Obituaries

Jane Taylor

Jane Taylor

Feb 21, 2020

Jane Gilbert Taylor, 86, of Spartanburg, SC died Friday, February 21, 2020 at Pacifica Senior Living-Skylyn. Born December 1, 1933 in Gainesville, GA, she was the daughter of the late Otis Kirby and Sallie Brewington. Jane was retired from Hoechst Celanese. She was a Breast Cancer survivor. As a member of Arkwright Baptist Church, she was a Sunday School teacher....

Wilma Crowe

Wilma Crowe

Feb 21, 2020

Wilma McArthur Crowe, 91, of Glenn Springs, SC, died Friday, February 21, 2020, at her son's home. Born August 10, 1928, in Glenn Springs, SC, she was the daughter of the late Boyce Lamar McArthur and Lillian Mae West McArthur and widow of Henry Tollison Crowe. Mrs. Crowe was an active member of Sulphur Springs Baptist Church. She retired from...

Ray Edwards

Ray Edwards

Feb 20, 2020

Ray Lindsey Edwards, 95, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, February 20, 2020, at Summit Hills Retirement Community. Born December 7, 1924, in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late Thomas Cleveland Edwards, a farmer and cotton mill worker and Phamie Jackson Edwards, who was half Edisto Indian. He was the youngest of eight children (six girls and...

Merle Ruppe

Merle Ruppe

Feb 20, 2020

Merle Thorne Ruppe, 89, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, February 20, 2020, at The Inverness at Spartanburg. Born June 8, 1930, in Chesnee, SC, she was the daughter of the late Boyd Teal Thorne and Bessie Hollifield Thorne and widow of Hubert Bryan Ruppe. A graduate of Chesnee High School and Cecil's Business College, Mrs. Ruppe was an active member...

Baxter Morgan Iii

Baxter Morgan Iii

Feb 19, 2020

Baxter Lee Morgan III, 69, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, February 19, 2020, at Physical Rehabilitation and Wellness Center. Born June 27, 1950, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Baxter Lee Morgan Jr. and Vivian Edwards Morgan. A 1971 graduate of Boiling Springs High School, Mr. Morgan loved to watch racing and wrestling. He is survived by...

Lois Yarbrough

Lois Yarbrough

Feb 18, 2020

Lois Edna Bolin Yarbrough, 64, of Roebuck, SC, died Tuesday, February 18, 2020, at her home. Born July 15, 1955, in York, SC, she was the daughter of the late Edna Mae Bolin and Ben Tillman. A loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Mrs. Yarborough was a wonderful cook and loved the outdoors, especially yardwork. She was the former...

William Campbell

William Campbell

Feb 18, 2020

William "Billy" Howard Campbell, 74, of Pacolet, SC, died Tuesday, February 18, 2020, at his home. Born April 23, 1945, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late William Jefferson Campbell and Margaret Louise Scales Campbell. Mr. Campbell loved God and country, his wife, children, and grandchildren, farming, tractors, music, fishing, camping, and old cars. An Eagle Scout,...

Flora Millwood

Flora Millwood

Feb 18, 2020

Flora Maxine Ballard Millwood, 86, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, February 18, 2020, at The Waterford at Dillon Pointe. Born July 10, 1933, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late John Floyd Ballard and Hester Guy Ballard. Flora was a member of First Baptist North Spartanburg, a Sunday School teacher, choir member and former pastor's wife. She...

David Mangum

David Mangum

Feb 17, 2020

David Lawrence Mangum, F.I., 63, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 17, 2020 after a 26 year battle with Parkinson's Disease. David was predeceased by his parents, Kyoko and Jack Mangum, and his grandmother, Dorothy Mangum. He is survived by Sherry Waliyy, Tara and Chelsea Lemieszek. He was a member of Holy Communion Lutheran Church. After birth in Kumamoto, Japan,...

Erwin Williams

Erwin Williams

Feb 17, 2020

Erwin LeRoy Williams, 88, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, February 17, 2020, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born August 19, 1931, in Upper Darby Township, PA, he was the son of the late Ralph and Dorothy Jennings Williams. A U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Williams attended LaGrange College in LaGrange, GA and retired as Director of...

Linda Moore

Linda Moore

Feb 17, 2020

Linda M. Moore, 75, of Inman, SC, died Monday, February 17, 2020, at her home. Born December 20, 1944, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Red Waters and Mildred Campbell Waters. Mrs. Moore loved her church, her family, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, golf, and NASCAR. She was formerly employed with Abbott Laboratories and served as lieutenant on...

Thomas Edwards Iii

Thomas Edwards Iii

Feb 16, 2020

Thomas Walter Edwards III, 50, born February 10, 1970, in Spartanburg, SC passed away Sunday, February 16, 2020, at the Hospice House of Laurens County. Tommy (T.W.) graduated from Spartanburg High in 1988. He was a graduate of Abraham Baldwin College and Horry Georgetown Tech. Tommy loved being outdoors, which led him to a career in land brokerage with Hendricks...

Marie Allen

Marie Allen

Feb 16, 2020

Marie June Allen, 89, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, February 16, 2020, at Woodruff Manor. Born February 28, 1930, in Middleport, OH, she was the daughter of the late Elbert G. and Stella Burns Greenlee and widow of O. Loyd Allen. A member of Westside Baptist Church, Mrs. Allen retired from Southern Bell and was also a member of the...

Dallas Parker

Dallas Parker

Feb 15, 2020

Dallas Gene Parker, 82, of Central Pacolet, SC passed away peacefully Saturday, February 15, 2020 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born April 9, 1937 in Pacolet, SC, he was the son of the late Otha S. and Winifred Valentine Parker. Dallas attended Pacolet Mills Church of God. He graduated from Pacolet High School, attended Wofford College, and was a 30...

Randall Hyatt

Randall Hyatt

Feb 14, 2020

Randall Ray Hyatt, 78, of Gaffney, SC died Friday, February 14, 2020 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born March 15, 1941 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Charles and Florene Harris Hyatt. A U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Hyatt served during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Randall was a lifetime employee of the Spartanburg Herald-Journal and The...

Marion Jackson

Marion Jackson

Feb 14, 2020

Marion "Buddy" Eugene Jackson, 86, of Spartanburg, SC, left us Friday, February 14, 2020 to join his wife in heaven. Born April 3, 1933 in Newberry, SC, he was the son of the late Heyward "Jack" and Georgia Margaret McCullough Jackson and the widower of Evelyn Arnold Jackson. Mr. Jackson was a U.S. Air Force veteran, retiring after 29 years...

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...