Obituaries

Harvey Whelchel Hollifield, 95, widower of Louise DeShields Hollifield, passed away on June 26, 2017 at his home.

A native of Greer, SC, son of the late Harvey Greenberry and Flora Culbertson Hollifield, he was a self-employed mechanic, a US Army Air Corps WWII Veteran and a member of Double Springs Baptist Church.

Nancy (Nannie Mae) Hawkins Willis passed away Friday morning at Greenville Memorial Hospital after a sudden illness. Nancy was 85 years old, a life long resident of the Pleasant Grove community and she had been a lifelong member of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.

John E. “Sonny” Kirby, 76, passed away Monday, June 19, 2017 at St. Francis Hospital.

A native of Washington, DC, he was a son of the late Lewis and Grace Sudduth Kirby, a retired employee of Greenville County Road and Bridge Department and of the Baptist faith.

Jane Melinda May Foreman, 70, passed away June 15, 2017.

A native of Gray Court, she was a daughter of the late James L. and Evelyn Long May, an employee of Roberts Stage Curtains, and member of Peoples Baptist Church.

Katherine Heidt Dobson, widow of Broadus Dobson, went to be with the Lord June 14, 2017.

Russell “Rusty” Scott Trammell, 51, of 167 Cherokee National Highway, passed away on Thursday, June 8, 2017 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.  

Frances Eugenia Peek Rogers, 92, widow of William B. “Bill” Rogers, Jr., passed away June 2, 2017 at Ashlan Village.

A native of Pickens County, daughter of the late Dr. David Erastus Peek and Florence Wike Peek, she was a homemaker and a member of Greer First Baptist Church.

Omega Langston Poole, 99, widow of Frank Elliott Poole, Sr., passed away June 12, 2017.

A native of McCormick, daughter of the late Nathan Lee and Mattie Adair Langston, she was a member of Praise Cathedral.