Obituaries

Baby Boy Jerome Webb

Baby Boy Jerome Webb

Aug 24, 2016

Baby Boy Jerome DeMarco Webb, of 1127 Rutherford Rd. #2, passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2016, at Greenville Health System. Born in Greenville, he was a son of Jerome D. Webb and Bridgett A. Williams. Surviving: grandparents, Jacqueline Williams, Timothy Williams, Andrea Webb, and Jerome Webb; great-grandparents, Martha Joe and Grace and David Webb; and a host of other...

Gracie Jordan

Gracie Jordan

Aug 24, 2016

Mrs. Gracie Marie Jordan, 81, of 306 Minus Street, passed on Wednesday, August 24, 2016, at her home. Born in Greenville, she was a daughter of the late Conwell and Onie Yeargins Hawkins. Surviving: husband, Nathaniel Jordan of the home; son-in-law, Alonzo Warren of Fayetteville, NC; sister, Minister Lillie (Minister David) Burton of Greenville; brothers, Rev. Randolph (Rev. Marcia) Hawkins...

Eloise Sloan

Eloise Sloan

Aug 22, 2016

Mrs. Eloise Peters Sloan, 104, of 2 Selwyn Drive, passed on Monday, August 22, 2016, at Southern Oaks Assisted Living Center. Born in Travelers Rest, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Isabella McKinney Peters. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Sloan. Surviving: niece, Mamie P. Bolding of Taylors; nephew, Johnny Jenkins of Greenville; sister-in-law,...

Darryl Pigott

Darryl Pigott

Aug 21, 2016

Mr. Darryl Keith Pigott, 68, of 21 Bradley Terrace, Westorange New Jersey, passed on Sunday, August 21, 2016, at Greenville Hospital System. Born in Bronx NY, he was a son of the late Thelma Sylvia Evans Pigott and Richard Fayve Pigott. Surviving; in addition to his wife Florence S. Pigott, daughters, Tahmeka (Terrence) Murphy, of Taylors, Darriea Pigott of New...

Selma Bullock

Selma Bullock

Aug 21, 2016

Selma Nebraska “Totsie” Bullock, 67, of 9702 Arginion Lane, Charlotte, NC, passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2016, at home. Born in Greenville, NC, she was the daughter of the late Walter William and Julia Mae Carney Bullock. Surviving: daughter, Jalali Kerr of Charlotte, NC; son, Alton (Almeta) Prestwidge of Easley; special daughter, Amanda Howard of Easley; devoted companion, Ricky...

James Adams

James Adams

Aug 21, 2016

Mr. James Arthur Adams, 56, of 23 Gilbert Court, passed on August 21, 2016, at Greenville Hospital System. Born in Greenville County, he was a son of the late James Alvin Adams and Annie Grace Dickey Adams. Surviving: sisters, Denise (Larry) Norman, Denise Adams, Sharon Adams, Connie Adams, Connie Adams, Alvina (Dean) Hopper all of Greenville. Brothers, Robert (Ann) Walker,...

Margaret McKelvey

Margaret McKelvey

Aug 18, 2016

Mrs. Margaret Ann McKelvey, 73, of 22 Sturtevant Street, passed on Thursday, August 18, 2016, at Magnolia Manor. Born in Williamston, she was a daughter of the late John Thomas and Mattie Lee Gambrell Chapman. Surviving: husband, Albert L. McKelvey of Greenville; daughters, Karen McKelvey of Greenville and April McKelvey of the home; sons, Octavius McKelvey and Albert Chapman, both...

Robert Davis

Robert Davis

Aug 18, 2016

Mr. Robert Nathaniel “Nat” Davis, 89, passed on Thursday, August 18, 2016, at his home. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Lee Davis and Matilda Hockaday Smith. He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Arlene Kenchen Davis and daughter, Vanessa Davis. Surviving: daughters, Kimberly Davis of the home and Enid Davis of Charlotte,...

Margaret Martin

Margaret Martin

Aug 17, 2016

Mrs. Margaret Lee “Pie” Martin, 59, of 159 Lemans Drive, passed on Wednesday, August 17, 2016, at McCall Hospice House. Born in Greenville, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Georgia Lee Perkins Dirton. Surviving, in addition to her mother; companion, Leroy Graffied, Jr. of the home; daughter, Quinnyona Johnson of Greenville; goddaughter, Elease Irby of Anderson; family...

Marilyn Mintess

Marilyn Mintess

Aug 16, 2016

Mrs. Marilyn Louise “Merl” Mintess, 74, Taylors, South Carolina passed away at Greenville Health System on Tuesday, August 16, 2016. Born in Harrisburg,Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of the late Alphonso and Marguerite Bailey Leftridge. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Mintess. Left to cherish many fond memories are her sons, Shawn Patrick Woodruff of Phoenix, AZ,...

Woaquina Williams

Woaquina Williams

Aug 13, 2016

.Woaquina N. Williams, 41, of Clemson, South Carolina, was born May 5, 1975, to Emma J. Garrett and John A. Williams. She gained her wings on Saturday, August 13, 2016, at the home of her sister, Jameaci Williams. Woaquina was a 1993 graduate of Easley High School. While working as a foreman at Yokohma Industries Americas, she continued her education...

Harold Walker

Harold Walker

Aug 13, 2016

Harold Junior “Stretch” Walker was born to the late Della Mae Allen and the late Ellis H. Duck on October 13, 1947. On Saturday morning, August 13, 2016, he departed peacefully into eternal life. Harold was a 1966 graduate of Sterling High School. He joined Israel Metropolitan AME Church at an early age. He was a veteran of the United...

Robbie Banks

Robbie Banks

Aug 13, 2016

Mrs. Robbie Diyanne Spurgeon Banks, 55, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed away at Glorified Nursing Home on Saturday, August 13, 2016. Born in Greenville, she was a daughter of the late James and Willie Murriel Sims Spurgeon. Robbie was a graduate of Allen University in Columbia, South Carolina, and a member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She was...

Clara Gaines

Clara Gaines

Aug 12, 2016

Mrs. Clara Smith Gaines, 85, of Greenville, passed on Friday, August 12, 2016, at her home. Born in Greenville, she was the daughter of the late Joe Thomas and Mattie Morgan Smith. Surviving: godson, Jimmy (Brenda) Martin of Greenville; stepdaughter, Cynthia Hudson of Columbus, OH; stepson, Tommie Lewis Gaines, Jr. of Columbus, GA; and a host of other relatives and...

Isaiha Moorer

Isaiha Moorer

Aug 11, 2016

.Isaiha Quantavius Moorer was born on May 6, 2001, and departed this life on Thursday, August 11, 2016, at home. He was an 8th grade student at Beck Academy and a music lover. Isaiha’s Family Mother Father Atavia Moorer Jaquez Demory Brother Semaje Moorer Grandmother Brenda Moorer Uncle Timothy Moorer Aunts Shuntavia Moorer and Latavia Sherman Numerous other relatives and...

Dora Johnson

Dora Johnson

Aug 10, 2016

Mrs. Dora Bell Johnson, 83, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Wednesday, August 10, 2016, at Greenville Health System. Born in Cross Hill, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Hogan and Lillie Mae Henderson Cureton. She was a faithful member of the Piedmont Manor Baptist Church and the Order of Eastern Stars and Masons, Inc,...

James Dotson

James Dotson

Aug 9, 2016

Mr. James Rufus “Geeza” Dotson, 69, passed on Tuesday, August 9, 2016, at Greenville Health System. Born in Anderson County, he was a son of the late Hulon Dotson and Ruth Simmons Dotson. “Geeza” was preceded in death by two brothers, Jimmy Allen Dotson and Benny Ray Dotson and two sisters, Linda Faye Dotson and Sylvia Jean Thompson. He is...

Minister Ernest Butler

Minister Ernest Butler

Aug 9, 2016

Ernest David Butler, 105, was born February 28, 1911, to Walter Pettigru and Effie Elizabeth Butler. He departed this life on August 9, 2016, at Richard B. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home in Anderson, South Carolina. A loving, dedicated husband, father, grandfather, brother and son. Ernest worked the majority of his life in the dry cleaning business. He also loved selling...

Beatrice Anderson

Beatrice Anderson

Aug 9, 2016

Ms. Beatrice Anderson, 67, of Greenville, passed on Tuesday, August 9, 2016, at Greenville Health System. Born in Anderson County, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Virginia Robinson Anderson. Residing in Heaven are her parents; sisters, Ethel Rosemond, Emma Downs and Gloria Ellison; brothers, LarryAnderson and James Robinson. Left to cherish many fond memories are her daughters,Stacie...

Penny Thorpe

Penny Thorpe

Aug 8, 2016

Mrs. Penny Grue Thorpe, 77, of 901 N Main St, Apt 78, Mauldin, passed away on Monday, August 8, 2016, at 490 Wenwood Road. Born in Fairmont, NC, she was a daughter of the late James and Clara Floyd Chavis. She was preceded in death by her husband, Johnny Thorpe. Surviving: daughter, Pamela Chavis of Greenville; sons, Thomas Funderburk of...