Obituaries

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

James Harold Simmons, Sr.

James Harold Simmons, Sr.

May 27, 2008

Dateline-Clinton, SC James Harold Simmons, Sr., age 70 of 105 E. Bluford St., died Tuesday, May 27th in the Self Regional Medical Center. He was born in Enoree and was a son of the late James Toy and Elizabeth Hembree Simmons. He was a retired Superintendent for the City of Clinton; a member of Cedar Shoals Baptist Church in Enoree...

Paul Warren Coleman

Paul Warren Coleman

May 27, 2008

Dateline-Mountville, SC Paul Warren Coleman, age 77, formerly of Mountville and widow of Betty B. Coleman , died Tuesday, May 27th in National Health Care of Clinton. He was born in Mountville and was a son of the late Thomas and Grace Boyd Coleman. He was retired from the U. S. Air Force with the rank of Master Sergeant; was...

Denise Lanford

Denise Lanford

May 25, 2008

Dateline-Clinton, SC Denise Lanford, age 51 affectionately known to her family as “Poochie” of 12981 Hwy 56 North died Sunday, May 25th, 2008. She was born in Clinton and was a daughter of the late Harry M. and Dorothy Kelley Lanford. Denise was a dedicated and loyal Emergency Nurse Manager at the Laurens County Health Care System where she had...

Thomas Chandler Ramage, Sr.

Thomas Chandler Ramage, Sr.

May 23, 2008

Dateline-Clinton, SC Thomas Chandler Ramage, Sr. age 85 of 2148 Old Milton Rd. died Friday, May 23, 2008 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Clinton and was a son of the late Albert Augustus and Ellen Chandler Ramage. Mr. Ramage was the owner and operator of Ramage Texaco for 56 years. He was a member and...

Gene Robert Etters

Gene Robert Etters

May 22, 2008

Gene Robert Etters, age 53 of 1001 N. Sloan St. died Thursday, May 22nd at his home. He was born in Clinton and is a son of Ruthie Mae Richardson Etters and the late Robert Lee Etters. Mr. Etters was employed with National Health Care of Clinton and was a member of the Lydia Church of God. Surviving are one...

Ryan Hunter Deyton

Ryan Hunter Deyton

May 21, 2008

Ryan Hunter Deyton, age 8 of 3731 Puckett Ferry Rd. died Wednesday, May 21st of injuries he received in a four wheeler accident. He was born in Laurens County and was a son of Roger Wesley Deyton of Waterloo and Brandy H. Deyton of the home. Hunter was a second grade student at Waterloo Elementary School. He loved to draw....

Kathy Rosemaria G. Brunson

Kathy Rosemaria G. Brunson

May 21, 2008

Kathy Rosemaria G. Brunson age 58, formerly of Greenwood, went home to be with her Savior on May 21, 2008. She was born in Anderson County and was the daughter of the late Gordon H. and Anna Frances Saxon Garrison. Mrs. Brunson was retired from Greenwood Mills and was of the Methodist faith. She is survived by her beloved son,...

Miriam Donnan Chapman

Miriam Donnan Chapman

May 18, 2008

Dateline-Mountville, SC Miriam Donnan Chapman, age 87 (formerly of Laurens County,) the widow of Quinton Lafayette Chapman, died Sunday, May 18th in Charleston, SC. She was born in Clinton, SC and was the daughter of the late James Hugh and Mollie Davidson Donnan, and the sister of the late Joseph D. Donnan. Mrs. Chapman was a graduate of Presbyterian College...

Mary Anderson Staton

Mary Anderson Staton

May 17, 2008

Mary Arline Staton age 88 of 939 Springdale Drive died Saturday, May 17, 2008. She was born in Buckingham County, VA and was a daughter of the late John Penick and Lucy Haskins Anderson. Mrs. Staton was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Clinton. She is survived by two daughters, Dorothy S. Lane and husband...

Mae King Bryson

Mae King Bryson

May 16, 2008

The Angels rejoiced on Friday, May 16, 2008 at the homecoming of Mae K. Bryson of 210 York Street, Clinton, SC. Born on Christmas Day, December 25, 1923 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Vernon T. and Belle B. King of Lyman, SC. Mrs. Bryson was retired from Whitten Center. She leaves behind her devoted husband...

Gloria Brodie King

Gloria Brodie King

May 13, 2008

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Gloria Brodie King of 409 Chestnut Street, Clinton, S.C., joined her heavenly Father May 13, 2008. She was born July 11, 1921 in Florence, South Carolina, a daughter of the late Sullivan Alger Brodie and Agnes Clagon Brodie. Gloria and her sister, Leta Fae Beck of North Myrtle Beach, S.C. were raised in Florence, S.C. Known for...

Patsy W. Mccauley

Patsy W. Mccauley

May 12, 2008

Dateline-Clinton, SC, Patsy McCauley, age 71of 13089 Hwy. 56 North and widow of James Lindy McCauley died Monday, May 12th at her home. She was born in Woodruff, SC and was a daughter of the late Marcus and Cora Abercrombie Windsor. Mrs. McCauley was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and the Joy Sunday school class. Surviving is a son,...

Hallie Cleo Abercrombie

Hallie Cleo Abercrombie

May 10, 2008

Dateline-Waterloo, SC, Hallie Cleo Abercrombie, age 87 of 1013 Virginia Cr., died Saturday, May 10, 2008 at her home. She was born in Laurens County and was a daughter of the late Leroy and Hallie Wofford Campbell. Mrs. Abercrombie was a former employee of Clinton Mills, a homemaker and a member of the Waterloo Baptist Church. She is survived by...

Jessie Ruth Estes Satterfield

Jessie Ruth Estes Satterfield

May 7, 2008

Dateline-Clinton, SC Jessie Ruth Estes Satterfield, age 90 formerly of 160 Cypress St. died Wednesday, May 7th at the Langston House in Clinton, SC. She was born in Princeton, SC and was a daughter of the late Charlie and Rose Etta Cothran Estes. Mrs. Satterfield was retired from Clinton Mills, Lydia Plant with fifty years of service and was the...

Jerry Bagwell

Jerry Bagwell

May 6, 2008

Dateline-Joanna, SC Jerry Bagwell, age 48 of 521 Pickens St. died Tuesday, May 6th in Hendersonville , NC. Mr. Bagwell was employed with Williams Industries of Stone Mountain, GA and was a US Army veteran. He is survived by his wife, Syrenthia Bagwell of the home; two sons, Dustin and Steven Bagwell both of the home; two daughters, Erin Bagwell...

Patricia Ann Burke Edge

Patricia Ann Burke Edge

May 4, 2008

Patricia Ann Burke Edge of 803 N.Adair Street, widow of Paul M. Edge, died Sunday, May 4, 2008 in Simpsonville. She was born in Amesbury, MA and was the daughter of the late Harold Anthony Burke Sr. and Jeanette Ouellette Burke. Mrs. Edge was an employee of Walmart and a member of Rocky Creek Baptist Church in Greenville. She is...

Dessie Crisp

Dessie Crisp

May 2, 2008

Dateline- Whitmire, S.C. Dessie Crisp Dessie Crisp, age 88, of 310 Duckett St. and widow of Rev. Oscar Crisp died Friday, May 2, 2008 in the Newberry Memorial Hospital. She was born in Graham County, NC and was the daughter of the late John M. and Minnie McCrackin Crisp. Mrs. Crisp was a retired employee of Whitten Center and was...

Jean Nelson

Jean Nelson

May 1, 2008

Jean Nelson age 67 of 7 Peachtree Street died Thursday, May 1, 2008 at her home. She was born in Newberry and was a daughter of the late Wilburn and Della Wehunt Russell. Mrs. Nelson was retired from NHC of Laurens and was a member of the Joanna Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, William M. Nelson of...

Helen Viola Boyter

Helen Viola Boyter

May 1, 2008

Helen Viola Boyter age 76, of 503 Lucas Avenue died Thursday, May 1, 2008 in the Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Laurens County and was a daughter of the late Oscar and Orie Thrift Lewis and was a homemaker. Mrs. Boyter is survived by her husband, Bluford A. Boyter of the home; two sons, Jake A. Boyter, Jr....

Montiville "Monty" Cooper

Montiville "Monty" Cooper

Apr 29, 2008

Dateline-Enoree, SC, Montiville “Monty” Cooper, age 75, husband of Delia “Dee” Cooper of 149 Thyme Dr. passed away April 29, 2008 at his home. He was born in Greenville, SC and was a son of the late Guy Lewis and Zoe Nell Sullivan Cooper. Mr. Cooper was the owner and operator of Cooper Medical Supply and a former car salesman...