Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Johnny Fonzo Deyton Iii
Sep 28, 2016
Dateline-Clinton, SC Johnny Fonzo Deyton III age 66 of 206 Shands St. passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at th Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Clinton and was the son of Mary Deyton of Clinton and the late Johnny Fonzo Deyton, Jr. Mr. Deyton was retired from EMC of Texas and was a US Marine Veteran....
Vernon Lunn Morris
Sep 26, 2016
Vernon L. Morris, age 79, formerly of Joanna, went to be with his Lord on Monday, September 26, 2016. He was born in Hartsville, SC and was the son of the late Samuel Leroy and Neta Louise Lunn Morris. He was retired from Greenwood Mills, Joanna Plant and attended Laurens Pentecostal Holiness Church. He was a former member of Davidson...
Eric L. Burkhalter
Sep 25, 2016
Eric L. Burkhalter, age 72, of 1858 Martins Lake Rd, Gray Court, SC passed away Sunday, September 25, 2016 at his home. He was born on May 26, 1944 in Grenada, West Indies and was a son of the late Lawrence and Kathleen Mason Burkhalter. Mr. Burkhalter was retired from Thornwell Home for Children in Clinton, SC, served in the...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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....
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