Obituaries

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

Libby Price

Libby Price

Jan 10, 2016

Dateline-Laurens, SC Libby Price, age 49, of 46 Niche Drive, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2016, at the Laurens County Memorial Hospital. She was born in Greenville County and was a daughter to the late Mitchell and Virginia Campbell Barton. Mrs. Price was formerly employed at the Furman Textile Plant in Simpsonville and with the Laurens County Disabilities and Special...

Betty Jolene Sineath

Betty Jolene Sineath

Jan 4, 2016

Dateline – Joanna, SC Betty Jolene Sineath, of 309 Burnes St, passed away Monday, January 4, 2016 at her home. She was born in Gaffney and was a daughter of the late Thomas and Illa Mae Bidix Hallman. She is survived by her daughters, Crystal Ashley of Laurens and Brandy Fuller of Clinton; eleven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and her special...

Virginia Bell Traynham

Virginia Bell Traynham

Dec 30, 2015

Dateline – Laurens Virginia Bell Traynham, age 65, of 2780 Bellview Church Rd, died Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Clinton, SC and was a daughter of the late William H. Bell, Jr and the late Virginia Southern Bell. She is survived by her daughter, Angela Williams Buffington, and husband Corey Buffington of Laurens;...

Charles P. Swofford

Charles P. Swofford

Dec 25, 2015

Dateline – Laurens, SC Charles P. Swofford, Sr., age 76, of Laurens, passed away Friday, December 25, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Joanne Swofford; his sons, Chuck Swofford and Steven Swofford and families; step-son, Donnie Andrews and family; step-daughter, Stephanie Ann Andrews; his sister, Betty Lee Bolt; his brothers Bob, Aubrey, John and Joe Swofford and families. The...

Franklin O'Neal Simmons

Franklin O'Neal Simmons

Dec 24, 2015

Laurens, SC Franklin O’Neal Simmons Franklin O’Neal Simmons, 72, formerly of Ekom Beach Road, Laurens, passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2015, at Self Regional Healthcare. Born in Woodruff, SC, he was a son of the late Boyd J. and Elizabeth Evett Simmons. Mr. Simmons was also the grandson of the late Damie and Hubert Evett formerly of Greenville, and...

Carol Tumblin Franks

Carol Tumblin Franks

Dec 23, 2015

Dateline – Laurens, SC Carol Tumblin Franks, age 72, of 197 Fairgrounds Road, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was born in Laurens County and was a daughter of the late Thomas Drayton and Virginia Babb Tumblin. She is survived by her son Bruce Franks of Woodruff; her daughter, Ann F. Landers...

Francis Marion "Roller" Craine

Francis Marion "Roller" Craine

Dec 20, 2015

Dateline – Laurens, SC Francis Marion “Roller” Craine, age 89 of 204 Oakwood Dr., passed away Sunday, December 20, 2015 at the NHC of Greenville, SC. He was the husband of the late Edith Curry Craine. He was born in Simpsonville, SC, and was the son of the late Rev. Ray Craine and Nell Hinton Craine. Mr. Craine was a...

William "Billy" Corteville, Sr.

William "Billy" Corteville, Sr.

Dec 20, 2015

Dateline – Laurens, SC William “Billy” Corteville, Sr., age 53, of 881 Steve Thompson Rd., passed away Sunday, December 20th, 2015, at the Augusta Burn Center. He was born in Martinville, IN, and was a son of Ralph and Charlotte Taylor Corteville. Mr. Corteville was a truck owner/operator and worked with D&D Trucking for 28 years. He was a member...

Tammy Lynn Foster

Tammy Lynn Foster

Dec 20, 2015

Dateline – Clinton Tammy Lynn Foster, age 44, of 100 Fred St, passed away Sunday, December 20th, 2015 at St. Frances Memorial Hospital. She was born in Mauldin and was a daughter of the late Ralph Leamon and Joyce Marie Carr Braswell. Mrs. Foster was the owner and operator of The Barber Shop in Clinton and was a member of...

Thomas Allen Owens

Thomas Allen Owens

Dec 18, 2015

Dateline – Whitmire, SC Thomas Allen Owens, age 65, of 23112 SC Highway 121, died Friday, December 18, 2015, at his home. He was born in Whitmire and was a son of the late Major Allen and Lillian Oxner Owens. Mr. Owens retired from J. P. Stevens. He was a Mason for 40 years and a member of the Whitmire...

Marigene (Mary) Cleveland Smith

Marigene (Mary) Cleveland Smith

Dec 14, 2015

Dateline – Laurens, SC Marigene (Mary) Cleveland Smith, 87, of Laurens and formerly of North Charleston, SC, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, December 14, 2015, at NHC Healthcare of Clinton. She was born in Elberton, GA and was a daughter of the late Doctor Mell Cleveland and Elizabeth Richardson Cleveland. She was a retired employee...

Allan Carter

Allan Carter

Dec 12, 2015

Dateline – Piedmont, SC Allan Carter, age 65, of 561 Willimon Drive, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015 at the Laurens County Hospice House. He was born in Polk County, GA and was a son of the late Isaac and Louise Ferguson Carter. Mr. Carter was retired from Alice Manufacturing of Easley. He was a US Marine Corp Veteran of...

Tony Mitchell Morgan

Tony Mitchell Morgan

Dec 12, 2015

Dateline – Greensboro, NC Tony Mitchell Morgan, age 51, of 6307 Rye Mill Court, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015 at the Moses Cone Memorial Hospital. He was born in Prosperity, SC and was the son of Christine Morgan Corley and step-father, Bill Corley, of Joanna, and the late Jack D. Morgan. Mr. Morgan was a graduate of Clinton High...

Fred Fuller

Fred Fuller

Dec 10, 2015

Dateline – Clinton, SC Fred Fuller, age 71, of 288 Randall Drive, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2015 at his home. He was born in Laurens County and was a son of the late Euell and Lillian DeLoach Fuller. Mr. Fuller retired from Clinton Mills, Bailey Plant and was a Veteran of the SC National Guard. He was a member...

Kathryn J. Dicus

Kathryn J. Dicus

Dec 10, 2015

Kathryn J. Dicus Kathryn J. Dicus, of 303 ½ West Maple Street, passed away on December 10, 2015 at the Presbyterian Home of Clinton. Kat, to those who knew and loved her, was born June 19, 1925 to William Anderson Dicus and Mattie Ban Browning Dicus. A lifetime resident of Clinton, Kat was a graduate of Presbyterian College and Clinton...

Gail Marie Glymph

Gail Marie Glymph

Dec 9, 2015

Dateline – Whitmire, SC Gail Reeh Glymph, age 49, of 43 Tidmarsh Drive, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2015. She was born in Lakeland, FL and was a daughter of the late Raymond Chester Reeh and Marguerite Schroll Norris. Gail was a Paramedic with the Newberry County EMS and a Critical Care Tech with Greenville County Detention Center. She was...

Dorothy J. Koon

Dorothy J. Koon

Dec 8, 2015

Dateline – Clinton, SC Dorothy J. Koon, age 71, of 13 Simmons St, passed away December 8, 2015 at her home. She was born in Laurens County and was a daughter of the late William Henry and Sarah Elizabeth Craine Fowler. She is survived by her husband Leslie E. Koon, of the home; her sons, Mark Couch, Charles Couch and...

Josie Penland Rhodes

Josie Penland Rhodes

Dec 7, 2015

Dateline – Clinton, SC Josie Mobley Penland Rhodes, age 81, formerly of 443 Mt. Vernon Church Road, Laurens, SC, passed away Monday, December 7, 2015, at NHC of Clinton. She was born in Laurens and was a daughter of the late Andrew Jackson and Theopa Mobley Penland. Mrs. Rhodes was a former employee of the Laurens County Department of Disabilities...

Carolyn H. Clary

Carolyn H. Clary

Dec 7, 2015

Dateline – Clinton, SC Carolyn H. Clary, age 82, formerly of 100 Jefferson Street, and widow of Dallas Clary, passed away Monday, December 7, 2015 at NHC of Clinton. She was born in Ninety-Six and was a daughter of the late James M. and Bertha Harter Harrison. Mrs. Clary was a retired employee of Dollar General Stores. She is survived...

Robert Elliott "Blake" Blakely

Robert Elliott "Blake" Blakely

Dec 7, 2015

Dateline – Clinton, SC Robert Elliott “Blake” Blakely, age 67, of 2150 Hwy 308, passed away Monday, December 7, 2015 at NHC of Laurens. He was born in Washington, D.C. and was a son of the late Elbert Erskine and Irene Powell Blakely. Blake enjoyed playing his guitar and writing lyrics. He briefly worked in the music industry as a...