Obituaries

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

Gail Elizabeth Gilstrap Millwood

Gail Elizabeth Gilstrap Millwood

Sep 16, 2016

Dateline – Cross Hill, SC Gail Elizabeth Gilstrap Millwood, age 69, of Cross Hill, passed away on September 16, 2016. She was born to the late Leonard & Lois Horton Gilstrap on April 27, 1947. She married the love of her life, James Lee Paul Millwood on May 5, 1962. She was a member of the Victory Worship Center and...

Faye D. Cook

Faye D. Cook

Sep 15, 2016

Faye D. Cook, age 86, of 108 Pinewood Ave, and widow of James Cook passed away September 15, 2016 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was born in Mt Airy, NC and was a daughter of the late Edwin A. and Mallie Smith Davis. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Clinton....

Jimmy Monroe "J.J." James

Jimmy Monroe "J.J." James

Sep 14, 2016

Jimmy Monroe “J.J.” James, age 79, of 63 Beech St, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at the NHC of Clinton after a long battle with Parkinson’s. He was born in Whitmire, SC and was a son of the late Jesse James and Julia O’Shields James Connor. Mr. James retired as a finish line supervisor at Anderson Hardwood Floors, he...

Jewell Young Wilson

Jewell Young Wilson

Sep 13, 2016

Dateline – Laurens, SC Jewell Y. Wilson, age 83, of 1397 Wilson Dr, passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was born in Laurens County and was a daughter of the late Edgar Lee and Thelma Powell Young. Mrs. Wilson was the owner and operator of Wilson’s Curb Market for 53 years; and...

Suzanne Slater Miller

Suzanne Slater Miller

Sep 9, 2016

Dateline - Mountville Suzanne Slater Miller, age 84, of Mountville, passed away September 9, 2016, at Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Rochester, New York in 1932. She was the daughter of Marcella Conboy Slater and Thomas Franklyn Slater. She grew up in Williamstown, Massachusetts, and graduated from Williamstown High School. She then attended Marjorie Webster Junior College in...

Linda Poore Simpson

Linda Poore Simpson

Sep 8, 2016

Linda Poore Simpson, age 77, of 119 Pin Oak Dr, formerly of Clinton, passed away Thursday, September 8, 2016 at the Hospice Care of the Piedmont in Greenwood. She was born in Joanna, SC and was the daughter of the late Robert G. Poore and Kathleen Butler. She is survived by her husband, G. Robert “Bobby” Simpson of the home;...

Jean Kirby Wilkerson

Jean Kirby Wilkerson

Sep 8, 2016

Jean Kirby Wilkerson, age 85, widow of Frank Kenneth Wilkerson, of 298 Horseshoe Cir passed away Thursday, September 8, 2016 at Palmetto Health Richland. She was born in Laurens, SC and was the last surviving daughter of Robert Ballinger Kirby and Lillie Mae Robbins. She is survived by her daughter, Vicky Moates and husband Derrill of Blythewood, SC; her four...

Brunson Asbill ,Jr.

Brunson Asbill ,Jr.

Sep 4, 2016

Brunson Asbill, Jr. age 81 of 27860 Hwy 76 East passed away Sunday, September 4, 2016 at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Laurens County and was a son of the late Brunson Asbill, Sr. and the late Willette Shealy Asbill. Mr. Asbill began his working career working as an express agent for 18 years with the R.E.A....

Curtis Wade Nelson

Curtis Wade Nelson

Aug 29, 2016

Curtis Wade Nelson, Sr., 81, of Clinton, South Carolina, entered into his eternal home in Heaven while surrounded by his wife, son and daughter on Monday, August 29, 2016 after a long illness. He is survived by his devoted and loving wife of 57 years, Virginia Avery Nelson, a son Wade and Angie Nelson, a daughter Wanda and Tim Freeman....

Donna Lawton

Donna Lawton

Aug 27, 2016

Our precious & beloved Donna Lynn Lawton, RN passed away at her home on Sat. August 27, 2016 in Laurens, SC. Born Nov. 19, 1959 in Orangeburg, SC., she was the daughter of Carroll Johnson & Step-Father Lanier Johnson of Clinton, SC and Father Donald Lawton (deceased) of Orangeburg, SC. She leaves behind daughters, Brooke Moore of Sandy Run, SC...

Mildred H Wise

Mildred H Wise

Aug 26, 2016

Dateline – Clinton, SC Mildred Hill Wise, age 89, of 100 Hillcrest Drive, and widow of Charley Watson Wise, passed away Friday, August 26, 2016 at her home. She was born in Enoree, SC and was a daughter of the late John James and Mollie Montjoy Hill. She will be remembered as a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She is...

James Edward Mcelhannon

James Edward Mcelhannon

Aug 24, 2016

James Edward McElhannon, 82, of 23649 Highway 76 East, Clinton, South Carolina, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday evening, August 24, 2016. James was born a son of the late Bernice Katherine Prather McElhannon and James Grady McElhannon on April 22, 1934, in Clinton, South Carolina. A lifelong resident of Clinton, James was a faithful disciple of...

Esther J. Keller

Esther J. Keller

Aug 24, 2016

Dateline – Clinton, SC Esther J. Keller, age 87, died Wednesday, August 24, 2016, in the Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood. She was born in Paulding, Ohio, and was the daughter of the late Paul H. and Thelma Mohler Webb. Mrs. Keller worked as a Ward Clerk at Bailey Memorial Hospital and retired from Laurens County Hospital. She was...

Eudora D. Harmon

Eudora D. Harmon

Aug 23, 2016

Eudora D. Harmon, of Sunset Blvd., Clinton, SC, the wife of the late Frank E. Harmon, Jr., passed away by natural causes on August 23, 2016. Mrs. Harmon was a member of Hurricane Baptist Church, Clinton, SC. She was retired from Whitten Center in Clinton where she served as the librarian and assistant to the principal at Hallett School and...

Sylvia Dianne Culbertson

Sylvia Dianne Culbertson

Aug 23, 2016

Sylvia D. Culbertson, age 68, of 4124 N. Silverton Street, passed away on August 23, 2016 at the University Hospital in Augusta, Ga. She was born in Laurens County and was a daughter of the late J.W. and Lillie Turner Culbertson. Mrs. Culbertson was a licensed cosmetologist and was a member of Joanna First Baptist Church. Sylvia was a lover...

Ridgeway "R.B." Butler Satterfield

Ridgeway "R.B." Butler Satterfield

Aug 21, 2016

Dateline-Laurens, SC Ridgeway “R.B.” Butler Satterfield age 92 of 401 Forest Dr., passed away on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016 at his home. He was born in Owings, SC and was a son of the late Butler E. and Tweetie Ridgeway Satterfield. Mr. Satterfield was retired from the South Carolina Department of Labor, a member and Past Master of Palmetto Masonic...

Robert Christopher Wayne

Robert Christopher Wayne

Aug 21, 2016

Robert Christopher Wayne passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2016 surrounded by his family at the Hospice House of Laurens County. He is survived by his wife Annabel of 46 years, his daughter, Hilary (Howard) Hunter, and his name sake, grandson Robert Hunter. Robert held a Bachelor of Science in Architecture and a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering. He spent...

Rhonda Gaye Ramsey Wessinger

Rhonda Gaye Ramsey Wessinger

Aug 21, 2016

Rhonda Gaye Ramsey Wessinger, age 53, passed away at her father’s home, Carey Ramsey, in Lexington, NC, Sunday, August 21, 2016 after a valiant battle with cancer. She was born in Union, SC, and spent many years in Whitmire, SC She is the daughter of Paula Fletcher (stepfather, Paul) of Whitmire, SC and Carey Ramsey (stepmother, Suzanne) of Lexington, NC....

Clara Chaney Taylor

Clara Chaney Taylor

Aug 20, 2016

Clara Chaney Taylor, age 88, formerly of Gray Court and widow of Clark B. Taylor passed away Saturday, August 20, 2016 at the NHC of Laurens. She was born in Laurens and was the daughter of the late John L. and Helen Satterwhite Chaney. She was a member of Lanford Baptist Church. Mrs. Taylor is survived by her two sons,...

William Early Heaton

William Early Heaton

Aug 15, 2016

William Early Heaton, age 84, of 110 Gordon St, and widower of Ethel Collier Heaton, passed away Monday, August 15, 2016 at his home. He was born in Greenville, SC and was the son of the late Edgar and Ola Belle Gambrell Heaton. Mr. Heaton is retired from Clinton Mills after 50 years of service. He was active with the...