Obituaries
Betty Gambrell
Apr 3, 2018
Ms. Betty Joann “BJ” Gambrell, 67, of Easley, South Carolina, departed this life to go to her Heavenly home on Tuesday, April 3, 2018. She was a daughter of the late Carl Gambrell, Sr., and Jessie Mae Gambrell. “BJ” was a graduate of Clearview High School, Class of 1969. She was a retired textile worker and passionate caregiver. She loved...
Lula McDonald
Apr 3, 2018
Mrs. Lula Grace “Penny” McDonald, 68, of Greenville, passed on Monday, April 3, 2018, at her home. She was the daughter of the late Claude Jackson and Susie Hill Jackson. Surviving: a daughter, Lisa McDonald of Piedmont; a sister, Alice Greggs of Greenville; relatives raised in the home, Fred Nash, Willie Edwards and Eddie Lee Lewis; two grandchildren, Tamara B....
Rev. Lorene Ackerson
Apr 1, 2018
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where...
Jimmy Peters
Mar 30, 2018
Mr. Jimmy Lee “JP” Peters, 62, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Friday, March 30, 2018, at Greenville Health System. He was a son of the late Dan Henry Peters and Lerlene Wicker Peters. He attended Washington High School and worked as a landscaper. He was preceded in death by his parents: a son, Jermaine Proctor; a granddaughter, Shantaria G....
Lindsey Blake
Mar 29, 2018
Mr. Lindsey Blake, 84, of 129 Blake Drive, Easley, South Carolina, departed this life on March 29, 2018, at Brookdale of Easley. He was a son of the late Eugene Blake and Pearlie Beatrice Blake Young. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. Lindsey was employed at Platt Saco Lowell in Easley for many years. He was...
David Green
Mar 29, 2018
Mr. David Green, 67, of 805 Mauldin Road #2316, Greenville, passed on Thursday, March 29, 2018, at Greenville Health System. He was a son of the late William and Helen Darby Green. Surviving: his wife, Dale Sullivan Green of the home; two daughters, Helen Green of Greenville and Stephanie Green of Marietta, GA; one son, Tamorris Green of Greenville; one...
Ethel Maxwell
Mar 28, 2018
Mrs. Ethel Griffin Maxwell, 105, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at Poinsett Rehabilitation Center. Born in Greenville on April 16, 1912, she was the youngest child of the late William and Lucille Brazel Griffin. She was educated in the Greenville County School System. At...
Willie Teague
Mar 28, 2018
Mr. Willie Eugene Teague, 70, of 200 Brantford Lane, Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at his home. He was a son of the late Frank and Catherine A. Kilgore Teague. He was a 1966 graduate of Washington High School and a retiree of PYA Monarch Corporation and Greenville County School System as a bus...
Margie Foster Howard
Mar 28, 2018
Mrs. Margie Foster Howard, formerly of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, in Denver, Colorado, where she had resided for many years. She was a daughter of the late Van and Geneva Foster and was reared by the late George and Ethel Wilson. She was a graduate of Sterling High School and attended South Carolina...
Johnnie Stephens
Mar 27, 2018
Mr. Johnnie Lee “Tater” Stephens, of Greenville, South Carolina, was born on July 21, 1945, and departed this life on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at his home. He was born in Prosperity, South Carolina, to the late Lonzo Stephens, Sr., and Dorothy Louise Boyd Stephens. He was a 1964 graduate of Gallman High School and retired from Two Men and...
Mary Ann Dodd
Mar 27, 2018
Mrs. Mary Ann Sue “Big Mama” Dodd, 74, of Greer, South Carolina, departed this life to go to her Heavenly home on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at Pelham Medical Center. She was a daughter of the late Walter Grove and Angie Bowens Grove. She was a 1962 graduate of Lincoln High School and was a former employee of J.P. Stevens...
Fredrick Brooks
Mar 26, 2018
Mr. Frederick “Spoon” Smith Brooks, 43, of Pelzer, South Carolina, departed this life on Monday, March 26, 2018, at Greenville Health System. He was a son of the late Fred Smith, Jr., and Barthamae Brooks. “Spoon” was a graduate of Woodmont High School and worked as a forklift driver at Magna Drive. He was a member of Believer of Jesus...
James Williamson
Mar 26, 2018
James Edward “Jim” Williamson, Jr., 79, formerly of Greenville, passed away at the Wright House, Mequon, WI. He was the son of the late James Williamson, Sr. Surviving: two sons, Kilby (Amy) Williamson of Mequon, WI, and Alaric (Michelle) Williamson of Simpsonville; two brothers, Douglas (Gerri) Williamson of Fort Washington, MD, and Leon Williamson of Yanceyville, NC; five grandchildren; and...
Ronnie Scott
Mar 26, 2018
Mr. Ronnie “Ronky” Scott, 60, of Greenville, passed on Monday, March 26, 2018, at Greenville Health System. He was a son of Ponetta Williams Scott and the late George Edward Scott. Surviving: his mother, Ponetta Williams Scott of Greenville; two daughters, Nakeea Williams and Quinnyona Williams, both of Greenville; one son, Patrick Camm of Greenville; two sisters, Azilee Waters and...
Stephanie Johnson
Mar 26, 2018
Mrs. Stephanie Denise “Step” Johnson, 48, of Greenville, passed on Monday, March 26, 2018, at home. Surviving: her mother, Patricia Ann Johnson of Greenville; two daughters, Shaniqua Johnson and Shaquana Johnson, both of Greenville; one son, Marquavaious Johnson of Greenville; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Curtis Gaines
Mar 25, 2018
Mr. Curtis Gaines of Toledo, Ohio, formerly of Greenville, passed on March 25, 2018. He was a son of the late Houston and Elizabeth Dogan Gaines. Surviving: a son, Curtis F. (Sherry) Gaines of Easley; one sister, Debbie Gail Jackson of Greenville; two brothers, Wilton (Cora) Gaines of Pelzer and James Gaines of Greenville; four grandchildren, Jarmarcus Gaines, Detarius Gaines,...
SSGT. James Johnson
Mar 25, 2018
SSGT. James William “Sonny” Johnson, II, 55, passed on Sunday, March 25, 2018, at Gwinnett Medical Center. He was a son of Rev. Dr. James W. and Earnestine B. Johnson. Surviving in addition to his parents: wife, Stacey Johnson of Nashville, TN; sister, Jacqueline (Bobby) Wells of Piedmont, SC; brother, Lyndon (Lisa) Johnson of Mauldin, SC; a host of other...
Mary Hagood
Mar 25, 2018
Ms. Mary Jane Hagood, 69, of 101 Wallace Drive, Easley, South Carolina, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, March 25, 2018, at Magnolia Manor of Greenville. She was a daughter of the late James Henry and Bertha Lee Robinson Hagood. She was a graduate of Spearman High School and worked previously at Piedmont Industries as a shirt...
William Pitts
Mar 24, 2018
Mr. William Thomas “Ram” Pitts, of Greenville, South Carolina, was born on May 21, 1944, to the late Vandy Pitts and Adeline Fuller. He departed this life on Saturday, March 24, 2018, at McCall Hospice House. He attended Sterling High School and worked at Budweiser of Greenville for forty-five years. He was a former member of the Part-time Truckers and...
Jimmie Klugh
Mar 24, 2018
Mr. Jimmie William Klugh, 76, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Saturday, March 24, 2018, at Greenville Health System. He was the son of the late Johnny Klugh and Mattie M. Walker Klugh. He attended Sterling High School and was employed by the Greenville Country Club for 20-plus years, while starting his part time business. He went on...

