Obituaries
Bessie Smith
Mar 5, 2020
Ms. Bessie Mae Smith, 91, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Thursday, March 5, 2020, at NHC in Mauldin, South Carolina. She was born in Lincolnton, Georgia, the daughter of the late Son Waldon Smith and Elizabeth Dooley Smith. She was a high school graduate and previously worked as a housekeeper. She was a member of Victory Temple...
Keith Harrison
Mar 3, 2020
Mr. Keith Dennis “Watergate” Harrison, 57, of Mauldin, South Carolina, departed this life on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at his home. He was the son of Christina Harrison Redmond and the late O.B. Wright. He was a graduate of Eastside High School and was employed by J.P. Stevens/Parker Plant. At an early age he attended Lowndes Hill Baptist Church where...
Sarah Ellen Sullivan
Mar 1, 2020
The Lord cares deeply when his loved ones die.” Psalm 116:15 (NLT)…this is truly the legacy of Sarah Ellen Sullivan, a very special child of God, a Christian, God-fearing woman, devoted sister, aunt, cousin and friend. Sarah Ellen Sullivan, the second daughter of the late Reverend Henry Lawrence and Mrs. Essie Harris Sullivan, was born on May 20, 1944, in...
Joni Juanita Griffin
Feb 29, 2020
Ms. Joni Juanita Griffin, 66, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Saturday, February 29, 2020, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. She was a daughter of the late John Henry Harlson and Sarah Juanita Willoughby. She was educated in the New York City School System. At the age of 12 years old, she accepted the Lord as her Savior...
Eustace Bennett
Feb 28, 2020
Mr. Eustace Edward Bennett was born June 7, 1924, in Taylors, South Carolina, as the twelfth of fourteen children of the late Preston Asbury and Mattie Smith Bennett. Mr. Bennett attended Taylors Rosenwald School before enlisting in the United States Army where he served in the all-Black 92nd Infantry Division known as the “Buffalo Soldiers” in the South Pacific during...
Augustine Njoku
Feb 26, 2020
Mr. Augusttine Chici Njoku of Greenville, passed on February 26, 2020, at home.
Clidie Mae Warren
Feb 26, 2020
Ms. Clidie Mae Warren, 87, passed on Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at Pruitt Health in Pickens. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Lydia Robinson Jefferson. Surviving: three daughters, Melinda “Lynn” McCombs of Atlanta, GA, Renona Herrera (Lee) of Greenville, SC, and Sandra W. (Phillip) Titus of Willingboro, NJ; three sons, Charles (Brenia) Williams of Travelers Rest, SC,...
Mary Martin
Feb 25, 2020
Ms. Mary Elizabeth Martin, 66, of Simpsonville, passed on Tuesday, February 25, 2020, at Simpsonville Health and Rehabilitation. She was a daughter of the late James Thomas and Elizabeth Baldwin Martin. Surviving: one daughter, Valerie Foster of Greenville, SC; one son, Jarrett Foster of Rock Hill, SC; one sister, Carrie (Rev. Harold) Sullivan of Greenville, SC; two brothers, Richard Felts...
Patsy McCray
Feb 24, 2020
Mrs. Patsy A. Pat McCray, 85, of Greenville, passed on Monday, February 24, 2020, at her residence. She was a daughter of the late William and Nellie Henderson Babb. Surviving: two daughters, Debbie McCray Simmons of the home and Penny (Eric) Robinson of Fountain Inn, SC; two sons, James (Marian) McCray, Jr., of Easley, SC, and Ronnie (Victoria) McCray of...
Shelvie Pardlow
Feb 23, 2020
Ms. Shelvie Jean “Shell” Henderson Pardlow, 62, of Greenville, passed on Sunday, February 23, 2020, at McCall Hospice House. She was a daughter of the late Robert Lee and Eliza Irene Sullivan Henderson. Surviving: two daughters, Sh’Lisa (Larry) Jackson of Piedmont and Sharday Pardlow (Dennis) of Greenville; three sisters, Margaret Sloan, Macy Byrd and Juliette (Anderson) Aikens, all of Greenville;...
Rev. Wong Jackson, Sr.
Feb 22, 2020
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom and with all thy getting get understanding. Proverbs 3:7 Reverend Wong E. “Pee Wee” Jackson Sr., 62, born December 25, 1957, passed away on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Saint Francis Hospital, Downtown, Greenville, South Carolina. He was the son of the late Mrs. Jessie Mae Dillard-Jackson. He was educated in the...
James Byrd
Feb 21, 2020
Mr. James E. Byrd, 49, of Williamston, passed on Friday, February 21, 2020 at Northside Hospital Forsyth in Cummings, GA. He was a son of the late Charles Daniel Byrd, Sr., and Sallie Mae McMorris Byrd. Surviving: his wife, Dionne Chatman Byrd of the home; two sons, James Alexander Byrd, III of Atlanta, GA; and DeAndre Isaac Byrd of Williamston,...
Vance Moore
Feb 20, 2020
Mr. Vance L. Moore, 56, of Suffolk, New York, passed on February 20, 2020, in Southside Hospital.
Betty Jane Atchison Ellis
Feb 20, 2020
Mrs. Betty Jane Atchison Ellis, 81, of Fountain Inn, passed on Thursday, February 20, 2020, at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Warren Maloy and Willie Ree Foster Atchison. Surviving: one daughter, Jacqueline Ellis of the home; four sons, Anthony Eugene (Cheri) Ellis of Greenville, SC, Kenneth Winslow Ellis of Austin, TX, William McCroft Ellis and Spencer...
Von Schubert Wright
Feb 19, 2020
Mr. Von Schubert Wright, 72, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Wednesday, February 19, 2020, at Prisma Health–Upstate. He was a son of the late Lamonte’ and Mildred Clement Wright Brown. He was a high school graduate and graduated from Greenville Technical College with an Associates Degree in Accounting and Business Management. He was employed at Toyota of Greenville for...
Ruth Jackson
Feb 19, 2020
Mrs. Ruth Kirksey Jackson, 99, of Greenville, passed on Wednesday February 19, 2020, at her residence. She was the daughter of the late John W. and Essie Kirksey. Surviving: one son, Welford Anderson of Greenville; niece and caregiver, Gola Thompson of the home; one grandchild; two great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Debra Ann White
Feb 19, 2020
Ms. Debra Ann “Peanut” White, 58, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Wednesday, February 19, 2020, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. She was born in Greenville County and was a daughter of the late Willie Frank and Ella Mae Thompson White. She attended school in the Greenville County School System and was employed for many years at Furman...
James David Thomason
Feb 18, 2020
Mr. James David Thomason, Sr., 70, of Simpsonville, South Carolina, departed this life on Tuesday, February 18, 2020, at Atrium Health Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was the eldest son of the late Fredrick David and Edith Durham Thomason. David graduated from Bryson High School in 1968 and Greenville Technical College in 1970. He worked at General Electric...
Rev. Dr. Ronald Barton
Feb 18, 2020
Rev. Dr. Ronald D. Barton was a native of Greenville, South Carolina. He was the seventh child born to the late Mr. Willis F. Jr., and Mrs. Mary Louise Barton. He was educated in the Greenville County School District, after graduating from Berea High School, he furthered his education by enrolling into Morris College in Sumter, South Carolina, where he...
Lakeshia Thompson
Feb 18, 2020
Ms. LaKeshia (Keshia) Michelle Thompson was born March 8, 1978, in Greenville, South Carolina, to the late Iris Lavonne Meekins Jackson and the late Wilbur Thompson, Jr. She transitioned to our Heavenly Father on February 18, 2020, at St. Francis Hospital Eastside. Affectionally called “Kee-bone” by her late father, Keisha graduated from Wade Hampton High School in 1996, and studied...
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