Obituaries

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

Perry Lee Miles

Perry Lee Miles

Jun 24, 2017

PERRY LEE MILES CLINTON, SC Surrounded by his loving family, Perry Lee Miles went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Saturday, June 24, 2017. His strong faith in Jesus Christ helped him fight a valiant battle with pancreatic cancer with strength, courage, and a sweet spirit. Perry was born on March 6, 1970, in Chattanooga, Tennessee to Bettie...

Bonnie L. Jackson

Bonnie L. Jackson

Jun 23, 2017

Bonnie L. Jackson, age 82, widow of Harold Jackson, of 6179 Highway 14 passed away Friday, June 23, 2017 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. She was born in St. Petersburg, FL and was a daughter of the late Theodore and Dorothy Speer Arnold. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Jackson is survived by her two sons, Michael Jackson and...

Peggy W. Davis

Peggy W. Davis

Jun 22, 2017

Peggy W. Davis, age 78, of 226 Milam Road passed away Thursday, June 22, 2017 at her home. She was born in Bryson City, NC and was the daughter of the late Thomas Wigley and Eva Winchester. Mrs. Davis is survived by her husband, James Edward “Ed” Davis; a son, Thomas Edward Davis of Clinton; a daughter, Wanda Summers of...

Barbra M. Shealy

Barbra M. Shealy

Jun 21, 2017

Barbra M. Shealy, age 75, widow of Gerald F. “Booger” Shealy, Sr., of 204 Banna Street passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at her home. She was born in Enoree, SC and was the daughter of the late John and Marguerite Conyers Morrow. Mrs. Shealy was retired from the Torrington Bearing Company, and former member of Community Baptist Church. Surviving...

Thelma M. Lanford Harris

Thelma M. Lanford Harris

Jun 15, 2017

Thelma M. Lanford Harris, age 82, of 120 Fair Drive passed away Thursday, June 15, 2017 at the Laurens County Memorial Hospital. She was born in Newberry County and was a daughter of the late Claude Tillman and Lily Mae Johnson Merchant. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and homemaker. Mrs. Harris is survived by her three children,...

June Riggs Miller

June Riggs Miller

Jun 12, 2017

June Riggs Miller, age 68, passed away Monday, June 12, 2017 at the Lexington Medical Center. She was born in Columbia, SC and was a daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin and Lottie Elizabeth Surratt Riggs. She is survived by her son, Bill Miller and wife Rebekah of Cayce, SC. Graveside Service will be held Thursday, June 15, 2017 at...

Ronald Perry Pennington

Ronald Perry Pennington

Jun 12, 2017

Perry Pennington age 64 of 210 Spruce St. passed away Monday, June 12, 2017 at Wright’s Residential Care. He was born in Clinton and was a son of the late Wade and Ethel Franklin Pennington. Perry loved living in the Lydia Mill Community, his joy was playing his guitar and riding his bicycle and spending time with his friends. He...

John Pitts Brown Jr.

John Pitts Brown Jr.

Jun 11, 2017

Dr. John Pitts Brown, Jr., of Lake Toxaway, NC, passed away June 11, 2017. He was born in Laurens, SC, to the late John Pitts Brown and Margaret Wright Brown Barnett. He graduated from Laurens High School and attended The Citadel before joining the United States Navy in World War II. He graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1950...

B.F. Evett

B.F. Evett

Jun 10, 2017

B.F. Evett age 80 of 344 Red Bird Lane passed away Saturday, June 10, 2017 at his home. He was born in Pickens SC and was the son of the late Homer and Emma Mae Robinsons Evett. B.F. was self-employed as a carpet installer. He is survived by his son, Toney Evett; two daughters, Debbie Jones and Pam Evett Gay;...

Nolan Suddeth Jr.

Nolan Suddeth Jr.

Jun 9, 2017

Noland, 58, passed away Friday, June 9, 2017 at his home in Charlotte. Born May 2, 1959 in Clinton, SC, he was the son of Betty Taylor Suddeth of Clinton and the late Broadus Noland Suddeth. Noland received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Clemson University in 1982. Two years later in 1984, a Master of Science...

Elsie J. Morton

Elsie J. Morton

Jun 8, 2017

Elsie J. Morton of Clinton, SC passed away Thursday, June 08, 2017. She was born on October 25, 1922 in St. Petersburg, FL and was the daughter of the late Hubert F. Johnson and Margaret Finney Johnson. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Pep Club and Sun Bonnet Garden Club and served as a Scouts Den Mother....

Walter Mayher Boyden, Jr.

Walter Mayher Boyden, Jr.

Jun 5, 2017

Walter Mayher Boyden, Jr. age 92 of 105 Elm St. passed away Monday, June 5, 2017 at Martha Franks Baptist Retirement Center. He was born in Plymouth, MA and was a son of the late Walter M. Boyden, Sr. and the late Mary Browne Boyden. Mr. Boyden began his working career with American and PanAm Airlines but retired from the...

Elizabeth W. Cooke

Elizabeth W. Cooke

Jun 2, 2017

Dateline – Laurens Elizabeth W. Cooke, age 92, formerly of 306 West Farley Ave, passed away Friday, June 2, 2017, at NHC of Laurens. She was born in Kinston, NC, and was the daughter of Oliver Allen and Ella Westbrook. She was retired after 60 plus years as an R.N. Mrs. Cooke is survived by her children, Leslie Anne Griffin...

Louis Owens

Louis Owens

May 29, 2017

Louis Owens age 72 of 207 Camp St. passed away Monday, May 29th 2017 at his home. He was born in Laurens and was a son of late George Enice Owens and the late Sara O. Robertson. Louis was a gifted musician playing several instruments but his love was playing the guitar and singing country and gospel music. He was...

Johnny "Tony" Ray Webb

Johnny "Tony" Ray Webb

May 27, 2017

Johnny “Tony” Ray Webb, age 72, of Hanahan, SC passed away Saturday, May 27, 2017 at Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was born in Clinton and was the son of William and Lois Fuller Webb. Mr. Webb was a proud Veteran of the United States Army, an avid sports enthusiast of Nascar Racing and South Carolina Gamecock Athletics....

Virginia Seymore Yarbrough

Virginia Seymore Yarbrough

May 26, 2017

Virginia Seymore Yarbrough, age 89, of 69 Union Street, passed away Friday, May 26, 2017 at White Oak Manor in Newberry. She was born in Ninety Six, SC and was a daughter of the late Herbert P. Seymore, Sr. and Julia Goodman Seymore. Virginia began her working career with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the Fingerprint Department in Washington,...

Kathryn Jones Johnson

Kathryn Jones Johnson

May 26, 2017

Kathryn Jones Johnson October 17, 1929 - May 26, 2017 Kathie Johnson of Greenville, SC, formerly of Atlanta, passed away peacefully on May 26, 2017. She is survived by her three children, Kathryn Lee Johnson of San Jose, CA, Charles Sander Johnson and his wife Susan of Laurens, SC, and Jennifer Ann Johnson of Laurens, SC, her grandchildren Matt Johnson...

Terry Leonard Morse

Terry Leonard Morse

May 25, 2017

Terry Leonard Morse, age 54, of 318 West Frontage Road, passed away Thursday, May 25, 2017 at his home. He was born in Clinton and was the son of Jimmy Morse and Julia Galloway. Mr. Morse is survived by his daughter, Kerry Morse of Clinton; a son, Terry Morse Jr. of Clinton; a brother, Steven E. Morse of Clinton and...

Dianne Sherfield Barker

Dianne Sherfield Barker

May 23, 2017

Dianne Sherfield Barker, age 64, the widow of Johnny Barker, passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at the NHC of Laurens. She was born in Laurens County and was a daughter of the late Billy Eugene and Nellie Burch Sherfield. Mrs. Barker was a CNA at NHC of Clinton for 32 years and was a member of the Lydia Mill...

James Ervin Privette

James Ervin Privette

May 22, 2017

James Ervin Privette, age 75, of 58 Smith Street, passed away Monday, May 22, 2017. He was born in Whitmire and was a son of the late Horace Van and Annie Belle Nelson Privette. Mr. Privette is survived by he son Steve Privette of Canton, GA; his daughter, Dawn Privette of Gray Court, SC; his brother, Charles Privette and wife...