Obituaries
Clate Clement
Sep 6, 2017
Mr. Clate Melvin Clement, 83, of Greenville, passed on Wednesday September 6, 2017, at Greenville Health System. He was a son of the late John Pinckney and Blanche Smith Clement. Surviving: one son, Willie (Dietra) Clement; four sisters, Hattie Thombs of Greenville, Elizabeth Murray of Augusta, GA, Ella Mae Bullock of Greer and Emma Hyler of Greenville; eight grandchildren; thirteen...
Aley Goodwin
Sep 5, 2017
Ms. Aley Marquisha Goodwin, 21, of Gray Court, South Carolina, departed this life on Tuesday, September 5, 2017, at Greenville Health System. Aley was a graduate of Laurens District 55 High School. While there, she was a member of the Raider Band and the South Carolina Youth All-Stars. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Charles R. Goodwin,...
Margaret Sullivan
Sep 3, 2017
Mrs. Margaret Moorehead Sullivan of 20 Vedado Lane, Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Saturday, September 3, 2017, at McCall Hospice House. She was a daughter of the late J.W. Sligh and Marcella Moorehead Pickens. She was a retiree of Steel Heddle Company. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Broadus Sullivan and her sister, Minnie Cannon....
James Ferguson
Sep 2, 2017
James Henry “Hen” Ferguson, 82, of Easley, passed away Saturday, September 2, at his home. He was a son of the late James E. and Mable Blassingame Ferguson Surviving: wife, Alma Ferguson of the home; daughters, Amanda Ferguson of the home, Elaine (Michael) Cannon of Easley and Ruby (Hubert) Knox of Rock Hill, SC; sister, Ruby F. Person of Washington,...
Deacon Leroy Elrod
Aug 31, 2017
Deacon Leroy Elrod Jr., was born in Anderson, South Carolina on June 1, 1948, to Leroy Elrod Sr. and Connie Ruth McCrary Elrod. He was a member and Deacon of Sweet Canaan Baptist Church. He was a graduate of Sterling High School Class of 1965. He received a BA in English from Livingstone College, a Master of Education in Counseling...
Charles Jones
Aug 30, 2017
Mr. Charles Henry “Charlie Rock” Jones of Greenville, passed on August 30, 2017, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. He was a son of the late Agnes Williams Jones. He was raised in the home of his uncle and aunt, the late Furman and Ruby Hill. Charlie Rock attended Enoree Baptist Church when he was a child. He attended Eastside High...
Deacon Eugene Berry
Aug 30, 2017
Deacon Eugene Berry, 92, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Wednesday, August 30, 2017, at home. He was a son of the late Lewis and Jessie Sullivan Berry. Deacon Berry retired from Ross Lumber Company after thirty years and GBS Lumber Company after twenty-five years. He was a member of Reedy Fork Missionary Baptist Church, where he served...
Bernice Cruell
Aug 30, 2017
Mrs. Bernice Tarrance Cruell, 82, formerly of 48 Plainfield Circle, Greenville, passed on Wednesday August 30, 2017, at Heartland Health and Rehabilitation East. Born in Greenville SC, she was the daughter of the late William and Gertrude Wansley Tarrance. Predeceased by her husband, Paul N. Cruell and a son, Erastus Tarrance. Surviving; daughter in law, Gaynell Workman Tarrance of Marietta;...
Viola Long
Aug 29, 2017
Ms. Viola Long, 69, of Greenville, passed on Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at Mountain Home Health & Rehab in Hendersonville, NC.
Mildred Barksdale
Aug 28, 2017
Mrs. Mildred Barksdale, 93, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Monday, August 28, 2017, at her home. She was a daughter of the late Waver and Bertha Scott Wood. She worked for the Greenville County Schools for over thirty years as a dietician, and at Phyllis Wheatley Center. She was a member of the Lowndes Hill Baptist Church,...
Jennye Taylor
Aug 27, 2017
Mrs. Jennye’ Ellis Cureton Taylor, a native of Due West, South Carolina, and daughter of the late Robert N. Ellis, Sr., and Susie Morton Ellis, passed on August 27, 2017. At the age of eight, she joined Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church in Due West and remained a staunch Presbyterian until becoming a member of St. Paul Baptist Church in Laurens,...
Rashieka Robinson
Aug 26, 2017
Ms. Rashieka Sharelle Robinson, 26, of Greenville, passed on Saturday, August 26, 2017, at her home. Surviving: mother, Angie M. Robinson of the home; three sisters, Latonya Harris of Philadelphia, PA, Carmen McSwain of Greenville and Talazae Harris of the home; grandmother, Annie (Marion) Robinson of Greenville; step-god sisters, Takia Lewis and Ragene Thompson, both of Greenville and a host...
George Croft
Aug 26, 2017
Mr. George Lee Croft, 66, of Simpsonville, South Carolina, departed this life on Saturday, August 26, 2017, at his home. He was a son of the late Frank and Bessie Lee Sales. He was employed with Elliott Metal Works until his health declined. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Nancy Pamela Cheeks-Croft; sisters, Mary Ann Irby and...
Robbie Rogers
Aug 25, 2017
Robbie Mae Dickey Rogers, was born to the late Robert and Mazetta Dickey on August 30, 1942 in Greenville, South Carolina. Educated in the Greenville County School System, she was a graduate of Lincoln High School in the Class of 1961. She retired from National Linen in Greenville. On the journey of her spiritual formation, she was a member of...
Daisy Carter
Aug 25, 2017
Mrs. Daisy Lee Carter, 60, of Greenville, passed on Friday August 25, 2017, at her home. Born in Greenville County, she was the daughter of Tommie Lee Wright, and the late Azalean White. Surviving: husband, Willie Carter of the home; father, Tommie Lee White; step-daughters, Celeste Massey, and Carolyn Massey, both of Greenville; son, Antonio (Pashen) White of Greenville; stepson;...
Sheryl Dotson
Aug 23, 2017
Sheryl Lynn Dotson, 50, of Greenville, passed on Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. She was a daughter of the late Joe Bill Watts and Elizabeth Walker Dillard. Surviving: one daughter, Tiffany Dillard of Greenville; one stepdaughter, Tarketa Scott of Greenville; one sister, Tracy Williams of Greenville; one brother, Fred C. (Linda) Dillard, Jr., of Greenville; seven...
Willie Alberta Houston
Aug 23, 2017
Mrs. Willie Alberta Houston, 78, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at Greenville Health System. She was daughter of the late Thomas Milford and Willie Octavia Means Jones. Surviving: one daughter, Greta Houston of Greenville; four sons, Dwight (Sharon) Wilkes, Kenneth Wilkes and Ronald Houston, all of Greenville and Karl (Valerie) Houston of Piedmont; one sister,...
Deacon James Mays
Aug 22, 2017
Deacon James Louis “Billy” Mays, 90, of Greenville, South Carolina, peacefully departed this life on Tuesday, August 22, 2017, at Anmed Health System, Anderson, South Carolina. He was a son of the late David Louis Mays and Alberta Rosemond Mays. A gentle giant, very soft spoken, “Billy”, as he was affectionately called, was educated in the Greenville County School System....
Leslie Williams
Aug 22, 2017
Mr. Leslie Rodrick “Rick” Williams, 66, of Greenville, passed on Tuesday, August 22, 2017, at Greenville Health System. He was a son of the late Viola Williams. Surviving: wife, Lilliette Phelps Williams of the home; one daughter, Toeshi Williams of Greenville; three sons, Leslie Rodrick Williams, Jr., Atrayal Rashad Williams and Richard Benjamin Watts, both of Greenville; one sister, Ruby...
Ernestine Rice
Aug 22, 2017
ERNESTINE RICE, one of eight children, was born September 26, 1939, in Dade City, Florida to the proud parents of Ernest and Willie Mae Brown. She grew up in Long Island, New York and relocated to New Jersey, where she resided for many years. Ernestine eventually moved to Schenectady, New York, where she retired as a Nursing Home Health Aide....
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