Obituaries

Mrs. Angela Denise Starks

Mrs. Angela Denise Starks

Aug 13, 2025



Mrs. Angela Denise Starks, 71, of Taylors, South Carolina, transitioned on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of Spencer Starks. Born in Greenville County, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Earline Sayles Scott.

Surviving: three sons; Courtney Scott, of Simpsonville, SC; Demise (Angelina) Scott of Kansas City and Kenneth (Andrea)...

Mr. Roscoe Gatewood, Jr.

Mr. Roscoe Gatewood, Jr.

Aug 13, 2025

Mr. Roscoe Gatewood, Jr. 71, of Simpsonville, South Carolina, was married to Theresa Hutto, transitioned on Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at St. Francis Downtown. Born in Greenville, he was a son of the late Roscoe Sr., and Lois Pace Gatewood Ross.

Surviving, in addition to his wife: one daughter, Dana (Sabrina) Gatewood- Nelson of Warner Robins, GA; one son, Roscoe Gabriel...

Ms. Sheila Remona Bennett

Ms. Sheila Remona Bennett

Aug 13, 2025

Ms. Sheila Remona Bennett, 54, of Greenville, South Carolina, transitioned on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at residence. Born in Greenville County, she was the daughter of Rosa Lee Bennett and the late John Charles Bennett.

Surviving: in addition to her mother, two daughters, Nicola Bennett and Rosheida Bennett, both of Greenville, SC; one sister, Ollie Mae Huff, of Charlotte, NC; one...

Mr. Rodney Michael Clark, Sr.

Mr. Rodney Michael Clark, Sr.

Aug 12, 2025

Mr. Rodney Michael Clark, Sr., 51, of Goose Creek, South Carolina, transitioned on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at his residence. Born in Greenville County, he was the son of Sarah Clark Whiteside, and the late Arthur Whiteside.

Surviving, in addition to his mother, two sons, Rodney Clark, Jr., of Goose Creek, SC; and Adriel Garnett, of Greenville, SC; three brothers, William...

Mr. Linus Eugene Blake

Mr. Linus Eugene Blake

Aug 12, 2025

Mr. Linus Eugene Blake, 69, of Easley, widower of the late Ramona Heard Blake, transitioned on Tuesday, August 12, 2025. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, he was a son of the late Lindsey and Clara Bowens Blake.

Surviving: one son, Eric Stroud of Greenville, SC; and two brothers, Christopher Blake of Zurich, Switzerland and Bradford (Ellen) Blake of Easley, SC; and a...

Mr. Phillip "Captain" Brown

Mr. Phillip "Captain" Brown

Aug 11, 2025

Mr. Phillip ‘Captain’ Brown, 65, of Greenville, was married to his wife Barbara Goldsmith Brown for 35 years. Born in Travelers Rest, he was a son of Alvin Dean and Christine Miller Brown.

Surviving, in addition to his wife: one daughter, Christina Brown of Irmo, SC; one sister, Sharon (Arthur) Gray of Greenville, SC; three brothers, Roy (Pam) Brown of Greenville,...

Alonzo Drummond

Alonzo Drummond

Aug 8, 2025

Mr. Alonzo Drummond, 61, of Greenville, South Carolina, transitioned on Friday August 8, 2025 at his residence. Born in Greenville County, he was the son of the late Robert T. and Martha Marie Sloan Drummond.

Surviving: three sisters, Glenda (Ernest) Riley, Marvis (Bishop Allen) Williams, and Ramona Kennedy, all of Greenville, SC; one brother, Larry D. Drummond, of Fayetteville, NC; and...

Ms. Shiri Latonya Jones

Ms. Shiri Latonya Jones

Aug 8, 2025

Ms. Shiri Latonya Jones 46, of Greenville, South Carolina, transitioned on Friday August 8, 2025 at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Greenville County; she was the daughter of Jeanette Jones and the late David Statin.

Surviving: in addition to her mother, her bonus father who reared in the home, Johnny Salter, of Greenville, SC; two daughters, Tiquashia Walker and...

Mr. Michael Lynn Lewis

Mr. Michael Lynn Lewis

Aug 8, 2025

Mr. Michael Lynn Lewis, 64, of Greer, South Carolina, husband to Kim Lewis, transitioned on Friday, August 8, 2025, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. Born in Dallas, TX; he was the son of Roger Lewis and the late Mary Carolyn Washington Lewis.

Surviving: in addition to his wife and father, one daughter, Devan Lewis, of Atlanta, GA; one son, Julian Lewis,...

Mrs. Dorothy Jones Greer

Mrs. Dorothy Jones Greer

Aug 8, 2025

Mrs. Dorothy Jones Greer, 85, of Greenville, South Carolina, widow of the late Charles Franklin Greer, transitioned on Friday, August 8, 2025 at her residence. Born in Greenville, she was a daughter of the late Willie Lee, Sr. and Vivian Boyd Jones.

Surviving: one daughter, Rosalind Greer of the home; one son, Reginald Lamont (Courtney) Greer of Myrtle Beach, SC; eight...

Ms. Frankie Antwynekia Nicole Nashelle Nicholas Anderson

Ms. Frankie Antwynekia Nicole Nashelle Nicholas Anderson

Aug 7, 2025

Ms. Frankie Antwynekia Nicole Nashelle Nicholas Anderson, 53, of Greenville, transitioned on Thursday, August 7, 2025 at Prisma Healthcare. Born in Greenville, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Sally Leamon Anderson.

Surviving: one son, Edward (Cassie) Anderson of Greenville, SC; two sisters, Alonda Anderson of the home and Maketta (Kim) Harrison of Marrietta, SC; two brothers, Damous Anderson...

Ms. Edwina "Chocolate" Daniel

Ms. Edwina "Chocolate" Daniel

Aug 6, 2025

Ms. Edwina “Chocolate” Daniel, 48, of Greenville, transitioned on Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at McCall Hospice. Born in Charleston, she was the daughter of Jesse Daniel, Sr., and the late Irene Jones Daniel.

Surviving, in addition to her father: two daughters, Shameia Rosier and Miya Black both of Greenville, SC; one sister, Topeaka Massey of Greenville; god sister Tyana Black of...

Mr. Johnnie Blakely

Mr. Johnnie Blakely

Aug 5, 2025

Mr. Johnnie Blakely, 67, of Taylors, South Carolina, husband to Linda Blakely, transitioned on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Greenville County, he was the son of the late JT and Mattie Lee Blakely.

Surviving: in addition to his wife, of the home, two daughters, Toni Scott and Temeka (Rashad) Moss, both of Greenville, SC;...

Ms. Selma Gregg Perry

Ms. Selma Gregg Perry

Aug 5, 2025

Ms. Selma Gregg Perry, 96, of Taylors, South Carolina, transitioned on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. Born in Marlboro County, she was the daughter of the late Willie and Iola Crossland Gregg.

Surviving: one daughter, Sharon (Spencer) Bennett, of Taylors, SC; she was the last surviving sibling. Three grandchildren, Perry (Quiana) Bennett, Lauren Bennett Gregory, and Leslie Bennett (Damion) Hunter, and a...

Ms. Helen Thompson

Ms. Helen Thompson

Aug 4, 2025

Mrs. Helen Howard Thompson, 86, of Greenville, wife of Felton Thompson, transitioned on Monday, August 4, 2025 at Rainey Hospice in Anderson, South Carolina. Born in Belton, she was a daughter of the late Luther and Ellen B. Howard.

Surviving, in addition to her husband: one son, Gregory (Sharon) Howard of Willingboro, NJ; one sister, Dorothy Burton of Greenville, SC; two...

Mr. Shun Demetrius "Frog" White

Mr. Shun Demetrius "Frog" White

Aug 4, 2025

Mr. Shun Demetrius “Frog” White, 50, of Greenville, husband of Aquarius Smith White, transitioned on Monday, August 4, 2025 at his residence. Born in Greenville County, he was a son of Pamela White and the late Erskin Pruitt.

Surviving, in addition to his wife and mother: one daughter, Lashun White of the home; one bonus daughter, Shan Dean of Greenville, SC;...

Mr. Avias Makenzie "A3" Neal

Mr. Avias Makenzie "A3" Neal

Aug 3, 2025

Mr. Avias Mackenzie “A3” Neal, 18, of Greenville, South Carolina, transitioned on Sunday, August 3, 2025, at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Greenville County, he was the son of Willie Neal, Jr., and Lenise Durham.

Surviving: in addition to his parents, three sisters, Nevaeh Neal, and Jasmine Neal, both of Greenville, SC; and Layla Howard, of Atlanta GA; three...

Mr. Larry Milton Rosemond

Mr. Larry Milton Rosemond

Aug 3, 2025

Mr. Larry Milton Rosemond, 62, of Greenville, South Carolina, transitioned on Sunday August 3, 2025, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. Born in Washington, DC; he was the son of the late Raymond Harold Rosemond and Fanny Mae Durham.

Surviving: three brothers, Michael Rosemond, Stanley (Lisa) Rosemond, and Victor Rosemond, all of Greenville, SC; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral...

Deacon David Bolden

Deacon David Bolden

Aug 2, 2025

Deacon David  Bolden, 94, of Piedmont, South Carolina, husband of Ida Mae Redmond Bolden for 75 years, transitioned on Saturday August 2, 2025, at Piedmont Post Acute. Born in Laurens County, SC, he was a son of the late Clarence Bolden and Priscilla Whittenburg Bolden.

Surviving, in addition to his wife: one daughter, Patricia (Rudolph) Green of Piedmont, SC; two sons,...

Mr. James Edward "Gorgeous Blue" Williams

Mr. James Edward "Gorgeous Blue" Williams

Aug 1, 2025

Mr. James Edward “Gorgeous Blue” Williams, 64, of Greenville, transitioned on Friday, August 1 2025, at Prisma Health. Born in Anderson County, he was a son of Hattie Mae Jones Williams and the late James Charles Williams.

Surviving, in addition to his mother: one son, Kyrus Fuller of the home; four sisters, Alice Williams, Cora Helen (Danny) Smith, Hattie Marie Lattimore...