Obituaries

Randall Blake

Randall Blake

Jun 15, 2020

Randall Wilson Blake "Febby", 74, of Cowpens, SC, died Monday, June 15, 2020, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born March 24, 1946, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Willie and Lenease Atkins Blake. He worked as a carpenter, long-haul truck driver and in the Dye Room at Phillips Fibers. Survivors include his wife of 41 years, Sondra...

Nancy Bissell

Nancy Bissell

Jun 15, 2020

Nancy Todd Gerson Bissell, 64, of Inman, SC, died Monday, June 15, 2020, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born May 17, 1956, in Jacksonville, FL, she was the daughter of the late John O. Gerson Jr., Nancy Dolores Eddings Gerson and William Karl Miller. A Spartanburg High School graduate and member of St. Francis Anglican Church, Nancy was formerly employed with...

Eileen Hampson

Eileen Hampson

Jun 14, 2020

Eileen Edge Hampson, 75, of Hendersonville, TN, died Sunday, June 14, 2020, at her home. Born August 29, 1944, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Louis Wilton Edge and Eloise Jarrett Edge. Mrs. Hampson was a longtime member at Nazareth Presbyterian Church and later at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Madison, TN. She was a graduate of...

Wanda Sweatman

Wanda Sweatman

Jun 14, 2020

Wanda Jean Pickett Sweatman, 65, of Roebuck, SC, died Sunday, June 14, 2020, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born May 10, 1955, in Ft. Campbell, KY where her father was enlisted in the Army, she was the daughter of Geneva Fennel Pickett of Florence, SC and the late John Wesley Pickett. Raised in Florence, SC, Wanda loved fishing, gardening, crafts, sewing,...

Mary Dillard

Mary Dillard

Jun 12, 2020

Mary Jo Robinette Dillard, 83, of Pacolet, SC, died Friday, June 12, 2020 at her home. Born September 27, 1936 in Pacolet, SC, she was the daughter of the late Amos Loyd and Clarice Lucile Hodge Robinette, and the widow of Ralph Walker Dillard of 59 years. Mrs. Dillard received her degree from Spartanburg General Hospital School of Nursing and...

Joseph West Jr.

Joseph West Jr.

Jun 11, 2020

Joseph "Jerry" Pearson West Jr., husband of Martha Gary West, 79, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, June 11, 2020 at his home. Born January 28, 1941 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Joseph Pearson West Sr. and Virginia White West. A United States Army veteran, Jerry was a member of Powell Presbyterian Church. He was retired...

Jianli Lu

Jianli Lu

Jun 11, 2020

Jianli Lu, 63 of Boilings Springs, SC died Thursday, June 11, 2020 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born December 26, 1956 in Jingdezhen, China, she was the daughter of the late Boren Lu and Jinhua Peng. Jianli, a member of Middle Tennessee Church of Christ, loved cooking for her family, taking care of her husband and son and cleaning. She was...

Ange Harvey

Ange Harvey

Jun 10, 2020

Loving wife, mother and grandmother, Ange Lee Taylor Harvey, 86, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, June 10, 2020, at White Oak Estates. Born January 26, 1934, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late James William Taylor and Dannie Harvey Taylor and widow of Billy C. Harvey. Survivors include her sons, Eddie Harvey and Roger Dennis Harvey, both of...

Shirley Huskey

Shirley Huskey

Jun 10, 2020

Shirley Tindall Huskey, 85, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, June 10, 2020, at Physical Rehabilitation and Wellness Center-Spartanburg. Born June 7, 1935, in Lyman, SC, she was the daughter of the late Ernest W. Tindall and Evelyn Ruff Tindall and widow of Eckles Brooks Huskey. Shirley was always on the go, loved to dance, and never met a stranger. She...

Rick Gwinn

Rick Gwinn

Jun 9, 2020

Rick Gwinn, 63, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at home after a brief illness, surrounded by his family. Born March 3, 1957, in Woodruff, SC, he was the son of the late John West Gwinn Sr. and Edna Mae Teague Gwinn. Rick had a huge heart, tons of stories to tell, never met a stranger,...

Margaret Rambish

Margaret Rambish

Jun 8, 2020

Margaret Lyles Rambish, 64, of Moore, SC, died Monday, June 8, 2020, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born February 26, 1956, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of Sarah Dorothy "Dot" Lucas Lyles of Spartanburg, SC and the late Dr. Clarence Cross Lyles. Margaret was a member of Mt. Calvary Presbyterian Church where she sang in the choir. She volunteered...

Charles Klocko

Charles Klocko

Jun 7, 2020

Charles Erwin Klocko, 69, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, June 7, 2020, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born November 5, 1950, he was the son of the late Erwin Klocko and Vera Klocko. Charles Klocko was the type of person who never met a stranger. He was kindhearted, easy going and loved nothing more than a good baseball game, the Michigan...

Jonelle West

Jonelle West

Jun 7, 2020

Phyllis Jonelle Gowan West, 87, of Pauline, SC, died Sunday, June 7, 2020, at her home. Born March 21, 1933, in West Springs, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Marion Gowan and Kathalee Lancaster Gowan and widow of Alvin "Al" Dean West. A member of Bogansville United Methodist Church, the Freda Fuller Sunday School Class, and Sunshine...

Dr. Kelley

Dr. Kelley

Jun 6, 2020

Beloved husband, father, and surgeon Henry G. Kelley, Jr. M. D., 90, passed away on June 6, 2020, surrounded by his family. Born December 27, 1930, in Greenville, SC, he was the son of the late Henry Grace Kelley Sr. and Gertrude Barrett Kelley. Dr. Kelley is survived by Marilyn, his wife of 60 years, and his two daughters, Lisa...

Jacqueline Fowler

Jacqueline Fowler

Jun 6, 2020

Jacqueline "Jackie" Fowler, 82, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, June 6, 2020 at White Oak - North Grove. Born August 11, 1937 in Clifton, SC, she was the daughter of the late James Doctor and Maysie Lilly Bledsoe Hylemon and the widow of William Elmer Fowler. Jackie attended St. Andrews United Methodist Church. Survivors include her daughter, Kimberly Dawn Lee...

Mary Smith

Mary Smith

Jun 5, 2020

Mary Elizabeth Love Smith, 95, of Spartanburg, SC, died June 5, 2020 at her home. Born January 24, 1925 in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Alfred D. and Mattie Irene Belcher Love and the widow of Charles Wesley Smith "Big Boy." Mary was a bookkeeper and homemaker. She loved art, painted, her dog "Smokey," her family, all...

James Rush

James Rush

Jun 4, 2020

James Rondale "Ronnie" Rush, 86, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, June 4, 2020, at his home. Born January 5, 1934, in Glendale, SC, he was the son of the late Edgar and Kate Cash Rush. Mr. Rush served in the U. S. Army for two years and the U. S. Army Reserve for four years. He was a graduate of...

John Rhodes

John Rhodes

Jun 3, 2020

John Everett Rhodes, 82, of Gaffney, SC, died Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born July 31, 1937, in Woodruff, SC, he was the son of the late William Clyde Rhodes and Willie Maude Pruitt Rhodes. A U. S. Navy veteran, Mr. Rhodes was a member of VFW Post 3447 Wild Cat Post in Gaffney and of the...

Jack Owings

Jack Owings

Jun 2, 2020

Joe Jack Owings, 88, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Tuesday, June 2, 2020, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born September 9, 1931, in Cashville, SC, he was the son of the late Luther Washington Owings and Lottie Rhodes Owings. A U. S. Navy veteran, Mr. Owings was a member of Lake Bowen Baptist Church where he was extremely active in his...

Joan Giesler

Joan Giesler

Jun 2, 2020

Joan Elizabeth Shadle Giesler, 89, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, June 2, 2020, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born March 11, 1931, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Dorothy Emery Shadle. A wonderful wife and mother as well as a lady of strong faith who loved her children and grandchildren, Mrs. Giesler was...