Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Brenda Ann Simmons Wilson
Jan 16, 2023
Brenda Ann Simmons Wilson, age 73, of Laurens, SC, widow of Ted L. Wilson, Sr., passed away Monday, January 16, 2023, at her home. She was born May 13, 1949, in Laurens and was a daughter of the late Lee Roy Simmons and the late Allie Lawrence Holbert. Mrs. Wilson along with her husband Ted, were founding members of the...
James Robert Hill Sr.
Jan 16, 2023
Dateline – Gray Court, SC James “Jim” Robert Hill, Sr., age 87, passed away Monday, January 16, 2023, at Prisma Health Hillcrest Hospital. He was born in Owings, SC, and was a son of the late Lonnie D. and Altha Williams Hill, and was the last of his five siblings. Mr. Hill was a retired Captain with the SC Correctional...
Melvin Washington Bryant Jr.
Jan 11, 2023
Melvin Washington Bryant, Jr., age 76, passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2023 at the Upstate Community Hospice House. He was born May 8, 1946 in Spartanburg, SC and was a son of the late Melvin Washington Bryant, Sr. and Nettie Louise Orr Bryant. Mr. Bryant is survived by his brother, Herman Ted Bryant of Florence; his sisters, Mary Rains McKelvy...
Vivian Nelson Coats
Jan 11, 2023
Vivian Nelson Coats, age 81, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at her home. She was born August 9, 1941 in Clinton, SC and was a daughter of the late Lawrence Addison Nelson, Sr. and Amanda Cleo Bailey Nelson. Mrs. Coats was the Church Secretary at Bellview Baptist Church for many years and was a lifelong member of Bellview Baptist...
Kay Gibson
Jan 11, 2023
Kay Gibson, age 79, of Whitmire, SC, wife of Ed Gibson, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at her home. She was born November 25, 1943 in Joanna, SC and was the daughter of the late Grover Lee Farmer and the late Ruby Ethyleen McSwain Farmer. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her daughter, Stacey Gibson Hansel...
Charles Griffin Jr.
Jan 10, 2023
Charles Griffin, Jr., age 90, of Kinards, SC, husband of Mary Griffin, passed away, Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at Newberry County Memorial Hospital. He was born July 7, 1932 in Laurens, SC and was a son of the late Charles Griffin, Sr. and Ella Moore Griffin. He was a retired veteran of the US Army and spent 50 years in...
Marvin G. Gault Jr.
Jan 10, 2023
Marvin G. Gault, Jr., age 97, widower of Betty Jane Carter Gault, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Community. He was born September 3, 1925 in Greenville, SC and was a son of the late Marvin G. Gault, Sr. and the late Virginia Folk Gault. Mr. Gault was a graduate of Presbyterian College and attended...
Frances Holt Bryant
Jan 8, 2023
Frances Holt Bryant, age 81, widow of Earl Wesley Bryant, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2023 at NHC of Clinton. She was born October 17, 1941 in Rabon County, GA and was a daughter of the late Roy Nelson Holt and Lona Bell Callenback Holt. She was retired from Clinton Mills and used to take care of the children from...
Ether Gregory Price
Jan 8, 2023
Ether Gregory Price, age 73, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2023 at the Prisma Health-Laurens County Hospital. She was born February 27, 1949 in Williamston, SC and was a daughter of the late James Capers Gregory and Helen Douglas Gregory. She was a homemaker most of her life and was a member of the Lydia Mill Church of God. She...
Travis Lynn Mize
Jan 7, 2023
Travis Lynn Mize, age 34, of Clinton, SC, husband of Dianna Lynn Mize, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2023. He was born September 27, 1988 in Greenwood and was the son of Catherine Marie Hazel Mize and the late Brian Lynn Mize. He is survived by his daughter, Kayden Mize; his sons, Joseph Mize and Wyatt Mize; his sisters, Lori...
George Magda
Jan 7, 2023
George Magda, age 76, husband of Maria Eleven Magda, passed away, Saturday, January 7, 2023, at Prisma Health - Laurens County Hospital. He was born July 27, 1946 in Otelec, Romania and was a son of the late Istvan Magda and Anna Levai Magda. George was retired from American Metric as a machinist. He was a veteran of the Romanian...
Sara Jean Hamby Blackwell
Jan 7, 2023
Sara Jean Hamby Blackwell, age 83, resident of Teakwood Drive, widow of Ralph "Jack" E. Blackwell, Sr., passed away Saturday, January 7, 2023, at Hospice of Laurens County. She was born July 13, 1939 in Laurens, SC and was a daughter of the late Leon T. Hamby and the late Julia Tucker Hamby. She loved her family, yard sales, thrift...
Candida "Candy" C. Timmerman
Jan 7, 2023
Candida "Candy" C.Timmerman, age 78, wife of Joe Timmerman, passed away, Saturday, January 7, 2023 at NHC of Clinton. She was born March 10, 1944 in Sioux Falls, SD and was a daughter of the late Wesley Allen Campbell and Rilla Mae Bell Rollinger Campbell. No services are planned at this time. Gray Funeral Home of Clinton is assisting the...
William Randall "Big Randy" Owens Sr.
Jan 3, 2023
William Randall “Big Randy” Owens, Sr., age 71, of Whitmire, SC, husband of Donna Davis Owens, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at Prisma Health Richland Hospital. He was born December 24, 1951 in Whitmire, SC and was a son of the late Major Allen and Lillian Oxner Owens. He was formerly employed with J.P. Stevens; after his retirement, he...
Lawrence Benson Roth
Jan 3, 2023
Lawrence Benson Roth, age 92, of Green Plain Road., husband of Patricia Parker Roth, passed away, Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at Hospice of Laurens County. He was born August 12, 1930 in Barnett, Georgia, and was a son of the late Albert P. Roth and Edna Patrick Roth. Benson brought his two sisters and one brother to Thornwell Home for...
William J. "Jackie" Petty Jr.
Jan 3, 2023
William J. "Jackie" Petty, Jr., age 69, of Clyde, NC, husband of Debra Moore Petty, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at his home. He was born February 12, 1953 in Union, SC and was a son of the late William J. Petty, Sr. and the late Lona McCall Petty. Jackie was a former employee of Torrington Bearing Company, and...
George L. "Bill" Corley
Jan 2, 2023
George L. “Bill” Corley, 91 passed away Monday, January 2nd 2023 at the Hospice House of Laurens. He was born in Joanna on August 1, 1931 and was a son of the late Joseph Nathaniel Corley and Bessie Pearl Hallman. Mr. Corley was a retired employee of E. L. Mansure, a US Army Veteran and a member of Lydia Pentecostal...
Martha Ann Mccormick
Dec 28, 2022
Martha Ann McCormick, age 66, of Clinton, SC, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at Hospice of Laurens County. Born October 4, 1956 in Clinton, SC, she was a daughter of the late George Nelson King, Jr. and the late Annie Pearl Hornsby King. She was formerly employed with BI-LO. She enjoyed sketching and loved her collection of angels. Ms....
J W Walton
Dec 26, 2022
J W Walton, age 90, of Clinton, husband of Lula Mae Walton, passed away Monday, December 26, 2022 at his home. He was born February 16, 1932 in Baxley, Georgia and was a son of the late Lee Walton and Irene Collins Walton. He retired from the Clinton Mills after 40 plus years of service. In his free time he...
Barbara Williams Tedards
Dec 24, 2022
Barbara Williams Tedards, age 92, widow of Ralph N. "Buzz" Tedards, Sr. passed away peacefully Saturday, December 24, 2022, at the Presbyterian Community of Clinton. She was born December 20, 1930 in Gastonia, NC and raised in Gaffney, SC, the daughter of the late Theodore Roosevelt Williams and the late Winnie Millie Parris Williams. Mrs. Tedards was an active and...
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