Obituaries

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

Dianne Rice Cunningham

Dianne Rice Cunningham

May 9, 2015

Dateline-Chattanooga, Tennessee Dianne Rice Cunningham, age 62, originally of Clinton, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2015 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She was a 1970 graduate of Clinton High School and a member of Bellview Baptist Church in Laurens, SC. She enjoyed cooking and doing crafts, and made friends everywhere she went. Surviving family include her daughter, Stephanie Williams (Greg) Bankston; a...

Emily Lewis Dillard

Emily Lewis Dillard

May 8, 2015

Obituary for Emily Lewis Dillard, born Dec. 15, 1920, died May 8, 2015 On May 8, 2015, Emily Lewis Dillard entered the Church Triumphant. She was born on December 15, 1920, in Clinton, SC. She was predeceased by her parents, Wrenn Hafner and Larry Byrd Dillard of Clinton, and by her sisters, Mary Howze (“Daught”) Forsyth and Irene (“Bebe”) McSween....

Pauline Collier Crisp

Pauline Collier Crisp

May 8, 2015

Dateline – Whitmire, SC Pauline Collier Crisp, age 83, of Whitmire, passed away Friday, May 08, 2015 in Spartanburg. She was born in Whitmire and was a daughter of the late Dora Collier Henderson of Robbinsville, NC. She is survived by her daughters, Lavada Crisp Miller, Wanda Crisp Schmidt, Patricia Crisp Lanier, Hazel Crisp Fowler, and Anne Crisp Buchman; her...

Bob Shaver

Bob Shaver

May 8, 2015

Dateline – Laurens, SC Bob Shaver, age 48, of 402 Longview Drive, died Friday, May 8, 2015 at his home. He was born in Bellevue, Ohio and was the son of Martha Foos Dise and James Robert Dise of Bellevue, OH and the late Donald G Shaver. Mr. Shaver was an employee of Stock Buildings Supply. He was a member...

Viola Frazier Snelgrove

Viola Frazier Snelgrove

May 7, 2015

Viola F. Snelgrove, age 91, of 100 Jefferson Street, passed away Thursday, May 7th, 2015 at NHC of Clinton. She was born in Enoree and was a daughter of the late Edgar H. Frazier and Minnie Lee Turner. Mrs. Snelgrove was a Charter Member of Light House Tabernacle and was a Foster Grandparent of District 56. She is survived by...

Mildred Gaskins Seegars

Mildred Gaskins Seegars

May 6, 2015

Dateline – Clinton, SC Mildred Gaskins Seegars, formerly of Fort Lawn, South Carolina, passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at Hospice of Laurens County. She was born on April 13, 1924 and was the daughter of the late Mattie Massey Gaskins and John Franklin Gaskins. Mrs. Gaskins was retired from Celanese Corporation and the State of South Carolina. She...

Cathy Wilkie Elledge

Cathy Wilkie Elledge

May 5, 2015

Dateline – Clinton, SC Cathy Wilkie Elledge, age 62, of 403 Francis Street, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at her home. She was born in Newberry County and was a daughter of the late Jim and Margaret Pressley Wilkie. She is survived by her husband, Steve Elledge of the home; her children, Renee and Jamie Sherfield, Wendy Croy, Jill...

James "Jimmy" Cagle

James "Jimmy" Cagle

May 5, 2015

Dateline – Clinton James R. “Jimmy” Cagle died Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at his home in Clinton. Born February 12, 1938, he was educated in the Laurens County Schools and graduated from Lander College. Mr. Cagle was retired from Whitten Center. He was a long time member of First Baptist Church, Clinton, where he served as an usher for over...

Joy Pace Brown

Joy Pace Brown

Apr 28, 2015

Dateline – Clinton, SC Joy Pace Brown, age 58, of 231 Bethany Church Road and widow of Joseph Myles Brown, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 surrounded by family and friends. She was born in Ware Shoals and was the daughter of Leroy and Ethelda Edmonds Pace. Mrs. Brown was a member of Temple Baptist Church and was...

Louise Owens Lancaster

Louise Owens Lancaster

Apr 22, 2015

Hickory Tavern, SC Louise Owens Lancaster, age 65 and the widow of Benjamin Nolan Lancaster passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at home. She was born October 6, 1949 in Greenwood County and was the daughter of the late Raymond R. and Oma Stevenson Owens. Mrs. Lancaster was a graduate of Hickory Tavern High School and Cecil’s Business School and...

Carroll T. Baker

Carroll T. Baker

Apr 18, 2015

Dateline – Clinton, SC Carroll T. Baker, age 78, of 250 Secluded Lane, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2015 at the North Greenville Hospital in Travelers Rest, SC. He was born in Clinton, SC and was a son of the late Virgil Thomas and Mattie Marie Chasteen Baker. Mr. Baker was retired from Clinton Mills with 40 plus years of...

Karen Joy Bunting Davidson

Karen Joy Bunting Davidson

Apr 18, 2015

Dateline – Clinton, SC Karen Joy Bunting Davidson, age 56, of 513 Creekfield Road, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2015 at her home. She was born in Honesdale, PA and was the daughter of Janet Botens Bunting of Mountville and the late Willard Louis Bunting. Mrs. Davidson was a homemaker and a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church of Clinton. She...

Roger Allen Harris

Roger Allen Harris

Apr 14, 2015

Dateline – Laurens, SC Roger Allen Harris, age 72, of 556 Mount Pleasant Estates Road, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at his home. He was born in Pendleton, SC and was a son of the late Walter L. and Mary Azalee Harris. Mr. Harris was retired from G and P Trucking. He is survived by his wife, Priscilla Hurst...

John Thomas Duncan Sr.

John Thomas Duncan Sr.

Apr 14, 2015

Dateline - Clinton John T. Duncan, Sr. passed away on Tuesday evening, April 14th, 2015. Born in Rock Hill, South Carolina, on September 2nd, 1937, to James Holt Duncan and Lena Bennett Duncan, John was an alumnus of Rock Hill High School. He graduated from Clemson A&M College in 1961, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management, being the...

Joseph Hugh Allston

Joseph Hugh Allston

Apr 13, 2015

Dateline - Clinton Joseph Hugh Allston died on April 13, 2015 at the age of 90. Funeral services will be held at First Presbyterian Church in Hartsville, S.C. at 11:00 on Saturday, April 18, 2015 with visitation following the service. Born in Hartsville, S.C., he was the son of the late Joseph North Allston and Lillis McCollum Allston. He attended...

Wallace D. Boyce

Wallace D. Boyce

Apr 10, 2015

Dateline – Clinton, SC Wallace D. Boyce, age 81, of 4257 Hwy 72 West, and widower of Marion McLendon Boyce, passed away Friday, April 10, 2015. He was the son of the late John Broadus and Minnie Matthews Boyce. Mr. Boyce was retired from Itheca Mills and was a member of Rock Bridge Presbyterian Church of Clinton and was also...

David Kenneth Couser

David Kenneth Couser

Apr 9, 2015

Dateline – Laurens, SC David Kenneth Couser, age 73, of 323 Kingwood Estates, passed away Thursday, April 9, 2015. He was a loving husband to his wife Julia Ward Couser, and an outstanding father to his six children and fourteen grandchildren. Ken was born in Shelbyville, Tennessee, and was the son of the late Lavon and Flossie Couser. He was...

Arthur "Andy" Barker, Ii

Arthur "Andy" Barker, Ii

Apr 6, 2015

Dateline – Clinton, SC Arthur “Andy” Barker, II, age 39, of 407 Francis Street, passed away Monday, April 6, 2015 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Laurens, SC and was a son of Dianne Sherfield Barker of Clinton and the late Johnny Barker. Mr. Barker worked in Commercial Construction in and around Laurens County. He...

Mary Ruth Craven King

Mary Ruth Craven King

Apr 5, 2015

Dateline – Clinton, SC Mary Ruth Craven King, age 83, of 122 Sally Dr., passed away Sunday, April 5th , 2015, at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Newberry County and was a daughter of the late John Ellis Craven and Helen Moates Craven. Ruth was an employee of Monsanto and after retiring, she continued...

Mary Alice Thomas Pugh

Mary Alice Thomas Pugh

Apr 1, 2015

Mary Alice Thomas Pugh age 76, a longtime resident of Whitmire, SC and a present resident of Saluda, NC passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at the St. Luke’s Hospital in Columbus, NC. She was born in Whitmire, SC and was a daughter of the late Ealie Clyde and Louella Hunnicutt Thomas. Mrs. Pugh was a former employee of Carlisle...