Gerald Lewis Gilstrap

Mar 21, 2014

Gerald Gilstrap, Jr.EasleyGerald Lewis Gilstrap, Jr., 48, passed away Friday, March 21, 2014 at Brian Center Health and Rehab of Brevard, in North Carolina.Born in San Antonio, TX, to Gerald Lewis Gilstrap, Sr., and the late Linda Redmon Gilstrap, Gerald worked for Clyde Morgan Alignment Company as a mechanic and was a member of Cross Roads Baptist Church.In addition to...

Ronald E. Kirkland

Mar 20, 2014

Ronald E. KirklandCentralRonald E. Kirkland, 55, of Six Mile Highway, Central, SC, died March, 20, 2014.Born in Ft. Jackson, SC, he was a son of Delia Cowan Kirkland of Central and the late Hilton Kirkland. Mr. Kirkland was a truck driver most of his life.Surviving are two sons, Ronald Kirkland, Jr., and Jacob Kirkland of Central, SC; two brothers, Randall...

Cheryl Angela Hillman

Mar 20, 2014

Cheryl HillmanEasleyCheryl Angela Nalley Hillman, 67, of Easley, went to be with the Lord Thursday, March 20, 2014 at her home.Born in Greenville County, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence Calvin Nalley Sr. and Virginia Jones Nalley. Cheryl retired as a Practice Administrator after 28 years with Carolina Nephrology in Greenville SC, and was a member of Fairview...

Chad Hawkins

Mar 19, 2014

Chad HawkinsEasleyBenjamin Chad Hawkins, 36, of 102 Charles St., husband of Robin Ensley Hawkins, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, March 19, 2014.Born March 19, 1978 in Greenville County, he was the son of Benjamin Terry and Nancy Young Hawkins. Chad was a 1996 graduate of Pickens High School and attended USC Upstate. He was the owner and operator...

James Stephen Owens

Mar 19, 2014

James S. Owens - Easley, SCJames "Jim" Stephen Owens, 68, of 200 Echo Circle and husband of Carol Hicks Owens, passed away Wednesday March 19, 2014 at McCall Hospice House.Mr. Owens was born in Florida, the son of the late Joseph Frank and Sallie Cox Goodwin. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War and later retired from...

Mary Ellen Williams

Mar 18, 2014

Mary WilliamsEasleyMary Ellen Williams, 87, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, March 18, 2014. Mary was the daughter of the late Robert Bige and Pearl Cummings Williams of Easley, and was the last surviving member of her immediate family. She was a beloved and active member of St. Matthias Lutheran Church of Easley, until recently,...

Marie Murphree

Mar 18, 2014

Marie M. MurphreeWinston-Salem, NCMarie Mann Murphree, 84, of Winston-Salem, NC and formerly of Easley and Liberty, SC, wife of the late Rev. Marvin Murphree, passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2014 in Winston-Salem. She graduated from North Greenville Junior College and studied at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Until her husband's retirement, she was a devoted and active minister's wife at churches...

Gwendolen Bullard Tyson

Mar 18, 2014

Gwendolen Bullard TysonGreenvilleMrs. Gwendolen Sue Bullard Tyson, 54, wife of Bruce Sanford Tyson, passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at St. Francis Hospital-Downtown.Born in Harriman, TN, a daughter of Mavis Harvey Bullard and the late Jack Bullard, Mrs. Tyson was an artist and a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church.Surviving, in addition to her husband and mother, are two sons,...

Samuel Ford Dodgens

Mar 17, 2014

Samuel "Ford" DodgensEasleyMr. Samuel "Ford" Dodgens, 74, husband of Cathleen "Kay" Woody Dodgens, passed away Monday, March 17, 2014 at his home.Born in Pickens County, a son of the late Furman Alfred Dodgens, Sr. and the late Dolly Beatrice Lesley Dodgens, Mr. Dodgens was a retired carpenter.Surviving, in addition to his wife of the home, are a son, Carl Steven...

Iris Mimms Meeker

Mar 17, 2014

Iris MeekerJacksonville, FLIris Mimms Meeker, 92, of Willow Place, wife of the late Marion Meeker, passed away Monday, March 17, 2014 at Greenville Memorial Hospital.Born in Branford, FL, a daughter of the late Burton and Eva McCullough Mimms, Mrs. Meeker was a homemaker and a very active member of Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church in Jacksonville where she sang in the...