Obituaries

Frances Calvert

Frances Calvert

Dec 4, 2019

Frances Elizabeth Calvert, 83, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, December 4, 2019, at her home. Born September 24, 1936, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Sarah Mabry Seay and wife of 62 years to the late Bill Calvert. Mrs. Calvert was a member of United Baptist Church (formerly Hayne Baptist Church) and the...

Ladean Gardner

Ladean Gardner

Dec 3, 2019

Ladean Gardner entered eternal rest on Tuesday, December 3, 2019. She was born in Mayo, SC on September 27, 1931, the youngest child of Preston Alexander Gardner and Lois Queen Gardner. She graduated from Mayo High School, where she played basketball and later went to Converse College. After graduating from Converse, Ladean relocated to Rock Hill, SC to begin her...

Frank Hayes

Frank Hayes

Dec 3, 2019

Frank Preston Hayes, 101, passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2019, at Spartanburg Medical Center-Mary Black Campus. Born October 14, 1918, in Pauline, SC, to Grover Cleveland and Clevia Lancaster Hayes, Frank continued to live in Pauline throughout his entire life. He was married to Margie Gwinn Hayes for 64 years before her passing in 2004. He was a devoted...

John Morris Jr.

John Morris Jr.

Dec 3, 2019

John Carroll Morris Jr., 68, of Jonesville, SC, died Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at his home. Born May 15, 1951, in Union, SC, he was the son of the late John Carroll Morris Sr. and Geraldine Motts Morris. Mr. Morris loved his family and fishing. He was a member of Gilead Baptist Church and a self-employed licensed contractor. Survivors include...

Lane Vaughan

Lane Vaughan

Dec 2, 2019

Lane McMillin Vaughan "Pepper", 41, of Inman, SC, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Monday, December 2, 2019. Born July 3, 1978, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of David Lane Vaughan and Donna McMillin Vaughan of Inman, SC. Lane was a history enthusiast who loved to build guns and participated in many Civil War reenactments. He also...

Marion Hubbard

Marion Hubbard

Dec 1, 2019

Marion Orcutt Hubbard, affectionately known to friends and family as "Dixie", of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, December 1, 2019, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born November 4, 1936, in Ashtabula, OH, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Ralph Orcutt and Luella Hudson Orcutt and widow of John Keith Hubbard. Dixie was not only a homemaker, she was a...

Liam Cudd

Liam Cudd

Dec 1, 2019

Liam Greyson Cudd was born on November 25, 2019, in Greenville County, SC and died Sunday, December 1, 2019, at his home. He was the infant son of Lee and Cecily Ingle Cudd of Boiling Springs, SC. In addition to his parents, survivors include his paternal grandmother, Sarah Cudd of Chesnee, SC; maternal grandparents, Richard and Michelle Ingle of Old...

Howard Childress, Sr.

Howard Childress, Sr.

Nov 30, 2019

Howard Dean Childress, Sr., 76, of Chesnee, SC passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 30, 2019 at his home. Born April 21, 1943 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late William Harrison Childress, Sr. and Margaret Mae Emory Childress of Clifton, SC. Howard was a graduate of Cowpens High School, attended University of South Carolina-Spartanburg, and was...

Virginia Stewart

Virginia Stewart

Nov 30, 2019

Virginia Lucille Dodd Stewart, 83, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, November 30, 2019, at Magnolia Manor. Born August 28, 1936 in Fairforest, SC, she was the daughter of the late Frank L. and Katie Dills Dodd. Virginia was retired after working in retail sales and was a member of the former Green Street Baptist Church. Survivors include her children, Lonnie...

Marilyn Bornstein

Marilyn Bornstein

Nov 30, 2019

Marilyn Ruth Bornstein, 84, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, November 30, 2019, at her home. Born December 5, 1934, in Everett, MA, she was the daughter of the late William and Frances Benjamin Schwaltz and widow of Norman David Bornstein. Mrs. Bornstein was a resident of Spartanburg for 54 years and a member of Temple B'nai Israel and the Sisterhood....

Frankie Watson

Frankie Watson

Nov 29, 2019

Frankie Taylor Watson, 86, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, November 29, 2019 in Spartanburg, SC. Born August 16, 1933 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Roy Marchant Lister and Leola Robinson. She was first married to the late Irby C. Taylor, Jr. Frankie was retired as a secretary and office manager. She was a member of...

Zachary Willis

Zachary Willis

Nov 29, 2019

Zachary Alexander Willis, 3, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, November 29, 2019 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born July 8, 2016 in Spartanburg, he was the son of Michael Kevin and Rebecca Allison Willis. Our sweet Zach loved attending preschool at Pacolet Elementary School in Spartanburg, SC and singing along to his favorite nursery rhymes. Survivors are his parents, Kevin and...

Silvia Clary

Silvia Clary

Nov 27, 2019

Silvia Maria Socarras Clary, 62, of Spartanburg, SC, went home to be with the Lord, November 27, 2019. Born March 8, 1957, in Matanzas, Cuba, she was the daughter of the late Luis Rosendo and Matilde Trinidad Caraballo Socarras. Silvia graduated from high school in Spain; and also worked as a Professional Translator in Puerto Rico. She was a woman...

Donna Bolt

Donna Bolt

Nov 27, 2019

Donna Pugh Connelly Bolt, 71, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Wednesday, November 27, 2019, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born March 16, 1948 in Newberry County, she was the daughter of the late Nelson Bennett and Ruby Pugh Connelly of Boiling Springs, SC, and wife of the late John Hampton Bolt. Mrs. Bolt was a longtime member of St. John's Lutheran...

Tommie Sellars

Tommie Sellars

Nov 26, 2019

Tommie Lou James Hammett Sellars, 91, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, November 26, 2019, at Spartanburg Medical Center-Mary Black Campus. Born June 5, 1928, in Greenville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Elsie Epps James and widow of Daniel Hammett and John Calvin Sellars. Mrs. Sellars loved cooking, sewing and line dancing. She was always active...

Elizabeth Warlick

Elizabeth Warlick

Nov 26, 2019

Elizabeth "Betty" Bean Warlick, 72, of Inman, SC, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 26, 2019, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born December 23, 1946, in Columbia, SC, she was the daughter of the late John McBride Bean and Gertrude Bailey Bean. A graduate of Dreher High School, Mrs. Warlick was the former Director of Nursing at Cherokee Medical Center and...

Jimmie Hill

Jimmie Hill

Nov 25, 2019

Jimmie P. Hill, 90, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, November 25, 2019, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born September 4, 1929, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late LeRoy and Gladys L. Parris and wife of the late Willie B. Hill. Mrs. Hill was a longtime member of Second Presbyterian Church and prior to her illness was actively...

Arlene Hicks

Arlene Hicks

Nov 25, 2019

Arlene Jean Anderson Hicks, 83, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, November 25, 2019, at her home. Born June 15, 1936, in Lee County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Zettie Lee Anderson and widow of Jimmy William Hicks Sr. Mrs. Hicks loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She retired from Phillips Fibers after 40 years...

George Pack

George Pack

Nov 24, 2019

George Pack, 93, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2019. Born December 27, 1925, in Spartanburg, he was the second of three sons and sixth of eleven children born to Peter Chesterfield Pack and Louetta Easterly Pack of the Beaumont Mill Village. He lived his entire life in the Beaumont Community and was "Beaumont Proud". George was...

Donald Praytor

Donald Praytor

Nov 22, 2019

Donald "Donnie" Dean Praytor, 70, of Arcadia, SC, died Friday, November 22, 2019, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born March 14, 1949, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Otis E. and Ethel Hicks Praytor. Donnie loved taking care of his family, deep sea fishing, and was the "life of the party". He was a member of Crossway...