Obituaries

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

Jackie O. Frazier

Jackie O. Frazier

Apr 4, 2014

Dateline – Newberry, SC Jackie O. Frazier, age 72, of 3018 Beaverdam Creek Road and formerly of Clinton, SC, passed away Friday, April 4, 2014 at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Whitmire and was a daughter of the late Charles Jackson O’Shields, Sr., and the late Vera Evans O’Shields. Mrs. Frazier retired from Greenwood Mills Adams Plant,...

Connie B. Davis

Connie B. Davis

Apr 3, 2014

Dateline-Clinton, SC Connie B. Davis, who celebrated her 100th birthday on Aug. 27th, 2013 passed away Thursday, April 3, 2014 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was born in Lake City, SC a daughter of the late Charlie and Lula Haigler Birchmore. She had five brothers and four sisters and was the last living sibling. They moved to...

Dillard Neighbors

Dillard Neighbors

Apr 3, 2014

Dateline – Clinton, SC Dillard Dennis Neighbors Sr., 80, of 173 Shenandoah Drive, Laurens, died Thursday, April 3, at NHC in Laurens. He was born Feb. 21, 1934, to the late Albert Lee and Dewie Park Neighbors. He graduated from Clinton High School and Presbyterian College. He was a retired insurance and real estate businessman and farmer. He also was...

Mary Hanks Edge

Mary Hanks Edge

Apr 2, 2014

Dateline-Laurens, SC Mary Hanks Edge age 88 of 745 Hanks Rd. and widow of Alvin C. Edge passed away Wednesday, April 2nd 2014 at the Hospice of Laurens County, Hospice House. Mrs. Edge enjoyed reading, puzzles and being the host of many different National Park Campgrounds. She was a member of the Bellview Baptist Church. She was born in Anderson,...

Dan C. Woods

Dan C. Woods

Apr 2, 2014

Dateline-Clinton, SC Dan C. Woods, age 73, of 304 Dixon St. passed away Wednesday, April 2nd 2014. He was born in Laurens, SC and was a son of the late John Franks and Vallie Cox Woods. Mr. Woods was retired from the City of Clinton Utility Department and a member of the First Baptist Church of Clinton. Surviving are his...

Gary Prewitt

Gary Prewitt

Mar 31, 2014

Dateline—Joanna, SC Gary Prewitt, age 65, of 507 Browning Ave. and husband of Sandra Kinard Prewitt, went to be with our Lord on March 31st, 2014 at the Laurens County Memorial Hospital. He was born in Dayton, Ohio and was the son of the late Charles and Gladys Prewitt. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his sons...

Nyoka Sprouse Lewis

Nyoka Sprouse Lewis

Mar 31, 2014

Dateline—Hartwell, Georgia Nyoka Sprouse Lewis, age 69, passed away Monday, March 31st, 2014 at the Athens Regional Medical Center. She was a daughter of Mardrie Sprouse of Clinton and the late Ben Sprouse. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her sons Keith O’Bryant and Jeff O’Bryant, both of Clinton; her daughters Detra Faulkner and Crystal O’Dillon, both...

Carolyn B. Cunningham

Carolyn B. Cunningham

Mar 29, 2014

Dateline—Clinton, SC Carolyn B. Cunningham, age 80, of 22 A.L. Drive and widow of Fred Lee Cunningham died Saturday, March 29, 2014 at her daughter’s home. She was the daughter of the late Norman Lee and Ethel Patterson Blackwell and was retired from E.L. Mansure Company. She is survived by her sons, Dale Dickson (Sharon) and Joe Dickson (Barbara), and...

Jaden Eugene Johnson

Jaden Eugene Johnson

Mar 29, 2014

Dateline—Gray Court, SC Jaden Eugene Johnson, age 3 months, of 5727 Hwy 92, died March 29, 2014. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at 3:00 PM in the Gray Funeral Home Chapel of Laurens followed by burial at Westview Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM on Monday, March 31 at...

Edgar Tommy Clayton

Edgar Tommy Clayton

Mar 29, 2014

Dateline-Laurens, SC Edgar Tommy Clayton, age 74, of 990 Trinity Church Road, died Saturday, March 29, 2014 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Person County, NC and was a son of the late Buck and Irma Bowes Clayton. Mr. Clayton was retired from Laurens Electric, a member of the VFW, the Palmetto Masonic Lodge, and...

William Buford Noffz

William Buford Noffz

Mar 26, 2014

Dateline-Laurens, SC William Buford Noffz, age 81, of 444 Lakeview Dr. died Wednesday, March 26, 2014 in the National Healthcare of Mauldin. He was born in Laurens and was a son of the late Willis Buford and Mattie Lou Walker Noffz. He was predeceased by two sisters, Joanne Noffz and Mrs. Billie Owings (Margaret). Mr. Noffz was retired from Milliken,...

William Worthy

William Worthy

Mar 23, 2014

William Worthy born Sept. 12, 1927 in Whitmire, SC. passed away at his home. He was the son of the late Wallace and Victoria Gregory Worthy. He was survived by his wife of 63 years to Betty J. Gaddis Worthy of the home; sons, Charles Worthy of the home and Allen Worthy (Betty) of West Columbia and daughter-in-law, Doris S....

Shelly Elizabeth Wicker

Shelly Elizabeth Wicker

Mar 22, 2014

Shelly Elizabeth Wicker age 26, passed away Saturday, March 22, 2014 from injuries received in an automobile accident. She was born in Newberry and was the daughter of Bill Wicker of Whitmire and Sandy Wicker and Randy Tinsley of Joanna. Shelly was employed with Fatz for 7 years, she loved her job and never met a stranger. She was a...

Angie Sanders Starnes

Angie Sanders Starnes

Mar 22, 2014

Dateline – Laurens, SC Angie Sanders Starnes age 45, of 37 Starnes Road passed away Saturday, March 22nd, 2014 at her home. She was born in Greenwood, SC the daughter of Latricia Deale of Greenwood and James E. Sanders of Lexington, SC and step-father, George Deale. Angie was a graduate of Greenwood High School and received her CNA from Piedmont...

Ronald "Ronnie" Brookshire

Ronald "Ronnie" Brookshire

Mar 21, 2014

Dateline – Chappells, SC Ronald “Ronnie” D. Brookshire, age 73, of 22 Pinehurst Lane, passed away Friday, March 21, 2014 at Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood, SC. He was born in Woodruff, SC and was a son of the late Clarence C. and Mary Rhodes Brookshire. Mr. Brookshire was an owner and operator of Brookshire’s Garage; and a member...

David Covington Williams

David Covington Williams

Mar 21, 2014

Dateline-Gainesville, FL David Covington Williams passed away March 21, 2014 in Gainesville, FL. David was born September 19, 1965 in Laurens, South Carolina and was raised in Pamplico, South Carolina. He was a member of Pamplico United Methodist Church. David is survived by his parents, Merle K. and Joan C. Williams of Pamplico, one brother, Paul and his wife, Faye,...

James  E. Polson

James E. Polson

Mar 21, 2014

Dateline – Clinton, Sc James E. Polson, age 90, of 112 Milling Street, passed away Friday, March 21, 2014 at the NHC of Clinton. He was born in Clinton and was a son of the late Lee Otis and Pauline Baker Polson. Mr. Polson was a former employee of Clinton Mills and retired from Timken Bearing Company. He was a...

Robert "Don" Donald Stover

Robert "Don" Donald Stover

Mar 15, 2014

. Robert Donald “Don” Stover, Sr., age 80, of Laurens, passed away on Saturday morning, March 15, 2014 at PCSC in Clinton. He was born in Charlotte, NC, and he was the son of the late J.D. Stover and Eva Wilson Stover. In addition to working for Hunt Motor Company and Norris Industries (where he retired), Mr. Stover proudly served...

Gil Gonzalo Hernandez

Gil Gonzalo Hernandez

Mar 14, 2014

Gil Gonzalo Hernandez, age 69, of 653 Willow Creek Dr. died Friday, March 14, 2014 at the Hillcrest Hospital in Simpsonville, SC. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Gray Funeral Home of Laurens

Johnnie Durham Galloway

Johnnie Durham Galloway

Mar 13, 2014

Dateline – Clinton, SC Johnnie Durham Galloway, age 90, of Langston House, died Thursday, March 13, 2014, at the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Charlotte and was the daughter of the late Ernest Lee and Zenobia Schweiger Durham. She was the widow of Morris Monroe Galloway Sr., and they made their home together first in Charlotte, NC, and...