Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
James Barth Vanderford
Mar 20, 2017
James Barth “JB” Vanderford, age 84, widower of Shirley Vanderford, passed away Monday, March 20, 2017 at his home. He was born in Lockhart, SC and was the son of the late Barth and Pearl Wright Vanderford. Rev. JB as many knew him, was a Church of God Preacher for many years and spent his life devoted to sharing and...
Sanford Daryl Foster
Mar 19, 2017
Sanford Daryl Foster, age 79, of 1311 Fourth Street, Newberry, SC and formerly of Clinton, SC, entered eternal rest on Sunday, March 19, 2017 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. Born in Clinton, SC, Mr. Foster was the son of the late Harry Litton Foster, Sr. and Noleeka Young Foster. He was a former member of the SC National...
Alva Sanford Mcalister
Mar 19, 2017
Alva Sanford McAlister the son of Leitha Donet Theo McAlister and F.G. McAlister passed away at Providence Hospital on Sunday, March 19th 2017 at the age of 87. He was the last survivor of his family and was predeceased by his loving wife of 62 years, Lila Casey McAlister. He spent his career working in textiles with the JP Stevens...
Judith Ann Tucker Hunnicutt
Mar 19, 2017
Judith Ann Tucker Hunnicutt age 76 of 206 S. Hampton Ave. passed away Sunday March, 19th at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Joanna, SC and was a daughter of the late Clifton and Louise Bedenbaugh Tucker. Mrs. Hunnicutt was retired from District 56, Joanna-Woodson Elementry School and attended Breakthrough Tabernacle Church. She is survived by a daughter,...
Dorothy Mae Pennington Scott
Mar 16, 2017
Dorothy Mae Pennington Scott, age 76, of 128 Rabon Road, passed away Thursday, March 16th, 2017. She was born in Barksdale, SC, and was a daughter of the late George and Sara Lena Cisson Pennington. Mrs. Scott was a homemaker and a member of the Assembly of God. She was a precious wife, mother, and Nanny. She is survived by...
Martha Penland Devore
Mar 16, 2017
Martha Penland DeVore of Kinards, SC died unexpectedly on Thursday, March 16, 2017. She was born in Laurens, SC and was a daughter of the late Hubert and Helen Penland. Mrs. DeVore was retired from Unifor Brass Forgings, was a Member of Old Time Baptist Church in Kinards, SC and was an inactive member of Rocky Springs Presbyterian Church. She...
James Olin Simmons Sr.
Mar 15, 2017
James Olin Simmons, Sr. age 89, a resident of Canon, GA passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at his home. He was born in Abbeville, SC and was a son of the late Henry and Essie Owens Simmons. Mr. Simmons was retired from textiles and was a U.S. Navy Veteran of WWII. He attended the New Franklin Christian Church and...
Margaret Moseley Simpson
Mar 15, 2017
Margaret Moseley Simpson, age 94, widow of George Simpson, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at the National Healthcare of Clinton. She was born in Joanna, SC and was a daughter of the late Richard and Rachel Francis Moseley. Mrs. Simpson was retired from Whitten Center; and was a lifetime member of the OES Chapter James B. Parrott #9 of...
James "Buddy" Thomas Haupfear Sr.
Mar 14, 2017
James T. “Buddy” Haupfear, Sr. age 61 of 907 Old Colony Rd. passed away Tuesday, Mar. 14th 2017 at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Jacksonville, FL and was a son of the late Gene Austin and Hedy Reba Chalk Haupfear. Mr. Haupfear retired from Timken Bearing Company after 42 years of service. Surviving are his wife, Darlene...
Betty Ann Williams Harris
Mar 10, 2017
Dateline-Clinton, SC Betty Ann Williams Harris, age 82, of 801 Musgrove Street and widow of Rev. Bachman Harris, passed away Friday, March 10, 2017, at McCall Hospice House in Simpsonville. Mrs. Harris was born in Orangeburg and was a daughter of the late Cyril Edson Williams, Sr. and Mozelle Williams. She worked at Presbyterian College from 1980 to 2002. Mrs....
Marion Hill Weersing
Mar 8, 2017
Marion Hill Weersing, age 102, passed away quietly in her sleep on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at the Presbyterian Community. Marion was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Marc C. Weersing, past president of Presbyterian College where Marion served as the first Dean of Women and Associate Dean of Students from 1964 to 1980. Marion received her Bachelor of...
George Junior Bledsoe
Mar 6, 2017
George Junior Bledsoe, age 91, of 1142 Reed Ave. passed away Monday, March 6, 2017 at the HospiceCare of the Piedmont, in Greenwood, SC. He was born in Whitmire, SC and was a son of the late Issac Woodrow and Sarilda Wallen Bledsoe. Mr. Bledsoe retired from J.P. Stevens and worked with Gray Funeral Home for many years. He was...
Jonathan Thomas Wessel
Mar 6, 2017
Jonathan Thomas Wessel, age 19, of 218 W. Calhoun Street, passed away Monday, March 6, 2017. He was the son of Scott and Carolyn Metts Wessel. He was a graduate of Clinton High School and attended Community Baptist Church. In addition to his parents he is survived by his brothers, Randy Wessel (Ashley) of York, Matthew Wessel of Joanna; his...
William Smith "Smitty" Summer Sr.
Mar 5, 2017
William Smith “Smitty” Summer, Sr. age 85, of 412 Pickens Street passed away Sunday, March 5th at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Newberry, SC and was a son of the late George Walter Summer III and the late Ollie Smith Summer. Mr. Summer was retired from Greenwood Mills, was a member of the First Baptist Church of...
Susan Davenport Castaneda
Mar 4, 2017
Susan D. Castaneda age 67 of 119 Whitmire Hwy joined her father, Maurice Davenport in Heaven on Saturday, March 4, 2017. She was born in Clinton, SC and was a daughter of the late Maurice Davenport and Juanita Wicker Davenport of Joanna. Mrs. Castaneda received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music from Carson-Newman University, Jefferson City, TN. She taught...
William Franklin "Bones" Nelson
Mar 3, 2017
William Franklin “Bones” Nelson, age 69 of 104 Locust Street, passed away Friday, March 3, 2017 at the Laurens County Hospice House. He was born in Laurens County and was a son of the late Frank Dofflin and Vera Lee Nelson and was a retired paint contractor. Mr. Nelson is survived by his wife, Peggy Hughes of the home; a...
Hugh Jefferson Davis Jr.
Mar 3, 2017
Hugh Jefferson Davis, Jr., age 94, of 202 Deering Street, passed away on Friday, March 3, 2017, at his home. He was born in Whitmire and was the son of the late Hugh Jefferson Davis, Sr. and Maude Wells Davis. Mr. Davis is survived by his wife, Dorothy Davis; two sons, Stanley Hugh Davis, Sr. (Mitzi) of Spartanburg, and Doug...
Earl Clifford Rice
Mar 2, 2017
Earl Clifford Rice of Clinton South Carolina, Died Mar 2, 2017. Mr. Rice was born April 3, 1923, in Clinton, S.C. He was the son of the late Mrs. Irene Jordon Rice and Mr. Ernest James Rice of Clinton, S.C. He graduated from Laurens High School in 1942, served in the Navy during world War II, and graduated from Erskine...
Glenn Eugene Shaver
Feb 28, 2017
Glenn Eugene Shaver age 78, of 4622 Whitmire Hwy passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at the Hospice of Laurens County. He was born in Laurens County and was a son of the late Ervin Ollie and Leona Burnette Shaver. Mr. Shaver was retired from Greenwood Mills, a United States Air Force Veteran and a faithful member and choir leader...
Betty Willis Satterfield
Feb 26, 2017
Betty Willis Satterfield, age 89, of 401 Forest Dr., and widow of R. B. Satterfield, passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2017, at her home. She was born in Fountain Inn and was a daughter of the late Claude and Cora Nell Curry Willis. Mrs. Satterfield retired as Chief Magistrate of Laurens County in 1993 with sixteen years of service....
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