Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Noah Allen Bible
Jan 24, 2022
Dateline – Laurens, SC Noah Allen Bible, age 92, and husband of Willie Bible, died Monday, January 24, 2022, at the Upstate Community Hospice House – Agape Care of Landrum, SC. He was born in Del Rio, Tennessee, and was a son of the late Zack and Beatrice Self Bible. He was a member of Gospel Tabernacle Church in Laurens...
Amelia Finley
Jan 23, 2022
Amelia Finley, who loved to be called "Momma" by her kids and Nana by her grandchildren, departed her loving family on Sunday, January 23, 2022. Amelia was born in Joanna, SC on August 11, 1947 to the late Mattie and Grey Stroud. She married Leonard M. Finley on July 26, 1970. They raised their children Teresa King, Sheila K. Goodwin...
Patricia Martin Neal
Jan 23, 2022
Patricia Martin Neal, age 84, of Clinton, widow of Charles W. Neal, passed away Sunday, January 23, 2022 at her home. She was born September 3, 1937 in Anderson and was a daughter of the late, Frank and Sybil Taylor Martin. Pat was retired from Clinton Mills. She loved to serve her community by volunteering at the Good Shepherd Free...
Bobby Joe Prince
Jan 22, 2022
Bobby Joe Prince, age 83, passed away Saturday, January 22, 2022 at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood. Mr. Prince was born in Clinton and was the son of the late Colle Bluee Prince and Maggie Campbell Prince. He was retired from the State of South Carolina as a food service supervisor with 32 years of service. Mr. Prince attended the...
Curtis Henry Young
Jan 22, 2022
Dateline – Taylors, SC Curtis Henry Young, age 86, entered his eternal resting place on Saturday, January 22, 2022. He was the son of the late George I. Young and Lillie Whitmire Young of Lydia Mill. He was predeceased by his wife JoAnn Young, his sister Kate Young Eaton, his brother James “Tiny” F. Young, and his grandson Anthony Wood....
Rita M. Stewart
Jan 22, 2022
Rita M. Stewart, 70, wife of Leonard "Lynn" Stewart, passed away Saturday, January 22, 2022, at her home in Cross Hill, SC. Born July 10, 1951 in Loretto, KY., she was a daughter of the late Joseph Patrick and the late Catherine Young Murphy. She was a member of All Saints Episcopal Church of Clinton. In addition to her husband,...
Kim Tucker Littleton
Jan 22, 2022
Kim Littleton, age 71 and wife of James Henry Littleton passed away Saturday, January 22, 2022 at her home. No services are planned at this time. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.grayfuneralhome.com Gray Funeral Home of Whitmire
James Wade Goodman
Jan 21, 2022
James Wade Goodman, 96, husband of Betty Harris Goodman, passed away Friday, January 21, 2022, at Self Regional Healthcare. He was born July 4, 1925 in Mountville and was a son of the late Samuel Brooks and Nellie Miller Goodman. James graduated from Mountville High school and was a 1950 Clemson graduate. He was a Veteran of WWII serving in...
Everett Trey Wright
Jan 19, 2022
Everett Trey Wright infant son of Paige O’Shields and Jaelin Wright passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at Prisma Health Baptist Hospital. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his grandparents, Ashli Wright, David Wright, Jr., Patrick and LouAnn O’Shields; great-grandparents John and Carolyn O’Shields, David and Judy Wright, Peggy and David Warden; aunt, Caitlin Williams (Craig); uncles,...
Lela L. Alexander Harley
Jan 18, 2022
Dateline – Laurens, SC Lela L. Alexander Harley, age 91, passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at the NHC of Greenwood. She was born May 7, 1930 in Oconee County, SC and was a daughter of the late J.W. Perry and Bertha Hudson Perry. Mrs. Harley was a homemaker and enjoyed spending her time cooking, sewing, and gardening. She was...
Danny Cordell Gilliam
Jan 17, 2022
Danny Cordell Gilliam, age 75, passed away Monday, January 17, 2022 at Prisma Health Richland Heart Hospital. He was born March 18, 1946 in Whitmire, SC and was the son of the late James Cordell Gilliam and Jesse Virginia Garmon Gilliam. Mr. Gilliam is survived by his wife, Lyn Gilliam of the home; his children, Amy Thomas (Jed) of Summerville,...
Benjamin Franklin Morrow
Jan 17, 2022
Benjamin Franklin Morrow, Jr., age 96, passed away Monday, January 17, 2022 at his home. He was born March 15, 1925 in Converse, SC and was the son of the late Benjamin Franklin Morrow, Sr. and Janie Irene Crocker Morrow. He was a proud Veteran of the US Army Air Corps having served his country during WWII and was a...
Charles Robert "Bubba" Ray
Jan 15, 2022
Charles Robert (Bubba) Ray, 79, of Clinton, passed away Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022 at NHC of Clinton. He was born Aug. 13, 1942 in Clinton and was the son of the late Charles Dudley Ray and Davis V. and Ruby Ray Pitts. He attended Clinton area schools and graduated from the Georgia Military School. He formerly served in the South...
Ruth Brown Castle
Jan 15, 2022
Dateline – Whitmire Ruth B. Castle, age 78, of Whitmire and widow of Bennie Lee Castle, passed away January 15, 2022, at her home. She was born in Newberry County and was the daughter of the late Hubert and Lottie Kidd Brown. Mrs. Castle was a member of Friendship Baptist Church where she played the piano and sang. She was...
Roger Dale Reynolds
Jan 14, 2022
Dateline – Laurens, SC Roger Dale Reynolds, age 60, passed away Friday, January 14, 2022, at the Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. He was born in Clinton, SC, and was a son of the late Eugene and Ila Mae Mabry Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds was a former employee of Inman Mills Enoree Plant, Whitten Center and Cooper Motor Company. He was a...
Helen Gribble Short
Jan 11, 2022
Mrs. Helen Gribble Short, 72, of McBee, SC went home to be with her Savior on Tuesday morning, January 11th, 2022. Her twin brother and she were the last of eight children born to Mary Rogers Gribble and Harden Ammons Gribble of Franklin, NC on May 27th, 1949. She has always loved reading books and enjoyed the beauty of the...
Clara Ophelia Marler
Jan 10, 2022
Clara Ophelia Marler, age 86, widow of Albert Kenneth Chilton, passed away Monday, January 10, 2022 at the Hospice of Laurens County. She was born June 19, 1935 in Fountain Inn, SC and was a daughter of the late Denton Rush Humphries and Clara Estelle Spelts Humphries. Mrs. Marler is survived by her sons, Doug Chilton and Terry Chilton (Starr)...
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...
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