Obituaries

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

Lois Brock Mccaulley

Lois Brock Mccaulley

Oct 28, 2015

Dateline – Newberry, SC Lois Ann Brock McCaulley, age 68, of Elmood Circle, Newberry, passed away October 28, 2015. She was born in Newberry and was a daughter of the late Luther Brock and Frances Pauline Warren Brock Thompson. Mrs. McCaulley attended College Street Baptist Church of Newberry. She is survived by her special cousin and caregiver, Lynn Plyler of...

Ellen Lavinia Baker

Ellen Lavinia Baker

Oct 27, 2015

Dateline – Joanna, SC Ellen Lavinia Baker, age 91, of 113 Hawkins Circle, and widow of James A. Baker, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at her daughters home. She was born in Little Mountain and was a daughter of the late Thomas O’Neal and Frances Bundrick. She is survived by her son, James L. Baker (Marilyn) of Anderson; her...

Matthew Richard King

Matthew Richard King

Oct 26, 2015

Dateline – Clinton, SC Matthew Richard King, age 63, of 213 Cleveland Street, passed away Monday, October 26, 2015 in the Newberry Memorial Hospital. He was born in Spartanburg and was the son of the late Hall O. and Ruth B. King. Mr. King was employed as a PPC Coordinator for Komatsú USA and worked for CMI for over 30...

Jerry Michael "Mike" Hendrix

Jerry Michael "Mike" Hendrix

Oct 25, 2015

Dateline – Chapin, SC Jerry Michael “Mike” Hendrix, 58, of Chapin, SC passed away on October 25, 2015 at Lexington Medical Center. He was married to Verna Hendrix. They shared 26 years of marriage together. Mike was born in Winston-Salem, NC. He was the son of Jerry and Hannah Hendrix. He attended Clinton High School, in Clinton, SC. He began...

Sherry Paxton Simmons

Sherry Paxton Simmons

Oct 22, 2015

Dateline – Laurens, SC Sherry Paxton Simmons, age 56, of 2819 Lakeview Drive, passed away Thursday, October 22, 2015, at her home. She was born in Laurens and was the daughter of the late Conway and Dorothy Harris Paxton. Mrs. Simmons is survived by three sons, Jason Paxton (Krishana) of Ware Shoals, Shawn Simmons (Brooke) of Mountville, and Shane Simmons...

Elizabeth Brock Franklin

Elizabeth Brock Franklin

Oct 21, 2015

Dateline – Clinton, SC Elizabeth Brock Franklin, age 91, widow of Rev. Billy C. Franklin, passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at NHC of Clinton. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Lola Brock. Mrs. Franklin was a homemaker and a member of Warrior Creek Baptist Church of Gray Court. She is survived by her son, Larry Franklin...

Doris Mckee Bolt

Doris Mckee Bolt

Oct 19, 2015

Dateline – Laurens, SC Doris McKee Bolt, age 90, of Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community, and widow of Rev. William B. Bolt, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2015. She was born in Woodruff, and was a daughter of Etha Alvin and Lorene Pearson McKee. Mrs. Bolt is survived by her daughters, Anne B. Edge of Taylors, and Harriet B....

Margaret  Irene Hedgepath

Margaret Irene Hedgepath

Oct 18, 2015

Margaret Irene Hedgepath, age 87, of Langston House, passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2015. She was born in Laurens County, and was a daughter of the late Harold R. and Ethel T. Cauble. Mrs. Hedgepath is survived by her son, Daniel Ray Hedgepath of Clinton; grandchildren, Stevie Hedgepath of Brunswick, GA and Kelly Holtzclaw of Clinton; great-grandchildren, Robbie and...

Sandra Jean Peay

Sandra Jean Peay

Oct 14, 2015

Dateline – Whitmire, SC Sandra Jean Peay, age 70, 314 Central Avenue, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at Newberry Hospital. She was born in Whitmire and was the daughter of the late Davis and Doris Peay. Ms. Peay was a member of Heritage Wesleyan Church. Sandra loved her family and friends. She had a contagious laugh that would light...

Rachel Dunaway Rowe

Rachel Dunaway Rowe

Oct 13, 2015

Clinton, SC Rachel Dunaway Rowe age 88 and widow of J.C. Rowe passed away, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015 at the National Health Care of Clinton. She was born in Joanna, SC and was a daughter of the late Will and Fannie Bell Puckett Dunaway. Mrs. Rowe retired from Whitten Center from the Food Service Area and was a member of...

William "Bill" Joseph Vines

William "Bill" Joseph Vines

Oct 12, 2015

Dateline – Laurens Rev. William “Bill” Joseph Vines, age 84, of 105 Lakeview Dr. passed away Monday, October 12, 2015 at his home. He was born in Asheville, NC and was a son of the late Carl Allen and Minnie Bailey Vines. Rev. Vines was a retired United Methodist Minister of the SC Conference of the United Methodist Church, he...

Phyllis Stone Thomas

Phyllis Stone Thomas

Oct 5, 2015

Dateline-Whitmire, SC Phyllis Stone Thomas age 75 of 22483 Hwy 121 and the widow of Ronald C. Thomas passed away Monday, October, 5 2015 at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. She was born in Whitmire, SC and was a daughter of the late R.V. and Bessie McCullough Stone. Mrs. Thomas was a former cosmetologist and a retired employee of Whitten...

James Albert Smith

James Albert Smith

Oct 2, 2015

Dateline-Whitmire, SC James “Jimmy” Albert Smith, age 71 of 134 Lake St. died Friday, Oct. 2nd , 2015 at his home. He was born in Spartanburg, SC and was a son of the late Albert and Audrey Place Smith. Mr. Smith was a former textile employee and retired from the Whitmire Water Treatment Plant. Surviving are his wife, Judy Smith...

Russell "Rusty" Lanier Iusti

Russell "Rusty" Lanier Iusti

Sep 29, 2015

Dateline – Clinton, SC Russell “Rusty” Lanier Iusti, age 52, of 526 AB Jacks Road, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at Self Regional Hospital. He was born in Clinton and was the son of Era Hames Iusti of Clinton and the late John Thomas Iusti. Mr. Iusti was a former Fireman with the Clinton City Fire Department and was...

Rachel Jones Brown

Rachel Jones Brown

Sep 29, 2015

Dateline – Whitmire, SC Rachel Jones Brown, age 86, of 139 Gary Street, and widow of Thomas Lee Brown, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at NHC of Clinton, after an extended illness. She was born in Bath, SC and was a daughter of the late William and Lottie Thomas Jones. Mrs. Brown was retired from Whitten Center; was a...

Mary Lamatrell Power Smith

Mary Lamatrell Power Smith

Sep 26, 2015

Dateline – Clinton, SC Mary Lamatrell Power Smith, age 73, of 801 E. Ferguson St., died Saturday, September 26, 2015, in the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Abbeville and was a daughter of the late Rufus Lee and Mary Lou Simmons Power. Mrs. Smith was retired from Whitten Center and was a member of Davidson Street Baptist Church....

Scott Merriam Bigham

Scott Merriam Bigham

Sep 24, 2015

Dateline – Laurens, SC Scott Merriam Bigham, age 56, of 114 Whispering Way, entered eternity on Thursday, September 24th, 2015, and is celebrating his victory over cancer with his heavenly father. He was born in Vandalia, IL and was the son of Joyce Van Sant Bigham-Mueller, of Vandalia, IL and the late Harold Bigham. Scott grew up on a dairy...

Helen Steele Grant

Helen Steele Grant

Sep 24, 2015

Dateline – Clinton, SC Helen Steele Grant, age 91, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 24, 2015 at Hospice of Laurens County. She was born on April 14, 1924 in Waxhaw, NC and was the daughter of the late George Fuller and Alice Weir Steele. Helen was married to the late George Mills Grant, Sr. and is survived by her...

Ronald Lee James

Ronald Lee James

Sep 23, 2015

Dateline – Clinton, SC Ronald Lee James, age 56, of 63 Beech Street, passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at his home. He was born in Clinton and was a son of James “Jimmy” and Rebecca James. He is survived by his son, Lee James, II of Clinton; his brother, Greg James (Lisa) of Clinton; his sister, Tina Steen of...

Charles Eugene Graham

Charles Eugene Graham

Sep 22, 2015

Dateline – Clinton, SC Charles Eugene Graham, age 83, of 206 N. Owens St, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Clinton and was a son of the late Ernest and Eva Nabors Graham. Mr. Graham was retired from Clinton Mills. He is survived by his brother, William Graham of Waterloo; his...