Robert Dowis
Nov 2, 2020
Robert W. "Bobby" Dowis, 80, of Cowpens, SC went home to be the Lord, on Monday, November 2, 2020. Born March 11, 1940 in Cowpens, he was the son of the late John Wesley Dowis, Sr. and Lucille Lipscomb Dowis. A U.S. Air Force Veteran, Mr. Dowis retired from Progress Lighting. He served on Cowpens Town Council for numerous years...
James Murray
Nov 2, 2020
James Monroe Murray, 89, of Pacolet, SC died Tuesday, November 2, 2020 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born July 18, 1931 in Spartanburg, SC he was the son of the late Dexter H. Murray and Maggie Harrison Murray and husband of the late Marjorie Fleming Murray. A member of the South Carolina National Guard, Mr. Murray, was a retired maintenance worker...
Belva Woolen
Nov 1, 2020
Belva Lucille Woolen, 89, of Spartanburg, SC died Sunday, November 1, 2020 at Upstate Community Hospice House. Born October 10, 1931 in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Randolph Macon and Lucille Setzler Woolen. Miss Woolen, a 1951 graduate of Spartanburg High School and a 1953 graduate of Spartanburg Regional School of nursing, served the Spartanburg area...
Johnny Blackwell
Nov 1, 2020
Johnny Paul Blackwell, 65, of Inman, SC died Sunday, November 1, 2020 at Prisma Health North Greenville Hospital, Travelers Rest, SC. Born September 8, 1955 in Spartanburg, SC he was the son of the late Dennis Floyd and Elzie May Fisher Blackwell. Mr. Blackwell was a machine operator at South Carolina Elastic Company. Survivors include his daughter, Joanie Blackwell of...
Cole Justice
Nov 1, 2020
Toby Cole Justice, 22, of Spartanburg, SC died Sunday, November 1, 2020, at his home. Born June 3, 1998 in Spartanburg he was the son of Vera Genelle "Ginny" Stroud Justice and Jerry Toby Justice. Cole was set to graduate Spartanburg Community College with his degree in accounting in December. He loved skateboarding and working out at the gym. In...
Jon Sagester
Oct 31, 2020
Jon David Sagester, 84, of Spartanburg, SC died Saturday, October 31, 2020 at his home. Born March 29, 1936 in Columbus, OH, he was the son of the late Ishmael and Edith Newton Sagester and husband of the late Judith Pace Sagester and the late Linda Waltrip Sagester. A retired U.S. Navy veteran, Mr. Sagester served for our country for...
Jeffrey Harley
Oct 30, 2020
Jeffrey Mark Harley, 69, of Spartanburg, SC passed away Friday, October 30, 2020 from ongoing debilitating health issues. Born June 15, 1951 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Cleveland Sylvannus and Mary Curtis Ramsay Harley. Mark was a beloved father of two daughters and a best friend to all that knew him. Mark enjoyed fishing at...
James Sottile
Oct 30, 2020
James Robert Sottile, 72, of Roebuck, SC died October 30, 2020 at his home. Born March 10, 1948 in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Joseph and Maryanne Newby Sottile. He was the youngest of eight children. James was a Vietnam era veteran. He was in the 11th Signal Brigade stationed in Germany in 1968 and 1969....
Brent Bishop
Oct 29, 2020
Larry Brent Bishop, 44, of Pauline, SC went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at his home. Born August 9, 1976 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of William Larry and Mary Anna Graham Bishop. A graduate of Dorman High School, Mr. Bishop attended Spartanburg Community College and Tri-County Technical College. He was a member...
Pearl Waddell
Oct 28, 2020
Pearl Elvilla Gilbert Waddell, 88, of Spartanburg, SC died Wednesday, October 28, 2020, at The Inverness of Spartanburg. Born August 31, 1932, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late John Parris and Mary Mattie Lou Cantrell Gilbert and widow of W. B. "Doug" Waddell. Mrs. Waddell began her work career at Drayton Mill and later was a...
Larry Parker Sr.
Oct 28, 2020
Larry Wayne Parker Sr., 71, died Wednesday, October 28, 2020, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 27, 1948 in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late James Preston and Mildred Cody Parker. A U.S. Army veteran, Mr. Parker was retired from Hoechst Celanese as a supervisor. After retirement he drove school buses for Spartanburg District 3 for...
Ivan Turnage
Oct 28, 2020
Ivan André Turnage, 79, of Boiling Springs, SC died Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born February 27, 1941 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Elmer Emmett and Patricia Aileen Holland Turnage. Mr. Turnage was a local businessman and entrepreneur who enjoyed his work and loved spending time with his family and doting on...
Iretha Gilbert
Oct 28, 2020
Iretha Anderson Gilbert, 90, died peacefully at White Oak Estates on October 28, 2020. Born September 30, 1930, in Simpsonville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Jack Monroe Anderson and Willie Mae Dye Anderson. She married W. W. "Bill" Gilbert, Sr. whom she cared for until his death in 1994. They were partners in work and in life....
Anita Ledford
Oct 27, 2020
Anita Ann Ledford, 60, of Spartanburg, SC died Tuesday, October 27, 2020 in Moncks Corner, SC. Born April 10, 1960 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Olin Dean Ledford Sr. and Judy Humphries Ledford. A graduate of the University of South Carolina Spartanburg where she earned her Master's Degree, Nina was a retired teacher at Boiling...
Sheila Griffin
Oct 27, 2020
Sheila Dale Allen Griffin, 63, of Inman, SC, died Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at her home. Born December 9, 1956 in New Orleans, LA, she was the daughter of Barbara Weimann Blodgett and the late Stewart Dale Allen. She was a member of Friendly Chapel Baptist Church, Chesnee, SC. Survivors include her husband James Woody Griffin; son, Leonard Griffin of...
Paul Camp
Oct 27, 2020
Paul J. Camp, 87, of Pacolet, SC, died Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at his home. Born March 10, 1933 in White Plains, SC, he was the son of the late Virgil and Ressie Bledsoe Camp and husband to the late Jean Pierce Camp. A U.S. Army Veteran, Mr. Camp was a past Master and Master Mason, and Shriner. He was...
Joe Smith Jr.
Oct 26, 2020
Joe K. Smith Jr., 88, of Spartanburg SC, died Monday, October 26, 2020 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born February 29, 1932, in Simpsonville, SC, he was the son of the late Joe Kay and Margaret Kilgore Smith. Mr. Smith attended Clemson University and was a salesman with Earnhart Textiles and CTE. He was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his...
Donald Henderson
Oct 25, 2020
Donald Gene Henderson, age 88, died on October 25, 2020 in Spartanburg, SC, with his son by his side and surrounded by his beloved books, music, and pictures of family. Born on April 11, 1932 in Indianapolis, Indiana, the oldest of three brothers, Don graduated from the University of Indiana before enlisting with the U.S. Army and performing with the...
Fred Gossett
Oct 25, 2020
Fred William Gossett, 75, of Cowpens, SC died Sunday, October 25, 2020 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 4, 1944 in Spartanburg SC, he was the son of the late Fred Willard and Mildred Louise Quillen Gossett. A U.S. Army Veteran, Mr. Gossett was a member of the South Carolina National Guard. He was the Town Administrator for the...
Yiannis Polydorou
Oct 25, 2020
Yiannis K. Polydorou, known as John Polydorou, 81, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, October 25, 2020 at Greer Memorial Hospital. Born on the island of Cyprus on December 13, 1938, he was the son of the late Kyprianos Polydorou and Theoti Georghiou. John was a graduate of Nicosia Lyceum and then the University of Athens Greece. He became a teacher...
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