Obituaries
Oscar Torrez
Aug 28, 2022
Simpsonville, SC Mr. Oscar Tadeo Torrez, 30, of Simpsonville, South Carolina, passed on Sunday, August 28, 2022, at Prisma Health-Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Guatemala, he was the son of Felipe Tadeo Ramirez and Ana Torrez Lucas. Viewing Only: Tuesday, September 6, 2022, 4:00pm, at Watkins Garrett & Woods Mortuary, with interment in Guatemala.
Johnny White
Aug 27, 2022
Greenville, SC Mr. Johnny White, 55, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Saturday, August 27, 2022, at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete.
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
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...
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...
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,...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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;...
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
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
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,...