Obituaries

Robert Norris

Robert Norris

Dec 23, 2019

Mr. Robert Alexander “Blood” Norris, 71, of Taylors, passed on Sunday, December 22, 2019, at Prisma Healthcare. He was the son of the late Samuel and Isabella Hawthorne Norris. Surviving: his wife, Betty Garrett Norris of the home; one daughter, Shanee’ Norris of Greenville; three sons, Rodney Norris of Greenville, Christopher Norris of Piedmont, and Mike Heyward of Greenville; one...

Richard  Hawkins

Richard Hawkins

Dec 22, 2019

Mr. Richard Lee Hawkins of Greer, South Carolina,departed this life on Sunday, December 22, 2019, at the Medical University of South Carolina, in Charleston, South Carolina. He was born in Greenville, South Carolina. Richard was a loving, caring and devoted son to Tommie Lee and Janice A. Jones Hawkins. He was preceded in death by his paternal grand-parents, Conwell and...

Bobby Jones

Bobby Jones

Dec 21, 2019

Mr. Bobby Earl Jones departed this life on Saturday, December 21, 2019, at his residence. He was born in Greenville, South Carolina, on July 18, 1959, a son of the late William Robert Jones, Sr., and Margaret Byrd Jones. Bobby attended the public schools of Greenville County and was a graduate of J.L. Mann High School, class of 1977. During...

Jerry Hunt

Jerry Hunt

Dec 20, 2019

Mr. Jerry Henry Hunt, 65, of El Cajon, California, was born October 2, 1954, in Greenville, South Carolina, to the late Robert Lee, Sr., and Ossie Mae Holloway Hunt. Jerry departed this life peacefully on December 20, 2019, at his residence, surrounded by family and loved ones. From ages 9 to 27, he resided with his elder sister, Estella, and...

Rosa Lee White Mack

Rosa Lee White Mack

Dec 19, 2019

Mrs. Rosa Lee Mack, a daughter of the late Luke and Lucille Everette, departed this life on December 19, 2019. She grew up in Greenville, South Carolina and attended the Greenville County Public Schools. She was an avid reader who loved to collect books, often sharing them with others. She became a licensed cosmetologist in 1952 and received a certificate...

William  Patton

William Patton

Dec 17, 2019

Mr. William “Country Ham” Patton, 58, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Tuesday, December 17, 2019, at St. Francis Downtown. He was a son of the late James Henry and Lallian E. Butler Patton. He was a graduate of Berea High School and worked as a concrete construction worker in Hendersonville, NC. He was a member of St. Paul Baptist...

James Harold Earl

James Harold Earl

Dec 16, 2019

Mr. James Harold "Penny" Earl, Sr., 67, son of the late John B. & Grace Elizabeth Earl was born in Greenville County, South Carolina on October 02, 1952. He was the 3rd child of six children. The first sibling to depart this life on December 16, 2019. During his childhood & more recently he joined the Earl Family “Home Church”...

Alberta Brownlee Madden

Alberta Brownlee Madden

Dec 16, 2019

Mrs. Alberta “Bert” Brownlee Madden, 84, of Simpsonville, South Carolina, departed this life on Monday, December 16, 2019, at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Lucy Terry Brownlee. Mrs. Alberta was known for her cooking skills. She was a caterer known for baking and her decorating skills. She was known throughout Greenville County for her...

Alice Mae Young Solomon

Alice Mae Young Solomon

Dec 15, 2019

Mrs. Alice Mae Young Solomon, daughter of the late Mr. Bodie Benjamin Young and Mrs. Lizzie Fuller Young, was born in Greenville County, South Carolina, on August 13, 1924. She was the eleventh child of eleven siblings. Alice was the last sibling to depart this life on December 15, 2019. She attended Flat Rock Elementary School and St. Albans High...

Antonio Allen

Antonio Allen

Dec 15, 2019

Mr. Antonio “Tony” Allen 56, of Greenville, South Carolina was born in Greenville County on September 30, 1963, to Mattie Cannon Allen and the late Robert Ford Allen. He departed this life on Sunday, December 15, 2019, at his home. At an early age, “Tony” joined the Shady Oak Baptist Church. He was a graduate of J.L. Mann High School...

Gloria Albertha Ferrell

Gloria Albertha Ferrell

Dec 15, 2019

Mrs. Gloria Albertha “Heavy G” Ferrell, 75, of Greenville, passed on Sunday, December 15, 2019, at McCall Hospice House. She was a daughter of the late John Gilbert and Gloria Herrera Robinson. Surviving: husband, John Ferrell of the home; one daughter, Christina Funches (Michael) Porter of Greenville, SC; two sons, Lorenzo Thomas (Selma) Funches of Simpsonville, SC, and Arnold Gilbert...

Carroll Pitts

Carroll Pitts

Dec 15, 2019

Ms. Carroll Ann “Cat” Pitts, was born April 21, 1945, to the late John Calvin and Mary Etta Bibbs Pitts. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, she was the eldest of four children. She departed this life on Sunday, December 15, 2019, at her home. Carroll was a graduate of Sterling High School Class of 1963 and a retired employee of...

Deacon James Thomas

Deacon James Thomas

Dec 15, 2019

Deacon James Edward “Puddin” Thomas, 79, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Sunday, December 15, 2019, at Prisma Health Upstate. He was a son of the late Willie Mae Thomas White. He attended Sterling High School and was employed by Greenville Sanitation Department. He was a member of Greater Emmanuel Temple Pentecostal Church where he served as a...

Darlene Brown

Darlene Brown

Dec 13, 2019

Mrs. Darlene Maddox Brown, 57, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Friday, December 13, 2019, at McCall Hospice House. She was a daughter of the late Earl, Jr., and Bertha Mae Brown Maddox. She was a 1980 graduate of Parker High School. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kevin J. Brown; and two sisters, Patricia Ann Brown and...

Sardonyx Pyles

Sardonyx Pyles

Dec 13, 2019

Ms. Sardonyx “Donna” Pyles, 59, of Greenville, passed on Friday, December 13, 2019, at Simpsonville Rehabilitation Center. She was a daughter Emma Lee Pyles Witcher and the late Bob Suber. Surviving: her mother, Emma Lee Pyles Witcher of Greenville; three sons, Travis Pyles of Fountain Inn, and Alorenzo Berry and Freddie Berry, both of Pickens; two sisters, Jennifer (Martin) Mims...

Mary Robinson Baker

Mary Robinson Baker

Dec 12, 2019

Mrs. Mary Robinson Baker, 68, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Thursday, December 12, 2019, at home. She was a daughter of the late A.C and Christine Dickey Robinson. She was a graduate of Wade Hampton High School Class of 1970. She was preceded in death by her husband, Brad Matthew Baker, Jr.; and one brother, Ben Dickey....

Gregory McGee

Gregory McGee

Dec 11, 2019

Mr. Gregory Wayne McGee, 58, passed on December 11, 2019. He was a son of the late Izell McGee II and Dorothy Ree Chiles McGee. He was a graduate of Carolina High School and employed at Circuit City. He was preceded in death by three sisters, Eddie Pearl Chapman, Lavern McGee and Kathy McGee; and one brother, James Willie McGee....

Haskell Cooley

Haskell Cooley

Dec 11, 2019

Mr. Haskell J. Cooley was born on April 13, 1942, in Anderson County, South Carolina, and departed this life on Wednesday, December 11, 2019, in Mauldin, South Carolina. He was the son of the late James Ralph and Beatrice G. Cooley. He joined Shady Grove Baptist Church at an early age. He served our country as a member of the...

Jeffrey Phelps

Jeffrey Phelps

Dec 11, 2019

Mr. Jeffrey Pride “Putt” Phelps, was born on May 21, 1968, and departed this life on December 11, 2019. He attended Greenville County Schools and taught himself many skills over the years that allowed him to be “the Jack of All trades”. He worked in various jobs in his early years, he was employed with Robert Piano Company for many...

Johnnie Mae Gray

Johnnie Mae Gray

Dec 10, 2019

Mrs. Johnnie Mae Browner Collins Gray was born on February 16, 1922, and departed this life at her home on December 10, 2019. Our mother was the eldest of three daughters. She was born to the late Stephen and Cleo Morrison Browner in Toccoa, Georgia. As a young child her family moved to Statesville, North Carolina where they lived and...

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