Obituaries
Germaine Whiteside
Oct 22, 2016
Mr. Germaine Cedeno “Maine” Whiteside, 44, of Fountain Inn, South Carolina, passed on Saturday, October 22, 2016, at his home. Born in Greenville, he was a son of Carolyn Ann Whiteside and Henry I. (Marilyn) Duck. “Maine” was a 1990 graduate of Travelers Rest High School and he attended ITT Technical Institute. He was employed by the Postal Service until...
John Brown
Oct 22, 2016
Mr. John Arthur “Red” Brown, 76, of Greenville, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2016 at St. Francis Downtown. Born in Mt. Carmel, he was the son of the late Katie Mae Epps. Surviving: fiancé, Lucy Mae Holmes of Greenville; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Essie Mae Williams
Oct 20, 2016
Mrs. Essie Mae “Granny” Jenkins Williams, 84, of Greenville passed on October 20, 2016, at McCall Hospice House. Born in Pickens County on October 14, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Roosevelt and Willie Faye Hunt Gambrell. She attended Sterling High School and was a 20 year retiree of Greenville Health System. She was a member of the...
Althamase Mayes
Oct 19, 2016
Mrs. Althamase Williams “Mrs. Iya” Mayes, 85, of 325 Elder Street Extension, Greenville, passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2016. Born in Greenville, she was a daughter of the late Edgar A. and Emma Pinson Williams. Surviving: daughter, Sandra Mayes (Otis Harris) of Greenville; sons, Edgar (Irish) Mayes of Greenville, James C. (Gwendolyn) Mayes of Powdersville, and Robert (Deborah) Mayes...
Alberta Talley
Oct 18, 2016
Ms. Alberta Talley, 75, of Springfield, Massachusetts was given her wings and took flight to heaven on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at her home. She was born in Easley, South Carolina, on Tuesday, November 5, 1940, to the late Rev. Jesse James and Pearl Wakefield Talley. She was lovingly called “Biggie” and her grandkids called her “Grandma”. She was a...
Sebastian Gonzalez
Oct 16, 2016
Mr. Sebastian Tomas Gonzalez, 58, of Greenville, passed away at Greenville Health System on Sunday, October 16, 2016. Born in Guatemala, he was a son of the late Tomas Gonzalez and Magdalena Sebastian. He is survived by five children and a host of other relatives and friends.
Kassandra Harris
Oct 16, 2016
Ms. Kassandra “Kassie” Sloane Harris, 24, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2016, at home. She was born in Greenville, and was the daughter of Pamela and Kimiko McDuffie and Eric and Karen Harris. “Kassie” was a 2015 graduate of the College of Charleston where she received a bachelor of science degree in public health. She...
Ellen Virginia Bolden
Oct 16, 2016
Mrs. Ellen Sanders Bolden, 102 years old, was born on July 29, 1914, in Laurens County, South Carolina. She was the daughter of the late John Reid and Nannie Sanders Boyd and departed this life on Sunday, October 16, 2016, peacefully at her home. At an early age, she joined the Center Rabun Baptist Church, Gray Court, South Carolina. After...
James Hawkins
Oct 15, 2016
Mr. James Benjamin Hawkins, Sr., 84, of 701 Lincoln Road, Taylors, passed on Saturday, October 15, 2016, at his home. Born in Greenville, he was a son of the late Preston and Inez Goodwin Hawkins. Surviving: wife, Floree Williams Hawkins of the home; daughter, Linda J. Hawkins of Taylors; son, Jerry (Lisa) Hawkins, Sr., Jeffrey (Charlene) Hawkins, and Larry (Sharon)...
Owens Williams Jr. "Big O
Oct 14, 2016
Mr. Owens Williams, Jr. “Big O”, 73, of Piedmont, South Carolina departed this life on Friday, October 14, 2016, at Regency Medical Center of St. Francis Downtown. He was born in Greenville, SC, and was a son of the late Owens and Sadie Lucille Chapman Williams, Sr. Early in life, he attended Flat Rock Baptist Church and later joined the...
Delphenia Brooks
Oct 14, 2016
Ms. Delphenia Brooks (fondly known as “Dell” or “Buck”), 74, of 101 Loop Street, Greenville, quietly answered God’s call to His home on Friday, October 14, 2016, at Saint Francis Hospital surrounded by many loved ones. Born in Travelers Rest, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late William Henry and Addie Faye Russell Brooks. She was a 1960...
Mary Young
Oct 14, 2016
.Ms. Mary Loretta Young, the daughter of the late Harry and Georgiana James Young, was born on January 13, 1951, in Marion, South Carolina. Early on Friday morning, October 14, 2016, at her home in Simpsonville, South Carolina, Loretta was peacefully called home to be with the Lord. Loretta was a graduate of Voorhees College in Denmark S.C, where she...
Withrow Brookins
Oct 13, 2016
Mr. Withrow John “Granny” Brookins was born on December 15, 1928, and departed this life on Thursday, October 13, 2016, at McCall Hospice House in Simpsonville, South Carolina. He resided at 106 Turner Street in Easley, South Carolina. Withrow was the son of the late Reese and Mary Brookins, he was raised in Easley, South Carolina. Withrow served in the...
Deacon James Latimer
Oct 12, 2016
Deacon James Allen “Stax” Latimer, 86, of Greenville, South Carolina, departed this life on Wednesday, October 12, 2016, at Patewood Health and Rehab. He was born in Abbeville, South Carolina and was the son of the late Joseph Gordon and Jesse Robinson Latimer. “Stax” attended the public schools in Due West, South Carolina. He retired from Gaylord Container Company after...
Willie Woods
Oct 9, 2016
Mrs. Willie Mae Woods, 58, of 831 Cleveland Street, Apt #167, Greenville, SC, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, October 9, 2016, in Silver Springs, MD. Willie, affectionally called “Mae”, was born May 13, 1958, to the late Bo and Eliza Mae Cooper in Knoxville, TN. She graduated from Austin-East High School, Class of 1977. She was preceded in death...
Rev. John Goodine
Oct 8, 2016
Rev. John Larry Goodine was born in Pickens County on April 6, 1952, and departed this life October 8, 2016. He was the son of the late Matthew W. and Carrie L. Goodine. He was a member of New Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church where he served as an Associate Ministry, a Deacon, taught Sunday school, served as a Youth Advisor,...
Leroy Brown
Oct 7, 2016
Mr. Leroy “Baby Hulk” Brown, Jr., 56, passed on Friday, October 7, 2016, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown. Born in Greenville, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Leroy Boston and Lois Grace Brown Durham. He was raised by Arthur Durham of Greenville. Left to cherish many fond memories are his parents, Arthur Durham and Lois G. Durham...
Charles Hagood
Oct 6, 2016
Mr. Charles “Big Chief” Hagood, 57, of Greer, South Carolina, departed this life on Thursday, October 6, 2016, at Pelham Medical Center. Born in Easley, he was a son of the late James Henry and Bertha Lee Robinson Hagood. He joined the New Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church at an early age; later in life, he joined Church on the Rock...
Arnold Kennedy
Oct 5, 2016
Mr. Arnold Lee “AK” Kennedy, 47, of Greenville, passed on Wednesday, October 5, 2016, at Greenville Hospital System. Born in Greenville, he was a son of the late Willie and Georgia M. Tolliver Kennedy. Surviving, in addition to his mother: sons, Zavius Jackson of Greenville, Jameco Croft of Greenville, and Marcus Wiggins of Elizabeth City, NC; daughter, Shaquanda Wiggins of...
Alice Tarrance
Oct 5, 2016
Mrs. Alice Marie Tarrance, 69, of Greenville, SC, passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2016, at her daughter’s home in Las Vegas, NV. She was born on June 10, 1947 in Inman, SC to the late Edna Jackson Gory. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Curtis Tarrance, Jr., sister, Janice Norton and brother, Walter Jackson. She is...
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