Obituaries

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

Bill Carnes

Bill Carnes

Jan 15, 2013

Dateline-Laurens, SC Bill Carnes, age 71, of 1258 Woodberry Dr., died Tuesday, January 15, 2013 in the Laurens County Hospice House. He was born in Sumter and was a son of the late William M. Carnes, Sr. and Mary Ethel Garrett Carnes. He was owner of Carnes Truck-A-motive , was a member of the Sons of the Confederate Veterans. Surviving...

Curtis Randy Kitchens

Curtis Randy Kitchens

Jan 14, 2013

Dateline-Cross Hill, SC Curtis Randy Kitchens, age 50, of 808 Puckett Ferry Rd, died Monday in the Veterans Hospital of Columbia. He was born in Atlanta and was the son of Elizabeth Ann Watson Kitchens of Stockbridge, GA and the late Ellis Lamar Kitchens. He was an employee of Summler and Chandler and was a US Marine Veteran. Mr. Kitchens...

Lucille Russell Bedenbaugh

Lucille Russell Bedenbaugh

Jan 12, 2013

Dateline-Joanna, SC Lucille Bedenbaugh age 92 formerly of Joanna, SC passed away Saturday, January 12, 2013 in Pickens, SC. She was born in Newberry County and was a daughter of the late Wilburn and Della Wehunt Russell. Mrs. Bedenbaugh retired from Greenwood Mills, Joanna Plant and was a member of the Epworth United Methodist Church. Surviving are her loving husband...

Lawrence Wilson Miller

Lawrence Wilson Miller

Jan 11, 2013

Dateline-Whitmire, SC Lawrence Wilson Miller, age 88, formerly of Whitmire, died peacefully Friday, January 11, 2013 at the Richard Campbell Veterans Nursing Home in Anderson, SC. He was born in Lee County, Virginia and was a son of the late Lloyd and Maxie Maness Miller and was the last surviving of their seven children. He retired after forty-five years employment...

Donald Wayne Baker Sr.

Donald Wayne Baker Sr.

Jan 8, 2013

Dateline—Whitmire, SC Donald Wayne Baker, Sr., age 66, of Whitmire, SC, passed away January 8, 2013 at his home after an extended illness. He was born in Laurens Hospital on August 13, 1946 to John Milton Baker and Gracie Mae Baker (Giles). He was predeceased by his parents and his late wife, Linda Shinall Baker. Donald was a retired welder...

Evelyn Lee Lipford

Evelyn Lee Lipford

Jan 8, 2013

Evelyn Lee Lipford, age 88, of 301 N. Main St., widow of George Alex Lipford, died Tuesday, January 8, 2013 in the White Oak Manor in Newberry. She was born in Whitmire and was a daughter of the late Butler and Susie McGathey Lee . She worked at Conso in Union and was retired from J. P. Stevens Co. Surviving...

Emilie G. Marchant

Emilie G. Marchant

Jan 7, 2013

Dateline—Clinton, SC Emilie G. Marchant died Monday, January 07, 2013 at her home. Emilie was born in Ithaca, New York to Gostan and E.L. Rose Gostanian. Emilie is survived by her husband, T. Eston Marchant of Sanford, NC; her sister, Christine Prysmont; her brother, Frederick Gostanian; and numerous nieces and nephews. Emilie was a graduate of Cornell University in Ithaca,...

Joseph Wiley Jones Jr.

Joseph Wiley Jones Jr.

Jan 4, 2013

Dateline—Clinton, SC Joseph Wiley Jones, Jr., age 74, of 2754 Boyd Road died January 4th, 2013 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Spartanburg, Mr. Jones was the son of the late Joseph Wiley Jones, Sr. and Myrtle Grogan Jones. He was retired form Torrington Bearings Company. Mr. Jones is survived by his wife, Brenda Tinsley Jones of the home; a...

Barbara Gail Williams

Barbara Gail Williams

Jan 3, 2013

Barbara Gail Williams age 67, of 257 Wheel of Fortune Lane, died Thursday, January 3, 2013 in the McCall Hospice House in Simpsonville. She was the daughter of the late George Vickers and Margie Madden and was an employee of Pharmaceutical Associates. Mrs. Williams is survived by a son, Joseph Russell Boyter of Laurens; a daughter, Paula Lawson and husband,...

Frances Elizabeth Abrams

Frances Elizabeth Abrams

Jan 3, 2013

Frances E. Abrams died January 3rd, 2013. A graveside service for the deceased will be held Saturday, January 5th, 2013 at 3:00 P.M. in the Whitmire, SC cemetery. Mrs. Abrams graduated from Winthrop College and was employed by the S.C. Tax Commission for a number of years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Columbia, SC. Surviving...

John H. Pitts

John H. Pitts

Jan 2, 2013

Dateline-Clinton, SC John H. Pitts age 85, a resident of Presbyterian Home of Clinton passed away Wednesday, Jan. 2nd, 2013. He was born Nov. 22, 1927 in Clinton and was son of the late J. Henderson and Esther Byers Pitts. He is survived by his wife, Anne Reid Pitts of Clinton. Pitts served a tour of Army duty in Japan...

Lindy Lou Campbell

Lindy Lou Campbell

Jan 1, 2013

Dateline-Pelzer, SC Lindy Lou Campbell age 74 of 484 Old Hundred Road passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2013 in the St. Francis Hospital in Greenville. She was born in Greer, SC and was a daughter of the late Edger and Nathlee Allen Boyce. Mrs. Campbell was a homemaker and a member of Southside Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband, Paul...

Charles B. Tumblin

Charles B. Tumblin

Dec 31, 2012

Dateline – Laurens, SC Charles B. Tumblin, age 87, a resident of Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center, passed away Monday, December 31st, 2012. He was born in Laurens and was a son of the late Harley Franklin and Ethel Robertson Tumblin of Laurens Mr. Tumblin retired from CSX Railroad, was a member of the First Baptist Church of Laurens and...

Fay Pitts Grube

Fay Pitts Grube

Dec 30, 2012

Dateline-Clinton Fay Pitts Grube, 84, a long time resident of Clinton, SC passed away on Sunday, December 30, 2012 at Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina. Fay was born on April 29, 1928, in Clinton, SC to William Roy and Lydie (Simpson) Pitts. She grew up in Clinton and following her high school graduation, she then graduated from Winthrop College. After...

Kate English Arrowood

Kate English Arrowood

Dec 29, 2012

Dateline-Whitmire, SC Kate English Arrowood , age 89, widow of Johnny Walter Arrowood of 108 O’Dell Street passed away peacefully Saturday, December 29th at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Union, SC and was a son of the late Douglass and Ida Mae Tramell English. Mrs. Arrowood was employed as a textile worker for many...

Colonel Walter Blakely Todd Us Army (Ret.)

Colonel Walter Blakely Todd Us Army (Ret.)

Dec 27, 2012

Colonel Walter Blakely Todd, U.S. Army (Ret.) COLUMBIA Colonel Walter Blakely Todd, U.S. Army (Ret.) died on December 27, 2012. The family will receive friends at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, on Wednesday, January 2, 2013, at 5:00 until 7:00 PM. Funeral services will be held at Providence ARP Church on North Broad Street in Clinton, South Carolina, on...

Allene Martin Hawthorne Aughtry

Allene Martin Hawthorne Aughtry

Dec 27, 2012

Dateline- Whitmire, S.C. Allene Martin Hawthorne Aughtry Allene Martin Hawthorne Aughtry, age 90, of 125 Morse Street passed away on December 27, 2012 at her home. She was predeceased by her husband of 53 years, Zack Eugene Aughtry. She was born in Abbeville County and was raised in Due West, SC, she was a daughter of the late Andrew Cowan...

Robert Morris Clayton Sr.

Robert Morris Clayton Sr.

Dec 26, 2012

Dateline- Laurens, S.C. Robert Morris Clayton, Sr. Robert Morris Clayton, Sr., age 86, passed away Wednesday, December 26th at Martha Franks Retirement Community. Mr. Clayton was the son of Frederick Van Clayton and Emily Inez Morris Clayton and was born in Pickens, SC on June 11, 1926. He was a Civil Engineering graduate of Clemson College in 1949 and served...

Wyatt Carlisle Roper

Wyatt Carlisle Roper

Dec 23, 2012

Dateline- Laurens, S.C. Wyatt Carlisle Roper Wyatt Carlisle Roper, age 5 months of 519 Roper Road. died Sunday, December 23, 2012. He was born in Greenwood and was the son of Robert H. Roper, IV and Kelli Patterson Roper of the home. Also surviving is his brother, Robert H. Roper, V of the home; grandparents, Robert and Barbara Roper, Eddie...

Emma Boyd Coleman

Emma Boyd Coleman

Dec 20, 2012

Dateline – Clinton, SC Emma LeNora Boyd Coleman, age 91, formerly of Clinton, SC died on Thursday, December 20, 2012 . She was born in Laurens, SC and was the daughter of the late Fred S. Boyd, Sr. and Rosa Belle Spoon Boyd. Emma is survived by her sisters, Mary Jean B. Byers (Ralph) of Mt. Pleasant, SC and Sibyl...