Obituaries

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

Elizabeth "Libby" Nabors Rowland

Elizabeth "Libby" Nabors Rowland

Jan 6, 2019

Elizabeth “Libby” Nabors Rowland, age 70, widow of Bill Rowland passed away January 6, 2019 at NHC of Clinton. She was born in Joanna and was the daughter of the late William P. and Thelma Byars Nabors. Mrs. Rowland taught school for 29 years in District 56 Schools, Bailey Elementary, Martha Dendy, Bell Street Middle and also Thornwell Middle School....

Vera Gaskin Shealy

Vera Gaskin Shealy

Jan 2, 2019

Vera Gaskin Shealy – Born Oct. 2, 1920 - Died January 2, 2019 (98 years old). Born in Calhoun County, S.C., Vera resided in West Columbia, S. C. until her marriage to Andrew Wilmot Shealy Jr. The couple lived briefly in Newnan, Ga. settling in Clinton, S.C. in around 1946. Vera lived in Clinton 70 years before moving to Charlotte,...

Barry Edward Elsmore

Barry Edward Elsmore

Jan 2, 2019

Barry Edward Elsmore, age 67, of 50 Wood Street passed away January 2, 2019 at his home. He was the son of the late Cecil Elsmore and Carrie Griffin Elsmore. Mr. Elsmore is survived by his wife Donna Elsmore of the home, his sons, Samuel Ryan Elsmore (Robin) of Mt. Pleasant and Ian Barry Elsmore of Whitmire; and his granddaughter,...

Bernice England Gouge

Bernice England Gouge

Jan 1, 2019

Mrs. Bernice England Gouge, a resident of Clinton, South Carolina, and a former resident of Marion, Morganton, and Connelly Springs, North Carolina, passed away in the early hours of January 1, 2019, after a period of declining health. A native of McDowell County, NC, and the daughter of the late Willie M. and Lula E. England, Mrs. Gouge was born...

Vivian Kathleen Campbell Patterson

Vivian Kathleen Campbell Patterson

Dec 31, 2018

Vivian Kathleen Campbell Patterson, 88, loving wife of the late Talmadge Melmoth Patterson of Enoree, SC, passed away on December 31, 2018 at her home. Vivian was born on January 13, 1930 in the Gray Court Community to Albert Taylor and Letha Graydon Campbell. She graduated from Gray Court Owings High School in 1946. Vivian and Mell married on July...

Larry Marshall

Larry Marshall

Dec 28, 2018

Larry Marshall age 66, of 862 Lake Road was called home Friday, December 28, 2018 at MUSC in Charleston. He was born in Clinton SC and was a son of the late James E. “Hick” Marshall and Jeanette Barrett. Mr. Marshall was retired from Presbyterian College and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Clinton. He was an...

Herbert Franklin Cockrell

Herbert Franklin Cockrell

Dec 26, 2018

Herbert Franklin Cockrell, age 85, of 5708 Highway 76 South passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at the White Oak Manor in Newberry. He was born in Saluda, SC and was the son of the late Burdett and Annie Mae Obanion Cockrell. Mr. Cockrell was a US Army veteran, a former employee of Greenwood Mills, Joanna Plant and later retired...

James Billy Deshields

James Billy Deshields

Dec 26, 2018

Dateline – Lanford, SC James Billy DeShields, age 90, of 7994 Highway 92, Enoree, and widower of Lucy Jane DeShields, passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2018, at the McCall Hospice House. He was born at Lanford Station and was a son of the late Boyd and Edna Brooker DeShields. Mr. DeShields was a US Army Veteran, a farmer, and a...

Joyce W. Franklin

Joyce W. Franklin

Dec 25, 2018

Joyce W. Franklin, age 65, passed away Tuesday, December 25, 2018. Mrs. Franklin was born in Clinton, SC and was the daughter of the late Ulysses and Azalee Byrd Williams, she was an employee of School District 56 at M.S. Bailey Child Development Center. She retired from the Timken Bearing Company and was a faithful member of the Hebron Baptist...

Martha Copeland Cash

Martha Copeland Cash

Dec 24, 2018

Martha Copeland Cash, the daughter of Ruth Deal and Spencer B. Copeland, Sr., passed away peacefully on December 24 in Washington, Pennsylvania. She is survived by her husband William (Bill) Cash of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania; daughter Laura Cash of Melbourne, Australia; her sister Rebecca O’Donnell and husband Frank of Marietta, Georgia; brother-in-law Kevin Cash, Charlottesville, Virginia; sister-in-law Susan Smith and husband...

Lucy Melissa Deshields Herman

Lucy Melissa Deshields Herman

Dec 23, 2018

Lucy Melissa DeShields Herman, age 57, of 116 Garlington Street, passed away Sunday, December 23, 2018, at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born in Laurens County and was a daughter of the late James Billy DeShields and Lucy Jane Patterson DeShields. Mrs. Herman was a homemaker and a member of the Patterson Chapel United Methodist Church. She is survived...

Ruby Delia Taylor Evans

Ruby Delia Taylor Evans

Dec 19, 2018

Ruby Delia Taylor Evans, age 92, widow of both Everett Ellison and Rayford Evans, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at the Presbyterian Community of Clinton. She was born in Hartford, TN and was the daughter of the late James and Clara Augusta Henry Taylor. Mrs. Evans is survived by her two sons, Jimmy Ellison (Cyndi) and Benny Ellison both...

Lonnie R. Allen

Lonnie R. Allen

Dec 18, 2018

Lonnie R. Allen age 70 passed away Tuesday, Dec. 18th, 2018 at the Floyd Medical Center in Rome, GA. He was born in Clinton SC and was a son of the late Alfred and Vivian Medlock Allen. Surviving are a son, David Neal Allen of Georgia, two brothers, David Allen of Acworth, GA, Gary Allen of Clinton, one sister, Joanne...

Aaron Worthy

Aaron Worthy

Dec 18, 2018

Aaron Worthy age 80, of 22097 SC Hwy 121 passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at the J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home. He was born in Newberry County and was a son of the late William E. and Ruth McCullough Worthy. Mr. Worthy retired from the Laurens County Regional Housing Authority, a retired veteran of the SC National Guard. He was...

Sharon Diane Sligh Bagwell

Sharon Diane Sligh Bagwell

Dec 18, 2018

Sharon Diane Sligh Bagwell, age 61, passed away Monday, December 18, 2018 at the Greer Memorial Hospital. She was born in Clinton, SC and is the daughter of Ray W. and Joy Rogers Sligh. In addition to her parents she is survived by her son, Lee Wilson (Lani) of Butler, TN; her sister, Beverly Adair (Rick) of Mount Pleasant, SC;...

Margaret Gwendolyn Stickney Undari

Margaret Gwendolyn Stickney Undari

Dec 16, 2018

Dateline – Clinton Margaret Stickney Undari, wife of Alfio R. Undari, passed away under hospice care at her home in Clinton, SC on Sunday December 16, 2018. She was born July 7, 1929 in Easton, Maine and was the eldest child of Norman and Delia Bradstreet Stickney. She and Alfio were married in Torrington Connecticut on July 1, 1950. After...

Robert M. (Mike) Turner

Robert M. (Mike) Turner

Dec 15, 2018

Robert M. (Mike) Turner died at Hospice of Laurens County on Saturday, December 15, 2018. Born June 24, 1926, he was the son of Inez and Ed Jones of Augusta, Georgia. A World War II Veteran, he served as a signal man in the U. S. Navy. Mike was co-founder of the Open Door in Clinton, as well as All...

Ann King

Ann King

Dec 12, 2018

Ann King, age 85, the widow George Nelson King, Jr., passed away Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was born in McCormick, SC and was the daughter of the late Lionel Leo Hornsby and Thelma Stone Hornsby. Mrs. King was a member of the First Baptist Church of Clinton. She is survived by her...

David Wayne Owens

David Wayne Owens

Dec 12, 2018

David Wayne Owens, age 64, finished his race on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at his home. He was born on October 4, 1954 in Greenville County and was a son of the late Pete Owens and Pearl Pittman Avery, and his step-father, Joseph Avery. He attended Clinton School and was a graduate of Beaver Creek Bible Institute, and was the...

Christine R. "Christy" Huckabee

Christine R. "Christy" Huckabee

Dec 10, 2018

Dateline – Laurens, SC Christine R. “Christy” Thomason Huckabee, age 47, of Laurens, SC, passed away Monday, December 10, 2018, at Greenville Memorial Hospital after many years of declining health and after suffering a heart attack one week earlier. Christy was the daughter of Mary Crocker Crompton and the late Jack Thomason. In addition to her mother, she is survived...