Linda Hawthorne Briggs Obituary

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Linda Hawthorne Briggs of Mauldin, South Carolina, born in Fountain Inn, South Carolina, who passed away on May 20, 2024, at the age of 65, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

As Linda Hawthorne departs from this earthly realm, her essence lingers — a whisper on the wind, a ripple on the water — a testament to the enduring power of love to transcend the boundaries of life and death. Though Linda Hawthorne may no longer walk beside us, her spirit lives on in the memories and the legacy Linda Hawthorne leaves behind.

She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, Joe B. Hawthorne and Blanche Chapman Hawthorne; her sons, Bryant Briggs of Greenville, SC and Jeffery Briggs (Keyalah) of Greenville, SC; and her siblings, Brenda Brownlee of Greenville, SC, Sandra Hawthorne of Greenville, SC, Mary Ann Neely of Greenville, SC, Sharon Gary (Steve) of Simpsonville, SC, JoAnn Sullivan (Johnny) of Fountain Inn, SC, Joe G. Hawthorne (Helen) of Greenville, SC, Rev. Ralph Hawthorne (Beatrice) of Greenville, SC and Henry Odell Hawthorne (Geraldine) of Greenville, SC. She was also cherished by five grandchildren, and a host of other relatives and friends.