Obituaries

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

James Hilton Stone

James Hilton Stone

May 24, 2006

Dateline-Whitmire, SC James H. Stone, age 69 of 4-D Spring St.., and widower of Katie Ammons Stone, died Wednesday. May 24th at his home. He was born in Whitmire and was a son of the late Homer and Erin Chapman Stone. He was a retired employee of Cone Mills. Surviving are one son, Carl Michael Stone of Whitmire, one daughter,...

Bobbie Franklin Bridges

Bobbie Franklin Bridges

May 20, 2006

Dateline-Joanna SC Bobbie Franklin Bridges, age 75, of Joanna, widow of Milton (Wiennie) Bridges, died Saturday, May 20, 2006. She was born in Newberry and the daughter of the late Willie Kinard and Essie Wilson Franklin. Mrs. Bridges was a member of First Baptist Church in Joanna and was retired from Ithaca Industries. She is survived by one son, Bill...

Geraldine Barbery Cannon

Geraldine Barbery Cannon

May 19, 2006

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Geraldine Barbery Cannon Geraldine Barbery Cannon, age 82, formerly of 100 Jefferson St. died Friday, May 19th in the NHC of Clinton. She was born in Simpsonville and was the daughter of the late Henry James and Bessie Barbery. Mrs. Cannon was a member at Calvary Baptist Church where she served as a hostess and worked in...

Katherine Barre Williams

Katherine Barre Williams

May 16, 2006

Dateline-Laurens, SC Katherine Barre Williams, age 86 of 301 Pinehaven St. Ext. died Tuesday, May 16th at her home. She was born in Laurens County and was the daughter of the late James and Fannie Mae Davenport Barre. She was a retired sales lady. Graveside services will be conducted Friday, May 19th at 11:00 a.m. in Rosemont Cemetery in Clinton....

Arminta Sinclair Burrell

Arminta Sinclair Burrell

May 15, 2006

Dateline-Whitmire, SC Arminta S. Burrell age 89 of Springfield Place and widow of Thomas Floyd Burrell died Monday, May 15th in the Newberry County Hospital. She was born in Whitmire and was a daughter of the late Victor and Maggie Thrift Sinclair. Mrs. Burrell was a retired employee of J.P Stevens Company, a member of the Whitmire United Methodist Church...

Pastor Jeffrey Alexander

Pastor Jeffrey Alexander

May 15, 2006

Dateline-Clinton, SC Pastor Jeff Alexander, age 48 of 4599 Hwy. 72W died Monday May, 15th at his home. He was born in Whitmire and was a son of June McKee Alexander Watkins of Whitmire and the late Claude Alexander. He was the Pastor of New Hope Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Pamela G. Alexander of the home, a daughter,...

Lewis (Papa Lewis) Stewart Randolph

Lewis (Papa Lewis) Stewart Randolph

May 15, 2006

Dateline-Clinton, SC Lewis (Papa Lewis) Stewart Randolph, age 79 of 530 Forest Road, died Monday, May 15th at his home. He was born in Burnsville, NC and was a son of the late Marcus and Pearl Cooper Randolph. He was self-employed and retired from Randolph Brothers Painting Contractors. He was a member of Believers Assembly and was a World War...

Edna Nabors Corley

Edna Nabors Corley

May 13, 2006

Dateline, Clinton, SC Edna Nabors Corley age 86 of 307 Caldwell St. died Saturday, May 13th at the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Waterloo, SC and was a daughter of the late Oscar and Lizzie Gambrell Nabors. Mrs. Corley was retired from Whitten Center, was a former employee of Clinton Mills and a member of the Davidson St....

James Harvey Austin, Sr.

James Harvey Austin, Sr.

May 10, 2006

Dateline-Clinton, SC James Harvey Austin, Sr., age 88, of 801 Musgrove St., died Wednesday, May 10th at the Presbyterian Home. He was born in Charlotte, NC and was the son of the late Wade Hampton Austin and Minnie Elizabeth Harvey Austin. He was a former member of the First Presbyterian Church in Greenville, South Carolina. After serving in World War...

Margaret Inez Lollar

Margaret Inez Lollar

May 9, 2006

Dateline-Laurens, SC Margaret Inez Lollar age 71 of 3388 Burnt Mill Creek Rd., passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2006. She was born in Starkville, MI, and was a daughter of the late Hannibal A. and Margaret R. Jordan Echols. Mrs. Lollar was a graduate of Starkville High School, Class of 1953, received a B.S. degree in education at Mississippi State...

Vesta (Doodle) Lee Boyter

Vesta (Doodle) Lee Boyter

May 9, 2006

Dateline-Whitmire, SC Vesta (Doodle) Lee Boyter, age 70 of 494 Sims St., died Tuesday, May 9th in the Spartanburg Regional Hospital. She was born in Laurens County and was a daughter of the late Curtis Lee and Junie Heaton Malone. She was retired from West Point Stevens Co. and was a member and Sunday School teacher at Bethesda Baptist Church....

Donaldson Vance (D.V.) Wright, Jr.

Donaldson Vance (D.V.) Wright, Jr.

May 9, 2006

Dateline-Joanna, SC Donaldson Vance (D.V.) Wright, Jr. age 83 of 422 Blalock Dr. died Tuesday, May 9th at the home of his daughter. He was born in Greer and was a son of the late Donaldson Vance Wright Sr. and Ora Weeks Wright. He was retired from Greenwood Mills and was a WW II Army Veteran and served in the...

Ethel Copeland Cornwall

Ethel Copeland Cornwall

May 4, 2006

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Ethel Copeland Cornwall, age 98, of 500 East Carolina Avenue, Clinton, and The South Carolina Presbyterian Home in Clinton passed away Thursday, May 4th. She was born November 17, 1907, the daughter of the late Lou Jones Copeland and George A. Copeland of Clinton. She graduated from Clinton Schools and also attended Chicora College in Columbia, South...

Elizabeth Reid Austin

Elizabeth Reid Austin

May 3, 2006

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Elizabeth Reid Austin, age 91, of 801 Musgrove Street, died Wednesday, May 3rd at the Presbyterian Home. She was born in Vina, Alabama and was the daughter of the late Emmett Lee and Mary Winona Ray Reid. She was a former member of First Presbyterian Church in Greenville, South Carolina. She was an accomplished artist and craftsman,...

Juanita Lee Elwood

Juanita Lee Elwood

May 1, 2006

Dateline-Lockhart, SC Juanita Lee Elwood, age 78 of 105 South 4th St. and the widow of Homer E. Elwood, Sr. died Monday, May 1st at her home. She was born in Jonesville, SC and was a daughter of the late James Russell and Oda Bell Cook Lee. Mrs. Elwood was a member of the Lockhart First Baptist Church, and was...

William Earl Whitmire, Sr.

William Earl Whitmire, Sr.

Apr 30, 2006

Dateline-Whitmire, SC William Earl Whitmire, Sr. age 84 of 2456 Hwy. 72 died Sunday, April 30, 2006 at his home. He was born in Whitmire and was a son of the late Wallace Wilford and Orpha Fraiser Whitmire. Mr. Whitmire was retired from J.P. Stevens, was a lifetime member of the Roseboro Masonic Lodge #195, member of the American Legion...

James Kirby Richie

James Kirby Richie

Apr 28, 2006

Dateline- Fountain Inn, S.C. James Kirby Ritchie James Kirby Ritchie, age 63, 1900 Nice Drive died April 28th in Corona, CA. He was born in Greenville County and was the son of the late James Phillip and Louise Leopard Ritchie. Mr. Ritchie was a graduate of Hillcrest High School and received an Associates Degree from Greenville Tech. He was employed...

Alice Poole Corley

Alice Poole Corley

Apr 28, 2006

Dateline-Clinton, SC Alice Poole Corley age 79 and widow of George R. Corley, Sr., died Friday, April 28, 2006. She was born in Clinton and was a daughter of the late Mack and Edna Dempsey Poole. Mrs. Corley retired as secretary of First Baptist Church of Clinton, where she was also a member. Surviving are her three sons, Rod Corley...

Mildred Ophelia Nichols (Mickey) Smith

Mildred Ophelia Nichols (Mickey) Smith

Apr 25, 2006

Dateline-Joanna, SC Mildred O. (Mickey) Smith, age 78 of 411 Byrnes St. and widow of Claude Lee Smith, Sr. died at her home on Tuesday, April 25, 2006. She was born in Clayton, Georgia and was a daughter of the late James and Della Coffee Nichols. She was retired from Clinton Mills and was a member of the First Pentecostal...

Louise Bowen Goss

Louise Bowen Goss

Apr 24, 2006

DATELINE-Lawrenceville, GA Louise Bowen Goss age 91, of Lawrenceville, GA and formerly of Clinton, SC and the widow of Frank L. Goss, died April 24, 2006. She was born in Washington County, GA and was a daughter of the late George and Nannie Wells Bowen. Mrs. Goss retired from Whitten Village Hospital in Clinton after 15 years of service, and...