Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Joseph Miller Gettys
Jul 1, 2016
Dateline – Clinton Dr. Joseph Miller Gettys, Sr., age 109, died at the Hospice of Laurens County July 1, 2016. A memorial service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church, Clinton, S.C. at 2 PM on Saturday, August 13, 2016. Dr. Gettys, one of eleven children, was born on April 23, 1907 in York County to Mr. and Mrs....
Thomas Rutledge Adair
Jun 27, 2016
Dateline – Laurens Thomas R. Adair, age 63, of 3208 AB Jacks Rd, and widower of Sharon Adair, passed away at his home on June 27, 2016. He was an avid outdoorsman and long supporting fan of the racing sport of NASCAR. Mr. Adair is survived by his son, Christopher “Bird” Adair, wife Haley, his grandson, Ayden Adair of Laurens;...
Robert "Bobby" Boulware
Jun 27, 2016
Dateline – Laurens, SC Robert “Bobby” Boulware, age 77, of 608 Lucas Ave, passed away Monday June 27, 2016 at his home. He was born in Whitmire and was a son of the late Oriel Thomas and Emma Bennett Boulware. Mr. Boulware was a long time resident of Whitmire and was a former employee of the Town of Whitmire Utility...
Nancy Carolyn Wilbanks
Jun 23, 2016
Dateline – Clinton, SC Nancy Carolyn Wilbanks, age 76, of 101 Milling St, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2016 at her home. She was born in Clinton and was a daughter of the late Clarence and Estelle Telitha Longshore Dunaway and her step-mother, the late Lucille Dunaway. Mrs. Wilbanks was a retired employee of Torrington Bearing Company and a member...
Anthony "Tony" Tinsley
Jun 20, 2016
Dateline – Joanna, SC Anthony “Tony” Tinsley, age 68, of 307 Sims Street, passed away Monday, June 20, 2016 at his home. He was born in Joanna and was the son of the late William Rufus and Cleo Smith Tinsley. Mr. Tinsley was a former employee of Asten Johnson and E.L. Mansure and was a member of the First Baptist...
Lewis Bass
Jun 20, 2016
Dateline – Waterloo Lewis Bass, age 87, of 417 Robin Lane and widower of Betty H. Bass, passed away Monday, June 20, 2016 at the Hospice Care of the Piedmont in Greenwood, SC. He was born in Kershaw County and was a son of the late Redden and Arrie Reynolds Bass. Mr. Bass was retired from the Clinton Mills, was...
James "Jim" Wilson Murray
Jun 17, 2016
James “Jim” Wilson Murray, age 80, of 8580 Hwy 92 in Enoree and the widow of Barbara Murray passed away at his home Friday, June 17, 2016. He was a member and Adult Sunday School Teacher of the Patterson Chapel United Methodist Church, an avid outdoorsman, and served his country honorably in the United States Army during the Korean War....
Shirley A. "Nanny" Nelson
Jun 17, 2016
Shirley A. “Nanny” Nelson, age 79, went home to be with her husband, Mack F. Nelson, Jr. and her Lord and Savior Friday, June 17, 2016 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was born in Gray Court and was the daughter of the late Fred Louis Tumblin and Georgia Etta Satterfield Tumblin. She was a deeply caring and...
Eudean Rinehart Bishop
Jun 10, 2016
Eudean Rinehart Bishop, passed away on Friday, June 10, 2016 . She was born on April 8, 1921 to Dick and Mattie Lorick Rinehart in Batesburg, SC. She was a graduate of Saluda High School and a member of Clydes Chapel Southern Methodist Church. After moving to Joanna in 1944 she met and married Eugene Bishop. She was predeceased by...
Patricia Anna Wilson Franklin
Jun 10, 2016
Dateline – Joanna, SC Patricia Anna Wilson Franklin, age 73, of 411 Browning Ave, and widow of Calvin Edward Franklin, passed away Friday, June 10, 2016 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was born in Banks County, GA and was a daughter of James Lewis Wilson of Baldwin, GA and the late Flonnie Blackburn. Mrs. Franklin was retired...
Adriana Nikole Barton
Jun 6, 2016
Adriana Nikole Barton, age 24, passed away Monday, June 6, after a life-long fight against Crohn’s Disease. She was born in Laurens, and was the daughter of her adoptive parents, Tommy and Gail Barton of Gray Court. In addition to her parents she is survived by her biological dad, Rudy Barton of the home; her sister and brother-in-law, Lindsey (Barton)...
Ellen Lucille Medlin Edmonds
Jun 4, 2016
Dateline – Clinton Ellen Lucille M. Edmonds, age 91, of 158 Edmonds Road, died June 4, 2016, at Spartanburg Regional. She was born in Anderson County, SC, and was a daughter of the late A. L. and Mary Crain Medlin. Mrs. Edmonds was a former employee of Clinton Mills, and a member of the Church of God of Prophecy. She...
Theda Elizadfth Thomason Swift
May 29, 2016
Theda Elizabeth Thomason Swift, 91, died on Sunday, May 29, 2016, at McCall Hospice House in Simpsonville, SC, following a brief illness. For the past several years she has been living at Brookdale Cleveland Park in Greenville, SC., and before that she was a Greenville resident living in the city’s historic Earle Street district. Theda was born September 13, 1924,...
Thomas White Copeland
May 29, 2016
Dateline – Clinton, SC Thomas White Copeland, 71, of Clinton, widower of Constance Puckett Copeland, died peacefully on May 29th, 2016 at the Laurens County Hospice House. Tom was born on August 30th, 1944 in Clinton, South Carolina to Carol White and Margaret Sadler Copeland. He graduated from Georgia Military College and Georgia Southern University. Following his graduation from Georgia...
Jason Russel Kuykendall
May 27, 2016
Dateline – Laurens The family of Jason Russel Kuykendall, age 37, of 593 Lakewood Drive, Laurens, will hold a private memorial service on Saturday, September 10, 2016, at 12:00 Noon, at the Gray Funeral Home Chapel in Laurens. They will receive friends and family following the service at the home located at 593 Lakewood Drive. Mr. Kuykendall was the son...
Ruth Fuller Holland
May 25, 2016
On May 25, 2016, Ruth Fuller Holland moved from this cold, friendless, dark world into eternal daylight. Born in Laurens County, South Carolina, August 17, 1931. She was the daughter of the late Sammuel and Minnie Leake Davenport Fuller, for several years employed as a seamstress at the Laurens Shirt Factory, she also, worked as a Nurse’s Aide at the...
Mary Elizabeth Francis Lehman
May 25, 2016
Dateline – Clinton Mary Elizabeth Francis Lehman, age 89, and widow of George Edward Lehman, U.S. Air Force, died May 25, 2016 at Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community in Laurens, SC. She was born in Joanna, SC, and the daughter of the late Rufus and Robbie Belle Francis. Mrs. Lehman is survived by her two grandsons, Stephen Edward Lehman, Jr....
Martha "Marty" Mcglohon
May 25, 2016
Dateline-Laurens, SC Martha “Marty” McGlohon age 77 and widow of Frank McGlohon of 484 Penland Rd., passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2016. She was born in Laurens, SC and was a daughter of the late George P. and Martha Jane Lee Tumblin. Mrs. McGlohon was a former employee of Walmart Distribution, Bell Federation of the Blind and Senior Options. She...
Lowell G. Rice
May 24, 2016
Dateline – Clinton, SC Lowell G. Rice, age 75, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at NHC of Clinton. He was a lifelong resident of Clinton and was a son of the late Laurence and Gladys Bennett Rice. Lowell enjoyed his collection of pocket watches and just watching people. He greeted everyone with a beautiful smile and his positive attitude....
Nellie Gettys Campbell
May 22, 2016
Nellie Gettys Campbell age 88, of 301 Calvert Ave. and widow of Ed Campbell passed away Sunday, May 22, 2016 at Hospice of Laurens County. She was born in Calhoun Falls, SC and was a daughter of the late Irwin Finley and Lillian Hook Gettys. Mrs. Campbell was a very active lifelong member of the First Presbyterian Church of Clinton,...
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