Obituaries

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

Callie (Junior) Langston Jr.

Callie (Junior) Langston Jr.

Sep 7, 2013

Dateline- Union, SC Callie (Junior) Langston, Jr., age 83 of 1113 West Main St. passed away Saturday, Sept.7th at the Laurens County Hospice House in Clinton. He was born in Laurens County and was a son of the late Callie John Langston, Sr. and the late Mildred Nelson Langston. Mr. Langston retired from the Laurens Glass Plant and was a...

S. David Prince

S. David Prince

Sep 5, 2013

S. David Prince, age 77, of 101 N. Main St. passed away Thursday, September 5th at the Mary Black Hospital in Spartanburg, SC. He was born in Whitmire and was a son of the late Samuel Franklin and Minnie Bell White Prince. Mr. Prince retired from Cone Mills Carlisle Plant. He was U.S. Navy Veteran and a member of the...

Dorothy Virginia Dillard Dubose

Dorothy Virginia Dillard Dubose

Sep 2, 2013

Dateline-Clinton, SC Dorothy Virginia Dillard DuBose passed away on September 2, 2013, on her wedding anniversary. Dorothy, better known as Dot or “Miss Dot” was born on January 27, 1920, in Whitmire, SC to Thomas and Nora Dillard. She graduated from Whitmire High School and Presbyterian College where she met her future husband Stephen Richards DuBose. Miss Dot and a...

Bessie Reed White

Bessie Reed White

Sep 2, 2013

Dateline-Whitmire, SC Bessie Reed White, age 93 of 213 N. Main St. and widow of Marvin Leo White passed away Sunday Sept. 1st at her home. She was born in Monica, IL and was a daughter of the late James and Martha Kirby Reed. Mrs. White worked in textiles for many years at J.P. Stevens in Whitmire and retired from...

Jim N. Miller

Jim N. Miller

Sep 1, 2013

Mr. Jim N. Miller, age 94 of Waterloo, SC died Sunday, September 1, 2013 at Hospice House of Laurens County. After retiring from military service in 1961, Mr. Miller spent the next 50 years farming in Waterloo, SC. Jim was of the Baptist Faith. A graveside service will be conducted Thursday, Sept. 5th, at 11:00 a.m. at Union Methodist Church...

Arthur (Butch) Morgan

Arthur (Butch) Morgan

Aug 26, 2013

Dateline-Laurens, SC Arthur (Butch) Morgan, age 69 of 54 Hwy. 252, passed away Monday, August 26, 2013 at his home. He was born in Henderson County, NC and was a son of the late Arthur L. Morgan Sr. and Mary Ruby Fowler Morgan. He was a retired textile employee. Surviving is his sister, Thelma Murphy (Alvin) of Laurens. A memorial...

Bobbi Rae Fallaw

Bobbi Rae Fallaw

Aug 23, 2013

Dateline – Clinton, SC Bobbi Rae Fallaw, born September 15, 1977, daughter of Paul “Mr. Paul” Fallaw and the late Emily Bonds Fallaw passed away Friday, August 23rd after spending nine days at Hospice of Laurens County. Bobbi is survived by her father Paul; her twin sister, Mary Frances Fallaw of Pelham, AL, and her foster sister, Linda Ramsey of...

Gladys Kay Johnson

Gladys Kay Johnson

Aug 22, 2013

Gladys Kay Johnson age 87, of 503 Pickens Street and widow of Walter B. Johnson passed away Thursday, August 22, 2013 at NHC of Clinton. She was born in Charlotte, NC raised in Clinton, SC. and was a daughter of the late Roscoe Kay and Junie Heaton Kay Malone. Mrs. Johnson was retired from Greenwood Mills and enjoyed being a...

Velma Hanvey Spearman

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...