Obituaries

Ruth  Jones

Ruth Jones

Nov 12, 2016

Mrs. Ruth Oree Jones, 78, passed on Saturday, November 12, 2016, at Greenville Health System. She was born in Spartanburg County on September 3, 1938, and was the daughter of the late Fair Young and Carrie Briggs Young. She was a member of Peace Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her sons, Rev. Ernest Jones and Willie Jones;...

Maude Golden

Maude Golden

Nov 12, 2016

Ms. Maude Lisa Golden, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Saturday, November 12, 2016. She was a daughter of the late Sam W. Golden and Jessie Lee Moore Golden. She was preceded in death by a sister, Eula Mae Coker. Maude was educated in the Greenville County School System; she was a graduate of North Greenville College and...

Lamar  Valentine

Lamar Valentine

Nov 11, 2016

Mr. Lamar Hezekiah “Hezzie” Valentine, 70, departed this life on Friday, November 11, 2016, at Greenville Health System. Born in Pickens County, he was a son of the late Sylvester and Ruth Esther Adams Valentine. “Hezzie” was a 1963 graduate of Clearview High School in Easley, South Carolina. He was a member of Shoals Creek Baptist Church. He and his...

Roy Williams

Roy Williams

Nov 9, 2016

Mr. Roy “June” Williams, Jr., 78, of 204 Hollywood Drive, Greenville, passed away on Wednesday, November 9, 2016, at Simpsonville Rehabilitation and Health. Born in Greenville, he was the son of the late Roy Williams Sr. and Louvenia Luster Williams. Surviving: daughter, Yevette Williams of the home; sisters, Mary Alice Hunt of Pontiac, MI, Mamie Lou (James) Louris of Pontiac,...

Clifton Priestly

Clifton Priestly

Nov 8, 2016

Mr. Clifton “Cliff” Priestly, Sr. of Mauldin passed on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at St. Francis Hospital-Downtown. Born in Greenville, he was the son of the late Mary Priestly. He was preceded in death by his wife, Daisy Ann Morton Priestly. Surviving: daughters, Nicole Priestly of Raleigh, NC, Bernita (William) Watkins of Charlotte, NC, and Sharon Priestly of Raleigh, NC;...

Lonnie Kirksey

Lonnie Kirksey

Nov 7, 2016

Mr. Lonnie David “Dread” Kirksey, 52, of Greenville, passed away on Monday, November 7, 2016, at home. Born in Greenville, he was the son of the late Charles Ward Lykes and Joyce Lee Brown Kirksey. Surviving: mother, Joyce Lee B. Kirksey of Greenville; sister, Judy L. (Donell) Brown-Bowser of Fayetteville, NC; brothers, Steve Whitner of Jacksonville, FL and Jamie Whitner...

James Williams

James Williams

Nov 7, 2016

Mr. James Bernell Williams, 53, of Easley, passed away on Monday, November 7, 2016, at Greenville Health System. Born in Pickens County, he was the son of the late James W. Hallums and Mariah Williams. Surviving, in addition to his mother: daughter, Candis Williams of Easley; sisters, Lori Mae Allen of Easley and Barbara Jameson of Greenville; brothers, Carlvester (Christina)...

Ruby Williams

Ruby Williams

Nov 6, 2016

Mrs. Ruby M Williams, 69, of Greenville, passed on Sunday, November 6, 2016, at her home

Vickie Wilson

Vickie Wilson

Nov 6, 2016

Mrs. Vickie Denise Wilson, 59, of Greenville, passed on Sunday, November 6, 2016, at Anmed Hospital System, Anderson. She was born on March 24, 1957 in Greenville County. Surviving: parents, Billy Joe and Eloise Dogan Wilson of Greenville; two daughters; Jeanie (Seth) Bruton of Inman and Ella S.M. Jones of Greenville; one son, Ronnie C. (Danielle) Jones, Jr. of Mauldin;...

Zyrameasheia Morris

Zyrameasheia Morris

Nov 6, 2016

Ms. Zyrameasheia D’Elantra Roche’ Morris, 17, of 10 Myron Lane, passed on Sunday, November 6, 2016, at her home. Left to treasure fond memories are her mother, Layona Morris of the home; sister, Queshundrea’ Morris of Greenville, Ja’Maris White of the home, Da’Marwin Smalls of Brooklyn, NY; grandparents, Willie and Jean Morris of Houston, TX and a host of other...

Dorothy Abbott

Dorothy Abbott

Nov 5, 2016

Ms. Dorothy Mae “Dottie” Irby Abbott, 70, of Mauldin passed on Saturday, November 5, 2016, at McCall Hospice House. She was a daughter of the late James L. Irby and Essie Mae Jones Irby. Left to cherish her memories are a sister, Peggy W. Irby of Greenville; three brothers, James E. (Judy) Irby of Mauldin, John L. Irby of Piedmont...

Barbara Martin (Cardinal Nandi)

Barbara Martin (Cardinal Nandi)

Nov 5, 2016

Mrs. Barbara P. Martin (Cardinal Nandi), 96, mother of Dr. Ernest C. Martin, and resident of Anderson, passed on Saturday, November 5, 2016, at her home. Born in Detroit, MI, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Albert B. Cleage, Sr. and Pearl D. Reed. Surviving: son, Dr. Ernest Cleage Martin of Anderson; daughter in law, Dr. Susan Thrasher...

Antionette Gosa-Hair

Antionette Gosa-Hair

Nov 3, 2016

Ms. Antionette W. Gosa-Hair, 65, of Greenville, passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2016, at Greenville Health System. She was the daughter of the late Moses and Gladys Davis Williams. Surviving: daughter, Nikki Hair of Greenville; son, Brian Gosa of Greenville; sister, Linda Eason of Birmingham, AL; brothers, Moses (Marion) Williams of Detroit, MI, Cecil (Hermelia) Williams of Birmingham, AL,...

Charles Scott

Charles Scott

Nov 3, 2016

Mr. Charles Scott, 85, of Greenville, passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2016, at home. Born in Liberia, he was the son of the late Charles H. A. Scott and Luversa Snyder Scott.

Bobbie Johnson

Bobbie Johnson

Nov 1, 2016

Mr. Bobbie Lee Johnson, 64, of Greenville, passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2016. Born in Lavonia, GA, he was the son of the late Elisa and Louise F. Holbrooke Johnson. Surviving: wife, Louise McIntosh of the home; sister, Josephine Johnson of Easley; brothers, James (Debbie) Craig of Liberty and Lee (Nona) Johnson of Greenville; and a host of other...

Thomasenia Jackson

Thomasenia Jackson

Nov 1, 2016

Mrs. Thomasenia “Tommie” Jackson departed this life at her home in Greenville, South Carolina, on Tuesday, November 1, 2016, at the age of 73. She was educated in the Greenville County School System and was a graduate of Sterling High School. She grew up in the Freetown neighborhood, attended Friendship Baptist Church, and she also played the piano. She later...

Tommy Heyward

Tommy Heyward

Nov 1, 2016

Mr. Tommy Heyward, 62, of Greenville, passed away on Tuesday, November 2, 2016, at Greenville Health System. He was a son of the late Adolph Heyward, Sr. and Sarah Jane Austin Heyward. Surviving: sisters, Patricia Jamison, Betty (Eddie Jr.) Smith, Dorothy Bowens, Zomeina (John) Bell and Gail (Joe) Hill, all of Greenville; brothers, Adolph (Sue) Heyward, Jr. of Mauldin and...

Laysean Wintz

Laysean Wintz

Oct 30, 2016

Ms. Laysean Shaqurra “Lay-Lay” Wintz, of Simpsonville, passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2016. Born in Greenville, she was the daughter of Sean Charles Wintz and Stacey Laverne Thompson. Surviving, in addition to her parents: daughter, Laila A. Irby of Greenville; sister, Vanessa Washington of Lake City, FL; brothers, Raysean (Helen) Wintz of Anderson, Vincent Williams of Greenville, Michael James,...

Marilyn Johnson

Marilyn Johnson

Oct 30, 2016

Ms. Marilyn Louise Johnson, 70 of Greenville, passed in Berkley County. She was a daughter of the late Joe Clifton and Alese Bell Simmons Johnson. Surviving: sister, Mary (Frank) Stephens of Greenville; brothers, Calvin (Janiell) Johnson, Joe (Brynda) Johnson, Jesse Johnson (Barbara Hill) and Arthur Lee Johnson (Leola Henderson), all of Greenville and a host of other relatives and friends.

Charles Rosemond

Charles Rosemond

Oct 29, 2016

Mr. Charles “Bill” Rosemond, of Piedmont, passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2016, at home. Born in Greenville, he was the son of the late John Robert Rosemond, Sr. and Ollie Young Rosemond. Surviving: wife, Jannie Harris Rosemond of the home; daughters, Vickie Rosemond of Anderson, Valerie (Kenneth) Arnold of Simpsonville, and Via Rosemond of the home; sons, Garry (Eusebia)...

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