Obituaries
Elliott Leavell
Jan 19, 2018
Mr. Elliott DeWayne Leavell, 48, of Greenville, passed on Friday, January 19, 2018 at Greenville Health Hospital. Surviving: father, Walter Lee Leavell, Sr., of Jamaica; mother, Faye Brown Leavell Hill (Willie)Dillard of Greenville; two sons, Demarcus (Julie) Leavell of Pensacola, FL, and Kalven D. Leavell of Greenville; two stepdaughters, Shaellis Peavy of Auburn, GA, and Staci Madden of Greenville; two...
Dottie Jenkins
Jan 18, 2018
Mrs. Dottie “Dot” Latimore Jenkins, age 84, of Greenville, South Carolina, entered into eternal peace on Thursday, January 18,, 2018, at Magnolia Manor in Greenville. Born August 1, 1933, in Greenville County, she was a daughter of the late Charlie and Viola Irby Latimore. Dottie was a graduate of Sterling High School and a member of Queen Street Baptist Church....
Thomas Mack
Jan 17, 2018
Thomas Mack, 76, passed on January 17, 2018 at his home in Sacramento, California. Thomas Mack was born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina. He was a son of the late Will Avery Williams and Bretha Mack Talley. Raised by his grandmother Roseanne Mack. He was a painter and construction worker in the state of California. He love spending time...
Elder Barbara McNeil
Jan 14, 2018
Elder Barbara Sue McNeil of Greenville, passed on Sunday, January 14, 2017, at her home. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Betty Jean Hutchinson Butler. Surviving: her husband, Elder Luther McNeil of the home; daughter, Vonda K. (Courtney) Pinson of Simpsonville; sons, Vincient (Sonja) McNeil of Villarica, GA and George McNeil of McCormick, SC; goddaughter, Natasha Irby;...
Lona Griffin
Jan 13, 2018
Reverend Lona Mae Griffin, 92, of 315 Athens Street, Travelers Rest, South Carolina, transitioned to go to her Heavenly home on Sunday, January 14, 2018, at Heartland Healthcare. She was the daughter of the late John Henry and Lona Mae Looper Gordon. She was a faithful member of the Mount Sinai Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her...
Lee Jones
Jan 13, 2018
Mr. Lee Vernon Jones, 26, of Greenville, passed away on January 13, 2018, at his home. Surviving: father and mother, Lee Vernon Jones, Sr. and Andera C. Anthony Jones of Greenville; one sister, Andritus Anthony of Greenville; one brother, Vondritius Jones of Greenville; a godson, Damarion Morris; and a host of other relatives and friends.
James McGee
Jan 12, 2018
Mr. James McGee, 71, of 6 Cardwell Street, Greenville, passed on Friday, January 12, 2018, at McCall Hospice House. He was a son of the late Izella McGee and Felisher Moore McGee. Surviving: wife, Jeanett Evans McGee of the home; three daughters, Nica McGee, Gloria McGee, and Ora Lee McGee, all of Greenville; two sons, Joshua Evans and James Evans,...
Addie Phillips
Jan 10, 2018
Mrs. Addie B. Phillips, 91, of Hendersonville, NC, passed on January 10, 2018, at Mt. Home Health and Rehab in Hendersonville, NC. She was a daughter of the late Statom McLendon and Mary Liza Tate Norman. Surviving: one son, Melvin McLendon of Irvington, NJ; two sisters, Annie Mae McLendon and Essie Lee Hill, both of Irvington, NJ; four grandchildren; and...
Teresa Fullington
Jan 8, 2018
Ms. Teresa “Resa” Fullington, 55, of 101 Brenley Lane, Easley, South Carolina, departed this life on Monday, January 8, 2017, at Greenville Health System. She was a daughter of Helen Brown Green and the late Charlie Fullington. She was a faithful member of the Set Free Christian Fellowship, where she served in numerous ministries, such as: Children's Church teacher, Pretty...
Robert Jones
Jan 7, 2018
Mr. Robert David “Bobby” Jones, 54, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Sunday, January 7, 2018, at his home. He was a son of Jacquelyn P. Anderson Jones and the late Robert William Jones. “Bobby” was a graduate of Wade Hampton High School and was formerly employed by Carolina Drive-In as a cook. Left to treasure many wonderful...
Shirley Jenkins Austin
Jan 6, 2018
Mrs. Shirley Jenkins Austin, 68, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Saturday, January 6, 2018, at Greenville Health System. She was a daughter of the late Garfield Jenkins and Willie Ruth Chappell Jenkins. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Henry Austin; and two sisters, Mary Miller and Annie R. Sherman. Left to cherish many fond memories;...
Deacon Albert Seawright
Jan 5, 2018
And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. 1 Peter 5:10 God called our beloved “Seawright” to his eternal home, on Friday morning, January 5, 2018. Albert Seawright, affectionately known as “Brother,” was born in...
Adline "Judy" Freeman
Jan 3, 2018
Mrs. Adline “Judy” Vernon Freeman of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on January 3, 2018. She was the daughter of the late Johnny Vernon and Elizabeth Blassingame Vernon. She joined the Fairfield United Methodist Church at a young age. In 2001, she began attending the Rock Hill Baptist Church #1, where she was member of the Senior Ministry. She...
Cora Jones
Jan 3, 2018
Mrs. Cora Sue “Jenny” Jones, 78, of Liberty, South Carolina, departed this life on Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at her home. Born in Pickens, South Carolina,, she was a daughter of the late Leroy and Nellie Ruth Sitton. She was a 1960 graduate of Clearview High School in Easley, South Carolina, and a member of the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church...
Abdul-Rahman Shabazz
Jan 3, 2018
Bro. Abdul passed peacefully from this life on January 3, 2018, surrounded by his loving, devoted wife and sons. He was born on June 8, 1946, in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was a 1965 high school graduate and graduated from the School of Music in Hartford, Connecticut. He served in the United States Army 82nd 101st Airborne as a...
Barbara Sullivan-Johnson
Jan 2, 2018
Mrs. Barbara Joyce “Barb” Sullivan Johnson, 68, of 106 Cline Street, Taylors, South Carolina, departed this life on Tuesday, January 2, 2018, at home. She was a daughter of the late King David Sullivan, Sr., and Dorothy Dimple Sullivan. “Barb” was employed for over twenty-eight years at Greenville Group Home Vocational Rehabilitation. She was a faithful member of the Shady...
Calvin Mayes
Jan 2, 2018
Mr. Calvin “Fat” Mayes, Sr., 84, of Laurens, South Carolina, passed on Tuesday, January 2, 2018, at National Healthcare in Laurens. He was a son of the late Jessie Mayes and Lydia Whatley Mayes. Calvin was a resident of National Healthcare since 1999; the staff at the Center loved him. Each morning he would get in his car (wheelchair) to...
Hazel Jean Austin
Jan 1, 2018
Ms. Hazel Jean Chapman Austin, 60, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Monday, January 1, 2018, at McCall Hospice House. She was a daughter of Nettie Johnson Chapman and the late James Chapman, Sr. She was preceded in death by her father, James Chapman, Sr., and a sister, Doris McCloud. Left to cherish many loving and kind memories are her...
Larry Hagood
Jan 1, 2018
Mr. Larry Charles Hagood, 63, of Easley, resided in Ashboro North Carolina, passed on Tuesday, January 1, 2018, at Randolph Health and Rehab, NC. Born in Anderson County, he was a son of the late Roy Lee Smith and Annie Mae Mattress. Surviving: daughter, Lakesha Garrett, of Easley, sister, Judy Mattress, of Easley. And a host of other relatives and...
Jermaine Bruster
Dec 31, 2017
On Sunday, December 31, 2017, Jermaine Douglas Bruster went home to be with the Lord at the age of 39. He is now surrounded in Heaven by his beloved mother and father, the late Douglas K. and Barbara Ann Bruster; maternal grandparents, the late David and Alberta Webb, Sr.; paternal grandparents, the late James and Leoni Bruster; and his twin...