Obituaries
Jeramih Oliver
Dec 4, 2015
Mr. Jeramih Benaiah Justin Oliver, 16, of 405 Cardington Drive, Piedmont, passed away on Friday, December 4, 2015 at 109 Piedmont Golf Club Road, Piedmont. He was the son of Mr. Larry and Mrs. Stacey Scott Oliver. He was a 10th grade student at Woodmont High School. He is also survived by a brother, De’Shod Uriah Shamar Oliver of the...
Dr. Hassan Behery
Dec 4, 2015
Dr. Hassan M. Behery, 87, of Clemson, SC, Professor Emeritus, Clemson University, passed away on Friday, December 4, 2015. He was born in Alexandria, Egypt on December 16, 1927. Dr. Behery received his PhD in Textile Engineering from the University of Manchester, Institute of Science and Technology, (UMIST), England, 1959. He was the first PhD in Textiles in Egypt and...
Andra Smith
Dec 3, 2015
Mr. Andra Markeese Smith, 45, of 22 Kentwood Lane, passed on Thursday, December 3, 2015, at Greenville Hospital System. Born in Greenville County; he was the son of Robert Hawkins and Daisy Smith Ware of Greenville. Surviving: In addition to his parents, Fiancée’ Charve Bland of the home. Sons; Quandraveon Smith, Nasir Johnson of the home, Jurell Smith, Jamiya Smith,...
Robert Epps
Nov 30, 2015
Mr. Robert Lee Epps, Sr., 74, departed this life on Monday, November 30, 2015, at St. Francis Hospital. He was the son of the late Emma Epps. He was a graduate of Sterling High School and was a self-employed Brick Mason. He was a member of the Nicholtown Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Julia Foster...
Lois Andrews
Nov 30, 2015
Mrs. Lois Andrews, 84, of 35 Southpointe Drive, passed away on Monday, November 30, 2015, at Magnolia Place of Greenville, SC. She was born on November 18, 1931, in Travelers Rest, SC. She was the daughter of the late Walter Tandy Choice and Mary A. Gentry Choice. She was married to the late Ronald Andrews. She was a retired seamstress...
Vearee Taylor
Nov 29, 2015
Ms. Vearee Taylor, 76, transitioned from this side on November 29, 2015, at Greenville Health System. She was born on October 16, 1939 and was the daughter of the late Mr. Luther Taylor, Sr. and Mrs. Eller Nee Byrd Taylor. She was a former employee of Greenville General Hospital in the Laundry Room. She joined the Mt. Calvary Baptist Church...
Yvonne Johnson
Nov 28, 2015
Mrs. Yvonne Sherman Johnson, affectionately known as “Mema” and “Bonnie Cat,” was the second of five daughters born to the late Thomas V. and Thelma L. Sherman. She was born on May 18, 1940, in Greenville County and departed this life on Saturday, November 28, 2015. Yvonne was a 1958 graduate of Sterling High School where she played basketball for...
Wesley Sloan
Nov 27, 2015
Mr. Wesley "Dean" Sloan, 53, of 704 Pinecreek Drive,Greenville, SC passed on Friday, November 27, 2015, at Greenville Health System. He is survived by his companion, Doris Marion of the home; one son, Bradley Henderson of Greenville, SC; one sister, Gloria Bonaparte of Greenville, SC and one brother, John Geiger of Taylors, SC and a host of other relatives and...
Clyde Cook Golman
Nov 27, 2015
Mr. Clyde Cook “Short Daddy King” Golman Sr., 76, departed this life on November 27, 2015. He was born on March 3, 1939, in Greenville, SC, and was the son of the late Theodore Diggs and Earnestine Diggs. He attended Sterling High School and was a former cook at Pete’s Original Restaurant. He was predeceased by his wife, Thelma Lee...
Mary Worsley
Nov 26, 2015
Mrs. Mary Worsley, 53, of 4450 Broad River Road, passed on Thursday, November 26, 2015, at Palmetto Health Baptist Parkridge. Born in Greenville County; she was the daughter of the late DeWitt Logan Sr. and Elizabeth Betty Lou Moore Logan. Surviving: sisters, Rosemary Logan of Greenville, SC; nephew, Jeffrey Christopher Logan of Greenville, SC and a host of other relatives...
Roberta Jefferies
Nov 25, 2015
Mrs. Roberta Jefferies, 62, of 452 Crosby Circle, passed on Wednesday, November 25, 2015, at Greenville Hospital System. Born in Greenville County; She was the daughter of the late Addie Lockhart and James Hawkins. She is survived by a son; Corey Nance of Greenville, sisters; Ruby Drummond, and Rosemary Saunders both of Greenville, brothers; Tommy Lockhart of Kingstree, Robert Hawkins...
James McKinney
Nov 24, 2015
Mr. James McKinney, 56, passed on Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at Anmed Health Center. He was the son of the late Wallace B. Walker and Mary Louise McKinney. Surviivors: Janice McKinney, ex-wife, daughters, Latonya McKinney, Felicia Allgood and Stephanie Dawkins; son, Ricky McKinney; brothers, Dennis Webb, Wayne, Allen, Kenneth and Jimmie McKinney.
Norma Hopkins
Nov 24, 2015
.Mrs. Norma Hopkins, 85, of 441 Chandler Road, Pelzer, SC passed away on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at McCall Hospice House, Simpsonville. She was born on October 2, 1930 and was the daughter of the late Felton “Pap” Sloan and Mollie Rosemond Sloan. She is survived by her husband, John Hopkins of the home; daughters, Lorraine (Raymond) Jones of Pelzer,...
Bernice Hall
Nov 24, 2015
Mrs. Bernice “Bernie” Reeder Hall, 69, departed this life on Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at McCall Hospice House. Born in Greenville SC, she was the daughter of the late Leonard Biggs and Lillie Mae Biggs. Bernice was educated in the Greenville County School System and was a graduate of Morris College. She was a hardworking mother and grandmother. She was...
Tamara Mitchell Ford
Nov 24, 2015
Mrs. Tamara Joanne "Dumplings" Mitchell Ford, 51, passed on Wednesday, November 24, 2015, at Greenville Health System. Tamara was educated in the public schools of Greenville County. She graduated from Greenville High School and went on to obtain a Bachelor of Arts from Fisk University and obtained her Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina. She was the youngest...
A. C. Johnson
Nov 23, 2015
Mr. A. C. Johnson, 95, of 119 Middleton Street, passed on Monday, November 23, 2015, at Greenville Hospital System. He is survived by his caretaker, Joyce Marie Mosley of the home; one daughter, Annie Blassingame of Greenville, SC; one sister, Mary Johnson Kinard of Greenville, SC; two brothers, Broadus Johnson of Greenville, SC and Alan Johnson of Washington, DC; three...
Sammie Williams
Nov 21, 2015
Mr. Sammie Lee Williams, 87, of 17 Chaney Street, passed on Saturday, November 21, 2015, at his home. Born in Simpsonville SC, he was the son of the late Willie Williams and Mattie Goodlette Williams. He was married to Vearee Taylor of the home. Surviving: daughters; Barbara Fair, Beverly (Bill) Irby, Sandra Taylor, all of Greenville. sons; Johnny (Eileen) Williams...
Betty Mayfield
Nov 21, 2015
Mrs. Betty D. Mayfield. 71, of 102 Beechwood Avenue, passed on Saturday, November 21, 2015, at St. Francis Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Charles Johnson and Cornelius Leatherwood Downs. She was a former employee of INDEXX Printing Co. She is survived by her husband, Joe L. Mayfield of the home; daughters, Darlene C. (Ricky) Hagood of Columbia,...
Benjamin Sherman
Nov 20, 2015
Mr. Benjamin Sherman, 86, of 210 Morningside Drive, Greenville, SC , passed on Friday, November 20, 2015, at Roger C. Campbell Nursing Home in Anderson, SC. He is survived by his daughters, Delores S. Jones and Linda L. Booker both of Greenville, SC; sisters, Doris Williams of Greenville, SC, Margaret Sherman of Bronx, NY and Gladys Eastlin of Newark, NJ;...
Betty Mattison
Nov 20, 2015
Mrs. Betty Dorothy Jean Mattison was born on May 29, 1946, in Anderson County. She was the daughter of the late Alonzo Franklin and Maybell Rhome Williams. On Friday morning, November 20, 2015, the Lord dispatched an angel to select a special flower for His heavenly garden and Jean was selected. She was a faithful member of Greater True Light...

