Melvin D. Blackstone, age 76, of Lilburn, GA, passed away Saturday, August 30, 2104. Mr. Blackstone is survived by his daughter, Rachel and (Bill) Little of Loganville, Ga; Father, Paul Blackston; brothers, Carl Blackston and Louis Blackston; as well as several nieces and nephews. Mr. Blackstone is preceded in death by his wife, Sharon Blackstone; mother, Lydia A. Blackston. Mr....
Raymond E. LongEasleyRaymond Edward Long, 91, of 116 Baldwin Place, formerly of Antioch Road, passed away Saturday, August 30, 2014 at R.M. Campbell Veterans Center.Born in Greenville, a son of the late John L. and Willie Camilla Wilson Long, Mr. Long retired from the food brokerage business and was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church. He was a veteran of...
Gregory H. AmmonsPendletonGregory Herman Ammons, 56, passed away on Saturday, August 30, 2014 at his home with his wife, mother and children at his side.Mr. Ammons was born in Charlotte, NC and was the son of Marjorie Robinson Ammons and the late Herman Ammons. He studied at both North Greenville University and was a music business major at Belmont University...
F. Ellen Stone NalleyEasleyF. Ellen Stone Nalley, 76, of 200 Lavonne Ave., wife of Cecil Eugene Nalley, was surrounded by her loving family when she went to be with her heavenly father Friday, August 29, 2014 at McCall Hospice House.Born October 30, 1937 in Pickens County, she was a daughter of the late E.M. and Pauline Burroughs Stone. Mrs. Nalley...
Tommy MillerFountain InnThomas Raymond "Tommy" Miller, Jr., 69, of 1211 Green Pond Road, passed away Thursday, August 28, 2014 at Greenville Memorial Hospital.Born in Greenville County, the son of the late Thomas Raymond Miller, Sr., and the late Allene Townsend Miller, Tommy was formerly co-owner of Fresh As A Daisy Cleaning Service and a member of Eastlan Baptist Church. He...
Barbara CampbellEasleyBarbara Jean Cothran Campbell, 85, wife of the late James Calvin Campbell, passed away August 28, 2014 at NHC-Greenville, in Greer.Born in Oconee County, to the late Duffy and Alma Powell Cothran, Barbara graduated from Parker High School and retired from Bell South, where she began working as an operator and later as a customer service representative. She was...
Guyith B. PettitFort Smith, ArkansasGuyith Blansett Pettit, 80, formerly of Fort Smith and wife of Ronald Eugene Pettit died, Wednesday, August 27, 2014 in Central, SC.Born in Fort Smith, AR, she was a daughter of the late Guy Curtis and Ruth Gaston Blansett. She was a homemaker and a member of Myrtle Springs Baptist Church in Hooks, TX.Surviving are a...
Geraldine W. FinleyEasleyMrs. Geraldine Weaver Finley, 80, wife of Bruce Tinsley Finley, passed away Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at her home.Born in Easley, a daughter of the late Theron Randell and Nannie Lou Kennemore Weaver, Mrs. Finley retired in 1995 from Alice Manufacturing Company and was a member of Cedar Rock Baptist Church.Surviving, in addition to her husband of sixty-two...
Ralph Nelson HendrixEasleyMr. Ralph Nelson "Coon" Hendrix, 80, husband of Inez Dickard Hendrix, passed away Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at Rainey Hospice House, Anderson.Born in Pickens County, a son of the late Arthur "Ott" Hendrix, Sr. and Alberta Ramey Hendrix, Mr. Hendrix worked with Woodside Mills of Easley for forty-three years and later retired from the White Horse Mill Plant...
John CiresPiedmontJohn Cires, 79, of 113 Blossom Branch Ext., husband of Irene Longo Cires, passed away Monday, August 25, 2014 at his home.Born February 24, 1935 in Havana, Cuba, he was a son of the late Urbano and Marina Pou Cires. Mr. Cires was a graduate of the Cuban Naval Academy and has been an American citizen forty-five years. He...