Obituaries

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....

Jan 18, 2021

Margaret Jeanette Sellars Allison, 104, of Pacolet, SC died Monday, January 18, 2021 at her home. Born October 13, 1916 in Spartanburg County, SC she was the daughter of the late Dudley Albert and Olema Daniel Sellars and wife of the late Robert A. Allison. She was the last surviving member of her family. A charter member of Tate Memorial...

Jan 17, 2021

Teddy Gene Ramsey, 77, of Spartanburg, SC died Sunday, January 17, 2021 at his home. Born January 10, 1944, in Spartanburg, SC he was the son of the late Lawrence Eugene and Evie Mae Steadman Ramsey. Survivors include his sister, Pat Cartee of York, SC; nieces, Faye Greenway of Valley Falls, SC, Shirley Payne of Inman, SC, and Kira Cartee...

Jan 17, 2021

Reda Faye Cooley Wood, 84, of Roebuck, SC died Sunday, January 17, 2021 at Physical Rehabilitation and Wellness of Spartanburg. Born November 8, 1936 in Belton, SC, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Inez Bannister Cooley and wife of the late James Wood. Mrs. Wood retired from S&S Manufacturing and was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church....

Jan 17, 2021

Patsy Ruth Olson Bartlett, 88, of Spartanburg, SC died Sunday, January 17, 2021 at Spartanburg Medical Center Mary Black Campus. Born August 22, 1932 in Sioux Falls, SD she was the daughter of the late, William "Bill" Gerald and Ruth Gwyneth Wagoner Olson and wife of the late Ronald Clarke and Joseph Bartlett. Survivors include her sons, Bruce Clarke (Christine)...

Jan 17, 2021

Robert Wade Crain, 79, of Inman, SC died Sunday, January 17, 2021 at his home. Born December 24, 1941 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Lafoy James and Edna Hines Crain. A U.S. Air Force Veteran and Eagle Scout, Mr. Crain was a retired Chief Accessor of the Spartanburg County Appraisers Office. He liked acquiring real...

Jan 17, 2021

Annie Johnson Gore, 87, of Spartanburg, SC, formerly of Pacolet, SC died Sunday, January 17, 2021. Born November 6, 1933 in Madison County, NC, she was the daughter of the late, Carl and Minnie Randall Johnson, and wife of the late Haskell Elize Gore. Mrs. Gore was retired from Arrow Automotive and was a member of Spartanburg Seventh-day Adventist Church....