Obituaries
Willie Johnson
Mar 3, 2022
Greenville, SC Mr. Willie Erskine Johnson, Jr., 73, of Greenville, South Carolina passed on Thursday, March 3, 2022, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. He was born to Dorothy White Smalls and the late Willie Erskine Johnson, Sr. Surviving: four biological daughters, Lavonda Clements of New York, NY, Rev. Dr. Demetra (Rev. Louis) Hutchinson of Upper Marlboro, MD, Karen (Thomas) Gray...
Georgia Kennedy
Mar 2, 2022
Duncan, SC Mrs. Georgia Mae Kennedy “Pumpkin”, 79, of Duncan, South Carolina, passed on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Clifton A. Tolliver and Willie Mae Cade Tolliver. She was the spouse of the late Willie Mansell Kennedy. Surviving: two daughters, Charlene (Malory) Pinkney of Simpsonville, SC, and Jacqueline (Ronald) Crenshaw of...
Patricia Johnson
Mar 2, 2022
Taylors, SC Ms. Patricia Ann Johnson, 77, of Taylors, South Carolina, passed on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. She was a daughter of the late Lucille Johnson Anderson and was raised by Johnny Johnson. Surviving: one sister, Bernice Johnson of Greenville, SC; two brothers, Lawrence (Donna) Mattison of Travelers Rest, SC, and Sippio Horace Wardlaw, Jr.,...
Ras Anthony Hurks
Mar 2, 2022
Loganville, GA Mr. ‘Ras’ Anthony Cole Hurks, 39, of Loganville GA, passed on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Born in Garden City Michigan, he was a son of Angela Mattison Hurks, and the late Harold Hurks. Surviving: In addition to his mother; daughters, Chloe Hurks, of Atlanta GA, Nylah Hurks, of Loganville, GA, Raynbow Hurks, of College Park GA; sons; Anthony...
Judy Williams
Feb 28, 2022
Greenville, SC Mrs. Judy Denise Williams, 56, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Monday, February 28, 2022, at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was born to Veronica Moore Gamble and the late J.D. Gamble, and she was the wife of James A. Williams, Sr. for 37 years. In addition to her mother and husband, she is survived by a...
Joan Robinson
Feb 27, 2022
Taylors, SC Ms. Joan Robinson, 71, of Taylors, South Carolina, passed on Sunday, February 27, 2022, at Regency Hospital. She was a daughter of the late William Andrew Robinson and Fannie Cornelia Robinson. Surviving are two daughters, Fatia (Christopher) Boyd of Taylors, SC and LaTonya Rosemond of Greenville, SC; one sister, Ruby Lee (James) Taylor of Greenville, SC; one brother,...
Ardenvelle Gilliam
Feb 27, 2022
Greenville, SC Mr. Ardenvelle D. Gilliam, 89, of Greenville, passed on Sunday, February 27, 2022, at Prisma Health. Born in Greenville, South Carolina. He was the son of the late Dan and Arrie Bennet Gilliam. Surviving: one niece, Olivia Danley and a host of other nieces, nephews, family, and friends. Funeral Service: Tuesday, March 8, 2022, 3:30pm at Watkins, Garrett...
Mary Elizabeth Reese
Feb 26, 2022
Greenville, SC Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Townes Reese, 90, of Greenville, South Carolina passed on Saturday, February 26, 2022, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. She was a daughter of the late Jim Townes and Jessie Black Townes and the widow of the late William H. Reese, Sr. Surviving: one son, William H. (Sara) Reese, Jr., of Greenville, SC; four daughters, Carolyn...
Shemyia Tonette Riley
Feb 25, 2022
Greenville, SC Ms. Shemyia Tonette Riley, 20, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Friday, February 25, 2022, at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg, South Carolina. She was born to Tamika Shonette Thomas and David Anthony Riley, and was a junior at South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, South Carolina. Surviving: her mother, Tamika (bonus dad, Hosea) Thomas; her father, David...
Dr. Charles Johnson
Feb 24, 2022
Greenville, SC Rev. Dr. Charles Luther Johnson, Sr., 78, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Thursday, February 24, 2022, at Prisma Health-Greenville Memorial Hospital. He was born in Charleston, South Carolina to the late Rev. Andrew Luther and Anna Kitt Johnson. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Deloris Williams Johnson; one son, Charles L. (Megan) Johnson, Jr....
Delores Washington
Feb 23, 2022
Anderson, SC Mrs. Delores Smith Washington, 65, of Anderson, South Carolina, passed on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at her residence. She was born in Greenville County, South Carolina, to the late Thelma Ware Wilson Williams. She was married to Lowell Jerome Washington. She was raised by Joe Wilson, Jr., and leaves to cherish her fond memories: one daughter, Tameka Brown...
Donnie Ray Cook
Feb 22, 2022
Greenville, SC Mr. Donnie Ray Cook, 67, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. He was born to the late Sam Allen Cook, Sr., and the late Inez Rosa Lee Mills Cook. Surviving: one sister, Rosemary Cook of Bronx, NY; two brothers, Sam Allen Cook, Jr., and Stephen Cook both of Greenville,...
Troy Louis Jones
Feb 21, 2022
Greenville, SC Mr. Troy Louis Jones, 48, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Monday, February 21, 2022, at West Village Healthcare. He was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, to the late James Louis and Genevieve Dillard Jones. Surviving: four daughters, Rajane (Jermaine) Nesbitt, Jasmine Jones, and Alicia Jones (Michael) McMahan, all of Simpsonville, SC, and Hannah Lee of Spartanburg, SC;...
Annie Mae Sullivan
Feb 21, 2022
Greenville, SC Mrs. Annie Mae Sullivan, 77, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Monday, February 21, 2022, at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was a daughter born to the late George Bell and Lillie Kay Ebaugh Wells. She was the widow of the late Willie Eugene Sullivan, II, for 55 years. Surviving are her three daughters, Connie Wells of...
Yvonne Rice
Feb 20, 2022
Greer, SC Yvonne Stoddard Rice, 90, of Greer, passed away on Sunday, February 20, 2022. Born in Greenville, she was the daughter of the late Aileen Stoddard Riley. She was married to the late Robert Rice. Surviving: six daughters, Carolyn Jackson of Greenville, SC, Brenda (Jimmy) Davis of Greer, SC, Teena Marie Williams of Macon, GA, Terry (Charles) Thompson of...
Calvin Heyward Dowdy
Feb 20, 2022
Piedmont, SC Mr. Calvin Hayward Dowdy, 72, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Sunday, February 20, 2022, at his residence. He was a son of the late Clyde and Clara Berry Dowdy. Surviving: one son, Dyshuntrae (Alfreda) Dowdy of Woodruff, SC; one sister, Mattie Dowdy of Augusta, GA; three brothers, Carl Dowdy, and Joe Dowdy, both of Greenville, SC, and...
John A. Poole
Feb 19, 2022
Greenville, SC Mr. John Ansel Poole, 59, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Saturday, February 19, 2022, at Heartland Hospice. He was born to the late Margie Lee Poole Smith and John Latimore. He is survived by his companion of 30 years, Kim Yvette Hicks; his stepfather, George Smith, Sr. of Greenville, SC, one daughter, Mercedes Poole of Greenville, SC;...
Robert Lee Banks
Feb 19, 2022
Simpsonville, SC Mr. Robert Lee Banks, Jr., 74, of Simpsonville, South Carolina, passed on Saturday, February 19, 2022, at Greer Post Acute. He was a son of the late Robert Lee Banks, Sr., and the late Mattie Mae Walker Donaldson. He was raised by his stepfather, Roscoe Donaldson of Simpsonville, South Carolna. Surviving: five sons, Phillip (Roshelle) Banks, Chico Poole,...
Louvenia Mattie Hill
Feb 19, 2022
Greer, SC Ms. Louvenia Mattie Hill, 80, of Greer, South Carolina, passed on Sunday, February 19, 2022, at her residence. She was a daughter of the late Jesse James and Teasie Ophelia Mayfield Hill. Surviving: her sister and caregiver, Lois Cline of the home; two grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. Funeral Service: Thursday, March...
Morris Turner
Feb 19, 2022
Greenville, SC Mr. Morris Turner Sr., 86, of Greenville, South Carolina passed on Saturday, February 19, 2022, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. Born in Forkland, Alabama to the late Simuel Turner and Willie Dell Merriwether Turner, he was married to Pearlie B. Williams Turner for 58 years. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Barbara Jean...
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