Obituaries

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

Hayley Hinton

Hayley Hinton

Dec 24, 2005

Dateline- Cross Hill, S.C. Hayley Lindsay Hinton, age 5, of 1645 Barnett Road died Saturday, December 24th at her home. She was born in Laurens and was the daughter of Randy C. and Wanda L. Johnson Hinton of the home. Hayley was a student at E. B. Morse Elementary School. She is also survived by a sister, Julie Hinton of...

Lawrence William "Bill" Bragg, Jr.

Lawrence William "Bill" Bragg, Jr.

Dec 22, 2005

Dateline-Whitmire, S.C. Lawrence William “Bill” Bragg, Jr. ,age 80, of 10 Union St. Ext. died Thursday, December 22nd in the Lexington Medical Center. He was born in Woodruff, S.C. and was a son of the late Lawrence William Bragg, Sr. and Irene Montjoy Bragg. Mr. Bragg was retired from Cone Mills in Carlisle and was a member of the First...

Frank Oliver (Butch) Deadwyler, Jr.

Frank Oliver (Butch) Deadwyler, Jr.

Dec 19, 2005

Dateline-Laurens, SC Frank Oliver (Butch) Deadwyler, Jr. age 57 of 1681 Indian Mound Rd., died Monday, December 19th at his home. He was born in Laurens County and was a son of the late Frank O. Deadwyler, Sr. and Ruby Russ Deadwyler Bishop. He was a self-employed contractor. Surviving are his wife, Kathy G. Deadwyler of the home, sons, Gregg...

Thelma Bridges Adams

Thelma Bridges Adams

Dec 19, 2005

Dateline-Joanna, SC Thelma Adams, daughter of the late William Peter Bridges and Leila Ann Deloache died Monday, Dec. 19th. She was the widow of the late James Erskine Adams and predeceased by a daughter, Sybil Wagoner. Surviving are three daughters, Vira Bullins, Linda Lambert and Ann Nabors; seven sons, Glenn, Bryan, Fred, Vinson, Julian, Erskine and Gary Adams. Visitation will...

Vivian Waits Nabors

Vivian Waits Nabors

Dec 18, 2005

Dateline-Joanna, SC Vivian Waits Nabors, age 89, formerly of 512 Blalock Dr. and widow of R. Bernard Nabors, died Sunday, Dec. 18th in the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Greenwood and was a daughter of the late W. K. and Jessie Waits. She was retired from Greenwood Mills, Joanna Plant and was a member of the First Baptist...

Henry M. Young, Jr.

Henry M. Young, Jr.

Dec 16, 2005

Dateline-Clinton, SC Henry M. (Buddy) Young, Jr. age 85 of 606 Cedar St., died Friday, December 16, 2005 in the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Clinton and was a son of the late Henry Meadors Young Sr. and Grace Furqueron Young. He was a former employee of Lynn Cooper, Inc. and retired from Whitten Center; was a member,...

T. Wilson Barnes

T. Wilson Barnes

Dec 14, 2005

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. T. Wilson Barnes, age 68, of 136 Edgewood Circle died Wednesday, December 14, 2005 in the Laurens County Hospital. He was born in Clinton and was the son of the late Perry and Mattie McCoig Barnes. Mr. Barnes was retired from the Laurens County Tax Assessors Office, was a life time member of Bellview Baptist Church where...

Mary Susan Durham Huey

Mary Susan Durham Huey

Dec 14, 2005

Dateline-Clinton, SC Mary Susan Durham Huey, 89, widow of James Alford Huey, passed to her heavenly home Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2005 at her daughter's house in Powdersville, SC. She was born Nov. 29, 1916 in Oconee County and was a daughter of the late William David and Omie Jo Burton Durham. She was a devoted wife for 64 years, a...

Edward F. Ray

Edward F. Ray

Dec 14, 2005

Dateline-Spartanburg, SC Edward F. Ray, age 52 of 105 State Road, died December 14th in Spartanburg. He was born in Sumter and was a son of the late Daisy Margaret King Ray and Richard Russell Ray, Sr. Mr. Ray was an employee of Ingles in Spartanburg; a member of Broad Street United Methodist church in Clinton and a U. S....

Carla F. Muller

Carla F. Muller

Dec 7, 2005

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Carla F. Muller, age 90, of Bailey Manor died Wednesday, December 7th in the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa and was the daughter of the late Carl F. and Paula Kreidler Muller. Miss Muller was a retired dietitian for the Veterans Administration and received her B.S. Degree from Iowa State University and...

Paul L. Willis

Paul L. Willis

Dec 6, 2005

Dateline- Whitmire, S.C. Paul L. Willis, age 80, of 498 Sims St. died Tuesday, December 6th at his home. He was born in Blackwater, VA and was the son of the late Sam Henry and Alpha Rose Willis. Mr. Willis was retired from J. P. Stevens Co. was a member of Friendship Baptist Church and was a WW II Army...

Joseph Cullen Mcdaniel

Joseph Cullen Mcdaniel

Dec 5, 2005

Dateline- Clinton, S.C. Joseph Cullen McDaniel, age 92, of 500 Jacobs Hwy. died Monday, December 5th in the NHC of Clinton. He was born in McCormick County and was the son of the late Nuel Warren and Fannie Mae Reese McDaniel. Mr. McDaniel was the former owner of Joe’s Exxon Station and College View Angus Farm; a member of the...

James Frank Merchant

James Frank Merchant

Dec 3, 2005

Dateline- Kinards, S.C. James Frank Merchant, age 55, of 7088 SC Hwy. 56 died Saturday, December 3rd at his home. He was born in Laurens County and was the son of Claude T. Merchant, Sr. of Kinards and the late Mary Deyton Merchant. Mr. Merchant was retired from Asten-Johnson prior to his employment at Greenwood Mills. He was a member...

Lyl Walker Hamilton

Lyl Walker Hamilton

Dec 2, 2005

Dateline- Laurens, S.C. Lyl Walker Hamilton, age 87, widow of James William (Billy) Hamilton died Friday December 2nd in the Martha Franks Retirement Center. She was born in Cross Hill and was the daughter of the late Rufus Franklin and Edith Anderson Walker. Mrs. Hamilton was the bookkeeper at Hamilton Recapping and Marine, was a member of the First Presbyterian...

Annie Mae Cantrell Bullard

Annie Mae Cantrell Bullard

Nov 29, 2005

Dateline-Whitmire, SC Annie Mae Cantrell Bullard, age 85, widow of John A. Bullard, formerly of 6 Private St. in York, SC and formerly of 182 Leisure Ext. in Whitmire, died Tuesday, November 29th in the Renaissance Healthcare Center in Charlotte, NC. She was born in Union County and was a homemaker and member of Clinton Road Wesleyan Church. Surviving are...

Margie P. Brewer

Margie P. Brewer

Nov 28, 2005

Margie P. Brewer, 80, of Landau Apartments died Monday, November 28th at her home. She was born in Clinton and was the daughter of the late Lee Otis and Pauline Baker Polson. Mrs. Brewer was retired from Clinton Mills and was a former employee of the Presbyterian Home. She was also a member of the Lydia Mill Church of God....

Robert R. Keller, Sr.

Robert R. Keller, Sr.

Nov 27, 2005

Robert R. Keller, Sr. age 80, of 1322 Keller Dr. died Sunday, November 27th in the Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood. He was born in Bowling Green, OH. and was a son of the late August F. and Marguerite Sears Keller. Mr. Keller was a former employee of Belk’s Department Store and retired from Whitten Center where he was...

Edna Vincent Osborne

Edna Vincent Osborne

Nov 27, 2005

Edna V. Osborne, age 87, of 100 Jefferson St. died Sunday, November 27th in the her home. She was born in Union SC she was a daughter of the late Ernest Vincent, Sr. and Estelle Gibson Vincent. Mrs. Osborne was retired from Clinton Mills and was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church and the TEL Sunday School Class. Surviving...

Sara Baldwin Pitts

Sara Baldwin Pitts

Nov 23, 2005

Dateline-Laurens, SC Sara Baldwin Pitts Sara Baldwin Pitts, age 93 and widow of Richard Y. Pitts died Wednesday, Nov. 23rd in the Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center. She was born in Laurens and was a daughter of the late Asa Avery and Martha Jane Power Baldwin. Mrs. Pitts was a retired school teacher of 33 years, member of the First...

Norman William Darlington

Norman William Darlington

Nov 22, 2005

Dateline-Gilbert, S.C. Norman W. Darlington age 73 of 1676 Barracks Dr., Gilbert died Tuesday, November 22nd in the Lexington Medical Center. He was born in Jamaica, NY and was son of the late William Meyers and Mildred Baker Darlington. Mr. Darlington was a graduate of the University of South Carolina Law School. He later retired from the U.S. Air Force...