Obituaries

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

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,...

Steve Ashley Tucker

Steve Ashley Tucker

Apr 17, 2013

Dateline – Clinton, SC Steve Ashley (Buckshot) Tucker, AKA Birdman, age 82, of 402 Florence Street, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at his home. He was a son of the late, Raymond Benjamin and Bessie Wheathers Tucker. He is survived by his wife of forty-eight years, Brenda Greene Tucker, of the home; four sons, Kevin, Richard, Raymond, and Scott...

Allyson Taylor Greenway

Allyson Taylor Greenway

Apr 16, 2013

Dateline- Whitmire, S.C Allyson Taylor Greenway Allyson Taylor Greenway, age 17, of 1309 Broom Street died Monday, April 15, 2013 at her home. She was born in Chester and was the daughter of James Stacy and Marilyn Lynn Chapman Greenway of the home. Allyson was a student at the Whitmire Community School, attended the First Baptist Church, played tennis and...

Donald Darrell Shue

Donald Darrell Shue

Apr 16, 2013

Dateline – Clinton, SC Donald Darrell Shue, age 77, of 257 Skyland Drive, passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, in the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Burlington, NC, and was a son of the late Carl and Ola Shue. Mr. Shue had a Business Administration degree in Accounting from Elon University, and was a deacon,...

John Edward Brewington

John Edward Brewington

Apr 10, 2013

John Brewington, age 37, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2013. He was born in Clinton, SC on October 8th, 1975 and was a son of Ralph Edward Brewington. Also, son of Grady and Kathy P. Howard. Mr. Brewington was a truckdriver with Senn Trucking of Newberry. In addition by his parents, he is survived by his wife, Beth Loveless Brewington;...

Frances Donnan Brown

Frances Donnan Brown

Apr 10, 2013

Dateline-Clinton, SC Frances Donnan Brown, 96, of 1035 Hopewell Church Rd., widow of Stewart O. Brown, Sr. died Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at the Hospice of Laurens County. She was born in Laurens, SC and was a daughter of the late James Mason and Athea Floy Templeton Donnan. Mrs. Brown attended Laurens High School and retired as the Office Manager...

Joann Vickers Parsons

Joann Vickers Parsons

Apr 8, 2013

Dateline-Gray Court, SC Joann V. Parsons, age 65 of 257 Wheel of Fortune Lane passed away Monday, April 8th, 2013 at home surrounded by her family. She was born in Spartanburg County and was a daughter of the late George and Margie Cantrell Vickers. Joann was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Surviving are her husband, Jim Parsons; five children,...

Hazel Mckenzie Duncan

Hazel Mckenzie Duncan

Apr 8, 2013

Dateline—Clinton, SC Hazel McKenzie Duncan passed Monday April 8, 2013 at the Emerald Gardens in Greenwood, SC. She was born July, 30, 1924 in Odenville, Alabama to Ressie Herring McKenzie and Jones Columbus McKenzie. Mrs. Duncan was predeceased by her husband, F.A. Duncan, a long time resident of Clinton, SC. She was a charter member of Davidson Street Baptist Church....

Grover Cleveland Wilson Jr.

Grover Cleveland Wilson Jr.

Apr 5, 2013

Dateline – Joanna, SC Grover Cleveland (Junior) Wilson Jr., age 68, of 403 N. Marion Street, died Friday, April 5, 2013 in the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Mountville, SC, and was a son of the late G.C. Wilson and Alpha Cothran Wilson, the 14th child and the 7th son. Mr. Wilson was retired from the...

Era Lowell Thompson Jr.

Era Lowell Thompson Jr.

Apr 2, 2013

Dateline – Laurens, SC Era Lowell Thompson, Jr., age 82, of 327 Brandwood Lane, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at his home. He was born in Travelers Rest and was a son of the late Era Lowell Thompson, Sr., and Flora V. Aldridge. Mr. Thompson was an active member of Redemption Baptist Church; was a...

Edgar Leroy Dean

Edgar Leroy Dean

Apr 1, 2013

Dateline-Clinton, SC Edgar Leroy Dean, age 73 of 1208 N. Sloan St., widow of Juanita Dean, died Monday, April 1, 2013 in the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Clinton and was a son of the late Leroy and Geneva Leopard Dean. He was retired from Kaywood Co. in Joanna. Surviving are a grandson, Bryson Vaughn of Clinton, a...

Amy Elizabeth Mathis

Amy Elizabeth Mathis

Mar 30, 2013

Dateline- Kinards, S.C. Amy Elizabeth Mathis, age 32, of Kinards, died Saturday, March 30, 2013, at her home. She was born in Greenwood and was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Ann Webb Mathis and Sam Mathis, Jr. Ms. Mathis was a member of Davidson Street Baptist Church. She is survived by one brother, David Mathis, and his wife, Tara,...

Byron Gary Ishman

Byron Gary Ishman

Mar 29, 2013

Dateline-Gray Court, SC Byron Gary Ishman, age 72, formerly of North Bloomfield, OH, died Friday, March 29, 2013, in the Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was retired from Kraft Maid of Middlefield, OH. Mr. Ishman was a lifetime member of Moose International and was a NRA member. Surviving are a son, Gary Ishman (Shari Kiss) of Andover, OH; a daughter, Kim...