Obituaries
Mary Downs
Sep 21, 2022
Simpsonville, SC Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Downs, 82, of Simpsonville, South Carolina passed on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at her residence. She was born in Greenville, South Carolina, to the late Samuel David, Sr. and Lillie Mae Boyd Jenkins. She was the wife of 50 years to the late John Downs. Surviving: one son, Donald Lee Jenkins of Simpsonville, SC; one...
Ruby Billie
Sep 20, 2022
Greenville, SC Ms. Ruby Carolyn Little Billie, 75, of Greenville, South Carolina passed on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at her residence. She was born in Greenville, South Carolina, to the late Rush Calvin and Ellen Cohen Hunt Little. Surviving: one son, Rayford (Regina) Billie of Greenville, SC; two sisters, Helena Williams, and Melinda (Patrick) Garrett, both of Greenville, SC; two...
Betty Ransom
Sep 20, 2022
Greenville, SC Mrs. Betty Ransom, 80, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Landis Edward and Vernelle Little Kerns. She was the wife of the late Everett Ransom. She was the last member of her immediate family. Surviving are her three daughters, Denise Brown (Ray Scott) of...
Timmy Dillard
Sep 19, 2022
Greenville, SC Mr. Timmy "Jr" Dillard, 43 of Greenville, South Carolina, passed away on Monday September 19, 2022, at his residence. He was the son of Jerome Garnett and the late Phyllis Dillard Harris. Surviving: one sister, Kim Dillard of Greenville, SC; two brothers, Stanley Dillard of Greenville, SC, and Willie Kanard of NC; a stepfather, Stanley Harris; and a...
Abelino Gasper Martin
Sep 19, 2022
Greenville, SC Mr. Abelino Gaspar Martin, 38, of Greenville, South Carolina, formerly of Guatemala, passed on Monday, September 19, 2022, at McCall Hospice, Simpsonville, SC. Born in Guatemala, he was the son of Gasper, de Gasper and Juana Martin. Funeral Service: Saturday, October 8, 2022, 11:00am, at San Sebastian Catholic Church, with interment in Guatemala.
Willie Hampton
Sep 16, 2022
Greenville, SC Mr. Willie Lee Hampton, 62, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Friday, September 16, 2022, at his residence. He was a son of the late Roosevelt Simmons and Frances Dye Hampton. He is survived by two brothers, Barney (Johnnie) Hampton and Jessie (Jean) Hampton, both of Greenville, SC; three sisters, Mary Hampton, Ree Hampton and Mamie Lois Hampton,...
Emma Williams
Sep 15, 2022
Greenville, SC Mrs. Emma Lee Williams, 87, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Thursday, September 15, 2022, at her residence. She was a daughter of the late Walter and Abbie Bolden Arnold. She was married to the late Willie H. Williams. Surviving: three daughters, Priscilla (Bobby) Johnson, Jean Wilson both of Greenville, SC, and Shenika Williams (Pete Johnson) of Piedmont,...
Margaret Thomason
Sep 13, 2022
Mrs. Margaret Ann Thomason, age seventy-three, of Pelzer South Carolina, transitioned unexpectedly on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at Prisma Health. She was born December 26, 1948, in Princeton S.C. She was the oldest of five Children, born to the late Rev. Sylvester Golden Sr. and Marcell Meekins Golden. She was married to the late Glenn Charles Thomason, Sr. for 25...
LeAngela Johnson
Sep 12, 2022
Simpsonville, SC Ms. LeAngela Yvonne Johnson, 41, of Simpsonville, South Carolina, passed on Monday, September 12, 2022, in Greer, South Carolina. She was a daughter of Linda Oliver Sherman and the late James A. Whiteside, Sr. She is survived by her mother Linda Oliver Sherman of Greenville, SC; one son, Jamil KeShaun Johnson of Melbourne, FL; one daughter, Trinity Kaniah...
Boyce Gambrell
Sep 12, 2022
Greenville, SC Mr. Boyce Lee Gambrell “Big Gamp”, 64, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Monday, September 12, 2022, at West Village Post-Acute. He was a son of the late Rufus and Princeola McGowan Gambrell. He is survived by two sons, Travon Suber and Raphael Suber, both of Greenville, SC; his girlfriend, Margaret Ann Shumate of the home; three sisters,...
Henry Smith
Sep 12, 2022
Greenville, SC Mr. Henry Sylvester Smith, 78, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Monday, September 12, 2022, at West Village Post-Acute. Born in Anderson County, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Sylvester Bett Smith and Pearline Smith Johnson. He was the last member of his immediate family. He is survived by a very close sister-in-law, Sarah Ellen...
Betty Sullivan
Sep 11, 2022
Greenville, SC Ms. Betty Sue Sullivan, 81, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Sunday, September 11, 2022, at her residence. She was a daughter of the late Alvin and Virginia Barton McCullough. Surviving are two daughters, Crystal Sullivan Greenville, SC and Celeste Bonner of Covington, GA; one son, Andre Sullivan of Greenville, SC; one sister, Peggy Pressley of San Bernardino,...
Helen Pyles
Sep 10, 2022
Mrs. Helen Delores Sullivan Pyles, 88, of Simpsonville, SC, passed on Saturday, September 10, 2022, at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Jeff Sullivan and Maude Thomason Sullivan. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. She was the wife of Ernest Pyles, Sr. for 58 years before his demise. Surviving: two daughters, Sharon (Emory)...
Jermaine Goss
Sep 10, 2022
Richland, SC Mr. Jermaine Antonio Goss, 36, of Richland, South Carolina, passed on Saturday, September 10, 2022, at Prisma Health Richland Hospital. He was the son of James and Sandorea Goss Dotson. In addition to his parents, surviving: one daughter, Parris Goss of Spartanburg, SC; two sisters, LaDonna Goss and Sandricka Goss, both of Simpsonville, SC; two brothers, Rodrick (Jasmine)...
Lisa Workman
Sep 9, 2022
Greenville, SC Ms. Lisa Denise Workman, 54, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Friday, September 9, 2022. She was the daughter of the late David and Lizzie Mae Fuller Young. She is survived by her companion for over 9 years, Johnny Williams of the home; one daughter, Denissa Lorraine Lamprecht of Greenville, SC; two sons, Jarvis Moore of Greer, SC...
Kali Pearson
Sep 8, 2022
Mrs. Kali Benson Pearson, 44, of Greenville, South Carolina passed on Thursday, September 8, 2022, at Prisma Healthcare. She was the daughter of Frederick Benson and Martha Adams Benson. She was married to Fred Douglas Pearson, III for nineteen years. In addition to her parents and husband, she is survived by one daughter, Nadia Elise Pearson of the home; two...
Walter Jackson
Sep 7, 2022
Easley, SC On September 7, 2022, Walter Cornell Jackson Sr., at the age of 68, joined his loved ones in heaven. Born February 18, 1954, He was a son of the late Cornell Jackson and Margaret Hunt. He was raised in Easley, South Carolina by his grandparents, Richmond and Mary Hunt, along with his Aunt Mary Sligh and Aunt Earnestine...
Ernestine Downs
Sep 6, 2022
Taylors, SC Ms. Earnestine Jenkins Downs, 78, of Taylors, South Carolina, passed on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at her residence. She was a daughter of the late Samuel David Jenkins, Sr., Lillie Boyd Jenkins. She is survived by three daughters, Denise Gantt of Taylors, SC, Joenell (Blake) Johnson of Mauldin, SC and Loretta Downs of Taylors, SC; two sons, Pete...
James Chapman
Sep 6, 2022
Greenville, SC Mr. James Henry Chapman, 80, of Piedmont, South Carolina, passes on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at St. Francis, Downtown. He was the son of the late Fred and Carrie Rucker Chapman. He was married to Mrs. Shirley Smith Chapman for 56 years. Surviving: one son, Adrian B. (Inga) Chapman of Lawrenceville, GA; one daughter, Jamie L. Chapman of...
Thelma Cobb
Sep 6, 2022
Greenville, SC Ms. Thelma Young Cobb, 80, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at her residence. She was the daughter of the late James Crummie and Louise Young Crummie. Surviving are two daughters, Catherine Keys and Charlene Keys Rhone both of the home; one son, Stanley Leon Keys of Greenville, SC; three sisters, Sally Mae Mack...