Obituaries

Jan 24, 2021

Sylvia Carol Gossett Bowles, 73, of Moore, SC died Sunday, January 24, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born September 13, 1947 in Spartanburg, SC she was the daughter of the late Jasper William and Patra Zimmerman Gossett and wife of the late Richard Glenn Bowles. Mrs. Bowles was retired from Milliken & Company after 23 years of service. She...

Jan 24, 2021

Joe Boyd Burgess, 88, of Spartanburg, SC died Sunday, January 24, 2021. Born May 6, 1932 in Gaston County, NC he was the son of the late John M and Doris Reid Burgess and husband of the late Sarah Cannon Burgess. A U.S. Army Veteran having served in the Korean Conflict, Mr. Burgess was a 1952 graduate of Spartanburg High...

Jan 24, 2021

Sidney Russell "Rusty" Pack, 79, of Boiling Springs, SC died Sunday, January 24, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born January 4, 1942 in Spartanburg, SC he was the son of the late William and Edna Moore Pack. Mr. Pack worked with Grasshoppers Inc., Dodge City, and Butte Knitt and was a member of First Baptist North Spartanburg. He loved...

Jan 23, 2021

John Gentry Alexander, 86 of Wellford, SC, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 23, 2021. Born April 20, 1934 in Fairforest, SC, he was the youngest and surviving son of MM and Mattie Alexander. Mr. Alexander is a proud graduate of Fairforest High School and Clemson University (1956). He was a faithful member of Fairforest Baptist Church...

Jan 23, 2021

Bobby J. Dotson, 82, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Saturday, January 23, 2021, while having lunch in Spartanburg. His parents were Loman Bryan and Nancy Luella Byars Dotson of Benton, KY. Bob joined the U.S. Air Force in 1956 and served as a jet engine mechanic instructor in Ramstein, Germany, in the 526th Fighter Air Squadron. In 1961 he married...

Jan 22, 2021

Shirleen "Shirley" Lindsay Price, 77, of Roebuck, South Carolina went home to be with her Lord on Friday, January 22, 2021, surrounded by family. Born April 23, 1943 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Chester Lindsay and Mattie Cudd Lindsay. She was predeceased by her husband, James David Price, of 51 years. She was the...

Jan 22, 2021

Thomas Stanley Borowski, 68, of Spartanburg, SC died Friday, January 22, 2021 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born October 26, 1952 in Detroit, MI, he was the son of the late Stanley John and Anna Mae Fisher Borowski. Mr. Borowski was a plant manager at Southern Fineblanking in Cowpens, SC, and later a co-owner of Advantage Automotive in Spartanburg, SC. He...

Jan 22, 2021

Charlotte Hamrick, 78, passed away at home on January 22, 2021 of natural causes. She was co-founder of the former Kale Research Center in Spartanburg, SC. She was the daughter of Elizabeth Brough Register and Ray Register, Sr. She graduated from West Mecklenburg High School, Charlotte, NC and attended Converse College. She was a member of the Sigma Phi Chi...

Jan 22, 2021

James Cartwright Van Dyke, "Jim", son of Bill and Vernie Van Dyke, died in Spartanburg, SC on January 22, 2021. He is survived by several family members including his sister, Pat Lundervold, four nieces and one nephew. He is deeply mourned by his partner Lynn Jordan, and her three daughters, Lindsey Norwood, Paige DeWeese, and Whitney Dietz who loved his...

Jan 21, 2021

Edith G. Ford, 96, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, January 21, 2021 at her home. Born May 18, 1924 in Chesnee, SC, she was the daughter of the late Dudley J. and Jesse Israel Garrett. Edith was retired from Department of Social Services in Charlotte, NC after 29 years of service. She was a member of St. Mark United Methodist...

Jan 21, 2021

Geraldine "Dean" Taylor Pool, 72, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, 21, 2021 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born March 2, 1948 in Laurens, SC, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mildred Strickland Taylor. A graduate of Cecil's Business College, Mrs. Pool was a member of Boiling Springs First Baptist Church who loved Jesus and reading...

Jan 21, 2021

Mary Ruth Steading Eads Loveless, 81 of Murrells Inlet, SC died Thursday, January 21, 2021. Born July 1, 1939, she was the daughter of the late George Washington Steading and Clevia Mae Cook Steading.

A U. S. Air Force Veteran, Mrs. Loveless was CEO of the U. S. Air Force exchange system. She was of the Baptist...

Jan 20, 2021

Ronald Woodrow Bailey "Onion" died January 20, 2021, survived by his ‘angel', his loving and devoted wife of more than forty years, Sharon Baker Bailey, and his canine neighborhood watch group and feline pets. Ronnie is also survived by a sister-in-law, Anne Stone Bailey of Spartanburg, nieces, Tammy Satterfield Kimball of Roebuck, Cheryl Bailey Classen (Tim) of Fairview, OK, nephews,...

Jan 19, 2021

Deborah Terry Israel, 60, of Inman, SC died Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born November 25, 1960 in Burlington, NC, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Newman and Ernestine Faucette Terry. Mrs. Israel was a member of Momentum Church where she was a faithful worker and had a true love for her husband, children and...

Jan 19, 2021

Thomas "T. L." Lincoln Queen, 80, of Cowpens, SC died Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at his home. Born August 19, 1940 in Clinton, SC he was the son of the late William Theodore and Pearl Roland Queen and husband of the late Beatrice Gertrude Starnes Queen. A U. S. Navy Veteran, Mr. Queen was a retired Vice President of Clarkson...

Jan 19, 2021

James "Jimmy" Roy Forbis, 68, of Spartanburg, SC died Tuesday, January 19 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born September 9, 1952 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Martha Burdette Forbis of Spartanburg, SC and the late Marvin James Forbis. Mr. Forbis dedicated 38 years of service to Jones Tractor Company. He was a commissioner at Whitney Fire District, a...

Jan 19, 2021

E. Denise Garrett Smith, 65, of Lexington, SC died Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at her home. Born May 8, 1955 in Union, SC, she was the daughter of Gladys Kerr Garrett and the late Theodore Monroe Garrett Jr. A graduate of The University of South Carolina, Mrs. Smith was a retired registered nurse from Lexington Medical Center. She was a...

Jan 18, 2021

Gay Alexander Satterfield of Spartanburg, SC died Monday, January 18, 2021 in her home at age 73. Born December 20, 1947, she was the daughter of the late William Ralph and Beth Sanders Alexander. Mrs. Satterfield graduated from Lander College, Greenwood, SC with a BS in Elementary Education and did post graduate work at The Citadel, Charleston, SC in Psychology....

Jan 18, 2021

Thomas "Tom" Patrick Huesman, 69 of Inman, SC died Monday, January 18, 2021 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born March 18, 1951 in Cincinnati, OH he was the son of the late Joseph Huesman and Charles and Kathryn Patterson Gribble. A graduate of Ft. Myers Senior High School Class of 1970, Mr. Huesman was a retired school bus driver with Spartanburg...

Jan 18, 2021

Kenny Wayne Mathis, 75, of Greenville, SC, went to be with the Lord, whom he loved and trusted, on Monday, January 18, 2021. Born April 30, 1945 in Blacksburg, SC he was the son of the late Oliver Samuel Mathis and Venice Martin Mathis. He was predeceased by his brother, Howard Mathis and sisters, Javon Brown and Bonnie (Tess) Motts....