanna Plant, co-owner with her daughter of Michele’s Grill in...
Rachel Ann Samples
Jan 27, 2017
Dateline – Clinton, SC Rachel Ann Samples, age 74, of 110 Beauregard Street and widow of Smokey Samples, passed away Friday, January 27, 2017, at the Laurens County Memorial Hospital. She was born in Anderson County and was a daughter of the late Cecil T. and Katherine Willis Smith. Mrs. Samples was a former employee of Clinton Mills and attended...
Karen Banks
Jan 26, 2017
Karen Long Banks, age 60, of 303 Banna Street, passed away Thursday, January 26, 2017 at her home. She was born in Joanna, SC and was a daughter of Ruby Farmer Crapps and step-father Tallie Crapps. Mrs. Banks was a former employee of The Palmetto Bank and a member of the First Baptist Church of Clinton. She loved dogs and...
Colie "Sam" Leopard
Jan 26, 2017
Dateline – Clinton Colie “Sam” Leopard, age 77, of 830 Indian Creek Road, passed away Thursday, January 26, 2017, at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Tennessee and was a son of the late Elbert and Josie Turner Leopard. Mr. Leopard retired from the US Air Force, serving during the Vietnam War, in the Military Police. He is...
Patricia Kelley Brazell
Jan 24, 2017
Patricia Kelley Brazell, age 81, widow of Buddy Brazell, of 1126 Sinclair Ave, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at her granddaughter’s home. She was born in Goldville, SC and was a daughter of the late 10` 8 and Eliza Harrison Kelley. She was a graduate of Lander College, a retired First Grade School Teacher of Park Street School, and...
Stephen Elroy Rhodes Ii
Jan 24, 2017
Stephen Elroy Rhodes II, age 35 of 501 Browning Ave, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2017. He was born in Greenwood and was the son of Stephen Elroy Rhodes (Brenda Rhodes) and the late Pamela Diann Griffin Young of Clinton. Stephen was employed at 2K Fabrication and attended the Joanna First Baptist Church. In addition to his father, he is...
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