Obituaries

Ethel Lee Sullivan

Ethel Lee Sullivan

May 22, 2020

GRAVESIDE SERVICE In lieu of flowers the family request donations to be made to Meals on Wheels, 15 Oregon Street, Greenville, SC 29605, in Memory of Mrs. Ethel B. Sullivan. Mrs. Ethel Lee Brown Sullivan, 95, passed on Friday, May 22, 2020, at Magnolia Manor of Spartanburg. She was the daughter of the late Garland and Eller Loree Pitts Brown....

David Maddox

David Maddox

May 19, 2020

Graveside Service Mr. David Lee Maddox, 61, of Greenville, passed on Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at Greenville Post-Acute. He was a son of Daisy Byrd Alridge and the late John Thomas Maddox. Surviving in addition to his mother, one sister, Sheryl Maddox of Greenville; two brothers, Thomas Maddox (Audrey) and John Maddox, both of Greenville; and a host of other...

John Richard Taylor

John Richard Taylor

May 19, 2020

GRAVESIDE SERVICE: Mr. John Richard Valdiaz “Pooh/Joog/Fathead” Taylor, 30, of Greenville, passed on Wednesday, May 19, 2020, at Prisma Healthcare. He was the son of John Walter Jones and the late Earline Michelle Taylor. Surviving: his father, John Walter (Geneva) Jones of the home; two sons, Nizerian Irby of Travelers Rest, SC, and John Taylor, Jr., of Greenville, SC; adoptive...

Johnnie Childers

Johnnie Childers

May 18, 2020

Mrs. Johnnie Elaine Childers, 71, of Mauldin, passed on Monday, May 18, 2020, at her home. She was a daughter of the late John and Florence Allen Golden. Surviving: her husband, Aubrey Childers of the home; one son, Reginald (Cicely) Childers of Mooresville, SC; nephew, Kevin Barger of Greenville, SC; two sisters, Bobbie Jean Golden and Carolyn Jennings, both of...

Marion Keller

Marion Keller

May 17, 2020

Mr. Marion “JuJu” Keller, Jr., 49, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Sunday, May 17, 2020, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. He was the son of Marion Keller, Sr., and the late Irma Jean Curry Keller. He graduated from Greenville High School and attended Rutledge College and Spartanburg Technical College. He was employed at Flour Daniel, Freightliner, Spartanburg...

Ida Bowling

Ida Bowling

May 16, 2020

GRAVESIDE SERVICE Ms. Ida Joetta Bowling was born in Anderson County, South Carolina, on December 6, 1943, to the late Maloy Brown and Corine Jones Brown. On Saturday, May 16, 2020, Ida Joetta Bowling was called to eternal rest. Her impact and influence on her family and the lives she touched is interminable and ever yielding. Joetta was educated in...

Mildred Nelson

Mildred Nelson

May 16, 2020

GRAVESIDE SERVICE Mrs. Mildred Brewton Cannon Nelson passed away in Houston, Texas, on Saturday, May 16, 2020, following an extended illness. She was born on July 6, 1932, in Woodruff, South Carolina. She was the ninth of nine children born to the late William Wallace, Sr., and Florence B. Cannon. She confessed her belief in Christ at an early age...

Nytedra Goldsmith

Nytedra Goldsmith

May 15, 2020

VIEWING ONLY Ms. Nytedra L. “T” Goldsmith, 23, passed away on Friday May 15, 2020, at McCall Hospice House. She was the daughter of the late Laura Goldsmith. Surviving: an adoptive mother, Sis. Jimmie Thompson of Greenville; four adoptive sisters, Rhonda Thompson, Renee Thompson, Renata Thompson and Roslyn Hampton, all of Greenville; two adoptive brothers, Sylvester Thompson and Shun Thompson,...

James Arnold

James Arnold

May 15, 2020

VIEWING ONLY - 1PM - 7PM Mr. James Edward Arnold, 80, of Greenville, passed on Friday, May 15, 2020, at his home. He was the son of the late Ludie and Jannett Hawkins Arnold. Surviving; his wife, Donna Barrett Arnold of the home; two daughters, Amirha (Joseph) Evans of PA, and Savanna Barrett of Pelzer, SC; two sons, Austin D....

Herman Butler

Herman Butler

May 14, 2020

Graveside Service Mr. Herman Butler, Jr., 91, departed this life on May 14, 2020. He was the son of the late Herman Butler, Sr. and Mattie Corrine Burnette Butler of Commerce, Georgia. He attended Sterling High School. Before retiring, he worked at Woodside Mill, C&S Bank, and Southeastern Freight Lines Inc. Mr. Butler was a member of John Wesley United...

Rose Griffin

Rose Griffin

May 13, 2020

Rose Ella Griffin, 86, departed this life early Wednesday morning, May 13, 2020. She was born in Greenville, South Carolina, on July 4, 1933, and was the first child of the late William and Laverne Walker. Rose graduated from Sterling High School in 1952. She was brought into the Seventh-Day Adventist Church by her beloved husband. EVERY time the church...

Minister Eddie Talley

Minister Eddie Talley

May 12, 2020

GRAVESIDE SERVICE Minister Eddie “Poochie” Talley, Jr., 56, of 106 Sequioa Court, Easley, South Carolina, departed this life on Tuesday, May 12, 2020, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. He was a son of Margie Talley Holcombe and the late Eddie Talley, Sr. He was a member of New Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church and a graduate of Martin Webb Learning Center....

John  Thompson

John Thompson

May 11, 2020

Mr. John Alvin “Squirt” Thompson, Jr., 77, of 4 Pinefield Drive, Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Monday, May 11, 2020, at Prisma Healthcare. He was a son of the late John A. Thompson, Sr., and Elsie L. McIntyre Thompson. He was a retiree of Winn Dixie Warehouse. Early in life he joined the Macedonia Holiness Church, later he became affiliated...

Anita Faye Gaines

Anita Faye Gaines

May 11, 2020

GRAVESIDE SERVICE Mrs. Anita “Faye” Gaines, 70, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Monday, May 11, 2020, at her home. She was a daughter of the late Ben and Lula Mae Breazeale Hill. She attended Easley High School and was a retiree from Greenville County School District. She was a member of the Easley Union Missionary Baptist Church. She was...

Sondra Davis

Sondra Davis

May 10, 2020

GRAVESIDE SERVICE! Ms. Sondra Tonnette “Hot” Davis, 48, passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2020, at her home. She was the daughter of the late Ernest Irby and Sandra Looper Fuller. She was a member of Star Faith Tabernacle Baptist Church. She was formerly employed with Greenville County Disability as a Healthcare Provider. She was preceded in death by her...

Mary Robinson

Mary Robinson

May 10, 2020

PRIVATE SERVICE Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Robinson, 68, of Greenville, passed away on Sunday May 10, 2020, at her home. She was a daughter of the late Odell Choice, Sr., and Rebecca Earl Choice. Surviving: her husband, Michael A. Robinson, Sr., of the home; one son, Michael (LaToya) Robinson, Jr., of Greenville; six sisters, Betty Lou Wallace of Simpsonville, Rebecca E....

James E. Williams

James E. Williams

May 9, 2020

VIEWING ONLY! Mr. James Ervin “98” Williams, Sr., 73, passed away on Saturday, May 9,2020, at McCall Hospice House. He was the son of the late Billy Walker and Bessie Gaines. Surviving: his wife, Annie Stone of Kileen, TX; one daughter, Sharon (Craig) Addison of Charlotte, NC; one son, James E. Williams, Jr., of Pickens, SC; one stepdaughter, Angela Williams...

Melvenia Gibbs

Melvenia Gibbs

May 9, 2020

PRIVATE SERVICE Mrs. Melvenia Benbow Gibbs, 79, of Greer, South Carolina, passed on Saturday, May 9, 2020, at Manning Place. She was the daughter of the late Charlie Benbow and Caroline James. Melvenia received her formal education in the New Hanover County School System. She was a graduate of Williston Senior High School. She was formerly employed at New Hanover...

Rena Giles

Rena Giles

May 9, 2020

Ms. Rena Mae Giles, 88, passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2020, at her home. Born in Newberry, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Earline Lightsey. She was a member of St. Andrews Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her mother; a son, Billy Giles, Jr.; a daughter, Stephanie Giles; an aunt, Norvis Ware; and...

Sarah Farley

Sarah Farley

May 9, 2020

Greenville Memorial Gardens Mausoleum Mrs. Sarah Pressley Farley was born to the late Frank and Bessie Coleman Pressley on November 18, 1929, in McCormick, South Carolina. She went home to be with the Lord on May 9, 2020. She was preceded in death by her husband, Freeman Farley; her sons, Rufus Farley, Sr., and Ronnie Farley; and an aunt, Seppie...