Obituaries
Roosevelt Harris
Oct 26, 2016
Mr. Roosevelt “Pres” Harris, 79, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2016, at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home in Newberry, South Carolina. He was born on March 25, 1937, in Greenville, and was the son of the late Willie Sullivan and Mamie Coker. “Pres” was a retiree of Greenville Technical College. He was a member of the...
Boyce Smith
Oct 25, 2016
Boyce Jefferson Smith passed Tuesday, October 25, 2016. Funeral services: Saturday, November 12, 2016 at Bethel Church of God Holiness, with burial in Resthaven Memorial Gardens.
Thelma McDonald
Oct 25, 2016
Mrs. Thelma McDonald, 81, of Six Mile, passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2016, at home. Born in Windsor, NC, she was the daughter of the late Hosea and Lavenia Royal Cooper. Surviving: husband, Heyward McDonald of the home; sisters, Pearl Valentine of Rosdale, NY, and Doris Hooks, Joyce (James) Smith, and Alice Alexander, all of Richmond, VA; brothers, Arlton...
Cathy Gambrell
Oct 25, 2016
Ms. Cathy Lorraine Gambrell, 58, of Greenville, passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2016, at home. Born in Greenville, she was the daughter of late Willie C. McCullough and Emma Jean Artist Gambrell. Surviving: sons, Anthony and Stanton Gambrell; brothers, Willie McCullough and Willie Marion Gunter and a host of other relatives and friends.
Kaieshi Clarke
Oct 24, 2016
Ms. Kaieshi Samantha “Beans” Bryant-Clarke, 38, of Charlotte, NC, passed away on Monday, October 24, 2016, at Novant Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte, NC. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was a daughter of the late Pattie Lucille Bolden. Surviving, sisters, Cheryl Rosemond of Greenville, Chandra Parrott of Easley, Felicia (Barry) Johnson of Piedmont, and Renea Brown of Greenville; brothers, Charles Clarke of...
Harold Patterson
Oct 23, 2016
Mr. Harold Earl “Habo” Patterson, 76, of Greenville, passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2016, at Inman Health Care, Inman. He was born in Greenville, South Carolina and was a son of the late Isiah and Earlee Perkins Patterson. “Habo” attended Sterling High School and was a member of the Shady Grove Baptist Church. He was formerly employed at Builders...
Clarence Cooper
Oct 23, 2016
Mr. Clarence “Jr.” Cooper was born in Clayton, North Carolina to his parents, late Rev. Thomas and Corene Cooper. He joined the church at an early age and attended Cooper School in Clayton. Clarence was drafted into the US Army and served in Ft. Jackson, South Carolina and Ft. Leonard, Missouri. He was very proud of his contributions as a...
Germaine Whiteside
Oct 22, 2016
Mr. Germaine Cedeno “Maine” Whiteside, 44, of Fountain Inn, South Carolina, passed on Saturday, October 22, 2016, at his home. Born in Greenville, he was a son of Carolyn Ann Whiteside and Henry I. (Marilyn) Duck. “Maine” was a 1990 graduate of Travelers Rest High School and he attended ITT Technical Institute. He was employed by the Postal Service until...
John Brown
Oct 22, 2016
Mr. John Arthur “Red” Brown, 76, of Greenville, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2016 at St. Francis Downtown. Born in Mt. Carmel, he was the son of the late Katie Mae Epps. Surviving: fiancé, Lucy Mae Holmes of Greenville; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Essie Mae Williams
Oct 20, 2016
Mrs. Essie Mae “Granny” Jenkins Williams, 84, of Greenville passed on October 20, 2016, at McCall Hospice House. Born in Pickens County on October 14, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Roosevelt and Willie Faye Hunt Gambrell. She attended Sterling High School and was a 20 year retiree of Greenville Health System. She was a member of the...
Althamase Mayes
Oct 19, 2016
Mrs. Althamase Williams “Mrs. Iya” Mayes, 85, of 325 Elder Street Extension, Greenville, passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2016. Born in Greenville, she was a daughter of the late Edgar A. and Emma Pinson Williams. Surviving: daughter, Sandra Mayes (Otis Harris) of Greenville; sons, Edgar (Irish) Mayes of Greenville, James C. (Gwendolyn) Mayes of Powdersville, and Robert (Deborah) Mayes...
Alberta Talley
Oct 18, 2016
Ms. Alberta Talley, 75, of Springfield, Massachusetts was given her wings and took flight to heaven on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at her home. She was born in Easley, South Carolina, on Tuesday, November 5, 1940, to the late Rev. Jesse James and Pearl Wakefield Talley. She was lovingly called “Biggie” and her grandkids called her “Grandma”. She was a...
Sebastian Gonzalez
Oct 16, 2016
Mr. Sebastian Tomas Gonzalez, 58, of Greenville, passed away at Greenville Health System on Sunday, October 16, 2016. Born in Guatemala, he was a son of the late Tomas Gonzalez and Magdalena Sebastian. He is survived by five children and a host of other relatives and friends.
Kassandra Harris
Oct 16, 2016
Ms. Kassandra “Kassie” Sloane Harris, 24, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2016, at home. She was born in Greenville, and was the daughter of Pamela and Kimiko McDuffie and Eric and Karen Harris. “Kassie” was a 2015 graduate of the College of Charleston where she received a bachelor of science degree in public health. She...
Ellen Virginia Bolden
Oct 16, 2016
Mrs. Ellen Sanders Bolden, 102 years old, was born on July 29, 1914, in Laurens County, South Carolina. She was the daughter of the late John Reid and Nannie Sanders Boyd and departed this life on Sunday, October 16, 2016, peacefully at her home. At an early age, she joined the Center Rabun Baptist Church, Gray Court, South Carolina. After...
James Hawkins
Oct 15, 2016
Mr. James Benjamin Hawkins, Sr., 84, of 701 Lincoln Road, Taylors, passed on Saturday, October 15, 2016, at his home. Born in Greenville, he was a son of the late Preston and Inez Goodwin Hawkins. Surviving: wife, Floree Williams Hawkins of the home; daughter, Linda J. Hawkins of Taylors; son, Jerry (Lisa) Hawkins, Sr., Jeffrey (Charlene) Hawkins, and Larry (Sharon)...
Owens Williams Jr. "Big O
Oct 14, 2016
Mr. Owens Williams, Jr. “Big O”, 73, of Piedmont, South Carolina departed this life on Friday, October 14, 2016, at Regency Medical Center of St. Francis Downtown. He was born in Greenville, SC, and was a son of the late Owens and Sadie Lucille Chapman Williams, Sr. Early in life, he attended Flat Rock Baptist Church and later joined the...
Delphenia Brooks
Oct 14, 2016
Ms. Delphenia Brooks (fondly known as “Dell” or “Buck”), 74, of 101 Loop Street, Greenville, quietly answered God’s call to His home on Friday, October 14, 2016, at Saint Francis Hospital surrounded by many loved ones. Born in Travelers Rest, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late William Henry and Addie Faye Russell Brooks. She was a 1960...
Mary Young
Oct 14, 2016
.Ms. Mary Loretta Young, the daughter of the late Harry and Georgiana James Young, was born on January 13, 1951, in Marion, South Carolina. Early on Friday morning, October 14, 2016, at her home in Simpsonville, South Carolina, Loretta was peacefully called home to be with the Lord. Loretta was a graduate of Voorhees College in Denmark S.C, where she...
Withrow Brookins
Oct 13, 2016
Mr. Withrow John “Granny” Brookins was born on December 15, 1928, and departed this life on Thursday, October 13, 2016, at McCall Hospice House in Simpsonville, South Carolina. He resided at 106 Turner Street in Easley, South Carolina. Withrow was the son of the late Reese and Mary Brookins, he was raised in Easley, South Carolina. Withrow served in the...