Obituaries

Dec 21, 2016

Ervin Lee Simpson, Jr. 29, of Greenville, passed on Wednesday, December 21, 2016, at Greenville Health System. Surviving: mother, Brenda Butler Simpson of Greenville; father, Ervin Lee Simpson, Sr.; one daughter, Shenia Simpson of Greenville and a host of other relatives and friends.

Dec 20, 2016

Mrs. Barbara Ruth Coker, 84, of Easley, passed on Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at Gentiva Hospice. Born in Liberty, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Bessie Blassingame. She was preceded in death by her husband, Solomon Coker, Jr. Surviving: daughters, Judy Hunter and Vera Coker, both of the home; son, Ray Charles (Victoria) Coker at Hartford, CT;...

Dec 20, 2016

Mr. Donald Armstrong, Lee, Sr., 69, of Greenville, passed away at Greenville Health System on Tuesday, December 20, 2016. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Mozella Williams. Surviving: wife, Cynthia Alexander Lee of the home; daughters, Kristina Lee and Quiana Lee, both of Baltimore, MD; stepdaughter, Tammy Lightford of Boiling Springs; son, Donald A. (Lanca)...

Dec 19, 2016

Harold Lee Newsome was born on September 23, 1927, in Greenville, SC, to the late Yancy and Lillie Sullivan Newsome. He departed this life on Monday, December 19, 2016 at Cascades at Verdae. Harold was educated in the public schools of Greenville County and graduated from Sterling High School in 1944. He attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA before being...

Dec 19, 2016

Mrs. Angela Chandler passed on Monday, December 19, 2016, at Greenville Hospital System.

Dec 19, 2016

Dec 19, 2016

Mr. Sylvester “Smitty” Smith, 81, passed on Monday, December 19, 2016, at Greenville Health System. Born in Greenville, he was the son of the late Albert and Bessie Gambrell Smith. He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Jean Smith. Surviving: daughters, Vanessa Smith and Debbie Smith, both of Greenville; sons, Fred (Renette) Smith of Greer, Warren Smith of...

Dec 19, 2016

Mrs. Shirley Davenport Delaney, 75, of Greenville, passed away at National Healthcare Mauldin on Monday, December 19, 2016. Born in Greenville County, she was a daughter of the late Mary Frances Bates Davenport and Willie George Davenport. Surviving: a daughter, Valenthia Davenport of Buffalo, NY; sons, Shedrick Delaney of Buffalo, NY and Marcus Davenport of Greenville; sisters, Jessie Fletcher of...

Dec 18, 2016

Mr. Tyrone Eugene Townes, 69, of Greenville, passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2016, at home. He was the son of the late Jerry and Etolia Joseph Townes. Surviving: wife, Betty D. Townes of the home; daughters, Michelle (Andre) Rice and Nicole (Jon) Farmer; son, Adrian (Malaika) Townes; sister, Alfrida (Billy) Pitts; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchildren; and a host of...

Dec 18, 2016

The Honorable Lottie Beal Gibson, 86, of Greenville, passed on Sunday, December 18, 2016 at Greenville Health System. Born in Seneca, SC, she was the daughter of the late Joseph A. Beal, Sr. and Pauline Harrison Beal. Surviving: sons, Bill (Ella) Gibson, Jr. of Simpsonville, Norman “Tim” (Michelle) Gibson of Greenville, and Ken (Kim) Gibson of Greenville; daughter, Gaybriel Gibson...

Dec 17, 2016

Mrs. Stephanie Michelle Pollard, 45, of Mauldin, passed on Saturday, December 17, 2016, at her home. She was a daughter of Ronald Eugene Montgomery and Laura Wofford Montgomery. Surviving: Husband, Lamon C. Pollard of the home; son, Landen Lee Pollard of the home; sisters, Corather (Byron) Dendy and Erica Montgomery, both of Greenville and a host of other relatives and...

Dec 17, 2016

Mr. Elijah Fair-Parks, 22, of Easley, passed away in Greenville on Saturday, December 17, 2016.

Dec 15, 2016

Mr. Remarque Andre “Mark” Young CFE M.P. Acy passed in Columbia, SC. He was a master auditor for the Department of Transportation in Columbia. He is survived by his mother, Shirley Caldwell Neely of Greenville; father, Raymond Louis Young of Greenville; sister, Karen (Gilbert) Louis of Roswell, GA and a host of other relatives and friends.

Dec 14, 2016

Mrs. Gwendolyn Starks “Gwen” Cruel, 53, of Greenville, passed away at McCall Hospice House on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. Born in Greenville, she was the daughter of the late Bobby and Celia Starks. Surviving: loving husband, Marcus Cruel of the home; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Dec 14, 2016

Mr. Otis Butler, 83, passed on Wednesday, December 14, 2016, at St. Francis Hospital Eastside. Born in Laurens County, he was a son of the late Pearl Shaw Butler and Clarence Butler. Surviving: wife, Elsie Butler of the home; daughters, Odenya (Willie) Kennedy of Charlotte, NC, Teran Moorer, Denise Talley, Anita Butler, all of Greenville, and Trudy Butler of Waxah,...

Dec 14, 2016

Mrs. Vickie Boyd, 58, of Piedmont, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2016, at Rainey Hospice House, Anderson. Born in Springfield, TN, she was the daughter of the late James Brown and Mattie Pearl Barbee King. She was preceded in death by sisters, Virginia King, Pamela King, and Deborah Mabone and brothers, Wayne Barbee and James King. Surviving: son, Dalandous...

Dec 14, 2016

Mrs. Rose Russell, 60, passed on Wednesday, December 14, 2016, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. Born in Greenville County, she was a daughter of the late Viola Campbell Irby Williams and Iallus Irby. Surviving: husband, Henry Lewis Russell of the home; daughter, Catina Russell of Greenville; son, Fred Irby of Greenville; sisters, Viola Blakely, Vernell Johnson, and Julia Mae Irby,...

Dec 13, 2016

Mrs. Martha Wright Bruton, 87, of Greenville, passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at Greenville Health System. Born in Taylors, she was the daughter of the late George Edward and Etta Cline Wright. Surviving: daughters, Linda (James) Mayes and Pastor Martha (Sherwood) Evans, both of Greenville; son, James (Jeanette) Bruton of Greenville; sister, Louise Wright of Greenville; brother, George...

Dec 13, 2016

Mrs. Doris Pope Sessoms, 76, of Greenville, passed on Tuesday, December 13, 2016. Born in Greenville, she was the daughter of the late Hovie John and Laura Clinkscales Leaks. Surviving: daughter, Yolanda Pope of Piedmont; sister, Phyllis Fowler of Mauldin; brothers, Eugene Carter of Florida and Ronnie Collier of Greenville; three grandchildren, Kharye Pope, Alicia Miller, and Nicholas Young; two...

Dec 13, 2016

Mr. Nathan Bennett “Bone” Johnson, 52, of Piedmont, passed on Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at his home. Born in Greenville, he was the son of the late Eulis James and Evie Inez Davis Johnson. Surviving: wife, Donna C. Johnson of Greenville; daughter, Marquita (Terrill) Cason of Greenville; sons, Nathan O. Cureton, Damario A. Cureton, and Anthony A. Johnson, all of...