Obituaries

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

Edgar "Ed" Eugene Montjoy

Edgar "Ed" Eugene Montjoy

Sep 25, 2016

Dateline-Laurens, SC Edgar “Ed” Eugene Montjoy, age 87, of 1772 Boyds Mill Pond Road, and widower of Dorothy Sumeral Montjoy, passed away on September 25, 2016, at NHC of Laurens. He was born in Laurens County and was a son of the late Ernest and Octavia Burch Montjoy. Mr. Montjoy was retired from Local Pipe Fitters Union 391 and was...

Amelia Hollis

Amelia Hollis

Sep 25, 2016

Amelia Hollis, beloved wife for 67 years to the late Thomas Francis Hollis, was peacefully promoted to Heaven on September 25, 2016. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, great grandmother, neighbor, and friend to many. She had a servant’s heart for helping others and was a lifelong member of First Presbyterian Church. She is survived by her daughter, Renie (Charles)...

Carl "Tommy" Crumpton

Carl "Tommy" Crumpton

Sep 25, 2016

Carl T. “Tommy” Crumpton, 68, of 24 Lowry Street Whitmire, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, September 25, 2016 at his home. Born August 9, 1948, in Newberry County, he was the son of the late Thomas L. “Chris” and Marilyn “Betsy” Attaway Crumpton of Whitmire. He graduated Whitmire High School in 1966. He retired from Greenwood Mills in Joanna...

Boyd "Buddy" Harrison Wilkes

Boyd "Buddy" Harrison Wilkes

Sep 23, 2016

Dateline-Clinton, SC Boyd “Buddy” Harrison Wilkes, age 67, of 324 Charlotte’s Road, and husband of Judy Ann Wilkes, passed away Friday, September 23, 2016, at his home. He was born in Clinton and was a son of the late Boyd and Nellie Jackson Wilkes. His grandparents were Oscar and Wynnie Wilkes and Grover and Lillie Jackson. Mr. Wilkes was a...

Ronald "Ronnie" Paul Jones

Ronald "Ronnie" Paul Jones

Sep 23, 2016

Dateline – Laurens Ronald “Ronnie” Paul Jones, age 68, of 12 Pamela Drive, Waterloo, passed away Friday, September 23, 2016. He was born in Laurens and was a son of the late Paul Cunningham and Mildred Clara Roberts Jones. Mr. Jones was retired from the US Postal Service. He was a proud veteran of the US Army, having served in...

Margaret Ann Preston

Margaret Ann Preston

Sep 22, 2016

Margaret Ann Preston age 77 of 101 Florence St. passed away Thursday, September 22, 2016 at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Cortland, NY and was a daughter of the late Lloyd and Grace Eugenia Doyle Nichols. Mrs. Preston was a former employee of Whitten Center and was a member of the Red Hat Society, Mountville Magnolia’s. Surviving...

Loree Dunaway Lawson

Loree Dunaway Lawson

Sep 22, 2016

Loree Dunaway Lawson, age 96, formerly of 3703 Hwy 308 and widow of Boyce Lawson passed away Thursday, September 22, 2016 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was born in Laurens and was the daughter of the late William Dunaway and Fannie Bell. Mrs. Lawson is survived by her two sons, Billy Joe Lawson and Raymond Lawson both...

Molly Gregory Randolph

Molly Gregory Randolph

Sep 21, 2016

Molly Gregory Randolph, age 85, of 530 Forest Rd, and widow of James E. Gregory passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at the Laurens County Hospice House. She was born in Burnsville, NC and was a daughter of the late Alvin David Randolph and Linnie Jane Lewis. Surviving are her sons, J.C. Gregory of Clinton, Paul Eddie Gregory (Sheila Murphy)...

Annie Mildred Turner Smith

Annie Mildred Turner Smith

Sep 18, 2016

Annie M. Turner Smith, age 92, of McCormick, SC, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2016, at NHC of Laurens. She was born in Green County, TN, and was a daughter of the late O. L. and Ella Kate Jackson Turner. Mrs. Smith is survived by her daughter, Betty Ann Turner of Bulls Gap, TN; two sisters, Mable Turner and Helen...

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...