Obituaries

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

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...

Thomas Leroy Sanders

Thomas Leroy Sanders

Mar 13, 2014

Dateline – Clinton, SC Thomas Leroy Sanders of Clinton SC. Passed away peacefully on March 13th, 2014 at Hospice of Laurens County with his sons and grandson by his side. He was born In Greer SC July 18, 1921, he lived in Lyman SC until he and his family moved to Clinton when he was a young teenage boy. He...

Lynne Simmons Frick

Lynne Simmons Frick

Mar 12, 2014

Dateline – Whitmire, SC Lynne Simmons Frick, age 58, of 803 Church Street, passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at MUSC. She was born in Union, SC and was a daughter of the late Julian (Bo) and Isabelle (Belle) Horne Simmons. Mrs. Frick was employed as a Nurse’s Assistant with Dr. Robert Yannetti, and member of the Carlisle United Methodist...

Arthur Paul Owens Jr.

Arthur Paul Owens Jr.

Mar 12, 2014

Dateline – Laurens Arthur “Paul” Owens, Jr., age 72, of 116 Wright Street, died Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Laurens and was the son of the late Arthur Paul Owens Sr. and Jessie Durham Owens. Mr. Owens was a member of Gospel Tabernacle Church, owner of Paul's Upholstery, a Mason of Rossie...

Crystal Bigham

Crystal Bigham

Mar 9, 2014

Dateline – Clinton, SC Crystal J. Bigham age 59, of 88 Gaywood Avenue, died Sunday, March 9, 2014 at her home. She was born in Clinton and was a daughter of Dorothy South Johnson of Newberry and the late Ace Lee Johnson. She was co-owner of Bigham’s Garage. She is survived by her husband, Eddie Bigham of the home; children,...

Robert Fuller

Robert Fuller

Mar 7, 2014

Dateline – Clinton, SC Robert L. “Bob” Fuller, Sr., age 75, of 453 Green Plain Road, passed away on Friday, March 7, 2014 at his home. He was born in Laurens County and was a son of the late William Ray Fuller Sr. and the late Elinor Cauble Fuller. Mr. Fuller served ten years in the US Navy and worked...

Sara Todd Morgan

Sara Todd Morgan

Mar 7, 2014

Dateline – Fort Mill, SC Sara Todd Morgan, age 92, widow of Charles Addison Morgan, passed away on Friday, March 7, 2014 at her home. She was born in Laurens County and was a daughter of the late Morris and Curl Virginia Bishop Todd and the last surviving of their nine children. Mrs. Morgan was a retired employee of Whitten...

Rachel C. Is

Rachel C. Is

Mar 5, 2014

Rachel C. Revis age 79, of 243 Woodland Drive, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Spartanburg County and was a daughter of the late Fred E. and Annie Wiley Cantrell. Mrs. Revis was a former employee of Clinton Mills; a member of Calvary Baptist Church for over 60 years and was...

Dorothy Blake Scott Mccain

Dorothy Blake Scott Mccain

Mar 5, 2014

Dorothy Blake Scott McCain, 93, of Presbyterian Home, Clinton, SC and formerly of Decatur, GA died Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Born and raised in Calhoun Falls, SC, she was the daughter of the late Wilbur J. Blake, Jr. and Hallie B. Blake and she was the widow of Dr. Paul M. McCain. Mrs. McCain attended Winthrop College. She was very...

William Robert (Robbie) Finley Jr.

William Robert (Robbie) Finley Jr.

Mar 3, 2014

Dateline—Laurens, SC William Robert “Robbie” Finley Jr., age 42, of 5061 Hwy 49, died Monday, March 3, 2014 at his home. Born in Greenwood, he was the son of Patsy Fulmer Mabry of the home and the late Robert Finley Sr. He was a former employee of Handy Man Hardware of Waterloo and an active member of Rosemont Baptist Church...

Carl E. Eaton

Carl E. Eaton

Mar 2, 2014

Carl E. Eaton, age 79, of 110 Foxgrove Road died Sunday, March 2, 2014 in the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Clinton and was the son of the late Bennie and Janie Campbell Eaton. Mr. Eaton was a retired Police Officer with the Clinton Police Department with 26 years of service; was a House Painter and...

Annie Mars

Annie Mars

Mar 2, 2014

Dateline – Newberry, SC Annie Earwood Mars, age 73, of 18397 Hwy 121 and widow of John “Jr.” H. Mars, Jr, passed away Sunday, March 2, 2014 at her home. She was born in Laurens County and was the daughter of the late Melvin and Maude Harris Earwood. Mrs. Mars worked in the textiles a good part of her life...

Charles Wicker

Charles Wicker

Mar 2, 2014

Charles Lindberg Wicker, husband of Ruth Hunnicutt Wicker, of 121 Horseshoe Circle, passed away Sunday, March 2, 2014 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. He was born May 31, 1927 in Newberry County and was the son of the late Willie M. and Nannie Mae Perry Wicker. Papa Charles, as he was known to everyone, was a veteran of the U.S....