Obituaries
Daisy Chapman
Mar 7, 2018
Mrs. Daisy Bea Chapman, 86, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at Greenville Health System. She was born in Laurens County on March 10, 1931, and was a daughter of the late Luke Anderson and Callie King Sullivan Anderson. She was the last member of her immediate family. She was predeceased by her parents;...
Patsy Downs
Mar 7, 2018
Mrs. Patsy Downs, 60, of Greenville, passed on Wednesday March 7, 2018, at her home.
Carrie Bennett
Mar 6, 2018
.If ever there was a ray of sunshine on earth, her name was Carrie Elizabeth Bennett. She celebrated her 90th birthday on November 5, 2017, with those she loved; her brother and sister-in-law, nieces and nephews. Formerly of 10 Boling Road, Taylors, South Carolina, Ms. Bennett entered into eternal rest Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at McCall Hospice House after a...
Roland Prease
Mar 6, 2018
Mr. Roland Sylvester “Bud” Prease, son of the late James Cothran Prease, Jr., and Mable Dawkins Prease, was born March 21, 1940. He completed his life’s journey on March 6, 2018. Roland served in the United States Air Force, was honorably discharged in 1968. He was an alumnus of Sterling High School and was employed as a supervisor at Facemate...
Josie Jones
Mar 5, 2018
Ms. Josie Mae Jones was born in Anderson, South Carolina, on July 10, 1942, and passed away on March 5, 2018. She was a daughter of the late Alberta Jones and Otis Jones. She attended Anderson County schools and was employed with J.P. Stevens, Parker Plant in Greenville, South Carolina until her retirement. She was a faithful member of the...
Mary Neal
Mar 5, 2018
Mrs. Mary Ellen “Mae” Durham Neal, 87, of 121 Old Homestead Road,Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Monday, March 5, 2018, at home. She was a daughter of the late Tobe and Cornelia Bailey Durham. She attended Sterling High School and formerly worked as a Social Worker for S.H.A.R.E and a receptionist for the Greenville County Auditor’s Office before...
Lamonze Williams
Mar 4, 2018
Mr. Lamonze Defazio “Monz” Williams, 39, of Greenville, passed away on Sunday, March 4, 2018. He was a son of Sonya M. Williams McCullough and the late Anthony Craig Hailstock. Surviving: his mother, Sonya M. Williams (Charles) McCullough of Columbia; two daughters, Jurnie Williams and Kween Williams; four sons, Adrian Smith, Jakie Williams, Kaeden Williams and Kyng Williams; one sister,...
Baby Jeremiah Williams
Mar 3, 2018
.Baby Jeremiah Messiah Williams, was born into this world on August 2, 2017, he departed this life on Saturday, March 3, 2018, at Greenville Health System. He was the son of James Williams and Crystal Fuller. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Pamela Fuller; and grandfather, Willie Boyd. Surviving in addition to his parents; brother, Derrick Martin of...
Evetta Mitchell
Mar 2, 2018
Mrs. Evetta Lynnette “Lynn” Mitchell, 57, of Greenville, passed on March 2, 2018, at McCall Hospice House. She was a daughter of John Richard Henry, Sr., and the late Jessie Alfreda Mitchell. Surviving: father, John Richard Henry, Sr., of Greenville; five sisters, Sherry Franklin of Fountain Inn, Gloria (Arthur) Pressley of Phoenix, AR, Kim Ensley of Greenville, Jeanene Mitchell of...
Wallace Smith
Mar 1, 2018
Mr. Wallace H. "Greg" Smith, 78, of Greenville, passed on Thursday, March 1, 2018, at Richard Campbell Veterans Nursing Home. He was a son of the late Robert Clifton and Faye Loraine Rogers Smith. Surviving: two sisters, Callie Bennett of Greenville and Judith (Curtis) Chapman of Piedmont; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Doris McCray
Feb 28, 2018
Mrs. Doris “Mama Doris” Samuel McCray, daughter of the late Deacon David and Josie Ham Samuel, was born on April 6, 1940, in Timmonsville, South Carolina. She departed this life on Tuesday, February 27, 2018, at Greenville Health System. Doris was baptized at an early age and accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as her Savior at New Zion Baptist Church...
Rubye Giles
Feb 26, 2018
She was born September 21, 1932, in Pickens County, South Carolina, and was the eldest of eight children born to the late Arnell J.T. and Julia Lee Davis. She attended Crosswell Elementary and Simpson High School. A graduate of Paine College in Augusta, Georgia, her Master’s Studies were at University of South Carolina Upstate in Spartanburg, South Carolina. She was...
Fenris Copeland
Feb 25, 2018
Mr. Fenris Philander “Phil” Copeland, of Greenville, South Carolina, was born July 10, 1967, to George and Rosetta Copeland. He departed this life on February 25, 2018, surrounded by his family. Fenris gave his life to the Lord at an early age and was baptized at Queen Street Baptist Church. Fenris graduated from Carolina High School in 1986. He exemplified...
Ruth Burgess
Feb 25, 2018
Mrs. Ruth E. Burgess, daughter of the late James L. and Lucille Hunt-Ross, was born on August 16, 1950, in Greenville County, South Carolina. On Sunday, February 25, 2018, she entered into eternal rest at her home. She was united in holy matrimony to Mr. Jesse Burgess, Jr. This union was blessed with two children, Mr. Willie and Miss. Julia...
Mary Neely
Feb 24, 2018
Mrs. Mary Helen Neely, 91, of 1322 Ridge Road, Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Saturday, February 24, 2018, at her home. She was the daughter of the late Fleming and Maggie Bailey Prince. Mary was educated in the Greenville County School System. She was a retiree of Kmart-Church Street in Greenville. She was a devoted member of the...
Rev. Leroy Cureton
Feb 23, 2018
Rev. Leroy Cureton, 79, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life to go to his Heavenly home on Friday, February 23, 2018, at his home. Born in Greenville County, he was a son of the late Yancey Warren and Inez Robinson Cureton. He was a retired truck driver and a member of Lincoln Street and Piedmont Manor Baptist churches. He...
Jacqueline Harris
Feb 23, 2018
Ms. Jacqueline Donita “Mini-Baby” Harris, 51, of Pendleton, South Carolina, passed away on Friday, February, 23, 2018, at her home. She was a daughter of the late David and Mary Elizabeth Clowney Harris. “Mini-Baby” was a graduate of Woodmont High School and was formerly employed by SAM’s Club. She was a member of La France First Baptist Church in Pendleton....
James Hardy
Feb 22, 2018
Mr. James Hardy, 83, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Thursday, February 22, 2018, at his home. Born in Greenville County, he was a son of the late Richard and Carrie Wilson Hardy. He was a graduate of Sterling High School, and a retired bus driver for the Greenville Transit Authority. James was a member of New Life Pentecostal Church,...
Gary Nicholson
Feb 21, 2018
Mr. Gary Cooper Nicholson, 77, of Greenville, passed on February 21, 2018, at home. He was a son of the late Charlie and Fannie Mae Nicholson. Surviving: one son, LaRoderick A. Nicholson of Greenville; three daughters, Yolanda Nicholson Shorthouse and Christie Howard, both of Atlanta, GA and Gwen L. Anderson of Greenville; and a host of brothers, sister, other relatives...
Shirley Hunter
Feb 20, 2018
Mrs. Shirley Ann Byrd Hunter, 55, was called home on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. She was a daughter of Annie E. Rosemond Byrd and Arthur Lewis Durham and adopted daughter of the late Clarence H. Byrd. Shirley was a faithful member of New Beginnings United Methodist Church. She was a graduate of Greenville High School and attended Rutledge and Greenville...

