Mrs. Darlene Searles

Mrs. Darlene Gray Searles, 70, of Piedmont, South Carolina, widow of the late Benjamin C. Searles, transitioned on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at her residence. Born in Greenville County, she was the daughter of the late, Willie C. “Flattop” Anderson, and Betty Mansell. Bonus father who raised the siblings in the home, the late Willie B. Gray.

Surviving: one son, DeMarkco Sancharrow (LaQuisha Sancharrow Howell) Gray, of Duncan, SC; four sisters, Mary Frances (Billy) Glover, of Piedmont, SC; Annette Randolph, Cornelius Gray, both of Charlotte, NC; and Laura Vance, of Greenville, SC; two brothers, Nathaniel Gray, of Charlotte, NC; and Willie Earl Gray, of Greenville, SC; three grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and a host of other relatives and friends.

Viewing Only: Friday, May 23, 2025, 2:00pm – 7:00pm, at Watkins Garrett & Woods Mortuary, with interment private.