Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Melody Lisa Simmons
Jan 24, 2019
Melody Lisa Simmons, 55, of Laurens, South Carolina, passed away peacefully into the arms of Jesus on Thursday, January 24, 2019. She was born in Laurens, South Carolina on August 2, 1963, the daughter of the late Franklin O’Neil Simmons and Virginia Fuller Simmons. Melody was a graduate of Laurens District 55 High School and a proud former member of...
Margaret "Peggy" Conmy
Jan 23, 2019
Dateline – Laurens Margaret “Peggy” Conmy, age 48, of 227 Irby Ave passed away January 23, 2019 at her home. She was born in Newburgh, NY and was the daughter of Kathleen Farrenkopf and the late Richard Whritner. Peggy was employed with the Greenville Hospital System at the Laurens County Memorial Hospital as a pharmacy tech. She loved to paint,...
Curtis L. Beaman
Jan 22, 2019
Curtis Beaman, age 69, passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Kinards, SC and was the son of the late Troy Gerald Beaman, Sr. and Elizabeth Keasler Beaman. He was an employee of Ceram Tec in Laurens. He served his country as a United States Marine and in the South Carolina National...
Nora Bell Etters Nelson
Jan 21, 2019
Nora Bell Etters Nelson, age 84, widow of John Nelson, passed away Monday, January 21, 2019 at her home. She was born in Whitmire, SC and was the daughter of the late Thomas Henry and Hattie Sufford Etters. She was retired from the Greenwood Mills and attended the Church of God of Prophecy. Mrs. Nelson is survived by her two...
Callie Putnam Murphy
Jan 20, 2019
Callie Putnam Murphy, age 98, widow of Millard Murphy, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2019 at the National Health Care of Clinton. She was born in Laurens and was a daughter of the late William Guy and Elizabeth Cooper Murphy. Mrs. Murphy is survived by her two sons, Wayne Murphy (Zander) of Clinton and Bruce Murphy (Gloria) of Greenwood; her...
Mary Lois Crisp
Jan 19, 2019
Mary Lois Crisp, age 71, passed away Saturday, January 19, 2019 at the Hospice of Laurens County. She was born in Whitmire and was the daughter of the late, Leroy Millwood and Lilly Blancher and her step-father, Jay Hugh Gregory. Mrs. Crisp is survived by her husband Dwight Crisp of the home; her son, Dwight Crisp Jr. of Cross Hill;...
Peggy Webb Gilmer
Jan 19, 2019
Peggy Webb Gilmer, age 85, widow of Lewis Riley Gilmer went home to be with the Lord on January 19, 2019. She was born in Clinton, South Carolina to Johnnie James Webb and Edna Petty Webb on June 27, 1933. After the death of her father she was raised by her loving step father affectionally known as Daddy Giles. Mrs....
Ralph "Buddy" Rose
Jan 18, 2019
Ralph “Buddy” Rose, age 62, passed away January 18, 2019 at his home. He was born in Poughkeepsie NY and was the son of Ralph G. Rose and the late Harriett Kathryn Peck and step father Joseph Palmateer. Buddy is survived by his wife, Barbara Rose of the home, a son, Ralph Rose Jr of Whitmire; his daughters, Cassie Rose...
Sarah Nelson Holmes
Jan 17, 2019
Sarah Nelson Holmes of Republic, MO formerly of Miami, OK passed from this life Thursday, January 17, 2019 at Republic Nursing and Rehab Center in Republic, MO. She was 91. Sarah was born June 27, 1927 in Fountain Inn, SC to Paul Alvin and Nita (Drummond) Nelson. She graduated from Fountain Inn High School, North Greenville Junior College and Winthrop...
Eddie Eugene Stevenson Sr.
Jan 16, 2019
Eddie Eugene Stevenson, Sr., age 78, passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at his home. He was born in Laurens County, and was a son of the late Margaret Stevenson, and was a member of the First Assembly of God. Mr. Stevenson is survived by his two sons, Eddie E. Stevenson, Jr. (Teresa), of Cherrydale, NC; Ernest Stevenson (Missy) of...
Gwendolyn Elaine Eaton
Jan 15, 2019
Gwendolyn Elaine Eaton, age 61 of 1817 Hwy 92 passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at her home. She was born in Clinton and was a daughter of the late Charles Bruce Williamson, Sr. and Emma Hayes Williamson. Ms. Eaton was a former caregiver and member of the Lydia Mill Church of God. Surviving are a son, Harold Andrew Case,...
Joseph Wesley Holder Jr.
Jan 15, 2019
Joseph Wesley Holder Jr., age 59, of 201 Elizabeth Street passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2019. He was born in Clinton and was the son of the late Joseph Wesley Holder Sr. and Geraldine Beaman Holder. Mr. Holder is survived by his brother, Richard H. Tollison, Sr. of Clinton; special friend, Cynthia Mann of the home; his nephew, Richard Tollison...
Eva Jo "Betty Jo" Crawford
Jan 14, 2019
Eva Jo “Betty Jo” Crawford, age 82, widow of Adger T. Crawford, Jr., went to meet Jesus, Monday, January 14, 2019, at the Self Regional Medical Center in Greenwood. She was born in Union and was a daughter of the late Barth F. and Pearl Wright Vanderford. Mrs. Crawford retired from Clinton Mills, Lydia Mills Plant, and was a member...
William "Ken" Smith
Jan 12, 2019
Dateline – Waterloo, SC William “Ken” Smith, Sr., age 81, widower of Elizabeth Lothridge Smith, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2019, at the Hospicecare of the Piedmont in Greenwood. He was born in Laurens, SC and was a son of the late Jesse and Alma Adams Smith. Mr. Smith retired from Suburban Propane as District Manager and was a member...
Ellen Elizabeth Aiken Andrews
Jan 12, 2019
Ellen Elizabeth Aiken Andrews, age 87, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2019 at the Newberry County Memorial Hospital. She was born in Liberty, SC and was the daughter of the late Major Duffie Aiken and Eva Smith Aiken. Mrs. Andrews is survived by her husband, William “Bill” Robert Andrews of the home; her son, Robert “Bobby” Andrews (Angelina Hatcher) of...
John Michael (Mike) Reddeck
Jan 11, 2019
Dateline - Clinton John Michael (Mike) Reddeck, 73, of Clinton, SC died January 11, 2019, surrounded by family, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Mike was born on October 3rd, 1945 in Rome, GA to Lawrence (Pinky) Smith Reddeck, Jr. and Sarah Evelyn (Peggy) Pitts Reddeck. He grew up in Clinton and graduated from Clinton High School in 1963, where...
Everlena Whelchel Frazier
Jan 11, 2019
Dateline – Joanna, SC Everlena Whelchel Frazier, age 98, the widow of R H Frazier and longtime resident of Joanna, passed away Friday, January 11, 2019 at National Health Care of Clinton. She was born in Gaffney, SC and was a daughter of the late Benson D. and Everlena Garner Whelchel. She retired from the Clinton Mills, Lydia Plant and...
Virginia Rogers Davis
Jan 11, 2019
Virginia Rogers Davis, age 74, passed away Friday, January 11, 2019 at the Hospice of Laurens County. She was born in Woodruff, SC and was a daughter of the late Henry James Grady Rogers and Loree Lawson Norwood Rogers. She was a house wife and member of the New Beginnings Church of God of Prophecy. Mrs. Davis is survived by...
Donald Alva "Tot" Johnson
Jan 10, 2019
Donald Alva “Tot” Johnson, age 72, of 183 Flint Hill Road, Whitmire passed away January 10, 2019 at Palmetto Health Richland. He was born in Newberry, SC and he was the son of the late John Alva Johnson and Lena Blanche Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a graduate of Whitmire High School. Don, known to friends as “Tot” worked at serval...
Linda Jo Cash Pace
Jan 10, 2019
Linda Jo Cash Pace, age 77, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2019 at her home. She was born in Clinton, SC and was a daughter of the late Raymond and Mabel King Cash. She was retired from the Clinton Mills and was a devoted mom, wife, and grandma. She always put the needs of her children and grandchildren first, she...
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