Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Velma Hanvey Spearman
Aug 19, 2013
Dateline- Laurens, SC Velma Hanvey Spearman Velma Hanvey Spearman, age 87, of 112 Woodrow Street and widow of James A. Spearman, passed away Monday, August 19, 2013, at her home. She was born in Anderson, SC and was the daughter of the late Reverends John A. and Nettie King Hanvey. Mrs. Spearman worked many years with Laurens Mills and retired...
Jeannie Lynn Pitt Hill
Aug 18, 2013
Jeannie Lynn Pitt Hill went to be with her Lord on August 18, 2013. She was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa on July 24, 1954 to Norman Eugene Pitt and Evelyn Lorraine Finken Pitt. She is survived by her parents, 3 sisters, 3 brothers, 5 children, 4 grandchildren. She was a beautiful woman, in life and in death. She will...
Elizabeth Milam Copeland
Aug 17, 2013
Dateline—Clinton, SC Elizabeth “Lib” Milam Copeland, age 98, of Presbyterian Home died Saturday, August 17, 2013 in the infirmary. Mrs. Copeland was a member of Lisbon Presbyterian Church in Mountville, SC. She is survived by sons Charles Preston Copeland and wife Patsy W. Copeland and Edgar Jordan Copeland; daughter-in-law, Betty Bailey Copeland; brother, Grady Seawright and wife Nancy; 7 grandchildren,...
Miriam Hall Ray Hodges
Aug 17, 2013
Dateline – Sumter, SC Miriam Hall Ray Hodges age 81, widow of the late William Luther Ray and the late John Kenneth Hodges, respectively died peacefully at the home of her daughter in Sumter, SC on Saturday, August 17, 2013, after a long battle with heart disease. She was born on May 13, 1932 in Whitmire, SC and was the...
Haskell Eugene "Hack" Wilbanks
Aug 16, 2013
Haskell Eugene “Hack” Wilbanks, 88, of 88 James St. went home to be with the Lord on August 16, 2013 at his residence. Born in Whitmire, he was the husband of Ella Williamson Wilbanks and the son of the late James Wilbanks and Lillie Mae Hoard Wilbanks. He was retired from J.P. Stevens and Whitten Center. He was also a...
Shane Lee Weathers (Big Show)
Aug 16, 2013
Dateline—Laurens, SC Shane Lee Weathers (Big Show), 39, of 5 Hanson Circle died Friday, August 16, 2013, in the Laurens County Hospital. Born in Laurens County, he was the son of Barbara Allison of Gray Court and Bobby Weathers of Travelers Rest. Mr. Weathers attended Highland Home Baptist Church and was a former member of the National Guards. In addition...
Gwen K. Neal
Aug 14, 2013
Dateline – Laurens, SC Gwen K. Neal, age 67, of 634 Fair Grounds Road, died Wednesday August 14, 2013 at McCall Hospice in Simpsonville. She was born in Landrum and was a daughter of the late Doyle and Vera Benson Kuykendall. Mrs. Neal was a retired Home Health Coordinator. She was also a member of Eastside Baptist Church. She is...
William E. Dominick
Aug 14, 2013
Dateline – Clinton, SC William E. Dominick age 80, of 105 Locust Street, died Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at his home. He was born in Laurens and was the son of the late James E. and Emily Franks Dominick. Mr. Dominick was retired from the Department of Corrections, Walmart Distribution Center and Laurens School District System. He is survived by...
Mary Martin Snelgrove
Aug 13, 2013
Dateline-Clinton, SC Mary Martin Snelgrove, age 93, of 205 Phillips St. and widow of John B. “Doc” Snelgrove passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. Born in Granite Falls, NC, she was the daughter of the late Bert and Cordea Beech Martin and was a member of Springdale United Methodist Church. After retiring from...
William (Bill) Simpson Cannon, Iii
Aug 11, 2013
William (Bill) Simpson Cannon, III age 81, of 204 Calvert Avenue died Sunday, August 11, 2013 at his home. He was born in Spartanburg and was the son of the late William S. Cannon, Jr. and Irlene Vaughan Cannon. Mr. Cannon graduated from Wofford College in 1953 with a BS in Mathematics and the University of Florida with a Masters...
Steve M. O'Donald
Aug 9, 2013
Steve Martin O’Donald age 68, of 803 Cole Ave, died Friday, August 9, 2013 at his home. He was born in Franklin, Georgia and was the son of the late Charles and Minnie Carlin O’ Donald. Mr. O’ Donald was a retired carpenter. He is survived by his wife, Ann Wilson O’ Donald of the home; his children Terry Robert...
Rebecca Stevenson Turner
Aug 8, 2013
Rebecca Stevenson Turner, age 99, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2013 at Bailey Manor Retirement Community. She was born in Fairfield County on March 14, 1914 and was the daughter of Mr. J. E. and Mamie Weir Stevenson. She married Marvin S. Turner, Sr. in 1940 and they had one son, Marvin S. Turner, Jr. Mrs. Turner was the last...
Allen Lafayette Moore
Aug 8, 2013
Dateline – Clinton, SC Allen L. Moore age 71, of 408 Hilldale Ave. passed away Thursday, August 8, 2013 at his home. He was born in Clinton and was the son of the late James Earnest and Ruby Pauline Jacks Moore. Mr. Moore was retired from the Norfolk Southern Railroad and was a veteran of the US Army and US...
Michael B. Chapman
Aug 8, 2013
Michael Barrow Chapman, born November 22, 1939 in Greenville, SC passed away peacefully in his sleep on August 8, 2013. He attended St. Mary’s Parochial School and graduated from Greenville High School in 1958. He served our country in the US Navy, and was in Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He was preceded in death by his parents, John...
George Calvin Holman
Jul 31, 2013
Dateline-Clinton, SC George Calvin Holman, 73 of Clinton, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at Greenville Memorial Hospital after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Gainesville, GA and was a son of the late Herbert D. and Thelma Vandiver Holman. Mr. Holman was the owner of Laurens Tool, Inc., was a veteran of the SC National Guard,...
Louise Dodgen Durham
Jul 30, 2013
Dateline- Laurens, S.C. Louise Dodgen Durham Louise Dodgen Durham, 89, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2013, at NHC of Laurens, after living many years at Hansen Circle in Laurens. She was born in Saluda County, and was the daughter of the late George Wilson Dodgen and Josie Turner Dodgen. She was also predeceased by two sisters and two brothers. Her...
Walter William "Bill" Rowland
Jul 29, 2013
Dateline – Clinton, SC Walter William “Bill” Rowland, age 70, of 300 Finney Dr., passed away on Monday, July 29, 2013 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Dunn, North Carolina and was the son of the late Jasper and Frances Draughon Rowland. Mr. Rowland retired from Torrington Bearings Company after 47 years and was a...
Frances Lee "Fran" Pitts Jarvis
Jul 24, 2013
Frances Lee “Fran” Pitts Jarvis, 88, widow of Wayne Jarvis, died Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at Eden Terrace Assisted Living Center of Spartanburg. Mrs. Jarvis is survived by her children, Michael Wayne Jarvis and his wife, Alee, of Anderson, Stanley Davis Jarvis of Gaffney, Jenny Jarvis Woods and her husband, Berry, of Fountain Inn; grandchildren, Russell Wayne Jarvis and his...
Louie A. Webb Sr.
Jul 23, 2013
Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Louie A. Webb, Sr., age 91, of 303 Caldwell St. died Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at the NHC of Clinton. He was born in Hartsville and was the son of the late R.L. and Carsie Harrelson Webb. Mr. Webb was retired from the H.D. Payne Company, was a charter member of the Davidson St. Baptist Church where...
Alan M. Dawley
Jul 21, 2013
Dateline – Whitmire,SC Alan M. Dawley age 66, of 1110 Hwy. 66, died Sunday, July 21, 2013 in the Newberry Hospital. He was born in Coral Gables, FL and was a son of the late Fred and Elner Balkum Dawley. Mr. Dawley was retired from the Thomas and Betts Company and was a member of Gods Healing Springs Baptist Church....
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