Obituaries

Sallie Lee

Sallie Lee

Oct 27, 2016

Mrs. Sallie Mae Rollinson Lee, 93, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Thursday, October 27, 2016, at home. Born in Bordeaux, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Austin Rollinson, Sr. and Fannie Jordan Rollinson. She joined Allen Temple AME Church in 1957,where she served on the Stewardess Board and worked diligently in the Soup Kitchen...

Brigett Maffett

Brigett Maffett

Oct 27, 2016

. Ms. Brigett Cepeda Maffett, 54, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Thursday, October 27, 2016, at her home. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late James Leroy and Nancy Ann Maffett Mansell. Bridgett was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents and her first born son, Jermaine A. Maffett. Left to...

Willie Smith

Willie Smith

Oct 27, 2016

Mrs. Willie Ruth “Red” Smith, 70, of Greenville, passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2016, at Magnolia Manor of Greenville. Born in Greenville, she was the daughter of the late Beral Wentworth and Mody Mahon Perrett. Surviving: brother, George Perrett of Greenville; caretaker and nephew, Rob Mahone of Greenville; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Mildred Dawson

Mildred Dawson

Oct 27, 2016

Ms. Mildred Ann Dawson, daughter of the late Milton Alexander and Mildred Brown, was born on May 18, 1941, at Greenville General Hospital. She attended and graduated from Sterling High School in Greenville, South Carolina in 1960. After finishing high school, Mildred moved to Richmond, Virginia and then on to New York. She enrolled in Drake Business School where she...

Harold Griffin

Harold Griffin

Oct 27, 2016

Mr. Harold Griffin, 94, of Greenville, passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2016, at home..Survivors: his wife, Rosa Ella Griffin; daughters, Marcheta (Russell) Williams, Yolunda (Kenneth) Barksdale, Zina (Dwagne) King and Andrea Anderson; sons, Steven (Deborah) Griffin, Keith Griffin, Nicholas (Marissa) Griffin and Kevin (treva) Griffin; brother, Moses Griffin. Funeral Services Wednesday, November 2, at 2:00 P.M. at Maranatha Fellowship...

Roosevelt Harris

Roosevelt Harris

Oct 26, 2016

Mr. Roosevelt “Pres” Harris, 79, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2016, at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home in Newberry, South Carolina. He was born on March 25, 1937, in Greenville, and was the son of the late Willie Sullivan and Mamie Coker. “Pres” was a retiree of Greenville Technical College. He was a member of the...

Boyce Smith

Boyce Smith

Oct 25, 2016

Boyce Jefferson Smith passed Tuesday, October 25, 2016. Funeral services: Saturday, November 12, 2016 at Bethel Church of God Holiness, with burial in Resthaven Memorial Gardens.

Cathy Gambrell

Cathy Gambrell

Oct 25, 2016

Ms. Cathy Lorraine Gambrell, 58, of Greenville, passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2016, at home. Born in Greenville, she was the daughter of late Willie C. McCullough and Emma Jean Artist Gambrell. Surviving: sons, Anthony and Stanton Gambrell; brothers, Willie McCullough and Willie Marion Gunter and a host of other relatives and friends.

Thelma McDonald

Thelma McDonald

Oct 25, 2016

Mrs. Thelma McDonald, 81, of Six Mile, passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2016, at home. Born in Windsor, NC, she was the daughter of the late Hosea and Lavenia Royal Cooper. Surviving: husband, Heyward McDonald of the home; sisters, Pearl Valentine of Rosdale, NY, and Doris Hooks, Joyce (James) Smith, and Alice Alexander, all of Richmond, VA; brothers, Arlton...

Kaieshi Clarke

Kaieshi Clarke

Oct 24, 2016

Ms. Kaieshi Samantha “Beans” Bryant-Clarke, 38, of Charlotte, NC, passed away on Monday, October 24, 2016, at Novant Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte, NC. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was a daughter of the late Pattie Lucille Bolden. Surviving, sisters, Cheryl Rosemond of Greenville, Chandra Parrott of Easley, Felicia (Barry) Johnson of Piedmont, and Renea Brown of Greenville; brothers, Charles Clarke of...

Clarence Cooper

Clarence Cooper

Oct 23, 2016

Mr. Clarence “Jr.” Cooper was born in Clayton, North Carolina to his parents, late Rev. Thomas and Corene Cooper. He joined the church at an early age and attended Cooper School in Clayton. Clarence was drafted into the US Army and served in Ft. Jackson, South Carolina and Ft. Leonard, Missouri. He was very proud of his contributions as a...

Harold Patterson

Harold Patterson

Oct 23, 2016

Mr. Harold Earl “Habo” Patterson, 76, of Greenville, passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2016, at Inman Health Care, Inman. He was born in Greenville, South Carolina and was a son of the late Isiah and Earlee Perkins Patterson. “Habo” attended Sterling High School and was a member of the Shady Grove Baptist Church. He was formerly employed at Builders...

Germaine Whiteside

Germaine Whiteside

Oct 22, 2016

Mr. Germaine Cedeno “Maine” Whiteside, 44, of Fountain Inn, South Carolina, passed on Saturday, October 22, 2016, at his home. Born in Greenville, he was a son of Carolyn Ann Whiteside and Henry I. (Marilyn) Duck. “Maine” was a 1990 graduate of Travelers Rest High School and he attended ITT Technical Institute. He was employed by the Postal Service until...

John Brown

John Brown

Oct 22, 2016

Mr. John Arthur “Red” Brown, 76, of Greenville, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2016 at St. Francis Downtown. Born in Mt. Carmel, he was the son of the late Katie Mae Epps. Surviving: fiancé, Lucy Mae Holmes of Greenville; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Essie Mae Williams

Essie Mae Williams

Oct 20, 2016

Mrs. Essie Mae “Granny” Jenkins Williams, 84, of Greenville passed on October 20, 2016, at McCall Hospice House. Born in Pickens County on October 14, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Roosevelt and Willie Faye Hunt Gambrell. She attended Sterling High School and was a 20 year retiree of Greenville Health System. She was a member of the...

Althamase Mayes

Althamase Mayes

Oct 19, 2016

Mrs. Althamase Williams “Mrs. Iya” Mayes, 85, of 325 Elder Street Extension, Greenville, passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2016. Born in Greenville, she was a daughter of the late Edgar A. and Emma Pinson Williams. Surviving: daughter, Sandra Mayes (Otis Harris) of Greenville; sons, Edgar (Irish) Mayes of Greenville, James C. (Gwendolyn) Mayes of Powdersville, and Robert (Deborah) Mayes...

Alberta Talley

Alberta Talley

Oct 18, 2016

Ms. Alberta Talley, 75, of Springfield, Massachusetts was given her wings and took flight to heaven on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at her home. She was born in Easley, South Carolina, on Tuesday, November 5, 1940, to the late Rev. Jesse James and Pearl Wakefield Talley. She was lovingly called “Biggie” and her grandkids called her “Grandma”. She was a...

Ellen Virginia Bolden

Ellen Virginia Bolden

Oct 16, 2016

Mrs. Ellen Sanders Bolden, 102 years old, was born on July 29, 1914, in Laurens County, South Carolina. She was the daughter of the late John Reid and Nannie Sanders Boyd and departed this life on Sunday, October 16, 2016, peacefully at her home. At an early age, she joined the Center Rabun Baptist Church, Gray Court, South Carolina. After...

Kassandra Harris

Kassandra Harris

Oct 16, 2016

Ms. Kassandra “Kassie” Sloane Harris, 24, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2016, at home. She was born in Greenville, and was the daughter of Pamela and Kimiko McDuffie and Eric and Karen Harris. “Kassie” was a 2015 graduate of the College of Charleston where she received a bachelor of science degree in public health. She...

Sebastian Gonzalez

Sebastian Gonzalez

Oct 16, 2016

Mr. Sebastian Tomas Gonzalez, 58, of Greenville, passed away at Greenville Health System on Sunday, October 16, 2016. Born in Guatemala, he was a son of the late Tomas Gonzalez and Magdalena Sebastian. He is survived by five children and a host of other relatives and friends.

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