Obituaries

Jan 30, 2021

Marion Frank Tutterow, 82, of Spartanburg, SC died Saturday, January 30, 2021 at his home. Born February 18, 1938 in Lenoir City, TN he was the son of the late Nellie Mae Hunt and Marion Smith Tutterow. A U.S. Navy Veteran, Mr. Tutterow was retired from Southern Railroad where he worked from 1960-1989. He was special to many people but...

Jan 30, 2021

John Lester Miller, 70, of Pauline, SC, died Saturday, January 30, 2021 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born February 13, 1950 in La Mesa, CA, he was the son of the late John Charles and Bradie Tucker Miller and was married to the late Lynn Fain Miller. John was a driver with Walker Trucking Company. He was a member of West...

Jan 30, 2021

Melvin Douglas "Doug" Hopper Jr., 60, of Gaffney, SC died Saturday, January 30, 2021 at his home. Born September 14, 1960 in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late Patsy Ann Culberson and Melvin Douglas Hopper Sr. Mr. Hopper was a loom fixer at Hamrick Mill in Gaffney for many years. He was devoted to his family, especially...

Jan 30, 2021

Sara Hodge Young, 67, of Spartanburg, SC died Saturday, January 30, 2021 at her home. Born December 6, 1953 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of Hames and Pearl Ingle Hodge. Sara earned a Bachelor's degree from Converse College. She was a retired medical professional. She was a member of First Baptist Spartanburg and The Una Fire Department Support...

Jan 30, 2021

Richard Hix Hatchette, 85, formerly of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, January 30, 2021 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born March 27, 1935 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late William Hicks and Lorene Thornton Hatchette. A U.S. Air Force veteran, Mr. Hatchette was a retired Spartanburg City police officer. Richard moved to Lake Greenwood for a few years,...

Jan 29, 2021

J. T. "Bill" Jolley, 84, of Spartanburg, SC died Friday, January 29, 2021 at his home. Born February 15, 1936 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Clyde and Aupbria Thrift Jolley and the widower of Syble Ann McCraw Jolley. Bill was retired from Milliken and Company. He was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church and Country...

Jan 29, 2021

James Allen Taylor, 79, of Spartanburg, SC died Friday, January 29, 2021 at his home. Born April 1, 1941 in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late Reva Randall and Jean Thomas Taylor. Mr. Taylor was the owner/operator of Factory Sales and Savings in Greenville, SC for over 40 years and received numerous recognitions from Broyhill Furniture and...

Jan 29, 2021

Jackie Godfrey, 68, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, January 29, 2021 at Woodruff Manor. Born February 19, 1952 in Greenville County, SC, he was the son of the late Gordon Charlie and Edna Louise Godfrey. Jackie was employed with Mid-Atlantic Boilers. Survivors include his children, Lora Godfrey of Spartanburg, SC, Eric Godfrey (Kathryn) of Spartanburg, SC, and Kevin Godfrey of...

Jan 29, 2021

Frank Ronald Helms Sr., 81, of Spartanburg, SC died Saturday, January 29, 2021 at his home. Born January 26, 1940 in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late John Thomas Helms and Geneva Blue Helms and husband of the late Marian Horton Helms. Mr. Helms a member of Salvation Army Church, was retired from Firestone Steele Manufacturing. He...

Jan 29, 2021

Frances Corn Hammett, 83, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, January 29, 2021 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born April 21, 1937 in Glendale, SC, she was the daughter of the late Charles William and Helen Cudd Corn. Survivors include her son, Charles M. Hammett, Jr. of Spartanburg, SC, her brother, Johnny Corn of Woodruff, SC, her sisters, Debbie Bowser of Inman,...

Jan 29, 2021

Ruby Virginia (Ginger) Shaver Watson, 80, of Spartanburg, SC died on January 29, 2021 after a long battle with breast cancer. Born in Winston-Salem, NC on September 12, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Edison Shaver and Roberta Vernon Shaver Franklin. She graduated from the Curriculum for Dental Hygiene at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School...

Jan 29, 2021

Moira Allan Ferguson, 82, of Laurinburg, NC, died Friday, January 29, 2021 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born March 29, 1938 in Motherwell, Scotland, she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Filomena Verrecchia Allan. Young Moira immigrated to America in 1956 as an 18-year-old to begin her new life, but always cherished and longed for her loving family in...

Jan 28, 2021

Jimmy Howard Linder, 74, of Gaffney, SC died Thursday, January 28, 2021 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born March 9, 1946 in Cowpens, SC, he was the son of the late Mary Pauline Sherbert and James Lloyd Linder Sr. Mr. Linder was a retired minister and electrician with more than 40 years of employment. He was the pastor of the Pentecostal...

Jan 28, 2021

Betty Keisler Bishop Hooker Long, 94, of Spartanburg, SC formerly of Pacifica Assisted Living, died Thursday, January 28, 2021 at Heartland Health Care Center, Greenville, SC. Born August 1, 1926 in Landrum, SC she was the daughter of the late Mamie Joyce Burnett and Harvey Edgar Bishop. She was predeceased by her husband's Benjamin Allen Hooker and Rev. Gideon Madison...

Jan 28, 2021

On Thursday, January 28, 2021, Jimmie Ophelia Gault Cannon, 95, of Spartanburg, SC died peacefully at her home. She was born in Jonesville, SC on December 26, 1925. She was the daughter of Beulah Vaughn and Albert Hope Gault, and the wife of the late Arthur Lester Cannon. She is survived by a daughter, Beverly Abrams of Inman SC; sons,...

Jan 27, 2021

Hoyle Pemberton Brown Jr., 87, of Spartanburg, SC died Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born May 31, 1933 in Spartanburg, SC he was the son of the late Clara Sprouse and Hoyle Pemberton Brown, Sr. A U.S. Army Veteran and graduate of Limestone College, Mr. Brown was a retired supervisor with IMC. He was a member...

Jan 26, 2021

Ronnie Eugene Crain, 78, of Spartanburg, SC died Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at his home. Born October 10, 1942 in Arkwright, SC he was the son of the late George Thomas and Martha Lucy Flowers Crain. Mr. Crain retired from the Coca-Cola Company after 29 years of service. He attended St. Andrews United Methodist Church in Clifton, SC. Mr. Crain...

Jan 26, 2021

William "Sonny" Aaron Gunter, 71, of Cowpens, SC formerly of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at his home. Born October 15, 1949 in Spartanburg, SC he was the son of the late Aaron Woodrow and Velma Waldrop Gunter. Mr. Gunter was a superintendent with Sanders Brothers Inc., and a member of Westside Baptist Church of Cowpens. His first...

Jan 25, 2021

Jan 25, 2021

Ronald Thomas Pruitt Sr., 74, of Spartanburg, SC died Monday, January 25, 2021 at Regency Hospital, Greenville, SC. He was born April 3, 1946 in Tryon, NC to the late Arthur and Alice Tucker Pruitt. Mr. Pruitt was co-owner of Advance Cleaning Company, Inc. He loved sports, especially the Carolina Panthers. Mr. Pruitt was a member of Cedar Spring Baptist...