Obituaries
April Blakley
Mar 3, 2021
Mrs. April Denise Blakley, 60, of Greenville, passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2021, at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of Odell, Sr. and Nellie Harrison. Surviving: in addition to her parents, her husband of 40 years, Curtis Blakley of the home; one daughter, Natausha (Donald) Spann of Simpsonville, SC; one son, Curtis Blakley of Taylors, SC;...
William Blassingame
Mar 3, 2021
Mr. William E. “Bill” Blassingame, 83, passed March 3, 2021, at Prisma Health. He was a son of the late Milton Alexander and Lola Wofford. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his adoptive parents, Dewey and Mable Blassingame; and his wife, Margaret Wilson Blassingame. Surviving: one daughter, S. Renee Cummings of Greenville, SC; one son,...
Alvin Chiles
Mar 2, 2021
Deacon Alvin Ray Chiles, 71, of Mauldin, South Carolina, passed March 2, 2021, at Prisma Health. He was a son of the late James and Nannie McCullough Chiles. Surviving: his wife, Linda Chiles of the home; two daughters, Kilolo Chiles and Teneka (Carlondo) Brown both of Greenville, SC; two sisters, Carolyn Dogan of Piedmont, SC and Amelia (Thurmond) Hosey of...
Wayne Robinson
Mar 1, 2021
Pastor Wayne L. Robinson, 69, passed on Monday, March 1, 2021 at St. Francis Eastside Hospital. He was the son of the late Lewis Black and Elizabeth Robinson. Surviving: his wife, Climmie Robinson of the home; three daughters, Erika (Larry) Cartlege of Irmo, SC, Joaquina (Jeffrey) Hicks of Duncan, SC and Jayme Turmon of Atlanta, GA; one son, Steven (Stephanie)...
Sharon Walker
Mar 1, 2021
Mrs. Sharon Denise Walker, 50, of Greenville, passed away Monday, March 1, 2021, at Spartanburg Regional Hospital. She was a daughter of the late Isaiah and Arletha Freeman. Surviving: three daughters, Temeka Walker, Jasmine Walker, and Kyla Walker, all of Greenville, SC; two sisters, Leona Chrissy Freeman and Patricia (John) Jackson, both of Greenville, SC; four brothers, Lee Maddox, Gene...
Charles Smith
Feb 28, 2021
Mr. Charles F. Smith, 79, of Greenville, passed on Sunday, February 28, 2021, at Prisma Healthcare Greenville Hospital System.
Sammie Arnold
Feb 28, 2021
Mr. Sammie J. Arnold, 84, of Greenville, passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2021, at Greenville Post-Acute Care. He was a son of the late Jodie and Phoebe Arnold. Surviving: one daughter, Bridget Sherman of New York; three sisters, Nancy Choice of Pelzer, SC, Sue E. (Charles) Collins and Betty L. (Charlie) Drummond, both of Greenville, SC; three brothers, Mac...
Joshua Williams
Feb 27, 2021
Mr. Joshua Bernard “Single Josh” Williams, 31, of Easley, passed Saturday, February 27, 2021. Born in Sumter, he was a son of Grady “Bo” and Lessie “Lisa” Williams. Surviving: in addition to his parents, one sister, Kayla (Chaz) Everett of Greenville, SC; one brother, Ryan Williams of Powdersville, SC; and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral Service: Saturday,...
John Woody
Feb 27, 2021
Deacon John Wesley Woody, Sr., 87, transitioned peacefully on Saturday, February 27, 2021, at Rainey Hospice in Anderson, SC. He was a son of the late Veloney Ladson Woody. Surviving: his wife of 66 years, Alva Burgess Woody; two daughters, Victoria (Russell) Donaldson and La Shone (Anthony) Carr, both of Greenville, SC; five sons, John (Mary Jo) Woody, Jr., William...
Mary Byrd
Feb 27, 2021
Mrs. Mary Ann Byrd, 72, passed on Saturday, February 27, 2021, at St. Francis Hospital. She was a daughter of the late David and Jennie Williams. Surviving: her husband of 35 years, Robert R. Byrd of the home; two sisters, Daisy D. Hill of Jamaica, NY and Rev. Elizabeth (Rev. Carrol) Austin of Powdersville, SC; two brothers, David O. (Gloria)...
Kathleen Evans
Feb 26, 2021
Mrs. Kathleen Evans, 83, of Easley, passed on Friday, February 26, 2021, at Prisma Health Easley Baptist Hospital. Born in Pickens County, she was a daughter of the late Walter Sr. and Lydia Evans. Surviving: one son, Jimmie Holbrooks, Jr.; two sisters, Lucille Evans and Lydia Williams, both of Easley, SC; three brothers, John (Betty Langston) Evans, Jack Evans and...
Vernon Williams
Feb 25, 2021
Mr. Vernon “The Wood Man” Williams, Jr., 64, of Greenville, transitioned peacefully on Thursday, February 25, 2021, at his residence. Born in Pickens County, he was a son of the late Vernon, Sr. and Evangeline Blassingame Williams. Surviving: two daughters, Shekya Denise McKinney of the home and Sharonda A. McKinney of Grenville, SC; two sons, Rodrigus McKinney of El Paso,...
Carolyn Burdine
Feb 25, 2021
Ms. Carolyn Ann “Buck” Burdine, 63, of Simpsonville, South Carolina, passed on Thursday, February 25, 2021. Born in Greenville, she was a daughter of the late June and Carmelita Burdine. Surviving: one son, Tracy (Toni) Burdine of Fountain Inn, SC; four sisters, Rosa (Richard) Josey, Juanita Burdine, Wilma Jean Wright, and Barbara Dendy, all of Greenville, SC; four brothers, Walter...
Diane Henderson Jackson
Feb 24, 2021
Ms. Diane Henderson Jackson, 72, of Greenville, passed on Thursday, February 25, 2021, at North Greenville Hospital.
William Gamble
Feb 24, 2021
Mr. William Earl Gamble, 68 of Greenville, South Carolina, passed February 24, 2021, at Prisma Easley Baptist Hospital. He was a son of Hattie Bolden Gamble and the late Rev. William Gamble, Jr. Surviving: in addition to his mother; two daughters, Tangi Gamble of Simpsonville, SC and Shawandi Gamble of Greenville, SC; his fiance’ Tasha Crummer; three sisters, Karen (Bobby)...
Murtis Thomason
Feb 23, 2021
Mrs. Murtis D. Thomason, 92, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed February 23, 2021, at her home. She was the daughter of the late Broadus and Nancy Thurman Durant. Surviving: two daughters, Lovely Rebecca (Henry) Clark of Hesperia, CA and Laura Pearl Thomason of the home; one son, Harold Charles (Paula) Thomason, Sr., of Charlotte, NC; three grandchildren, Charlena Clark, Marcus...
Laura Clark Sibert
Feb 22, 2021
Mrs. Laura Clark “Pam” Sibert, 50, of Greenville, passed on Monday, February 22, 2021, at Hospice of the Upstate (Rainey Hospice). Born in Greenville, she was a daughter of Lue Ella Wilson and the late Jimmy Lee Hampton. Surviving: in addition to her mother; her husband, Curtis Sibert of Greenville, SC; one son, Kenneth Latrelle Williams of Greenville, SC; one...
Lillie Tooney
Feb 22, 2021
Minister Lillie Mae Tooney, 88, of Greenville, passed on Monday, February 22, 2021, at her home. Born in Greenville, she was a daughter of the late George R. Brown and Lela Kennedy. Surviving: two daughters, Lynda Tooney of the home and Patricia Phelps of McKinney, TX; one son, Ladd Phelps of Oakland, CA; a grandson reared in the home, Jeremiah...
Eugene Durham
Feb 21, 2021
Mr. Eugene Durham, 79, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on February 21, 2021, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. He was a son of the late Worren Lee and Azalee Johnson Durham. Surviving: two stepdaughters, Christie (Kevin) McEntyre of Taylors, South Carolina and Carol Goldsmith of Greenville, South Carolina; one stepson, Craig Goldsmith of the home; one sister, Annie Durham Griffin...
Michael Nesbitt
Feb 21, 2021
Mr. Michael Lamar “Mike” Nesbitt, 34, of Greenville, passed on February 21, 2021. Born in Greenville County, he was the son of Sophia Mozell Nesbitt and Gregory Tyrone Lyles, Sr. Surviving: his parents, Sophia Mozell Nesbitt and Gregory Tyrone (Angela) Lyles, Sr.; one son, Yason Henry of Anderson, SC; maternal grandparents, Mozell Nesbitt of Taylors, SC; and John Thomas Nesbitt,...