Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Frances Kirkland Leopard
Nov 29, 2020
Frances Kirkland Leopard, 90, wife of Joseph Wayne Leopard, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020, at her home. She is survived by her husband, Joseph Wayne “PeeWee” Leopard; son, Wesley Gillian of Clinton; sister, Betsy King of Saluda, many grandchildren, great-grands and great great-grandchildren. Mrs. Leopard was preceded by sons, William Earl Gillian, Terry Keith Gillian, Donald Frank Gillian, Kenneth...
Carol Ann Nichols Owens
Nov 29, 2020
Carol Ann Nichols Owens, age 71, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020 at the Regency Hospital in Greenville. She was born in Pelzer, SC and was the daughter of the late Milford A. Nichols and Lola B. Nichols. She was a graduate of Whitmire High School and received her LPN Degree from Midlands Technical College. She retired from nursing after...
Margaret Freda Wilson Russell
Nov 28, 2020
Margaret Freda Wilson Russell, 90, widow of Harold V. Russell, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020, at the Langston Place of Clinton. Born November 9, 1930, in Anderson, she was a daughter of the late Clarence Fredrick and Margaret Audrey Casey Wilson. Margaret was retired from Whitten Center. Mrs. Russell was a member of Joanna First Baptist Church. Surviving are...
Dorothy Martin Hueble
Nov 28, 2020
Dorothy Martin Hueble, age 87, widow of Thomas David Hueble, Sr., passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020, at her home. She was born February 9, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Ora George Martin and Katherine Woodruff Martin. Mrs. Hueble was employed with Miliken Monarch-Union plant, J.P. Stevens of Whitmire and later retired from Independent Life Insurance after...
Paula Faye Bailey
Nov 26, 2020
Paula Faye Bailey, age 79, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2020 at NHC of Clinton. She was born in Eatonton, GA on January 19, 1941 and was the daughter of the late William Ira Bailey, Jr. and Mildred McGinnis Bailey. She was retired from Sadler-Hughes Apothecary and was a faithful member of Lydia Presbyterian Church. Faye was an avid bowler...
Stephen Charles Richitelli
Nov 24, 2020
Stephen Charles Richitelli, age 63, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at the Hospice and Palliative Care of the Piedmont in Greenwood, SC. He was born in New Haven, CT and was a son of the late Charles Richitelli and Elizabeth Godialis Richitelli. Mr. Richitelli is survived by his wife, Christie Richitelli of the home; his daughters, Christina Miller (Charles)...
Bradley James Lambert
Nov 22, 2020
Dateline – Cross Hill, SC Bradley James Lambert, age 22, went to his heavenly home on Sunday, November 22, 2020. Bradley was born August 10, 1998 in Laurens, son to Jeffrey Crowder (Devonie) and Amy Taylor (Wayne). He was raised by his loving grandparents, Joe and Shannon Lambert. Bradley had a heart of gold, a love for dirt track racing...
Virgil Lee Taylor
Nov 19, 2020
Virgil Lee Taylor, age 82, passed away November 19, 2020 at the Self Regional Health Care. Mr. Taylor was a retired United States Navy Veteran with over 25 years of service, serving our country during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He worked at Buffalo Mills United Merchants and later Conso Mills. He was a member of the First Baptist Church...
Glenda Gentry Marler
Nov 19, 2020
Glenda Raye Gentry Marler, 71, peacefully passed away on Thursday, November 19, at her Simpsonville home. She was born December 16, 1948, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and moved to Laurens, SC, while in high school. It was there that she met the love of her life, Kenneth Aaron Marler, who passed away in 2013. She was also predeceased by her parents,...
Joshua Ryan Nichols
Nov 8, 2020
Joshua Ryan Nichols 39, passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2020 at his home. He was born in Newberry, SC and was the son of Danny Wayne and Cheryl Boward Nichols. Josh was a National Go-Cart Champion and also a State Champion several times. He was an avid NASCAR Fan but loved Alabama Football even more. He was a graduate...
Debra Ann Edwards
Nov 6, 2020
Debra Ann Edwards, age 57, passed away Friday, November 6, 2020 at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Union, SC and was a daughter of the late Bluford Boyter and Helen Lewis Boyter. She was a former employee of Walmart Distribution, Aaron Industries, Anderson Hardwood, Shirt Plant, and Laurens County Hospital. Mrs. Edwards is survived by her husband,...
Cameron James Laws
Nov 6, 2020
Cameron James Laws, infant son of Adam and Taylor Laws born on Oct. 15, 2020 passed away Nov. 6th, 2020 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. In addition to his parents he is survived by his big sister, Hailey Rayne Laws; grandparents, Kim Jones, Chris and Angi Laws, Holly and Bill Lewis, Jeff Wilson; great grandparents, Betty Price, Tom and Darlene Hatch,...
Cornelia (Connie) R. Young
Nov 1, 2020
Cornelia (Connie) R. Young, age 92, widow of Odus L. Young, of US Highway 76 E, passed away at her home on Sunday, November 1, 2020. She was born in Union County and was a daughter of the late Will C. and Lona Mae Humphries Rice. She was an operator with Southern Bell and retired from Whitten Center. Mrs. Young...
Deborah Lee Gibson
Oct 30, 2020
Dateline – Cross Hill, SC Deborah Lee Gibson, age 65, passed away Friday, October 30, 2020 at the Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood. She born in Barnwell, SC and was a daughter of the late Chuck Conner and Mary Lou Connor. She is survived by her husband of 44 years, Gerald Wayne Gibson of the home; her daughters Sabrina Todd...
Wanda June Caulkins
Oct 28, 2020
Wanda June Caulkins, 93, of Clinton, South Carolina passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 in her daughter’s home. Born on July 3, 1927 in Toledo, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Floyd Miller and Ione Miller of East Lansing, Michigan. She grew up in Michigan but lived for most of her remaining forty years in South Carolina...
Gary Roy Sprouse
Oct 27, 2020
Dateline – Rutherford, NC Gary Roy Sprouse, Jr, age 57, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at his home in Rutherfordton, NC. He loved many and was loved by many. He was born in Clinton, SC and was a son of the Gary Roy Sprouse, Sr. and Shirley McSwain. In addition to his parents, Mr. Sprouse is survived by his...
Gaynelle Alice Barbery Kohn
Oct 26, 2020
Gaynelle Alice Barbery Kohn, age 91, widow of Robert Kohn, passed away Monday, October 26, 2020 at her home in Laurens, SC. She was born in Simpsonville, SC and was a daughter of the late Henry James Barbery and Bessie McElrath Barbery. Mrs. Kohn was a member in her youth of the Calvary Baptist Church where she loved to sing...
James Dale Payne
Oct 25, 2020
James Dale Payne, age 51, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2020 at the Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. He was a member of Bellview Baptist Church, and was a God fearing man who loved his family. He was also a truck driver, employed with D&D Trucking Company. Mr. Payne is survived by his wife Chasity S. Payne of the home; his...
Alma Jo Bond
Oct 23, 2020
Alma Jo Bond, age 80, widow of Charles Henry Bond, passed away Friday, October 23, 2020 at her home. She was born in Laurens, SC, and was the daughter of the late Joseph Samuel Poole and Sara Frances Todd Poole. Mrs. Bond is survived by her children, Todd Bond (Wallis) of Columbia, SC, and Donna Bond Becker (Mark) of Greenville;...
Malcolm Howie Dawkins Sr.
Oct 22, 2020
Dateline – Laurens, SC Malcolm Howie Dawkins, Sr., age 94, formerly of Cross Hill, passed away Thursday, October 22, 2020, at the Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, SC. He was born in Laurens and was a son of the late Scott Daniel Dawkins, Sr. and Ollie Howie Dawkins. Mr. Dawkins retired from the Laurens Glass Plant and was a US...
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