Marvin Strain
Jun 9, 2019
Marvin L. Strain Jr., 80, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, June 9, 2019, at his home. Born April 29, 1939, in Gaffney, SC, he was the son of the late Marvin L. Strain Sr. and Lois Mullinax Strain. Mr. Strain was a member of Southport Church and retired from Jones Sign Company. Survivors include his wife, Vivian Upton Strain; sons,...
Marilyn Jones
Jun 6, 2019
Marilyn Elizabeth Poteat Jones, 89, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, June 6, 2019 at Pacifica Skylyn-Spartanburg. Born September 17, 1929, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Martin Lee Poteat Sr. and Inez Elizabeth Abbott Poteat and widow of Walter Albert Jones Jr. A graduate of Converse College, Mrs. Jones was a member of Morningside Baptist Church and retired...
Ted Tipton
Jun 5, 2019
Ted Nelson Tipton, 70, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born October 30, 1948, in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late Raymond Loyd Tipton and Mary Mitchell Tipton. Mr. Tipton was a U. S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, later serving Stateside in the Military Police and achieving...
Mary Dearybury
Jun 4, 2019
Mary Sue Dearybury, 90, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at her home. Born January 25, 1929, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin C. Dearybury and Celestine McCarley Dearybury. A graduate of Cecil's Business College, Ms. Dearybury was a longtime employee of the Johnson, Smith, Hibbard & Wildman Law Firm as Mr. Milton Smith's...
Ozelle Lancaster
Jun 3, 2019
Ozelle Lands Lancaster, 98, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, June 3, 2019, at her home. Born July 23, 1920, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late James Roland Lands and Mary Frances Griffin Lands and widow of Johnny William Lancaster. Survivors include her son, Bill Lancaster (Susan) of Boiling Springs, SC, three grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. In addition...
Elizabeth Holland
Jun 3, 2019
Elizabeth "Betty" Weatherly Holland, 86, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, June 3, 2019, at her home. Born February 9, 1933, in Panama City, FL, she was the daughter of the late Maude Talbert Weatherly and James Neil Weatherly. She grew up in Georgetown, SC, graduating from Winyah High School in 1951 and obtained her Associate Degree in Secretarial Science from...
Camille Stribling
Jun 3, 2019
Camille Patrick Stribling, 94, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 3, 2019, in Evergreen at Eden Terrace. A native of Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late John Clyde Patrick, Sr. and Pearl Bullington Patrick. Camille was a natural teacher and dedicated her whole life to education. A graduate of Limestone College and Converse College,...
Doris Kay
Jun 2, 2019
Betty Doris Cannon Kay, 84, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, June 2, 2019. Born April 28, 1935, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Grady Andrew Cannon and Flora Lucile Burgess Cannon. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Walter Mason Kay, Jr. She was the mother of Donna...
Elizabeth Funderburk
Jun 1, 2019
Elizabeth "Betsy" Thomas Funderburk, 71, of Spartanburg, SC, was welcomed into the Gates of Heaven on Saturday, June 1, 2019. Born September 11, 1947, in Bennettsville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Alexander Funderburk and Elizabeth Mahaffey Funderburk. Betsy's warm and glowing smile was an indication of her love for life. Her early years were spent at...
Elnora Troxler
May 31, 2019
Elnora Cozetta Troxler, 85, of Buckeye, AZ, died May 31, 2019, in Goodyear, AZ. She was born September 17, 1933, in Dexter, MO to Elvis and Beulah Robinson. Elnora was a woman of great faith who kept the church and her family central in her life. As a mother and homemaker, she lovingly cared for her home and carefully taught...
Martha Lamprinakos
May 30, 2019
Martha Bobotes Lamprinakos, 88, of Tinton Falls, NJ, passed peacefully on Thursday, May 30, 2019, at Jersey Shore Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Born May 27, 1931, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late John Theodore Bobotes and Pauline Salas Bobotes. Her parents immigrated from Greece through Ellis Island. She married her adoring husband and...
Martha Cathcart
May 29, 2019
Martha G. Cathcart, 96, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Wednesday, May 29, 2019, at White Oak Estates-Spartanburg. Born May 15, 1923, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Whit and Blanch Kimbell Godfrey of Woodruff, SC, and wife of the late Lawrence "Larry" N. Cathcart, Jr. A graduate of Woodruff High School and Northeastern Kentucky...
Margaret Sill
May 28, 2019
Margaret Triplett Sill, 88, formerly of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at NHC-Mauldin. Born September 21, 1930, in Arcadia, SC, she was the only child of the late Thomas Edward "Jake" Triplett and Florence Pasco Triplett and widow of Mac Duffy Sill. Margaret was a graduate of Fairforest High School and Cecil's Business College and retired...
Gladys Wyatt
May 28, 2019
Gladys Pearl Wyatt "Granny", 90, of Cowpens, SC, died Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Magnolias of Gaffney. Born January 14, 1929, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Palmer Austin Wyatt and Virginia Estelle Coleman Wyatt. Gladys loved to cook for her family and enjoyed dancing. She was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Spartanburg...
Wendy Mason
May 27, 2019
Wendy Holmes Mason, of Spartanburg, SC, devoted wife of 54 years to John Mason "Jack", passed away peacefully on Monday, May 27, 2019, after an extended battle with interstitial lung disease. She was born July 6, 1937 in New York City daughter of the late Roger Bradford and Ella Holmes (nee Bertelsen). She was raised in South River and Westfield,...
Martha Cook
May 27, 2019
Martha Smith Cook, 93, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Monday, May 27, 2019, at Eden Terrace-Spartanburg. Born October 21, 1925, in Fayetteville, TN, she was the daughter of the late Robert Knox Smith and Sue S. Smith. She was the wife of Haskell "Hack" Cook. Martha met the love of her life while Hack was stationed in Nashville, TN...
Bob Yaggie
May 25, 2019
Robert "Bob" Dorwart Yaggie, 79, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, May 25, 2019, at Pacifica Skylyn-Spartanburg. Born January 6, 1940, in Yankton, SD, he was the son of the late Francis Robert Yaggie and Margaret Dorwart Yaggie. A U. S. Air Force veteran, Mr. Yaggie was owner/operator of Yaggie Dry Cleaners, Inc. for 40 years. Bob had a big heart...
Judy Burson
May 24, 2019
Judy Fay Charles Burson, 71, of Glenn Springs, SC, died Friday, May 24, 2019, at her home. Born February 13, 1948, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Arnold Charles and Iris Christine Eubanks Charles. Mrs. Burson was a member of Glenn Springs Presbyterian Church and the Ladies Sunday Lunch Club. She retired from Summit Hills...
Ellen Davis
May 24, 2019
Ellen Faison Flowers Davis, 91, formerly of Arbours West, Moore, SC, died Friday, May 24, 2019, at Pacifica Skylyn-Spartanburg. Born September 9, 1927, in Calypso, NC, she was the daughter of the late Carnot and Annie Faison Flowers. A loving wife, mother, and grandmother, Mrs. Davis was dedicated to her husband of 53 years, the late Marvin Ray Davis (1999),...
Lt. Usaf Jr.
May 23, 2019
Retired Air Force Lt. Col. A. T. Ballard, Jr., 87, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, May 23, 2019. Lt. Col. Ballard was the second son of nine children born to Arthur T. Ballard, Sr. and Carrie DeStaffno Ballard and is survived by four siblings: Wayne Ballard (Gail) of Spartanburg, Evelyn Ballard of Spartanburg, James Ballard (Sally) of Colbert, GA, and...
