(Greer)-Danny Lee Burnside Jr. 32 was born in Greenville, SC on April 15, 1989. He was a son of Dr. Danny Lee (Alisha) Burnside Sr. of Boiling Springs, SC and Kendra Rice Burnside of Greer.

Educated in the public school of Spartanburg County, SC, he was a 2008 graduate of James F. Byrnes High School. He continued his education by attending ITT Technical Institution in Greenville, SC.

Danny accepted Christ at an early age and joined Moore’s Chapel Baptist Church in Duncan, SC.

On June 28, 2014 he was joined in holy matrimony to the former Shantay Adams and to this union three children were born. He was a former dietician for Palmetto Health Baptist Hospital in Columbia.

His favorite song was God Loves Me by The Canton Spirituals and he loved singing in Moore’s Chapel Youth Of Faith Choir. He loved to fish and was an avid Atlanta Falcon’s fan.

On Tuesday Afternoon at precisely 12:22 pm, Danny received his wings and transformed from labor to reward in his residence in Elgin, SC surrounded by his wife and children.

He was preceded in death by his step-father, Mr. Kelvin Robbs, his maternal grandfather, Rev. Fred K. Murray Sr. and his paternal grandmother, Ms. Essie Adams.

Also surviving are: his wife, Shantay N. Burnside; a son, Danny Lee Burnside III; 2 daughters, Kiara and Ka’loni Burnside, all of Elgin, SC; a sister, Octavious (David) Pitts of Roebuck, SC; maternal grand parents, Sennie (Freddie) Davis of Wellford, SC, Rev. Marcella Murray of Spartanburg, SC; paternal grandparents, Dan (mammie) Williams of Travelers Rest, SC; nieces, nephews, a host of other relatives and many friends.

Viewing will be Monday, August 9, 2021 from 1:00 until 6:00 pm., in The Gilmore Mortuary, Greer, SC. 214 Memorial Drive; Greer, South Carolina 29650

Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 pm Tuesday in Maple Creek Missionary Baptist Church ( 609 South Main Street Greer, SC 29651 ) with Rev. Earl D. Simmons, Sr. and Rev. Kenneth Murray Jr., Officiating.

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Cowpens)  Elvena Jefferies Hollis, 87, of 130 Huff Road, Cowpens, passed away on Friday, July 30, in SpartanburgRegional Medical Center. 

Widow of Roosevelt J. Hollis, she was born in Cherokee County and was the daughter of the late Iola Jefferies. 

She was a member of Island Creek Baptist Church in Cowpenswhere she served as an usher, member of the Victory Choir, Gospel Choir, Senior Missionaries, and Sunday School Adult Class. She was a retired employee of Hamricks Industries.

In addition to her parents and husband, Elvena was predeceased two daughters, Angela and Gloria Hollis; two siblings, J.C. Jefferies and Horace Dover.  Surviving are a daughter, Sarah Hollis, of Cowpens, numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. 

The family will receive friends on Friday, August 6, 2021 at TheGilmore Mortuary, Gaffney, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. 

The Funeral Service will be held Saturday, August 7^th, 1:00 p.m. in Island Creek Baptist Church with The Reverend Dr. Timothy L. Hunter, officiating. Interment will be in Island Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.

The family is at the home of her daughter at 257 Battleground Road, Cowpens, SC, 29330.

Miss Veronique Camp Hughes, age 49, of Cleveland, Ohio, passed away Saturday, July 17, 2021, in Cleveland.

She was a daughter of Mrs. Lucy Jones Camp and the late Milas Rayford Camp.

She is predeceased by her father and a sister, Marlo Camp.

In addition to her mother she leaves to cherish loving memories: three sons, Edward Devonte Rayford Hughes and Devoen Hughes, both of Gaffney, SC, Donte Hughes of South Carolina; husband, Edward “Lil Man” Hughes; her grandmother; Mary Jones, of Kentucky; a sister; Inger Camp Johnson, of Shelby, NC; three nieces, Porchia Daniels, Lexus Johnson, and Delorean Johnson; five grandchildren, Jeremiah, Sha’miyah, Devonte, Devoen, Jr., and Milo Hughes; a host of other relatives and friends.

The Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, July 24, 2021, at 3:00 p.m., in The Gilmore Mortuary Chapel, with The Reverend Dr. Timothy L. Hunter officiating.

The family is receiving friends at the home of, 2308 Mason Street, Shelby NC.