Obituaries

Linda O'Dell

Linda O'Dell

Dec 30, 2019

Linda Catherine Poole O'Dell, 72, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, December 30, 2019, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born October 18, 1947, in Jersey City, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Charles Henry and Catherine Casey Poole. Survivors include her husband of 16 years, Wesley R. O'Dell of the home; sons, Tim Aitken (Jeanne) of Brunswick, GA, James Aitken...

Dawn Elliott

Dawn Elliott

Dec 30, 2019

Dawn Hill Elliott, 80, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, December 30, 2019, at Summit Hills Senior Living. Born February 2, 1939, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late John Quitman Hill and Bonnie Lee Hilliard Hill and widow of Donald "Don" Lee Elliott. Mrs. Elliott, a Christian, loved her family. She enjoyed spending time with her family on...

Stuart Williams

Stuart Williams

Dec 29, 2019

Stuart F. Williams, 66, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Sunday, December 29, 2019, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born May 11, 1953, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Boyce and Ruth "Jo" Williams. Mr. Williams was a graduate of East Carolina University and the University of South Carolina where he earned a Pharmacy Degree. He was employed...

James Wilson Sr.

James Wilson Sr.

Dec 28, 2019

James Lee Wilson Sr., 84, of Wellford, SC, died Saturday, December 28, 2019, at Upstate Community Hospice House. Born September 20, 1935, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Butler Anderson Wilson Sr. and Pearl McMahan Wilson. A U. S. Navy veteran, Mr. Wilson enjoyed working hard, loved his John Deere tractors and working in his garden....

Bonnie Lattimore

Bonnie Lattimore

Dec 27, 2019

Bonnie Stephenson Lattimore, 91, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, December 27, 2019, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 14, 1928, in York County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Walter Lee Stephenson and Eva Mae Stephenson and widow of W. Wayne Lattimore, Sr. Mrs. Lattimore was a member of Liberty United Methodist Church and the Order of...

Betsy Cook

Betsy Cook

Dec 27, 2019

Betsy H. Cook, 78, of Moore, SC, died Friday, December 27, 2019 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born January 3, 1941 in Charlotte, NC, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Cirby Hartman II, and Helen Hartsell Hartman. Betsy loved her family so much that she committed her life as a homemaker. She was a member of St. Paul...

Doris Layton

Doris Layton

Dec 27, 2019

Doris Watts Layton, 89, of Pauline, SC, died Friday, December 27, 2019, at Mountainview Nursing Home. Born November 4, 1930, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late W. W. Watts and Nancy Pruitt Watts and widow of Oliver Mansel Layton. She was a member of Walnut Grove United Methodist Church. Survivors include her children, Jean Clayton and...

George Psilinakis

George Psilinakis

Dec 26, 2019

George Psilinakis, 39, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, December 26, 2019, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born March 12, 1980, in Worcester, MA, he was the son of Emmanuel George Psilinakis of Boiling Springs, SC and Doxa Tzavlas Psilinakis of Spartanburg, SC. He was a member of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church. In addition to his parents, he is survived by...

Frances Moody

Frances Moody

Dec 26, 2019

Frances Lynn Luckey Moody, 48, died Thursday, December 26, 2019 at her home in Boiling Springs, SC. She was born April 16, 1971, in Greenville, SC to Heyward C. Luckey and Janice Thompson Luckey. Lynn attended the College of Charleston where she was on the Equestrian Team and later received a Master's Degree from the Citadel. She taught at Brunson...

Joe Gallman Sr.

Joe Gallman Sr.

Dec 25, 2019

Joe Wayne Gallman Sr., 93, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Wednesday, December 25, 2019, at Lakewood Senior Living. Born March 24, 1926 in Jonesville, SC, he was the son of the late Joe G. Gallman and Ruth Lee Gallman. A U. S. Army veteran and 1950 graduate of Wofford College, Mr. Gallman was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church...

Darryl Doerfer

Darryl Doerfer

Dec 25, 2019

Darryl Wayne Doerfer, 64, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at his home. Born August 12, 1955 in Hays, Kansas, he was the son of Rolland Ward Doerfer of Apopka, FL and the late Julia Theresa Cram Hyatt. Mr. Doerfer was a U.S. Navy veteran and employed with Boeing Corporation as an IT Manager for 39 years....

Samuel Millwood

Samuel Millwood

Dec 25, 2019

On Christmas morning after a lengthy illness, Samuel Olin Millwood, 85, of Spartanburg, passed away at White Oak Estates. Born September 5, 1934 in Pacolet Mills, SC, he was a son of the late Sam J. and Rozella Snapp Millwood and was married for 60 years to the late Shirley Anne Lussardi Millwood. A graduate of Pacolet High School, Mr....

James Baty Jr.

James Baty Jr.

Dec 24, 2019

James Marvin Baty Jr., 84, of Spartanburg, SC died Tuesday, December 24, 2019, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born January 26, 1935, in Boston , MA, he was a son of the late Dr. James Marvin Baty and Josephine Richards Baty. A U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Baty was an accountant with Scott, Taylor, White, and Wingo. He was a member...

Velma Parks

Velma Parks

Dec 24, 2019

Velma Easler Bishop Parks, 92, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, December 24, 2019, at Woodland Place Senior Living (formerly Windsor House). Born December 29, 1926, in the Cherokee Springs Community of Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Herring Easler and Nellie Williams Easler Robbins and widow of William Reid Parks. Mrs. Parks was a member of Southport...

Billy Shaw

Billy Shaw

Dec 24, 2019

On Christmas Eve morning as God's glory broke through the clouds, Billy went home to be with his Lord and Savior, after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's and Dementia. Born on March 7, 1949, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Bill and Thelma Shaw. Billy graduated from Spartanburg High School and then spent four years in the...

David Harris

David Harris

Dec 24, 2019

David Lynn Harris, 70, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, December 24, 2019, at his home. Born January 22, 1949, in Portsmouth, VA, he was the son of the late Mason Leroy Harris Sr. and Dorothy "Dottie" Louise Criss Harris and husband of the late Charlotte Shepherd Harris. He was a U. S. Navy veteran. Survivors include his children, Michael Harris...

Betty Cantrell

Betty Cantrell

Dec 23, 2019

Betty P. Cantrell, 91, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Monday, December 23, 2019, at White Oak Estates. Betty was born August 16, 1928, in Campobello, SC, to the late Lewis Columbus Poteat and Kate Wall Poteat. She was the widow of Lloyd Cantrell and Charles Johnson. Betty was a longtime employee of the Aug W. Smith Company in the...

John Mullins

John Mullins

Dec 22, 2019

John Paris Mullins, 81, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, December 22, 2019, at Physical Rehabilitation and Wellness Center after a long illness. The eldest child of John Phillip and Maxine Mullins, he was born in Elkhorn City, KY, on May 22, 1938. He graduated from Spartanburg High School in 1957 and was married to Nancy Jane Deal from 1959 to...

Rhodabelle Wilton

Rhodabelle Wilton

Dec 22, 2019

Rhodabelle Wilton was carried by God's Angels into the presence of her Savior and Lord on Sunday, December 22, 2019 at 5:40 AM in Huntsville, AL where she lived for the past 18 months. Rhodabelle was married for 65 years to the love of her life, John Dennis Wilton who preceded her in death in February 2015. She is survived...

Christopher Fowler

Christopher Fowler

Dec 22, 2019

Christopher Lewis Fowler "Lovey Baby", 28, of Chesnee, SC, died Sunday, December 22, 2019. Born August 28, 1991, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Karen S. Gibson of Gaffney, SC and Timothy D. Fowler of Chesnee, SC. Christopher loved fishing, dirt bikes, hunting, and old mustangs. He was a graduate of WyoTech Institute and employed with Blue Ridge...