Obituaries

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

Jimmie Erline Mitchum

Jimmie Erline Mitchum

Sep 19, 2015

Dateline – Clinton, SC Jimmie Erline Mitchum, age 71, of 1720 Old Milton Road, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2015 at the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Clinton and was a daughter of the late Leslie and Venie Smart Austin. Mrs. Mitchum was a Pharmacy Tech with Sadler Hughes Apothecary and a member of Broad Street United Methodist...

Jefferson Davis Coates

Jefferson Davis Coates

Sep 17, 2015

Jefferson Davis Coates, age 57, of 25825 Highway 72 East, won his fight against cancer when he entered his eternal home on Thursday, September 17, 2015. He was born in Laurens, SC and was a son of Drucilla Buchanan Coates of Laurens and the late Charles W. “Peewee” Coates, Sr. He enjoyed anything in the outdoors especially hunting and fishing....

Regina Taylor Willis

Regina Taylor Willis

Sep 17, 2015

Dateline – Clinton, SC Regina Taylor Willis, age 86, passed away peacefully at her home Thursday, September 17, 2015. She was born in Gaffney, SC and was the daughter of the late Wade Hampton and Lula Cash Taylor. Mrs. Willis was retired from Whitten Center and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Clinton. She is survived by...

Jimmie Reid Rogers

Jimmie Reid Rogers

Sep 15, 2015

Jimmie Reid Rogers, age 72, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at the Laurens County Memorial Hospital. He was born in Laurens County and was a son of the late Oscar David and Mary Lou Reid Rogers. Mr. Rogers is survived by his brother, David Rogers and wife Carolyn of Ware Shoals; and many nieces and nephews. He is predeceased...

John W. Kennington Sr.

John W. Kennington Sr.

Sep 15, 2015

Dateline – Clinton, SC John W. Kennington, Sr., age 83, of 35 Napa Way, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at NHC of Clinton. He was born in Pageland, SC and was a son of the late Dr. George Winford and Beulah Wylane Porter Kennington. Mr. Kennington was a retired Pharmacist having worked in several local pharmacies. He was a...

Mary Locke Simons

Mary Locke Simons

Sep 15, 2015

Dateline – Inman, SC Mary Locke Simons, age 68 of Inman, SC died Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015. She was born in Augusta, GA and was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Anderson Simons and Locke V. Simons. Mary Locke graduated from Clinton High School, Clinton, SC and attended Anderson College, Montreat, NC and the University Of South Carolina, Columbia, SC....

Robert "Bobby" Webb

Robert "Bobby" Webb

Sep 15, 2015

Dateline – Clinton, SC Robert (Bobby) Webb, age 83, of 52 Beech Street, died Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Laurens County, GA and was a son of the late Dessie and Evelyn McLendon Webb. Mr. Webb was retired from Lydia Mills and was a member of the Lydia Baptist Church. He is survived...

Donald Frank Nelson

Donald Frank Nelson

Sep 13, 2015

Dateline – Bradley, SC Donald Frank Nelson, age 76, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2015 at his home. He was born in Laurens County and was the son of the late Walter Doc and Virginia Nelson. Mr. Nelson was retired from Torrington and was of the Baptist Faith. He is survived by his sons, Robert Nelson of Clinton and Barry...

Arthur Gregg Brank

Arthur Gregg Brank

Sep 11, 2015

Dateline – Whitmire, SC Arthur Brank, age 90, of 31 Lake Street, passed away Friday, September 11, 2015 at his home. He was born in Buffalo and was the son of the late Elisha and Mary Cordell Brank. Mr. Brank was retired from J.P. Stevens, and was a member of Friendship Baptist Church. He was a US Navy Veteran and...

Beatrice Wilson Harris

Beatrice Wilson Harris

Sep 10, 2015

Beatrice Wilson Harris, age 92, of White Oak Manor, and widow of William E. Harris, passed away Thursday, September 10, 2015. She was born in Laurens and was a daughter of Grover Cleveland and Alpha Omega Cothran Wilson. Mrs. Harris was a lifetime member of Bellview Baptist Church. She is survived by her two sons, William “Terry” Harris and David...

Robert "Bink" Franklin Gurley Jr.

Robert "Bink" Franklin Gurley Jr.

Sep 7, 2015

Robert “Bink” Franklin Gurley, Jr., age 59, of 8 Longshot Dr, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at his home September 7, 2015. He was born in Spartanburg, SC and was the son of the late Robert Franklin Gurley, Sr. and Myra Lee Fowler, and he was a member of Cederwood Community Church in Waterloo. Mr. Gurley is survived...

Sandra Darlene Bridgeman

Sandra Darlene Bridgeman

Sep 5, 2015

Dateline – Laurens, SC Sandra Darlene Bridgeman, age 66, of 301 Reedy Fork Road, and widow of Bobby Joe Bridgeman, passed away Saturday, September 05, 2015 in the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Greenville and was the daughter of Robert Bennett Jones and Margaret Jones. She is survived by her son, Ray Bridgeman (Deidre) of Easley; her brother,...

Eldora Mitchum Bible

Eldora Mitchum Bible

Sep 3, 2015

Dateline – Laurens, SC Eldora Mitchum Bible, age 84, of 391 Smith Road, and widow of Earl E. (Red) Bible, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2015. She was born in Berkley County and was a daughter of the late Walter and Julia Phillips Mitchum. Mrs. Bible retired from Anderson Hosiery Plant in Clinton. She was a member of Sandy Springs...

Doris Suber Workman

Doris Suber Workman

Sep 3, 2015

Dateline – Clinton, SC Doris Suber Workman, age 94, of 1660 Fifth Avenue, widow of Ace C. Workman, Jr., passed away Thursday, September 3, 2015 at her home. She was born in Newberry and was the daughter of the late Henry C. Suber and Bessie Dominick Suber. Mrs. Workman retired from the School District 56, was a member and treasurer...

Ronald Anthony Marino

Ronald Anthony Marino

Sep 1, 2015

Dateline – Laurens, SC Ronald Anthony Marino, age 55, of 474 W. Patton Road, passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at his home. He was born in Freeport, Long Island, NY and was a son of the late Frank D. and Evelyn Tkotz Marino. Mr. Marino retired from Teknor Apex of Fountain Inn and was a member of New Horizon...

Hazel Howell Littleton

Hazel Howell Littleton

Aug 23, 2015

Dateline – Clinton, SC Hazel Howell Littleton, age 68, died Sunday, August 23, 2015 at her home with her family by her side. She was known for her strength, perseverance, and deep love for her family. Hazel was born October 24, 1946, in Clinton, SC to Oscar and Selma Howell. She was an active member of The Spring Church in...

Peggy Farmer Tucker

Peggy Farmer Tucker

Aug 20, 2015

Dateline – Anderson, SC Peggy Farmer Tucker, age 78, formerly of Joanna and widow of Lee Add Tucker, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2015 at NHC of Anderson. She was born in Joanna and was a daughter of the late Frank Farmer and Lillian Phillips Wright. Mrs. Tucker was a member of Fairview Baptist Church; was a homemaker and worked...

David "Henry" Ingle Jr.

David "Henry" Ingle Jr.

Aug 18, 2015

Dateline – Laurens, SC David “Henry” Ingle, Jr., age 74, of 101 Eden Street, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2015, at his home. He was born in Cross Hill and was a son of the late David Henry Ingle, Sr. and the late Florine Ridlehoover Ingle. Mr. Ingle retired from Torrington Bearing Company and enjoyed fishing, hunting and golf. He...

Marshal Talmadge Vaughan, Sr.

Marshal Talmadge Vaughan, Sr.

Aug 17, 2015

Dateline – Laurens, SC Marshal Talmadge Vaughan, Sr., age 92, of 1540 Sandy Springs Road, died Monday, August 17, 2015, at his home. He was born in Woodruff and was a son of the late Morris Talmadge and Mildred Kellette Vaughan. Mr. Vaughan retired from Torrington Bearing Company, was a member of the Baptist faith, and a former Shriner. He...

David "Dave" R. Anderson

David "Dave" R. Anderson

Aug 16, 2015

Dateline - Clinton, SC David “Dave” R. Anderson, age 55, of Laurens County, passed away Sunday, August 16, 2015. He was born in Crookstone, Minnesota and was the son of Vergil Clarence Anderson and Patricia Anne Shute Anderson. Mr. Anderson was employed as a Supervisor at V.C. Summer Nuclear Plant. He was a graduate of University of Kansas where he...