Obituaries

Willie Allen

Willie Allen

Aug 26, 2022

Greenville, SC Mr. Willie Montgomery Allen, 64, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Friday, August 26, 2022, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. He was a son of Mae Dee Lewers Allen and the late Rev. Willie Franklin Allen. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his former spouse, Carolyn Pyles Allen of Greenville, SC; two sons, Willie ‘Bill’...

Geraldine Anderson

Geraldine Anderson

Aug 25, 2022

Greenville, SC Mrs. Geraldine Anderson, 90, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Thursday, August 25, 2022, at her residence. Born in Elberton, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Geneva Lewis Smith and Jimmy Tate. She was preceded in death, by her husband, Senator, Ralph Anderson. Surviving; one daughter, Valerie Anderson; of Greenville SC; one son, Joel (Darlene) Anderson...

Mildred Emanuel

Mildred Emanuel

Aug 24, 2022

Greenville, SC Mrs. Mildred B. Emanuel, 96, of Greenville, South Carolina passed on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Jack and Helen Davis Brown. She was married to the late Peter Emanuel. Surviving: cousin caregiver, Davie Thompson of Greenville, South Carolina: and a host of other relatives and friends. Graveside Service, Wednesday,...

Larry Rivers

Larry Rivers

Aug 24, 2022

Greenville, SC Mr. Larry "Rip"/ "Dada" Rivers, 69, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was the son of the Leonard and Earline Green Rivers. Surviving: three daughters, Kim(Clifton) Scott, Tiara Croft, both of Taylors, SC and Aishia Rivers of Greenville, SC; two sons, Brandon Rivers and Reginald (Octavia)Croft; one...

Lillie Foster

Lillie Foster

Aug 24, 2022

Hartford, Connecticut Ms. Lillie Belle Wright-Foster “Aunt Lil”, 85, of Hartford, Connecticut, passed on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at Riverside Health & Rehabilitation Center, Hartford Connecticut. She was a daughter of the late Samuel Wright and Irine Tooney Wright-Brown. She is survived by her only sister, Maggie Holmes of Greenville, SC; her niece, nephew; and other relatives and friends. Funeral...

Bobby Blythe

Bobby Blythe

Aug 23, 2022

Duncan, SC Mr. Bobby Blythe, 61, of Duncan, South Carolina, passed on Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital. He was a son of Johnny Lewis Blythe and the late Roberta Jackson Blythe. He was married 22 years to Jacqueline Fowler Blythe. In addition to his father and wife, he is survived by one son, Eston (Crystal...

Helen Jamison

Helen Jamison

Aug 23, 2022

Pickens, SC Ms. Helen Jamison, 80, of Pickens, South Carolina, passed on Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at her residence. She was a daughter of the late Nathalee Gowens. She leaves to cherish one sister, Elouise Russell; and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral Service: Monday, August 29, 2022, 1:00pm, at Watkins Garrett & Woods Mortuary, with interment private.

Hector Tate

Hector Tate

Aug 22, 2022

Greenville, SC Mr. Hector Roma Tate, 51, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Tuesday, August 23,2022. He was a son of Myra Acker Newkirk and the late James Tate. He was married to Melanie Jones Tate of Atlanta, Georgia for over eleven years. In addition to his mother and wife, he is survived by his children, Hector R. Tate, Jr.,...

Lois Thompson

Lois Thompson

Aug 21, 2022

Greenville, SC Mrs. Lois Brown Thompson, 93, of Greenville, South Carolina passed on Monday, August 22, 2022, at her residence. She was a daughter of the late James and Rosa Bell Hill Brown. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. She was married to the late Henry Hunt Thompson, Jr. for 50 years. Surviving are her three...

Jimmy Arnold

Jimmy Arnold

Aug 21, 2022

Greenville, SC Rev. Jimmy Lee Arnold, 84, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Monday, August 22, 2022, at Southpointe Healthcare and Rehabilitation. He was a son of the late Robert Arnold, Jr., and Annie B. Bookman Arnold. Rev. Arnold was married to Hattie Robinson Arnold for 53 years. Surviving: three daughters, Angela Arnold, Judy Arnold, and Deborah Jones, all of...

Toya Adams

Toya Adams

Aug 20, 2022

Greer, SC Ms. Toya Paschal Adams, 52, of Greer, South Carolina, passed on Saturday, August 20, 2022, at Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of Ernestine Butler Paschal and the late Hardy Paschal, Sr. Survivors: one son, Joshua Adams; one daughter, Megan (Andreviana) Andrews of Kileen, TX; three brothers, Hardy Paschal, Jr. of Columbia, SC, Lorenzo Paschal...

William "WC" Harrison

William "WC" Harrison

Aug 19, 2022

Athens, GA Mr. William Claud Lee “WC” Harrison, 78, of Athens, GA passed away on Friday, August 19, 2022, at The Oaks of Athens Nursing Home. He was a son of the late Clarence and Lizzie Elizabeth Brockman Harrison. Mr. Harrison was married to Dorothy Davis Harrison for 57 years. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his...

Leonard Dendy

Leonard Dendy

Aug 19, 2022

Greenville, SC Mr. Leonard Edward Dendy, 79, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Friday, August 19, 2022, at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was a son of the late Jessie and Emma Lee Campbell Dendy. He was the widow of the late Janie Williams Dendy. Surviving: five daughters, Valarie Bankhead of Raleigh, NC, Rene’ Williams of Orangeburg, SC, Sharon...

Ernest Smith

Ernest Smith

Aug 17, 2022

Piedmont, SC Mr. Ernest Smith, Jr., 71, of Piedmont, South Carolina, passed on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at his residence. He was a son of the late Ernest, Sr., and Princella Byrd Smith. Surviving are three sons, Orenthal James Smith, Sr., of Piedmont, SC, Ernesto Hall and Zernesto Hall both of Greenville, SC; one daughter, Ivory Hall, of Greenville, SC;...

Jose Garcia-Garcia

Jose Garcia-Garcia

Aug 17, 2022

Greer, SC Mr. Jose Luis Garcia Garcia, 43, of Greer, South Carolina, passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. Formerly of Mexico City, Mexico, he was a son of Gilberto Garcia Mendoza and Susana Garcia Trejo. In addition to his parents, he is survived his fiancé of 8 years, Vanessa Cruz; three daughters, Leia...

Jerome Smith

Jerome Smith

Aug 16, 2022

Greenville, SC Mr. Jerome Smith, 62, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was a son of the late Edgar and Mary Lucinda Cason Smith. Survivors are his son, Robert ‘Brian’ (Mary) Lewis of Simpsonville, SC; one brother, John Cason (Beatrice Blassingame) of Greenville, SC; three sisters, Jacqueline Smith, and...

Rosylin Weston

Rosylin Weston

Aug 15, 2022

Greenville, SC Mrs. Rosylin Rena Weston, 64, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Monday, August 15, 2022, at Prisma Health – Greenville Memorial Hospital. Formerly of Sumter, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Marion and Elouise Batic Atkinson. Surviving: her husband of 37 years, William Jeffry Weston; one son, Nelson A. Weston of Greenville, SC; one daughter,...

Bobbie Cox

Bobbie Cox

Aug 13, 2022

Pelzer, SC Ms. Bobbie Deloris Cox, 70, of Pelzer, South Carolina passed on Saturday, August 13, 2022, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. She was the daughter of the late Robert F. McBee, Sr., and the late Margaret D. Robertson McBee Allmond. She was married to the late James D. Cox for 14 years until his demise. Surviving is her daughter,...

Melvin Bennett

Melvin Bennett

Aug 12, 2022

Greenville, SC Mr. Melvin Bennett, Sr., 92, of Greenville, South Carolina passed on Friday, August 12, 2022, at his residence. He was the son of the late Ernest Sr., and Estelle Davis Bennett. He was the husband of the late Sarah Helen Williams Bennett for 27 years before her demise. Surviving is his son, Melvin (Georgia) Bennett, Jr. of Newnan,...

Lucille Evans

Lucille Evans

Aug 11, 2022

Easley, SC Ms. Lucille Evans, 84, of Easley, South Carolina, passed on Thursday, August 11, 2022, at Prisma Health Baptist Easley. She was a daughter of the late Walter Evans, Sr., and Lydia Hendrix Evans. Surviving: one son, Charles Evans of Pendleton, SC; two daughters, Peggy Evans, and Cynthia Rhome, both of Easley, SC; one sister, Lydia Williams of Dacusville,...

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