Obituaries
Jimmie Walker
Jan 19, 2017
Mr. Jimmie Floyd Walker, Jr., 54, of Greenville, passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2017, at Greenville Health System. Born in Greenville, he was the son of the late Jimmie Floyd Walker Sr. and Louella Elizabeth Byrd Walker. Surviving: wife, Sharon Walker of Greenville; three daughters, Tamekia Walker, Jasmine Walker and Kyla Walker, all of Greenville; one son, Matthew C....
Clifton Gordon
Jan 18, 2017
Mr. Clifton Marquis “Lil Quez” Gordon, 23, of Greenville, passed on Wednesday, January 18, 2017. He was a son of Darlene Gordon and the late Clifton C. Polk, Sr. Surviving: mother, Darlene Gordon of Greenville; three daughters, Lailah Gordon, Azariah Smith and Za’novia Brown, all of Greenville; four sister, Maryonna Leamon, Alexus Polk, Jasmine Clowney and Sky Polk , all...
Jamarkeiz Jenkins
Jan 18, 2017
Mr. Jamarkeiz Dominic Kentravius “Kodeine Cody (Codyboiy)” Jenkins, 29, of Greenville, passed on Wednesday, January 18, 2017. Born in Greenville, he was the son of Janice Denise Jenkins and the late Charles Anthony Williams. Surviving, in addition to his mother: daughter, Sha’Kaiyla Fields of Greenville; sons, Kendravious Jenkins, Montavious Jenkins, Drayton Fields, and Ta’Nas Jenkins; sisters, Shania Jenkins, Avias (Jazz)...
Joseph Gatewood
Jan 16, 2017
Mr. Joseph “Joe” Gatewood, Sr., 92, passed on Monday, January 16, 2017, at his home. Born in Greenville, he was the son of the late Isaiah and Unice Jones Gatewood. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sarah Louise Irby Gatewood. Surviving: daughter, Mary Louise Jones of Detroit, MI; sons, Joseph (Rebecca) Gatewood, Jr. and James Gatewood, both of...
Robert Lee Wakefield
Jan 16, 2017
Mr. Robert Lee Wakefield, 64, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Monday, January 16, 2017, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. He was a son of the late Lawrence Wakefield, Sr., and Mattie Bell Jenkins Wakefield. Lee was educated in the Greenville County School System and was formerly employed by Branyon Piping Company. He was preceded in death by his parents;...
Elaine Barnes
Jan 13, 2017
Ms. Elaine Williams Barnes, 65, of Oak Park, Michigan born in Greenville, South Carolina, on August 26, 1951, transitioned from her borrowed life here on earth for the everlasting life she knew was destined to come on Friday, January 13, 2017, at Providence Hospital in Southfield, Michigan. Elaine, nicknamed “COOKIE” by her grandparents, was the daughter of the late Raymond...
Jewel & Jazelle Howard
Jan 13, 2017
Twin Girls, Jewel and Jazelle Howard passed on January 13, 2017 at Greenville Health System
Jimmy Logan
Jan 13, 2017
Mr. Jimmy “GI” Logan of Greenville departed this life on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at his home. Surviving: his wife, Mary Crosby Logan of the home; two daughters, Shenica Crosby Logan of Greenville, SC and Jimmisheya “Tween” Peters of Fountain Inn, SC; four sisters, Patsy Seawright of Oceanside, CA, Francina Andrews, Emma Walker and Sandra Logan, all of Greenville, SC;...
Walter Hewins
Jan 12, 2017
Mr. Walter Lee “Walt” Hewins, 78, of Greenville, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2017, at home. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Odell and Ida Mae Paden Hewins. “Walt” attended Sterling High School and was retired after 30 years from the Milliken Plant. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was...
Baby Girl Yeargin
Jan 12, 2017
Baby Girl Yeargin of Greenville departed this life on January 12, 2017 at Greenville Health System.
Lenora Simpson
Jan 12, 2017
Lenora Jackson Simpson was born September 29, 1922, in Easley, South Carolina, to the late Acquillious and Lizzie Jackson. She was educated at Blakedale Elementary and Simpson High Schools. She married the love of her life, Porter Simpson and moved to Connecticut. From that union four children were born, Belinda (who predeceased her), Ronald, Sandra and Beverly. Lenora, affectionately called...
Susan Williams
Jan 12, 2017
Susan Vinel Michelle Williams of 1 Lakeside Road, apt. 221, passed on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at her home. She was the daughter of the late James & Carmen McKenzie Williams. Survivors: one son, James McBee of Piedmont; sister, Sunnie Williams of Greenville; brothers, David McKenzie of Greenville, Thomas Williams of Georgia and Aubery Nelson of Jamacia. Fourteen grandchildren.
Edgar Scott
Jan 11, 2017
Rev. Edgar Allen “Bo” Scott, Jr., 63, departed this life on Wednesday, January 11, 2017, at Regency Hospital, Eastpoint Georgia. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, he was a son of Edgar Scott, Sr., and the late Willie Mae Dixon Scott Oneal. Rev. Scott had a Master’s degree in Business. He was the CEO of Radical Insurance Services. He was a...
Mother Ola Berry
Jan 11, 2017
Mother Ola Mae Berry, beloved wife of the late Rev. Wilton S. Ray Berry; loving mother of Wilton M. (Delores M.) Berry, Charlene C. Berry, Theresa V. (Jonathan) Berry-Wilson; grandmother of 19; great-grandmother of 30; great-great-grandmother of eight; survived by a host of nieces, nephews, relatives, friends and church family. Viewing Friday 6-8 PM at First Centennial Missionary Baptist Church,...
Robert Moore
Jan 11, 2017
Mr. Robert David “Dede” Moore, 89, passed on Wednesday, January 12, 2017, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Will and Ethel Bowling Moore. “Dede” attended Sterling High School and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a member of the VFW Post #6734. He was preceded in...
Earline Richardson
Jan 10, 2017
Mrs. Earline Mae “Dokie” Richardson, 74, passed on Tuesday, January 10, 2017, at her home. Born in Greenville, she was the daughter of the late Edward Lee and Louise Mae Pitts Perrin. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bennie Lee Richardson. Surviving: daughter, Mary Jenkins; sons, Charles Jenkins and Michael Jenkins; brother, Joseph “Jodie” Perrin, all of Greenville;...
Dorothy Butler
Jan 9, 2017
Mrs. Dorothy Mayes Butler was born to the late John Henry and Ruth Kerns Mayes on September 30, 1933, in Greenville, South Carolina. She closed the last chapter of her life on January 9, 2017, at the McCall Hospice House in Simpsonville, South Carolina. She joined Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church at an early age where she was a faithful member...
Mary Jackson
Jan 7, 2017
Mrs. Mary Jackson departed this life on Saturday, January 7, 2017, at her home in Easley, South Carolina. She was born on November 25, 1935, in Anderson County, South Carolina to the late Benjamin Franklin Jones and Matilda Jones. Mary was the twelfth of fourteen children. In her early years, she was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. Mary...
Darlene Martin
Jan 7, 2017
Mrs. Darlene Martin, 60, passed on Saturday, January 7, 2017, at her home. Born in Laurens, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late David and Betty Mae Maronie Ray, Jr. She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Alice Ray. She is survived by a son, Bobby Lee “BJ” Martin of Taylors; stepdaughter, Vicky Martin...
James Thompson
Jan 7, 2017
Mr. James Marion “Tonk” Thompson, 83, departed this life on Saturday, January 7, 2017, at St. Francis Hospital System. He was a son of a late Lawrence and Azalee Morton Thompson. He retired from the City of Greenville Public Works Division. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Odessa B. Simpson Thompson; a daughter, Dorothy B. Smith;...