Obituaries

Jesse Latimore

Jesse Latimore

Jun 4, 2018

Mr. Jesse Lee Latimore, Jr., 64, of Greenville, passed on Monday, June 4, 2018, at McCall Hospice House. He was a son of Ella Mae Montgomery Williams and the late Jesse L. Latimore, Sr., and raised by the late Brother Rosemond Collier and Mother Annie Bell Collier. Surviving: his wife, Elder Joann Thomas Latimore of the home; his mother, Ella...

Juanita Ferrell Dial

Juanita Ferrell Dial

Jun 4, 2018

Mrs. Juanita “Mama Pug” Ferrell Dial, 88, of Greenville, passed on Monday, June 4, 2018, at St. Francis Hospital Eastside. She was a daughter of the late William and Nellie Scott Ferrell. Surviving: four daughters, Helen V. Irby of Greenville, Gail (Pastor Johnny) Floyd of Piedmont, Sheila (Dale) Posley of Greenville, and Janice (Anthony) Rogers of Laurens; one son, Alister...

Antonio  Ellison

Antonio Ellison

Jun 4, 2018

Mr. Antonio Lamar “Tony” Ellison, 63, of Greenville, passed on Monday, June 4, 2018, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. He was the son of Betty Washington Singleton and the late Clarence Ellison, Jr. Surviving, in addition to his mother, are one daughter, Candice Ellison (Timothy) Chever of Jacksonville, FL; two sons, Antonio (Tammy) Ellison, II of Saudi Arabia, and Brandon...

Chef Kenneth  Manigault

Chef Kenneth Manigault

Jun 4, 2018

Chef Kenneth F. Manigault, 53, of 28 Howe Street, Greenville, passed on Monday, June 4, 2018, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. He was a son of the late Teresa Manigault. Surviving: his wife, Angela Walton Manigault of Greenville; three sisters, Ida Manigault of Greenville, Loretta (Howard) Burgess of Taylors and Geneva (Wayne) Wright of Greenville; five brothers, James (Rita) Manigault...

Pastor Vivian Harrison

Pastor Vivian Harrison

Jun 3, 2018

Pastor Vivian Harrison, 79, of Greenville, passed on Sunday, June 3, 2018, at her home.

James Ware

James Ware

Jun 3, 2018

Mr. James Carlos “Spud” Ware, 51, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Sunday, June 3, 2018, at Duke University Hospital, Durham, North Carolina. He was a son of Betty Ann Ware Kerns and the late Willie Lee Means. After graduating from Wade Hampton High School in 1985, he enlisted in the United State Air Force where he served from 1985...

Maximo Pizarro

Maximo Pizarro

Jun 3, 2018

Mr. Maximo Roberto “Mack” Pizarro, Sr., 77, of Easley, South Carolina, departed this life on Sunday, June 3, 2018, at Fleetwood Nursing Center. He was a son of the late Carlos Leroy and Blanchey Hererra Pizarro. “Mack” worked with Floyd Garrett for numerous years and Kelley Masonry as a Master Brick Mason. He played minor league baseball and was a...

Julia B. Gambrell

Julia B. Gambrell

Jun 1, 2018

Mrs. Julia Gambrell, 91, of Easley, passed on Friday, June 1, 2018, Capstone Rehabilitation and Healthcare. She was a daughter of the late Henry and Daisy West Robinson. She is survived by a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends

Ja'Keyceon McKinney Babb

Ja'Keyceon McKinney Babb

Jun 1, 2018

Baby Boy Ja’Keyceon McKinney-Babb, of Greenville, passed on June 1, 2018. Surviving: father, Isadore Alexander of Greenville; mother, Kayla Babb of Greenville; three sisters, E-Miya Babb-Blanding, Cassidy Babb and Lyrehc Tolbert; two brothers, Roderick Babb and Kor-drealyn Babb-Neal; maternal grandparents, Monnika Babb of Greenville; paternal grandparents, Shina McKinney and Dannie Pringle; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Dovetta "Vet" Simpkins

Dovetta "Vet" Simpkins

May 31, 2018

Ms. Dovetta A. “Vet” Simpkins, 53, of Greenville, passed on Thursday, May 31, 2018 at St Francis Hospital Downtown. She was a daughter of the late Ronald Lee Gaines and Jessie Lee Simpkins Pulley. Surviving: three daughters, Decreshia Lyons of Greenville and Danica Simpkins-Suber of Simpsonville; one sister, Samantha D. Gaines of Greenville; one brother, Greg A. (Denise) Gaines of...

Barbara Hendricks

Barbara Hendricks

May 31, 2018

Mrs. Barbara Ann Bowens Hendricks, 69, of Pickens, passed on Thursday, May 31, 2018, at McCall Hospice House. She was a daughter of the late William Bowens and Clara Smith Bowens. Surviving: her husband, Floyd W. Hendricks of the home; two daughters, Tabatha Hendricks of Pickens and Kaumeshua Hendricks of Atlanta, GA; one son, Brandon Hendricks of Greer; one sister,...

James Rosemond

James Rosemond

May 31, 2018

Mr. James Luther “Jimmy” Rosemond, Jr., 71, of 502 Watkins Road, Greenville, passed on Thursday, May 31, 2018, at St. Francis Downtown. He was a son of the late James Luther and Annie Lois Mack Rosemond Sr. Surviving: a son, Andrae Rosemond; daughter, Kenya Rosemond (Chuck) Ford of Greenville, SC; two brothers, Stanley (Bunnie) Rosemond of Willingboro, NJ and Barry...

Dovetta Simpskins

Dovetta Simpskins

May 31, 2018

Ms. Dovetta A. “Vet” Simpkins, 53, of Greenville, passed on Thursday, May 31, 2018 at St Francis Hospital Downtown. She was a daughter of the late Ronald Lee Gaines and Jessie Lee Simpkins Pulley. Surviving: three daughters, Decreshia Lyons of Greenville and Danica Simpkins-Suber of Simpsonville; one sister, Samantha D. Gaines of Greenville; one brother, Greg A. (Denise) Gaines of...

Benny Byrd

Benny Byrd

May 31, 2018

Mr. Benny F. Byrd, 87, of Piedmont, passed on Thursday, May 31, 2018, at Richard Campbell Veterans Nursing Home. He was the son of the late Only and Hazeline Sullivan Byrd. Surviving: his companion, Barbara Wood of Greenville; daughter, Rosa Mattison of Simpsonville; Nieces and Caregiver Hazeline Byrd Jones and Janis (Richard) Neely; two grandchildren, Sharonda and Jimmy Mattison, Jr.;...

Lee Roy Gilliard

Lee Roy Gilliard

May 30, 2018

Mr. Lee Roy Gilliard, 92, of Greenville, passed on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at McCall Hospice. Born in Anderson County, he was a son of the late W.H. and Rosa Lee Owens Gilliard. Surviving; daughters, Birdie Smith of Liberty, Diane Hill of Greenville, and Debbie (James) Craig, of Liberty. Son, Grady Gilliard of Portsmouth, VA, sisters, Birdie Gilliard of Anderson,...

Fannie Smith

Fannie Smith

May 30, 2018

MMrs. Fannie Smith, 81, of Greenville, passed away on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Ed and Inez Posey Bryd. Surviving: two sons, James and John Smith both of Greenville; one brother Frankie (Brenda) Byrd of Greenville; ten grandchildren; a host of great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.

Roderick Alston

Roderick Alston

May 29, 2018

Mr. Roderick Alexander “Heavy D” Alston, 50, of Greenville, passed on Tuesday, May 29, 2018. He was a son of Leroy Alston and Min. Glenda Alston Mansell and was raised by the late James Calvin Kinard, Jr. Surviving: his mother and stepfather, Min. Glenda Alston Mansell and Roosevelt Mansell, of Greenville; biological father, Leroy Alston; longtime companion, Carolyn Wakefield of...

Christian Chapman

Christian Chapman

May 29, 2018

Mr. Christian Tyler “Roots” Chapman, 23, formerly of Greenville, residing in Houston, Texas, departed this life on May 29, 2018. He was a graduate of Hillcrest High School. He was owner and operator of House of Roots specializing in cultural clothing, organic soaps and oils. He was a member of Gathering of Christ Church. He was preceded in death by...

Kimberly Sexton

Kimberly Sexton

May 28, 2018

Mrs. Kimberly “Buffy” Renee Sexton, 38, of Greenville, passed on Monday, May 28, 2018, at Spartanburg Regional Hospital. She was a daughter of the lat Randolph Clark and Sharon Diane Johnson Clark. Surviving: her husband, Christopher James Sexton of Greenville; three daughters, Harmoni Z Sexton, Heavyn Z. Sexton and Christy S. Sexton; three sons, Christopher J. Sexton, Jr., Kayden C....

Booker Hill

Booker Hill

May 28, 2018

Mr. Booker Thomas Hill, Jr., passed on Monday, May 28, 2018, at his home. He was a son of the late Booker T. Hill, Sr., and Ella Lee Williams Hill. Surviving: his wife, Gladys Robinson Hill of the home; one daughter, Tangela (Michael) Crump of Powdersville; two sons, Booker T. (Jennifer) Hill, III of Greenville and Jermaine (Angler) Hill of...