Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
David P. Shipes
Nov 29, 2016
Dateline – Clinton, SC David Patrick Shipes, age 60, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2016. He was born in Clinton and was a son of Emma Crapps Shipes and the late D.P. Shipes, Jr. In addition to his mother he is survived by his sisters, Ann Smith (Dave) and Angie McGee (Barry), and his brother, Sammy Shipes. He was predeceased...
Nancy Price Long
Nov 29, 2016
Dateline – Clinton, SC Nancy Price Long, age 69, passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at Laurens County Memorial Hospital. She was born in Union County and was a daughter of the late John Paul Price and Minnie Mars Price. Mrs. Long had worked in manufacturing for several years but was mostly a homemaker. She was a member of...
Thomas "Tommy" E. Addison Jr.
Nov 27, 2016
Thomas “Tommy” Eldred Addison, Jr, went to God on Sunday, November 27th. He was born in Clinton and was the son of Tom and Jane Harris Addison. Tommy was a 1973 graduate of Darlington School in Rome, Georgia. He graduated from Presbyterian College in 1977 with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and History. Mr. Addison worked as a social...
James D. "Jimmy" Bass Sr.
Nov 25, 2016
Dateline – Clinton, SC James D. “Jimmy” Bass, Sr., age 62, passed away Friday, November 25, 2016, at the NHC of Laurens. He was born in Clinton and was a son of the late Lewis D. and Betty Hilley Bass. Mr. Bass worked in several jobs during his life, and attended the Lydia Mill Church of God. Mr. Bass is...
Gertrude (Trudy) Bell Reynolds
Nov 25, 2016
Gertrude (Trudy) Bell Reynolds, 100, of Whitmire, SC, passed away November 25, 2016. She was predeceased by her parents, Dr. Jesse Rutledge and Effie Sewell Bell; her husband, Clifford M. Reynolds; her sister, Louise Bell Baker; her brother, Dr. John W. Bell; and nephew, Lt. Jesse R. Baker. Trudy was born on October 2, 1916, in Due West, SC. She...
Thomas Cecil "Judge" Vaughan
Nov 24, 2016
Dateline – Kinards, SC Thomas Cecil “Judge” Vaughan, age 73, of 82 Crouch Drive, passed away Thursday, November 24, 2016 at White Oak Manor in Newberry, SC. He was born in Newberry and was a son of the late Dick Moorhead Vaughan and the late Sease Dominick Vaughan Senn. Mr. Vaughan was an Independent Insurance Adjuster and a member of...
Charles William Vaughan
Nov 24, 2016
Dateline – Clinton, SC Charles William Vaughan, age 92, formerly of 11379 Highway 121, Newberry, passed away Thursday, November 24, 2016, at Langston Place. He was born in Union and was the son of the late Douglas William and Bessie Lawson Vaughan. Mr. Vaughan was retired from the Milliken Plant and was a member of First Baptist Church of Whitmire....
C. T. "Tommy" Sublett
Nov 23, 2016
C. T. “Tommy” Sublett went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 23, 2016. He was a graduate of Erskine College and taught in the Laurens County School System for 52 years which included Clinton High School, Laurens High School, Laurens Academy, and USC Laurens. He was a #1 Big Blue Kentucky Wildcat fan. Mr. Sublet is survived...
Stanley Curtis Holbert
Nov 23, 2016
Stanley Curtis Holbert, age 60, of 254 Fuller Rd, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2016. He was born in Clinton and was the son of the late Curtis Luvell and Agnes Grace Holbert. Mr. Holbert is survived by his wife, Teresa Holbert of the home; his sister Connie Holbert of Clinton; and his grandchildren, James Michael Chase Holbert, William Mason...
Mary Bobb Deyton
Nov 21, 2016
Dateline – Clinton, SC Mary B. Deyton, age 91, of 136 Pine St, passed away Monday, November 21, 2016 at the Laurens County Memorial Hospital. She was born in Newberry County and was a daughter of the late Astor and Cora Fulmer Bobb. Mrs. Deyton was retired from Clinton Mills and was a member of the Church of God of...
Robert William Coleman
Nov 20, 2016
Robert William Coleman, age 95, of 1234 Keroes Ave in Newberry passed away at the White Oak Manor on November 20, 2016. He was born in Potsdam, NY and was the son of the late Harry S. and Helen M. Coble Coleman. He is survived by his wife Ethel R. Summer Coleman of the home; his son, Kim Coleman (Sharon)...
Rd (Fruitcake) Frazier
Nov 19, 2016
RD (Fruitcake) Frazier, husband of the late Helen Louise Holbert Frazier, formerly of Joanna and Chappells, passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2016, at NHC of Laurens. He was the son of the late Edgar H. Frazier and the late Minnie Lee Turner. Mr. Frazier is of the Holiness faith and a member of the Church of God of Prophecy...
Sadie Roddy Erwin
Nov 16, 2016
Mrs. Sadie R. Erwin, 82, wife of W. C. Erwin for 35 years, went home to be with the Lord on November 16, 2016 at Providence Hospital in Columbia, SC. She was born in Laurens, SC on March 16, 1934 and was the daughter of the late Alvin C. and Pearl F. Roddy. Sadie retired from Carlisle Finishing and was...
Lavonne Lindler
Nov 15, 2016
LaVonne Lindler, age 61, of 1420 Shady Grove Church Rd, passed away Monday, November 15, 2016 at her home. She was born in Clinton and was the daughter of Ruby Nell Veal and the late Richard Woodard. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband, Keith Lindler of the home; her son, Steven Lindler (Rebecca) of Cross...
William Carlisle "Bill" Patterson
Nov 13, 2016
William Carlisle “Bill” Patterson age 74, of Laurens passed away Sunday, November 13, 2016 at his home. He was born in Augusta, GA and was a son of the late Horace and Betty Suhr Patterson. Mr. Patterson was a distinguished graduate of Wofford College, and served as Student Body President Class of “64”. While at Wofford he became a member...
Bobby Doran Simmons
Nov 11, 2016
Bobby Doran Simmons, 84, of Clinton, SC passed away November 11, 2016 at the McCall Hospice House of Simpsonville, SC. Bobby was born November 20, 1931 in Laurens, SC, of Barney and Kathleen Simmons. He was a graduate of Laurens High School and Presbyterian College where he earned his BS Degree in Business. Soon afterwards he joined the US Army...
Sarah Hellams Pitts
Nov 9, 2016
Sarah Hellams Pitts Clinton, SC Sarah Elizabeth Hellams Pitts, age 78, a long time resident of Clinton, SC, and widow of Charles Pitts, passed away on Tuesday, November 9, 2016 at Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina. Born March 1, 1938 in Danville, VA, Sarah was the daughter of the late Gideon Charles Hellams and Lois Morgan Hellams of Laurens. As...
Darrell Keith Stewart Sr.
Nov 6, 2016
Darrell Keith Stewart, Sr., age 73, of Clinton, passed away November 6, 2016, at his home. He was born in Clinton, and was the son of the late Ralph Harold and Beulah Mae King Stewart, he was a graduate and football player for the Clinton High School Red Devils, he then attended and also played football for Gardner-Webb University and...
Ray Fulmer Johnson
Nov 6, 2016
Ray Fulmer Johnson, age 83, of 7420 Highway 308, and widow of the late Tommy Johnson, passed away Sunday, November 6, 2016, at the Laurens County Hospice House. She was born in Orangeburg and was a daughter of Chester G. and Victoria Metts Fulmer. Mrs. Johnson is survived by two sons, Randy Dickson of Williamston, and Howard Johnson of Laurens;...
James Patrick "Pat" Arrowood
Nov 2, 2016
Dateline – Kinards James Patrick “Pat” Arrowood, Sr, age 74, of 33667 Hwy 76, passed away at his home Wednesday, November 2, 2016. He was born in Whitmire and was the son of the late Charles and Helen Arrowood, he is retired from the Clinton Mills and was a member of Breakthrough Tabernacle Church. Mr. Arrowood is survived by his...
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