Obituaries

Barbara Smith

Barbara Smith

Nov 26, 2019

Ms. Barbara Ann “Barb” Smith was born September 12, 1952, to the late Arthur Sr., and Emma Beasley Smith and departed this life on November 26, 2019, at St. Francis Hospital. She was a graduate of Carver High School and Greenville Technical College. She enlisted in the United States Army, and after being honorably discharged, she went on to work...

Silas Gray

Silas Gray

Nov 25, 2019

Born May 5, 1940, in Greenville, South Carolina,SILAS ‘JUNE DOT’ GRAY, JR., was the son the late Silas and Jerdi B. Hamlin Gray Sr. He departed this life on Monday, November 25, 2019, at his home After attending Sterling High School, he entered into the United States Military (Army), where he served a tour in Korea. He was a member...

William Hampton

William Hampton

Nov 25, 2019

Deacon William Henry “Hamp” Hampton, Jr. 57, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Monday, November 25, 2019, at Prisma Health Upstate. He was a son of William Sr. and Lydia Makins Hampton. He was a graduate of J L Mann High School and also he attended Greenville Technical College. He was employed at Augusta Circle Elementary School. He was a...

Jerome Hatton

Jerome Hatton

Nov 25, 2019

Mr. Jerome “Juke” Hatton, 78, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Monday, November 25, 2019, at his home. He was a son of the late Lawrence Odell and Virginia Butler Hatton. He attended Sterling High School and later became an entrepreneur. He was a member of The Equipping Center in Greenville. “Juke” was preceded in death by three sisters, Constance...

Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

Nov 25, 2019

Mrs. Emma Mary Thompson, 99, of Atlanta, Georgia, formerly of Clinton, SC, passed on Monday, November 25, 2019, at Emory University Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Thomas Godfrey Ferguson and Bertha Elizabeth Young Ferguson. She was the wife of the late Benjamin Lee Thompson Surviving: her children, Bennie Bennett of Union City, GA, Herbert (Pat) Thompson of...

George  Collins

George Collins

Nov 23, 2019

Mr. George Edward “Yogi” Collins, passed on Saturday, November 23, 2019, at his residence. He was a son of the late Johnny and Mary Ware Collins. He was a member of Reedy River Missionary Baptist Church. His hobbies were cooking, watching westerns, hanging out with the boys and dancing. He was preceded in death by one brother, Jerry Ware. Many...

Teruko Lavette Chandler White

Teruko Lavette Chandler White

Nov 22, 2019

Mrs. Teruko Lavette “Vet” Chandler White, 46, of Piedmont, South Carolina, departed this life on Friday, November 22, 2019, at North Greenville Hospital. She was a daughter of Charles A. Barton and Nancy Lee Chandler. She was a 1992 graduate of Woodmont High School and was employed at Excalibur Youth Services (Venice). A member of Shady Oak Baptist Church, where...

Debra Boykin

Debra Boykin

Nov 22, 2019

Ms. Debra Ann Boykin, 48, of Greenville, passed on Friday, November 22, 2019, at McCall Hospice House. She was a daughter of the late Elbert Boykin and Alice Ruth Brewer Boykin. Surviving: her fiancé, Corey Grissett of Greenville; a daughter, Tequilla Boykin of Greenville; a son, Timothy Boykin of Greenville; four sisters, Mary King of Indianapolis, IN, Sharon E. Washington...

Dorothy Sherman Mims Gantt

Dorothy Sherman Mims Gantt

Nov 22, 2019

Sister Dorothy Sherman Mims Gantt was born, May 13, 1938, to the late Rev. A. B. and Mother Elizabeth Sherman in Greenville County, South Carolina. At her demise, she made her home in Greenville with her husband, Brother Marvin Gantt, Sr., whom she loved and adored. Sister Gantt went home to be with the Lord, on November 22, 2019. She...

Deaconess Mae Bell Simpson Cruel

Deaconess Mae Bell Simpson Cruel

Nov 21, 2019

Deaconess Mae Bell Simpson Cruel, 88, of Greenville, South Carolina,, departed this life on Thursday, November 21, 2019, at the home of her daughter. She was the daughter of the late Albert Simpson, Sr., and Luegenia Gwinn Simpson. Deaconess Mae Bell Cruel attended Sterling High School and retired from the Domestic Industries. She joined Mountain View Baptist Church at an...

Rachel Posey

Rachel Posey

Nov 21, 2019

Ms. Rachel A. Posey, 83, of Fountain Inn, SC, passed on Thursday, November 21, 2019, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Robert J. Posey and Maggie Yeargin Posey Means. Surviving: one niece, Laura Posey of Greenville, SC; three nephews, John W. (Saundra) Posey of Fountain Inn, SC, Curtis Posey of Easley, SC, and Alvin...

Willie Morgan

Willie Morgan

Nov 21, 2019

Mr. Willie Herst “Nip Nip” Morgan was the fourth child of sixteen children born to the late Elmore and Lucille Morgan on May 30, 1929. He departed this life on November 21, 2019. He worked several years for SCDOT, and later began working for Ashmore and retired after twenty-five years of service. He was preceded in death by his parents,...

Deacon Reece Wideman

Deacon Reece Wideman

Nov 20, 2019

Deacon Reece Wideman, Jr., 65, of Greenville, NC, passed on Wednesday, November 20, 2019, at Vidant Inpatient Hospice in Greenville, NC. He was a son of the late Reece, Sr., and Corey Harris Wideman. Surviving: one daughters, Jackie Burris (Robert) Thurmond of Anderson, SC; one sister, Ida Wideman of Anderson, SC; four brothers, Elder Russell (Dorothy) Wideman of Winston Salem,...

Gladys Mae McDonald Gamble

Gladys Mae McDonald Gamble

Nov 20, 2019

Mrs. Gladys Mae McDonald Gamble, 93, of Easley, South Carolina, departed her earthly home for heaven on Wednesday, November 20, 2019, at her home. Daughter of the late Benjamin and Jessie Wilson McDonald was the last member of her immediate family. Gladys was educated in the public-school system. She was a high school graduate and worked on various jobs during...

David Edens

David Edens

Nov 19, 2019

Mr. David Marquise Duke Edens, 22, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. He was a son of David Edens and Sherita Gory. Surviving, along with his parents, are one daughter, Kalonni Edens of Greenville, SC; one son, Ameire Edens of Greenville, SC; one sister, Murina Gory of Spartanburg, SC; three brothers, David M. Edens, Malik Lyons,...

William Rogers

William Rogers

Nov 19, 2019

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way. Psalm 37:23 Mr. William “Bill” Rogers, affectionately known as “Daddy Bill”, was born on August 9, 1933, in Oconee County, South Carolina, to the late Jefferson and Helen Jenkins Rogers, and was called home to eternal rest on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. On...

Mary Hawthorne

Mary Hawthorne

Nov 19, 2019

.Ms. Mary Ann Hawthorne, 66, of Greenville, passed on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at Magnolia Manor of Greenville. She was a daughter of the late Edward Lee Hawthorne, Sr., and Clara Lee Burton Hawthorne. Surviving: four sisters, Gladys Hawthorne of Marietta, SC, Yvonne Hawthorne and Joyce H. Williams, both of Greenville, SC, and Beverly H. Cohen of Taylors, SC; two...

Desmond Gourdin

Desmond Gourdin

Nov 18, 2019

Mr. Desmond Christopher Gourdin, 59, of Greenville, passed on Monday, November 18, 2019, at Spartanburg Medical Center.

Zola Mae Beeks

Zola Mae Beeks

Nov 18, 2019

The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. Psalms 18:2 Mrs. Zola Mae Fuller Beeks was born May 2, 1966, to the late William Bill and Barbara C. Fuller. She received her wings on Monday,November 18,...

Evelyn Taylor Little

Evelyn Taylor Little

Nov 17, 2019

Ms. Evelyn Taylor Little was born in August of 1962, in Greenville, South Carolina, to the parentage of Fred H. Dean, Sr., and Almeda Elise Taylor. She departed this life on Sunday, November 17, 2019. She graduated from Southside High School in Greenville. She worked diligently, as a manufacturing associate, for several years at Hoechst Celanese. She was a devoted...

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