Robert Harbison Iii
Oct 18, 2020
Robert Alexander Harbison III, 80, of Spartanburg, SC was born July 16, 1940 and passed away October 18, 2020, at the Upstate Community Hospice House in Landrum, SC, after a lengthy illness. Robert was born in Spartanburg and was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Alexander Harbison, Jr., and Irene Susan Burns Harbison. He graduated from Spartanburg High School...
Ronald Soucy
Oct 18, 2020
Ronald Lee Soucy, 71, of Spartanburg, SC went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 18, 2020 after a brief illness. Born October 30, 1948 in Staten Island, NY he was the son of the late Raymond L. Soucy and is survived by his mother, Veronica A. Soucy of Lakeland, FL. He is survived by his wife of...
Patrcia Mcpheeters
Oct 18, 2020
Patricia Ann Friel McPheeters, 96, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, October 18, 2020 at White Oak Manor. Born March 14, 1924 in Hopewell, VA, she was the daughter of the late Patrick Thomas and Emily Caldwell Friel and wife of the late George Edward McPheeters. Mrs. McPheeters was retired from Pacific Telephone Company, was a member of Telephone Pioneers of...
Debra Rowe
Oct 17, 2020
Debra Griffin Rowe, 64, of Inman, SC, died Saturday, October 17, 2020 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born February 20, 1956 in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of Sarah Sanford Griffin of Inman, SC and the late Robert Leon Griffin. Debra was a 1974 graduate of Spartanburg High School. She was a retired bookkeeper from The Whitlock Learning Center, and...
Monica Huminski
Oct 17, 2020
Monica Mary Rudzki Huminski, 96, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, October 17, 2020, at Eden Terrace of Spartanburg. Born August 14, 1924 in Pittsburgh, PA, she was the daughter of the late Mary Sylvia Walkowski Rudzki and John Edward Rudzki, Sr., and wife of the late Ted Francis Huminski. Mrs. Huminski was a Ward Clerk at North Hills Passavant Hospital,...
Joaquim Mendes
Oct 17, 2020
Joaquim "Jack" Mendes, beloved husband and father, went to his Heavenly home on Saturday, October 17, 2020, after a long battle with cancer. Jack, owner of State Construction Corp, was born in Faro, Portugal on December 23, 1944, to Maria Pate Mendes and Antonio Mendes. He immigrated to the United States in 1970 and lived in Long Island, New York,...
David Long
Oct 17, 2020
David Johnston Long, 56, of Spartanburg, SC died October 17, 2020 at his home. Born in Manchester, NH on November 15, 1963, he was the son of the late Ernest Johnston Long and the late Catherine Cooksey Long of Rutherfordton, NC and Gaffney, SC. As a child growing up in Rutherfordton, NC, David loved playing golf and scored a rare...
Ryan Carter
Oct 15, 2020
Ryan Keith Carter, 54, of Cowpens, SC died Thursday, October 15, 2020. Born July 12, 1966 in Cowpens, SC, he was the son of Mary Alice Carter and the late Norris Wynn Carter. Ryan was a graduate of Broome High School, and the owner of Carter's Compressor Service. He attended Glendale Baptist Church. He put his heart into his work...
Helen Barnette
Oct 15, 2020
Helen Campbell Barnette, 100, of Arcadia, died peacefully on Thursday, October 15, 2020. Helen was born July 18, 1920 in Spartanburg County, a daughter of the late Bascom Cleveland and Polly Gosnell Campbell. She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Gene Barnette and was first married to the late Horace Mahaffey. Helen was a member of Arcadia First...
Mary Huckaby
Oct 15, 2020
Mary Switzer Huckaby, age 98, peacefully passed away of natural causes on Thursday, October 15, 2020 in Lexington, SC. Mary was born December 11, 1921, in Roebuck, SC, to Samuel C. Switzer and Corrie Cheek Switzer. She was a 1940 Commercial Course program graduate of Lander College in Greenwood, SC and worked for many years at Fairforest Finishing Company before...
Mary Rimer
Oct 14, 2020
Mary Vivian Brown Rimer, 95, formerly of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, October 14, 2020, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born July 19, 1925, in Lexington, NC, she was the daughter of the late James Vivian Brown and Elizabeth Meysson Brown and widow of James Lafayette Rimer Jr. She was a devoted wife and mother of five children. In addition, Mrs. Rimer...
Ollie Sims
Oct 13, 2020
Ollie Lee Alexander Sims, 98, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, October 13, 2020, at St. Francis Hospital-Eastside. Ollie was born December 20, 1921 in New Zion, SC, a daughter of the late Martha Jane Brown Alexander and Arthur Jennings Alexander. She was the loving wife of the late Carnell Sims for 60 years. With the exception of a daughter, Diane Sims...
Virginia Turner
Oct 12, 2020
Essie Virginia Armstrong Thomason Turner "Nana", 91, of Boiling Springs, died Monday, October 12, 2020, at Lake Emory Post Acute Care of Inman. Born February 27, 1929 in Spartanburg, SC, a daughter to the late William Augustus Armstrong and Alice Pluma Swinney Armstrong, she was the widow of Clarence Edwin Thomason and Robert Turner. Virginia was a member of Boiling...
Gloria Calloway
Oct 11, 2020
Gloria Jean Stewart Calloway, 77, of Simpsonville, died peacefully on Sunday, October 11, 2020, at home surrounded by her family. Gloria was born on January 26, 1943, in Spartanburg, SC. She was a daughter of the late Thomas Edward "Ed" and Margaret Ella Porter Stewart. Gloria graduated from Spartanburg High School, shortly thereafter she met Jerry Carter Calloway and they...
Jackie Harrison
Oct 11, 2020
Jackie Harrison, 84, of Boiling Springs, died Sunday, October 11, 2020, at his home. A native of Spartanburg County, Jackie was born on August 25, 1936, a son of the late George and Margaret Woodward Harrison. He was a veteran of the US Navy, attended Rutledge College, and was a longtime employee of Firestone Steel and later with Spartanburg Steel...
Thomas Smith
Oct 11, 2020
Thomas Michael Smith, 71, of West Columbia, died Sunday, October 11, 2020, at Agape Care Hospice in Columbia, SC. Born October 13, 1948 in Spartanburg, he was a son of the late Herbert Thomas and Evelyn Nancy Smith. Mike was a former member of Calvary Baptist Church in Spartanburg and was a US Army veteran. A journalist, Mike previously worked...
Emma Tuerk
Oct 10, 2020
Emma "Nikki" Tuerk, 89, of Simpsonville, SC, died Saturday, October 10, 2020, at Harmony at Five Forks. Born February 1, 1931 in Raleigh, NC, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Betty Keith Mingia. Mrs. Tuerk was a retired secretary with the Treasury Department. She enjoyed singing especially opera, loved bird watching, and was an avid reader. Survivors...
Maurice Williams
Oct 10, 2020
Maurice Anthony Williams, 75, of Roebuck, died Saturday October 10, 2020, at his home. Maurice was born June 19, 1945 in Dudley, Wayne County, NC, a son to the late Leslie Albert and Nettie Winifred Mozingo Williams. A US Army veteran, he was a member of Roebuck Baptist Church and was retired from Carrier Corporation. He is survived by his...
Frances Thomas
Oct 10, 2020
Frances G. Thomas, 84, of Inman, SC died Saturday, October 10, 2020 at home. Born February 17, 1936 in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Theodore M. Garrett, Sr. and Ellie E. Ward Garrett and was the widow of W. Smith Thomas, Jr. Frances worked for Cooley Springs Fingerville Elementary School cafeteria. She was a member...
Joshua Poteat
Oct 10, 2020
Joshua Lee Poteat, 26, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Saturday, October 10, 2020 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born July 22, 1994 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Martin "Marty" Lee and Edie Dillard Poteat. Joshua had worked for Clary Hood Inc. Upstate Grading. He was a member of Crossroads Church. Survivors in addition to his parents, include...
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