Obituaries

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...

Frances Moss

Frances Moss

Mar 14, 2020

Frances Lingerfelt Moss, 85, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, March 14, 2020 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born August 17, 1934 in Lincoln County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Lonnie and Stella Proctor Lingerfelt and the widow of Johnny Eugene Moss. Frances was a member of Skylyn Drive Presbyterian Church and a member of the Juanita Rainey Circle....

Mary Morrison

Mary Morrison

Mar 14, 2020

Mary Allen Morrison, 79, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, March 14, 2020, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born January 1, 1941, in Pineville, FL, she was the daughter of the late Robert W. Allen and Agnes Joiner Allen. A graduate of Atmore Alabama High School, Mrs. Morrison was a member of Central United Methodist Church where she participated with the...

Etta Smith

Etta Smith

Mar 14, 2020

Etta Joline "Joey" Ross Smith, 75, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, March 14, 2020, at Valley Falls Terrace. Born June 4, 1944, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late James Albert and Virginia Pack Ross and widow of Donald Eugene Smith. A graduate of Spartanburg High School, Mrs. Smith was a member of White Stone United Methodist Church...

Vanessa Ownbey

Vanessa Ownbey

Mar 13, 2020

Vanessa M. Ownbey, 68, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, March 13, 2020 at White Oak Manor. Born November 16, 1951 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Pawnees Berry Miller and Robert Monroe Miller, Sr. Vanessa was a graduate of Cecil's Business College, a homemaker, and was a member of Park Hills First Baptist Church of God,...

John Foster Jr.

John Foster Jr.

Mar 13, 2020

John A. "Jack" Foster, Jr., 89, of Columbia, formerly of Spartanburg, SC, died March 13, 2020 at Providence Hospital in Columbia, SC. Born January 12, 1931 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late John Alberry and Gertrude Bishop Foster. As a U.S. Army National Guard veteran, Mr. Foster was retired from International Mineral and Chemical Co. He...

Kenneth Carter

Kenneth Carter

Mar 12, 2020

Kenneth Marion Carter, 83, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, March 12, 2020, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born January 18, 1937, in Athens, GA, he was the son of the late George Mell Carter and Martha Beatrice Tiller Carter. He was a graduate of Morgan County High School in Madison, GA and earned a BSIM from Georgia Institute of Technology in...

Randy George

Randy George

Mar 11, 2020

Jerry Randall "Randy" George, 42, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born August 23, 1977, in Greenville, SC, he was the son of Beverly Juanita Fortenberry Cooley of Spartanburg and the late Jerry George. A graduate of Dorman High School, Randy attended Spartanburg Community College and was an independent horticultural contractor. In addition to...

Hoyt Jenkins

Hoyt Jenkins

Mar 11, 2020

Hoyt Madison Jenkins, 82, of the Santuc Community, Union County, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, after a long battle with a brain tumor, at the Clinton Presbyterian Community. He is preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, William "Bill" Jenkins of Lockhart, SC, Norman "Buck" Jenkins of Santuc and a sister, Dorothy "Dot" Peters of Florida. He...

Ernest Goen

Ernest Goen

Mar 10, 2020

Ernest Harold Goen, 94, of Spartanburg and formerly of Moore, SC, died Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at White Oak Manor-Spartanburg. Born July 25, 1925, in Kannapolis, NC, he was the son of the late William Franklin Goen and Mattie Baker Goen and husband of the late Margaret Fisher Goen. Mr. Goen was a member of Woodruff Church of God and...

Billy Hawkins

Billy Hawkins

Mar 9, 2020

Billy "Bill" Lee Hawkins, 79, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, March 9, 2020, at Upstate Community Hospice House-Landrum. Born September 14, 1940, in Spartanburg County, SC he was the son of the late Mark Clinton Hawkins and Myrtle Burke Hawkins Lowe. Bill moved to Cherokee County at an early age. He was a graduate of Gaffney High School and earned...

James Cox Sr.

James Cox Sr.

Mar 9, 2020

James "Jim" Monroe Cox Sr., 79, of Inman, SC, died Monday, March 9, 2020, at his home. Born January 20, 1941, in Charlotte, NC, he was the son of the late Gaston Monroe Cox and Myrtle LaFoy Cox. A graduate of Fairforest High School, Mr. Cox attended Cecil's Business College and was the retired owner of Cox House Moving. He...

Joshua Trotter

Joshua Trotter

Mar 9, 2020

Joshua Aaron Trotter, 44, of Moore, SC, died Monday, March 9, 2020, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born January 19, 1976, in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of Bill and Shelly Worden Trotter of Moore, SC. Josh was a member of Jesus, Our Risen Savior Catholic Church and employed with Verizon Wireless. In addition to his parents, survivors include...

Nellie Epps

Nellie Epps

Mar 7, 2020

Nellie Faye Epps, 76, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, March 7, 2020. Born October 13, 1943 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Wade H. and Bertha Harvey Duncan and the widow of Jerry Wayne Epps. Nellie was a member of St. Andrews United Methodist Church. Survivors include her son, Jimmy Epps (Lori); grandsons, Stephen Epps, Spencer...

Harley Easler

Harley Easler

Mar 7, 2020

Harley William Easler, 94, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, March 7, 2020 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born November 8, 1925 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Bonner Guy and Buna Petty Easler and the widower of Audre Cornelia Burns Easler for 71 years. Mr. Easler served in the U.S. Army during WWII and fought in the...