Obituaries

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

Richard L. Gardner

Richard L. Gardner

Jun 11, 2012

Dateline-Clinton, SC Richard L. Gardner, age 63 of 214 Mansdale Dr. passed away Monday, June 11, 2012 at the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Clinton, SC and was a son of the late Harold “Beau” and Janet Bodie Gardner. Mr. Gardner was retired from Whitten Center with 30 years of service. He served in the US Navy as...

Helen T. Barden

Helen T. Barden

Jun 9, 2012

Dateline-Laurens, SC Helen T. Barden, age 72, of 614 Dixon Road, passed away Saturday, June 9, 2012, at her home. She was born in Laurens and was a daughter of the late Henry Cortez Trammell and the late Cora Mae Waddell Pitts. Mrs. Barden was retired from Food Lion in Virginia and then continued to work at Dollar General. She...

Pearl Corley Bledsoe

Pearl Corley Bledsoe

Jun 9, 2012

Dateline-Clinton, SC Pearl Corley Bledsoe, age 86, of 8137 Highway 56 South, passed away Saturday, June 9, 2012, at her home. She was born in Newberry County and was a daughter of the late J. N. “Tuck” Corley and the late Bessie Hallman Corley. Mrs. Bledsoe was retired from Greenwood Mills, Joanna Plant and a member of Springdale United Methodist...

Ella Mae H. Roten

Ella Mae H. Roten

Jun 8, 2012

Dateline-Clinton, SC Ella Mae H. Roten, age 77, widow of Walter Raleigh Roten, died Friday, June 8, 2012 in Self Memorial Hospital in Greenwood. She was born in Creston, NC and was a daughter of the late McKinley and Myrtle Sheets Hodgson. Surviving are one son, Walter Roten and his wife, Karen S. Roten of Laurens, two daughters, Ruby Jean...

Annie Merle Webb Smith

Annie Merle Webb Smith

Jun 7, 2012

Dateline-Clinton, SC Annie Merle Webb Smith, age 84, a resident of National Healthcare of Clinton and widow of Luke Smith, Sr., went to be with her Lord on Thursday, June 7, 2012. She was born in Wheeler, GA and was a daughter of the late Dessie Webb, Sr. and the late Evelyn McLendon Webb. Mrs. Smith was a homemaker and...

Henry L. Starnes

Henry L. Starnes

Jun 4, 2012

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Henry L. Starnes, age 71, of 648 Milam Road died Monday, June 4, 2012 at his home. He was born in Spartanburg and was the son of the late Luther and Pearl Miller Starnes Wyatt and step-father, Tom Wyatt. Mr. Starnes was a retired textile employee. He is survived by his wife, Virginia Talley Starnes of the...

Angela Farmer

Angela Farmer

Jun 3, 2012

Angela Farmer Dateline- Gray Court, S.C. Angela Farmer, age 66 of 117 Central St. and widow of Roy D. Farmer, Jr. died Sunday, June 3, 2012 in the Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Laurens County and was the daughter of the late Arthur and Mary Jane Boyter Douglas. Mrs. Farmer was retired from the Clinton Mills, Lydia Plant...

Mavin Perry Long, Jr.

Mavin Perry Long, Jr.

Jun 1, 2012

Dateline-Clinton, SC Mavin Perry Long, Jr., age 44 of 107 Oakland St., died Friday, June 1, 2012 at his home. He was born in Greenville and was a son of Nancy Jane Pruitt and the late Mavin P. Long Sr. Mr. Long was a welder and a veteran of the U S Marine Corp. Surviving are his wife, Donna J....

Vernon D. Livesay

Vernon D. Livesay

Jun 1, 2012

Vernon D. Livesay age 72, of 1134 Reed Avenue went to his home in Heaven Friday, June 1, 2012 in the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Whitmire, SC and was the son of the late Curtis L. and Eunice Tankersley Livesay. Mr. Livesay was a former employee of J.P. Stevens Whitmire Plant and a member of...

Sylvia Stevens Mcninch

Sylvia Stevens Mcninch

May 27, 2012

Dateline- Laurens, S.C. Sylvia Stevens McNinch, age 72, of 617 Chestnut St. died Sunday, May 27, 2012 in the Self Regional Medical Center. She was born in Greenwood and was the daughter of the late Fred B. and Lois Weathers Stevens. Mrs. McNinch was retired form Josten’s Cap and Gown Co. and was a member of the First Pentecostal Holiness...

Tina Story

Tina Story

May 27, 2012

Tina Story, age 45 of 83 Snell Dr. passed away Sunday, May 27th, 2012 in the Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood. She was born in Kansas City, Missouri and was the daughter of Marsha J. Barton of Ware Shoals and Harry L. Wiseman of Big Flat, Arkansas. Surviving in addition to her parents are her companion Tony Snell; daughter,...

Alice Jeannette Horten

Alice Jeannette Horten

May 26, 2012

Dateline-Clinton, SC Alice Jeannette Horten of Presbyterian Home, died Saturday, May 26, 2012. She was born May 9, 1917 in Rutherford, New Jersey to the late Arthur and Viola Van Hoven Yereance. Mrs. Horten was a member of Unity Presbyterian Church, Fort Mill, SC. Surviving are a son, Dr. Bruce Horten of New York City, a daughter, Heather Horten of...

Hugh Michael "Mike" Williams

Hugh Michael "Mike" Williams

May 26, 2012

Dateline-Clinton, SC Hugh Michael “Mike” Williams, age 65 of 105 Washington St. died Saturday, May 26th 2012 at the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Hartwell, GA and was a son of the late Hugh Williams and Sarah Timmons Williams Hairston. Mike served at the Whitten Center Chapel as the Chapel Assistant for many years. He is survived by...

Margaret Henderson Curry

Margaret Henderson Curry

May 25, 2012

Margaret Henderson Curry, 85, of 105 Fox Trail, Laurens, passed away on May 25, 2012, at Agape Senior of Laurens. She was the widow of John R. Curry, Sr. and the daughter of the late Era Crow and Men-ill Bush Henderson of the Owings community. Mrs. Curry was a retired Realtor and founder of Palmetto Heritage Real Estate. Prior to...

Andrew Earl Hall, Jr.

Andrew Earl Hall, Jr.

May 24, 2012

Andrew E. (Andy) Hall, Jr. age 81, of Laurens, died Thursday, May 24, 2012. He was the widower of Cecelia Schor Hall and was the son of the late Andrew E. Hall, Sr. and Margaret Walker Hall. Mr. Hall served in the US Navy during the Korean Conflict. He was a former ceramics engineer and was a member of the...

Juanita Taylor Simmons

Juanita Taylor Simmons

May 22, 2012

Dateline-Clinton, SC Juanita Taylor Simmons, age 82 formerly of Pine St. passed away, Tuesday, May 22nd at NHC of Laurens. She was born in Woodruff and was a daughter of the late John W. and Margaret Ann Buchanan Taylor. Surviving are one daughter, Nellie Ruth Burden of Enoree; three sons, Joe Richard Simmons, Curtis Mitchell Simmons, and James Albert Simmons,...

Edward O'Neil Boyce

Edward O'Neil Boyce

May 21, 2012

Dateline-Clinton, SC Edward O’Neil Boyce age, 83, of 1559 Young Road, passed away Monday, May 21, 2012 at the Laurens County Hospice House. He was born in Goldville, SC and was a son of the late Archie E. and Cora Lee Boyce. He served in the US Navy; was a former textile employee and attended Lighthouse Tabernacle. Surviving are one...

Claude Hughes Burns

Claude Hughes Burns

May 20, 2012

Claude Hughes Burns age 69, of 2502 Mountville Road, went to be with his Lord on Sunday, May 20, 2012. He was born in Mountville and was a son of the late Milton Herbert and Janie Coates Burns. Mr. Burns was a retired employee of Crown Home Furnishings Company. He was a member of the Mountville Baptist Church where he...

Richard Elliott Walker

Richard Elliott Walker

May 19, 2012

Dateline-Whitmire, SC Richard Elliott Walker, age 76, of 1533 Tyger River Rd., died Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. He was born in Rock Hill, SC and was a son of the late William L. and Lois M. Walker. Mr. Walker served in the U.S. Navy on the USS Gregory. Surviving are his wife, Sheila Walker of...

Kenneth "Skully" Gillian

Kenneth "Skully" Gillian

May 17, 2012

Kenneth “Skully” Gillian, age 56, of 48 Cricket Lane, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2012 in the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Joanna, SC and was a son of Frances Kirkland Leopard and step-father, Joseph Wayne Leopard of Clinton and the late William Ross Gillian. He was an automotive mechanic. In addition to his mother and step-father, he...