Obituaries

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

Mary Lewis Madden

Mary Lewis Madden

Jun 20, 2011

Dateline-Clinton, SC Mary Lewis Madden, age 80 of 607 Musgrove St. and widow of Andrew “Mack” Bradford Madden went to be with her Lord on Monday, June 20, 2011 at the Greenville Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Anderson County and was a daughter of the late John Leland and Lettie Elizabeth Moore Lewis. Mrs. Madden...

Tillman E. Crapps

Tillman E. Crapps

Jun 14, 2011

Dateline-Kinards, SC Tillman E. Crapps, age 91 of 201 Crosson Street, Newberry, died Tuesday, June 14, 2011. He was born in Lexington County and was a son of the late Johnny Jacob and Mattie Odell Clamp Crapps. He was retired from Greenwood Mills, Joanna Plant, was a member of Fairview Baptist Church and was a WW II US Army Veteran....

James Allen (Jimmy) Poston, Sr.

James Allen (Jimmy) Poston, Sr.

Jun 12, 2011

James Allen (Jimmy) Poston, Sr. age 73, of 399 Smith Street died Sunday, June 12, 2011 in the Newberry Memorial Hospital. He was born in Camden and was the son of the late Lewis and Emmie Player Poston. Mr. Poston was retired from the Delta Wood Yard and attended the Whitmire Pentecostal Holiness Church. He is survived by a son,...

Shirley Wilson

Shirley Wilson

Jun 11, 2011

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Shirley Wilson Shirley Wilson, age 78, of 508 Academy St. died Saturday, June 11, 2011 in the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was born in Laurens and was the daughter of the late Malcolm G. and Avis Edwards Roberts. Mrs. Wilson was a retired employee of Torrington Bearings Co. and was a member of Calvary Baptist...

Doris Burdette Eidson

Doris Burdette Eidson

Jun 9, 2011

Dateline – Laurens, SC Doris Burdette Eidson, age 84, formerly of Bull Hill Road, Gray Court, SC and widow of David H. Eidson, died Thursday June 9, 2011 at National Healthcare Center of Laurens. She was the daughter of the late Willie Wales and Nina Lee Glenn Burdette of Laurens. Mrs. Eidson graduated from Pembroke State University and was a...

Gracie Giles Baker

Gracie Giles Baker

Jun 4, 2011

Gracie Giles Baker, age 87 formerly of 311 Subertown Rd. and widow of John Milton Baker, died Saturday, June 4, 2011 at the Lexington Medical Center. She was born in Greenville, SC and was a daughter of the late L. F. and Elizabeth Smith Giles. Mrs. Baker was retired from J.P. Stevens and a member of the Heritage Wesleyan Church....

James Edward Lyda

James Edward Lyda

Jun 3, 2011

James Edward Lyda, age 63, of 493 Leesville Church Rd. died Friday, June 3rd at the Hospice House of Lauren’s County. He was born in Laurens County and was a son of the late Charlie and Clara Brock Lyda. Mr. Lyda was a former employee of Wal-Mart Distribution Center with 21 years of service, and a U.S. Army veteran serving...

Louis Patrick "Pat" Gebo, Sr.

Louis Patrick "Pat" Gebo, Sr.

May 31, 2011

Dateline-Ware Shoals, SC Louis Patrick “Pat” Gebo, Sr., age 67 of 41 Fairview Ave. died Tuesday, May 31, 2011. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Gray Funeral Home of Laurens, SC. Funeral services will be conducted by the David Russell Funeral Home Saturday, June 4th in Lakeland, Florida.

John Lee Mcdonald

John Lee Mcdonald

May 30, 2011

Dateline-Gray Court, SC John Lee McDonald, age 68 of 194 Darby Trail died Monday, May 30, 2011 in the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Berkeley Springs, WV and was a son of the late John Lee and Odessa C. Fisher McDonald. He was retired from Lockheed Martin Aircraft in Greenville; was a member of Pleasant Grove...

Clara Dennis Godfrey

Clara Dennis Godfrey

May 28, 2011

Dateline- Joanna, SC Clara Dennis Godfrey, age 86, of 107 Reeder St. died Saturday, May 28, 2011 in the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was born in Newberry County and was the daughter of the late Frank Osborne and Hallman Bedenbaugh Dennis. Mrs. Godfrey was predeceased by two husbands, Ervin Albert Stroud and William Drayton Godfrey. She is survived...

Sandra (Lulu) Mason

Sandra (Lulu) Mason

May 28, 2011

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Sandra (LuLu) Mason, age 51, of 8357 Hwy. 56 South died Saturday, May 28, 2011 in the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was born in Anderson and was the daughter of Ophelia Humphries Marler of Clinton and the late Albert Chilton. Mrs. Mason was a homemaker and a member of the Joanna Assembly of God Church....

James David Bryson

James David Bryson

May 27, 2011

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. James David Bryson, Sr. a kind and loving man of 210 York Street, Clinton, S.C. went home to be with his Lord on May 27, 2011. Born October 11, 1925 in Mountville, S.C., he was the son of the late Samuel Winfield and Grace K. Bryson of Clinton, S.C. Mr. Bryson retired from Whitten Center and was...

Leeila Sanders Heatherly

Leeila Sanders Heatherly

May 26, 2011

Dateline-Clinton, SC LeeIla Sanders Heatherly, age 103, a resident of National HealthCare of Clinton and widow of Leo Heatherly, a well know barber in the Clinton area died Thursday, May 26, 2011. She was born in Whitney, SC and was a daughter of the late Manuel and Pearl Thomason Sanders. Mrs. Heatherly was retired from Clinton Mills and was a...

Roberta Switzer Hill

Roberta Switzer Hill

May 26, 2011

Dateline-Laurens, SC - Roberta Switzer Hill, age 94, a resident of Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center and widow of George Walter Hill, Jr. died Thursday, May 26, 2011. Bert was a lifelong native of Laurens and was a daughter of the John Edward and Frances Graham Switzer. She was a former employee of the Laurens YMCA and Gray Funeral Home,...

Helen Taylor Crouch

Helen Taylor Crouch

May 26, 2011

Dateline – Kinards, SC Helen Taylor Crouch Helen Taylor Crouch, age 92 of 142 Crouch Drive and widow of Bryant Crouch, died Thursday, May 26, 2011 in the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was born in Laurens County and was the daughter of the late Will and Lillie Taylor Gentry. Mrs. Crouch was retired from the Greenwood Mill Joanna...

Donald Lee Farmer, Sr.

Donald Lee Farmer, Sr.

May 25, 2011

Dateline-Greenville, SC Donald Lee Farmer, Sr., age 69 of 15 West Marion Rd. and formerly of Joanna died Wednesday, May 25, 2011 in Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Laurens County and was a son of the late Grover and Ethyleen McSwain Farmer. Mr. Farmer was an electrician and member of the Sons of the Confederate Veterans 16th Regiment....

Louise O. Hall

Louise O. Hall

May 25, 2011

Dateline - Laurens, SC Louise O. Hall, age 68 of 14 Townsend Street and widow of Charlie 'Dean' Hall, went to be with the Lord On Wednesday May 25, 2011 at her home. Mrs. Hall was the daughter of the late Arthur and Cleo Turner Owenby and was a retired employee of Inman Mills. She is survived by one son,...

Edna Beacham Hipp

Edna Beacham Hipp

May 25, 2011

Edna Beacham Hipp age 99, widow of John William “Bill” Hipp, Jr., died Wednesday, May 25, 2011 in the J.F. Hawkins Healthcare in Newberry, S.C. She was the daughter of the late Daniel Lee and Mary Carter Beacham. Mrs. Hipp was a graduate of Newberry College and a former school teacher. She assisted her husband in his business. She was...

Ronald Lee Norman

Ronald Lee Norman

May 24, 2011

Dateline-Clinton, SC - Ronald Lee Norman, age 62, of 305-B Elizabeth St, died Tuesday, May 24th at the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in York County and was a son of the late Archie Carl and Lucille Braswell Norman. Mr. Norman was a former employee of Electrolux of Anderson an a U.S. Army Veteran of Vietnam. Surviving are his...

Anna Elizabeth Campbell Burke

Anna Elizabeth Campbell Burke

May 20, 2011

Dateline – Gray Court, SC Anna Elizabeth Campbell Burke Anna Elizabeth Campbell Burke, age 79, of 770 Hellams Road, died Saturday, May 21, 2011 at home. She was born in Greenville, SC and was the daughter of the late Tyra and Winnie Couch Campbell. Mrs. Burke was the lunch room manager at Ford Elementary School and a member of Warrior...