Obituaries

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

Jack L. Word Jr.

Jack L. Word Jr.

May 29, 2013

Dateline – Clinton, SC Jack L. Word Jr., age 60, of 100 Countryside Circle, passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at his home. He was born in Laurens and was a son of the late Jack L. Word Sr., and the late Juanita Leopard Finley. Mr. Word was formerly employed with BMW, J.P. Stevens Watts Plant. He was also a...

Jeff W. Cape

Jeff W. Cape

May 28, 2013

Dateline – Clinton, SC Jeff W. Cape, age 39 of 104 Fair Dr., passed away Tuesday, May 28th at Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Clinton the son of Jackie Wayne and Wanda Brown Cape of Laurens. Jeff was a Team Leader with the Michelin Tire Company in Greenville. In addition to his parents he is survived by his...

Mary H. Finley

Mary H. Finley

May 27, 2013

Mary Henderson Powell Finley Mary Henderson Powell Finley of the Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina (in Clinton) was called Home to the Lord at age 99 on May 27, 2013 in the Laurens County Hospital. Mrs. Finley was born in Newberry County on September 28, 1913 the daughter of Helen Hardy and Hugh M. Henderson. She attended public schools, graduated...

Gerald "Jerry" Lynn Crenshaw

Gerald "Jerry" Lynn Crenshaw

May 23, 2013

Dateline – Whitmire, SC Gerald “Jerry” Crenshaw, age 63, of 311 Subertown Road, passed away Thursday, May 23 2013, at his home. He was born in Newberry County, and was a son of the late, Robert L. and Ostell Owens Crenshaw. He is survived by two brothers, Harold Crenshaw of Gaffney and Robert Crenshaw of Saluda; and nieces and nephews....

Tench P. Owens

Tench P. Owens

May 20, 2013

Tench P. Owens, 93, well-known retired attorney of Clinton, SC died on May 20, 2013 at the Presbyterian Home in Clinton after several years of declining health. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Margaret Freeman Owens from Pickens, SC, by his parents Robert S. Owens and Mary Francis Pool Owens from Clinton, SC, by his sister Mary...

Syble Virginia Manley

Syble Virginia Manley

May 18, 2013

Dateline – Cross Hill Syble Virginia Manley, age 70, of 51 Highway to Heaven, died Saturday, May 18, 2013 in the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Greenville and was the daughter of the late Jeff Benson and Mary Raines. Mrs. Manley was retired from Cryvac and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Cross Hill. She...

John Joseph Herron Sr.

John Joseph Herron Sr.

May 17, 2013

Dateline – Clinton, SC John Joseph (Burts) Herron, Sr., age 80, and widower of Frances Sheppard Herron, died Friday, May 17, 2013 in the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was a retired plumber from Ralph Mathis Plumbing Co. in Greenwood. Mr. Herron was a Church of God member, served in the National Guard, and was a Shriner. He is...

Richard "Tuck" Tucker

Richard "Tuck" Tucker

May 15, 2013

Richard Kinard Tucker, AKA Tuck, age 49 of 402 Florence Street, died Wednesday, May 15, 2013 in Madison, Georgia. He was born in Laurens County and was a son of Brenda Greene Tucker and the late Steve Ashley (Buckshot) Tucker. He was an employee of Metal Masters and was a Laurens County Speedway Dirt Track Champion for several years. Mr....

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...