Obituaries
Jesse Thompson
Aug 1, 2017
Mr. Jesse Thompson, 78, of Greenville, passed on Tuesday, August 1, 2017, at Patewood Rehabilitation and Healthcare. Born in Laurens, he was the son of the late Willie C. and Lillie Mae Irby Thompson. Surviving: daughter, Ursula Virgil of Taylors; sister, Carrie Thompson Frazier of Greenville; two grandchildren, Shayla Virgil of Okinawa, Japan and Marcus Virgil of Greenville; and a...
Minister Emily Mitchell Smith
Aug 1, 2017
The Angel of Silence entered the life of Minister Emily Kaye Mitchell Smith on Monday, August 1, 2017, at the Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital (Downtown). Emily was a daughter of Theo Walker Mitchell and the late Greta Joanne Knight Mitchell. She was born in Nashville, Tennessee on November 5, 1959. Emily was educated in the Greenville County Public Schools.Additionally,...
Darrell Toliver
Jul 31, 2017
Mr. Darrell Lafayette “Foots” Toliver, I, 64, of Simpsonville, passed on Monday, July 31, 2017, at home. Born in Augusta GA, he was a son of Annie J. Arnold Toliver and the late William Edward Toliver. Surviving, in addition to his mother; sons, Darrell L. (Tamika) Toliver, Jr. of McCormick SC, William C. Toliver and Sheldon R. Toliver, both of...
Hattie Bowens
Jul 28, 2017
Ms. Hattie Naomi Bowens, 78, of Greenville passed away on Friday, July 28, 2017, at St. Francis Hospital. Born in Greenville, she was the daughter of the late Luther N. and Hattie Irene Ferguson Bowens. Surviving: daughters, Letitia Bowens and Marchita Ekekeugbor; sisters, Frances Calhoun, Karen Bowens, and Barbara Wright; brothers, Lawrence F. Bowens and Lee F. Bowens; four beloved...
Tyrone Thompson
Jul 28, 2017
Mr. Tyrone Thompson, 62, of Greenville, passed away on Friday, July 28, 2017, at home.
Carolyn Elaine Johnson
Jul 26, 2017
Mrs. Carolyn Elaine Johnson, 61, of 4B N. Wingate Road, Greenville passed on Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at Greenville Health System. She was a daughter of Ruby Johnson Baker and the late Robert Baker. Surviving are two daughters, Stacy Johnson of Greenville and Georgette Johnson of Simpsonville; two brothers, Nathaniel Johnson and David (Sharon) Johnson, both of Greenville; four grandchildren;...
Geneva Smith
Jul 23, 2017
Mrs. Geneva Kerns Smith, 99, of Greenville, passed away on Sunday, July 23, 2017, at home. Born in Greenville, she was the daughter of the late Henry Doc and Rose Kerns. Surviving: daughters, Annie Ruth Hall of Las Vegas, NV and Mary Frances Wilson of Elk Grove, CA; sons, Sylvester Smith of Long Island, NY, David (Dorothy) Smith of Piedmont,...
Eddie Langford
Jul 22, 2017
Mr. Eddie Maurice Langford, 41, of Simpsonville, passed away on Saturday, July 22, 2017, at home. Born in Landstuhl, Germany, he was the son of Eddie and Virginia “Ginnie” Inez Watts Langford. Surviving, in addition to his parents: sister, Ingrid P. Anders of Charlotte, NC; brother, Christopher J. Langford of Charlotte, NC; nephew, Elijah Anders of Charlotte, NC; grandmother, Jannie...
Tiffany Land
Jul 21, 2017
Ms. Tiffany Picolar Booker Land, 32, of Easley, passed away on Friday, July 21, 2017, at home. Born in Easley, she was the daughter of Regina Booker Smith and the late Thomas Bernard Land. Surviving, in addition to her mother; daughter, Mikayla Land of Easley; sons, Micah Land of Easley and Malachi Land of Pickens; sister, Shanterio (Daryl) Johnson of...
Marjorie Walker
Jul 19, 2017
Mrs. Marjorie Strawder Walker, 88, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Wednesday July 19, 2017, at her home. Born in Laurens County, she was a daughter of the late Rev. Willie Heyward and Margaret A. Shumate Strawder. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Edward Walker; sisters, Sarah F. Herbert and Ruth A. Jones; brothers, Bobby...
Christopher Moore
Jul 18, 2017
Mr. Christopher Kinard “CK” Moore, 19, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at home. Born in Greenville, he was a son of Sonia James and the late Larry B. Moore. “CK” was a graduate of Greenville High School and a member of Lincoln Street Missionary Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his father,...
James Thompson
Jul 17, 2017
Mr. James Edward “Bay James” Thompson, 71, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Monday, July 17, 2017, at McCall Hospice House. Born in Greenville, he was a son of the late Howard Thompson, Sr., and Mary Frances Westfield Thompson. He was a graduate of Lincoln High School and was formerly employed with Greater Greenville Sanitation Department. Left to...
Melvin Lewers
Jul 15, 2017
Mr. Melvin “LV” Lewers, Jr., 68, of Greenville, passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2017, at St. Francis Downtown. Born in Greenville, he was the son of Ruby Katherine Paden Lewers and the late Melvin Lewers, Sr. Surviving: daughters, Roslyn Lake of New York, NY, Tiffany (Sabu) Lewers-Reid of Charlotte, NC, and Shania Jenkins of Greenville; son, Melvin Lewers, Jr....
Charles Luckett
Jul 14, 2017
Mr. Charles D. Luckett, Jr., 58, of Queens, NY, passed away on Friday, July 14, 2017, in Greenville.
Johnny Jenkins
Jul 12, 2017
Mr. Johnny Jenkins, 63, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at Greenville Health System. Born in Greenville, he was a son of the late John Peters and Mary Bell Mills Jenkins. Johnny was educated in the Greenville County School System. He continued his education at Claflin University and was a graduate of Tri-County Technical...
Russell Martin
Jul 11, 2017
Mr. Russell Martin, 49, of Piedmont, passed away on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at home. Born in Greenville, he was the son of Mary L. Anderson Bell and the late Clifton Bell. Surviving, in addition to his mother: brothers, Jimmy Martin, Patrick Martin of Greenville, and Clifton Bell, Jr., and a host of other relatives and friends.
Mary Dixon
Jul 10, 2017
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Thompson Dixon, affectionately known as “Maeliz”, was born on May 28, 1932, in Greenville, South Carolina. She was a daughter of the late Grover Mansell and Annie Mae Smith Mansell. She closed the last chapter of her long and committed life on July 10, 2017, at her home at the Manor in West Greenville. Mary was preceded...
Deacon Donnie O'Neal
Jul 10, 2017
Deacon Donnie Sherwood “Dec” O’Neal, Sr., 80, of Travelers Rest, passed away on Monday, July 10, 2017, at 1276 White Horse Road Extension, Travelers Rest. Born in Greenville, he was the son of the late Robert Lee and Ethel Allmond O’Neal. He was preceded in death by his wife, Evangelist Carrie C. O’Neal. Surviving: daughters, Valerie (Larry) Johnson of Travelers...
James Milom, Jr.
Jul 10, 2017
Mr. James “Man” Milom, Jr., 69, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Monday, July 10, 2017, at his home. Born in Greenville, he was a son of the late James Milom, Sr., and Lillie Mae Epps Milom. Left to cherish many memories are his four sisters, Vandoris Woody (Fred Nash), Mary Drummond, Karen Heyward, and Sharon M. Jones,...
Sallie Johnson
Jul 9, 2017
Mrs. Sallie Mary Johnson, 94, of Travelers Rest, South Carolina, departed this life on Sunday, July 9, 2017, in Hartford, Connecticut. She was born in Greenville County and was a daughter of the late William and Hattie Brown Leveston. “May the Works I’ve Done Speak for Me” is not only a song but the very testament of life for our...
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