Obituaries

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

Francis Vinton (Vinnie) Smith, Jr.

Francis Vinton (Vinnie) Smith, Jr.

Apr 17, 2010

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Francis Vinton (Vinnie) Smith, Jr. PhD, age 70, of 107 S. Adair St. died Saturday, April 17, 2010. He was born in New Brunswick, NJ and was the son of the late Lt. Col. Francis Vinton Smith, Sr. and Louise T. Smith. Dr. Smith received his undergraduate degree from Rutgers University, his Masters degree from Appalachian State...

Nancy Joan Adams

Nancy Joan Adams

Apr 16, 2010

Nancy Joan Adams, age 70, of Hickory, NC, died Friday, April 16, 2010 in the Frye Regional Medical Center. Ms. Adams was born in Clinton, SC and was the daughter of the late W.H. and Ruby Jones Adams. She is survived by two sisters, Patricia Torbert of Orlando, FL and Jane Lloyd of Taylorsville, NC. Graveside services will be conducted...

George L. Copeland

George L. Copeland

Apr 15, 2010

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. George L. Copeland George L. Copeland, age 72, of 703 Chestnut St. died Thursday, April 15, 2010 at his home. He was born in Clinton and was the son of Elizabeth Milam Copeland of Clinton and the late Edgar Bowen Copeland. Mr. Copeland was a cattle farmer and was a member of the Young Farmers Association and...

James William Cox, Sr.

James William Cox, Sr.

Apr 15, 2010

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. James William Cox, Sr. James William Cox, Sr. age 83, of 848 Sunset Blvd. immediately stepped into the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, April 15, 2010 in the Providence Hospital in Columbia. He was born in Simpsonville and was the son of the late John Henry and Florence Brown Cox. Mr. Cox...

Jennie Caldwell Walker

Jennie Caldwell Walker

Apr 12, 2010

Dateline-Whitmire, SC Jennie Caldwell Walker, age 93, of Whitmire, SC and widow of John Calhoun Walker died Monday, April 12, 2010 in the Wallace Thompson Hospital in Union, SC. She was born in Newberry County and was the daughter of the late Benjamin Haskell and Mattie Brown Caldwell. Mrs. Walker and her husband were married for 65 years. She is...

Albert H. "Shorty" Turner, Sr.

Albert H. "Shorty" Turner, Sr.

Apr 10, 2010

Dateline-Laurens, SC Albert H. “Shorty” Turner, Sr. age 90 and formerly of 5257 Torrington Rd., the widower of Ella Crain Turner died Saturday, April 10, 2010 in the National HealthCare of Laurens. He was born in Greenville County and was a son of the late Mack Franklin and Irias Wood Turner. Mr. Turner was retired from Clinton Mills, was a...

Beulah Mae Avery

Beulah Mae Avery

Apr 9, 2010

Dateline- Clinton, SC Beulah Mae Shockley Avery age 64 of Hwy 72 East, went to be with the Lord On Sunday, May 9, 2010. She was born in Laurens and was a member of Holly Grove Church. She is Survived by her husband, Bobby A. Avery; a son Bobby (Buzz) Avery; a daughter, Sally Mae Avery; brothers, Joe (Dub) Shockley...

Kenneth Daniel Godfrey, Jr.

Kenneth Daniel Godfrey, Jr.

Apr 7, 2010

Ken D. Godfrey, age 56 of 626 Benjamin Rd. died Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at the Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood. He was born in Greer, SC and was a son of June Grant Godfrey of Greer and the late Kenneth Daniel Godfrey, Sr. Mr. Godfrey was employed with Teknor Apex in Fountain Inn and was a member of...

Margaret Ginn Satterfield

Margaret Ginn Satterfield

Apr 6, 2010

Dateline-Waterloo, SC Margaret Ginn Satterfield, age 66 of 901 Dillard Road, died Tuesday, April 6th in the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was born in Joanna, and was a daughter of the late Irby H. and Leeola Mae Ivester Ginn. She was retired from Solutia, Inc. after 23 years. Surviving are her husband, Alvin E. Satterfield of the home,...

Hoyt Richard "Bird Dog" Burroughs

Hoyt Richard "Bird Dog" Burroughs

Apr 5, 2010

Dateline-Clinton, SC Hoyt Richard “Bird Dog” Burroughs, age 57 formerly of Clinton died Tuesday, April 5, 2010 in the Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood. He was born in Clinton and was a son of the late Hoyt Lee Burroughs and Darris Faye McLendon Todd. Mr. Burroughs was a retired truck driver. Surviving are one son, Carman Burroughs; three brothers,...

Terry Ben Roach

Terry Ben Roach

Apr 4, 2010

Dateline-Gray Court, SC Terry Ben Roach, age 48 of 828 Millrock Church Rd. died Sunday, April 4th at his home. He was born in Greenville, SC and was a son of the late Thomas B. and Janie Mae Cobb Roach. Mr. Roach was a 32 year employee with Milliken Textile Company having worked at Judson Mill in Greenville and Hillcrest...

Tony Lynn (Bannyman) King

Tony Lynn (Bannyman) King

Mar 30, 2010

Dateline- Whitmire, SC Tony Lynn (Bannyman) King, age 62, of 528 Sims St. died Tuesday, March 30 2010 at his home. He was born in Whitmire and was the son of the late William J. King and Zelda L. Teague King. Mr. King attended Whitmire High School and was a member of the International Brotherhood of Boiler Makers. He is...

Mary Darlington Black Lawter

Mary Darlington Black Lawter

Mar 29, 2010

Mary Darlington Black Lawter, age 98, of the Presbyterian Home in Clinton died Monday, March 29, 2010. She was born in Pacolet, SC on June 17, 1911 and was the daughter of the late George Alexander and Fannie Edge Black. Mrs. Lawter was a 1928 graduate of Clinton High School. She graduated from Winthrop Women’s College, now Winthrop University and...

Louise Day Roche

Louise Day Roche

Mar 27, 2010

Dateline- Whitmire, S.C. Louise Day Roche Louise Day Roche, age 82, of 208 Union St. died March 27, 2010 at White Oak Manor in Newberry. She was born in Mascot, TN and was a daughter of the late Ed and Polly Rymer Day. Mrs. Roche was the owner of Roche Pharmacy. She attended Furman University and graduated from Winthrop College....

Cole Landis Blease, Jr.

Cole Landis Blease, Jr.

Mar 26, 2010

Dateline-Waterloo, SC Cole L. Blease, Jr. age 77 of 2547 River Folk Rd. died Friday, March 26th at the Hospice of Laurens County in Clinton. He was born in Cross Hill, SC and was a son of the late Cole L. Blease, Sr. and the late Mamie Lou Matthews Blease. Mr. Blease was retired from Palmetto Spinning and was retired...

Martha "Jimmie" Coleman

Martha "Jimmie" Coleman

Mar 26, 2010

Martha “Jimmie” Coleman, age 94 of 924 Central Ave, died Friday, March 26th at the Wallace Thomson Hospital in Union. She was born in Crab Creek, NC and was a daughter of the late Robert G. and Lula May Therrell Hamilton. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Mrs. Coleman was a homemaker and a member of...

Terry Robert Konle

Terry Robert Konle

Mar 26, 2010

Dateline-Waterloo, SC Terry Robert Konle, age 58 of 54 Square Grove Rd. died Friday, Mar. 26th at the Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood. He was born in Petoskey, MI and was the son of Bob and Shirley Konle of Eppouffette, MI. Mr. Konle was a graduate of Michigan State University and was employed with the Wal-Mart Distribution Center of...

Robert W. Bryson

Robert W. Bryson

Mar 21, 2010

Robert W. Bryson of 305 Skyland Drive died Sunday, March 21, 2010 in the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Laurens County and was a son of the late Winfield and Grace King Bryson. Mr. Bryson was retired from Whitten Center and was a member of the First Baptist Church and the American Legion. He is survived...

Iris Simmons Bragg

Iris Simmons Bragg

Mar 21, 2010

Iris Simmons Bragg age 82, formerly of 74 Sunset Blvd. and widow of Fred D. Bragg, Jr. died Sunday, March 21, 2010 at NHC of Clinton. She was born in Abbeville and was a daughter of the late Walter T. (Jack) and Madge Sorrow Simmons. Mrs. Bragg was retired after 28 years at Whitten Center and she was a member...

Judith E. Crain

Judith E. Crain

Mar 21, 2010

Judith E. Crain age 66, of 104 Tillman Circle, died Sunday, March 21, 2010 in the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Paragould, Arkansas and was the daughter of the late Frank and Hazel White. Mrs. Crain was a retired employee of Whitten Center and was a member of Believers Assembly Church. She is survived by her husband, Robert...