Obituaries

Derrick Robbins

Derrick Robbins

Jun 27, 2017

Mr. Derrick Marcella Robbins, 53, of Greenville, passed away on Tuesday, June 27, 2017, in Greenville.

Michael  Patterson

Michael Patterson

Jun 26, 2017

Mr. Michael Albert Patterson was born September 25, 1959, in Greenville, South Carolina. He departed this life June 26, 2017, in Tulsa Oklahoma. He was the eldest and only son born to Reverend Albert Patterson and the late Edna Mae Patterson. Mike accepted Christ at an early age and was a member of Abel Baptist Church. He attended League Middle...

Harry Wright

Harry Wright

Jun 25, 2017

Mr. Harry Lee Wright, Sr., 77, of 4 Bird Court, Taylors, passed on June 25, 2017. Born in Greenville, he was the son of Melvin Johnson and the late Geneva Wright Gaither. Surviving, in addition to his father; wife, Ellen Palmer Wright of the home; daughters, Harriett Wright and Carolyn Wright, both of Taylors, Tawana (Chris) Dirton and Cincotta (William)...

Vanessa Smith

Vanessa Smith

Jun 25, 2017

Ms. Vanessa Un “TC” Smith of Taylors, passed on June 25, 2017, at Greenville Health System. Born in Greenville, she was the daughter of Vernette Mahaffey Smith and the late Walter Charles “Smitty” Smith. Surviving, in addition to her mother: sisters, Shuntzie (Anthony) Poole of Taylors, Glynis (Robert) Webb of Fountain Inn, and Melgie Porter of Rock Hill; brothers, Michael...

Jeanette Brown

Jeanette Brown

Jun 23, 2017

On Friday, June 23, 2017, Jeanette Claire Cobham Brown passed away. Born in the Republic of Panama on September, 20, 1944, she attended the prestigious, private ‘Panama School’. Jeanette was the eldest of five children born to Irvine Uriel Cobham, and the late Iscilda Adelaide George Cobham. Jeanette married Grady Brown, Jr., of Greenville, South Carolina, in 1963, while he...

Henry Coker

Henry Coker

Jun 23, 2017

Mr. Henry Coker, 76, of Greenville, passed away on Friday, June 23, 2017, at Greenville Health System.

Fannie Martin

Fannie Martin

Jun 21, 2017

Mrs. Fannie. Heard Martin, 101 years old, widow of Mr. Harold Hill Martin, passed June 21, 2017, in East Point, Georgia. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Mr. Augustus and Mrs. Fannie Marshall Heard of Abbeville, South Carolina. She was educated in Abbeville County Schools and raised in Saint James A.M.E. Church. She attended West...

Rosa Nedwards

Rosa Nedwards

Jun 21, 2017

Mrs. Rosa Nedwards, 73, of Greenville, passed on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at her home. Born in Newberry, she was the daughter of the late JoNell Winlock Dunlap and James Dunlap. Surviving, in addition to her father: daughter, Rammie Duck of Greenville; sons, Ronnie Duck of Berea and Carlos Harris of Boston, MA; and a host of other relatives and...

Ethel Blassingame

Ethel Blassingame

Jun 18, 2017

Mrs. Ethel Bernice Blassingame, 65, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Sunday, June 18, 2017, at McCall Hospice House. She was born in Greenville, and was a daughter of the late T. C. and Virginia Makins Glenn. She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, John C. Glenn, Michael Glenn and Roy A. Glenn and two sisters, Patricia...

Allen Sims

Allen Sims

Jun 17, 2017

Mr. Allen Devorn “Deda” Sims was called home to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 17, 2017. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, on March 27, 1954, he was a son of Vera Louris Sims and the late Allen. Allen joined Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church at an early age and at the time of his death he attended Mount Emmanuel...

James Hill

James Hill

Jun 17, 2017

Mr. James Calvin “Cowboy” Hill, 48, of Mauldin, South Carolina, passed away on Saturday, June 17, 2017, at Greenville Health System. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Willie Irby and Mary Ellen Hill McHerring. He was preceded in death by his parents; maternal grand- parents, Arie Hill and Jessie B. Hill; paternal grandparents, Willie...

Vera Chappell

Vera Chappell

Jun 16, 2017

Mrs. Vera Chappell, 64, departed this life on Friday, June 16, 2017, at Greenville Health System. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Leroy and Izola Donaldson Chappell. She was a 1969 graduate of Greenville High School. She was employed as a caregiver and was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church where she served in...

Lillian Sims

Lillian Sims

Jun 15, 2017

Mrs. Lillian Irene Sims, 73, of Belton, South Carolina,departed this life on Thursday, June 15, 2017, at Self Regional Medical Center, Greenwood, South Carolina. Born in Pickens, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Jessie and Nancy L. Coker Anderson. She graduated from High School with a GED. She was a textile worker most of her life and...

Faye Woody

Faye Woody

Jun 14, 2017

Ms. Faye Marie “Lil Bit” Woody was born on September 30, 1955, in Greenville, South Carolina, and departed this life on June 14, 2017. She was a daughter of the late Houston and Willie Mae Woody. She attended Shady Grove Baptist Church and was employed at Resthaven Memorial Gardens. She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister,...

Lewis Mims

Lewis Mims

Jun 13, 2017

Mr. Lewis Edward Mims, III, son of the late Lewis and Bertha Mims, departed this life on Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at Heartland West in Greenville, South Carolina. Lewis, or “Butch” as he was called, was born on November 8, 1947, in Greenville. He attended St. Anthony Catholic School, and was a proud graduate of the 1965 class of Sterling...

Curtis Nash

Curtis Nash

Jun 13, 2017

Mr. Curtis T. Nash, 81, of Piedmont, passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at Greenville Health System.

Pauline Bolden

Pauline Bolden

Jun 12, 2017

Mrs. Pauline Bolden, 91, of Greenville, passed away on Monday, June 12, 2017, at St. Francis Eastside Hospital. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Leme Timothy and Rose Henderson Bolden. Mrs. Bolden was educated in the Greenville County School System. She was a domestic worker and caregiver for over forty years. She was a...

Carolyn Garrison McDow

Carolyn Garrison McDow

Jun 12, 2017

. Carolyn Garrison McDow was born in Greenville, South Carolina to the late J.C. and Edith Young on May 4th, 1941. Carolyn was the only child. After graduating from the historic Sterling High School in 1959, Carolyn moved to Hempstead, New York in 1961, where she attended Nassau Community College and graduated with an associates degree in Nursing (LPN). At...

Delores Tate

Delores Tate

Jun 11, 2017

Ms. Delores “Dee Dee” Tate, 65, of Greenville, passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2017, at home. Born in Boston, MA, she was the daughter of the late Sylvester Tate and Pauline Martin Tate. Surviving, in addition to her mother: sisters, Patricia Miller of Boston, MA, Loretta Purvis of East Orange, NJ, and Paulette Tate of Union, NJ; brother, Jackie...

Frederick Chapman

Frederick Chapman

Jun 10, 2017

Mr. Frederick Ferdinand Chapman, 76, was born on June 6, 1941, and departed this life in the early morning hours of Saturday, June 10, 2017, at NHC National Health Care in Mauldin, South Carolina. He was the youngest son of the late Professor John Henry Chapman and Mrs. Beatrice Ruth Chapman Thomas. He lived in the Chapman Grove Community for...

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