Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Tunia Dotson

Tunia Dotson

Apr 7, 2018

.Ms. Tunia Nonette “Baby Girl” Dotson, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Saturday, April, 7, 2018, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. She was a daughter of the late Ruth Simmons Dotson and Willie Seawright . She was a graduate of Carolina High School and was formerly employed with Concentrix Corporation. She was preceded in death by her parents;...

Omega Martin

Omega Martin

Apr 7, 2018

Mrs. Omega Washington Martin 58, of 804 Eastwood Street, Anderson, South Carolina, departed this life on Saturday, April 7, 2018, at Greenville Health System. She was the daughter of the late Walter and Estelle Washington. She was a member of the Bibleway Full Gospel Church. Left to cherish many fond and loving memories are her husband, Samuel Martin, Jr. of...

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...

Nathaniel  Davis

Nathaniel Davis

Apr 4, 2018

Mr. Nathaniel Davis, Jr., 69, of Greenville, passed on Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at his home.

Betty Gambrell

Betty Gambrell

Apr 3, 2018

Ms. Betty Joann “BJ” Gambrell, 67, of Easley, South Carolina, departed this life to go to her Heavenly home on Tuesday, April 3, 2018. She was a daughter of the late Carl Gambrell, Sr., and Jessie Mae Gambrell. “BJ” was a graduate of Clearview High School, Class of 1969. She was a retired textile worker and passionate caregiver. She loved...

Lula McDonald

Lula McDonald

Apr 3, 2018

Mrs. Lula Grace “Penny” McDonald, 68, of Greenville, passed on Monday, April 3, 2018, at her home. She was the daughter of the late Claude Jackson and Susie Hill Jackson. Surviving: a daughter, Lisa McDonald of Piedmont; a sister, Alice Greggs of Greenville; relatives raised in the home, Fred Nash, Willie Edwards and Eddie Lee Lewis; two grandchildren, Tamara B....

Rev. Lorene Ackerson

Rev. Lorene Ackerson

Apr 1, 2018

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where...

Jimmy Peters

Jimmy Peters

Mar 30, 2018

Mr. Jimmy Lee “JP” Peters, 62, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Friday, March 30, 2018, at Greenville Health System. He was a son of the late Dan Henry Peters and Lerlene Wicker Peters. He attended Washington High School and worked as a landscaper. He was preceded in death by his parents: a son, Jermaine Proctor; a granddaughter, Shantaria G....

Lindsey Blake

Lindsey Blake

Mar 29, 2018

Mr. Lindsey Blake, 84, of 129 Blake Drive, Easley, South Carolina, departed this life on March 29, 2018, at Brookdale of Easley. He was a son of the late Eugene Blake and Pearlie Beatrice Blake Young. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. Lindsey was employed at Platt Saco Lowell in Easley for many years. He was...

David Green

David Green

Mar 29, 2018

Mr. David Green, 67, of 805 Mauldin Road #2316, Greenville, passed on Thursday, March 29, 2018, at Greenville Health System. He was a son of the late William and Helen Darby Green. Surviving: his wife, Dale Sullivan Green of the home; two daughters, Helen Green of Greenville and Stephanie Green of Marietta, GA; one son, Tamorris Green of Greenville; one...

Ethel Maxwell

Ethel Maxwell

Mar 28, 2018

Mrs. Ethel Griffin Maxwell, 105, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at Poinsett Rehabilitation Center. Born in Greenville on April 16, 1912, she was the youngest child of the late William and Lucille Brazel Griffin. She was educated in the Greenville County School System. At...

Willie Teague

Willie Teague

Mar 28, 2018

Mr. Willie Eugene Teague, 70, of 200 Brantford Lane, Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at his home. He was a son of the late Frank and Catherine A. Kilgore Teague. He was a 1966 graduate of Washington High School and a retiree of PYA Monarch Corporation and Greenville County School System as a bus...

Margie Foster Howard

Margie Foster Howard

Mar 28, 2018

Mrs. Margie Foster Howard, formerly of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, in Denver, Colorado, where she had resided for many years. She was a daughter of the late Van and Geneva Foster and was reared by the late George and Ethel Wilson. She was a graduate of Sterling High School and attended South Carolina...