Obituaries

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

George W. "Shorty" Crabtree

George W. "Shorty" Crabtree

Sep 16, 2018

George W. “Shorty” Crabtree age 87 of 304 Country Club Drive passed away Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Bluefield, VA and was a son of the late George Gilbert and Doris Lucille Watson Crabtree. Mr. Crabtree was the former manager of E.L. Mansuer in Bluefield, VA and Clinton, SC. After his retirement from...

Ruth Ann Rush

Ruth Ann Rush

Sep 16, 2018

Dateline – Laurens, SC Ruth Ann Totten Bakley Rush, 79, of 4782 Neely Ferry Rd., Laurens, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 16, 2018. She was born in Phillipsburg, NJ, moving to SC in the late 70’s, and was a daughter of the late Vincent and Louella Margeson Totten. Ruth is survived by two sons, Alfred...

Ethel Bradford Tucker

Ethel Bradford Tucker

Sep 14, 2018

Ethel Bradford Tucker, age 90, of 709 Quillen Ave. passed away Friday, September 14, 2018 at National Health Care of Clinton. Mrs. Tucker was born in Commerce GA and was a daughter of the late William Nelson and Nora Bethel Taylor Crumley. She was a long time employee of Cato and retired as a regional manager. Mrs. Tucker is survived...

Jo Nell Quarles

Jo Nell Quarles

Sep 13, 2018

Jo Nell Quarles, age 69, passed away Thursday, September 13, 2018 at the National Health Care of Clinton. She was born in Greenwood, SC and was a daughter of the late C. Strom and Effie Rhodes Quarles. She was a Charter Member of the Davidson Street Baptist Church and enjoyed her work at Evergreen Skills and Whitten Center. Miss Quarles...

Ruby Elizabeth Moore Brewington

Ruby Elizabeth Moore Brewington

Sep 13, 2018

Ruby Elizabeth Moore Brewington, age 91, passed away Thursday, September 13, 2018. She was predeceased by her husband of 36 years, Lamie Brewington. She was born in O’Neal Township, SC and was the daughter of the late Parks and Masinah (Jones) Moore. She was of the Pentecostal Faith and was retired from the Greenwood Mills, Joanna. Mrs. Brewington is survived...

Alma S. Gregory

Alma S. Gregory

Sep 12, 2018

Alma S. Gregory, age 90, passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at the National Health Care of Clinton. She was born in Batesburg, SC and was a daughter of the late Charlie Radcliff and Bertha Watkins Smith. She was retired from J.P. Stevens, was a member of Heritage Wesleyan Methodist Church, and was a Sunday School Teacher for 30 years....

Troy L. Hamby

Troy L. Hamby

Sep 11, 2018

Troy L. Hamby, 82, passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at the Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Laurens and was a son of the late Leon T. and Julia Tucker Hamby. Mr. Hamby was retired from Enoree Mills and was a United States Navy Veteran. He is survived by his sisters, Martha Bolt of Christiansburg, VA, Faye Hall...

Veronica Ann "Ronnie" Butler

Veronica Ann "Ronnie" Butler

Sep 11, 2018

Veronica Ann “Ronnie” Butler, age 49, of 575 Cypress Lakes Road, passed away September 11, 2018. She was born in Union, SC and was a daughter of David Poag of Whitmire and the late Joanne Thompson. Veronica, most know as Ronnie will be remembered as a beautiful, sweet and compassionate woman who touched the lives of many. To know Ronnie...

Winifred Ray Collins

Winifred Ray Collins

Sep 9, 2018

Dateline – Laurens, SC Winifred Ray Collins, age 78, of 104 Arbor Court, passed away Sunday, September 9, 2018, at the Martha Franks Retirement Home. He was born in Evansville, IN, and was a son of the late Prentice and Nina Goodson Collins. Mr. Collins was a retired police officer and a US Army Veteran. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, old...

Paulette Rowe Edmonds

Paulette Rowe Edmonds

Sep 8, 2018

Paulette Rowe Edmonds age 72, of 807 Milton Rd., and widow of George Clayton Edmonds passed away Saturday, Sept. 8th at her home. She was a lifelong native of Joanna, SC and was the daughter of the late F.C. and Gillette Prater Rowe. Paulette was retired from Laurens School District 56, a very active member of the Joanna Textile Festival...

Aaron Eugene "Snook" Gossett

Aaron Eugene "Snook" Gossett

Sep 2, 2018

Aaron Eugene “Snook” Gossett age 74, passed away Sunday, September 2, 2018 at his home. He was born in Clinton, SC and was a son of the late George Washington Gossett, Sr. and the late Virginia Lee Quinn Gossett. Snook was a retired carpenter, a member of P.F.B. Holiness Church and was an avid fisherman. Mr. Gossett is survived by...

Evelyn Thompson Williams

Evelyn Thompson Williams

Sep 2, 2018

Evelyn Thompson Williams age 90 of 1155 Sunset Blvd passed away Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018 at her home. She was born in Greenville, SC and was a daughter of the late Joseph M. and Minnie Allison Moody. Mrs. Williams retired from Presbyterian Home and was a longtime member of Calvary Baptist Church. Surviving are her son, George Thompson, Jr and...

Betty Jo Rollins

Betty Jo Rollins

Sep 1, 2018

Betty Jo McDonald Rollins, age 84, passed away Saturday, September, 1, 2018 at the Royal Oaks Senior Care in Summerville, SC. She was born in Easley, SC and was a daughter of the late William Alfred and Dova Galloway McDonald. Mrs. Rollins was retired from Clinton Mills. She is survived by her step- daughter, Connie Dixon (Wayne) of Summerville, SC,...

Wilbur Ray Melton

Wilbur Ray Melton

Sep 1, 2018

Dateline – Clinton, SC Wilbur Ray Melton, age 93, and widower of Annie Mabry Melton, passed away Saturday, September 1, 2018, in Rainbow, TX. He was born in Campobello and was a son of the late Joseph and Katheryn Miller Melton. Mr. Melton retired from Clinton Mills, was an US Marine Veteran of WWII, and a member of the Elizabeth...

Bonnie Benson Hanks

Bonnie Benson Hanks

Aug 29, 2018

Bonnie Benson Hanks, age 52, passed away August 28, 2018 at her home in Fort Pierce, Fl. She was born in Greenville, SC and was a daughter of John Benson and the late Diana Benson and was a graduate of Woodmont High School. She enjoyed singing, spending time on the beach, and reading, and was a member of Bellview Baptist...

Geraldine Duncan Robinette Davis

Geraldine Duncan Robinette Davis

Aug 26, 2018

Geraldine Duncan Robinette Davis, age 78, passed away Sunday, August 26, 2018. Mrs. Davis was a homemaker, mother and grandmother, office manager, treasurer, community choir member, devoted Christian, accomplished artist, charter member of Belvue Christian Church and was active in Christian Churches throughout her life. She enjoyed flowers and gardening, she cherished time spent with her family. She is survived...

Hubert C. Lollar

Hubert C. Lollar

Aug 25, 2018

Hubert C. Lollar, 86, of Laurens, SC, passed away August 25, 2018. Born in Fulton, Mississippi, he was the son of the late Leonard A. and Hessie S. Lollar. He is preceded in death by his wife of 50 years Margaret and his cat Tiny Bell. He is a graduate of Mississippi State University with a BS in Electrical Engineering....

Keith Mcgee

Keith Mcgee

Aug 25, 2018

Francis Keith McGee, age 87, of 178 NaPa Way in Clinton, entered the Kingdom of Heaven on August 25, 2018, the 68th anniversary of the day the Lord united him with Maudine Yarbrough McGee. Born September 24, 1930 in Enoree, SC, he was the son of the late Orville Wright McGee and the late Lucille Kellett McGee Frady. Mr. McGee...

Larry Clyde Strange

Larry Clyde Strange

Aug 22, 2018

Larry Clyde Strange, age 71, of 106 G Street passed away on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at his home. He was born in Landrum, SC and was a son of the late Glenn and Ruth Campbell Strange. He is survived by a brother, Wesley Strange and wife Sandra of Clinton. At his request, no services will be held. Condolences may...

Roy Scott Eaves

Roy Scott Eaves

Aug 21, 2018

Roy Scott Eaves, age 56, of 97 Subertown Road, Whitmire went home to be with the Lord on August 21, 2018. He was born August 13, 1962, he was an avid hunter and loved by many. He is the son of Brenda B. Eaves and the late Roy D. Eaves. Mr. Eaves is survived by his two sons, Roy Allen...