Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Judy Crawford Samples
Aug 14, 2015
Dateline – Cross Hill, SC Judy Crawford Samples, age 68, of 73 Samples Drive, passed away Friday, August 14, 2015, in Hospice Care of the Piedmont in Greenwood. She was born in Ware Shoals and was a daughter of Jessie Townsend and the late Frank Max Ashley. Mrs. Samples was a LPN for 20 years at Martha Franks. In addition...
Ruth Pate Tiller Coleman
Aug 11, 2015
Dateline – Clinton Ruth Tiller Coleman, age 73, of Clinton passed away Tuesday, August 11th, 2015. She was born in Sumter, SC on March 15, 1942 and was a daughter of the late John Bush and Jane Brogdon Pate. Mrs. Coleman graduated from Hillcrest High School in Sumter, SC in 1960, where she served as President of the Student Body,...
Doris "Mickey" Samples Quinn
Aug 7, 2015
Dateline – Cowpens, SC Doris “Mickey” Samples Quinn, age 77, of 132 Carson Drive, passed away Friday, August 7, 2015 at the Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. She was born in Clinton and was a daughter of Nannie Simpson Samples and the late Forrest Samples. Mrs. Quinn was a former employee of Cintas Uniform Rental and really enjoyed working as a...
Jonathan Caleb Greene
Aug 7, 2015
Dateline-Enoree, SC Jonathan “Caleb” Greene, age 19, of 125 Whitmore Rd., left us to be with his Lord and Savior, Friday, August 7, 2015. Caleb was employed with Southern Aluminum Foundry and Machine in Clinton. He was a 2014 Graduate of Laurens Academy, where he was an outstanding athlete, playing baseball and football through middle school and all four years...
John Clark Bundrick Sr.
Aug 5, 2015
CLARK BUNDRICK WHITMIRE – John Clark Bundrick, 53, formerly of 930 Central Avenue, died Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at Whitney Place in Union. Born October 5, 1961 in Whitmire, he was the son of the late Tommy and Betty Hunnicutt Bundrick. He attended the public schools in Whitmire and was raised up in the Whitmire Pentecostal Holiness Church. Surviving are...
Jane Earl Fulmer Gedeist
Aug 4, 2015
Dateline – Whitmire Jane E. Gedeist, age 62, of 378 Central Ave, Whitmire, SC passed away at her home Tuesday evening. She was born in Laurens County and was a daughter of the late James E. and Margaret Knight Fulmer. She was a graduate of Ford High School and was an employee of CCL Label formerly Avery Denison for 20...
Steven "Steve" Craig Hood
Aug 4, 2015
Dateline – Rock Hill Steven (Steve) Craig Hood of York, SC, passed away peacefully at home on August 4, 2015. Mr. Hood served in the Army Reserves early in life and later managed “Daddys Money” and also worked for Hargett Telephone and then opened his own business Hood Telephone Services. He was a great husband and best friend. He is...
Melvin "Bear" Gilstrap
Aug 3, 2015
Dateline – Laurens, SC Melvin “Bear” Gilstrap, age 66, of 3740 Neely Ferry Road, passed away Monday, August 3, 2015 at the Laurens County Memorial Hospital. He was born in Easley, SC and was a son of the late Leonard Edward and Lois Horton Gilstrap. Mr. Gilstrap was retired from the Local Union 421, where he was a welder and...
Merle L. Bailey
Aug 2, 2015
Dateline – Laurens, SC Merle L. Bailey, age 86, of 114 Lynn Ave., passed away Sunday, August 2, 2015, at his home. He was born in Winterset, Iowa, and was a son of the late Willis Dailey and Nana Alcorn Bailey. Mr. Bailey retired from B. F. Shaw and was a member of Living Church of God in Anderson, SC....
Jack Penland
Jul 31, 2015
Dateline – Laurens, SC Jack Penland, age 73, of 3806 Torrington Road, passed away Friday, July 31, 2015, at his home. He was born in Laurens and was a son of the late George M. and Elizabeth Anderson Penland. Everyone that knew Jack, knew his life’s love was his cattle and farming, and he enjoyed his time with his friends...
Herbert Owens
Jul 30, 2015
Dateline – Clinton, SC Herbert Owens, age 95, of 28713 Hwy 76 East, and widower of Doris W. Owens, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2015 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Pauline and was the son of the late Victor Owens and Maggie Mitchell Barrett. He is survived by his sons, Robert Stanley Owens (Kim)...
William O. "Coach Lefty" Johnson
Jul 23, 2015
Dateline – Whitmire, SC William O. "Coach Lefty" Johnson, age 80, of 198 Nance Street, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2015 at his home. He was born in Winnsboro, South Carolina and was the son of the late Ralph O. and Nell Hendrix Johnson. Coach Johnson was a graduate of Whitmire High School, Class of 1952. He earned his B.S....
Helen Maxine Spivey Owens
Jul 20, 2015
Dateline – Kinards Helen Maxine Spivey Owens, age 62, of Fairview Church Road, passed away Monday, July 20, 2015 at Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Clinton and was the daughter of J.H. and Jennie Vee Spivey. Mrs. Owens was a member of Fairview Baptist Church. She is survived by her son, Michael E. Holbert (Cindy) of Clinton; her...
Gary Shane Shipman
Jul 17, 2015
Dateline – Laurens, SC Gary Shane Shipman, age 54, of 206 Conway Avenue, passed away Friday, July 17, 2015 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Hickory, North Carolina and was the son of the late Lee Guyton Shipman and Martha Shipman Edwards. He is survived by his son, Joshua Shane Shipman and his sister, Kathy Shipman Edwards. Condolences...
Marsha Conner Rayfield
Jul 17, 2015
Dateline – Laurens, SC Marsha Conner Rayfield, age 53, of 146 Northside Church Road, died Friday, July 17, 2015, at her home. She was born in South Boston, VA, and was a daughter of Barbara Ann Conner of Laurens, and the late Arthur Bruce Conner. She was retired from Advantage Sales and Marketing and a member of Lighthouse Baptist Church....
William Martin Boozer
Jul 16, 2015
Dateline – Joanna, SC William Martin Boozer, age 76, of 217 S. Hampton Avenue, died Thursday, July 16, 2015 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Laurens County and was the son of the late “Dub” and Mabel Trammell Boozer. Mr. Boozer was retired from Clinton Mills. He is survived by his wife, Mabel Boozer of...
William Kenneth Smith Jr.
Jul 14, 2015
Dateline – Waterloo, SC William Kenneth “Smitty” Smith, Jr., age 56, of 367 Edge Water Drive, passed away Tuesday, July 14th, 2015 at the McCall Hospice House in Simpsonville. He was born in Laurens and was the son of William K. Smith, Sr., and the late Elizabeth Smith. Mr. Smith worked for Carolina Concrete. He is survived by his sons,...
Claudia Brown Gresham
Jul 9, 2015
Dateline – Clinton Claudia Brown Gresham, age 76, of 520 Blalock Dr., Joanna, and widow of the late William T. (Bill) Gresham went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, July 9, 2015. She was born in Troy, SC and was a daughter of the late Claude and Louise Rappe Brown, and she was a member of Breakthrough...
Linda Willis Wallace
Jul 6, 2015
Dateline – Clinton, SC Linda Willis Wallace, 77, wife of Curtis E. Wallace, of Clinton died Monday, July 6, 2015. Born in Greenpond, she was a daughter of the late John Mell and Lonie Scott Willis. Linda was a retired school teacher of 38 years, and was a member of Broad Street United Methodist Church in Clinton. Surviving in addition...
Leonard Jackson Wilbanks
Jul 3, 2015
Dateline – Whitmire, SC Leonard Jackson Wilbanks, age 61, of 33717 Highway 76 East, died Friday, July 3, 2015, at Hospice House in Clinton. He was born in Whitmire and was the son of Ellen Peay Wise and step-father Alfred Wise, of Joanna, and the late Jimmy Wilbanks. Mr.Wilbanks was a former employee of Anderson Hosiery Co. He is survived...
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