Obituaries

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

Robert Campbell Lake Jr.

Robert Campbell Lake Jr.

May 13, 2013

Robert C. “Bob” Lake, Jr. December 27, 1925 - May 13, 2013 Bob was born in Whitmire, South Carolina to Robert C. Lake, Sr. and Susan Howze Lake. He graduated the Whitmire public schools where his father was Superintendent. Bob enrolled at the University of South Carolina and graduated after a short interruption for service in the US Army. Bob...

Gary Devore Bodie

Gary Devore Bodie

May 12, 2013

Dateline – Joanna, SC Gary D. Bodie, age 75, of 623 Whitmire Hwy, passed away Sunday, May 12, 2013, he was the husband of 57 years to Vera E Bodie, who passed away on April 29, 2013. He was born in Chester, SC and was a son of the late Frank D. and Martha “Dink” Brown Bodie. Mr. Bodie was...

Willette Workman Cole

Willette Workman Cole

May 11, 2013

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Willette Workman Cole Willette Workman Cole, age 93, and widow of John Paul Cole, died Saturday, May 11, 2013, in the Martha Franks Retirement Center. She was born in Laurens County and was the daughter of the late Henry W. Workman, Sr. and Eloise Barre Workman. Mrs. Cole was a retired private nurse and a member of...

Cynthia Bolt Bonds

Cynthia Bolt Bonds

May 10, 2013

Dateline – Clinton, SC Cynthia “Cindy” Bolt Bonds, age 53, and widow of Joe Bonds, of 117 Reeder Street, passed away Friday, May 10th, at her home. She was born in Laurens County and was the daughter of the late Omer and Pearl Carter Bolt. She was a member of Davidson Street Baptist Church and was a former employee of...

Ralph Terry

Ralph Terry

May 7, 2013

Dateline – Whitmire, SC Ralph Leon Terry, age 69, passed May 7th, 2013 in Charlotte, NC. Mr. Terry was born September 24, 1943 in Whitmire, SC, to Ralph and Myrtle Terry. He was preceded in death by his son, Mark Terry. He is survived by his son Mike Terry of Charlotte, NC, and his two daughters Mechelle Oxendine of Charlotte,...

Jane Ellen Bolt

Jane Ellen Bolt

May 6, 2013

Jane Ellen Bolt age 62, of 3814 Milam Road passed away Monday, May 6, 2013 at her home. She was born in Laurens and was the daughter of the late Jesse C. Bolt and Katherine Weathers Bolt of Clinton. She was a member of Rock Bridge Presbyterian Church. She is survived by three brothers, James W Bolt (Chris) of Laurens,...

Gerald William Duncan

Gerald William Duncan

May 4, 2013

Dateline – Whitmire Gerald William Duncan, age 73, of 1171 Lovers Lane passed away May 4, 2013 at NHC of Clinton. He was born in Whitmire, and was the son of the late Lloyd and Emily Tankersley Duncan. He was retired from Torrington Bearings Co. with forty-four years of service and was a veteran of the South Carolina National Guard....

Mary Ellen Wilson Freeman

Mary Ellen Wilson Freeman

May 3, 2013

Dateline-Clinton, SC A wonderful lady Mrs. Mary Ellen Gertrude Freeman widow of the late Arthur Eugene Freeman passed away surrounded by loved ones on May 3, 2013 at the Laurens County Hospice House. Mary was the daughter of the late Lewis Franklin Wilson and Kathleen Bull Tyner. Mary is survived by her three children, Deborah (Billy) Creswell of Clinton, Lisa...

Brandon Stash Brewington

Brandon Stash Brewington

Apr 30, 2013

Dateline – Clinton, SC Brandon Stash Brewington, age 38, of Sunset Blvd, died Tuesday April 30, 2013, at his home. He was born in Laurens County, was the son of Alvin Brewington, of Clinton, and the late Carolyn Campbell Phillips. He is survived by his son, Chase Brewington, of Greer; and a sister, Taryn Phillips, of Clinton. Funeral Services will...

Vera E. Bodie

Vera E. Bodie

Apr 29, 2013

Dateline – Joanna, SC Vera E. Bodie, age 73, of 623 Whitmire Hwy, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 29, 2013, at her home. She was born in Laurens County and was a daughter of the late Charles W. and Blanche Bradley Estes. Mrs. Bodie was active for many years with the Joanna Textile Festival and was a member of...

Everett Edward Leroy

Everett Edward Leroy

Apr 28, 2013

Dateline-Laurens, SC Everett E. Leroy, age 77 passed away Sunday, April 28th 2013 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Gray Court, SC and was a son of the late H.B. and Nettie Mae Bragg Leroy. Mr. Leroy retired from Clinton Mills and was a member of Bellview Baptist Church; Ralph Stanley Sunday School Class was...

Donnie Patterson Lyda

Donnie Patterson Lyda

Apr 26, 2013

Dateline-Clinton, SC Donnie Patterson Lyda, of 1934 Milam Road, died Friday, April 26, 2013, at the Laurens County Hospice House. She was born in Laurens County and was a daughter of Walter A. and Katherine Mitchell Patterson. Mrs. Lyda was a nurse and a member of Eastside Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband, Terry E. Lyda, of the home; a...

Brent Lester Preston

Brent Lester Preston

Apr 23, 2013

Dateline-Clinton, SC Brent Lester Preston, age 53 of 302 Chestnut Street in Lydia Mill, died Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at his home. He was born in Cortland, NY and was a son of Harold and Margaret Nichols Preston of Clinton. He was an employee of B & P Shades. Surviving are his wife, Beverly Jones of the home, a daughter,...

Tammy Fish Avila

Tammy Fish Avila

Apr 23, 2013

Dateline – Whitmire, SC Tammy Fish Avila, age 47, of 454 Old Airport Road, died Tuesday, April 23, 2013, in the Spartanburg Regional Hospital. She was born in Union and was a daughter of Toledo Anderson Fish, of Whitmire, and the late, Fred Fish, Jr. She was a lifelong resident of Whitmire, a homemaker, and a member of Evans Street...

Linda Pasco

Linda Pasco

Apr 20, 2013

Linda White Pasco, 65, of Wilmington, NC, went to be with her Lord and Saviour on Saturday, April 20, 2013, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. She was born in Clinton, SC, to the late Jack White and and Ruby Dover White. She graduated with honors from Clinton High School and later worked many years as an cloth inspector with...

Bettie Jo Overstreet Frick

Bettie Jo Overstreet Frick

Apr 20, 2013

Our loving mother, Bettie Jo Frick, was the wife of the late Ralph (Red) Frick. Bettie Jo passed away on April 20, 2013 at North Greenville Medical Hospital in Travelers Rest. Bettie Jo was the daughter of the late Reuben and Lola Mae Overstreet. Bettie Jo was an employee of the Laurens Shirt Plant and C & T Manufacturing and...

Renie Jo Cutshall

Renie Jo Cutshall

Apr 19, 2013

Dateline – Union, SC Renie Jo Braswell Cutshall, age 52, of 270 Oakland Road, passed away Friday, April 19, 2013 at Wallace Thomason Hospital. She was born in Whitmire, SC and was the daughter of the late Bobby and Kathleen Thompson Braswell. She is survived by her husband, Lee Crenshaw; her son, Kenneth Braswell; and two daughters, Krystal Huntsinger, and...

Ethel Bostic Broom

Ethel Bostic Broom

Apr 19, 2013

Dateline- Whitmire, SC Ethel Bostic Broom, age 87, passed away April 19, 2013, at her home. Born in Whitmire, she was a daughter of James and Verda Mae Trent Bostic. She was a retired textile worker and homemaker. Surviving are sons Frank (Jean) Broom of Camden and Jimmy (Beth) Broom and Dale Broom of Whitmire; sister Althea "Tina" (Bob) Hartzog...

Sudie Siegler Putnam

Sudie Siegler Putnam

Apr 18, 2013

Sudie Lillian Putnam age 88, widow of Clyde Putnam passed away Thursday, April 18th, 2013 at the Glorified Health and Rehab in Greenville. She was born in Edgefield, SC and was a daughter of the late Clarence Wallace and Eva Lillian Stone Siegler. Mrs. Putnam retired from Clinton Mills and was a member of New Hope Baptist Church. Surviving are...

Ervin (Snag) Bodie

Ervin (Snag) Bodie

Apr 18, 2013

Ervin (Snag) Bodie, age 73, of 509 Sims Street, died Thursday, April 18, 2013 in the Laurens County Hospice House. He was born in Kinards, and was a son of the late Jesse and Estelle Shealy Bodie. He is survived by his wife, Brenda King Bodie, of the home; two sons, Kenneth (Heather) Bodie, and Clay (Annette) Bodie; three daughters,...