Obituaries

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

B. F. Harvey, Jr.

B. F. Harvey, Jr.

Jan 29, 2008

Dateline-Clinton, SC B. F. Harvey, Jr. B. F. Harvey, Jr. age 81, formerly of 119 Poplar St., died Tuesday, January 29, 2008 in the National Health Care Center in Clinton. He was born in Laurens County and was a son of the late Benjamin F. Harvey, Sr. and Mattie Douglas Harvey. He was a retired employee of Clinton Mills; a...

Bertha R. Couch Simpson

Bertha R. Couch Simpson

Jan 28, 2008

Bertha R. Couch Simpson, age 91 of 139 Majestic Court died Monday, January 28, 2008 in the St. Francis Hospital in Greenville. She was born in Six Mile, SC and was a daughter of the late James and Essie Rives. Mrs. Simpson was retired from Torrington Bearing Company. Surviving are one daughter, Dixie Kornegay of Hickory Tavern; one brother, Ruben...

A. Merrill Smith, Sr

A. Merrill Smith, Sr

Jan 25, 2008

Dateline- Laurens, S.C. A. Merrill Smith, Sr. age 84, of 109 McGowan St. and widower of Wanda Lee Smith died Friday, January 25, 2008 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Hebron, MD and was the son of the late Daniel and Ruth Hearne Smith. Mr. Smith was a farmer, a school bus driver and a...

Doyle Lee Emery

Doyle Lee Emery

Jan 23, 2008

Doyle Lee Emery, age 72 of 437 Dogwood Circle died Wednesday. He was predeceased by his parents Floyd and Jessie Rhodes Emery, his wife Liz Emery, and a brother Odis "Smokey" Emery. Surviving are two daughters, April Hicks and Melrose Emery; two grandchildren, Lee and Kristie Hicks; and a great grandson, Donovan, all of Clinton; and two sisters, Jennene Pinson...

Wallace Nat Meggs, Sr.

Wallace Nat Meggs, Sr.

Jan 21, 2008

Wallace Nat Meggs, Sr., age 88, of 129 Copeland Circle died Monday, January 21, 2008 at the Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center. He was born in Florence County and was the son of the late Will and Ruth Gardner Meggs. Mr. Meggs was employed as an engineer by the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad and retired after 42 years of service....

Virginia Holliday Wilburn

Virginia Holliday Wilburn

Jan 19, 2008

Virginia Holliday Wilburn, age 92, widow of B.G. Wilburn of 793 Narnie Rd. died Saturday, January 19, 2008 in the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Greenville County and was a daughter of the Ed and Daisy Dunlap Holliday. Mrs. Wilburn was retired from Clinton Mills Bailey Plant, was a member of the Welcome Baptist Church where she was...

Felton W. Crapps

Felton W. Crapps

Jan 18, 2008

Felton W. Crapps age 95 of 3996 Indian Creek Road, died Friday January 18, 2008 at White Oak Manor in Newberry, SC. He was born in Lexington County and was a son of the late Johnny Jacob and Mattie Clamp Crapps. Mr. Crapps was retired from the Blalock Plant Joanna Mill after 49 years and was a member of the...

James C. Hannah

James C. Hannah

Jan 17, 2008

James C. Hannah , age 71 of 209 Finney Drive, Clinton, South Carolina died Thursday, January 17, 2008 at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. He was the husband of Jeanne S. Hannah and son of the late Robert and Nettie Hannah. James was a graduate of the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy and retired from the South Carolina Highway Patrol...

Euna Willis Wallen

Euna Willis Wallen

Jan 12, 2008

Dateline- Whitmire, S.C. Euna Willis Wallen Euna Willis Wallen, age 88, of 202 Duckett St. and widow of Evan D. Wallen died Saturday, January 12, 2008 at her home. She was born in Blackwater, VA and was the daughter of the late Sammy and Alpha Rose Willis. Mrs. Wallen was a retired employee of J.P. Stevens and was a member...

Jimmy A. Cannon

Jimmy A. Cannon

Jan 12, 2008

Dateline-Clinton,SC Jimmy A. Cannon, age 61 of 212 Derby Lane, died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008 at his home. He was born in Greenville and was a son of the late Marshall and Beulah Finley Cannon. He was a machinist and certified welder. Surviving are his wife, Nancy Holt Cannon of the home; children, Tracy Collier and Angie Crestwell and a...

Clifton (Tip) Dees

Clifton (Tip) Dees

Jan 12, 2008

Dateline- Laurens, S.C. Clifton (Tip) Dees, age 72, of 400 Irby Ave. Ext went to by with his Lord Saturday, January 12, 2008 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. He was born in Clinton and was the son of the late Owen C. and Janie T. Dees. Mr. Dees loved gardening. He is survived by two brothers, Don Dees and...

Tonita G. Harvey Barker

Tonita G. Harvey Barker

Jan 11, 2008

Dateline- Laurens, S.C. Tonita G. Harvey Barker Tonita G. Harvey Barker, age 60, of 164 Stallion Drive died Friday, January 11, 2008 at the Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Clinton and was the daughter of the late I.W. and Louise Hall Harvey. Mrs. Barker was a former employee of the Walmart Distribution Center. She is survived by...

Robbie Brown Sasser

Robbie Brown Sasser

Jan 10, 2008

Dateline-Laurens, SC Mrs. Robbie Brown Sasser age 59 of 127 Kingston Dr. and widow of Edward Martin Sasser died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008 in the Greenville Memorial Hospital after a long battle with illness. She was born in Ware Shoals, SC and was a daughter of the late William Robert (Bob) Brown and Myron Hazel Meeks Brown. She is survived...

John W. Prather

John W. Prather

Jan 9, 2008

Dateline – Clinton, SC John W. Prather John W. Prather age 57, of 300 Country Lane, died Wednesday, January 9, 2008 in the Self Regional Healthcare. He was born in Clinton and was the son of Thomas W. Prather of Clinton and the late Martha F. Prather. Mr. Prather was a graduate of Piedmont Technical College. He was the retired...

William "Bill H." Snider

William "Bill H." Snider

Jan 5, 2008

William “Bill H.” Snider, age 59 of 500 Jefferson St. died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008 at the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Redding, CA and was a son of the late George Franklin and Zelma Heiser Snider. Mr. Snider was a veteran of the Vietnam War serving from 1966 to 1968. He served in the U.S. Marine Corp...

Jimmy "J.R." Rogers

Jimmy "J.R." Rogers

Jan 4, 2008

Jimmy “J.R.” Rogers, age 65 of 225 Susan Lynn Dr. died Friday, Jan. 4, 2008 at the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Greenville County and was a son of the late James F. and Blanche Lucille Edwards Rogers. Mr. Rogers was retired from the U.S. Army and presently was employed with Papps Iron Works; he was a former...

Horace Eugene Howell

Horace Eugene Howell

Jan 3, 2008

Horace Eugene Howell, age 73, of 68 Milam Road, died Thursday, January 3, 2008 at this home. He was born in Clinton and was a son of the late Henry Horace and Ethel Cobb Howell. He was retired from Clinton Mills. He was a U.S. Marine veteran of the Korean War and a member of the D.A.V. Shands Lodge. Surviving...

James Walter "Buck" Hollingsworth

James Walter "Buck" Hollingsworth

Jan 1, 2008

Dateline-Laurens, SC James W. “Buck” Hollingsworth, age 70, of 3298 Indian Mound Rd., died January 1, 2008 in Self Regional Medical Center. He was born in Spartanburg and was the son of the late Marion and Nannie Blackwell Hollingsworth. He was a self-employed auto mechanic and member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church. Surviving are his former wife, Lois Hollingsworth of...

Charles Reese Cunningham

Charles Reese Cunningham

Dec 28, 2007

Dateline- Cross Hill, S.C. Charles Reese Cunningham, age 96, of 659 N. Main St. died Friday, December 28, 2007 at his home. He was born in Laurens County and was the son of the late William Clifton and Sara Davenport Cunningham. Mr. Cunningham was a member of the First Baptist Church for over 78 years where he served as Treasurer,...

Florence Howard Norris

Florence Howard Norris

Dec 25, 2007

Dateline-Clinton, SC Florence Howard Norris, age 88, died Tuesday, December 25, 2007 in The Governor’s Inn Retirement Residence in Newport News, VA. She was born in Clinton, SC and was a daughter of the late Arthur Howard and Nelle Riddle Howard. Mrs. Norris was a graduate of Clinton High School and worked, until her retirement in 1984, at Collins and...