Obituaries
Robert Wilson
Sep 26, 2017
.Mr. Robert A. “Bobby” Wilson, 88, of Anderson, passed on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, at Richard Campbell Veterans Nursing Facility. He was a son of the late Marvin Hurst and Zora Wilson Hurst. Surviving: daughters, Pamela Wilson Whitney of Atlanta, GA and Deborah Wilson (Peter) LaGeorge of Columbia, SC; sons, Lewis C. Baxter of Atlanta, GA, Kenneth E. (Linda) Baxter...
Edith Everett
Sep 25, 2017
Ms. Edith L. Everett, 75, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Monday, September 25, 2017, at National Healthcare-Mauldin. She was born in Sherman, Texas, and was a daughter of the late Lake Henry and Bertha Mae Harrison Everett. She retired from Rainbow Childcare. She loved learning, and was enrolled in several courses throughout the years to enhance her education. She...
Edward Strickland
Sep 25, 2017
Mr. Edward “Ed” Strickland, 76, of Greenville, passed on Monday, September 25, 2017, at his home. Born in Westminster, SC, he was a son of the late Ulus Strickland and Ollie Mae Williams Strickland. Surviving; four daughters, Mary Harris, Diane Cartagena, Melissa (Joseph) Farmer, Tiesha Strickland, all of Washington DC. Sons, Jimmy Strickland of Beaufort SC, Jeffrey Strickland, David Strickland,...
Charles Drummond
Sep 25, 2017
Mr. Charles Anthony “Mongoose” Drummond, 63, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Monday, September 25, 2017, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. He was born in Greenville, a son of the late Robert and Sarah Reid Drummond. He was educated in the Greenville County School System and was a retired truck driver from Truck Air Company. He was preceded...
Louis Reyes
Sep 24, 2017
Mr. Louis Angel Reyes, Sr., 62, of Marietta South Carolina, passed on Sunday, September 24, 2017, at Greenville Health System. He was born in Puerto Rico, and was the son of Margarita Reyes and the late Miguel Angel Reyes. Surviving family includes: his mother, Margarita Reyes of Fountain Inn, SC; his wife, Angela Oyola Reyes of Greenville, SC; two daughters,...
Emma Williams
Sep 24, 2017
Ms. Emma Williams, 83, of Greenville, passed on Sunday, September 24, 2017, at her home. She was the daughter of the late Edgar A. and Emma Pinson Williams Surviving: one brother, Henry P. Williams of Columbia, SC; niece/caregiver, Sandra Mayes of Greenville; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral Service: Saturday, September 30th, 11:00am at Watkins...
Lula Yeargin Williams
Sep 24, 2017
Mrs. Lula Mae “Lou” Yeargin Williams was born to the late Lester F. and Willie Mae Griffin Yeargin, on May 8, 1944. She was educated in the Greenville County Schools and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1961. She went on to Benedict College and graduated in 1965. Lou taught in the Greenville County School System for thirty-one years. She...
Veronica Dillard
Sep 21, 2017
Ms. Veronica Nakita “Ron” Dillard, 31, of Moore, South Carolina, departed this life on Thursday, September 21, 2017, at her home. She was a daughter of Christopher Dillard and Tracey Wilson Dillard. “Ron” was a graduate of Berea High School, Class of 2004 and a member of Greater Hopewell Baptist Church. Veronica attended Benedict College studying education and studied at...
Elder Cora Lou Rabb
Sep 21, 2017
Elder Cora Lou Wren Rabb, 76, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life to go to her Heavenly home on Thursday, September 21, 2017, in High Point, North Carolina. She was a daughter of the late Josephine Fernandez Byrd and was raised by her aunt (Mom) Ethel Ree Fernandez Jackson and Bud Miller. She was born on May 26, 1941...
Annie Blassingame
Sep 20, 2017
Mrs. Annie Viola Blasingame, 60, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Wednesday, September 20, 2017, at Greenville Health System. She was a daughter of the late A.C. Johnson and Ruth Blassingame. She attended Greenville County Schools and was a member of Faith Harvest Church in Shelby, North Carolina. Annie was preceded in death by her mother, Ruth Blassingame; father, A.C....
William Stewart
Sep 19, 2017
Mr. William Stewart, 82, passed away at Diane’s Homecare in Hayward, CA on Tuesday, September 19, 2017. He was the son of the late Adgie Lee and Annie Canty Stewart. Surviving: wife, Betty Stewart of Hayward, CA; one son, Craig Stewart of Hayward, CA; one daughter, Amelia S. (Thomas) Mayes, Piedmont; one sister, Octavia S. Shanklin of Lexington, KY; three...
Wilfred J. Walker Sr.
Sep 19, 2017
Wilfred J. Walker, Sr., was born in Manning, South Carolina, on August 9, 1912, the fifth of seven children of Charles Franklin Walker and Florence Edwards Walker. All of his siblings – Charles Franklin Walker, Jr., Albertus Walker, Edward Walker, Thelma Walker Lee, Virginia Walker Brunson, Alexander Walker – predeceased him. In 1935, he was married to Edris Malinda Jackson...
Horace McCollin
Sep 18, 2017
Mr. Horace Lennox “Uncle Baldy” McCollin, 81, of Greer, South Carolina departed this life on Monday, September 18, 2017, at his home. He was born in Trinidad, West Indies, and was a son of the late Ethelbert Percival and Gladys Viola Harding McCollin. Horace was a graduate of Cambridge University and was a retiree after thirty- plus years the J.P....
Damion Franklin
Sep 18, 2017
Mr. Damion Kintavis Franklin, 22, passed away on Monday, September 18, 2017 in Gaffney, South Carolina. Damion was born in Greenville, South Carolina, and attended Gaffney High School. He was employed at the Dollar Tree Distribution Center in Cowpens, South Carolina. Left to cherish many fond memories are his mother, Demetrius K. Franklin of Gaffney; father, Willie B. Gary of...
Chester Bush
Sep 16, 2017
Mr. Chester M. Bush, 62, of Greenville, passed on September 16, 2017, at Greenville Health System. He was a son of the late Brantley and Grace Rosemond Bush. Surviving: his wife, Janice Caldwell Bush of the home; two sisters, Linda Williams of Greenville, SC and Evelyn Pringle of Ridgeville, SC; one brother, Gilbert (Rev. Laura) Bush of Goldsboro, NC and...
Dorothy Suber
Sep 15, 2017
Dorothy Mae Suber 81, passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 in Charlotte, N.C.. She was the daughter of the late Eugene and Zellenia Young Hunter. Survivors: son, Hoses L (Monica) Suber, Jr. of Charlotte, N.C. ; two grandchildren, Elizabeth and Samuel Suber.
Clarence McCrary
Sep 14, 2017
Mr. Clarence McCrary of Greenville, passed away Thursday, September 14, 2017 at Patewood Rehabilitation. He was a son of the late Andy B. and Ruby Mae Simpson McCrary. Surviving: sons, Kevin Lee (Tonya)McCrary, Michael (Sheri) McCrary, Ericks McCrary and Gabriel (Desiree) McCrary, all of Greenville; sisters, Gloria Dennis of Atlanta, GA, Gwendolyn McCrary and Freda McCrary, both of Greenville; brothers,...
Chrystal Sullivan
Sep 14, 2017
Ms. Chrystal Latrese Sullivan, 51, of Greenville, passed away Thursday, September 14, 2017 at her home. Surviving: her mother, Rachel Bonaparte of the home; two sisters, Lisa Sullivan Smith of Greenville and Elka (John) Styles of Simpsonville; three brothers, Michael (Sandra) Sullivan of Greenville, Rodney (Mary) Sullivan of Simpsonville and Derrick (Sharon) Bonaparte of Covington, GA and a host of...
Milford Anderson
Sep 14, 2017
Mr. Milford Anderson of Greenville, passed away Thursday, September 14, 2017, at Mountain Home Health and Rehab in Hendersonville, NC. Surviving: one son, Anthony Evans of New Jersey; one granddaughter, Paris Campbell of New Jersey; nephew/caregiver, Arthur Benson of Mauldin; sisters-in-law, Sarah Anderson of Greenville, Van Anderson of New Orleans, LA and Virginia Foy of Wilmington, NC, and a host...
Hattie Rosemond
Sep 13, 2017
Mrs. Hattie B. “Hat” Rosemond, 70, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Wednesday, September 13, 2017, at her home. She was a daughter of the late William Henry and Ellen Brewster Gray. She was a graduate of Washington High School and was a dedicated employee of Oakmont Nursing Center for thirty-four years. A member of St. John United...