Obituaries

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

Robert Eugene Whitlock

Robert Eugene Whitlock

Aug 14, 2008

Robert Eugene Whitlock age 74 formerly of Whitmire, died Thursday, August 14, 2008 in J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home in Newberry. Mr. Whitlock was born in Clinton on April 4, 1934 , a son of the late Sidney Whitlock and the late Mattie Summers Whitlock both of Clinton. Mr. Whitlock (Bobby) started his Navy career voluntarily as a member of a...

Helen "Granny" Crisp

Helen "Granny" Crisp

Aug 12, 2008

Helen “Granny” Crisp, age 81, of 115 Prather St. and widow of Thomas Jackson “Jack” Crisp, died Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at her daughter’s home in Spartanburg. She was born in Norfolk, VA and was a daughter of the late James Ristine and Pearl Mae Rutherford Cass. Surviving are one son, Thomas Crisp of Whitmire; two daughters, Owantha Barfield of...

Gillie Gambrell Brotherton

Gillie Gambrell Brotherton

Aug 12, 2008

Dateline-Whitmire, SC Gillie Gambrell Brotherton, age 64 of 1146 Reid Ave., died Tuesday, August 12, 2008 in the Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. She was born in Whitmire and was a daughter of Sadie Gambrell Gilliam of Whitmire and the late Paul Wesley Gambrell. She was a seamstress in Whitmire and a member of God’s Healing Springs Baptist Church in Union...

Mary Brock Simpson

Mary Brock Simpson

Aug 12, 2008

Dateline-Clinton, SC Mary Brock Simpson, age 90, widow of James “Shike” Simpson, and former resident of Joanna, SC died Wednesday, Aug. 13th at Bailey Manor. She was born in Kinards, SC and was a daughter of the late Luther and Willie Mae Brock. Mrs. Simpson, who was loved and affectionately known as Mama Mary was retired from Whitten Center and...

Hazel Murphy Turner

Hazel Murphy Turner

Aug 11, 2008

Dateline, Laurens, SC Hazel Murphy Turner, age 79, the widow of Harold Turner, formerly of Metric Rd. and a resident of The Agape Living Center died Monday, Aug. 11th in the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Woodruff and was a daughter of the late Ward and Eliza Rhodes Murphy. Mrs. Turner was a retired employee of the Laurens...

Kenneth Oliver English

Kenneth Oliver English

Aug 10, 2008

Kenneth Oliver English age 66 of 100 Church Street, died Sunday, August 10, 2008 at his home. He was the son of the late Robert Douglas and Ida Trammell English. Mr. English is survived by three brothers, Mac English and Tony English, both of Whitmire, and Terry English of Union; and four sisters, Nancy Brock, Kate Arrowood, and Ruth Shields,...

Jacob Hill

Jacob Hill

Aug 9, 2008

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Jacob Hill, age 57, of 105 Gordon St. died Saturday, August 9, 2008 in the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Whitmire and was the son of the late Rev. Lewis and Ellie Mae Seymore Hill. Mr. Hill was retired from Torrington Bearings Co. was a Mason at the Campbell Lodge and was a member of...

Sue Barnes Stephens

Sue Barnes Stephens

Aug 8, 2008

Sue Barnes Stephens, age 80, of 215 Grandview Acres went to her heavenly home on Friday, August 08, 2008. She and her late husband, O.L. Stephens, Jr., had a passionate love affair for forty years. She was born in Laurens County and was a daughter of the late Mark and Susie Brown Barnes. She graduated from Laurens High and was...

Mary Frances Katzberg

Mary Frances Katzberg

Aug 8, 2008

Mary Frances Katzberg passed away on Friday, August 8th in Clinton, South Carolina. Mrs. Katzberg was the wife or Dr. Arthur J. Katzberg of Clinton who were married for 66 years. Mary Frances, “Mae”, was born on April 21, 1920 in Renno, South Carolina, and was the daughter of Withrow Long Wier and Fannie Louise Ray of Laurens County and...

Billy Ray Padgett

Billy Ray Padgett

Aug 6, 2008

Billy Ray Padgett age 71 of 460 A.B. Jacks Road, died Wednesday, Aug. 6th in the Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Greenville, SC and was a son of Clyde Padgett of Clinton and the late Dorothy Louise Walker Padgett. Mr. Padgett was retired from AT&T. He was an U.S. Navy Veteran and a member of the American Legion....

Betty Pierce Marshall

Betty Pierce Marshall

Aug 4, 2008

Dateline: Laurens, SC Betty Pierce Marshall, age 71, widow of Robert Edward Marshall died Monday August 4, 2008 at the Agape#8242; Living Assistance in Laurens, SC. She was born in Goldsboro, NC and was a daughter of the late Isaac Norman and Pauline Elizabeth Sauls Pierce. Mrs. Marshall was an employee of Ball-Incon and a member of the First Pentecostal...

Myrtie Bouknight Alewine Mills

Myrtie Bouknight Alewine Mills

Aug 1, 2008

Dateline-Clinton, SC; Myrtie Bouknight Alewine Mills, age 85 of 110 Locust St. died Friday, August 1st at her home. She was born in Newberry, SC and was a daughter of the late Mattie Pearl Bouknight Wheeler. Mrs. Mills was retired from Clinton Mills, Lydia Plant. She is survived by her two sons and daughters-in-law, Arthur Alewine and Pamela Meeks Alewine...

Mildred Elieen Brock Dowdle

Mildred Elieen Brock Dowdle

Jul 31, 2008

Dateline-Clinton, SC Mildred Eileen Brock Dowdle, age 65 of 505 Chestnut St. died July 31st in Self Regional Healthcare. She was born in Marion, SC and was a daughter of the late Charles Daniel Brock and Myrtle Davis Brock Meritt. Mrs. Dowdle was a graduate of Thornwell High School and attended Winthrop College. She was an employee of Norbord and...

Ronald Clyde Thomas

Ronald Clyde Thomas

Jul 28, 2008

Dateline-Whitmire, SC Ronald C. Thomas, age 72 of 22483 Hwy 121, died Monday, July 28th at his home after an extended illness. He was born in Whitmire and was the son of Louella Huneycutt Thomas and the late Ealie C. Thomas. Mr. Thomas served as a Fire Warden with International Paper Company for 10 years; was a retired employee of...

Lillie Boyter Griffin

Lillie Boyter Griffin

Jul 27, 2008

Lillie Boyter Griffin age 66 of 6119 Hwy. 66, died Sunday, July 27, 2008 at her home. She was born in Laurens County and was retired from Lydia Mill. Mrs. Griffin was the daughter of the late J.B. and Mary Jane Thrift Boyter. She is survived by two sons, James Carlton Griffin of Bonds Cross Roads, and Charles Ray Griffin...

Dorothy Smith Mccall

Dorothy Smith Mccall

Jul 22, 2008

Dateline-Waterloo, SC Dorothy Smith McCall age 74 of 657 Rosemont Circle and widow of Jessie J. McCall died July 22, 2008. She was born in Greenville, SC and was the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Bennett Smith. She was a homemaker and member of Rosemont Baptist Church. Surviving are her son and his wife, Harold N. and Michele Knighton...

Sherman Lee Mccarson

Sherman Lee Mccarson

Jul 21, 2008

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Sherman Lee McCarson, age 80, of 8126 Old Milton Road died Friday, July 11, 2008 at his home. He was born in Clinton and was the son of the late Joseph and Minnie Lee Seay McCarson. Mr. McCarson was retired and is survived by his wife, Virginia Bishop McCarson of the home; three daughters, Janice Canupp, Kathy...

William Harrison Campbell

William Harrison Campbell

Jul 19, 2008

Dateline-Laurens, SC Mr. William Harrison Campbell, age 65, of 23 Craig Drive, Laurens, SC died Saturday, July 19, 2008 at Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Laurens County and was the son of the late Clifford Campbell and Lottie Rhodes Campbell. Mr. Campbell was a retired truck driver and a backhoe operator. He attended the Church of God in...

Hyman Fitzhugh Stone, Jr.

Hyman Fitzhugh Stone, Jr.

Jul 19, 2008

Hyman Fitzhugh “Hugh” Stone Jr., 84, a long time resident of Fernandina Beach, FL fought a long and courageous battle against kidney disease and died peacefully under Agape Hospice care July 19, 2008 at the Agape Senior Assisted Living Center in Laurens, SC. Born May 5, 1924 in Fitzgerald, Georgia, he was the son of the late Bertha B. and...

Aubrey L. Dent

Aubrey L. Dent

Jul 19, 2008

Dateline-Buffalo, SC, Aubrey L. Dent, age 68 of 2221 Buffalo-West Springs Hwy, died Saturday, July 19, 2008. He was born in Augusta, GA and was a son of the late Aubrey Lester and Myrtle Norman Dent. Aubrey was a graduate of USC, a Pharmacist with CVS, a member of the Hejaz Shrine Temple and the Magnolia Masonic Lodge. Surviving are...