Obituaries

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

Zelma Troupe Sineath

Zelma Troupe Sineath

Aug 29, 2007

Dateline-Joanna, SC Zelma T. Sineath, age 86 of 307 Byrnes St., died Wednesday, August 29, 2007 in National Health Care of Clinton. She was born in Bamberg and was a daughter of the late Ben Troupe and Cassie Belle Sandifer. She was retired from School District 56 and was a member of Epworth United Methodist Church of Joanna. Surviving are...

Denise Cathryn Webber Day

Denise Cathryn Webber Day

Aug 29, 2007

Dateline- Laurens, S.C. Denise C. Day, age 42, of 114 Maplebrook St. died Wednesday, August 29, 2007 in the Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Copaigue, NY and was the daughter of Irene Williams of North Myrtle Beach and the late Michael E. Weber. Mrs. Day was a former employee of the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation. In addition to...

Robert E. (Gloria Owens) Wysor, Iii

Robert E. (Gloria Owens) Wysor, Iii

Aug 28, 2007

Dateline-Clinton, SC Mrs. Robert E. (Gloria Owens) Wysor, III, age 82 of 303 Cedar Street and widow of Robert E. Wysor, III, died Tuesday, August 28, 2007, at the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, and was a daughter of the late Oscar and Mattie Will Simpson Owens. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church...

Linda Lou Smith

Linda Lou Smith

Aug 26, 2007

Dateline-Kinards, SC Linda Lou Smith age 73, of 28650 Hwy 76 died at her home. Miss Smith received her Ph D from the University of South Carolina in Chemistry was retired from Aaron Industries and was a member of the Sharon United Methodist Church. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. No services are planned at this...

Delores "Del" Carlton Saxon

Delores "Del" Carlton Saxon

Aug 26, 2007

Dateline-Laurens, SC Delores “Del” Carlton Saxon, age 47 died Sunday August 26, 2007 at the home. She was born at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Belton, Missouri and was a daughter of Jeanette Pennington Carlton of Laurens and the late James David Carlton, Sr. Del was a member of the Eastside Baptist Church and worked in textiles. Surviving in addition to...

Frank Kenneth Wilkerson

Frank Kenneth Wilkerson

Aug 25, 2007

Dateline- Whitmire, S.C. Frank Kenneth Wilkerson, age 77, of 298 Horseshoe Circle in Whitmire and 530 Lakewood Dr. in Prosperity died Saturday, August 25, 2007 at the Intermedical Hospital in Columbia. He was born in Whitmire and was the son of the late Thomas M. and Rachael B. Wilkerson. Mr. Wilkerson was retired from West Point Stevens and also had...

Linda R. Edge

Linda R. Edge

Aug 25, 2007

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Linda R. Edge, age 63, of 112 Country Lane died Saturday, August 25, 2007 in the Self Regional Healthcare. She was born in Huntsville, AL and was the daughter of Geneva F. Robison and the late Waymon Robison. Mrs. Edge is also survived by her husband, Bobby Edge of the home; two sons, Phillip Edge and Steven...

Edgar (Ed) Burkhalter

Edgar (Ed) Burkhalter

Aug 23, 2007

Edgar (Ed) Burkhalter, age 67, of 2125 Nance St. died Thursday, August 23rd at his home. He was born in Newberry and was the son of the late Jessie and Sarah Finney Burkhalter. Mr. Burkhalter is survived by two brothers, Bobby Burkhalter and his wife, Ellen of Newberry and Ronald Burkhalter; his wife, Frankie of Greenville; also a number of...

Herman Lee Shealy, Sr.

Herman Lee Shealy, Sr.

Aug 23, 2007

Herman L. Shealy, Sr., age 94, of 1 Martha Franks Dr. in Laurens died Thursday, August 23, 2007 in the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Little Mountain and was a son of the late Irvin Luther and Elizabeth Elva Shealy. Mr. Shealy was an educator for 41 years. He started his teaching career in Newberry, later becoming an...

Danny Ray Berry

Danny Ray Berry

Aug 19, 2007

Danny Ray Berry, age 52, of 315 Beauregard Street died Sunday, Aug. 19th at his home. He was born in Laurens County, SC and was a son of the late Ernest Berry and Betty Lawrence Holder and was a step-son of Juan Holder of Las Cruces, NM. He was a former employee of Aaron Industries and Milliken Dist. Center in...

Rose Marie Smith Shockley

Rose Marie Smith Shockley

Aug 17, 2007

Rose Marie Smith Shockley, age 60 of 53 Circle Drive died Friday, August 17, 2007 in the Hillcrest Hospital in Simpsonville. She was born in Laurens County and was a daughter of the late Loyal Kuykendall and Myrtice Marie Smith. Mrs. Shockley was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy of Fountain Inn and a hospice volunteer. She...

Andrew Gray Sorenson

Andrew Gray Sorenson

Aug 16, 2007

Dateline-Laurens, SC Andrew Gray Sorenson, age 41 of 73 Lakewood Dr. died Wednesday, August 16th from injuries he received from a fatal vehicle accident. He was born in Columbia, SC and was a son of the late James Keith and Marie Gray Sorenson. Andrew was currently employed with Stokes-Trainor Chevrolet in Newberry and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church....

Jette Frier Gregory

Jette Frier Gregory

Aug 7, 2007

Dateline-Whitmire, SC Jette Frier Gregory, age 78 of 92 Tidmarsh Dr., and widow of Charles Thomas Gregory, died Tuesday, August 7th at her home. She was born in Darlington, SC and was a daughter of the late James Jarrett and Ida Taylor Frier. She was retired Clerk from the Town of Whitmire and was a member of First Baptist Church...

Timothy Wayne Woodward

Timothy Wayne Woodward

Aug 1, 2007

Timothy Wayne Woodward, age 47, of 279 St. Elmo Drive, died Wednesday August 1, 2007. He was born in Laurens County and was a son of Ruby Strickland Veal and the late Richard M. Woodward. He attended New Vision Tabernacle. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife Melanie Chavez Woodward of the home; two step sons,...

Lou Ellen Puckett Patterson

Lou Ellen Puckett Patterson

Jul 30, 2007

Dateline-Clinton, SC Lou Ellen Puckett Patterson, age 72, of 1198 Fuller Road, widow of Calvin Patterson, died Monday, July 30,2007 in the N. H. C. of Laurens. She was a lifelong native of Laurens County and was a daughter of Mary Lawson Puckett Norwood of Joanna and the late William Murphy Puckett. Mrs. Patterson was a homemaker. Surviving are one...

Joyce Bigham Crapps

Joyce Bigham Crapps

Jul 25, 2007

Dateline- Kinards, S.C. Joyce Bigham Crapps, age 66, of 853 Fairview Church Road died Saturday, August 25, 2007 at her home. She was born in Charlotte, NC and was the daughter of Gilbert Bigham of Clinton and the late Frances Lanford Bigham. Mrs. Crapps was a homemaker and was a member and Sunday School Teacher at Fairview Baptist Church for...

Harold D. Wilson

Harold D. Wilson

Jul 19, 2007

Dateline-Laurens, SC Harold D. Wilson, 95, of Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center in Laurens, S.C. formerly from Spartanburg, S.C. died Thursday, July 19, 2007 at Martha Franks. Born in Jackson County, Georgia, he was the son of John Samuel and Mae Pearl Wilson. He was predesceased by a sister Overton Stepp and two brothers, Richard and Robert Wilson. He retired...

Ethelene (Sis) Gregory O'Quinn

Ethelene (Sis) Gregory O'Quinn

Jul 17, 2007

Dateline-Laurens, SC Ethelene (Sis) Gregory O’Quinn, age 72 of 1535 W. Main St., died Tuesday, July 17, 2007 at Hospice Care of the Piedmont in Greenwood. She was born in Whitmire and was a daughter of the late Dewey and Agnes Harris Gregory. She was a former employee of Whitten Center; was a private sitter for many years and was...

Jerry H. Goins

Jerry H. Goins

Jul 7, 2007

Dateline-Whitmire, SC Jerry H. Goins, age 65, of 127 Morse St., died July 7, 2007 at the Wallace Thomson Hospital in Union. He was born in Kingsport, TN a son of the late Mack and Stella Mae Simpson Goins. Mr. Goins was a retired employee of Greenwood Mills and was a member of the Roseboro Masonic Lodge # 195. Surviving...

Dollie Victoria Williamson Lusk

Dollie Victoria Williamson Lusk

Jul 4, 2007

Dateline-Clinton, SC Dollie Victoria Williamson Lusk, age 88, widow of Cleo J. Lusk of 105 E. Bluford St. died Wednesday, July 4th. She was born in Williamston, SC and was a daughter of the late Reuben and Marge Griffin Williamson. Mrs. Lusk was a retired employee of Clinton Mills, had worked as a foster grandparent and was a member of...