Obituaries
Dr. Inez Davis Thomas
Dec 30, 2025
Celebration of Life Services for Dr. Inez Davis Thomas, of Decatur, GA., will be held Saturday, January 10, 2026, 11:00 A.M. at New Life Community Church, 3592 Flat Shoals Rd., Decatur, GA., with her remains placed in repose at 10:00 A.M. Revernd Marlin D. Harris, Pastor, Reverend Norman H. Thomas, Jr., of First Baptist Church Gresham Road, Officiating, Eulogist. Entombment,...
Ms. Mary E. Thompkins
Dec 30, 2025
Ms. Mary E. Thompkins, 70, of Greenville, transitioned on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. Born in Greenville County, she was the daughter of the late Claude Ware and Lucille Mahoney.
Surviving: three daughters, Shena (Devon) Ware, Michelle (Kenny) Harris, and Cassandra Brown, all of Greenville, SC; two sons, Tyquan Ware and Michael Ware, all of Greenville, SC;...
Mr. George Alvin McElrath
Dec 30, 2025
Mr. George Alvin McElrath, 90, of Taylors, widower of the late Bennie Joe Geer McElrath, transitioned on Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at his residence. Born in Greenville County, he was a son of the late Ulysses Grant and Lucille Walker McElrath. He was the last surviving of his immediate family.
Surviving: one daughter, Dr. Lydia M. Braggs of Greer, SC; three...
Mrs. Lillie R. "Sis" Gaines
Dec 29, 2025
Mrs. Lillie R. "Sis" Gaines, 74, of Greenville, the wife of James Gaines, for 34, years, transitioned on Monday, December 29, 2025, at her residence. Born in Greenville County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Lee and Lillie Bell Young Maronie.
Surviving: two daughters, Michelle Davis, of Greer, SC; and Latosha Range (Tavares McGhee) of Greenville, SC; three brothers,...
Ms. Maxine Moore
Dec 27, 2025
Ms. Maxine Moore, 82, of Greenville, transitioned on Saturday, December 27, 2025, at her residence. Born in Greenville, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Sadie Oliphant Moore.
Surviving: one daughter, Linda Richardson of the home; two sons, Michael (Kathy) Moore of Greenville, SC and Horace (Angela) Moore of Columbia, SC; one brother, Leroy (Jerline) Moore of Greenville, SC;...
Ms. Freddie Cochran
Dec 26, 2025
Ms. Freddie Cochran, 68, of Simpsonville, transitioned Friday, December 26, 2025, at her residence.
Funeral arrangement is now being service with the Terry's Metropolitan Mortuary in Taledga , AL
Mrs. Donnette Jones
Dec 26, 2025
Mrs. Donnette Jones,78, of Greenville, wife of Claude Jones for 49 years, transitioned on Friday, December 26, 2025 at her residence. Born in Greenville, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Earl and Barbara Nell Heyward McGowan.
Surviving, in addition to her husband: two daughters, Chriscethia Greggs of Piedmont, SC and Angela (Andrew) Deloach of Greenville, SC; two sons, James...
Shirley Anna Palmer
Dec 25, 2025
Shirley Anna Palmer, 76, of Alexandria, Virginia, transitioned on December 25, 2025, at her residence. She was a daughter of the late DeFoy and Nannie Dogan Palmer.
Graveside Service at 1:00pm on Saturday, January 17, 2026, at Resthaven Memorial Gardens, 1655 Piedmont Highway, Piedmont, South Carolina.
Mrs. Melva Louise Akins
Dec 25, 2025
Mrs. Melva Louise Akins, 72, of Greenville, wife of Walter L. Akins, Sr., for 54 years, transitioned on Thursday, December 25, 2025. Born in Pendleton, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late John Wesley Webb, Sr. and Virgina Mae Williams Webb.
Surviving, in addition to her husband: one daughter, Erica G. (Richard) Staggers, IV of Manassas, VA; three sons,...
Mr. Milferd Brock, Jr.
Dec 25, 2025
Mr. Milferd Brock, Jr., 40, of Mauldin, transitioned on Thursday, December 25, 2025. Born in Greenville County, he was the son of Milferd (Helen E.) Brock, Sr., and Tamika Brock.
Surviving: in addition to his parents: one son, Carson Messiah Brock, of Greenville, SC; two sisters, Jasmine Brock, of Greenville, SC and Kayla D. Brock, of Boiling Springs, SC; two brothers,...
Mrs. Frances Dukes Holley
Dec 24, 2025
Mrs. Frances Dukes Holley, 87, of Pickens, South Carolina, widow of the late Carlton A. Holley, Sr., transitioned on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at her residence. Born in Pickens, she was a daughter of the late James P. and Ella Rogers Dukes.
Surviving: one son, Carlton (Mary Jo) Holley, Jr. of Pickens, SC; one daughter, Ellen (Reggie) Small of Greenville, SC;...
Mr. William L. Smith, Jr.
Dec 24, 2025
Mr. William L. Smith, Jr., 72, of Greenville, transitioned on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at West Village Post Acute. Born in Greenville County, he was the son of the late William and Louella Adams Smith.
Surviving: two daughters, Katannya (Ezra) Martin, of Easley, SC; Naquesta Smith, of Baltimore, MD; two sons, Alreco Hudson and William T. Hill, both of Greenville, SC;...
Mr. Johnny Dewayne Thompson
Dec 23, 2025
Mr. Johnny Dewayne Thompson, 64, of Greenville, transitioned on December 23, 2025. Born in Anderson, he was a son of the late Aaron Gear and Louise Thompson Chester.
Surviving: one daughter, Keisha Sullivan of the home; one son, Brandon Turner of Greenville, SC; two sisters, Tracie Chester and Myra Chester both of Greenville, SC; two brothers, Rodriques Chester of Greenville, SC...
Mr. Winfred Napoleon Pitts
Dec 22, 2025
Mr. Winfred Napoleon Pitts, 66, of Rock Hill, transitioned on Monday, December 22, 2025, at his residence. Born in Greenville County, South Carolina, he was the son of Bertha Louvenia Adams Pitts and the late William Robert Pitts, Jr.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by one sister, Sandra (Curtis) Zachery of Piedmont, South Carolina; three brothers, William (Diane)...
Mrs. Mary Alton Dawson Austin
Dec 22, 2025
Mrs. Mary Alton Dawson Austin, 92, of Greenville, widow of the late Furman Austin, Jr., transitioned on Monday, December 22, 2025, at her residence. Born in Abbeville, SC; she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Fannie Robinson Dawson.
Surviving: three daughters, Cynthia (Kenneth) Johnson, of Anderson, SC; Minister Sharon D. Norman, and Ingrid (Steven) Bonner all of Greenville, SC;...
Ms. Sharon Hudson
Dec 20, 2025
Ms. Sharon Hudson, 69, of Biloxi, MS; formerly of Greenville, SC; transitioned on Saturday, December 20, 2025, at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport, MS; Born in Greenville County, she was the daughter of the late Levon Hudson and Henrietta Sherman.
Surviving: one daughter, Venus (Romeo) Acker, of Gulfport, MS; one brother, Stephen Hudson, of Asheville, NC; two grandchildren, Romeo Acker, II, of...
Mr. Roy Alfred Sitton
Dec 20, 2025
Mr. Roy Alfred Sitton, 67, of Easley, transitioned on Saturday, December 20, 2025, at his residence. Born in Easley, SC; he was the son of the late Leroy Sitton and Nellie Collins Sitton.
Surviving: two daughters, Akilah Anderson, and Aaliyah Anderson, both of Pickens, SC; two sons, Angus (Lindsey) Anderson, and Aakil Sitton, all of Pickens, SC; two sisters, Annie Lee...
Mrs. Bobbie Kay Henry
Dec 20, 2025
Mrs. Bobbie Kay Henry 77, of Greenville, transitioned on Saturday December 20, 2025 at her residence. Born in Greenville County, she was the daughter of the late M.C. Coleman and Essie Mae Brock.
Surviving: one daughter, Belinda (Anthony) Johnson, of Greenville, SC; one son, Terry Henry, of Greenville, SC; four sisters, Linda Wright, Kim (Bruce) Miller, all of Piedmont, SC; Brenda...
Mr. Freddie H. Williams, Sr.
Dec 20, 2025
Mr. Freddie H. Williams, Sr., 85, of Simpsonville, South Carolina, transitioned peacefully on Saturday, December 20, 2025, at Agape Hospice House in Landrum, South Carolina.
A native of Harlem, New York, Mr. Williams was born on Wednesday, March 6, 1940, in Kinston, North Carolina (Lenoir County) to the late James and Elizabeth Williams.
He was a graduate of South Ayden High School,...
Mrs. Edna Catherine McKelvey Evans
Dec 19, 2025
Edna Catherine (Mckelvey) Evans, was born in Greenville, S.C. on September 17,1933, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Mary McKelvey.
At an early age Catherine confessed her love for Christ at Bruton Temple Baptist Church in Greenville, S.C. later in life Catherine united in marriage to Eddie Evans where they lived in Chicago, Illinois.
Catherine was a devoted member...
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