Obituaries

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

Carrie Harrelson Walters

Carrie Harrelson Walters

Apr 16, 2016

Dateline – Clinton, SC Carrie Harrelson Walters, age 78, widow of Merrill Walters, 63 Bar B Villa Road, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2016 at Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Dillion, SC and was a daughter of the late David and Ella Harrelson. She is survived by her son Wayne Walters (Libby) of Columbia; her daughter, Jean Copeland...

Paul Romines

Paul Romines

Apr 15, 2016

Paul Romines, age 85, of 502 S Marion Street, passed away Friday, April 15, 2016 at his home. He was born in Crosby, TN and was a son of the late Lawrence and Katie Romines. Mr. Romines was retired from Whitten Center. He was a member of the Disabled Veterans Association and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was inducted...

Maxine Privette Bryant

Maxine Privette Bryant

Apr 15, 2016

Dateline – Greenville, SC Maxine Privette Bryant, age 70, of 107 W. Decatur Street, went to be with her Lord and Savior Friday, April 15, 2016 at the St. Francis Hospital in Greenville, SC. She was born in Whitmire and was a daughter of the late Horace Van and Annie Belle Nelson Privette. Ms. Bryant was a healthcare provider and...

George "Joe" L. Griffin, Sr.

George "Joe" L. Griffin, Sr.

Apr 14, 2016

Dateline-Laurens, SC George “Joe” L. Griffin, Sr. age 79 of 100 Sloop Dr., passed away Thursday, April 14th 2016 at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Abbeville County and was a son of the late Tullie Eugene Griffin, Sr. and the late Pearl Gregory Griffin. Mr. Griffin was a retired carpenter and a member of the New Horizon...

Thomas David Hueble, Jr

Thomas David Hueble, Jr

Apr 14, 2016

Dateline – Whitmire, SC Thomas David Hueble, Jr., age 65, of 446 Baker Road, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2016 at White Oak Manor of Newberry. He was born in Whitmire and was a son of Dorothy Martin Hueble and the late Thomas David Hueble, Sr. Mr. Hueble was an avid fisherman and hunter, from the start. As a young...

Bonnie Ruth Shealy Lawson

Bonnie Ruth Shealy Lawson

Apr 13, 2016

Dateline – Whitmire, SC Bonnie Ruth Shealy Lawson, age 82, of 1297 Lovers Lane, was promoted to Heaven on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at NHC of Clinton. She was born on November 14, 1933 in Prosperity and was a daughter of the late Samuel Wilbur Shealy, Sr., and Nannie Mae Koon Shealy. In loving memories, she will be cherished by...

Sadie Mae Sudduth

Sadie Mae Sudduth

Apr 12, 2016

Dateline – Clinton, SC Sadie Mae Sudduth, Infant daughter of Robbie and Amanda Dale Sudduth, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at the Greenville Children’s Hospital. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her grandparents, Robert and Linda Willard, Roger and Sharon Wright, Paul and Pauline Page. Funeral services will be held at Reedy Grove Pentecostal Holiness Church...

Betty King Deason

Betty King Deason

Apr 11, 2016

Dateline-Laurens Betty Faye King Deason, age 85, of 402 Irby Ave. Ext., passed away Monday, April 11, 2016, at Martha Franks Retirement Center. She was born in Alexander City, Alabama, and was a daughter of the late Virgil Herman and Gladys Lavern Dunaway King. Mrs. Deason was retired from Torrington Bearing Company, was an avid bowler and enjoyed crossword puzzles....

Harry Cecil Hill

Harry Cecil Hill

Apr 10, 2016

Dateline – Clinton, SC Harry Cecil Hill, age 65, of Clinton, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2016, at the Laurens County Hospice House in Clinton. He was born in Clinton and was a son of the late Charles E. and Frances Senn Hill. Mr. Hill was an employee of Eastern Business Forms in Mauldin for over 30 years. He is...

Sara Alice Templeton Copeland

Sara Alice Templeton Copeland

Apr 9, 2016

Dateline-Laurens, SC Sara Alice Templeton Copeland age 76 of 451 Templeton Rd., passed away Saturday, April 9th 2016 at her home. She was born in Laurens and was a daughter of the late James Edwin and Nancy Stone Adair Templeton. Mrs. Copeland was retired from the Business Office of Laurens School District 55 and was a member of Leesville Southern...

Willis Reeder Davis

Willis Reeder Davis

Apr 8, 2016

Dateline-Laurens, SC Willis R. Davis, age 72, of 366 Thomason Farm Rd., passed away Friday, April 8th, 2016, at his home. He was born in Waterloo, SC, and was a son of the late James Austin Davis, Sr. and the late Ethel Reeder Davis. Mr. Davis retired from the US Postal Service as a rural mail carrier. He was a...

Vera Wilson Blackwell

Vera Wilson Blackwell

Apr 2, 2016

Dateline – Clinton, SC Vera Wilson Blackwell, age 95, a 60 year resident of 103 Bailey Cr in Clinton passed away Saturday, April 02, 2016 at NHC of Clinton. She was born in Spartanburg, SC she is widow of Edmund Walter Blackwell and was a daughter of the late Grover Cleveland Wilson and Alpha Omega Wilson. She is survived by...

Margaret Ellen Copeland Thompson

Margaret Ellen Copeland Thompson

Mar 31, 2016

Dateline – Laurens Margaret Ellen Copeland Thompson, age 92, went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 31, 2016, at the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was the widow of Guy Thompson and the daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson Copeland and Blanche Turner Copeland. Mrs. Thompson was a retiree of Torrington Plant and was a member...

Stephen Lee Potts

Stephen Lee Potts

Mar 29, 2016

Dateline – Clinton, SC Stephen Lee Potts, age 45, of Newberry, SC, went home to be with the Lord on March 29, 2016, following a brief illness. He was the son of Jim and Susan Potts of Clinton, and his mother, the late Elaine Polk Potts. Lee was a graduate of Thornwell Schools and Clemson University, where he majored in...

Thelma Jennings

Thelma Jennings

Mar 29, 2016

Dateline – Clinton, SC Thelma Jennings, age 77, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at NHC of Mauldin. She was born in Cross Anchor. Mrs. Jennings was a loving mother and grandmother. She is survived by her sons, Gary Jennings of Clinton and Charles “Chuck” Jennings (Rosanne), both of Clinton; her daughters, Frances Poole (Randy) of Gaffney, SC and Teresa...

Willie Jones Mcmurtury

Willie Jones Mcmurtury

Mar 29, 2016

Dateline – Whitmire, SC Willie Jones McMurtury, age 75, of 1802 Old Newberry Highway, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at her home. She was a daughter of the late Almond and Mary Bunt Jones. Mrs. McMurtury was a member of the Gods Healing Spring Church of Whitmire. She is survived by her sons, Alvin McMurtury, Jr. (Terri) and Mark...

Betty Ann Kimbrel Hightower

Betty Ann Kimbrel Hightower

Mar 27, 2016

Dateline-Laurens, SC Betty Ann Kimbrel Hightower age 84, of 1874 Whelon Road, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2016 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was a daughter of the late James and Ruby Hillburn Kimbrel. Mrs. Hightower was a member of the Eastern Star; for many years was a member of the Unadilla Baptist Church and later became...

Rella (Lafferty) Michels

Rella (Lafferty) Michels

Mar 27, 2016

Dateline-Waterloo, SC Rella (Lafferty) Michels, age 73, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2016, at the Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood. She was born in Mt. Gilard, Ohio, and was a daughter of the late Cassel and Martha Bailey. Mrs. Michels was retired from International Mineral Corporation, Lithia, FL, and was a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church. She...

Adalynn Marie Mize

Adalynn Marie Mize

Mar 25, 2016

Dateline – Clinton, SC Adalynn Marie Mize, infant daughter of Lori Mize, passed away Friday, March 25, 2016 at the Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her two brothers, Ethan and Mason; her grandparents, Cathy and Brian Mize; her uncle, Travis and Dianna Mize and her aunt, Alisha Pierce. Private services...

Homer Derl Jacks

Homer Derl Jacks

Mar 25, 2016

Dateline – Joanna, SC Homer Derl Jacks, age 85, of 109 Reeder Street, passed away Friday, March 25, 2016 at the Laurens County Hospital. Born in Joanna, he was a son of the late John Homer and Carrie Matthews Jacks. Mr. Jacks was retired from Milliken, Gilliland Plant in Laurens. He was a US Navy Veteran and a member of...