Obituaries
Sammie Arnold
Feb 28, 2021
Mr. Sammie J. Arnold, 84, of Greenville, passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2021, at Greenville Post-Acute Care. He was a son of the late Jodie and Phoebe Arnold. Surviving: one daughter, Bridget Sherman of New York; three sisters, Nancy Choice of Pelzer, SC, Sue E. (Charles) Collins and Betty L. (Charlie) Drummond, both of Greenville, SC; three brothers, Mac...
Joshua Williams
Feb 27, 2021
Mr. Joshua Bernard “Single Josh” Williams, 31, of Easley, passed Saturday, February 27, 2021. Born in Sumter, he was a son of Grady “Bo” and Lessie “Lisa” Williams. Surviving: in addition to his parents, one sister, Kayla (Chaz) Everett of Greenville, SC; one brother, Ryan Williams of Powdersville, SC; and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral Service: Saturday,...
John Woody
Feb 27, 2021
Deacon John Wesley Woody, Sr., 87, transitioned peacefully on Saturday, February 27, 2021, at Rainey Hospice in Anderson, SC. He was a son of the late Veloney Ladson Woody. Surviving: his wife of 66 years, Alva Burgess Woody; two daughters, Victoria (Russell) Donaldson and La Shone (Anthony) Carr, both of Greenville, SC; five sons, John (Mary Jo) Woody, Jr., William...
Mary Byrd
Feb 27, 2021
Mrs. Mary Ann Byrd, 72, passed on Saturday, February 27, 2021, at St. Francis Hospital. She was a daughter of the late David and Jennie Williams. Surviving: her husband of 35 years, Robert R. Byrd of the home; two sisters, Daisy D. Hill of Jamaica, NY and Rev. Elizabeth (Rev. Carrol) Austin of Powdersville, SC; two brothers, David O. (Gloria)...
Kathleen Evans
Feb 26, 2021
Mrs. Kathleen Evans, 83, of Easley, passed on Friday, February 26, 2021, at Prisma Health Easley Baptist Hospital. Born in Pickens County, she was a daughter of the late Walter Sr. and Lydia Evans. Surviving: one son, Jimmie Holbrooks, Jr.; two sisters, Lucille Evans and Lydia Williams, both of Easley, SC; three brothers, John (Betty Langston) Evans, Jack Evans and...
Vernon Williams
Feb 25, 2021
Mr. Vernon “The Wood Man” Williams, Jr., 64, of Greenville, transitioned peacefully on Thursday, February 25, 2021, at his residence. Born in Pickens County, he was a son of the late Vernon, Sr. and Evangeline Blassingame Williams. Surviving: two daughters, Shekya Denise McKinney of the home and Sharonda A. McKinney of Grenville, SC; two sons, Rodrigus McKinney of El Paso,...
Carolyn Burdine
Feb 25, 2021
Ms. Carolyn Ann “Buck” Burdine, 63, of Simpsonville, South Carolina, passed on Thursday, February 25, 2021. Born in Greenville, she was a daughter of the late June and Carmelita Burdine. Surviving: one son, Tracy (Toni) Burdine of Fountain Inn, SC; four sisters, Rosa (Richard) Josey, Juanita Burdine, Wilma Jean Wright, and Barbara Dendy, all of Greenville, SC; four brothers, Walter...
Diane Henderson Jackson
Feb 24, 2021
Ms. Diane Henderson Jackson, 72, of Greenville, passed on Thursday, February 25, 2021, at North Greenville Hospital.
William Gamble
Feb 24, 2021
Mr. William Earl Gamble, 68 of Greenville, South Carolina, passed February 24, 2021, at Prisma Easley Baptist Hospital. He was a son of Hattie Bolden Gamble and the late Rev. William Gamble, Jr. Surviving: in addition to his mother; two daughters, Tangi Gamble of Simpsonville, SC and Shawandi Gamble of Greenville, SC; his fiance’ Tasha Crummer; three sisters, Karen (Bobby)...
Murtis Thomason
Feb 23, 2021
Mrs. Murtis D. Thomason, 92, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed February 23, 2021, at her home. She was the daughter of the late Broadus and Nancy Thurman Durant. Surviving: two daughters, Lovely Rebecca (Henry) Clark of Hesperia, CA and Laura Pearl Thomason of the home; one son, Harold Charles (Paula) Thomason, Sr., of Charlotte, NC; three grandchildren, Charlena Clark, Marcus...
Laura Clark Sibert
Feb 22, 2021
Mrs. Laura Clark “Pam” Sibert, 50, of Greenville, passed on Monday, February 22, 2021, at Hospice of the Upstate (Rainey Hospice). Born in Greenville, she was a daughter of Lue Ella Wilson and the late Jimmy Lee Hampton. Surviving: in addition to her mother; her husband, Curtis Sibert of Greenville, SC; one son, Kenneth Latrelle Williams of Greenville, SC; one...
Lillie Tooney
Feb 22, 2021
Minister Lillie Mae Tooney, 88, of Greenville, passed on Monday, February 22, 2021, at her home. Born in Greenville, she was a daughter of the late George R. Brown and Lela Kennedy. Surviving: two daughters, Lynda Tooney of the home and Patricia Phelps of McKinney, TX; one son, Ladd Phelps of Oakland, CA; a grandson reared in the home, Jeremiah...
Eugene Durham
Feb 21, 2021
Mr. Eugene Durham, 79, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on February 21, 2021, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. He was a son of the late Worren Lee and Azalee Johnson Durham. Surviving: two stepdaughters, Christie (Kevin) McEntyre of Taylors, South Carolina and Carol Goldsmith of Greenville, South Carolina; one stepson, Craig Goldsmith of the home; one sister, Annie Durham Griffin...
Michael Nesbitt
Feb 21, 2021
Mr. Michael Lamar “Mike” Nesbitt, 34, of Greenville, passed on February 21, 2021. Born in Greenville County, he was the son of Sophia Mozell Nesbitt and Gregory Tyrone Lyles, Sr. Surviving: his parents, Sophia Mozell Nesbitt and Gregory Tyrone (Angela) Lyles, Sr.; one son, Yason Henry of Anderson, SC; maternal grandparents, Mozell Nesbitt of Taylors, SC; and John Thomas Nesbitt,...
Lydia Fields
Feb 21, 2021
Ms. Lydia Clark Fields, 82, of Mauldin, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2021, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. She was a daughter of the late Melvin and Annie Mae Clark. Surviving: two daughters, Annette Fields Walker and Lorraine Fields Singleton, both of the home; one son, Albert (Tanika) Fields of Greenville, SC; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a host...
Eugenia Latimore
Feb 21, 2021
Mrs. Eugenia “Genie” Sherman Latimore, 71, passed Sunday, February 21, 2021, at her residence. She was a daughter of the late Reverend A.B. and Elizabeth Carter Sherman. Surviving: one daughter, Elder Taiwana (Elder Ronald) McKinney of the home; five sisters, Evangelist Mary Miller of Greenville, SC, Rev. Clorine Redmond of Columbia, SC, Sadie (William) Johnson of Greenville, SC, Beatrice (Rev....
Willie Tutt
Feb 19, 2021
Mr. Willie Tutt, 68, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Friday, February 19, 2021, at Prisma Health. Born in Anderson, South Carolina, he was a son of Martha Tutt and the late Cary Richard Tutt. Surviving: his wife, Sandra Tutt of the home; one daughter, Tequila (Antonio) Wilson of Columbia, SC; one son, Phillip (Kim) Tutt of Powdersville, SC; three...
Paul Hampton
Feb 19, 2021
Mr. Paul “Boodie” Hampton, 88, of Greenville, passed on February 19, 2021, at Greenville Post-Acute Facility. Born in Cowpens, he was a son of the late Herbert and Janie Lou Hampton. Surviving: his wife, Marie of Simpsonville, SC; one step-daughter, Katherine (Derrick) Thomason of Greenville, SC; one uncle, Henry (Shirley) Ladson of Greenville, SC; a special caregiver, Clarice McGowan of...
Margaret Ross
Feb 18, 2021
Mrs. Margaret L. “Big Mama” Ross, 81 of Greenville, South Carolina passed February 18, 2021, at McCall Hospice House. She was a daughter of the late Henry and Irene McCullough. Surviving: five daughters, Sandra (Maxie) Gamble, Beverly (Bernell) Henderson, and Carolyn (Anthony) Cummings, all of Greenville, SC, Betty (Hartwell) Cousin of Greenbelt, MD, and Deborah (James) Brock of Greenville, SC;...
Ethel Davis
Feb 18, 2021
Ms. Ethel Mae Davis, 73, of Greenville, SC, passed February 18, 2021, at Regency Hospital of Greenville. Born in Newberry, she was a daughter of the late Colie Dunbar, Sr. and Frances Brooks. Surviving: one son, Poindexter Davis of Greenville, SC; one sister, Valorie (Wesley) Porter of Mauldin, SC; three brothers, Colie Dunbar, Jr. of Brooklyn, NY, Richard (Mary) Dunbar...

