Obituaries

Wilburn Hensley

Wilburn Hensley

Feb 14, 2020

Wilburn Lee Hensley, 85, of Landrum, SC, died Friday, February 14, 2020 at Upstate Community Hospice Home. Born June 21, 1934 in Haywood County, NC, he was the son of the late Clarence G. and Dellie Hensley Stines. Wilburn was retired from Whitney Yarn Mills after 32 years of service. He was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his loving...

Michael Langley Jr.

Michael Langley Jr.

Feb 13, 2020

Michael "Mike" Leroy Langley Jr., 72, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Thursday, February 13, 2020, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 26, 1947, in Greenwood, SC, he was the son of the late Michael Leroy Langley and Doris Botts Langley Singleton. A U. S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, Mr. Langley served in Germany. He retired from the...

Sue Fisher

Sue Fisher

Feb 13, 2020

Sue Windsor Fisher (nee Fountain), 94, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, February 13, 2020, at RoseCrest Retirement Community-Inman. Born June 11, 1925, in Atlanta, GA and raised in Lynbrook, NY, she was the daughter of the late Furney Ruffin Fountain and Gladys Alyburton Willis Fountain. She was married for 60 years to the late Edward Francis Fisher. A 1943 graduate...

Devaraj Ruskin

Devaraj Ruskin

Feb 12, 2020

Devaraj Wesley Ruskin, 81, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, February 12, 2020, at his home. Born February 25, 1938, in Bangalore, India, he was the son of the late Devaraj Wesley Ruskin and Jayama Maslamani Ruskin. A member of St. James United Methodist Church, Mr. Ruskin played cricket, loved sports - watching soccer, basketball, and boxing. He was a CNC...

Paul Kolbas

Paul Kolbas

Feb 11, 2020

Paul Adam Kolbas, 87, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2020, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born June 18, 1932, in Akron, OH, he was the son of the late John and Mary Adam Kolbas and husband of 62 years to the late Phyllis Louise Stover Kolbas. A U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War, Mr....

Dan England

Dan England

Feb 11, 2020

Dan Alan England, 60, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday morning, February 11, 2020, after a courageous battle with colon cancer. Born December 6, 1959, in Columbia, SC, Dan is a son of Bernie England of Spartanburg and the late Helen Huiet England. Also surviving are his two children, Kaleb England and Amanda England; his brother, Huiet England (Maggie); and numerous...

Donald Powell

Donald Powell

Feb 11, 2020

Donald "Donnie" Eugene Powell, 48, of Pacolet, SC, died Tuesday, February 11, 2020, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born March 26, 1971, in Gaffney, SC, he was the son of Carl Gene Powell of Gaffney, SC and Rita Delores Kirby of Pacolet, SC. A member of Montgomery Memorial United Methodist Church, Mr. Powell enjoyed fishing, hunting, and loved to cook. In...

M. Crum

M. Crum

Feb 11, 2020

Margaret Carol "CC" Crum, 76, of Orlando, FL, died Tuesday, February 11, 2020, at Wesley Court Assisted Living. Born January 16, 1944, in Orlando, FL, she was the daughter of the late Lyndall P. and Margaret Thornton Crum. She retired from Publix Supermarket in 2001 to care for her parents after 45 years of service. Survivors include her brother, Ray...

David "Bop"

David "Bop"

Feb 11, 2020

David Wayne "Racecar" Carter Sr., 62, of Pacolet, SC, died Tuesday, February 11, 2020, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born September 23, 1957, in Ruther Glen, VA, he was the son of Shirley Gayle Carter of Spartanburg, SC and the late Albert David Carter and husband of 42 years to the late LouAnn Fowler Carter. A graduate of Dorman High School,...

Virl Dearybury

Virl Dearybury

Feb 11, 2020

Virl Jane McIntyre Dearybury, 99, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, February 11, 2020, at her home. Born May 26, 1920, in Arcadia, SC, she was the daughter of the late George Arastus McIntyre and Clara Love McIntyre and step-daughter of Janie Kellett Roberts McIntyre. She was the widow of Paul E. Dearybury Sr. An active member of St. Mark United...

Donna Thompson

Donna Thompson

Feb 11, 2020

Donna Kay Petty Thompson, 63, of Inman, SC, died Tuesday, February 11, 2020, at her home. Born May 21, 1956, in Spokane, WA, she was the daughter of Connie Mabry Gonzales of Pacolet, SC and the late Andrew Jackson Petty. A member of Fairforest Baptist Church, Mrs. Thompson was also a member of Eastern Star. She loved to shop and...

Roberta Hodge

Roberta Hodge

Feb 11, 2020

Bert O'Shields Hodge, of Spartanburg, SC, widow of Jack Wilson Hodge, passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2020, at Spartanburg Medical Center-Mary Black Campus. Born April 3, 1927, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Alfred A. O'Shields Sr. and Gertrude Smith O'Shields. Bert is survived by two sisters, Shirley O. Crook and Martha O. Horton,...

Norma Mabry

Norma Mabry

Feb 10, 2020

Norma Jean Whitaker Mabry, 87, of Cowpens, SC, loving wife of 58 years to the late Eugene Mabry, devoted mother and grandmother went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, surrounded by her family at her home on Monday, February 10, 2020. Born November 22, 1932, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Clyde...

Bobby Jolley

Bobby Jolley

Feb 10, 2020

Bobby Dean Jolley, 83, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, February 10, 2020, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born April 24, 1936, in Cherokee County, SC, he was the son of the late Bay and Martha Michaels Jolley. A U. S. Air Force veteran, Mr. Jolley was a member of First Baptist Church of Spartanburg and a founding member of Anderson Mill...

Robert Halcott

Robert Halcott

Feb 9, 2020

Major Robert Freeman Halcott, U. S. Air Force, Ret., 91, of Taylors, SC, died Sunday, February 9, 2020, at St. Francis Hospital Downtown-Greenville. Born April 1, 1928, in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Carl Lambert Halcott and Marguerite Freeman Halcott. Survivors include his wife of 33 years, Mary Davis Halcott; children, Kristin Landis (Jimmy) of Raytown,...

Marian Cromer

Marian Cromer

Feb 9, 2020

Marian Idell Land Cromer, 78, wife of Bertram Orr Cromer Jr., of Boiling Springs, SC, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, February 9, 2020, surrounded by family. Marian was born July 27, 1941, to the late Robert Furman Land and Pauline Crocker Land of Anderson, SC. A wonderful wife, mother, Nana, and friend, Marian was an...

Jeanette West

Jeanette West

Feb 8, 2020

Jeanette Omega Quinn West passed away February 8, 2020. A lifelong resident of Spartanburg, she was born on March 24, 1935 to the late Albert Cleveland Quinn and Minnie Lee Hope Quinn Perry. She was the youngest of seven girls. She was the loving wife of Sam Ray West for 62 years. She is survived by her daughters, Pam Gault...

Bo Woolbright Iii

Bo Woolbright Iii

Feb 7, 2020

Bo Woolbright, 69, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away peacefully in his sleep with his wife by his side. Born July 27, 1950 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Mary Elizabeth Lanford Woolbright and the late Deward Boyce Woolbright, Jr. Bo was a Project Engineer employed with Hoechst Celanese with 47 years of service. He was of the Baptist...

Keonni Aiken-Brewton

Keonni Aiken-Brewton

Feb 7, 2020

Miss Keonni Jenean Aiken-Brewton, 13, of Spartanburg, SC, transitioned on Friday, February 7, 2020, after a courageous battle with cancer at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born October 18, 2006 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of Tyrell Brewton of Kenosha, WI and Chauntee Jenean Aiken of Spartanburg, SC. A special child of God who loved her family and friends, Keonni...

Bobby Smith

Bobby Smith

Feb 5, 2020

Bobby Joe Smith "Bob", husband of Nancy Thomas Smith, passed away on Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at his home. Born November 6, 1936, in Glenn Springs, SC, he was the son of the late James Henry Smith and Mary West Smith. Bob worked in construction management throughout his career. He retired from Cherokee Masonry as an Estimator/Project Manager and prior...