Obituaries

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

Mildred Arnold Kinard

Mildred Arnold Kinard

Jul 19, 2006

Clinton, SC, Mildred Arnold Kinard, age 83 of 503 Davidson St. and widow of Oscar B. Kinard, died Wednesday, July 19th at her home. She was born in Clinton and was a daughter of the late James and Eunice Evans Arnold. Mrs. Kinard was the owner and operator of Millie’s Beauty Shop, was a charter member of the Davidson St....

Aquilla V. Gray

Aquilla V. Gray

Jul 17, 2006

Gray Court, SC, Aquilla V. Gray, age 87, the widow of Charles Gray, of 4466 Greenpond Rd. died Monday, July 17th at the Greenville Memorial Hospital after an 18 month long battle with GAVE disease and congestive heart failure. She was born in Fountain Inn and was the daughter of the late James Clarence and Mayme Knight Vaughan. Mrs. Gray...

Roy Douglas Eaves

Roy Douglas Eaves

Jul 17, 2006

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Roy D. Eaves, age 63, of 4036 Whitmire Hwy. died Monday, July 17, 2006 in the Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Union County and was the son of the late, Roy E. Eaves and Sadie Wicks. Mr. Eaves was a retired employee of CSX Transportation, attended the Cross Roads Christian Fellowship Church and was a...

Ethel Collier Heaton

Ethel Collier Heaton

Jul 16, 2006

Dateline- Clinton, SC Ethel Collier Heaton, age 73, of 110 Gordon St. died Sunday, July 16, 2006 in the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Union County and was the daughter of the late Oliver J. and Ruth Pace Collier. Mrs. Heaton was a homemaker and is survived by her husband, William E. Heaton of the home; two sons,...

Vennie A. King

Vennie A. King

Jul 16, 2006

Dateline- Whitmire, S.C. Vennie A. King, age 83, of 123 O’Dell St. and widow of Frank King died Sunday, July 16, 2006 in the Lexington Medical Center. She was born in Whitmire and was the daughter of the late B.F. and Emma Adams. Mrs. King was a life long resident of Whitmire and was a member of the Whitmire United...

Mia Diane Johnson Cummins

Mia Diane Johnson Cummins

Jul 12, 2006

Clinton, SC, Mia Johnson Cummins, age 51 of 121 Mansdale Dr., died Tuesday, July 11th in St. Francis Hospital in Greenville. She was born in Clinton and was a daughter of Bobby Joe Johnson of Mountville and the late Frances Coker Johnson. She was retired from the S. C. Dept. of Corrections and the Laurens County Hospital. She was a...

Dorothy Harris Paxton

Dorothy Harris Paxton

Jul 12, 2006

Dateline-Laurens. SC Dorothy H. Paxton, age 70 of 584 Mt. Pleasant Est. Rd. and widow of Conway M. Paxton, died Wednesday, July 12, 2006 in the Hospice House of Greenwood. She was born in Central and was a daughter of the late Walter and Mary Boggs Harris. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church. Surviving are one son, Sheffey...

Hezekiah Sumpter (H.S.) Prater

Hezekiah Sumpter (H.S.) Prater

Jul 10, 2006

Dateline-Joanna, SC Hezekiah Sumpter (H. S.) Prater, age 78, of 139 Tillman Circle, died Monday, July 10th at his home. He was born in Saluda County and was a son of the late Eugene and Linner Goff Prater. He was retired from Greenwood Mills and was a U. S. Marine Veteran of the Korean War. Surviving are his wife, Mildred...

Austin Wesley Gambrell

Austin Wesley Gambrell

Jul 9, 2006

Whitmire, S.C., Austin Wesley Gambrell, 5 weeks old, of 1126 Highway 66, son of Mark and Becky Ellison Gambrell of Whitmire died Sunday, July 9, 2006. In addition to his mother and father, he is survived by paternal grandparents,Thomas W. and Elaine Gambrell of Silverstreet, and Pat and Phil Brickey of Weber City, VA; maternal grandparents, Charles Ellison and Pat...

Mary B Tinsley

Mary B Tinsley

Jul 8, 2006

Dateline-Kinards, SC Mary B Tinsley, age 57, of California, died Saturday, July 8, 2006. She was born and raised in South Carolina and was a California resident for 21 years. She was the cherished mother of Christina Sunseri with her husband Scott and Amy Wisz and her husband Mathiew all of Discovery Bay, CA. and the loving daughter of the...

Linda Marie Burns

Linda Marie Burns

Jul 7, 2006

Laurens, SC, Linda Marie Burns, age 46 of 25 Bills Dr. died Friday, July 7th at the HospiceCare of the Piedmont, Hospice House in Greenwood. She was born in Laurens and was the daughter of William and Beverly Adams Burns of Laurens and was of the Church of God faith. Surviving in addition to her parents are, one son, William...

Sarah Lois Rice

Sarah Lois Rice

Jul 7, 2006

Dateline- Laurens, S.C. Sarah Lois Rice, age 71, of 627 Compton Road. died Friday, July 7, 2006 at her home. She was born in Union County and was the daughter of the late Herman and Dora Paris Phipps. Mrs. Rice was retired from School District 56 and was a member of Bellview Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband, Charles S....

Bruce A. Ricci

Bruce A. Ricci

Jul 6, 2006

Laurens, S.C. Bruce A. Ricci, age 50, of 1102 Fort Lindley Rd. died Thursday, July 6, 2006 in the Cancer Center of the Carolinas. He was born in Providence, RI and was the son of Elizabeth Ricci of North Providence, RI and the late Adolph Ricci. Mr. Ricci was an employee of Aimco Properties, was a member of the Abate...

Robert M. (Bob) Duckett, Sr.

Robert M. (Bob) Duckett, Sr.

Jul 5, 2006

Dateline- Whitmire, S.C. Robert M. (Bob) Duckett Sr., age 71, formerly of 130 Pine Avenue, died Wednesday, July 5, 2006 in the National Healthcare in Clinton. He was born in Whitmire and was the son of the late Robert Maxwell and Marian Hentz Duckett. Mr. Duckett was retired from the Torrington Company and was a member of the American Legion,...

Jean Vaughan Cannon

Jean Vaughan Cannon

Jul 4, 2006

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Jean Vaughan Cannon, husband of Georgia Y. Cannon, died July 4, 2006, at his home in Clinton. He was born in Spartanburg and was the son of the late W.S. and Irlene V. Cannon. He was a lifelong railroader and was before his illness, the builder and operator of the Brushy Creek and Southern Railroad, a miniature...

Valeria Motes Teasley

Valeria Motes Teasley

Jul 4, 2006

Dateline- Cross Hill, S.C. Valeria Motes Teasley Valeria Motes Teasley, age 62, of 132 Teasley Dr. died Tuesday, July 4. 2006 in the Self Regional Healthcare. She was born in Joanna and was the daughter of the late George Washington and Effie Morgan Motes. Mrs. Teasley was a homemaker and is survived by her husband, Fred J. Teasley of the...

James (Jimmy) T. Richey

James (Jimmy) T. Richey

Jul 4, 2006

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. James (Jimmy) T. Richey, age 72, of 886 Brook Rd. died Tuesday, July 4, 2006 in the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Laurens County and was a former employee of Clinton Mills for 38 years and retired from Presbyterian Home and was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. He is survived by his...

Linda Deason Adams

Linda Deason Adams

Jul 3, 2006

Dateline- Laurens, S.C. Linda Deason Adams, age 55, of 206 Grant Drive and widow of Joseph Lee Adams died Monday, July 03, 2006 in the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in LaGrange, GA and was the daughter of Betty Deason of Laurens and James Deason of Laurens. Mrs. Adams was an employee of Empress Salon in Clinton, was Executive...

Guy L. Prater

Guy L. Prater

Jun 30, 2006

Joanna, SC Guy L. Prater, age 83 of 205 Laurens St. died Friday, June 30th at his home. He was born in Batesburg, SC and was a son of the late Louie and Lillie Rikard Prater. Mr. Prater was a member of the First Baptist Church of Joanna; the Joanna Men’s Club; played professional baseball in the Brooklyn Dodgers organization...

Don W. Slack

Don W. Slack

Jun 28, 2006

Dateline- Enoree, SC Don W. Slack, age 59, of 2150 Horseshoe Falls Rd. died Wednesday, June 28, 2006 in the Self Regional Healthcare. He was born in Greenwood and was the son of the late Charlie and Elizabeth Grogan and Charles John Slack. Mr. Slack was a former employee of John Cheeseman Trucking Co. in Duncan, attended the Enoree Church...