Lemark Rivers

A page has been turned and the chapter of my life is now completed. Remember the battle I fought to remain on earth with each of you. A victory has been won, a life’s book closed, and it was all part of God plans for me. Family and friends, please accept the will of God, because a loving and awesome God knows what best for each of us. I want each of my family members and friends to begin your journey of healing by remembering the joy that we shared through pictures, mementos, and favorite stories both funny and sad. Let your mind wonder the path of remembrance, reliving the joy, and the good times we had.

Mr. Lemark Rivers was born on September 30, 1949, in Ritter, South Carolina to the late Reverend Jonas Rivers and the late Eloise Singleton Rivers. He attended the Colleton County public school system and graduated from Colleton High School. A er graduation, he became a bus driver for the school system. A er migrating to New York, he worked for the Republic National Bank in New York until his retirement in 2015. Lemark was the youngest of twenty-one children and was affectionately called “Bubba”. Being the “baby” of the group assisted in molding his strong sense of family and fostering special bonds with some of his elder nieces and nephews. He enjoyed watching baseball and played regularly as a youth into his young adult years.

Lemark met and married his first wife, Ms. Nadine Pinckney. Four children were born from their union. e couple moved to New York City where they lived until their separation. He later met and married his present wife, Ms. Virginia Evans. They eventually relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina where they resided until he transitioned. 

He departed this life on August 14, 2024, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Lemark’s mother and father preceded him in death, along with seventeen of his brothers and sisters.

He leaves behind to cherish and mourn him with fond memories: his wife, Virginia Evans Rivers; children, Mary Lee Martinez (son-in-law, Gregory Martinez), Patricia Wharton (son-in-law, Demetrius Wharton Sr.), Staci Armstrong (son-in-law, Curtis Armstrong), and Lamark Rivers (daughter-in-law, Teaundra Rivers); stepchildren, Leonard Evans (daughter-in-law, Tavia Evans ), and Shandra Dickerson; two sisters, Evelyn Robinson and Hermenia Wilson; one brother, Louis Rivers; seventeen grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and a host of nieces, nephews; as well as other relatives, and friends. Lemark was truly loved and will be surely missed.  

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