Obituaries

Robert Booker

Robert Booker

Aug 2, 2017

Mr. Robert Lee “Flop” Booker, 77, of Taylors, South Carolina, departed this life on Wednesday, August 2, 2017, at Patewood Rehabilitation & Health. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, he was a son of the late John Thomas and Katherine Reeder Booker. He was educated in the Laurens County School System and was a member of Spirt and Truth Ministries. “Flop”...

Mary Golden

Mary Golden

Aug 2, 2017

Mary Ruth “Ruthie” Duggins Golden peacefully transitioned into eternal rest on August 2, 2017. Mary was born on May 4, 1952, in Brooklyn, New York, to the late Frank and Vernell Duggins. The family then moved to Newark, New Jersey, in 1958. Mary attended West Side High School and graduated in 1970. She was then employed at Mutual Benefit Life...

Minister Emily Mitchell Smith

Minister Emily Mitchell Smith

Aug 1, 2017

The Angel of Silence entered the life of Minister Emily Kaye Mitchell Smith on Monday, August 1, 2017, at the Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital (Downtown). Emily was a daughter of Theo Walker Mitchell and the late Greta Joanne Knight Mitchell. She was born in Nashville, Tennessee on November 5, 1959. Emily was educated in the Greenville County Public Schools.Additionally,...

Jesse Thompson

Jesse Thompson

Aug 1, 2017

Mr. Jesse Thompson, 78, of Greenville, passed on Tuesday, August 1, 2017, at Patewood Rehabilitation and Healthcare. Born in Laurens, he was the son of the late Willie C. and Lillie Mae Irby Thompson. Surviving: daughter, Ursula Virgil of Taylors; sister, Carrie Thompson Frazier of Greenville; two grandchildren, Shayla Virgil of Okinawa, Japan and Marcus Virgil of Greenville; and a...

Steve Evans

Steve Evans

Aug 1, 2017

Mr. Steve Roscoe Evans, 64, of Bronx, New York, passed on April 18, 2017.

Darrell Toliver

Darrell Toliver

Jul 31, 2017

Mr. Darrell Lafayette “Foots” Toliver, I, 64, of Simpsonville, passed on Monday, July 31, 2017, at home. Born in Augusta GA, he was a son of Annie J. Arnold Toliver and the late William Edward Toliver. Surviving, in addition to his mother; sons, Darrell L. (Tamika) Toliver, Jr. of McCormick SC, William C. Toliver and Sheldon R. Toliver, both of...

Tyrone Thompson

Tyrone Thompson

Jul 28, 2017

Mr. Tyrone Thompson, 62, of Greenville, passed away on Friday, July 28, 2017, at home.

Hattie  Bowens

Hattie Bowens

Jul 28, 2017

Ms. Hattie Naomi Bowens, 78, of Greenville passed away on Friday, July 28, 2017, at St. Francis Hospital. Born in Greenville, she was the daughter of the late Luther N. and Hattie Irene Ferguson Bowens. Surviving: daughters, Letitia Bowens and Marchita Ekekeugbor; sisters, Frances Calhoun, Karen Bowens, and Barbara Wright; brothers, Lawrence F. Bowens and Lee F. Bowens; four beloved...

Carolyn Elaine Johnson

Carolyn Elaine Johnson

Jul 26, 2017

Mrs. Carolyn Elaine Johnson, 61, of 4B N. Wingate Road, Greenville passed on Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at Greenville Health System. She was a daughter of Ruby Johnson Baker and the late Robert Baker. Surviving are two daughters, Stacy Johnson of Greenville and Georgette Johnson of Simpsonville; two brothers, Nathaniel Johnson and David (Sharon) Johnson, both of Greenville; four grandchildren;...

Geneva Smith

Geneva Smith

Jul 23, 2017

Mrs. Geneva Kerns Smith, 99, of Greenville, passed away on Sunday, July 23, 2017, at home. Born in Greenville, she was the daughter of the late Henry Doc and Rose Kerns. Surviving: daughters, Annie Ruth Hall of Las Vegas, NV and Mary Frances Wilson of Elk Grove, CA; sons, Sylvester Smith of Long Island, NY, David (Dorothy) Smith of Piedmont,...

Eddie Langford

Eddie Langford

Jul 22, 2017

Mr. Eddie Maurice Langford, 41, of Simpsonville, passed away on Saturday, July 22, 2017, at home. Born in Landstuhl, Germany, he was the son of Eddie and Virginia “Ginnie” Inez Watts Langford. Surviving, in addition to his parents: sister, Ingrid P. Anders of Charlotte, NC; brother, Christopher J. Langford of Charlotte, NC; nephew, Elijah Anders of Charlotte, NC; grandmother, Jannie...

Tiffany Land

Tiffany Land

Jul 21, 2017

Ms. Tiffany Picolar Booker Land, 32, of Easley, passed away on Friday, July 21, 2017, at home. Born in Easley, she was the daughter of Regina Booker Smith and the late Thomas Bernard Land. Surviving, in addition to her mother; daughter, Mikayla Land of Easley; sons, Micah Land of Easley and Malachi Land of Pickens; sister, Shanterio (Daryl) Johnson of...

Marjorie Walker

Marjorie Walker

Jul 19, 2017

Mrs. Marjorie Strawder Walker, 88, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Wednesday July 19, 2017, at her home. Born in Laurens County, she was a daughter of the late Rev. Willie Heyward and Margaret A. Shumate Strawder. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Edward Walker; sisters, Sarah F. Herbert and Ruth A. Jones; brothers, Bobby...

Christopher Moore

Christopher Moore

Jul 18, 2017

Mr. Christopher Kinard “CK” Moore, 19, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at home. Born in Greenville, he was a son of Sonia James and the late Larry B. Moore. “CK” was a graduate of Greenville High School and a member of Lincoln Street Missionary Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his father,...

James Thompson

James Thompson

Jul 17, 2017

Mr. James Edward “Bay James” Thompson, 71, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Monday, July 17, 2017, at McCall Hospice House. Born in Greenville, he was a son of the late Howard Thompson, Sr., and Mary Frances Westfield Thompson. He was a graduate of Lincoln High School and was formerly employed with Greater Greenville Sanitation Department. Left to...

Melvin Lewers

Melvin Lewers

Jul 15, 2017

Mr. Melvin “LV” Lewers, Jr., 68, of Greenville, passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2017, at St. Francis Downtown. Born in Greenville, he was the son of Ruby Katherine Paden Lewers and the late Melvin Lewers, Sr. Surviving: daughters, Roslyn Lake of New York, NY, Tiffany (Sabu) Lewers-Reid of Charlotte, NC, and Shania Jenkins of Greenville; son, Melvin Lewers, Jr....

Charles Luckett

Charles Luckett

Jul 14, 2017

Mr. Charles D. Luckett, Jr., 58, of Queens, NY, passed away on Friday, July 14, 2017, in Greenville.

Johnny Jenkins

Johnny Jenkins

Jul 12, 2017

Mr. Johnny Jenkins, 63, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at Greenville Health System. Born in Greenville, he was a son of the late John Peters and Mary Bell Mills Jenkins. Johnny was educated in the Greenville County School System. He continued his education at Claflin University and was a graduate of Tri-County Technical...

Russell Martin

Russell Martin

Jul 11, 2017

Mr. Russell Martin, 49, of Piedmont, passed away on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at home. Born in Greenville, he was the son of Mary L. Anderson Bell and the late Clifton Bell. Surviving, in addition to his mother: brothers, Jimmy Martin, Patrick Martin of Greenville, and Clifton Bell, Jr., and a host of other relatives and friends.

James Milom, Jr.

James Milom, Jr.

Jul 10, 2017

Mr. James “Man” Milom, Jr., 69, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Monday, July 10, 2017, at his home. Born in Greenville, he was a son of the late James Milom, Sr., and Lillie Mae Epps Milom. Left to cherish many memories are his four sisters, Vandoris Woody (Fred Nash), Mary Drummond, Karen Heyward, and Sharon M. Jones,...

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