Obituaries

Ruby "Mam'ma" King

Ruby "Mam'ma" King

Apr 22, 2018

Mrs. Ruby Nell “Mam-Ma” Perry King, 61, of 112 Constantine Way, Greer, passed away on Thursday, April 22, 2018 at home. She was a daughter of the late James Perry and Bertha Lee Arter Perry. Surviving: three daughters, Taurushell (Demritus “Terry”) Branham of Greenville, Tonyelle Regan (Robela) Jamison and Bernell King Ingram, both of Greer; four sisters, Jannie Lee (Curtis)...

Steven Brooks

Steven Brooks

Apr 22, 2018

Mr. Steven Richard “Gilmore” Brooks, 67, of Greenville, South Carolina, was born on December 10, 1951, in Taylors, South Carolina, and departed this life on Sunday, April 22, 2018. He was a son of the late James “Shorty” Hall and Thelma Pollard Brooks. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Milton Pollard. He is survived by...

Fredricka White

Fredricka White

Apr 19, 2018

Ms. Fredricka Alfreca “Rabbit” White, 46, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Thursday, April 19, 2018, at Greenville Health System. She was a graduate of Wade Hampton High School and was employed in the home health field. She was a member of Word of Faith Church. She was preceded in death by her grandmothers, Francis Kilgore and Loree White. Left...

Walter Perry

Walter Perry

Apr 18, 2018

Mr. Walter Americus Perry, Jr., was born on December 13, 1940, in Greenville, South Carolina, to the late Reverend Walter A. Perry, Sr., and Myrtle Cox Perry. He departed this life on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at Regency Hospital located in St. Francis Hospital-Downtown. Walter attended the Greenville County schools. Shortly after leaving Sterling High School, he was drafted into...

Juanita Harrison

Juanita Harrison

Apr 17, 2018

Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates. Proverbs...

Phay Phongsavath

Phay Phongsavath

Apr 17, 2018

Mrs. Phay Phongsavath, 81, of Greenville, passed on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at Greenville Health System. Surviving: one daughter, Somphet Flantzman; four sons, Sychann Phongsavath, Vin Lym, Bobby Lym, and Noi Phongsavath; fifteen grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.

James Arnold

James Arnold

Apr 16, 2018

Mr. James Franklin “Red” Arnold, 74, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Monday, April 16, 2018, at North Greenville Hospital. He was the son of John Ira and Mildred Blassingame Arnold. “Red” was a graduate of Sterling High School Class of 1964 and retired from the United States Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the...

Christine Nixon

Christine Nixon

Apr 16, 2018

Mrs. Christine Nixon, 86, of Greer, passed on Monday, April 16, 2018, at Greer Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. She was the daughter of the late Beatrice Hall. Surviving: son, Larry (Sandra) Nixon of Greenville; two grandsons, Brandon Downer, Todd and Travis Nixon; a host of other relatives and friends. Viewing Only; Thursday, April 19th, 2018; burial will be private.

C.J. Sullivan

C.J. Sullivan

Apr 15, 2018

Mr. C.J. Sullivan, 72, of Greenville, passed on Sunday, April 15, 2018, at Greenville Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was a son of the late Henry Sullivan and Lovely Franks Sullivan. Surviving: one daughter, Matresia (Jimmy) Sullivan of Greenville; one brother, Willie (Rosa) Sullivan of Greenville; three grandchildren, Cierra Sullivan, Chabraya Sullivan and Canishia Sullivan; five great-grandchildren; and a host...

Dorothy Harper

Dorothy Harper

Apr 15, 2018

Mrs. Dorothy Mae “Dot” Harper, 76, of 221 Virginia Avenue, Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Sunday, April 15, 2018, at McCall Hospice House. She was a daughter of the late Odell Hewins and Ida Mae Paden Hewins. She attended Sterling High School and was employed at Master Mark Cleaners for over thirty years. At an early age she joined the...

Joyce Snoddy

Joyce Snoddy

Apr 15, 2018

Mrs. Joyce Bernadette “Bunt” Evans Snoddy, 56, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Sunday, April 14, 2018, at home. She was a daughter of the late Claude Lee Evans and Willie Mae Wharton Evans. “Bunt” was a 1979 graduate of Wade Hampton High School and was a homemaker. She was a member of Mt. Carmel AME Church at an early...

Betty  Mansell

Betty Mansell

Apr 15, 2018

.Mrs. Betty Jean Mansell, 75, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Sunday, April 15, 2018, at St. Francis Hospital-Downtown. She was a daughter of the late James Woody and Rosalie Jenkins Hawthorne. She was a faithful member of the Shady Grove Baptist Church, where she served in the Mother’s Ministry, Senior Choir and Usher Board. She was preceded...

Master Savario Gambrell

Master Savario Gambrell

Apr 15, 2018

Master Savario Tyson “TJ” Gambrell, Jr., 7, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Sunday, April 15, 2018. He was a son of Savario Tyson Gambrell, Sr., and Teyonna Taylor. “TJ” was a first grader at Cherrydale Elementary School and attended Shady Oak Baptist Church. He was a vibrant, fun-loving, little boy who loved life and people. He was...

Minnie Lee

Minnie Lee

Apr 13, 2018

Ms. Minnie Bell Lee was born on April 18, 1952, and departed this world on April 13, 2018. She was a daughter of the late Harvey and Sallie Mae Lee and was preceded in death by one sister, Mary Ellen Jones; and three brothers, John Fitzgerald Lee, James Ernest Lee and Gary Austin Lee. Minnie was educated in the public...

Frank Rookard

Frank Rookard

Apr 13, 2018

Mr. Frank Marcellus Rookard entered his heavenly home on Friday, April 13, 2018, after a brief time at Spartanburg Regional Hospice House in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He endured a series of medical complications over the past year that required him to be a full time resident of Ellen Sager Nursing Home in Union, South Carolina. Marcellus was the only child...

William Maddox

William Maddox

Apr 11, 2018

Mr. William Maddox, 90, of Easley, South Carolina, departed this life on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, in Decatur, Georgia. He was a son of the late William Kale and Sophie Daniels Maddox. He was a retiree of Overnight Trucking Company. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sons, Ray Lee Maddox and Tyron Maddox; a brother, William Kale...

Jamaal  McDuffie

Jamaal McDuffie

Apr 11, 2018

Mr. Jamaal Stanyarne “Bean” McDuffie, 35, of Fountain Inn, South Carolina, departed this life on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at his home. Jamaal was employed by Arby’s in Simpsonville. He joined the New Pleasant Grove Baptist Church at an early age. He was a past member of the Lights of Joy Choir and the Young Adult Ministry. He graduated from...

Frankie McDonald

Frankie McDonald

Apr 10, 2018

Mr. Frankie Ronald “Tucker” McDonald, 72, of Piedmont, passed on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at Clinton Presbyterian Community. He was a son of the late Paul McDonald, Sr, and Mattie Dixon McDonald. Surviving: two daughters, Valerie (Arthur) Cox of Greenville and Lisa Arnold of Piedmont; two sisters, Lorene Young and Eva Mae (John) Hall, both of Greenville; a nephew raised...

Allen Austin

Allen Austin

Apr 8, 2018

Mr. Allen Marion Dwayne “Duball” Austin, 68, of 432 Crosby Circle, Greenville, passed on Sunday, April 8, 2018, at Greenville Health System. He was a son of the late Eugene Allen and Thelma Othelia Westmoreland Austin. He was preceded in death by his wife, Diane Lynch Austin. Surviving: his companion, Lavena Simpkins of the home; two daughters, Toni Austin and...

Alex Richardson

Alex Richardson

Apr 7, 2018

Mr. Alex Lamar Richardson was born October 5, 1984, in Buffalo, New York, the son of Mr. Charles Lamar Richardson and Ms. Sellestine McLain. He departed this life on April 9, 2018. At the age of 15, Alex professed his salvation and was baptized at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Simpsonville, South Carolina. Alex attended Hillcrest High School in Simpsonville, and...

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