Obituaries

Arlene Boyles

Arlene Boyles

Feb 12, 2019

Ms. Arlene C.C. Boyles, 74, Taylors, South Carolina, passed on Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at Blue Ridge Healthcare & Rehabilitation in Hendersonville, NC. She was the daughter of the late Edgar and Albertha Scott Clark. While she may be joining her husband the late Richard Boyles, Sr., she was also preceded in death by Richard Boyles, Jr. She leaves to...

Frances Morris

Frances Morris

Feb 12, 2019

Mrs. Frances Rosemond Morris, 87, of Greenville, South Carolina, transitioned to her heavenly home on Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at Brushy Creek Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. She was born September 29, 1931, a daughter of the late James T. Rosemond and Lora McKinney Rosemond. A faithful wife, a devoted mother and constant friend, she left a lasting impression on everyone...

Edward Evans

Edward Evans

Feb 10, 2019

Mr. Edward Devoe Evans, 68, of Simpsonville, South Carolina, passed on Sunday, February 10, 2019, at home. He was a son of the late Thomas Jefferson Sullivan and Lucille Evans Gordon. He was a graduate of Bryson High School and a self-employed auto mechanic. He was preceded in death also by his grandparents, Hugh L. and Izola Sullivan; two brothers,...

Kevin  King

Kevin King

Feb 10, 2019

Mr. Kevin Lemanuel King, 44, of Taylors, South Carolina, passed on Sunday, February 10, 2019, at his home. He was a son of Eckard L. King and the late Esther McBee King. He was preceded in death by four uncles, Marshall King, Dennis Wayne King, George McBee, Jay Van Thompson, Jr., and Willie Lee Dodd. Surviving are his father, Eckard...

Willie Robinson

Willie Robinson

Feb 10, 2019

Mr. Willie Jermaine “Lil Willie” Robinson, 34, of 23 Old Paris Mountain Road, Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Sunday, February 10, 2019. He was a son of Beverly G. Robinson Shell and the late Willie Lewis Shell. He attended Wade Hampton High School and was employed at Cornerstone Landscaping. He was preceded in death by two nieces, Antinaria Bolden and...

Curtis Murry

Curtis Murry

Feb 10, 2019

Mr. Curtis Jeffrey “Pop” Murry, 57, of Taylors, South Carolina, passed on Sunday, February 10, 2019, at home. He was a son of the late Curtis Columbus Murry and Mary Elizabeth Gieger Singleton. Left to cherish many fond and loving memories are one daughter, Victoria Mary Elizabeth Cox of Greer; three sisters, Karen Murry of the home, Denise Murry of...

Herbert McDowell

Herbert McDowell

Feb 9, 2019

Mr. Herbert McDowell, 85, of Piedmont, South Carolina, passed on Saturday, February 9, 2019, at St. Francis Hospital-Downtown. He was the son of the late Idozier McDowell and Ida Grafferie McDowell. He was a self-employed carpenter. Left to cherish many fond and loving memories are his wife, Virginia L. Woody McDowell of the home; three sons, Arthur McDowell and Herbert...

Deacon Madison Seabrook

Deacon Madison Seabrook

Feb 8, 2019

Deacon Madison James Seabrook departed this life on February 8, 2019, at Bon Secours St. Francis Hospice Center, after a lengthy illness. He was born September 29, 1935, in Ruffin, South Carolina, to the late Peter Lee and Cleo Carter Seabrook. He was the fourth of six children of whom all departed this life before him. He graduated from Ruffin...

Aran Williams

Aran Williams

Feb 8, 2019

Mrs. Aran “Aikey” Williams, 108, of 209 Twin Falls Drive, Simpsonville, passed on Friday, February 8, 2019 at her home. She was a daughter of the late Sam “Bud” Johnson and Sarah Wilkin Johnson. Surviving: are twenty-one grandchildren; and a host of great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren; great-great-great-grandchildren; and other relatives and friends.

John Oliver

John Oliver

Feb 8, 2019

Mr. John Alex Oliver, Jr., affectionally known as “Bubba” or “Uncle Bubba”, was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. To know him was to love him, and he had such a beautiful smile. He was a World war II Veteran of the United States Navy and was proud to serve his country. He was educated in the...

James Thomas

James Thomas

Feb 5, 2019

Mr. James “Jimbo” Thomas, Jr. 68, passed on February 5, 2019 at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. He was a son of the late James Thomas and Dorothy Dunn. Surviving are two daughters, Nisha (Aaron) Gordon of Simpsonville, SC and Brittney Thomas of Phoenix, AZ; one son, Brandon Thomas of Phoenix AZ; one sister, Viola (Oliver) Dunn of Plaquemine, LA; ten...

Evelyn Mable Griffin

Evelyn Mable Griffin

Feb 5, 2019

Mrs. Evelyn Mable Brown Griffin, 73, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at McCall Hospice House. She was the daughter of the late Horace and Birdie Lee Brown Scott. Surviving are her husband, Len Griffin of the home; two daughters, Tina Renee Brown and Pamela (Ed) Chandler, both of Greenville, SC; one son, William (Reimonda) Chandler,...

Marilyn Bigby

Marilyn Bigby

Feb 5, 2019

Ms. Marilyn Jean “Pat” Bigby, 61, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at Greenville Health System. She was born in Easley, South Carolina, on June 16, 1957, to the late Will Williams and Shirley J. Bigby Cureton and Rev. Leroy Cureton. She attended Southside High School, and went to Chris Logan Beauty College, where...

Mary Brown

Mary Brown

Feb 4, 2019

Mrs. Mary Emma Brown, 79, of Powders Springs, GA, formerly of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on February 4, 2019. She was a daughter of the late Clyde Brown and the late Parie Lee McGowan. Surviving are three daughters, Manitta (Bruce) Hood of Powder Springs, GA, Rhonda Jean Harris and Sybil (Teasley) Smith, both of Greenville; one son, Bernard (Linda) Harris...

Bishop William Garrett

Bishop William Garrett

Feb 4, 2019

Bishop William Garrett, Sr., 80, of Simpsonville, passed on Monday, February 4, 2019, at home. Surviving: his loving wife, Pastor Martha Garrett of Fountain Inn SC; two sons, William (Kim) Garrett Jr., of Chesterfield VA, and Pastor Anthony (Dawn) Garrett of Roanoke VA; daughters, Anita Garrett, Jennie Powers, Ophelia Hatch Jackson, all of Waverly VA; two brothers, Lester (Mattie) Jones...

Willie Cheeks

Willie Cheeks

Feb 4, 2019

Mr. Willie James Cheeks, 73, of Easley, passed on February 4, 2019. He was a son of the late Isaiah and Aline Vinson Cheeks. Surviving are one daughter, Michelle Dial (Willie) Parks of Greenville; one son, Ezekiel Cheeks of Easley; two sisters, Barbara Ramsey of Easley and Elizabeth A. (Terrene) Davis of Spartanburg; two brothers, Roy Cheeks and Richard Earl...

Enrique Pruitt

Enrique Pruitt

Feb 2, 2019

Mr. Enrique Quintez “Louie” Pruitt, 21, of Taylors, passed on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Greenville Health System. Surviving are his parents, Henri and Nancy Dendy Pruitt of the home; one sister, LaAshley Needham of Dallas, TX; maternal grandmother, Nancy Sarah Collins of Greenville, SC; paternal grandmother, Monica Renee Pruitt of Greenville, SC and a paternal grandfather, Jimmie Larry Pruitt...

Gerome Porter

Gerome Porter

Feb 2, 2019

Mr. Gerome Porter, 55, of Greenville, passed on Saturday, February 2, 2019, at his home. Born in Bishopville SC, He was a son of Willie Mae Porter Wilson, and the late Harry Wilson. Surviving: In addition to his mother; three daughters, Aliyah Saxon of S. Plainfield NJ, Mariah of Greenville SC, and Nakeemah Burns of Elizabeth NJ; Son, Gerome Porter,...

John Williams

John Williams

Feb 2, 2019

Mr. John Henry Williams, Jr., peacefully departed this life on Saturday, February 2, 2019. He was born on July 15, 1943, to the late John H. Williams Sr. and Lucille Walker Williams. Reared in Greenville, South Carolina, he attended the Greenville County public schools and graduated from Sterling High School in 1961. Following high school graduation, he served in the...

Georgia Hawkins

Georgia Hawkins

Feb 1, 2019

Mrs. Georgia “Jock” Putnam Hawkins, 72, of Simpsonville, passed on Friday, February 1, 2019, at Greenville Health System. She was a daughter of the late Georgie Lee Putnam and Lola Mae Jones Putnam. Surviving: two sisters, Meland Kelley of Mauldin, and Moceneth Thompson of Columbia; one brother, Timothy L. (Linda) Putnam of Greenville; and a host of other relatives and...

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