Obituaries

Rachel Mabry

Rachel Mabry

Aug 25, 2018

Rachel Demeule Mabry, 86, of Roebuck, SC, died Saturday, August 25, 2018 at her home. Born July 1, 1932 in Biddeford, ME, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Blanche Collette Demeule and the widow of James Edward Mabry. Rachel was a member of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church. She enjoyed gardening, ice skating, and was a...

Kaye Harris

Kaye Harris

Aug 24, 2018

Kaye McClure Harris, 64, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, August 27, 2018, at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills-Landrum. Born September 12, 1953, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of William Hovey McClure and Doris Owens McClure of Landrum, SC and widow of Gregory Dean Harris. A graduate of Spartanburg Methodist College, Mrs. Harris was the first female detective with the...

Arthur "Yank"

Arthur "Yank"

Aug 23, 2018

Arthur "Art" "Yank" Ralph Millard, 72, of Cowpens, SC, died Thursday, August 23, 2018, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born January 11, 1946, in Elmira, NY, he was the son of the late James Arthur Millard and Madeline Frances Shergur Millard. Art loved his entire family and enjoyed fishing. He attended Oakdale Baptist Church in Cowpens, was a veteran of the...

Christopher Dew

Christopher Dew

Aug 23, 2018

Christopher Edward Dew, 62, of Simpsonville, SC died peacefully in his sleep Thursday, August 23, 2018. Born November 23, 1955 in Tokyo, Japan, he was the son of Dr. Ronald and Winfred Dunnavent Dew of Columbia, SC. Chris graduated from Dreher High School in Columbia, SC, and was a 1977 graduate of Wofford College, where he was a member of...

James Singleton Jr.

James Singleton Jr.

Aug 23, 2018

James Oscar Singleton Jr. "Joe", 90, of Inman, SC, passed away on Thursday, August 23, 2018, at Eden Terrace of Spartanburg after an extended illness. Born June 28, 1928, in Winston-Salem, NC, he was the last survivor of seven children of the late James Oscar Singleton Sr. and Florene Lollis Singleton. He was married for 60 years to the late...

Beverly Smith

Beverly Smith

Aug 22, 2018

Beverly Gilmer Smith "Granny B", 81, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Wednesday, August 22, 2018, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born May 11, 1937, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late George and Margaret Cooper Gilmer and widow of Ernest Cecil Smith. Mrs. Smith was a member of Bethany Baptist Church and retired from Spartanburg District 7....

Helen Soderberg

Helen Soderberg

Aug 21, 2018

Helen Lurine Lawson Soderberg, 86, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, August 21, 2018, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born September 12, 1931 in Greenwood, SC, she was the daughter of the late Willie Oridess and Julia Lucille Anderson Lawson. Mrs. Soderberg was a graduate of Spartanburg High School and Winthrop College. She taught second grade at Co-Op Elementary School until marring...

William Good

William Good

Aug 21, 2018

William Avery Good, 77, of Inman, SC, died Tuesday, August 21, 2018, at Magnolia Manor - Inman. Born October 5, 1940, in Hickory, NC, he was the son of the late John and Myrtle Hensley Good. Mr. Good served in the U. S. Marine Reserves and was retired from Good Consulting Service. He was a member of New Prospect Baptist...

Doris Doris"

Doris Doris"

Aug 21, 2018

Doris Jean Robertson Campbell, 87, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, August 21, 2018, at The Haven Village at Chanticleer-Greenville. Born June 16, 1931, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Jess George and Verda Moore Robertson. She was married for 59 years to the late Joe Marshall Campbell. Mrs. Campbell was retired from Lyman Printing and Finishing and...

Marjorie Toney

Marjorie Toney

Aug 20, 2018

Marjorie Ann Gosnell Toney, 83, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, August 20, 2018, at RoseCrest Community Healthcare-Inman. Born March 16, 1935, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Melvin Joseph Gosnell and Emma Mae Cathcart Gosnell. She was married for 37 years to the late Verlin Edward Toney. Mrs. Toney was a member of Liberty United Methodist Church...

Roger Compton

Roger Compton

Aug 17, 2018

Roger Lee Compton, 78, beloved husband of Judy Hensley Compton, passed away Friday, August 17, 2018 at his home. He was a graduate of East Tennessee State University and received his Master of Audiology degree from the University of Tennessee, in Knoxville. He was a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. He retired from the Charles Lea Center as Head...

Chris Steadman

Chris Steadman

Aug 16, 2018

John Christopher "Chris" Steadman, 56, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, August 16, 2018, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born May 14, 1962, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late John Calhoun Steadman and Sara Elizabeth Cobb Steadman. Chris was a graduate of the University of South Carolina and of the Methodist faith. Surviving are his sister, Linda Robertson of...

Joanne Medlock

Joanne Medlock

Aug 16, 2018

Joanne Enid Villeponteaux Medlock, 81, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, August 16, 2018, at White Oak Estates. Born August 24, 1936, in Moncks Corner, SC, she was the daughter of the late Edward LeRoy Villeponteaux and Willie Mae Nix Villeponteaux. Joanne was a graduate of Berkeley High School, Rice Business College, and USC Upstate where she received an Associate Degree...

Harold Douglas

Harold Douglas

Aug 16, 2018

Harold Albert Douglas, 72, of Drayton, SC, died Thursday, August 16, 2018, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 16, 1945, in Tucson, AZ, he was the son of the late Harold and Betty Jo Masker Douglas. He was married for 50 years to the late Jackie Louise Durham Douglas. A U. S. Navy veteran, Mr. Douglas retired in 1995...

F. Patterson

F. Patterson

Aug 16, 2018

Frances Annis Cantrell Patterson, 82, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, August 16, 2018, at her home. The last surviving member of her immediate family, she was born March 14, 1936, in Spartanburg County, SC, the daughter of the late Elford Fielding Cantrell and Ersell Bush Cantrell and was the widow of Charles Kenneth Patterson. Mrs. Patterson was a woman of...

Wilma Smith

Wilma Smith

Aug 16, 2018

Wilma Earline Cooper Smith, 89, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Thursday, August 16, 2018, at Brushy Creek Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Greer, SC. Born August 4, 1929, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Murphy Cooper and Lena Pearson Cooper and widow of Horace Richard Smith. Mrs. Smith loved her Lord. She was devoted to...

Marilyn Stombaugh

Marilyn Stombaugh

Aug 14, 2018

Marilyn Joy Glassman Stombaugh, 86, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at Summit Hills Assisted Living. Born January 6, 1932, in South Bend, IN, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Charles Glassman and Vendela Louise Johnson Glassman. Mrs. Stombaugh retired from Joy Elementary School in the Michigan City, IN Area Schools after 26 years of service....

Donald Elliott

Donald Elliott

Aug 13, 2018

Donald "Don" Lee Elliott, 81, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, August 13, 2018, at Pacifica Skylyn-Spartanburg. Born January 1, 1937, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Julius LaPrelle Elliott and Sidney Leon McMillan Elliott. A graduate of Pine Street School, Jenkins Jr. High School, and Spartanburg High School, Mr. Elliott was also a graduate of Wofford College...

Annie Calvert

Annie Calvert

Aug 13, 2018

Annie Faye Calvert, 84, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, August 13, 2018, at White Oak Manor-Spartanburg. Born October 22, 1933, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Elton V. Revels Sr. and Annie Pearl Steadman Revels and widow of Archie L. Calvert Jr. She was a member of Westside Baptist Church. Survivors include her son, Terry Calvert (Kathy)...

Richard Dubose Sr.

Richard Dubose Sr.

Aug 13, 2018

Richard Patrick "Pat" DuBose Sr., 86, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, August 13, 2018, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born April 22, 1932, in Marion, SC, he was the son of the late John Boyd "JB" and Lillian "Billie" Hatchell DuBose. A U. S. Army veteran, Mr. DuBose was a graduate of Wofford College. He was an industrial engineer, retiring from...