Obituaries

Mercia Morgan Calvin

Mercia Morgan Calvin

May 17, 2018

Mrs. Mercia Morgan Calvin, 70, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Thursday, May 17, 2018, at St. Francis Hospital (Downtown). She was born in Detroit, Michigan, and reared in Greenville, the daughter of the late Theodore Morgan and Dorothy Brockman. She was married to the late Willie Van Calvin. She received an associate degree in Business and retired...

William Garrett

William Garrett

May 16, 2018

Mr. William Carroll “Scope” Garrett, 72, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at Greenville Health System. He was born in Greenville and was a son of the late John Henry and Mary Ellen Wilson Garrett. William was educated in the Greenville County School System. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, where...

Clara Mae  Henderson

Clara Mae Henderson

May 16, 2018

Mrs. Clara Mae White Henderson, 82, of Greenville, departed this life on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at home. She was a daughter of the late R.D. Matthews and Daisy White. Surviving: three sons, Ervin (Annette) Henderson, Robert Henderson and Stanley Henderson, all of Greenville; one sister, Shirley (Charles) McGee of Greenville; one grandchild; seven great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and a host...

Ruby Gray

Ruby Gray

May 16, 2018

Mrs. Ruby Geneva “Big Granny” Gray, 82, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at her home. She was the daughter of the late L.T. Austin and Vercena Robinson Austin. She was a member of the Shady Oak Baptist Church in Greenville. She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Vivian Gray; a...

Frances Williams

Frances Williams

May 14, 2018

Ms. Frances Joycelyn "Pookie" Williams, 55, of Freeport, New York, passed on Monday, May 14, 2018, at her home. Born in Easley SC, she was a daughter of Lillie Mae Williams Holbrook and the late Lonnell Rhome. Surviving: her mother, Lillie Mae (Roscoe) Holbrook of Amityville, NY; two daughters, Tyrika Ford of Anderson and Brittany Hill of Freeport, NY; one...

Willie Edwards

Willie Edwards

May 10, 2018

Mrs. Willie Mae “Tyger” Edwards, 62, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Thursday, May 10, 2018, at her home. She was a daughter of the late James Caldwell Rosemond, Sr., and Janie Wadsworth Rosemond. “Tyger” received a Master’s Degree in Business Management from Clemson University and was a former supervisor of Spinx and Pizza Hut until her health...

Dorothy Brown

Dorothy Brown

May 10, 2018

Ms. Dorothy Lashonda “Shonda” Brown, 40, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Thursday May 10, 2018, at her home. Born in Greenville County, she was a daughter of Mary Harris Tolliver, and the late Willie Harris. “Shonda” received an associate degree from Brown Mackie College. She was a Business Office Manager for Loads of Blessings.. She attended Mountain View Baptist...

Thomas Sherrard

Thomas Sherrard

May 9, 2018

Mr. Thomas Odell Sherrard, 67, son of the late Hugh Sherrard and Lura Mae Thompson Sherrard was born on November 23, 1950, in Greenville, South Carolina and departed this life on Wednesday, May 9, 2018. He was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church and was active in the Ushers Ministry until his health began to decline. He previously attended the...

James Cooley

James Cooley

May 8, 2018

Mr. James Wilson Cooley, the fourth son of the late Mr. Roscoe and Mrs. Innoe Sullivan Cooley, was born on June 21, 1925, in Belton, South Carolina, and departed this earthly life on May 8, 2018. At an early age, James Wilson Cooley became a member of the New Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Pelzer, South Carolina. James attended the...

Ernestine Dixon

Ernestine Dixon

May 8, 2018

Ms. Ernestine Gina “Tine” Dixon, 57, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. She was a daughter of Zadie Mae Dixon Renrick and the late Ernest James Renrick. Left to cherish many fond and loving memories in addition to her mother: two daughters, Vikkia (James) Blakely and Stacy Dixon, both of Greenville; one son, Christopher Dixon (Latisha...

Juanita Seawright

Juanita Seawright

May 8, 2018

Ms. Juanita Seawright, 61, of Greenville, passed on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at Greenville Health System. She was a daughter of the late Samuel Seawright and Mattie Lou Downs Seawright. Surviving: two daughters, LaTonya Seawright and Priscilla Seawright, both of Greenville; four sons, Antonio Seawright, Donnie Seawright, and Lamont Seawright, all of Greenville and Stevie Seawright of Fountain Inn; two...

Viola Lovelace Jones

Viola Lovelace Jones

May 6, 2018

.Mrs. Viola Mae Lovelace Jones, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Sunday, May 6, 2018, at Simpsonville Rehabilitation Facility. Born on December 13, 1942, in Anderson, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Fred Lovelace and Dessie Mae Brockman Lovelace. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Rev. Harold Lee Jones; and a...

Georgia Johnson

Georgia Johnson

May 5, 2018

Ms. Georgia Frances “Jo” Johnson, 66, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Saturday, May 5, 2018, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. She was a daughter of the late C.D. Johnson and Miriam A. Parker Johnson. “Jo” worked formerly at Greenville News as an operator. Left to cherish many fond and loving memories are six sons, Dallas Tracy Johnson,...

Lillie Hodge

Lillie Hodge

May 5, 2018

Mrs. Lillie Mae Hodge, age 79, of Greer, South Carolina, formerly of Newburgh, New York, peacefully entered into eternal rest on Saturday, May 5th, 2018. Born on July 7, 1938, in Abbeville, South Carolina, Lillie Mae Aiken was the seventh of ten children born to Jeanette and Robert Aiken, Sr. She attended Abbeville County Schools before relocating to Newburgh, New...

Jasper Sweeney

Jasper Sweeney

May 4, 2018

Mr. Jasper Sidney Sweeney Jr., "a gentle soul", was born August 10, 1948. He was the eldest of nine children born to the late Mr. Jasper Sr., and Rosie Lee D. Sweeney. He departed this life on Friday, May 4, 2018, at Greenville Health System. As a child, he attended Rocky Creek Baptist Church where his great-grandfather, the late Adolphus...

Emma Holloway

Emma Holloway

May 4, 2018

Mrs. Emma Lois Holloway, 71, of Greenville, passed on Friday, May 4, 2018, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. She was a daughter of the late James Booker and Mary Francis Cheeks Booker. Surviving: five daughters, Sarah Holloway(Thurmond) Barton, Patricia Holloway, Jennifer Ann Holloway (Joey) Goodjoines and Latress Holloway, all of Greenville and Brenda Holloway of Spartanburg; five sons, Joshua Holloway,...

Vera Jones

Vera Jones

May 4, 2018

Ms. Vera Ann “Cheeco” Jones, 57, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on May 4, 2018, at her home. She was a daughter of Vivian A. Robinson Jones and the late Milford Javan Jones. She was a former employee of Century Plastic Manufacturing Company and a member of Mt. Emmanuel Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her father, Milford...

James Smith

James Smith

May 2, 2018

Mr. James A. Smith, 85, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life to go to his Heavenly home on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. He was a son of the late Theodore Roosevelt Smith and Rosa Lee Gaines Smith Boyd. He was a retired supervisor of the C.F. Sauer Company (Duke Mayonnaise) and was a faithful member of the Young Laymen...

Asiaonna  Wallace

Asiaonna Wallace

May 1, 2018

Asiaonna Shi’Braille Zi’Kelia Wallace was born June 6, 2000, at the Medical University of South Carolina. Born with Complex Congenital Heart Disease, Asia had to fight for her life from the moment she was born, having open heart surgery three days after birth. Asiaonna would continue this fight day after day, going to countless doctors and having procedure after procedure...

Clarence Simpson

Clarence Simpson

May 1, 2018

Mr. Clarence Edward Simpson, 59, of 205 Welcome Avenue Extension #13, Greenville, passed on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. He was a son of the late Robert Simpson and Louise T. Simpson Oliver. Surviving: one daughter, Shakayla L. Simpson of Greenville; three sons, Antonio Miller of Greenville, Edward Simpson of Simpsonville, and Terrence Simpson of Indianapolis, IN; three sister, Priscilla Simpson...