Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Edith Lynn Ellis
Mar 14, 2024
Edith Lynn Ellis, age 51, passed away at her home, Thursday, March 14, 2024. She was born January 2, 1973 in Cleveland County, NC and was a daughter of the late William Charles Ruff, Jr. and the late Donna Sue Skinner. She was employed as a Pharmacy Technician with Walmart in Laurens. In her spare time, Edith enjoyed fishing and...
Carl Anthony Peay
Mar 13, 2024
Carl Anthony Peay, age 77, widower of Sandra Dianne Peay of Whitmire, SC, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at White Oak Manor in Newberry, SC. Mr. Peay was born October 4, 1946 and was a son of the late Lewis Ray Peay and Helen Johnson Peay. He is survived by his daughter, Cynthia Smallwood (Michael) of Newberry, SC; his...
Joyce Padgett Sprouse
Mar 12, 2024
Joyce Padgett Sprouse, age 72, passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at the Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital. She was born June 7, 1951, in Columbia, SC and was a daughter of the late Phillip O’Neil Padgett and the late Margie Ford Padgett. She was a former employee of the Clinton Mills Lydia Plant and she greatly enjoyed bowling. Ms....
Gray Toler Jr.
Mar 10, 2024
Gray Toler, age 62, of Laurens, SC, passed away, Sunday, March 10, 2024, at his home. He was born August 2, 1961 at Donaldson Air Force Base in Greenville, SC, and was a son of the late Arnold Gray Toler, Sr., Beverly Nell Smith Toler Burton, and his stepfather, Joe Burton. Gray was a skilled mechanic and to his family,...
Vince Brewer
Mar 9, 2024
Vince Brewer, age 64, passed away Saturday, March 9, 2024, in Clinton, SC. He was born April 26, 1959, in Clinton and was the son of Georgia Hamilton Brewer and the late Richard Brewer. Vince retired from Bishop Tire and was also the owner of Brewer Auto. Vince was a veteran of the South Carolina Army National Guard. Surviving are...
Brenda Kay Absher Bryant
Mar 9, 2024
Brenda Kay Absher Bryant, age 72, went home to be with the Lord on March 9, 2024. She was born in Spartanburg County and was the daughter of the late Ernest and Nellie Absher. Brenda was of the Baptist faith and a member of Bethabara Baptist Church. She loved serving the Lord and helping her church. She loved her family,...
Johnny Clifton Baxter
Mar 9, 2024
Johnny Clifton Baxter, age 84, of Mountville, SC, husband of Carolyn Lee Williams Baxter, passed away, Saturday, March 9, 2024, at Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital. Johnny was born on May 21, 1939, in White Plains, NC, and was the beloved son of the late Frank and Mary Effie Stanley Baxter. Johnny's educational journey took him through high school in...
Shelba Jean Thompson
Mar 8, 2024
Shelba Jean Thompson age 86, and widow of E.L. Thompson passed away Friday, March 8, 2024 at Magnolia Manor in Spartanburg, SC. She was born in Laurens County and was a daughter of the late Samuel Gray Nelson and Willie Drew Bayne Nelson. Shelba was a former employee of 3M; Watts Mill and Lil’ Cricket. She was a member of...
John Hemory "Buddy" Campbell
Mar 7, 2024
John Hemory “Buddy” Campbell, age 89, of Clinton, husband of Joyce Landers Campbell, passed away, Thursday, March 7, 2024 at Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital. He was born June 14, 1934 in Clinton, SC, and was a son of the late James Walter and Florence Perry Campbell. He retired from Lydia Mill as a supervisor. Buddy loved dirt track racing,...
Harold "Glenn" Blocker
Mar 7, 2024
Harold “Glenn” Blocker, widower of Theresa Blocker passed away peacefully at the age of 97 on March 7, 2024, in Buford, GA. Glenn was born in Tampa, FL on April 11, 1926 and was the son of the late Jackson Redbrook and Ruth Cecil Blocker. He served his country proudly in the Navy during WWII. He later received his mechanical...
Noemi Goeckel
Mar 4, 2024
Noemi Goeckel, age 54, of Clinton, SC, born in New Hartford, NY, passed away unexpectedly Monday March 4, 2024. She grew up in Utica, NY and moved to Clinton, SC in 1993. She fiercely loved her family and friends. She was generous and thoughtful and would often help others in the community if there was a need. In her spare...
Paula Dian Shelnut Little
Mar 3, 2024
Paula Dian Shelnut Little, age 79, of Waterloo, SC, passed away, Sunday, March 3, 2024 in Clinton, SC. She was born November 29, 1944 in Clinton, SC, and was a daughter of the late Paul and Sarah Owens Shelnut. Paula retired from Torrington Bearing Company and was of the Baptist faith. She cherished spending time with her family, enjoying camping...
Etta Mae Burton
Mar 2, 2024
Etta Mae Burton, age 89, widow of Sherwood David Burton, passed away, Saturday, March 2, 2024 at her home. She was born on June 26, 1934 in Salisbury, North Carolina and was the daughter of the late Lonnie and Lillie Myrtle Eardhart Hartman. Etta Mae was retired for Whitten Center and was the last surviving member of her family. She...
Ralph "Buddy Roe" Smith
Mar 2, 2024
Ralph “Buddy Roe” Smith, Sr., age 75, husband of Patty Turner Smith, passed away, Saturday, March 2, 2024, at his home. He was born in Woodruff, South Carolina on March 21, 1948, and was the son of the late Lancaster and Mary Cleo Johnson Smith. Ralph was a former employee of over 40 years at Byars Machine Shop, a former...
Leona Lane Porter Goldsmith
Mar 1, 2024
Leona Lane Porter Goldsmith, age 101, of Clinton, SC, widow of Reverend George Browning Goldsmith, Jr., passed away Friday, March 1, 2024 at Langston Square. She was born January 16, 1923 in Franklin, NC and was a daughter of the late Thomas W. and Leona Bryson Porter. Lane’s late husband was the grandson of the late William and Jane Wright...
Thomas Elihu 'Chop' Watts
Mar 1, 2024
Thomas Elihu 'Chop' Watts, 96, crossed into heaven peacefully from his home in Clinton on Friday, March 1, 2024. Born in Mountville, SC on April 18, 1927 he was the youngest of the 10 children of Grover Cleveland and Eliza Hudgens Watts. His mother died when he was 2 years old and his older brothers and sisters helped raise him....
Audrey Thompson Langley
Mar 1, 2024
Audrey Thompson Langley, age 100, of Laurens, SC, widow of Foster G. “Bob” Langley, passed away, Friday, March 1, 2024 at her home. She was born January 5, 1924 in Greenville County, SC, and was a daughter of the late J. Carl and Beuna Tollison Thompson. She loved spending time with her grandchildren, sewing, vegetable gardening, cutting grass, and just...
Linda Puckett Troutman
Feb 28, 2024
Linda Puckett Troutman, age 81, of Whitmire, SC, passed away, Wednesday, February 28, 2024, at NHC of Clinton. She was born March 23, 1942 in Newberry, SC and was a daughter of the late Yancey Lee Puckett and Lois Eubanks Puckett. Linda retired from SC DHEC after many years of service. She had a big heart and loved helping children,...
Edith Elaine Harmon
Feb 26, 2024
Elaine Edith Harmon, age 85, of Chappells, SC, wife of James Clifford Harmon, passed away, Monday, February 26, 2024, at her home. She was born January 16, 1939 in Burlington, MA, she was the daughter of the late Louis Duncan and Helen Mitchell Duncan. She was a Veteran of the US Air Force, where she earned the rank of Airman...
Fred Earl Cogsdill
Feb 22, 2024
Fred Earl Cogsdill, age 82, of Laurens, SC widow of Edith Hellams Cogsdill, his loving wife, passed away Thursday, February 22, 2024, at NHC of Clinton, surrounded by family. He was born August 6, 1941 in Laurens, SC and was a son of the late Euitt William and Gladys Thompson Cogsdill. Fred was the owner of the Laurens Speedway since...
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