LANCASTER, SC:::::::::Mr. Larry Gilbert Clanton, age 76, died Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at Brookdale Ebenezer Assisted Living in Rock Hill. He was born April 3, 1939 in Lancaster, a son of the late Gilbert Bennett Clanton and Elizabeth "Bess" Kirkley Clanton and was the husband of Grace Nicholson Clanton. Mr. Clanton retired from Builders Supply Company. He was a salesman and home décor decorator. Golf was his favorite hobby, and he also enjoyed gardening and loved spending time with his grandsons. He was a member of Second Baptist Church.

Mr. Clanton is survived by his wife of 54 years, Grace Nicholson Clanton, a daughter, Jennifer Clanton Collins and her husband, John of Heath Springs; two grandsons, Dawson and Jordan Collins; two brothers, Robert Clanton of Lancaster and Charles Clanton of South Dakota; and four sisters, Audrey Austin of Kershaw, Kay Robinson and her husband, Roger of Lancaster, Joan Weir of Rock Hill and Jane Small and her husband, Richard of Lancaster.

The Celebration of Life Funeral Service for Mr. Clanton will be 2:00 pm Sunday, January 3, 2016 at The Chapel of Burgess Funeral Home by Dr. Brian Saxon and Rev. Larry Helm. Burial will follow at Lancaster Memorial Park.

The Family will receive friends from 5:00 - 7:00 pm Saturday evening, January 2, 2016 at Burgess Funeral Home, 1800 Charlotte Highway, Lancaster and suggest memorial contributions be made to the Alzheimer's Association of South Carolina, 4124 Clemson Blvd., Suite L, Anderson, SC 29621 or Second Baptist Church of Lancaster, 1426 Great Falls Highway, Lancaster, SC 29720.


The Celebration of Life Funeral Service for Mr. Clanton will be 2:00 pm Sunday, January 3, 2016 at The Chapel of Burgess Funeral Home by Dr. Brian Saxon and Rev. Larry Helm.

The Family will receive friends from 5:00 - 7:00 pm Saturday evening, January 2, 2016 at Burgess Funeral Home, 1800 Charlotte Highway, Lancaster