Obituaries
Mother Ola Berry
Jan 11, 2017
Mother Ola Mae Berry, beloved wife of the late Rev. Wilton S. Ray Berry; loving mother of Wilton M. (Delores M.) Berry, Charlene C. Berry, Theresa V. (Jonathan) Berry-Wilson; grandmother of 19; great-grandmother of 30; great-great-grandmother of eight; survived by a host of nieces, nephews, relatives, friends and church family. Viewing Friday 6-8 PM at First Centennial Missionary Baptist Church,...
Robert Moore
Jan 11, 2017
Mr. Robert David “Dede” Moore, 89, passed on Wednesday, January 12, 2017, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Will and Ethel Bowling Moore. “Dede” attended Sterling High School and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a member of the VFW Post #6734. He was preceded in...
Earline Richardson
Jan 10, 2017
Mrs. Earline Mae “Dokie” Richardson, 74, passed on Tuesday, January 10, 2017, at her home. Born in Greenville, she was the daughter of the late Edward Lee and Louise Mae Pitts Perrin. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bennie Lee Richardson. Surviving: daughter, Mary Jenkins; sons, Charles Jenkins and Michael Jenkins; brother, Joseph “Jodie” Perrin, all of Greenville;...
Dorothy Butler
Jan 9, 2017
Mrs. Dorothy Mayes Butler was born to the late John Henry and Ruth Kerns Mayes on September 30, 1933, in Greenville, South Carolina. She closed the last chapter of her life on January 9, 2017, at the McCall Hospice House in Simpsonville, South Carolina. She joined Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church at an early age where she was a faithful member...
Mary Jackson
Jan 7, 2017
Mrs. Mary Jackson departed this life on Saturday, January 7, 2017, at her home in Easley, South Carolina. She was born on November 25, 1935, in Anderson County, South Carolina to the late Benjamin Franklin Jones and Matilda Jones. Mary was the twelfth of fourteen children. In her early years, she was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. Mary...
Darlene Martin
Jan 7, 2017
Mrs. Darlene Martin, 60, passed on Saturday, January 7, 2017, at her home. Born in Laurens, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late David and Betty Mae Maronie Ray, Jr. She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Alice Ray. She is survived by a son, Bobby Lee “BJ” Martin of Taylors; stepdaughter, Vicky Martin...
James Thompson
Jan 7, 2017
Mr. James Marion “Tonk” Thompson, 83, departed this life on Saturday, January 7, 2017, at St. Francis Hospital System. He was a son of a late Lawrence and Azalee Morton Thompson. He retired from the City of Greenville Public Works Division. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Odessa B. Simpson Thompson; a daughter, Dorothy B. Smith;...
Leslie Dogan
Jan 6, 2017
Ms. Leslie Olivia Dogan, 64, departed this life on Friday, January 6, 2017, at McCall Hospice House. Born in Anderson County, she was a daughter of the late Preston and Mary Jane Wilson Dogan. She attended Joseph E. Beck High School and formerly worked at Greenville Memorial Hospital until her began tdecline. She was a member of the Shady Oak...
Bernard Jones
Jan 6, 2017
Mr. Bernard Alexander Jones, 61, departed this life on Friday, January 6, 2017, at Greenville Health System. He was born in Greenville, South Carolina, and was the son of Dorothy Jones Footman and the late Charles Collier. He was a graduate of Wade Hampton High School. Bernard served in the United States Marine Corps for almost a decade and trained...
Emma Vernon
Jan 5, 2017
Mrs. Emma J. Vernon, 69, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Thursday, January 5, 2017, at Greenville Health System. Born in Simpsonville, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Richard and Louise Sturkey Hill. She was preceded in death by one sister and two brothers. Many memories will be treasured by her husband, Johnny L. Vernon...
Mildred Glenn
Jan 5, 2017
Mrs. Mildred “Sister” Glenn, 78, departed this life on Thursday, January 5, 2017, at St. Francis Hospital System. Born in Anderson, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Leroy and Ruth McCray Elrod, Sr. She was a member of Sweet Canaan Baptist Church She was preceded in death by a son, Theodore Preston Poole, Jr., and sisters, Betty...
Willie Jackson
Jan 5, 2017
Mr. Willie Jackson, Jr., 73, departed this life on Thursday, January 5, 2017, at Greenville Health System. He was born in McCormick, South Carolina, and was a son of the late Willie Sr., and Arnie Mae McCullough Jackson. He attended Sterling High School. He was a member of St. Paul Baptist Church and a retiree of Eagle Iron Works Company....
Jeremi Gray
Jan 5, 2017
Mr. Jeremi Silas “Jay” Gray, 25, departed this life on January, 5, 2017. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, he was a son of Antonia Gray and Silas Gray, III. “Jay” was a graduate of Greenville High School and attended Coastal Carolina College. He was employed with Cracker Barrel in Greenville and a member of Long Branch Baptist Church. Left to...
Thomas White
Jan 5, 2017
Mr. Thomas “PeeWee” White, Jr., departed this life on January 5, 2017, at St. Francis Hospital. He was a son of the late Thomas “Bubba” White, Sr. and Willie Mae Thomas White. He retired as a truck driver for Roadway Trucking Company. He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Penita Michelle Copeland; sisters, Mattie Dawson and Deborah...
Harold Quince
Jan 3, 2017
Mr. Harold Quince, 83, passed on Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at Southern Oak Assisted Living. Born in Wilmington, NC, he was the son of the late Mary Quince Thomas and Joseph Meyers. Surviving: his wife, Clara Quince of Charlotte, NC; daughter, Carrol Curenton of Greenville; sister, Helen Mapson of Leland, NC; brothers, Ernest Bryant of Nevessa, NC and John W....
Betty Elzy
Jan 3, 2017
Mrs. Betty Ann Elzy, 63, passed on Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at Greenville Health System.
John Coleman
Dec 31, 2016
Mr. John Henry Coleman, 57, of Greenville, South Carolina passed on Saturday, December 31, 2016, at his home. Born in Greenville, he was the son of Henry (Shirley) Ladson and the late Lois C. (Johnny) Satterwhite. Surviving, in addition to his father: wife, Sandra Westmoreland; daughter, Keisha (Orlando) Smith; sons, Corey Williams, Ray (Sandra) Reynolds, and Nathaniel Byrd, all of...
Juanita Edwards
Dec 30, 2016
Mrs. Juanita J. Edwards, 84, of Greenville, passed away on Friday, December 30, 2016, at home. Born in Greenville, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Susie Hill Jackson. Surviving: daughters, Brenda Laosebikan, Deborah Sullivan, and Emma Jean Sullivan; sons, David Farrell Sullivan and Fred Anthony Sullivan; three step-children; sister, Alice Greggs; brother, Dewitt Jackson; sixteen grandchildren; twenty-two...
Brent Black
Dec 29, 2016
Mr. Brent Black, 64, of 210 Melody Trail, Anderson, passed on Thursday, December 29, 2016, at Greenville Hospital System.
Rev. George Miller
Dec 28, 2016
Rev. George C. “Bass Man” Miller, 66, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Wednesday, December 28, 2016. Born in Greenville, he was a son of the late James Carver and Frankie Mae Barnfield Miller. Rev. Miller was a graduate of Washington High School, Class of 1969, and N.J. Brockman School of Theology. He was a retiree of Industrial...