Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC
Eunice Marie Nelson Handback
Sep 2, 2017
Eunice Marie Nelson Handback passed away Saturday, September 2, 2017 at the NHC of Clinton, she was the widow of Lester Handback. She was born in Laurens County and was a daughter of the late Mack Floyd Sr. and Julia Kate Nelson. Mrs. Handback is retired from the Greenwood Mills and later she also retired from Walmart as a Greeter....
James (Jimmy) E. Collins
Aug 31, 2017
Dateline – Ware Shoals James (Jimmy) E. Collins, age 68, of 257 Elledge Road, passed away Thursday, August 31, 2017, at his home. He was born in Brevard, NC, and was a son of the late Emmless Roosevelt and Margaret Louise Davis Collins. Mr. Collins was a former carpet installer and of the Baptist faith. He was survived by two...
Doris Dickerson Butler
Aug 31, 2017
Doris Dickerson Butler went home to be with her Lord and Savior on August 31, 2017. Everyone who knew Doris knew her love for her family, her love for animals, and her love for the Lord. Doris was born in Joanna, S.C. on April 23, 1938 and was a daughter of the late Clarence Dickerson, Sr. and the late Sudie...
Duane Ross Gillian Sr.
Aug 30, 2017
Duane Ross Gillian, Sr. age 66, of 903 Stomps Springs Road passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at Laurens County Memorial Hospital. He was born in Lexington and was a son of Frances Leopard of Clinton and the late Ross Gillian. Mr. Gillian was a former automotive mechanic and attended Shady Grove Presbyterian Church. In addition to his Mother he...
Willie Roosevelt Davis
Aug 30, 2017
Willie Roosevelt Davis age 91, of 305 South Livingston Street, died Wednesday, August 30, 2017. He was born in Laurens, S.C. and was a son of the late Will and Fannie Mae Davis. Mr. Davis was retired from the City of Clinton and was a farmer. He was a member of Zion Hill Pentecostal Holiness Church. Surviving are his sons,...
Frances Staggs Lark
Aug 29, 2017
Frances Staggs Lark, 87, of 317 Hazel Dr. and widow of Earnest Calvin Lark passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at the University Hospital in Augusta, GA. Mrs. Lark was born in Ninety Six and was the daughter of the late Elmore Staggs and Bessie Crowder. Her siblings include the late John Staggs, Amilee Gaskins, Faye Staggs, Elsie Kennedy, Raz...
Charles Maxie Davis Sr.
Aug 29, 2017
Charles Maxie Davis Sr. 82, of 86 Palmetto Street passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at his home. He was born in Clinton and was a son of the late Hudson and Clara Brown Davis. Mr. Davis is a former employee of Clinton Mills; member of Lydia Baptist Church, an avid Gamecock fan, a wonderful husband, father and grandfather. He...
William Milliard Ginn
Aug 27, 2017
William Milliard Ginn, 90, of 410 Millwee Creek Road, and formerly of 176 Red Devil Road, Cross Hill, SC passed away Sunday, August 27, 2017 at the Rainey Hospice in Anderson, SC. He was born in Georgia and was a son of the late Willie Lee and Lula Mae Goodwin Ginn. Mr. Ginn retired from Cooper Motor Company with over...
Jerry Wayne Strickland
Aug 27, 2017
Jerry Wayne Strickland age 68 of 1386 Lover’s Lane, passed away Sunday, August 27, 2017 at the Lexington Medical Center. He was born in Whitmire and was a son of the late Austin William and Dollie Lawson Strickland. Mr. Strickland was a retired Police Officer with 35 years of services and he attended Grace Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife,...
Elizabeth Greever Shumate
Aug 24, 2017
Elizabeth Greever Shumate, 90, of Clinton, SC, died Thursday, August 24, 2017, in The Clinton Presbyterian Community. She was formerly of Fayetteville, NC. A Service of Witness to the Resurrection will be held at First Presbyterian Church, Clinton, SC, on Monday, August 28, 2017, at 10 a.m. The family will receive friends in the fellowship hall after the service. The...
Ssgt (Ret) Aubary Earl Farmer
Aug 23, 2017
SSGT (Ret.) Aubary Earl Farmer, age 95, widower of Mary Stilwell Farmer passed away Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at his home. He was born in Gates, NC and was a son of the late Joseph Lee and Bonnie Lee Hampton Farmer. He served during WWII and was retired from the United States Air Force. Mr. Farmer is survived by his...
Ella Mae Brown Haskin
Aug 22, 2017
Ella Mae Brown “Honey” Haskin, age 77, widow of Clifford Haskin, passed away Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at White Oak Manor in Newberry. She was born in Laurens, SC and was the daughter of the late Charles Henon and Pauline Massey Brown. Mrs. Haskin is survived by her sister, Jackie Brown Lever (Lewis) of Newberry; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and...
James Daniel "Junior" Johnson
Aug 20, 2017
James Daniel "Junior" Johnson went home to be with his Lord and Savior on August 20, 2017, from NHC of Clinton. He was born in Saluda, SC, a son of the late James Darlin and Sallie Mae Johnson. He had to quit school as a young boy to help his mother support the family. His favorite job in life was...
Lucien Ellis Mckee Jr.
Aug 19, 2017
Lucien Ellis McKee Jr. age 37, passed away Saturday, August 19, 2017. He was born in Greenwood SC and was a son of Harriet McKee Hart of Clinton and the late Lucien Ellis McKee Sr. Ellis was a graduate of Thornwell High School, a member of the All Saints Episcopal Church, a Rhodes Scholar, skilled in the culinary arts and...
Dianne Huckaby Mackey
Aug 10, 2017
Dianne Huckaby Mackey, age 71, of 23083 SC Hwy 121 passed away Thursday, August 10, 2017 at Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia, SC. She was born in Newberry SC and was a daughter of the late Belton K. and Okellar Murphy Huckaby. Mrs. Huckaby is retired from Whitten Center as a supervisor unit manager and was a member of the...
Christopher Chase Cash
Aug 8, 2017
Christopher Chase Cash, age 22, passed away Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Greenwood and is the son of Ashely Baldwin and step-father, Casey Wilbanks of Clinton and father, Chris Cash of Clinton. Chase was a graduate of Clinton High School and a former employee of Metal Masters. In addition to his parents Chase...
John Benjamin Bolt
Aug 4, 2017
John Benjamin Bolt, of Clinton, SC, passed away Friday, August 4, 2017 at the age of 76. Born in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late John Smith Bolt and Eva Hill Bolt. He graduated from Honea Path High School in 1959 and Erskine College In 1963. Following graduation John held three positions: Director of Canadian Sales for...
Renee Squires Millwood
Aug 3, 2017
Renee S. Millwood, age 56, of 11233 Lisbon Road passed away Thursday, August 3, 2017 at her home. She was born in Myrtle Beach SC and was a daughter of the late Sandra and James Squires. Mrs. Millwood was a former employee of the Wal-Mart store in Laurens, bartender at Rurmor’s on Lake Greenwood and Anderson Metals in Greenwood. She...
Samuel Lynn Lambert
Jul 30, 2017
Samuel Lynn Lambert, age 62, of 117 Woodrow Street passed away Sunday, July 30, 2017 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Clinton, SC and was the son of the late Odell and Elise Tucker Lambert. Mr. Lambert worked in the textiles mills and did carpentry, he also was of the Assembly of God Pentecostal Faith....
Winifred Griffith Card
Jul 21, 2017
Winifred M. Card, age 96, was called to rest on July 21, 2017, at the Presbyterian Community in Clinton, SC. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Card, and sister, Marilyn Maxwell. “Winnie” was a playful, yet elegant lady who loved to make others smile. She made sure that everyone around her felt special and loved. A memorial...
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