Obituaries
Clarence Young
Apr 12, 2017
Mr. Clarence Edward Young, 65, of Simpsonville, passed on Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at Greenville Health System. Born in Greenville, he was the son of the late Johnny and Birdie Mae Freeman Young. Surviving: wife, Nancy Williams Young of the home; daughter, Sonja Young of Simpsonville; sons, Clarence (LaToya) Edward Young, Jr. of Piedmont and Reginold (Sherica) Young of Simpsonville;...
Octavia Allen
Apr 11, 2017
Mrs. Octavia McKelvey Allen, 73, of Greenville, passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at Greenville Health System. Born in Greenville, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Mary Jackson McKelvey. Surviving: husband, Robert Allen of the home; daughter, Latreecee (John) Payne of Columbia; sons, Robert (Carmela) Allen of Smithfield, VA, Raoul (Tessa) Allen of Japan, Renoir (Angela)...
Baby Girl Alanie Carlisle
Apr 11, 2017
Baby Girl Alanie Rose Carlisle, of Greenville, passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at St. Francis Hospital Eastside. Born in Greenville, she was the daughter of David and Atrevia Carlisle. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Roland and Willie Mae Bonaparte. Surviving, in addition to her parents: brothers, Cheldon Burnside and Kenadee Carlisle, both of the...
Ronald Harrison
Apr 11, 2017
Mr. Ronald David Harrison, 67, of Brevard, North Carolina, passed on Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at Brian Healthcare Center. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Willie Richard and Helen Jones Harrison. At an early age, he gave his life to Christ at the Long Branch Baptist Church in 1957. Ronald was a self-employed painter...
Linda Gibson
Apr 10, 2017
Mrs. Linda Jane Gibson, 68, of Travelers Rest, passed on Monday April 10, 2017, at McCall Hospice House. Born in Travelers Rest, she was the daughter of Ann D. Whiteside. Surviving, in addition to her mother; husband, Ralph Gibson of the home; sons, Ryan M. (Annetta) Gibson and Brandon M. Gibson, both of Travelers Rest; sister, Carolyn A. Whiteside of...
Christine Doggett
Apr 9, 2017
Mrs. Christine Greene Doggett, 76, transitioned to her Heavenly home on Sunday, April 9, 2017, after a brief illness. Christine was born on May 12, 1940, in Rutherfordton, North Carolina, to the late Raymond Greene, Sr., and Bueleaner Alexander Greene. In her youth she attended Carver High School in Spindale, North Carolina and Doggett’s Grove Methodist Church in Forest City,...
Terry Edens
Apr 8, 2017
Terry Lee Edens was born in Greenville, South Carolina, on August 12, 1956, and was the fifth child born to the late Richard and Emma Hunt Edens. He departed this earthly life and entered heaven’s gates on April 7, 2017; he was 60 years old. Terry was educated in the Greenville County School System. He was united in holy matrimony...
Steven Richardson
Apr 6, 2017
Mr. Steven Louis “Peter” Richardson, 59, of Easley, South Carolina, departed this life on Thursday, April 6, 2017. Born in Due West, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Dorothy Louise Richardson. “Peter” was a 1976 graduate of Dixie High School in Due West and attended Spartanburg Methodist College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He was formerly employed by...
Robert Arter
Apr 5, 2017
Mr. Robert Arter, 74, of Greenville, passed on Wednesday April 5, 2017, at Spartanburg Regional. Surviving: a cousin, Welford Stewart of Greenville and a host of other relatives and friends.
Ruth Jordan
Apr 5, 2017
A SHINING LIGHT - A BEACON OF HOPE - A LESSON ON GIVING Ruth Ellen Cox Jordan, daughter of the late Reverend John M. and Corrie Lee King Cox, was born on September 3, 1927, in Easley, South Carolina. She was called to eternal rest on April 5, 2017. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her siblings...
Ronald Pearson
Apr 4, 2017
.Mr. Ronald “Granddaddy” Pearson, 68, of 211 Worley Road, Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at Greenville Health System. He was born in Greenville and was a son of the late Willie James and Rosemary Gilliard Pearson. Left to cherish many fond memories are his wife, Teresa Teasley Pearson of the home; daughters, Rhonda Anderson of Atlanta,...
Agnes Ware
Apr 4, 2017
. Mrs. Agnes L. Ware, 97, of 223 Redwood Drive, Easley, passed on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at Fleetwood Rehabilitation Healthcare Center, of Easley. Born in Taccoa, GA, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Elizabeth Moon Ayers. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Henry Ware. Surviving: daughter, Elizabeth Hallums of Easley; niece, Gwen Jones...
Ola Barton
Apr 3, 2017
Mrs. Ola Mae Griffin Barton, 73, of Greenville, passed away on Monday, April 3, 2017, at home. Born in Greenville, she was the daughter of the late Codell and Lizzie M. Sullivan Griffin Hall. Surviving: sisters, Nellie Brock of Greenville, Mary Ann Singleton of New York, NY, Irene Griffin of Greenville, and Cynthia Griffin of Greenville; brothers, Codell Griffin of...
Edith Thomason
Apr 3, 2017
Mrs. Edith Catherine Durham Thomason, 91, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Monday, April 3, 2017, at Magnolia Place of Greenville. Born in Greenville, she was a daughter of the late Larthun L. and Lilla Childs Durham. At an early age, Edith confessed Christ and joined Poplar Springs Baptist Church. Following marriage, she joined Enoree Fork Baptist Church,...
Mother Mildred Jenkins
Apr 2, 2017
Mother Mildred Jeannette Jenkins, 77, of Simpsonville, South Carolina, departed this life to go to her Heavenly home on Sunday, April 2, 2017. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was a daughter of the late William Henry Berry and Beatrice Estell Collins Berry. She was formerly employed by J.P. Stevens Company. She was a member of A Higher Dimension Ministries where...
Azaveon Cook
Apr 2, 2017
Mr. Azaveon Tavarus Raheem “Zay” Cook, 21, passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2017, in Greenville. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, he was a son of Marcus Blakley and Temeka Cook Sligh. “Zay” was a 2015 graduate of Woodmont High School and was employed as a forklift driver at Reynolds Company. He was a member of the Rock of Ages...
Arthur Lloyd
Mar 31, 2017
Mr. Arthur “Artie” Lloyd, Jr., 52, passed on Friday, March 31, 2017, at Poinsett Rehabilitation and Healthcare. Born in Jersey City, NJ, he was the son of the late Arthur Lee Lloyd, Sr. and Barbara Jane Hurst-Lloyd. He was preceded in death by his sister, Cathy Adrianne Lloyd. Surviving: sisters, Mavis Rojas of Greenville; brothers, Michael Lloyd and Kerri Lloyd,...
Johnnie Drummond
Mar 29, 2017
Mrs. Johnnie Mae Drummond, 67, of Greenville, passed on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at her home. Born in Anderson, she was the daughter of the late John Andrew and Neice Bell Fair Burton. Surviving: daughters, Dahlonega Drummond of Greenville; sons, James Burton of Greenville and George Drummond of Seneca; sister, Dorothy Burton of Greenville; brother, Johnny Andrew Burton of Greenville;...
Alexius Scott
Mar 29, 2017
Ms. Alexius Brianna “Lexi” Scott, 18, of Greenville, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Rainey Hospice House, Anderson. Born in Greenville, she was the daughter of Bridgett M. Flanningan and Stanley Scott. Surviving, in addition to her parents: sisters, Ne’Kosha Flanningan and La’Russia Flanningan, both of Greenville; grandmother, Johnnie Flanningan of Greenville; uncle, Gerald (LuDonna) Flanningan of Greenville;...
Javan Wood
Mar 29, 2017
Mr. Javan “Jake” Wood, 80, of 54 Gandy Avenue, Taylors, South Carolina, passed on Wednesday, March 29, 2017. He was a son of the late Van Wood and Nellie Chaney Wood. “Jake” was a self-employed mechanic, he was owner and operator of Wood’s Garage. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lillian Irby Wood. He is survived by eight...