Obituaries
Tom Chandler
Mar 5, 2019
Mr. Tom “T-Model” Chandler, 83, of Greenville, passed on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, at Southern Oaks Nursing Home. He was a son of the late Tom and Hattie Coleman Chandler, Sr. Surviving: one daughter, Patricia Bolden of Mauldin; two sisters, Willie Mae Sullivan of Woodruff, and Louise Rogers of Greenville; two brothers, Johnny Chandler and David Chandler, both of Greenville;...
Marie Griffin
Mar 5, 2019
Ms.Marie Griffin of Brooklyn, N. Y. transitioned to her heavenly home on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. She was born September 17, 1936. A daughter of the late Rev. Reece, Sr. and Rachel Locke Griffin of Tigerville, SC. She was a graduate of Lincoln High School and also a bus driver. She joined the New Salem Baptist Church at an early...
Jeffery Ramsey
Mar 4, 2019
Mr. Jeffery Jermaine Ramsey, 44, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Monday, March 4, 2019, at his home. He formerly worked as a cook at Magnum. He was preceded in death by his brother, Ricky Jefferson, II, and his grandmother, Betty Sullivan. Left to cherish many fond memories are his biological mother, Mary Sullivan of Greenville; his adoptive parents, Rickey...
Cathy Hill
Mar 3, 2019
Mrs. Cathy “Cat Cat” Butler Hill, 55, of Mauldin, South Carolina, departed this life on Sunday, March 3, 2019, at McCall Hospice House. She was a daughter of Bobby Butler, Margaret Smith Shumate and the late Edward Shumate. She was a graduate of South Carolina State College and was employed at Greenville Health System. She was a member of Long...
Rhonda Dreher
Mar 2, 2019
Ms. Rhonda Jean Dreher, 62, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life at her home on March 2, 2019. She was a daughter of the late Christopher C. and Willie Mae Martin Dreher. She graduated from Wade Hampton High School and Greenville Technical College. She was a retiree of the Greenville County School and worked for the Greenville Hospital System....
Matthew Ladson
Mar 1, 2019
Mr. Matthew “Matt” Ladson, 55, of Greenville passed on Friday, March 1, 2019, at his home. He was a son of Willie Ladson and Ella Johnson Ladson. Surviving: his wife, LaFrance R. Cleveland Ladson of the home; his parents, Willie and Ella Johnson Ladson of Greenville; two sons, Brandon (Asia) Cleveland of Greenville, and Zachary Cleveland of Charlotte, NC; three...
Bobbie Jean Harper
Feb 28, 2019
Mrs. Bobbie Jean “Mrs. Barbara” Harper, 86, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Thursday, February 28, 2019. She was a daughter of the late Olin Barton, Sr., and Daisy Croft Barton. She was a retired domestic engineer and a former member of the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Greenville, South Carolina. She was preceded in death by her...
Ernest Shell
Feb 28, 2019
Mr. Ernest Shell, 60, of Greenville, South Carolina, was born on February 25, 1959, and departed this life on Thursday, February 28, 2019, at McCall Hospice House. He was the son of Annie Bell Miller Richey and the late Willie B. Shell. He attended Benedict College and was the owner and operator of Greentree Trucking Company. He was a member...
Donna Slater
Feb 27, 2019
Mrs. Donna Lee “Ms. Don” Slater, 87, of 116 Gayle Street, Piedmont, South Carolina, passed on Wednesday, February 27, 2019, at Prisma Health Greenville. She retired from Sue Cleveland Elementary School as Head Janitor. Her favorite pastime was pouring ceramic and helping Mr. and Mrs. Farrow’s family. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Christi Lynn Robinson; three brothers,...
Dwight Elmore
Feb 26, 2019
Mr. Dwight Lamar “Gorgeous” Elmore of Fairburn, Georgia, passed on February 26, 2019, at his home. He was a son of the late Taft Lee and Anna Cornelia Perry. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother-in-law, Robert Duck. Surviving: a daughter, Ausha Keyuna Elmore of Greenville, SC; one granddaughter, Miyale Marie Elmore; four sisters, Vickie (Orlando)...
Ozzie Watson
Feb 26, 2019
Mr. Ozzie Watson, Jr., was born on November 11, 1939, to the late Ozzie Watson Sr., and Lucy Grace Watson of Greenwood, South Carolina. He attended South Carolina State College served in the United States Army and later graduated from Lander University. He was a Mason and also a member of the VFW Post 6734 of Greenville, South Carolina. Ozzie...
Betty Sullivan
Feb 25, 2019
Mrs. Betty Jean Sullivan, 80, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Monday February 25, 2019, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. She was a daughter of the late Rueben and Janie Lee Blassingame. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gene Sullivan, a son Cleo Ramsey; and a special friend, L.C. Ramsey. Surviving: one daughter, Mary Sullivan of the home;...
Lace Rouse
Feb 24, 2019
But now, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand. Isaiah 64:8 Mr. Lace “Plute” Rouse departed his life on February 24, 2019. He was born on August 16, 1944, in Greenville, South Carolina,a son of the late Lem Harris, Sr., and Lula Mary Harper...
Jeanette Byrd
Feb 24, 2019
Mrs. Jeanette Bowens Byrd, 74, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Sunday, February 24, 2019, at Greenville Health Systems. Born in Greenville County, she was a daughter of the late James Odell Bowens and Mary Lee Williams Bowens. She was a 1961 graduate of Clearview High School in Easley. At an early age, she joined the Shoals Creek...
Matthew Williams
Feb 23, 2019
Mr. Matthew Williams, 78, of Greenville, passed on Saturday, February 23, 2019, at Greenville Health System. Surviving: his companion, Mary Atwood of the home; eight step-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Ella Channell
Feb 23, 2019
Mrs. Ella Andrews Channell was born in East Orange, New Jersey, on December 22, 1927, to Avert and Judith Toles Andrews. She was the 9th child out of 10 siblings. Her father said that she looked like a little redheaded monkey when she was born, thus came her beloved nicknamed “Monk”. She joined Mt. Sinai Church of God Holiness in...
Phillip Neal
Feb 22, 2019
Mr. Phillip E. Neal, 66, of Greenville, passed on Friday February 22, 2019, at Heartland Healthcare Center. He was a son of Benjamin L. Neal, Sr. and the late Elizabeth G. Cox Neal. Surviving: two brothers, Benjamin Neal, Jr. of Greenville, SC, and Jonathan (Alfair) Neal of St. Stephen, SC; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Mary Pitts
Feb 20, 2019
Mrs. Mary Lee Pitts, 70, of Greenville, passed on Wednesday, February 20, 2019, at her home. She was a daughter of the late Thomas B. Blake and Christine Duke Blake. Surviving: a daughter, Candace Pitts of Greenville; one son, Willie T. Pitts, Jr., of Columbia; two sisters, Dorothy J. Blake of Easley, and Letha M. (Willie) Keels of Thomasville, NC;...
Asree Brunner
Feb 20, 2019
Mrs. Asree Gambrell Brunner, 85, passed on February 20, 2019. She was a daughter of the late Walker and Lula Kirksey Gambrell. She worked in Social Services for Greenville County. She was a member of Redemption World Outreach where she served in the Altar and Prime Timers Ministries and was a greeter. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Margie Smith
Feb 19, 2019
Mrs. Margie Lee “Mot” Smith, 73, of Greenville, passed on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. She was a daughter of the late James and Maybell Oglesby Poole. Surviving: her husband, Deacon George H. Smith of the home; two daughters, Deborah (Rev. Jerome) Rabb of Greenville, and Joycie (Terry) Thompson of Piedmont; two sons, John A. “Sam”...
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