Obituaries

William Croon

William Croon

Dec 6, 2020

William "Bill" Croon, 66, of Boiling Springs, SC died Sunday, December 6, 2020 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born February 27, 1954 in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, he was the son of the late Harry Croon and Euphemia Wilhelmina Croon. A business graduate of Durham College, Mr. Croon was a manager with "Shred It" for 13 years. A selfless man who...

Audrey Sloan

Audrey Sloan

Dec 6, 2020

Audrey Marie Sloan, 77, of Boiling Springs, SC went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 6, 2020, at Spartanburg Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Albert and Elizabeth Speeney of Swannanoa, NC. A long-time resident of Spartanburg County, Audrey graduated from Miami Norland Senior High School and went on to earn a Bachelor's Degree in...

Philip Halford Sr.

Philip Halford Sr.

Dec 5, 2020

Philip Lee Halford Sr., 61, of Spartanburg, SC died Saturday, December 5, 2020 at his home. Born August 17, 1959 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late James E. Halford and Joanne Prince Halford. Mr. Halford was employed with Michelin Tire Corporation with 31 years of service. He loved family, helping friends and Ford trucks. Mr. Halford...

Dorothy Breitenbach

Dorothy Breitenbach

Dec 5, 2020

Dorothy "Dot" Victoria Hyder Breitenbach, 84, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 19, 1935 in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Curtis Lee and Kate Adabelle Webb Hyder. She was a member of Glendale Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband of 64 years, David Louis Breitenbach; sons, Johnny...

Patsy Russell

Patsy Russell

Dec 5, 2020

Patsy Theresa Hinson Russell, 84, sunrise January 21, 1936 in Mecklenburg County, NC, sunset December 5, 2020 in Spartanburg, SC at White Oak Estates. She was the daughter of the late William Rufus and Salma Theresa Mullins Hinson and wife of 64 years to the late William Redderick Russell Sr. A graduate of Harding High School, Mrs. Russell attended Clemson...

James Jones Sr.

James Jones Sr.

Dec 5, 2020

James D. Jones Sr., 80, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born August 14, 1940 in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late George Washington Jones, Sr. and Nannie Stephens Jones. A U.S. Army veteran, Mr. Jones was retired from Arrow Automotive after 40 years of service. James was a past...

Marianna Miller

Marianna Miller

Dec 4, 2020

Marianna Miller, 89, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, December 4, 2020 at Blue Ridge Health and Rehab. Marianna was a 1948 graduate of Spartanburg High School, attended Cecil's Business College. She was the owner operator of Marianna's Dance Studio, a life member of Dance Masters of America; a member of Carolina Dance Masters, a choreographer for Spartanburg Little Theatre for...

Doris Anderson

Doris Anderson

Dec 4, 2020

Doris Cook Anderson, 93, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, December 4, 2020 at McCall Hospice House in Simpsonville, SC. Born April 1, 1927 in Fountain Inn, SC, she was the daughter of the late Lucile Jackson Cook and J. B. Cook, Jr. and was the widow of John Wilson Anderson. Mrs. Anderson graduated from Spartanburg Junior College and worked at...

Charles Neely

Charles Neely

Dec 4, 2020

Charles Elbert Neely, 92, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, December 4, 2020 at his home. Born July 7, 1928 in Rock Hill, SC, he was the son of the late Jennings Bryan and Katie Hall Neely and the husband of Mary Ellen Myers Neely of 51 years. A U.S. Marine Corps WW II veteran, Mr. Neely was retired from Lockwood...

Lon Joyce

Lon Joyce

Dec 3, 2020

Spartanburg Methodist College's legendary former baseball coach Lon Joyce, a scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers, died Thursday in Spartanburg, he was 72. SMC elected him to its Hall of Fame in 1991 and retired his No. 21 jersey. He was MLB national scout of the year in 2007 and inducted into the scouts Hall of Fame the next year....

Juanita Gowan

Juanita Gowan

Nov 30, 2020

Grace Juanita Lee Gowan, 94, widow of W S. Gowan, passed away on Monday, November 30, 2020, at her home. A native of Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Hayden Carl and Bertha Lee Sumner Lee. Mrs. Gowan is survived by daughters, Jane Ann Gibson and husband, Donald, Joyce Quesenberry and husband, Harold, Judy Terry, Libby Robison...

Elmer Kirby

Elmer Kirby

Nov 30, 2020

Elmer Dean Kirby, 77, of Chesnee, SC died Monday, November 30, 2020, at his home. Born April 19, 1944 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Howard Lee and Eva Kirby and husband of the late Brenda Gail Massey Kirby. A US Army Veteran, Mr. Kirby loved gardening, and spending time with his family and friends. He...

Marretta Jackson

Marretta Jackson

Nov 30, 2020

Marretta Dawn Clubb Jackson, 54, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, November 30, 2020, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 2, 1965, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Jack Donald and Nancy Pettit Clubb. Mrs. Jackson was a member of Peace Free Will Baptist Church and was a selfless individual whose home was always open to...

Marjorie Carter

Marjorie Carter

Nov 30, 2020

Marjorie Montgomery Carter, formerly of Spartanburg, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, November 30, 2020 at McCall Hospice House in Simpsonville, SC. Born October 26, 1931 in Spartanburg County, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin Lewis and Eloise Wilkins Montgomery and the widow of Philip Earl Carter, Sr. Mrs. Carter was retired from Bethel Methodist...

Michael Lindsay

Michael Lindsay

Nov 29, 2020

Michael Lawrence Lindsay, 43, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born January 25, 1977, in Spartanburg, SC he was the son of Lawrence Stephen and Deborah Johnson Lindsay. A US Navy Veteran of the Gulf War, Michael was a former manager of the Food Lion in Woodruff, SC. He was a loving son and...

Evalyn Coad

Evalyn Coad

Nov 29, 2020

Mrs. Evalyn Wright Coad passed into the loving arms of her Savior, Jesus Christ, on November 29, 2020. She was born on June 13, 1930 near Woodville, Georgia. Her parents were Arthur Grantly and Margie Elrod Wright. Evalyn was the youngest and last survivor of 12 children. She joined the Baptist Church and played basketball on her high school basketball...

John Atkins

John Atkins

Nov 28, 2020

John Carson Atkins, 91, of Spartanburg SC died Saturday, November 28, 2020 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born March 4, 1929 in Gaffney, SC, he was the son of the late Frank and Ola Peeler Atkins. A member of the National Guard, Mr. Atkins was an avid hunter and enjoyed farming. Survivors include his wife of 69 years, Margaret Lipsey...

Joseph Stafford

Joseph Stafford

Nov 28, 2020

Joseph Branson Stafford, 81, of Greenville, SC died Saturday, November 28, 2020 at Southern Oaks Assisted Living Facility. Born October 28, 1939 in Greenville, SC, he was the son of the late Walter Branson and Margaret Virginia Cook Stafford. A U.S. Army National Guard veteran, Mr. Stafford retired as a family counselor with Floyd Cemeteries after 15 years of service....

Alma White-Coward

Alma White-Coward

Nov 27, 2020

Alma Burris White-Coward, 104, died Friday, November 27, 2020, at White Oak Estates. She was born August 15, 1916 in Albemarle, NC, a daughter to the late Daniel Monroe Burris, Sr. and Bertha Parker Burris. She was first married to Thomas Edwin White for fifty-eight years until his death in 1995. She was then married to Harry Nathan Coward for...

Robert Widener Jr.

Robert Widener Jr.

Nov 27, 2020

On Friday, November 27, 2020, God felt it time to take the precious soul of Robert (Bob) L. Widener Jr. (known to many as Doc) to his heavenly home. Bob was a loving husband, the best a wife could ask for, a loving father, mentor to many and a friend to all. Bob was born in Knoxville, TN on October...