Life Tributes
Beverly Ann Threatt
April 5, 2022
Beverly Threatt left this world April 5, 2022, leaving behind a legacy of love and a lifetime of beautiful memories for those who knew her. She will be greatly missed by many. To know her was to love her. She instantly welcomed you into her light and never failed to give a compliment at the first opportunity. Anyone who crossed...
Joni Lynn McLane
April 3, 2022
Joni Lynn McLane, 64, of 325 Hampton Avenue, died Sunday, April 3rd, 2022. Born in Greenville she was the daughter of the late Dr. Robert Charles McLane and Lila Charles McLane. She was a 1984 graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in painting and printmaking. A talented Graphic Design and Animation Designer, Joni created...
William "Bill" Schmidt
April 1, 2022
William “Bill” Schmidt, age 79, of Waterloo, SC, husband of Sharon Schmidt, passed away on Friday, April 1, 2022 at his home under Hospice care, after a two year battle with cancer. Bill was a 21 year veteran of the Navy where he met his wife. In addition to his wife of 55 years, he is survived by daughter Barbara...
John Louis Tate
March 31, 2022
Spartanburg, SC – John Louis Tate, 85, of Spartanburg, SC, died March 31, 2022. Born August 9, 1936, in Burlington, NC, he was the son of the late Arthur P. Tate and Lucille Lanning Tate. He was predeceased by his beloved wife of 58 years, Ina Kay King Tate. Dr. Tate earned a BS in chemistry from Wofford College where...
Samuel E. Harbin
March 31, 2022
Samuel E. Harbin, 61, passed away March 31, 2022. A native of Greenville County South Carolina; he was son of the late Fred Thomas Harbin. He was a retired auto detailer for Bruce’s Body Shop in Greer. Lovingly known by family and friends as Sammy. Mr. Harbin was predeceased by Eddie Hughes Harbin, Sammy was raised from an infant by...
Joshua Overton Wilbanks
March 30, 2022
Josh Wilbanks, 41, of Greer, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2022. He is survived by his parents, Robert Herman and Janice Faye Hammonds Wilbanks; brother, Robbie (Melody) Wilbanks; nieces, Victoria and Caroline; nephew, Dakota; great nephew, Alexander; special friends, Rachel and Ashley.
Tresea Diane Jacques
March 29, 2022
Tresea Diane Jacques, 61, of Greenville, SC, passed away on March 29, 2022. She is the daughter of the late David Hubert Epps and Bobbie Nell Black Epps, born in Greenville, SC, on January 17, 1961. Tresea is survived by her son Brad Coggins; granddaughter Chloe Dionna Coggins; brothers Walter Eugene Epps and John Barry Epps. She is preceded in...
Virginia Lee Adams Lawrence
March 29, 2022
Virginia Lee Adams Lawrence, 82, of Belton, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. A native of Harlan, KY, she was the daughter of the late Sidney and Jessie Elam Adams. She was full of life, always staying busy with friends and family. She enjoyed the mountains and the beach. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Stanley Alan Pearson
March 29, 2022
Stanley "Stan" Alan Pearson of Taylors, SC, son of the late Belva and Carl Pearson Sr., passed peacefully and surrounded by family on March, 29, 2022 in Greenville, SC. Stan was a long-tenured employee of Hamilton-Sundstrand since the age of 19. He retired in 2014 as a senior analyst of materials planning after 43 years at the company. He proudly...
William "Bill" Charles Heider III
March 28, 2022
William "Bill" Heider, III of Lyman, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2022. A native of Takoma Park, MD, he was the son of the late William Charles Heider, Jr. and Ruth Rabbit Heider. Bill was a good man that loved to laugh and enjoyed auto racing. He was a long-haul trucker in the DC metro area and a Navy...
Roger A Bieryta
March 27, 2022
Roger A. Bieryta, of Greer SC, passed away on Sunday, March 27th, 2022 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Joanna M. Bieryta; son Marc Bieryta; granddaughter Melanie Bieryta; two nephews, Andrew Kaplinski and Daniel Kaplinski; and sister-in-law Margaret Kaplinski. Roger was an avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, and boating. He proudly served his country as...
Johnny Harris
March 27, 2022
Johnny Steve Harris, 74, of Greenville, SC, passed away on March 27, 2022. He was the son of the late Fred Harris and the late Elsie Freeman, born in Spartanburg, SC, on October 15, 1947. Johnny was survived by his beloved wife Carolyn Kay Kowalewski Harris; daughter Bonnie Jean Harris Malone (Michael Pittman); siblings Jackie Ray Harris and Barbara Jean...
Gary Joe Wilburn
March 27, 2022
Gary Joe Wilburn, 60, of Greenville, passed away on March 27, 2022. Born in Greenville, he was the son of Bill Patterson and Frances P. Patterson. Survivors include his two nieces, Donna Sue Ross, and Edna Ross, one nephew, Phillip Ross, a special friend, Susan Morgan, two great nieces, Joye Ross, and Serenity Henderson. Gary was predeceased by his sisters,...
Sara Marie Cummings
March 26, 2022
Sara Marie Cummings, 40, of Greenville, passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2022. A native of Tampa, Florida, she was the daughter of John Marvin Cummings, Sr. and Kimberley Fendley Cummings. Sara enjoyed her job at the Starbucks on Augusta and Farris. When not working, she loved spending time with her son, Zane, going to the movies or swimming. She...
Christopher Doyle Browning
March 25, 2022
Christopher Doyle Browning, 17, the bravest young man we were blessed to know., passed away peacefully at his home in Williamston on Friday, March 25, 2022. Christopher is survived by his loving parents, Chris and Iris Fogle Browning, of the home and his older brother, Kaden Browning, of Anderson. Christopher was born with an underdeveloped heart, but he spent seventeen...
Robert G. Maxfield
March 25, 2022
Robert George Maxfield, 69, of Greenville, formerly of New Hampshire, passed away on March 25, 2022. Born in New Hampshire he was the son of the late Christina Hussey and George Maxfield. Survivors include his children; Mark (Denise) Maxfield, Jason (Tracey), Joel Moulton, and Michelle Maxfield, 14 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren other survivors include a sister, Pam and two brothers;...
James "Jimmy" Eugene Cohen
March 22, 2022
James “Jimmy” Eugene Cohen, 63, of Greer, succumbed to cancer at the comfort of his own home surrounded by his family on March 22, 2022. Jimmy is survived by his wife, Charlotte Chavis Cohen, brother Michael (Judean] Cohen, stepdaughter, Kerrie (Michael) McClain and loving grandchildren, Kaysen, Maddox and Tenley. He was preceded in death by his parents Floyd Eugene and...
Jerry Hamilton Gass
March 22, 2022
Jerry Hamilton Gass left this earth for his heavenly home on March 22, 2022. Surviving are his beloved wife of 66 years, Barbara; and three children, Lou Ann Keiser (Roy), David Gass (Sylvia), and Ruth Dechant. There are seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Jerry was born in Knoxville, TN on September 18, 1934. He grew up on a small farm...
Freida Atkins Belk
March 22, 2022
Freida Atkins Belk, 80, of Greenville, passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. A native of Campobello, she was the only child of the late Fred D. and Nellie Burns Atkins. She was of the Baptist Faith and enjoyed reading, bargain hunting and antiquing. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John M. Belk...
Michael Shane Beattie
March 21, 2022
Michael Shane Beattie, 51, of Greenville, passed away on Monday, March 21, 2022. A native of Greenville, SC, he was the son of Allen Douglas Beattie, Sr. and Polly Ann Ward Beattie. He enjoyed wrestling and cross stitch. He was preceded in death by his father. He is survived by his wife, Tammy Lowe Beattie; mother, Polly Beattie; siblings, Allen...