Obituaries

Gwendolyn Lane

Gwendolyn Lane

Sep 15, 2023

Greenville, SC Mrs. Gwendolyn Lynn Lane, 67, of Greenville, South Carolina passed on Friday, September 15, 2023 at her residence. She was a daughter of the late Theodore Pratt and Mattie Williams Roberts. She was married to the late Larry Lane, Sr. Surviving: one son, Larry Darnell Lane, Jr.; one sister, Ann (Simuel) Washington of Culpepper, VA; two brothers, John...

Cynthia  Richardson

Cynthia Richardson

Sep 14, 2023

Simpsonville, SC Ms. Cynthia Richardson, 66, of Simpsonville, South Carolina, passed on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at Prisma Health, Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Ridgeway, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Willie Horace, Sr., and Lethia Belton Richardson. Surviving: one daughter, Mia (Hassan) Pressley of Simpsonville, SC; three sisters, Carrie Mae (Harold) Murray of Columbia, SC, Lois...

Sammie Smith

Sammie Smith

Sep 14, 2023

Liberty, SC Mr. Sammie Lee “Dee Dee” Smith, 70, of Liberty, South Carolina, passed on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at Prisma Health. He was a son of Sarah Ellen Gaines Smith and the late David Smith. He was married to Maggie Talley Smith for 48 years. Surviving: in addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, Adrian Smith,...

Takesha Rice

Takesha Rice

Sep 14, 2023

Piedmont, SC Ms. Takesha Monisa Rice, 34, of Piedmont, South Carolina, passed on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at Prisma Health, Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was a daughter of Anita Rice Chiles and Jerry Bernard Simpson. Surviving: her mother, Anita Rice Chiles; her father, Jerry (Angie) Simpson; two daughters, Nai’Kyra Rice and Amir’acle Rice both of the home; maternal grandmother, Frances...

Charlotte Nance

Charlotte Nance

Sep 13, 2023

Greenville, SC Mrs. Charlotte Lee Nance, 82, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at her residence. She was a daughter of the late Charles Shell and Geneva Huff Moore. She was the widow of the late Samuel Lorenzo Nance. Surviving: four daughters, Angela M. Nance of the home, Stephanie Nance, of Piedmont, SC, Valarie (Derrick) Mahoney...

Rebecca Young

Rebecca Young

Sep 12, 2023

Charlotte, NC Ms. Rebecca Young, 76, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed away Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at Novant Health Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was a daughter of the late Willie James and Maggie B. Luster Young. Surviving: one daughter, Natasha (John) Davis of Charlotte, NC; four siblings, Martha Woods of Mauldin, SC, Lewis (Wilenia) Young, Luster Young...

Laura Rice

Laura Rice

Sep 12, 2023

Greenville, SC Mrs. Laura Joyce Rice, 65, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed away Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. She was a daughter of the late William Thomas McKinney and Della Jane Whitener McKinney. Surviving: Two sons, Tremayne McKinney of Williamston, SC and William Jeffrey Hopkins of Greenville, SC; four sisters, Cynthia Diane Jones and Phyllis (Freddie...

Courtney Anderson-Piphus

Courtney Anderson-Piphus

Sep 11, 2023

Greenville, SC Courtney Datrea Anderson, Loving Mother and Visionary Extraordinaire Courtney, a beloved mother and cherished sister, passed away on September 11, 2023 at the age of 34. She is survived by her loving children, Amalah Grace Anderson-Piphus and Faith Kalila Anderson-Piphus, who were the light of her life. Born on April 4th, 1989, Courtney was a dedicated mother and...

Carrie Garrett

Carrie Garrett

Sep 8, 2023

Easley, SC Mrs. Carrie Louise Blanden Garrett, 88, of Easley, South Carolina, passed away Friday, September 8, 2023, at her residence. She was a daughter of the late Thomas Blanden and Dora Anderson Blanden. She was married to the late James Lewis Garret for 52 years. Surviving: one daughter, Denise Garrett of Liberty, SC; one son, Al Garrett of Easley,...

Clarence Jackson

Clarence Jackson

Sep 8, 2023

Greenville, SC Mr. Clarence Everson “C.J.” Jackson, 68, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed away Friday, September 8, 2023, at Prisma Healthcare, Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was a son of the late Claude Coleman and Betty Jean Jackson. He was married to Melody Bland Jackson for 40 years. Surviving: in addition to his wife, two daughters, Tanisha Bunkley and Takeila Bland,...

Georgia Bennett

Georgia Bennett

Sep 8, 2023

Taylors, SC Mrs. Georgia Willis Heard Bennett, 99, of Taylors, South Carolina, passed away Friday, September 8, 2023, at her residence. She was a daughter of the late Augustus Heard and Fannie Marshall Heard. She was the widow of the late Eustace Edward Bennett. Surviving: one son, Spencer (Sharon) Bennett of Taylors, SC; one daughter, Pamela (Curtis) Askew of Greenville,...

Lemanuel McCarroll

Lemanuel McCarroll

Sep 7, 2023

Greenville, SC Mr. Lemanuel “June” McCarroll, 78, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed away, Thursday, September 7, 2023, at his residence. He was a son of the late Wallace Sherman and Josephine Sherman. Mr. McCarroll was married to the late Connie Lee Elrod McCarroll for 39 years. Surviving: five children, Rodney Robinson of New London, CT, Jerry Cureton, Melvin Cureton both...

Jaton Albritton

Jaton Albritton

Sep 6, 2023

Spartanburg, SC Ms. Jaton Denise Smith Albritton, 55, of Duncan, South Carolina, passed away Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born in Gary, Indiana, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Summers and Lois Smith. Ms. Albritton is survived by her children, Bryan Albritton of Atlanta, GA, Teisha Albritton of Greenville, SC, Timothy Albritton of Huber...

Etheleen  Virginia Stokes

Etheleen Virginia Stokes

Sep 5, 2023

Greenville, SC Mrs. Etheleen Virginia Walker Stokes, 100, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at Greenville Post Acute. Born in Pickens County, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Rev. Charles Dana Walker and Hassie Miller Walker. She is the last surviving member of her immediate family. Mrs. Stokes was married to the...

Vernice Dawkins

Vernice Dawkins

Sep 5, 2023

Greenville, SC The Honorable Vernice Aretha Bush-Dawkins, 78, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at McCall's Hospice House in Simpsonville, South Carolina. She was the daughter of the late Walter Chandler and the late Sarah Justine Gambrell Spain. Judge Bush-Dawkins was the wife of Thomas Lee Dawkins, Jr. for 33 years. In addition to her husband,...

Lillian Blandin

Lillian Blandin

Sep 4, 2023

Greenville, SC Ms. Lillian Earleane “Lena” Blandin, 55, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed away Monday, September 4, 2023, at Greenville Post Acute. She was a daughter of the late William Larry Pickens and Bobbie Jean Garrison Pickens. Surviving: one daughter, Jenna Blandin of Easley, SC; one son, Avery Blandin, of Taylors, SC; one sister, Kayla Thompson of Greenville, Sc and...

Samantha Ella Ladson

Samantha Ella Ladson

Sep 2, 2023

Greenville, SC Mrs. Samantha "Ella" Lewis Johnson Ladson, 91, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed away Saturday, September 2, 2023, at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was a daughter of the late Pickens Wilson and Evelyn Pickens Johnson. Surviving: three sons, Charles (Joyce) Ladson of Greenville, SC, Norris (Dorothy) Ladson and John Howard (Markietta) Ladson, both of Taylors, SC; twelve...

Franklin Chiles

Franklin Chiles

Sep 2, 2023

Greenville, SC Mr. Franklin Edward Chiles, 60, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed away Saturday, September 2, 2023, at his residence. He was a son of the late James Benjamin Chiles and Charlie Rudell Gary Chiles. Surviving: one son, Dante Z. Wheeler of North Carolina; two sisters, Mary (Eugene) McCarroll and Sandra Chiles, both of Greenville, SC; one brother, James Lovell...

Glasper Nero

Glasper Nero

Sep 1, 2023

Easley, SC Rev. Glasper “June” Nero, Jr, 78, of Easley, South Carolina, passed away Friday, September 1, 2023, at his residence. He was a son of the late Glasper Nero, Sr., and Annie Bradford Nero. He was widower of the late Dorothy Lane Nero. Surviving: granddaughter, Temmessia Thurmond (Jarmell) Cousar, of the home; stepson, Quinton Jamison of Utah; five sisters,...

Tommie Robinson

Tommie Robinson

Aug 31, 2023

Greenville, SC Mr. Tommie Robinson, 81, of Greenville, South Carolina passed on Thursday, August 31, 2023, at his residence. He was the son of the late Ernest Crockett and Frances Flemming Robinson. Surviving: four daughters, Tynetha (Colonel) Thomas of Greenville, SC, Shanafrica McCrary of Greenville, SC, Janet Eligah and Frances (Courtney), both of Greenville, SC; two sons, Derrick (Fredricka) Robinson...

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