Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Myra Burns Young
Jan 9, 2022
Myra Burns Young, passed away January 9, 2022. Born in Mountville, SC, January 16, 1935 to the late Herbert & Janie Coates Burns. She was a member of Mountville Baptist Church, she served 52 years in the pre-school & nursery department. She was a member of the WMU, worked with the youth and many other duties. Myra was retired from...
Betty Cleveland Coats
Jan 8, 2022
Dateline – Laurens, SC Betty Cleveland Coats, age 97, died surrounded by family on January 8, 2022, at Carolina Gardens in Laurens, South Carolina. Betty was born on January 7, 1925 in Elberton, GA, to parents Doc and Elisabeth Cleveland. She moved to Laurens and accepted a position at The Laurens County Advertiser, where she worked for more than 50...
Johnny Joseph Pearson
Jan 5, 2022
Johnny Joseph Pearson, age 87, widower of Gladys H. Pearson, passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at the Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born January 8, 1934 in Philadelphia, PA and was a son of the late Harold Earl Pearson, Sr. and Doris Ellen Williams Pearson. He was a proud veteran of the United States Marine Corps and...
Kathy Sanders
Jan 1, 2022
Kathy Sanders, age 67, passed away January 1, 2022 at her home in Myrtle Beach, SC. She was born November 29, 1954 in Clinton, SC and was a daughter of the late James O. Sanders and Gladys Satterfield Sanders. She was a graduate of Clinton High School, and she was retired having worked for 36 years with several Orthodontists Offices...
David A. Burdette
Dec 31, 2021
David A. Burdette, age 72, passed away Friday, December 31, 2021, at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Laurens County and was the son of the late IV and Jo Moore Burdette. David was retired from the South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services. He was a US Army Korean...
Betty M. Medlin
Dec 31, 2021
Betty M. Medlin, age 80, passed away Friday, December 31, 2021 at her home. She was born in Clinton, SC on July 5, 1941 and was the daughter of the late Isaac and Ethel Spoons McLendon. Mrs. Medlin was a former employee of Whitten Center and the owner/operator of RC Grocery. Betty was a woman of faith and spent time...
Avery G. Smith
Dec 30, 2021
Avery G. Smith, age 87, husband of Dorothy Freeman Smith, passed away Thursday, December 30, 2021, at the Presbyterian Community of SC-Clinton. He was born in Greenville, SC, and was the son of the late Samuel Avery and Ida Augusta Walton Smith. Mr. Smith was a graduate of Clemson Class of 1956. He taught school at Clinton High School and...
Martha Plemmons
Dec 30, 2021
Martha Plemmons “Granny”, age 80, passed away, Thursday December 30, 2021, at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. She was born in Newberry County, South Carolina and was the daughter of the late Michael and Ellen Oxner Jenkins. Mrs. Plemmons was a former employee of Springs Industries in Lancaster, SC for over 25 years. She later relocated to Whitmire and retired...
Betty Baughman Spires
Dec 28, 2021
Betty Baughman Spires, age 91 formerly of Laurens and widow of Donald “Don” Spires passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at White Oak Manor of Rock Hill, SC. Mrs. Spires was born in Detroit, MI and was the daughter of the late Roy and Annie Mae Becknell Baughman. Betty and her husband owned the Honda dealership in Laurens for many...
Steven "Seamore" E. Morse
Dec 17, 2021
Steven “Seamore” E. Morse, age 56, passed away Friday, December 17, 2021 at his home. Mr. Morse was born in Greenwood and was a son of Julia B. Galloway of Clinton and Jim Morse of Clinton. He was an automotive mechanic and loved working on all things mechanical. He loved the outdoors; hunting, fishing and trapping. He was a member...
Betty Dale Templeton Power
Dec 15, 2021
Betty Dale Templeton Power, 91, of Clinton, passed away Wednesday, December 15, at Langston Place in Clinton, SC. Betty was born January 19,1930 in Laurens, SC to Maxcy Hood and Mary Martin Templeton. She attended Laurens High School and graduated as the Salutatorian of her class. Shortly before graduation she met the love of her life, Harold Power. They were...
Joye Dianne Snider
Dec 14, 2021
Joye Dianne Snider, age 71, widow of William "Bill" H. Snider, passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at the Finlay House in Richland, SC. Born July 20, 1950 in Clinton, SC, she was a daughter of the late Russell Andrew Bigham, Sr., and Juanita Medlin Bigham. Mrs. Snider is survived by her sons, Howard "Drew" Mathews and Thomas "Ben" Mathews;...
Dianne Long
Dec 11, 2021
Dianne Long, age 69, of Clinton, wife of James "Jimmy" W. Long, Sr., passed away Saturday, December 11, 2021, at Hospice of Laurens County. Born January 26, 1952, in Newberry, SC, she was a daughter of the late Alvin Maynard and Betty Ruth Crawford Motes. Dianne retired from Prisma Healthcare - Laurens County as a CNA; and was formerly employed...
Leianne Williams Norris
Dec 9, 2021
Leianne Williams Norris, age 71, passed away Thursday, December 9, 2021 at her home after a long illness. She was born May 10, 1950 in Laurens, SC and was the daughter of the late Leon Williams and Hazel Spires Williams. She was a homemaker and member of Eastside Baptist Church. Mrs. Norris is survived by her husband, Mike Norris of...
Dorothy "Dot" Walker Robinson
Dec 5, 2021
Dorothy “Dot” Walker Robinson, age 88, formerly of 851 Fleming Street Ext., and widow of James “Ed” Robinson, the love of her life, passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021. She was born in Tryon, NC, and was a daughter of the late James Alfred and Pauline Kuykendall Walker. Dot was a long-time and very active member of Bellview Baptist Church...
George Michael "Mike" Foster
Dec 4, 2021
George Michael “Mike” Foster, age 76 passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021 at Self Regional HealthCare. He was born in Clinton, SC and was a son of the late Harvey and Myrtle Trammell Foster. Mike worked in industrial sales and retired from Hodell-Natco Industrial Tools. Mike was a member of the Greenwood Rock ‘N Roll Cruisers and loved classic cars....
Betty Wilkie Rehm
Dec 4, 2021
Betty Wilkie Rehm, age 88, widow of Fred Rehm, passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021 at the National Health Care of Laurens. She was born December 16, 1932 in Clinton, SC and was a daughter of the late James Landrum Wilkie and Mary Smith Fallow. She is survived by her daughters, Linda Rice (John) of Gray Court, SC, Joyce Cassidy...
Jennifer Denise "Jadie" Coates
Nov 29, 2021
Dr. Jennifer Denise "Jadie" Coates, age 41, of Clinton, SC, passed away Monday, November 29, 2021, at her home. Born July 5, 1980 in Greenwood, she was a daughter of Maxine Nelson Coates and the late Jefferson Davis Coates. Jadie was a graduate of Newberry College and Sherman College of Chiropractic. Jadie entered the Chiropractic Healthcare field to satisfy her...
Ariella A'Miracle Mae Mcgowan
Nov 28, 2021
Ariella A’Miracle Mae McGowan was received into the arms of the angels on November 28, 2021. She was the daughter of Abbie Graham and Joshua McGowan. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her brother, Zayden and sister Aiylah, along with her grandparents, Belinda Rivera and Joshua McGowan, Sr., Nancy Graham and Belvet “Kango” Townsend, and Shannon and...
Joseph L. Baldwin Jr.
Nov 28, 2021
Rev. Joseph L. Baldwin, Jr., 77, husband of Barbara Grant Baldwin and lifelong resident of Laurens, passed away Sunday, November 28, 2021. He was a graduate of Laurens High School and Clear Creek Baptist Bible College. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was a proud Vietnam Veteran. He was a lifetime member of Palmetto 19 Lodge. After a...
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