Obituaries

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

Annie Craine Kirk

Annie Craine Kirk

Aug 11, 2021

Annie Craine Kirk, age 92, of Laurens, departed this world and stepped into Heaven Wednesday, August 11, 2021, surrounded by all of her family and a very special and loving friend, Mable Turner. She was born May 12, 1929 in Laurens and was a daughter of the late Clarence and the late May Johnson Craine. Annie will always be remembered...

Robert Allen Crain Sr.

Robert Allen Crain Sr.

Aug 11, 2021

Robert Allen Crain, Sr., age 75, of Joanna, widower of Judith E. Crain, passed away Wednesday, August 11, 2021, at Hospice of Laurens County. He was born May 3, 1946 in Clinton and was a son of the late Robert Lee and the late Ruby Norris Crain. He retired as a Correctional Officer with the South Carolina Department of Corrections....

Faye Catoe Morris

Faye Catoe Morris

Aug 11, 2021

Faye Catoe Morris, age 87, widow of Jackie Leroy Morris, passed on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at the National Health Care of Clinton. Born June 2, 1934 in Hartsville, SC. She was the daughter of the late John P. and Hattie Moody Catoe. She worked several years for Greenwood Mills, Joanna Plant and retired from Clinton Mill, Clinton SC. She...

Charles Roland

Charles Roland

Aug 9, 2021

Charles Roland, age 75, of Clinton, husband of Nancy S. Roland, passed away Monday, August 9, 2021, at Hospice of Laurens County. He was born March 21, 1946 in Anderson, SC and was the son of the late Inman J. Roland and Daisy Powell Roland. He was a graduate of Greenwood High School. and was the owner/operator of Roland Roofing...

Michael Corbett Flynn

Michael Corbett Flynn

Aug 8, 2021

Michael Corbett Flynn, age 75, passed away Sunday, August 8, 2021, at the Duke University Hospital in Durham, NC. He was surrounded by his wife and sons. He was born in Charleston, SC, and was the son of the late Robert and Shirley Davis Graham. Mr. Flynn was retired from Yellow Freight Trucking with 30 years of service, was a...

Carl Leonard

Carl Leonard

Aug 2, 2021

Carl Leonard, age 96, of Clinton, widower of Ruth McLeod Leonard, passed away August 2, 2021 at the Presbyterian Community of SC in Clinton. He was born November 4, 1924 in Greensboro, NC and was a son of the late Wesley M. and Hattie Lee Lambert Leonard. Carl was a Corporal in the 20th Armored Division in World War II...

Everett Charles Rampey

Everett Charles Rampey

Jul 31, 2021

Everett Charles Rampey, age 87 of Laurens, passed away Saturday, July 31, 2021, at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. Everett was born September 13, 1933 in Piedmont, SC and was a son of the late Harold James Rampey and Ernestine Garrison Rampey. Everett attended Belton High School and Clemson University. He served in the United States Army during the Korean...

Harold Lee Mahaffey

Harold Lee Mahaffey

Jul 27, 2021

Harold Lee Mahaffey, age 66, of Waterloo, husband of Palma "Pam" Laws Mahaffey, passed away Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at Self Regional Healthcare. He was born August 8, 1954 in Greenville and was a son of Harold T. Mahaffey of Greenville and the late Shirley R. Mahaffey. Mr. Mahaffey was retired from Stover Mechanical and was formerly employed with Whitten...

Elanda "Snookie" Wilkes Holley

Elanda "Snookie" Wilkes Holley

Jul 27, 2021

Elanda Wilkes Holley "Snookie", age 90, passed into eternal life on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. She was the wife of the late Thomas E. Holley (Pete) and the daughter of the late Dessie Wilkes and Elise Patterson Wilkes. She was born August 10, 1930 in Clinton, South Carolina. She graduated from Clinton High School; then immediately began working for the...

Wanda Wilbanks Cooper

Wanda Wilbanks Cooper

Jul 26, 2021

Wanda Wilbanks Cooper, age 72, passed away Monday, July 26, 2021 at the Laurens County Memorial Hospital. She was born in Whitmire, SC and was a daughter of Ellen Peay Wise of Joanna. Mrs. Cooper was a retired LPN, retiring from Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center and was a member of Davidson Street Baptist Church. She was also former employee...

Ray Whitten Sligh

Ray Whitten Sligh

Jul 23, 2021

Ray Whitten Sligh, age 91, of Clinton, passed away Friday, July 23, 2021 at Hospice of Laurens County. He was born February 17, 1930 in Silverstreet, South Carolina and was a son of the late Thomas Claude, Sr. and Elizabeth Waters Sligh. He was the owner and operator of Mountville grocery and was retired from Southern Bell. Mr. Sligh was...

Audrey Layne Dees

Audrey Layne Dees

Jul 22, 2021

Audrey Layne Dees, age 70, of Pensacola, FL passed away Thursday, July 22, 2021 in Pensacola, FL. Ms. Dees was born in Clinton, SC and was the daughter of the late Madeline Rigby and John Dees. Audrey was kind, sweet, feisty and stubborn. Sometimes all at the same time. She met each day with a smile and faced her challenges...

Sandra Charlene Shepard Bryson

Sandra Charlene Shepard Bryson

Jul 21, 2021

Sandra Charlene Shepard Bryson, age 68, wife of Ronald Lee Bryson, passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at Langston Place in Clinton, SC. She was born September 19, 1952 in Laurens, SC was the daughter of the late Charles A. Shepard and Betty Lyda Shepard. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Bryson is survived by her daughter, Julia Bryson Sherwood...

Promis Ellen Merryman-West

Promis Ellen Merryman-West

Jul 19, 2021

Promis Ellen Merryman-West, age 21, of Clinton, passed away Monday, July 19, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. She was born December 5, 1999 in Mesa, Arizona and was a daughter of June Ellen Merryman West and Jason Dale West of Clinton. She was a graduate of Telesis Preparatory Academy in Lake Havasu, Arizona where she was a varsity volleyball...

Oscar Lee Edwards

Oscar Lee Edwards

Jul 19, 2021

Oscar Lee Edwards, age 70, of Clinton, husband of Ann Coleman Edwards, passed away Monday, July 19, 2021, at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood. He was born May 17, 1951 in Clinton and was a son of the late Verdie and Minnie Black Edwards. He was a veteran of the South Carolina National Guard and was retired from Torrington. He...

Joseph Ray "Joey" Powers

Joseph Ray "Joey" Powers

Jul 18, 2021

Joseph Ray "Joey" Powers, age 57, of Clinton, passed away Sunday, July 18, 2021, at Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital in Clinton. He was born September 21, 1963 in Spartanburg and was a son of Leland and Joann Bridges Powers of Spartanburg. He was formerly employed in the construction industry as a welder and a pipefitter. He is survived by...

Mary Sonya Nicole Greene

Mary Sonya Nicole Greene

Jul 17, 2021

Mary Sonya Nicole Greene, age 43, of Clinton, SC passed away Saturday, July 17, 2021. Sonya came into the world January 25, 1978 in Clinton, SC and was loved the moment we laid eyes on her. She was a daughter of Lemuel C. Greene, III and step-mother, Sarah, and Katherine L. Deadwyler. As she grew, her personality began to shine....

Brenda Austin Jenkins

Brenda Austin Jenkins

Jul 14, 2021

Brenda Austin Jenkins, age 75, passed away Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at the J.F. Nursing home in Newberry, SC. She was born July 24, 1945 in Clinton, SC and was a daughter of the late Leslie Austin and Venie Smart Austin. Mrs. Jenkins is survived by her husband, Elmer Oxner Jenkins, Sr. of the home; her daughter, Lynn Jenkins Templeton...

Harold John Preston Sr.

Harold John Preston Sr.

Jul 13, 2021

Harold John Preston, Sr., age 84, of Clinton, widower of Margaret Ann Preston, passed away Tuesday, July 13, 2021 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born May 9, 1937 in Cincinnatus, New York and was a son of the late Lester Preston and the late, Jenny Marie Elmore Preston. He was the owner of B&P Shades of Clinton. He is...

Barbara Nell Wyatt

Barbara Nell Wyatt

Jul 11, 2021

Barbara Nell Wyatt, age 82, of Clinton, widow of Rev. Paul F. Wyatt, Jr., passed away Sunday, July 11, 2021, at her home. She was born September 21, 1938 in Clinton and was a daughter of the late Algie R. and Nellie Bailey Griffin. She was formerly employed with Anderson Hosiery and Frampton Hall. She is survived by her daughter,...