Obituaries

Keith Scales

Keith Scales

Sep 10, 2024

Keith Scales, a beloved member of the Pacolet community, was born on April 7, 1958, in Pacolet, South Carolina. He passed away peacefully on September 10,2024, in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Keith was an active member of the Montgomery Memorial Methodist Church, where he found solace and connection with his faith and fellow parishioners. 

Keith is survived by his brothers, Larry Scales and...

Vernon Philmur Dickens, Jr.

Vernon Philmur Dickens, Jr.

Sep 10, 2024

Vernon Philmur Dickens, Jr., 85, husband of the late Frances Everette Dickens, died Tuesday, September 10, 2024.Phil was born on July 13, 1939 in Rocky Mount, NC to the late Vernon and Mary Brinkley Dickens. He attended North Carolina State University before moving to Winston Salem, NC to begin his career at R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. After moving to...

Iris W. Valley

Iris W. Valley

Sep 10, 2024

Iris W. Valley, born on March 4, 1936, in Alamance County, North Carolina, peacefully departed this world on September 10, 2024, in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Known for her lovingly feisty and spicy personality, Iris was a woman who brought warmth and joy to everyone fortunate enough to cross her path.

Her remarkable career spanned over three decades at Spartan Undies, but...

Rachel "Faye" Bishop Moore

Rachel "Faye" Bishop Moore

Sep 8, 2024

Rachel "Faye" Bishop Moore, 87, passed away on September 8, 2024, in Inman. Born on October 30, 1936, in Spartanburg, to the late, Roy Bishop and Lonis Wilson Bishop. 

For many years, Rachel brought joy and love to the lives of children through her work in the nursery at her church. With a gentle spirit, she embraced her role as a...

Phyllis Diane Strickland

Phyllis Diane Strickland

Sep 8, 2024

Phyllis Diane Strickland 74, of Boiling Springs, SC went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 8, 2024. Born on November 24, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Edward Cooper and Evelyn Green Cooper.

Phyllis is survived by her loving daughter: Amy Corbin (Chuck), a son; Blaine Strickland, a son-in[1]law; Tim Palmer, grandchildren: Brooke Palmer, Harrison Corbin,...

Norma Pence Mabry

Norma Pence Mabry

Sep 8, 2024

Norma Pence Mabry "MeeMaw" 87, went to be with Jesus on September 8th, 2024 after a long illness. She was the daughter of the late Guy Ernest Pence, Sr. and Amanda Johnson Hendrickson. 

Norma was born in Lake Toxaway, N.C. in 1936 but moved to Spartanburg as a young child. She graduated from Roebuck High School in 1954. She was a...

Hilda Genita Badger

Hilda Genita Badger

Sep 8, 2024

Hilda Genita Badger, 89, of Moore, South Carolina went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 8, 2024.

Daughter of the late Lloyd Henry and Ruby Elizabeth Parham, Hilda was born June 4,1935 in Comer, Georgia. She is survived by her devoted husband of 70 years, Tom H. Badger, and daughter, Tina Badger Tiernan (Keith) of New Orleans, LA....

Timothy Kerry Easler

Timothy Kerry Easler

Sep 6, 2024

Timothy Kerry Easler, 71, of Spartanburg, passed away on Friday morning, September 6, 2024, at Spartanburg Medical Center-Mary Black Campus. Tim was born on June 23, 1953, in Spartanburg, the son of the late Glen Astor Easler and Angeline White Easler, and the devoted father of the late Patrick K. Easler. 

Tim was the salutatorian of his graduating class at Boiling...

Mary Dee Coke

Mary Dee Coke

Sep 5, 2024

Mary Dee Coke 82, a devoted caregiver and beloved matriarch, passed away on Thursday, September 05,2024 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Mary was born on October 27, 1941, in Helena, Arkansas to the late Eddie and Hester Anderson- Hilton.

Mary's spirit was marked by her hard work and dedication, as she worked as a caregiver for over forty plus years. Reading was...

Martha Taylor

Martha Taylor

Sep 5, 2024

 Martha Ann Parris Taylor, age 80, passed away peacefully at her home in Chesnee, South Carolina, on Thursday, September 5, 2024, after a courageous battle with Mantle Cell Lymphoma. She was surrounded by her loving family. Born on November 7, 1943, in Spartanburg, Martha was the eldest daughter of the late Margaret Sellars Parris and Edward Allen Parris.

Martha’s life was...

Marie Blackwell

Marie Blackwell

Sep 5, 2024

Mrs. Marie Hullett Blackwell, 95, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 05, 2024. Marie was born in Chesnee, South Carolina to the late Lloyd and Leatha Hullett. She was the proud wife of the late Raymond Lee Blackwell Sr. with whom she shared 57 wonderful years of marriage.

For 32 ½ years she was employed with Credit...

Louis Terrell Sovey, Jr.

Louis Terrell Sovey, Jr.

Sep 3, 2024

Louis Terrell Sovey, Jr. passed away peacefully on September 3rd, 2024, at the age of 93, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. He was surrounded by his daughter, Jacquelyn Sovey Brennan of Cartersville, Georgia, and close family friends. Terrell was born on April 1, 1931, in Gainesville, Georgia, to the late Louis Terrell and Kathryn Sovey. He graduated from Hartwell High...

Peggy Annette Miller

Peggy Annette Miller

Sep 2, 2024

Peggy Annette Kimbrell Miller, 89, a lifelong resident of Spartanburg, passed away on Monday, September 2, 2024, at the Upstate Carolina Hospice House in Landrum, SC. Annette was born on November 1, 1934, in Spartanburg County, a daughter of the late Will and Elizabeth Bradley Kimbrell. She was married to the late George William Miller.

Annette was a 1953 graduate of...

Debra Jean Kaleores

Debra Jean Kaleores

Sep 2, 2024

Debra Jean Maury Kaleores, 69, of Spartanburg, fell asleep in the Lord on September 2, 2024. She was the beloved wife of Sotirios Peter Kaleores for 38 years.  

She was born on October 10, 1954, in Ann Arbor, Michigan to the late Victor and Angeline Habas Maury. She graduated from Miami University in Ohio and worked ten years as a...

Richard Ventson Bennett

Richard Ventson Bennett

Sep 1, 2024

Richard V. Bennett, 61, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Sunday, September 1, 2024, in Urbana, IL. He was born in Spartanburg, on Thursday, May 23, 1963, to Ronald Ventson Bennett and Linda Gail Smith Bennett.

Richard was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving 8 years as an Electrician Mate on submarines. After his time in the U.S. Navy, he worked for...

Kathleen Anne Gibson Elam

Kathleen Anne Gibson Elam

Aug 31, 2024

Kathleen Elam, 81, of Spartanburg, passed away peacefully, Saturday, August 31, 2024. A native of New Orleans, LA, she was born on October 18, 1942, a daughter of the late Robert Thomas Gibson and Vivian Marie Muller. She was the wife of the late Edwin Essex Elam, Jr and mother of the late Kathleen Louise.

 Kathleen attended USC Upstate graduating with...

Wilbur Lee Ellisor

Wilbur Lee Ellisor

Aug 30, 2024

Wilbur Lee Ellisor, of Spartanburg, SC, beloved husband, father, brother, and grandfather, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 30, 2024, surrounded by family. He was born June 24, 1944, in Spartanburg, SC, and he was 80 years old. 

Wilbur was preceded in death by his father, Earlie Stanley Ellisor, his mother, Lillian Leslie Ellisor, his brother, William Ellisor, and his sister,...

Lovyonne "Von" Jones Weathers

Lovyonne "Von" Jones Weathers

Aug 25, 2024

Lovyonne "Von" Jones Weathers of Matthews, NC, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, August 25, 2024. She was born in Pacolet, SC, to the late Luther Robert and Maggie Elizabeth Scales Jones.Von graduated from Pacolet High School where she met her husband of 49 years, Donald Weathers. She and Don shared a love for being outdoors and also a...

Phyllis Dianne Guy

Phyllis Dianne Guy

Aug 25, 2024

Phyllis Dianne Guy, 77 of Spartanburg, South Carolina passed away at her home Sunday August 25, 2024. Phyllis was born December 15, 1946, to Earl & Myrtle Guy.

Phyllis dedicated over fifty years of her life to the noble profession of teaching, spanning her impactful career across Spartanburg School Districts 2 & 6. Her passion for education was evident in her...

Shirley Lucille Colson Hines

Shirley Lucille Colson Hines

Aug 23, 2024

Shirley Lucille Colson Hines, 93, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Friday, August 23, 2024. 

Shirley was born on July 26, 1931, in Tampa, Florida, to Mamie and Curtis Colson. She was an enthusiastic Girl Scout and cherished the many trips she took with her dear Aunt Oat. Later, Shirley moved to Jacksonville, Florida, with her mother and...