Samuel Lavender
Oct 7, 2020
Samuel Joseph Lavender, 61, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born November 20, 1958 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Joe L. and Lillian Gray Jackson Lavender, and Freddie Sue Lavender Thompkins. Mr. Lavender was a retired batch poly production operator for almost 40 years with Hoechst Celanese. He...
Rev. Barrett
Oct 7, 2020
The Rev. Dr. Charles David Barrett died on October 7, 2020, at his home in Spartanburg, SC. Charlie was born on June 24, 1933, in Ninety-Six, SC, to the Rev. James Anderson Barrett and Helen Reid Barrett of Rock Hill, SC. He grew up in the communities his father served in ministry--Columbia and Duncan, SC--until the age of ten when...
Edwin Long
Oct 5, 2020
Edwin King Long, of Spartanburg, peacefully passed away October 5, 2020 surrounded by his family. He was a native of Spartanburg, the son of the late James Harold Long and the late Elizabeth Lucille Long. Mr. Long was a graduate of Wofford College, class of 1965, and earned a Masters of Deaf Education from Appalachian State. He taught deaf students...
Ruby Mathis
Oct 4, 2020
Ruby Lynn Mathis, 85, of Pacolet, SC went home to be with her Lord Sunday, October 4, 2020, at The Inverness at Spartanburg. Born October 14, 1934, in Pacolet Mills, SC, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence "Bud" and Cleo Robinson Wells. Ruby Lynn married the love of her life George E. Mathis, on January 6, 1956. Together...
Dewey Westbrook
Oct 4, 2020
Dewey Edward "Ed" Westbrook, 81, of Fairforest, South Carolina, met Jesus on Sunday, October 4, 2020 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. He was born September 20, 1939, in Rutherfordton, North Carolina to the late Albert and Frances Williams Westbrook. Raised in the Southern Shops area, Edward lived life to the fullest with great neighborhood friends and their boyhood shenanigans from...
Doris Grabarkiewicz
Oct 4, 2020
Doris Faye Donahoo Grabarkiewicz, 86, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, October 4, 2020 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born May 25, 1934, in Wellford, SC, she was the daughter of the late Ab Donahoo and Edna Emory Donahoo and wife of the late John Arthur Grabarkiewicz. Mrs. Grabarkiewicz was a retired accountant with Blackman-Uhler-Synalloy and attended St. Paul the Apostle Catholic...
George Carter Jr.
Oct 3, 2020
George Hoyle Carter, Jr., 78, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, October 3, 2020 at his home. Born December 2, 1941 in Clifton, SC, he was the son of the late George Hoyle and Georgie Guy Carter Lamm. A US Navy veteran, Mr. Carter attended Cecil's Business College. He was the owner and operator of Cash Finance Company for over 25...
Robert Bryant
Oct 3, 2020
Robert Howard Bryant, 96, of Irmo, SC and formerly of Kings Mountain, NC, died peacefully after a brief illness, Saturday, October 3, 2020. Born August 11, 1924 in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late Ellis K. Bryant and Fae Tucker Bryant and husband of 66 years to the late Anne Lee Foster Bryant. Mr. Bryant was...
William Md
Oct 3, 2020
William A. Morris, M.D., 85, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, October 3, 2020 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 21, 1935 in Aiken, SC, he was the son of the late Jerome and Florence Wilburn Morris. Dr. Morris was a flight surgeon with the U.S. Navy and a graduate of the University of Georgia and the Medical College of...
Linda Willard
Oct 3, 2020
Linda Kay Willard left this earth for her Heavenly home on Oct. 3, 2020. She was a graduate of Fairforest High School, where she excelled in basketball, Spartanburg Junior College and Converse College. She was born March 29, 1941 and was predeceased in death by her parents William C. Willard, Sr. and Rosa Godfrey Willard. Linda was retired from Western...
Alma Tillotson
Oct 2, 2020
Alma Thornton Tillotson, 84, of Spartanburg, SC, entered her heavenly home on Friday, October 2, 2020. Born February 15, 1936 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Cline and Grace Cartee Thornton and the widow of Preston Wallace Tillotson. Alma was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Survivors include her daughters, Debra Saad of Greenville, SC...
Glenda Bull
Oct 2, 2020
Glenda D. Bull, 78, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, October 2, 2020 at her home. Born February 23, 1942 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Donald Marion and Ruth Strange Rogers. Glenda was a homemaker and was a member of Corinth Baptist Church. She loved her family, her Lord, collected glass and Barbie dolls, and was...
Billy Burgess
Oct 1, 2020
Billy James Burgess, 51, of Spartanburg SC passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 1, 2020. "The man. The myth. The legend." Billy will always be remembered for his love for family, friends, and fast cars. He lived an audacious life full of adventure. He loved to snowboard, scuba dive, dredge, drag race, and so much more. But there was nothing...
Melanie Blackwell
Oct 1, 2020
Melanie Queen Blackwell, 51, of Inman, SC died Thursday, October 1, 2020 in Sylva, NC. Born June 12, 1969 in Rutherford County, NC, she was the daughter of Elizabeth Butler Queen and Ben Queen, Jr. and the wife of Timothy Brian Blackwell. Melanie received her BA from Limestone College and was employed at The Job Connection/Goodwill Industries as Team Lead....
Alice Heavrin
Sep 30, 2020
It is with heavy hearts that we share that Alice Heavrin passed away Wednesday, Sept. 30th. Alice was born and raised in Columbia and has lived in Spartanburg since 1970. Alice was a member of the Shandon Methodist Church in Columbia and transferred her membership to Central United Methodist Church in Spartanburg, where she has been a proud member of...
Dollie Bosler
Sep 29, 2020
Dollie Ruth Black Bosler, 84, of Woodruff, SC died Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born October 12, 1935 in Elberton, GA she was the daughter of the late Olin Black and Unie Williams Black. Mrs. Bosler was retired from Andrews Bearing Company of Spartanburg. A member of Una Church of God of Prophecy, she was a God...
James Sharpe
Sep 29, 2020
James Lynch Sharpe, 82, of Spartanburg, SC died Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at The Inverness at Spartanburg. Born April 5, 1938, in Spencer, NC, he was the son of the late John Hatley "Hap" and Elva Wood Sharpe. Mr. Sharpe was preceded in death by his son, James "Jimmy" Loren Sharpe on April 30, 1979 and by his wife of...
Marty Moore
Sep 29, 2020
Marty Moore, 79, of Spartanburg, SC died Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born October 14, 1940 in Pacolet Mills, SC she was the daughter of the late Edward Earle Ellison and Nannie Faye Pierce Ellison. A graduate of Lander University, Mrs. Moore was a Laboratory Medical Technologist at Spartanburg Medical Center. She loved her family, church, husband,...
Charles Ridings
Sep 29, 2020
Charles Harvey Ridings, 86, of Spartanburg, SC died Tuesday, September 29, 2020, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born May 6, 1934 in Rutherfordton, NC he was the son of the late Earl Curtis and Myrtle Rowe Ridings. Mr. Ridings was a graduate of Harris High School in Rutherfordton, NC where he played basketball and ran track. He retired from Norfolk Southern...
Leland Clary
Sep 28, 2020
Leland Stanford "Stan" Clary Sr., of Greenville, SC formerly of Spartanburg, SC, died September 28, 2020 at McCall Hospice House. Born February 2, 1928 in Gaffney, SC, he was the son of the late Barney Clanton and Mabel Louise Kendrick Clary and husband of 67 years to the late Betty Fowler Clary. A U. S. Navy veteran of World War...
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