Obituaries
Ruby Shockley
Mar 17, 2018
Mrs. Ruby D. Stafford Shockley, 65, of Greenville, passed on Saturday, March 17, 2018, at her home. She was a daughter of the late Charles Homer Stafford and Ruby Lucille Finley Stafford. She was the wife of the late Thomas Harry Shockley, Sr. Surviving: two daughters, Tina Downer(Ed Sherrod) and Sawannah Mote, both of Greenville; two sons, Thomas Harry Shockley,...
Rev. John Eichelberger
Mar 15, 2018
.The Rev John Calvin Eichelberger was called from his labor to reward on March 15, 2018, at his home in Mauldin, South Carolina. He was born to the late Mrs. Alice Long Eichelberger Hall and Mr. J.C. Eichelberger on January 7, 1938, in Newberry, South Carolina. At an early age he moved to Greenville, South Carolina, with his aunt, Mary...
Mary Bradley
Mar 15, 2018
Mrs. Mary “May” Talley Bradley, 69, of Easley, South Carolina, departed this life on Thursday, March 15, 2018, at her home. She was a daughter of the late Jesse Talley and Pearl Wakefield Talley. She was a 1966 graduate of Clearview High School and was a retiree of the United States Postal Service. A devoted member of Sweet Canaan Baptist...
Mary Hall
Mar 13, 2018
Mrs. Mary Katherine Hall was born to the late Mr. Raymond “Sam” Jones and Mrs. Leslie Spivey Jones in Chattahoochee County, Cusseta, Georgia, on November 15, 1946. She was raised in the countryside of Northwest Georgia, farmland. Mary spoke fondly of the agricultural education she received on the land that she helped cultivate. After having left Chattahoochee County for New...
Benjamin Franklin Robinson
Mar 13, 2018
Deacon Benjamin Franklin Robinson, 66, of Greenville, passed on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at St. Francis Hospital. He was a son of James Franklin and Esther Morris Robinson. He was the chairman of the Deacon Board of the Rocky Mount Missionary Baptist Church. Surviving in addition to his parents; his wife, Donna Voorhees Robinson of the home; three sons, Jermaine...
Cecil Weir
Mar 12, 2018
Mr. Cecil A. “Tony” Weir, 40, of Greenville, passed on Monday, March 12, 2018, at home. Surviving: his mother, Cathy Weir of Greenville; his father, Cecil Arnold of Greenville; wife, Antonia Tinine Gamble Weir of Greenville; one daughter, Tiara A. Weir of Greenville; a stepdaughter, Sheridan Scotto of Greenwood; one stepson, Trey Scott of Greenwood; one sister, Monique Hunter of...
Jeffrey Burdine
Mar 12, 2018
Mr. Jeffery Burdine, 54, of Greenville, passed on Monday, March 12, 2018, at Greenville Health System. He was a son of the late Tommy Wilson and Mary Burdine Irby. Surviving: companion, Betty Perry of Greenville; three sons, Michael Young of Mauldin, Travis Cureton of Mauldin, and Travers Cureton of Greenville; a stepdaughter, April Young of Greenville; two sisters, Annie Irby...
Elizabeth Ely
Mar 11, 2018
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann “Liz” Ely, 84, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Sunday, March 11, 2018, at her home. She was a daughter of the late Nathaniel Thompson and Jennie Mae Blanden Thompson. She was a lifelong member of Long Branch Baptist Church and the Soulful Dozen Social Club. She loved her family and their gatherings and the...
James Sanders
Mar 11, 2018
Mr. James Phillip Sanders, 67, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Sunday, March 11, 2018, at Poinsett Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. He was born in Blakley, Georgia on October 22, 1950, and was a son of the late Jessie Mae Sanders. He formerly worked at the Baldwin Steel Company in New Jersey as a crane operator. He was...
Daryl Gambrell
Mar 10, 2018
Mr. Daryl Jerome “Red” Gambrell, 39, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Saturday, March 10, 2018, at Greenville Health System. He was the son of Calvin Ray Gambrell and Elizabeth Shell Gambrell. “Red” attended Riverside High School. He was preceded in death by his grand-mothers, Louise Shell and Lois Gambrell; grandfather, George Gambrell; two aunts, Doris Langston and Brenda Shell;...
Rickey Mattison
Mar 8, 2018
Mr. Rickey Mattison, 64, of Greenville, passed on Thursday, March 8, 2018, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. He was a son of the late Orangeburg Mattison, Sr., and Addie Robinson Mattison. He was preceded in death by his parents, O.B. and Addie; two brothers, O. B. Jr and Morty Ronald Mattison (Vivian); four sisters, Bobbie Jo Mattison-Clinkscale, Linda Jean Neal,...
Daisy Chapman
Mar 7, 2018
Mrs. Daisy Bea Chapman, 86, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at Greenville Health System. She was born in Laurens County on March 10, 1931, and was a daughter of the late Luke Anderson and Callie King Sullivan Anderson. She was the last member of her immediate family. She was predeceased by her parents;...
Patsy Downs
Mar 7, 2018
Mrs. Patsy Downs, 60, of Greenville, passed on Wednesday March 7, 2018, at her home.
Carrie Bennett
Mar 6, 2018
.If ever there was a ray of sunshine on earth, her name was Carrie Elizabeth Bennett. She celebrated her 90th birthday on November 5, 2017, with those she loved; her brother and sister-in-law, nieces and nephews. Formerly of 10 Boling Road, Taylors, South Carolina, Ms. Bennett entered into eternal rest Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at McCall Hospice House after a...
Roland Prease
Mar 6, 2018
Mr. Roland Sylvester “Bud” Prease, son of the late James Cothran Prease, Jr., and Mable Dawkins Prease, was born March 21, 1940. He completed his life’s journey on March 6, 2018. Roland served in the United States Air Force, was honorably discharged in 1968. He was an alumnus of Sterling High School and was employed as a supervisor at Facemate...
Josie Jones
Mar 5, 2018
Ms. Josie Mae Jones was born in Anderson, South Carolina, on July 10, 1942, and passed away on March 5, 2018. She was a daughter of the late Alberta Jones and Otis Jones. She attended Anderson County schools and was employed with J.P. Stevens, Parker Plant in Greenville, South Carolina until her retirement. She was a faithful member of the...
Mary Neal
Mar 5, 2018
Mrs. Mary Ellen “Mae” Durham Neal, 87, of 121 Old Homestead Road,Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Monday, March 5, 2018, at home. She was a daughter of the late Tobe and Cornelia Bailey Durham. She attended Sterling High School and formerly worked as a Social Worker for S.H.A.R.E and a receptionist for the Greenville County Auditor’s Office before...
Lamonze Williams
Mar 4, 2018
Mr. Lamonze Defazio “Monz” Williams, 39, of Greenville, passed away on Sunday, March 4, 2018. He was a son of Sonya M. Williams McCullough and the late Anthony Craig Hailstock. Surviving: his mother, Sonya M. Williams (Charles) McCullough of Columbia; two daughters, Jurnie Williams and Kween Williams; four sons, Adrian Smith, Jakie Williams, Kaeden Williams and Kyng Williams; one sister,...
Baby Jeremiah Williams
Mar 3, 2018
.Baby Jeremiah Messiah Williams, was born into this world on August 2, 2017, he departed this life on Saturday, March 3, 2018, at Greenville Health System. He was the son of James Williams and Crystal Fuller. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Pamela Fuller; and grandfather, Willie Boyd. Surviving in addition to his parents; brother, Derrick Martin of...
Evetta Mitchell
Mar 2, 2018
Mrs. Evetta Lynnette “Lynn” Mitchell, 57, of Greenville, passed on March 2, 2018, at McCall Hospice House. She was a daughter of John Richard Henry, Sr., and the late Jessie Alfreda Mitchell. Surviving: father, John Richard Henry, Sr., of Greenville; five sisters, Sherry Franklin of Fountain Inn, Gloria (Arthur) Pressley of Phoenix, AR, Kim Ensley of Greenville, Jeanene Mitchell of...