Obituaries

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

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...

Thelma Morse Mccarthy

Thelma Morse Mccarthy

Apr 24, 2006

Dateline-Joanna, SC Thelma M. McCarthy age 98 and the widow of J. F. McCarthy, Sr. died Sunday, April 23, 2006 in the National Healthcare of Clinton. She was born in Ninety Six, SC and was a daughter of the late Thomas Adgar and Rachel Butler Morse. Mrs. McCarthy was retired from Greenwood Mills, Blalock Plant in Joanna and was a...

Virginia Holmes Lamb

Virginia Holmes Lamb

Apr 20, 2006

Dateline-Enoree, SC Virginia Holmes Lamb, age 80, formerly of Hwy. 221 died Thursday, April 20, 2006, in the Briarwood Living Center in Simpsonville. She was born in Enoree and daughter of the late Claude F. and Jeanette Stoner Holmes. Mrs. Lamb was a registered nurse and had retired after many years in private duty nursing. She was also of the...

Tina Carol Hix

Tina Carol Hix

Apr 20, 2006

Dateline-Laurens, SC Tina Carol Hix, age 39, of 99 Hanks Rd. died Thursday, April 20, 2006, in the Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Clinton and was the daughter of Tracy Allen Caughman of Boone, NC and Emily Bennett Caughman of Laurens. She is survived by three sons, Matthew Hix of Greenwood, Austin Hix of Coal City, WV, and...

Shirley Ann Reynolds

Shirley Ann Reynolds

Apr 18, 2006

Dateline- Rock Hill, SC Shirley Ann Reynolds, age 70, of Rock Hill and formerly of Clinton, SC died Tuesday, April 18, 2006, in the Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill. She was born in Greenwood and was the daughter of Maggie Nelson Reynolds of Rock Hill and the late Julian R. Reynolds. Ms. Reynolds was a retired beautician and member...

Ricky Albert Ellis

Ricky Albert Ellis

Apr 17, 2006

Dateline-Greenville, SC Ricky Albert Ellis, age 47, of 810 Donaldson Rd. died Monday, April 17, 2006, at his home. He was born in Whitmire and was son of the late Albert Eugene and Shirley Coleman Ellis. Mr. Ellis was a former employee of Michelin Tire Co. and a member of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He is survived by...

James Lewis Bishop

James Lewis Bishop

Apr 14, 2006

Dateline-Laurens, SC James Lewis Bishop, age 75, of NHC Laurens and the widower of Ruby Deadwyler Bishop died Friday, April 14, 2006 at Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Laurens and was son of the late Lewis and Vader Taylor Bishop. Mr. Bishop was a retired employee of Bedenbaugh and was a member of Lydia Mill Church of God....

Louise Monk Plaxico

Louise Monk Plaxico

Apr 14, 2006

Dateline-Clinton, SC Louise Monk Plaxico age 83 and the widow of Tom Plaxico died Friday, April 14, 2006 at the Presbyterian Home of SC in Clinton. She was born in Moultrie, GA, and was the daughter of the late Wiley Monk and Eula Curry Monk. Louise was voted “Most Intellectual” by her high school graduating class, and she began her...

Jacob Daniel Sulton, Jr.

Jacob Daniel Sulton, Jr.

Apr 13, 2006

Dateline-Cross Anchor, SC Jacob Daniel Sulton, Jr. age 60 of 12075 Hwy. 56 died Thursday, April 13, 2006 at his home. He was born in Charleston SC and was a son of the late J.D. Sulton Sr. and the late Mildred Purvis Sulton. Mr. Sulton received his BS degree from Limestone College, was a U.S. Army veteran having served two...

Mary Perry Gregory

Mary Perry Gregory

Apr 10, 2006

Dateline-Whitmire, SC Mary Perry Gregory, age 94 of 36 Gary St. and widow of Robert Gregory, died Monday, April 10th in the Providence Hospital in Columbia. She was a member of First Baptist Church. Surviving are three sons, Bobby Gregory, Charles Gerald Gregory and Ronald Perry Gregory all of Columbia, eight grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted...

Geneva S. Turner

Geneva S. Turner

Apr 8, 2006

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Geneva S. Turner, age 90, of 100 Jefferson St. and widow of Colie Livingston Turner died Saturday, April 8th in the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Edgefield County and was the daughter of the late Jesse and Annie Stone. Mrs. Turner was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons and...

Nellie "Jean" Campbell

Nellie "Jean" Campbell

Apr 7, 2006

Dateline-Clinton, SC Nellie “Jean” Shockley Campbell age 63 of 205 Davis St. entered into eternal life April 7, 2006 at the Laurens County Hospital. She was born March 20, 1943 to the late Ida Mae Kessler Shockley and Benjamin Franklin Shockley, Sr. Mrs. Campbell was a member of Beaverdam Baptist Church and was retired from Inman Mills. She was one...

Vera B. Bellue

Vera B. Bellue

Apr 6, 2006

Dateline-Clinton, SC Vera B. Bellue age 82 of 343 Hanks Rd. in Laurens died Thursday, April 6, 2006 in the Laurens County Hospital after an extended illness. She was born in Whitmire and was daughter of the late Melvin S. and Cephie Gregory Burch. Mrs. Bellue was retired from Whitten Center. She is survived by a daughter, Annette B. Gresham...

Nina Mitchell Monroe

Nina Mitchell Monroe

Apr 3, 2006

Dateline- Laurens, S.C. Nina Mitchell Monroe, age 78, of 202 Blakely Ave. and widow of George Paul Monroe died Monday, April 3rd at the Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center. . She was born in East La Porte, NC and was the daughter of the late Thomas Ervin and Nanny Elizabeth Wheatly Mitchell. Mrs. Monroe was retired from the Laurens School...

Virginia Moore Boyce

Virginia Moore Boyce

Apr 2, 2006

Dateline-Joanna, SC Virginia Moore Boyce, age 91 and widow of Thomas Marion Boyce died Sunday, April 2nd at the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Prosperity, SC and was the daughter of the late Wilbur J. and Hattie Waits Moore. Mrs. Boyce was retired from Greenwood Mills, Joanna Plant, was a member of the First Baptist Church of Joanna...

Sue Lynn Lewis

Sue Lynn Lewis

Apr 2, 2006

Dateline- Gray Court, SC Sue Lynn Lewis, age 47, of 400 Williams Rd. died Sunday, April 2nd in the Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Duluth, GA and was the daughter of Herbert James Brannon and Opal Mae Jones. Mrs. Lewis was a homemaker and helped out on special events for the Gray Court Fire Department. In addition to...