Obituaries

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

Timothy J. Sanders

Timothy J. Sanders

Jan 18, 2014

Timothy John Sanders, age 62, of 546 A.B. Jacks Road, died Saturday, January 18, 2014 at Spartanburg Regional Hospital. He was born in Spartanburg and was the son of the late Milford and Marjorie Johnson Sanders. A private service will be held at a later date. Condolences may be expressed online at www.grayfuneralhome.com Gray Funeral Home of Clinton

Stanley Stephen Collier

Stanley Stephen Collier

Jan 17, 2014

Dateline – Whitmire, SC Stanley Stephen Collier, age 66, of 3174 Hwy 66, died Friday, January 17, 2014 at his home. He was born in Newberry and was the son of the late Pearlie M. and Beulah Trammell Collier. Mr. Collier was retired from Renfro. He is survived by his wife Nola Woods Collier of the home; his brothers Gordon...

Louise Vaughn Motes

Louise Vaughn Motes

Jan 15, 2014

Dateline—Clinton, SC Louise Vaughn Motes, age 82, and widow of Thomas R. Motes, Jr. died Wednesday, January 15, 2014 in the Laurens County Hospital. Born in Laurens County, she was a daughter of the late John W. and Louella Fuller Vaughn. She was retired from the Bailey Plant and was a member of the Lydia Pentecostal Holiness Church. Mrs. Motes...

Larry Gene Motte

Larry Gene Motte

Jan 13, 2014

Dateline-Clinton, SC Larry Gene (Coolie)(Fargo) Motte, age 70, of 705 Trailwinds Dr. Westminster, formery of Clinton, died Monday, Jan. 13th in the Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Lydia Mill and was a son of the late William L. Motte, Sr., and Nora Lee Attaway Motte. He was a former Clinton Police Officer and retired from Michelin Tire Company;...

Edgar W. Everett

Edgar W. Everett

Jan 9, 2014

Edgar W. Everett age 74, of 301 Marion Place passed away Thursday, January 9, 2014 at the Laurens County Hospital. Mr. Everett was born in Richmond, VA and was a son of the late Edgar W. Everett, Sr. and the late Juanita Lawson Everett. He was the owner of Everett’s Used Cars and a member of Beaverdam Baptist Church. Mr....

Iva D. Bragg

Iva D. Bragg

Jan 9, 2014

Dateline – Clinton, SC Iva D. Bragg, age 84, of 601 N. Broad Street passed away Thursday, January 9, 2014 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was born in Enoree, SC and was a daughter of the late Owen Charles and Rebecca Janie Tucker Dees. She is survived by her son Dennis Bragg of Richmond, VA; daughters Teresa...

Annie Crawford Parrish

Annie Crawford Parrish

Jan 4, 2014

Dateline – Clinton, SC Annie Crawford Parrish, age 85, of 1576 Hwy 72 West and widow of Perry C. Parrish, passed away Saturday, January 4, 2014 at the Laurens County Hospice House. Ms. Parrish was retired from Clinton Mills, Lydia Plant with 50 years of service, and was of the Baptist Faith. She is survived by her daughter Tami Abele...

Madge Blackwell

Madge Blackwell

Jan 3, 2014

Dateline Clinton, SC Madge Morgan Blackwell age 93 of 318 W. Frontage Rd. and widow of Tullie E. Blackwell passed away at her home Friday, Jan. 3rd, 2014. She was born in Greenville County and was a daughter of the late Luther and OraBell Wilson Morgan and the last surviving of thirteen children. Mrs. Blackwell was the co-owner of Madge’s...

Terry C. And Shirley T. Rowe

Terry C. And Shirley T. Rowe

Jan 2, 2014

Graveside Memorial Service to be held on Saturday, May 17, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. at Pinelawn Memory Gardens

Sherry White Cheatham

Sherry White Cheatham

Jan 2, 2014

Sherry White Cheatham Dateline - Whitmire, SC- Sherry White Cheatham, 58 went to be with the Lord on January 2, 2014, at Providence Hospital, Columbia, SC. Mrs. Cheatham, a native of Windsor, NC was born to the late W. Chester and Ruby White. “Miss Sherry” taught preschool and was a childcare director for nearly three decades at many churches in...

Theresa Entrican Blocker

Theresa Entrican Blocker

Jan 2, 2014

Theresa Entrican Blocker Laurens, SC Theresa Entrican Blocker, age 86 of 302 Douglas St., passed away Thursday, January 2, 2014, at Agapeʹ Assisted Living. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 21, 1927, to Homer Lamar Entrican and Catherine Fenwick Entrican. Mrs. Blocker is survived by her husband of 65 years, Harold Glenn Blocker of Laurens; children, Glenda Blocker...

Milton "Bo" Williams

Milton "Bo" Williams

Jan 1, 2014

Dateline – Whitmire, SC Milton “Bo” Williams, age 57, of 97 Owens Ave, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at his home. He was born in New Orleans, LA and was a son of the late Frank and Sula Mae White Williams. Mr. Williams had worked in maintenance at Presbyterian College for twenty years; and before that with W.E. Baker...

Emily Austin

Emily Austin

Jan 1, 2014

Dateline – Charlotte, NC Emily Marie Adams Austin, age 79, of 9100 Gray Willow Rd and widow of Harold Lafayette Austin passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at Presbyterian Hospital. She was born in Berwick, LA and was a daughter of the late Morris Warren and Henrietta Carpenter Adams. Ms. Austin was a good wife and mother, enjoyed traveling and...

Rickey Bradberry

Rickey Bradberry

Dec 30, 2013

Dateline – Clinton, SC Rickey L. Bradberry, age 54, of Hwy 56 N, died Monday, December 30, 2013 in the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Oconee County and was a son of Lonnie C. Bradberry of Joanna and the late Carolyn Norris Bradberry. He is survived by his wife Tammie B. Bradberry of the home; his daughters, Patches...

Richard Harry Segee

Richard Harry Segee

Dec 30, 2013

Dateline-Laurens, SC Richard H. Segee, age 86, of 114 Milliken Street, passed away Monday, Dec. 30, 2013 at his home. He was born in Dover, NH and was a son of the late John F. Segee, Sr. and Velma Hall Segee. Mr. Segee was retired from commercial construction; was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church and was a...

Sara Garrett Mitchell

Sara Garrett Mitchell

Dec 28, 2013

Sara Garrett Mitchell age 87, Princeton Rd. and widow of W. Horace Mitchell passed away Saturday, Dec. 28th, 2013 in the Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Laurens and was a daughter of the late Carl and Effie Lee Sprouse Garrett. Mrs. Mitchell was retired from G.E. and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Laurens. Surviving...

Joann Ross

Joann Ross

Dec 26, 2013

Dateline – Laurens, SC JoAnn Johnson Ross, of 815 W Main Street, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2013 at the Langston House in Clinton, SC. A native of Jackson, Mississippi, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Lorraine Johnson. She is survived by her husband Don Ross, her son Greg Ross, daughter-in-law Callie Ross and granddaughter Anna...

Rebecca "Becky" Els Mars

Rebecca "Becky" Els Mars

Dec 25, 2013

Dateline-Whitmire, SC Rebecca “Becky” R. Mars age 58 of 406 N. Main St. passed away Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013. She was born in Whitmire and was a daughter of Robert and Louise Jones Revels of Whitmire. Becky retired from Woodruff Chevrolet so she could become a full-time grandmother. In addition to her parents she is survived by two daughters, Melissa...

Edward Eugene Bumgarner

Edward Eugene Bumgarner

Dec 23, 2013

Edward Eugene Bumgarner, age 89, of 6443 Whitmire Highway, passed away on Monday, December 23, 2013 at the home of his son, Glenn Bumgarner. He was born in Caldwell County, North Carolina. He moved to Whitmire when his dad set up a saw mill in the area. He was the son of Grover Glenn an Annie Lee Bumgarner. He is...

Angelo Manuel Rivera

Angelo Manuel Rivera

Dec 21, 2013

Dateline—Greenville, SC Angelo M. Rivera, age 76, of Greenville died Saturday December 21, 2013 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. Mr. Rivera was born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico and was the son of Belen and Eusebio Rivera. He loved to share and was a hard worker and an excellent father and brother. He was also an avid fisherman and...