Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Irene Henderson
May 20, 2017
Irene Henderson was called home to be with Our Lord on Saturday, May 20, 2017, after a courageous life of living with numerous chronic health issues. Born on September 15, 1948, in Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Colonel Lykes S. and Ruth Moyer Henderson. As a dependent of a military family, she grew...
Ellis Harvey Dickert Sr.
May 20, 2017
Dateline – Clinton Ellis Harvey Dickert, Sr., age 83, of 600 Musgrove Street, passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2017, at his home. He was born in Newberry and was a son of the late Elbert J. and Vivian Gary Dickert. He was a former Personnel Manager for Clinton Mills and retired as Manager of Clinton Federal Credit Union. He...
Lillie Mary Lawson Norwood
May 19, 2017
Lillie Mary Lawson Norwood, age 98, widow of Charles Norwood passed away Friday, May 19, 2017. She was born in Spartanburg County and was the daughter of the late Mrs. Emma Lawson. Mrs. Norwood was a homemaker and attended Faith Tabernacle of Cross Hill. She is survived by her son, David Norwood and wife Nancy, of Joanna; six grandchildren; five...
Edith Janet Cogsdill
May 9, 2017
Janet Cogsdill, age 76, wife of Fred E. Cogsdill, of 5159 Hwy 221 South passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2017. Edith Janet Cogsdill was born in Laurens on October 23, 1940. She was the daughter of the late Samuel P. and Edith Clayton Hellams formally of Laurens, she was retired from the Laurens County Speedway after 31 years. Mrs. Cogsdill...
Allen Edmisten
May 8, 2017
Allen Edmisten, “Big Al”, went to be with Jesus on May 8th, 2017. What a spectacular day for him! We celebrate his victory, but mourn for his beautiful spirit. Allen is an adamant Christ-follower, who shared the gospel everywhere he went. He touched and continues to touch numerous lives with the joy and hope of Jesus Christ. Allen is a...
James Eugene Wilbanks
May 7, 2017
James Eugene Wilbanks, 64, of 88 James Street Whitmire passed away Sunday, May 7, 2017 at his home. He was born in Whitmire and was the son of the late Haskell and Ella Williamson Wilbanks. Mr. Wilbanks is survived by his wife Cathy Boulware Wilbanks of the home; a son, Josh Wilbanks (Jennifer Winnington); his daughter, Brandi Wilbanks (Michael Moss);...
James "Foots" Ervin Tobias Sr.
May 5, 2017
James “Foots” Ervin Tobias Sr. age 71, of 4639 Whitmire Hwy passed away Friday, May 05, 2017 at his home. He was born in Whitmire and was the son of the late John and Sarah Tobias. Mr. Tobias is survived by his wife, Darlene Tobias of the home; two sons, Jimmy E. Tobias Jr. (Margie) of Newberry and Wayne Tobias...
Martha "Mott" Bellue Samples
May 1, 2017
Martha “Mott” Bellue Samples, age 86, widow of William V. Samples, of 1012 N Sloan Street passed away Monday, May 1, 2017. She was born in Clinton and was the daughter of the late Lee and Mae Howell Bellue, she was retired from Clinton Mills and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Mrs. Samples is survived by her son,...
Paulette L. Trammell
Apr 29, 2017
Paulette L. Trammell, age 67, of 333 Poplar Street, passed away Saturday, April 29, 2017 at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Union, SC and was a daughter of the late Fred and Helen Tucker Small. She was devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and sister. Mrs. Trammell is survived by her husband, Jimmy Trammell of the home; her two...
Glen Burke
Apr 29, 2017
Dateline-Gray Court, SC Glen Burke age 83 of 770 Hellams Rd. and widower of Anna Elizabeth Campbell Burke passed away Saturday, April 29, 2017 at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Columbus, Ohio and was a son of the late Ausley and Savilla Stevens Burke. Mr. Burke was a self-employed mechanic, a member of the Warrior Creek Baptist...
Bernard "Bernie" Albert Schardt
Apr 26, 2017
Bernard “Bernie” A. Schardt, 87, of 284 Country Lane, passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at his home. He was born in Toledo, Ohio and was the son of the late Albert Schardt and Helen Yager. In addition to his parents Mr. Schardt was predeceased by his wife Dianne Prater Schardt. Mr. Schardt started with N.Y. Central Rail Road and...
Philip Joshua Malpass
Apr 26, 2017
Philip Joshua Malpass, age 15, of 3334 Renno Road passed away April 26, 2017. He was born in Richland SC and was the son of the late Marcia Malpass. Philip is survived by his father Philip Randolph Malpass, Three brothers Philip R. Malpass, Braxton Lee Malpass and Harley Hurley; grandparents, Michael and Joan Wagner; Aunt and Uncle Joyce and Leroy...
Kathryn Hill Campbell
Apr 25, 2017
Dateline-Laurens, SC Kathryn Hill Campbell, age 87, a resident of Langston Place and formerly of Gray Court, and widow of Thomas William Campbell, Sr., passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was born in Gray Court and was the daughter of the late Silas Berry and Ethel Smith Hill. Mrs. Campbell was a...
Clara Mae Iggers
Apr 25, 2017
Clara Mae Driggers, 84, of 313 Pinehurst Drive passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at her home. She was born in Calhoun Falls SC and was a daughter of the late Rev. Ernest E. Burton and Virginia Burton. Mrs. Driggers was a member of Lakeside Pentecostal Holiness Church in Greenwood the church her father founded. She is survived by a...
Jc "One Gut" Childress
Apr 24, 2017
J.C. “One Gut” Childress, age 84, of 206 Missallie Drive, passed away Monday, April 24, 2017 at NHC of Clinton. He was born in Laurens County, was the son of the late John Crateman and Lu Della Bolt Childress. Mr. Childress was retired from the Clinton Mills, Bailey Plant after 45 years of service, and was a member of the...
Bluford "Son" A. Boyter
Apr 17, 2017
Bluford “Son” A. Boyter, age 82, of 707 Milton Road, passed away Monday, April 17, 2017 at the Laurens County Memorial Hospital. He was born in Laurens County and was the son of the late J.B. and Mary Jane Thrift Boyter. Mr. Boyter was retired from the Clinton Mills and was a member of the Northside Baptist Church in Laurens....
Lynn Walden Cooper Jr.
Apr 16, 2017
Lynn Walden Cooper, Jr. died Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017. Lynn was born in Clinton, SC and was a son of the late Elizabeth Wise and Lynn Walden Cooper, Sr. Mr. Cooper graduated from Clinton High School and attended his beloved Presbyterian College. Mr. Cooper was the longtime owner of Cooper Motor Company and held numerous positions in civic, church...
Timothy "Timbo" Derrill Lawson
Apr 13, 2017
Timothy “Timbo” Derrill Lawson, 59, of 1385 Lovers Lane, Whitmire, passed away Thursday, April 13, 2017 in Clinton, SC. He was the son of the late Everett Lawson and Bonnie Shealy Lawson. Mr. Lawson is survived by his wife, Donna Lawson; three sons, Chris Wilbanks (Charlie) of Whitmire; Corey Wilbanks (Amanda) of Chapin; Timothy Lawson Jr. of Spartanburg; a daughter...
Charles T. Giles
Apr 13, 2017
Charles T. Giles, age 74, of 3120 Hazen Drive, passed away Thursday, April 13, 2017 at the Robin Johnson House. He was born in Clinton, SC and was a son of the late Thurston and Helen Giles, he earned his Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering, and worked as an Electrical Engineer. He also served his country honorably as a...
Paul "Cowboy" Hellams Jr.
Apr 13, 2017
While surrounded his by his family, Paul “Cowboy” E. Hellams, Jr. went to be with is Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 13, 2017. He was born in Laurens, SC and was the son of the late Paul and Goldie Hellams, Sr. He is survived by his wife, Sylvia D. Robinson Hellams of the home; his three daughters, Kim Williamson...
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