Obituaries
Wanda Rice
Mar 2, 2016
Mrs. Wanda D. “Speedy” Rice was a 1975 graduate of Parker High School and attended North Greenville College. She was formerly employed with the Greenville Health System for sixteen years. She was a member of the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. She will always be remembered as a loving daughter, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She enjoyed spending time with...
Roy Sullivan
Feb 27, 2016
On April 13, 1937, Pierce Sullivan Sr. and Ora Lee Sullivan welcomed their first child, Roy Sanders Sullivan, to the world. He was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He loved his parents, family and friends. He became a proud and responsible big brother to his siblings, Pierce and Joanne. While their father was away due to his military service duties,...
Anna Austin
Feb 25, 2016
Mrs. Anna Lee Virginia Dukes Austin, 74, of 103 Baker Court, Easley, passed on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at her home. Born in Pickens, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Florine Williams Dukes, Sr. Surviving: husband, John Hamilton Austin, Sr. of the home; daughter, Robin (Donald, Sr.) Richardson of Easley; son, John (Kimberly) Hamilton Austin, Jr. of...
Azalee Bobo
Feb 24, 2016
Mrs. Azalee Bobo, 97, of 1004 S Fant Street, passed on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at home. Born in Pickens, she was the daughter of the late Bud Robert “B.R.” and Hattie Kirksey. She was preceded in death by her husband, Israel Bobo. Surviving: son, Israel Bobo, Jr. of Anderson; grandchildren, Gwendolyn L. Bobo of Easley, Elizabeth (Edgar) Scott of...
Bobby Wilkie
Feb 23, 2016
Mr. Bobby Dean Wilkie, 72, departed this life on Tuesday, February 23, 2016. Born in Forest City, North Carolina, he was a son of the late J. T. and Mary Sue Wilkie. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bertha Lee Wilkie; son, Joseph Holmes; sisters, Rosa Mae Jones and Shirley Ann Wilkie and brothers, James Henry Wilkie and...
Dr. Clarence Jackson
Feb 23, 2016
Clarence Odell Jackson, 96, died on Tuesday, February 23, 2016, at home. Hospice Care was provided by Blue Ridge Hospice. He was born May 7, 1919, to the late John R. and Sunnie Sherman Jackson. He was preceded in death by two sisters and four brothers. Also, he was preceded in death by his son, Richard Bernard Jackson and his...
Catherine McDonald
Feb 23, 2016
Mrs. Catherine McDonald, 59, of 101 Coldstream Court, Easley, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at Greenville Health System.
Johnnie Hawkins
Feb 23, 2016
Mrs. Johnnie Mae Hawkins was born on December 14, 1945, in Greenville County. She was called to her Heavenly home on February 23, 2016, at Emory Medical Center in Atlanta, GA. Johnnie was a faithful member of Beulah Christian Fellowship Church. She retired from Nutra Manufacturing Company after 32 years of service. She was preceded in death by her parents;...
Thomas Scott
Feb 23, 2016
Mr. Thomas Lewis “Tom” Scott, 66, of 13 Staunton Bridge Road, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2016, at Patewood Health and Rehabilitation. Born in Greenville, he was the son of the late Walter Wilton and Rosie Lee Garrison Scott. Surviving: sister, Sallie Scott (Wallace) Dillard of Greenville; brothers, Charles S. (Gwen) Scott of Fountain Inn and Walter L. Scott...
Apostle James Lane
Feb 22, 2016
Apostle James Lane, 62, of 1107 Carriage Park Circle, Greer, passed on Monday, February 22, 2016, at St. Francis Downtown. Born in Chicago IL, he was the son of the late Leotine Gwendolyn Dorsey and James Carrington Lane Sr. Surviving: His wife, Lois Lane of the home, daughters; Diamond Bolling of Greenville, Sheneqwa Stallworth of Pensacola FL, Danish Jackson of...
Sonya Taybron
Feb 21, 2016
Mrs. Sonya “Puddin” Young Taybron, 47, of 629 Emily Lane, Apt G, Piedmont, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2016, at Greenville Health System. Born in Greenville, she was the daughter of Monroe Williams and Sarah Young Mills. Surviving, in addition to her parents: husband, Eric Taybron of Piedmont; daughter, Ayanna E. Taybron of the home; sisters, Andrea Williams of...
Maritha Patterson
Feb 20, 2016
Mrs. Maritha Cheeks Patterson, 88, of 4 Silver Spur Court, passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2016 at NHC HealthCare, Mauldin. Born in Enoree, she was the daughter of the late Jim and Emma Cheeks. Surviving: daughters, Martha Cheeks Harrison of Simpsonville, Debbie (Berry) Moss of Greenville, and Shirley Hutchinson of Williamston; six grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and a...
Si'Ariel Seldon
Feb 19, 2016
Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." Matthew 19:14 On October 8, 2015 God sent a special little Angel on loan from heaven to Greenville, SC for Kristin McDaniel and Kenneth Seldon. They named their precious angel Si’Arial Kenyatta Seldon. Early on the...
James Bell
Feb 18, 2016
James Virgil “Snake” Bell, age 62, of 330 Miller Road, #906, Mauldin, South Carolina, transitioned to eternal rest on February 18, 2016, at his residence. Born October 27, 1953, in Clinton, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Reverend James O. and Mrs. Daisy Bell. He attended Fuller Normal School and Sterling High School. James became a Certified...
Mamie Cruell
Feb 18, 2016
Mrs. Mamie L. Cruell of 212 Mount Pilgrim Court, Marietta SC, was the widow of the late Ray M. Cruell and the daughter of the late Fred and Ressie Workman. She was born November 18, 1935, in Pickens County and departed this life on February 18, 2016. Mamie was a member of Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church where she faithfully served...
Dera Sims
Feb 17, 2016
Ms. Dera Mae Sims, 60, transitioned from this side on Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at Patewood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center. Born in Greenville, she was the daughter of Vera Louris Sims and the late Allen Sims. She was a graduate of Wade Hampton High School and attended Greenville Technical College in the Nursing Program. She was a member of the...
KeJuan Brown
Feb 17, 2016
KeJuan Mitchell Brown 17, departed this life on February 17, 2016. He was born on November 19, 1998, to LaToya “Nicco” Robinson (her only child) and James Christopher Brown. At an early age he attended Greater Truelight Holiness Church. He also attended Easley High School. Preceded in death are his great-grandparents, Bobbie Joe and Carolyn Sloan and his grandfather, Bobby...
Doretha Drummond
Feb 16, 2016
Mrs. Doretha Howard “Grandma” Drummond was a daughter of the late Fred Landrum Cruell and Geneva McKinney Cruell. She was born in Slater-Marietta, South Carolina on May 2, 1947, and departed this life on February 16, 2016. She attended the public schools of Greenville County and was a graduate of Lincoln High School. She joined the Mt. Ararat Baptist Church...
Warren Harris
Feb 15, 2016
Mr. Warren Harris, III, 44, of 815 W. Whitner Street, passed away on Monday, February 15, 2016 at AnMed Health Medical Center. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of Warren (Angie) Harris, II and Veronica Robinson Harris. Surviving, in addition to his parents: devoted wife, Donna Ripply Harris of the home; daughter, Daneekua Davidson of the home; sons,...
Lauryn Agnew
Feb 15, 2016
Ms. Lauryn Tyona “Roohda” Agnew, 17, passed away on Monday, February 15, 2016 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born in Greenville, she was the daughter of Roderick Irick and LaTonya Agnew. Surviving, in addition to her parents, sister, London Wakefield of the home; grandparents, Willie (Dale) Austin of Pickens, Donald Irby of Greenville, and Alberta Irick of Greenville; aunts, Latoya Grover...