Johnny Smith
May 16, 2019
Johnny Earl Smith, 77, of Roebuck, SC, died Thursday, May 16, 2019, at his home. Born April 4, 1942, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late William "Bill" Smith and Katherine Adair McSwain and husband of 53 years to the late Mary Carolyn "Connie" Wofford Smith. Mr. Smith was the owner-operator of Johnny E. Smith Construction. He...
Grady Lee Sr.
May 15, 2019
Grady Franklin Lee Sr., 90, of Roebuck, SC, died Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at his home. Born May 16, 1928, in Cherokee County, SC, he was the son of the late Sarah Elizabeth Parker Lee and husband of the late Julia Mae Gossett Lee. A U. S. Navy veteran of World War II aboard the USS Lake Champlain Aircraft Carrier,...
Warren Alberts Jr.
May 15, 2019
Warren Gilbert Alberts Jr., 72, of Inman, SC, died Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born September 7, 1946, in Riverside, CA, he was the son of the late Warren Gilbert Alberts and Nancy Josephine White Alberts. A very patriotic National Guard veteran, Mr. Alberts loved his country and was a true gentleman. He was a World War...
Gladys Kellner
May 14, 2019
Gladys Marie Taylor Kellner, 95, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, May 14, 2019, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born November 6, 1923, in Lyons, GA, she was the daughter of the late John W. and Annie Moseley Taylor and wife of 62 years to the late Arnold M. Kellner. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church. Survivors include her...
Eleanor Porter
May 13, 2019
Eleanor Rose Clayton Porter, 85, died Monday, May 13, 2019 at Summit Hills Retirement Community in Spartanburg, SC. Born November 5, 1933, in El Paso, TX, she was the daughter of the late William E. Clayton and Jessie Ormsbee Clayton of El Paso. Her father was made a special attaché in the U. S. Embassy of Mexico City during World...
Michael Sellers
May 12, 2019
Michael Keith Sellers, 46, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, May 12, 2019, at his home. Born September 22, 1972, in Spartanburg, he was the son of Keith and Barbara West Sellers of the home. He was a member of Calvary Hill Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he is survived by a son, Houston Sellers; sister, Farrah Ann Sellers;...
Kyle D.
May 12, 2019
Born August 11, 1941 in Kingsport, TN, to the late Kenneth Rudolf Kiesau and Agnes Adelia Shelton Kiesau, Dr. Kyle Frank Kiesau peacefully ended his life's journey on Sunday, May 12, 2019. He graduated from Dobyns-Bennett High School in 1959 and matriculated at the Virginia Military Institute that same year. He formed many lifelong friendships at VMI before graduation in...
Ernest Driggers
May 12, 2019
Ernest "Jay" Driggers, 78, of Cowpens, SC, died Sunday, May 12, 2019, at his home. Born December 28, 1940, in Moncks Corner, SC, he was the son of the late Sidney Arnold Driggers and Mercedes Huff Driggers. He retired from the U. S. Navy having served as an aircraft mechanic for the Blue Angels. Surviving are his wife of 21...
James "Curly"
May 12, 2019
James Duran McArthur "Curly", 91, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, May 12, 2019, at his home. Born April 9, 1928, in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late William Ellis McArthur and Ruby Estelle West and husband of the late Matrel Nettie Simmons McArthur. A U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War, Mr. McArthur was a...
Cindy Thornton
May 11, 2019
Cindy Finch Thornton, 57, of Spartanburg, SC went to be with the Lord Saturday, May 11, 2019. Born September 27, 1961 in Landrum, SC, she was the daughter of the late Melvin Paul and Elizabeth Ann Laughter Finch. Cindy was a former secretary for Flowers Bakery for 25 years and then a legal transcriptionist for an attorney in Spartanburg. She...
Fay Tillotson
May 11, 2019
Fay Foster Tillotson, of Spartanburg, SC, who would have celebrated her 102nd birthday on Tuesday, May 14, 2019, died on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at RoseCrest Lutheran Homes of South Carolina-Inman. Born May 14, 1917, in Spartanburg, she was the widow of William Bethea Tillotson (Major, U. S. Army, Retired) and daughter of the late Landrum Furman Foster and Selena...
Virginia Woody
May 11, 2019
A graveside service for Virginia Alverson Woody, 77, of Boiling Springs, SC, will be conducted at 3:00 PM Tuesday, May 14, 2019 in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, 1300 Fernwood-Glendale Rd., Spartanburg, SC 29307, by Dr. Jeff Alverson and The Rev. Al Phillips. Visitation will follow at the graveside. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research...
Harry Phillips, Jr.
May 10, 2019
Harry Rissler Phillips, Jr. of 101 Green Cedar Lane, Chapel Hill, NC, died Friday, May 10, 2019 at the DuBose Health Center at The Cedars of Chapel Hill. A native of Spartanburg, SC he was the son of the late Harry Rissler Phillips and Mary King Phillips. Harry was a 1942 graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY, where...
Marie Lee
May 8, 2019
Ila Marie H. Lee, 98, widow of Rev. Denver S. Lee, passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. She was the youngest child of the late Lula and Monroe Hodge of Pacolet, SC. Her husband of 60 years was a United Methodist pastor in South Carolina. Mrs. Lee excelled as a minister's wife with her sweet and gentle spirit, love...
Lucille Padgett
May 8, 2019
Lucille Toney Padgett, 91, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, May 8, 2019, at her home. Born December 27, 1927, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Claude Jackson Toney and Elizabeth Dodd Toney. She was the loving wife to the late William "Bill" R. Padgett, Jr. for 62 years. A 1945 graduate of Spartanburg High School,...
Sandra Edwards
May 7, 2019
Sandra June Hancock Edwards, 78, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at her home. Born June 11, 1940, in Miller, SD, she was the daughter of the late Howard P. Hancock and Ferne McClendon Hancock and widow of Douglas Charles Edwards. A very caring person who helped others more than herself, Mrs. Edwards loved flowers and animals. She...
Betty Wilson
May 6, 2019
Devoted wife, mother, and sister, Betty Ann McFadden Wilson, 81, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, May 6, 2019, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born July 14, 1937, in Lake City, SC, she was the daughter of the late Henry Zeno McFadden and Annie Laurie Carsten McFadden. A longstanding member of 54 years at St. Paul United Methodist Church, Mrs. Wilson...
Le Allison
May 5, 2019
Emma Le Claire Allison, 60, of Inman, SC, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2019, at her home. Born February 18, 1959, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Pauline "Polly" Thompson Allison and John Coan Allison, Sr. A Campbell University graduate, Le Claire retired from the United Methodist Church in Raleigh, NC. Survivors include her sister, Rachel...
Lillie Stevens
May 4, 2019
Lillie Belle Glover Stevens, 90, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, May 4, 2019, at Kennestone Hospital, Marietta, GA. Born August 22, 1928, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late John Ralph Glover and Ella Mae Glover and widow of Perry Robert Stevens. In 1972, Mrs. Stevens became a member of First Baptist Church Spartanburg, where she participated...
Jane Davis
May 3, 2019
Jane Bissell Davis, 78, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, May 3, 2019, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 3, 1940, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Moore Bissell and Sarah Frances Baxter Bissell. Jane was a graduate of Columbia College and was a teacher in Spartanburg School District 7 for 34 years. Survivors include...
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