Obituaries

Aug 12, 2018

Mr. Willie Lee "Bill" Jones, Jr., was born on June 20, 1934, to the late Willie Lee Jones, Sr., and Vivian Boyd Jones. He was married to the late Lois Crosby Jones. A 1953 graduate of Sterling High School, he had an extended military service career in the United States Army.. He retired from Marshall Williams & Company. “Bill” attended...

Aug 11, 2018

Mr. Kent Randolph “Bent” Whitfield, Jr., 42, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Friday, August 11, 2018. He was a son of Bernice Wright Whitfield and the late Kent Randolph Whitfield, Sr. “Bent” was a graduate of Travelers Rest High School. He further studied at Greenville Technical College in Residential and Commercial Building and Introduction to Craft Skills, and at...

Aug 8, 2018

Mr. Kenneth Rogers Seldon, Jr., 32, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at Greenville Health System. He was a son of Tina Y. Crossman Seldon and the late Kenneth R. Seldon, Sr. Left to cherish many fond and loving memories are his mother, Tina Y. Crossman Seldon of Greenville; grandmother, Claudia Seldon; one daughter, Italy Malajah...

Aug 8, 2018

Mrs. Betty Jean Starks Corbitt was born in Birmingham, Alabama, on August 18, 1937. She was the daughter of the late Isom and Arcola Moore Starks. The family later moved to Lowndes County, Alabama where she became a member of Mount Olive Baptist Church in Burkeville, Alabama. She was educated in the public schools of Lowndes County. Betty graduated from...

Aug 7, 2018

Mrs. Lula Jean “Lu” Sullivan, 83, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Tuesday, August 7, 2018, at Greenville Health System. She was the daughter of the late Eugene and Maria Sherman Cobb Abraham. She was a retired dietitian in the Greenville County School System. She was a faithful member of the Nicholtown Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded...

Aug 7, 2018

Mrs. Martha Ann Carson Whitner, 58, of Greenville, passed on Tuesday, August 7, 2018, at Greenville Health System. She was a daughter of the late L.T. and Lillian Webb Whitner. Surviving: two daughters, Angela (Eric) Hall and Martha Shantae Whitner, both of Greenville; one son, Gerald Whitner of Greenville; two sisters, Johnnie R. Thomas and Mary Elise Johnson, both of...

Aug 6, 2018

Mr. Jurral “Roy” Hood, 65, of Simpsonville, South Carolina, departed this life on Tuesday, August 7, 2018, at Greenville Health System. He was a son of Carrie Ruth Sullivan Hood and the late Kenneth Frank Hood. “Roy” was a graduate of Woodmont High School. He was formerly a Lead Material Inspector of Solvay Company (formerly Cytec, BR Amoco and Union...

Aug 5, 2018

God wrapped His loving arms around him and welcomed home Master Kam’Ryn Lashawn “Kam” Arnold-Garrett on Sunday, August 5, 2018. He was born on December 17, 2015, in Greenville, South Carolina. He was preceded in death by his brother, Devon Arnold Garrett and grandmother, Sharon M. Ferguson. Left to cherish many fond memories are his parents, Fatina Arnold and David...

Aug 4, 2018

Rev. William Howard “Honey Bee” Jones Sr., 82, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Saturday, August 4, 2018, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. He was born on December 19, 1935, in Anderson County, South Carolina, a son of the late Wayne and Margie Lovelace Jones. Rev. Jones attended Taylors High School and later earned his G.E.D. at 70...

Aug 4, 2018

Mrs. Karen “Lil Bit” Hagood Mingo, 58, of Greenville, passed on Saturday, August 4, 2018, at Patewood Health and Rehab. She was the daughter of the late James and Marion Mangrum Hagood. Surviving: two daughters Annie Lee and Mimi Roxanne Mingo, both of Greenville; five sisters, Myra Benson, Sharon Owens, Linda Bryant, Barbara McGowan, Brenda Pitts, all of Greenville; one...

Aug 4, 2018

Mrs. Betty Yvonne Brown, 60, of Greenville, departed this life on Saturday, August 4, 2018, at St. Francis Hospital-Downtown. She was a daughter of Odell Rodgers and the late Patricia Johnson. Surviving: her husband, John Willie Brown, Jr., of the home; two daughters, LaVante’ Brown and Debra Brown Stewart, both of Greenville; two sons, Johnathan Brown of Greenville, and Trevor...

Aug 3, 2018

Mrs. Lillie Mae Hamilton, born in Anderson, South Carolina, on December 19, 1934, to the late Alice Connie McDaniel Brooks and Willie Jack Brooks, departed this life on August 3, 2018, at the Saint Francis Hospital in Greenville, SC. She grew up in Anderson and Greenville counties and attended elementary and high school in Greenville County. She was employed with...

Aug 2, 2018

Mr. Vic Anthony Tutt, 54, of Greenville, passed on Thursday, August 2, 2018, at his home. He was the son of Saran Whitner Allen and the Late Joe Allen. Surviving: one daughter, Crystal Tutt of Jamaica, NY; three brothers, Johnny (Samantha) Tutt of Charlotte, NC; Joseph (Bunny) Tutt of Oceanside, CA, and Michael Allen of New York; one grandchild, and...

Aug 2, 2018

Mrs. Minnie Belle “Boot” Elledge, 93, of Greenville, South Carolina, went home to be with the Lord on August 2, 2018, at her home. She was the daughter of the late Eugene Blassingame and the late Lydia Dickerson Manigo. She was a Certified Nursing Assistant at Laurel Baye Healthcare (formerly Grady Hipp). She was a member of St. James Pentecostal...

Aug 2, 2018

Aug 1, 2018

Mrs. Julia Patricia Starks of Greenville, passed on Wednesday August 1, 2018 at McCall Hospice. She was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Julia Wright Clayton. Surviving: four daughters, Bernita (Curtis) Hallums of Greer, Dawn (Barry) Norris of Welford, Selena (Keary) Kelley of Simpsonville and Terena Starks of Greenville; one son, Jermaine (Cleopatra) Starks of Greer; eighteen grandchildren, sixteen...

Aug 1, 2018

Mrs. Dorothy Jones Boyd, 79, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Wednesday, August 1, 2018, at Greenville Health System. She was the daughter of the late Willie Jones and Laura Gary Jones. She was a graduate of Sanders High School in Laurens, South Carolina, and a retiree of Her Majesty Manufacturing Company. She was preceded in death by...

Jul 31, 2018

As the clock struck midnight on July 31, 2018, Jacqueline Faye Demory, 69, left her earthly body at McCall Hospice House and went to sit at the feet of Jesus. She was predeceased by one sister, Janice Virgil; one brother, Walter Demory; and one grandson, Mashona Anderson. She was a private duty nurse and a foster mother to several children....

Jul 30, 2018

Ms. Erica Antida “Tida” Butler, 45, of Greenville, passed on July 30, 2018. She was a daughter of the late Bobby Joe Butler and Gladys O’Neal Butler. Surviving: daughter, Mattilda Clement of Greenville; two sisters, Bobbie (Hinton) Morris and Kimberly (Cedric) Baker, both of Greenville; two step-brothers, Anthony Baker and William Baker, both of Greenville; cousins raised in home, Michelle...

Jul 30, 2018

Ms. Veronica “V” Levins, 52, of Greenwood, South Carolina, departed this life on July 30, 2018, at her home. She was a daughter of the late Robert Lawrence Levins, Sr., and Sharon Jones Taylor. Left to cherish many fond and loving memories are a son, Willie Joe Hobson, Jr., of Greenville; stepfather, Kenneth Sterling Taylor of Greenville; one sister, Felicia...