Obituaries
Gwendolyn Cruel
Dec 14, 2016
Mrs. Gwendolyn Starks “Gwen” Cruel, 53, of Greenville, passed away at McCall Hospice House on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. Born in Greenville, she was the daughter of the late Bobby and Celia Starks. Surviving: loving husband, Marcus Cruel of the home; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Otis Butler
Dec 14, 2016
Mr. Otis Butler, 83, passed on Wednesday, December 14, 2016, at St. Francis Hospital Eastside. Born in Laurens County, he was a son of the late Pearl Shaw Butler and Clarence Butler. Surviving: wife, Elsie Butler of the home; daughters, Odenya (Willie) Kennedy of Charlotte, NC, Teran Moorer, Denise Talley, Anita Butler, all of Greenville, and Trudy Butler of Waxah,...
Vickie Boyd
Dec 14, 2016
Mrs. Vickie Boyd, 58, of Piedmont, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2016, at Rainey Hospice House, Anderson. Born in Springfield, TN, she was the daughter of the late James Brown and Mattie Pearl Barbee King. She was preceded in death by sisters, Virginia King, Pamela King, and Deborah Mabone and brothers, Wayne Barbee and James King. Surviving: son, Dalandous...
Rose Russell
Dec 14, 2016
Mrs. Rose Russell, 60, passed on Wednesday, December 14, 2016, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. Born in Greenville County, she was a daughter of the late Viola Campbell Irby Williams and Iallus Irby. Surviving: husband, Henry Lewis Russell of the home; daughter, Catina Russell of Greenville; son, Fred Irby of Greenville; sisters, Viola Blakely, Vernell Johnson, and Julia Mae Irby,...
Martha Bruton
Dec 13, 2016
Mrs. Martha Wright Bruton, 87, of Greenville, passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at Greenville Health System. Born in Taylors, she was the daughter of the late George Edward and Etta Cline Wright. Surviving: daughters, Linda (James) Mayes and Pastor Martha (Sherwood) Evans, both of Greenville; son, James (Jeanette) Bruton of Greenville; sister, Louise Wright of Greenville; brother, George...
Doris Sessoms
Dec 13, 2016
Mrs. Doris Pope Sessoms, 76, of Greenville, passed on Tuesday, December 13, 2016. Born in Greenville, she was the daughter of the late Hovie John and Laura Clinkscales Leaks. Surviving: daughter, Yolanda Pope of Piedmont; sister, Phyllis Fowler of Mauldin; brothers, Eugene Carter of Florida and Ronnie Collier of Greenville; three grandchildren, Kharye Pope, Alicia Miller, and Nicholas Young; two...
Nathan Johnson
Dec 13, 2016
Mr. Nathan Bennett “Bone” Johnson, 52, of Piedmont, passed on Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at his home. Born in Greenville, he was the son of the late Eulis James and Evie Inez Davis Johnson. Surviving: wife, Donna C. Johnson of Greenville; daughter, Marquita (Terrill) Cason of Greenville; sons, Nathan O. Cureton, Damario A. Cureton, and Anthony A. Johnson, all of...
Peggy Whitener
Dec 13, 2016
Mrs. Peggy Jean Whitener, 76, of 107 McNeese Drive, passed on Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born in Greenville County, she was a daughter of the late Estella Clinkscales Jackson and Leonard Jackson. Surviving: a special daughter, Charlene (Joe) Brown of Greenville, devoted nephew, Melvin (Sonya) Jackson of Greenville, brothers, Leonard (Evelyn) Jackson of Winston Salem...
Fred McCoy
Dec 13, 2016
Mr. Fred Douglas McCoy, 79, of Greenville, passed on Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at his home. Born in Laurens, he was the son of the late Reno McCoy and Lois Bolden. Surviving: daughters, Diane Graves, DeLois Gambrell, Rosemary Anderson, Tereatha (James) Anderson, Carolyn McCoy, and Regina McCoy, all of Greenville; sons, Herbert McCoy, Tony (Angela) Tolbert, and Doug (Tonya) McCoy,...
Benjamin Searles
Dec 12, 2016
Mr. Benjamin Calvin Searles, 67, of Greenville, passed on Monday December 12, 2016, at his home. Born in Greenville, he was the son of the late William Alfred and Dorothy Mae Smith Searles. Surviving: wife, Darlene Gray Searles of the home; sons, DeMarkco S. Gray of Greenville, Jamaya A. Cureton of Greenville, and Jamal Smith of Easley; sisters, Sharon Mattison...
Jacqueline McFadden
Dec 12, 2016
Mrs. Jacqueline Denise “Jenny Red” McFadden, 53, of Easley, passed away on Monday, December 12, 2016, at Heartland Healthcare East. Born in Greenville, she was the daughter of the late Harry Lee and Annie Sullivan Lloyd. Surviving: husband, Willie Earl McFadden of Anderson; sisters, Mary Clardy, Stephanie Tood, and Shanice Lloyd, all of Greenville; brother, Jonathan Lloyd of Simpsonville; and...
Nathaniel Brown
Dec 11, 2016
Mr. Nathaniel “Sonny” Brown, 75, of Mauldin, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2016, at Brookdale. Born in Dade City, FL, he was the son of the late Earnest and Willie Mae Green Brown. Surviving: sons, Thomas Brown and Zachary Brown, both of Texas; sisters, Evelyn (George) Zamor of Greenville, Ernestine Rice of the home and Martha Jean (Wallace) Brandon...
Lucille Ware
Dec 10, 2016
Mrs. Lucille Ware, 91, of Greenville, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at home. She was born in Pelham, GA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Claude Ware. Surviving: daughters, Bobbie J. Ware, Betty (Thomas) Kerns, and Mary Thompkins, all of Greenville; sons, Kenny Ware of Greenville and Pastor John C. (Rachelle) Ware of Winston-Salem, NC; grandson...
MSG Leroy Peterson
Dec 10, 2016
MSGT. Leroy Michael “Pete” Peterson, Sr., 76, of Greenville, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2016, at St. Francis Downtown. Born in Greenville, he was the son of the late Louis and Frances Bolden Peterson. Surviving: daughter, Jennifer Peterson of Hagen, Germany and Jacqueline Peterson of Essen, Germany; sons, Leroy Michael Peterson, Jr. of Muenster, Germany, Anthony Peterson of Sylacauga,...
Baby Girl Braxtyn Butler McRae
Dec 10, 2016
Baby Girl Braxtyn Butler McRae, of Greenville, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2016, at St. Francis Eastside. Born in Greenville, she was the daughter of Jaqueze Butler McRae and Queona Mattison. Surviving, in addition to her parents: grandparents Lemonte and Cleopatra Anderson of Simpsonville, DeMarcus and Tennille Martin of Greenville, and Johnny Butler, Jr. of Greenville; uncle, LeMarcus Martin;...
Isaiah Walker
Dec 9, 2016
Mr. Isaiah Walker, Jr., 60, of Greenville, passed on Friday, December 9, 2016, at Greenville Health System. Born in Fountain Inn, he was the son of the late Isaiah Walker, Sr. and Nellie Christine Jackson. Surviving, in addition to his mother: wife, Althea C. Walker of Greenville; daughter, Demetria Williams of Greenville; sons, Isaiah Walker, III and Joshua Walker of...
Denise Hughes
Dec 9, 2016
Denise Hughes, 55, of Greer, passed on Friday, December 9, 2016, at St. Francis Hospital-Downtown.
Travis Anderson
Dec 9, 2016
Mr. Travis Antonio “Big Hubb” Anderson of Greenville passed on Friday, December 9, 2016, at St Francis Hospital-Downtown. Born in Greenville, he was the son of Christine A. Anderson. Surviving, in addition to his mother: daughter, Daja Pressley of Greenville; sisters, Amaryallis Anderson of Greenville and Willena (Zachary) Vance of Greenville; brother, Antwone (Ebony) Anderson of Greenville; and a host...
Fred Anderson
Dec 8, 2016
Mr. Fred Eugene “Slim” Anderson, 29, of Greenville, passed on Thursday, December 8, 2016. Born in Greenville, he was the son of Joseph McKinney and Roberta Christina Anderson. Surviving, in addition to his parents: sister, Kelly Marie Anderson (Terrance) Wilson of Mauldin; brothers, Rodney Christopher (Ticara) Anderson of Greenville and Devon Christopher Adams of Travelers Rest; and a host of...
Annie Thomas
Dec 7, 2016
Mrs. Annie Elizabeth “Lizzie” Thomas, 93, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2016, at The Windsor House. She was born in Greenville, and was a daughter of the late Daniel Davis and Christine Williams Davis. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Fred Thomas, Sr.; sons, Fred Thomas, Jr. and Charles Davis; a granddaughter,...