Obituaries

Alfred Foster Jr.

Alfred Foster Jr.

Mar 25, 2020

Alfred Dewitt "Chuck" Foster Jr., 73, of Roebuck, SC, died Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at his home. Born December 20, 1946, in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late Alfred D. Foster Sr. and Emma Chiles Holland Foster. Mr. Foster earned an AS Degree in Criminal Justice from Spartanburg Methodist College and retired from the Spartanburg City...

Jo Putnam

Jo Putnam

Mar 25, 2020

Mary Jo Thomas Putnam, 100, of Roebuck, SC, died Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at White Oak at North Grove-Spartanburg. Born August 21, 1919, in Pickens, SC, she was the daughter of the late Claude Columbus Thomas and Melinda Isabella Chastain Thomas. She was married for 71 years to the late McDuffie "M. D." Putnam, Jr. A 1936 graduate of Pickens...

Anne Otts

Anne Otts

Mar 24, 2020

Georgia Anne Otts, 73, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at RoseCrest Retirement Community-Inman after a courageous battle with Parkinson's disease. Born September 6, 1946, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Bill and Lydia Ayers Otts. Anne was a retired teacher, former volunteer at Spartanburg EMS and Spartanburg Medical Center, and a member of Nazareth...

Mary Turner

Mary Turner

Mar 23, 2020

Mary Ann Foster Turner, 90, of the Wildewood Downs Retirement Community, Columbia, SC, died Monday, March 23, 2020, at Providence Hospital NE in Columbia. Born November 6, 1929, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late John Alberry Foster and Gertrude Bishop Foster and widow of Robert Edward Turner. In addition to her parents and husband, she was...

Eloise Cantrell

Eloise Cantrell

Mar 23, 2020

Eloise "Weezie" Spain Painter Cantrell, 99, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Monday, March 23, 2020, at her home. Born July 18, 1920, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late William Spain Painter and Elizabeth Leek Busbee Painter. She was the beloved wife of the late Loyd "Bill" C. Cantrell. Mrs. Cantrell was a member of Southside Baptist...

Jean Parris

Jean Parris

Mar 23, 2020

Gloria Jean Thomas Parris, 73, of Chesnee, SC, died Monday, March 23, 2020, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born December 8, 1946, in Inman, SC, she was the daughter of the late Elford and Inez Wall Thomas. A woman of great faith, Mrs. Parris was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend to all. She was a member of...

Keith Howell

Keith Howell

Mar 22, 2020

Perry "Keith" Howell, 63, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, March 22, 2020, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born January 10, 1957, in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late Perry Eli Howell and Helen Trombley Howell. A member of New Beginnings United Methodist Church he most recently attended Glendale Wesleyan Church. He was employed with Crowder Construction Company....

Nancy Cecil

Nancy Cecil

Mar 22, 2020

Nancy Gray Cecil, 79, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, March 22, 2020, at Summit Hills Retirement Community. Born September 8, 1940, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late James "Jimmy" Polk Gray and Jean Cromartie Gray. She was the wife of 59 years to the late John Patrick "Pat" Cecil. Nancy graduated from Spartanburg High School, received a...

Clayton Willis

Clayton Willis

Mar 22, 2020

Clayton Eugene Willis, 87, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, March 22, 2020 (his 62nd wedding anniversary), at Pacifica Skylyn. Born March 24, 1932, in Clifton, SC, he was the son of the late Guy Thompson Willis and Eva Louise Cole Willis. He was a man of great faith, a loving husband, father, and grandfather. A U. S. Air Force veteran...

Bernice Ellis

Bernice Ellis

Mar 21, 2020

Evelyn Bernice Lane Ellis, 92, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, March 21, 2020, at her home. Born October 24, 1927, in Kings Mountain, NC, she was the daughter of the late John and Alma Frasheur Lane and widow of Sam Ellis. She was a member of Skylyn United Methodist Church. Survivors include her children, Alison Miles of Spartanburg, SC, Bruce...

Danny Osteen

Danny Osteen

Mar 21, 2020

Danny Ray Osteen, 69, of Startex, SC, died Saturday, March 21, 2020, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born February 7, 1951, in Pacolet, SC, he was the son of the late John Ray Osteen and Minnie Sprouse Osteen. He was an auto mechanic. Survivors include his sister, Mary O. Snow of the home; brothers, Devore Osteen (Diane) of Pacolet, SC, Robert...

Hunter Hale

Hunter Hale

Mar 21, 2020

John Hunter Hale, 22, of Fletcher, NC, died Saturday, March 21, 2020. Born December 17, 1997, in Nashville, TN, he was the son of Peter Paul Hale Jr. (Barbara) and LuAnn Gowan Petitt (Mark), all of Fletcher, NC. A free-lance videographer, Hunter was smart, funny, compassionate, and kind, always caring for and helping others. His favorite Bible verse was "Be...

Nancy Willis

Nancy Willis

Mar 19, 2020

Nancy Meadows Willis, 85, died Thursday, March 19, 2020, at her home. Arrangements at a later date. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Nancy Meadows Willis please visit our Sympathy Store.

Dorothy Stillinger

Dorothy Stillinger

Mar 19, 2020

Dorothy Stroman Stillinger, 82, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, March 19, 2020, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born August 25, 1937, in Orangeburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Wilfred and Nellie King Stroman and widow of Billy Roger Stillinger. A Christian wife and mother, Mrs. Stillinger attended Winthrop College and was a graduate of USC Upstate. She retired...

Naomi Sewell

Naomi Sewell

Mar 19, 2020

Naomi Cooksey Sewell, 94, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Thursday, March 19, 2020. Born December 21, 1925, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Houston Cooksey and Mattie Jane Poole Cooksey and widow of John H. Sewell. A member of Fairview Baptist Church, Mrs. Sewell taught in the children's Sunday School class and served with...

Donald Davis

Donald Davis

Mar 18, 2020

Donald Richard Davis, 67, of Pacolet, SC, died Wednesday, March 18, 2020, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born March 28, 1952, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late Richard Earl Davis and Carrie Agatha Walden Davis. He was retired from ABI Security and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his daughters, Donna Michelle Cochran (Benjamin) of Spartanburg, SC,...

Louise Price

Louise Price

Mar 17, 2020

Louise Hogg Price, of Moore, SC, died Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at her home. Born in Jamestown, AL, she was the daughter of the late Deed Hogg and Carmen Jones Hogg of the Summerville area and widow of Eugene Price. Mrs. Price loved her family, flowers, nice clothes, and jewelry - she was always dressed to the nines. A business...

Walter Cope

Walter Cope

Mar 17, 2020

Walter Brown Cope peacefully went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 after a lifetime of loving and caring for others. Born November 16, 1927, near Cullowhee, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Walter Vernon Cope and Elva Sherrill Cope. Walter lived in his native Jackson County all the days of his youth,...

Annie Roberts

Annie Roberts

Mar 16, 2020

Annie L. "Pat" Goode Roberts, 92, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, March 16, 2020, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Survivors include her grandchildren, Jason and Lindsay Amos and Kelly Carpenter. A graveside service was held at 3:00 PM Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, 1300 Fernwood-Glendale Rd., Spartanburg, SC 29307. Memorials may be made to a charity of one's...

Margarita Delatorre

Margarita Delatorre

Mar 15, 2020

Margarita Abuin Delatorre, 85, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, March 15, 2020, at White Oak at North Grove. Born August 21, 1934, in Havana, Cuba, she was the daughter of the late Severino Abuin and Generosa Varela de Abuin and widow of Carlos Manuel Delatorre. Mrs. Delatorre loved her Lord and family. She was a member of St. Paul the...