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
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
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.
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...
Martha Lowery
Aug 12, 2018
Martha Frances Rankin Lowery, 95, of Simpsonville and formerly of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, August 12, 2018, at her home. Born February 19, 1923, in Charlotte, NC, she was the daughter of the late Felix Edward Rankin and Zula Beatrice Dunn Rankin and widow of Harold Thomas Lowery. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Spartanburg. Surviving are...
Richard Turney
Aug 10, 2018
Richard Kenneth Turney, Jr., 61, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Friday, August 10, 2018 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born March 13, 1957 in Marietta, GA, he was the son of Janet Martin Bradburn and the late Richard Kenneth Turney, Sr. Richard was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife, Lynn Phillips Turney; daughters, Ashley Turney and Brandie Turney;...
Diwan Tiwari
Aug 9, 2018
Diwan Narain Tiwari, 78, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, August 9, 2018, at Mary Black Hospital. Born August 4, 1940, in Guyana, South America, he was the son of the late Roop Narain Tiwari and Jhanki Maraj Tiwari. Survivors include sisters, Kamini Tiwari Acheson (Greg) of Kingsville, Ontario, Canada and Nalini Tiwari (Dinesh) of Queens, NY, and brothers, Sewack Tiwari...
Irene Champion
Aug 9, 2018
Irene Fendley Champion, 101, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Thursday, August 9, 2018 at Brookdale Assisted Living-Centennial, CO. Born July 28, 1917 at Salem, SC, she was the daughter of the late Namma Alexander Fendley and James Fendley. She was the widow of John Wesley Champion of Mayo, SC. Irene graduated Winthrop College, Rock Hill, SC with a Bachelor...
Robert Gregory
Aug 9, 2018
Robert "Bob" Harold Gregory, 86, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Thursday, August 9, 2018, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born December 14, 1931, in Lockhart, SC, he was the son of the late Robert Norman and Louise Plexico Gregory. A US Army Veteran, Mr. Gregory was retired from Willard Oil Company after 37 years of service as a dispatcher. He enjoyed...
Pamela Klapper
Aug 8, 2018
Pamela Ann Wolny Klapper, 66, of Spartanburg, SC, entered eternal rest on Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born August 30, 1951 in Pittsburgh, PA, she was the daughter of the late Valentine Paul Wolny and Mary Rita McMahon Wolny. Mrs. Klapper was a member of Jesus Our Risen Savior Catholic Church and retired from Spartanburg Community College...
Gary Scruggs Sr.
Aug 8, 2018
Gary Dean Scruggs, Sr., 70, of Cowpens, SC, died Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at his home. Born December 29, 1947 in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late Eugene and Dollie Inez Scruggs and husband of the late Anna Elisabeth Williams Scruggs. Mr. Scruggs was a former employee of Best Machinery and a member of Oakdale Baptist Church....
Velma Brown
Aug 7, 2018
Velma Willard Brown, 90, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, August 07, 2018, at Lakewood Senior Living. Born June 2, 1928, in Winston Salem, NC, she was the daughter of the late Jay Marvin and Margrette Belle Tucker Willard and wife of the late George William "Bill" Brown. Mrs. Brown worked as a sales clerk at Sears, Roebuck and Company and...
Ruby Shipman
Aug 6, 2018
Ruby Lee Pangle Shipman, 90, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, August 06, 2018, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born April 6, 1928 in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Emmett and Lillie Mae Norton Pangle and wife of the late James George Shipman. Mrs. Shipman was retired from Phillips Fibers formerly Saxon Mills as a die inspector. She...
Ruth Thompson
Aug 5, 2018
Ruth DeLoache Thompson of Spartanburg died at home on Sunday, August 5, 2018. Born in Saluda, SC, on May 30, 1923, she was the fifth of seven children born to the late James Nathaniel and Mary Lester DeLoache. She was married to Fletcher D. Thompson for 72 years, until his death in December 2017. After graduating as valedictorian of her...
William Loflin
Aug 4, 2018
William Maurice "Red" Loflin, 90, passed away on Saturday, August 4, 2018. He was the husband of Sara Newman Loflin, and the son of the late William Carl and Annie Bell Eagle Loflin. Red was born in Salisbury, NC on June 17, 1928. Red retired from Southern Railway with 30 years of service and Spartanburg County Recycling Center with 19...
Martha Bakke
Aug 3, 2018
Martha Ruth Bakke, 64, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, August 3, 2018 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born August 24, 1953 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late John Erling and Eva Lou Turpin Bakke. Martha was a 1971 graduate of Spartanburg High School, 1975 graduate from Winthrop College and received her Master's degree from Converse College. She...
June Bridgeman
Jul 31, 2018
June Pierce Bridgeman, 91, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at The Inverness of Spartanburg. Born May 26, 1927, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Thomas B. and Ethel Holloman Pierce and widow of Clyde Earle Bridgeman. A kind, generous, and loving mom, grandmother, friend, and devoted Christian, Mrs. Bridgeman was a member of Fernwood...
Marian Seay
Jul 31, 2018
Marian M. Seay, 94, of Moore, SC, died Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at her home. Born February 19, 1924, in Poplar Springs, SC, she was the daughter of the late W. Edgar and Martha Lula Boiter Miller. Mrs. Seay loved to sew and garden. She was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband of 61 years, James...
Jewell Wharton
Jul 31, 2018
Jewell Hale Wharton, 86, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at White Oak Estates-Spartanburg. She was born July 17, 1932 in Memphis, TN at the Methodist Hospital in Shelby County, the second daughter of Mary Ewell Chaffin and Elijah Houston Hale. Jewell attended Central High School in Memphis, TN. She married William Forrest Wharton on June 18, 1955....
Iris Sampson
Jul 29, 2018
Iris Taylor Sampson, 80, of Chesnee, SC, died Sunday, July 29, 2018, at her home. Born October 19, 1937, in Tazewell, VA, she was the daughter of the late John Robert Taylor and Georgia Whitt Taylor and widow of Emerson Gould Sampson. Mrs. Sampson was a self-employed wedding caterer for 30 years and a member of Tryon Seventh Day Adventist...
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