Annie Matthews
Dec 14, 2017
Annie Belle Lee Matthews, 96, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, December 14, 2017, at White Oak Estates. Born June 27, 1921, in White Stone, SC, she was the daughter of the late Claude Arthur and Annie Crocker Lee and wife of the late Henry Terrell Matthews. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. A graduate of Cecil's...
Sarah Mcclure
Dec 14, 2017
Sarah Hopper McClure, 95, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, December 14, 2017, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 17, 1922, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late P. H. Hopper and Lillie Mae Pettit Hopper and widow of Clyde James McClure. Mrs. McClure loved her church and family. She was a member of Clifton Second...
Roy Mabry Sr.
Dec 14, 2017
Roy Dean "Tunk" Mabry, Sr., 83, of Cowpens, SC, died Thursday, December 14, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born September 10, 1934, in Cowpens, he was the son of the late Albert and Edna Sally Spencer Mabry and husband of the late Joyce Dean Webb Mabry. Mr. Mabry was a member of Mountain View Baptist Church-Cowpens and retired from Pike...
William Hudson
Dec 13, 2017
William "Bill" Alex Hudson, 82, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, December 13, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born July 9, 1935, in Hartsville, SC, he was the son of the late Elijah Lee Hudson and Daisy Parnell Hudson. A 1953 graduate of North Charleston High School, Bill was a gifted athlete. He played football, basketball, and track in high school...
Kay Reed
Dec 13, 2017
Kay Karegeannes Reed, 89, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, December 13, 2017, surrounded by her children and Windsor House friends. Born March 4, 1928, in Gaffney, SC, she was the daughter of the late George and Katherine Melehes Karegeannes. A member of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Kay received her Master's Degree in Social Work from Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. She...
Jeanette Reeves
Dec 13, 2017
Jeanette Doris Smith Reeves, 67, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Wednesday, December 13, 2017, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born July 4, 1950, in Albany, NY, she was the daughter of the late Roland C. and Doris Elvira Campbell Smith. A graduate of Albany Business College, Mrs. Reeves was employed at the University of South Carolina Upstate for Business Affairs...
Thomas Vinyard
Dec 13, 2017
Thomas Everette Vinyard, 89, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, December 13, 2017, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born January 10, 1928, in Gadsden, AL, he was the son of the late L. T. and Grace Dismukes Vinyard who died when he was very young and the late B. C. and Mary Kate Dismukes Morgan. A U. S. Navy veteran, Mr....
J. Petty
Dec 12, 2017
Jones L. "J. L." Petty, 85, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, December 12, 2017, at Magnolia Manor-Inman. The last surviving member of his immediate family, he was born December 17, 1931, in Spartanburg County, SC, to the late James Henry and Frances "Fanny" Jane Parris Petty. He was married to the late Octavia Smith Petty for 63 years. Mr. Petty...
James Lawing Sr.
Dec 12, 2017
James "Bo" Albert Lawing Sr., 82, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, December 12, 2017, and went to his heavenly home, now walking the streets of gold. Born January 16, 1935, in Cowpens, SC, he was the son of the late John Calvin Lawing and Mary Ornor Morrow Lawing. A U. S. Army National Guard veteran, Mr. Lawing retired from Hoechst...
Betty Henderson
Dec 11, 2017
Betty Jane Cash Henderson, 83, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, December 11, 2017, at Physical Rehabilitation & Wellness Center of Spartanburg. Born July 25, 1934, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Vance and Myrtle Taylor Cash. Mrs. Henderson loved fishing, bowling, and traveling. She was a member of Fairview Free Will Baptist Church and retired from Cliffdale...
Rachel Jackson
Dec 11, 2017
Rachel Shull Jackson "Boomba", 96, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, December 11, 2017, at her home. Born May 10, 1921, in West Columbia, SC, she was the daughter of the late Edward A. and Daisy Foster Shull. A member of Gravely Memorial United Methodist Church, Mrs. Jackson was a longtime member of The Sweet Adelines and loved singing with her...
Mary Case
Dec 11, 2017
Mary Joanna Jones Case, 86, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, December 11, 2017, at RoseCrest Healthcare Center, Inman, SC. Born December 12, 1930, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late James Gilbert Jones and Annie Lorena Rhodes Jones and widow of Bennie Turner Case. A homemaker, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Mrs. Case was a member of First Presbyterian...
Roy Wood
Dec 10, 2017
Lee Roy Wood, 94, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, December 10, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born November 12, 1923, in Cherokee County, SC, he was the son of the late Arthur William and Effie Mae Hefner Wood. A U. S. Navy veteran, Mr. Wood retired from Gaffney Manufacturing and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife of...
Johnny Parks
Dec 9, 2017
Johnny Edward Parks, 85, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, December 9, 2017 at White Oak at North Grove. Born February 14, 1932 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Claude Allen Parks and Lila Moon Parks Brooks Whitt and the widower of Shirley Seay Parks. As a U.S. Marine Corp veteran, Mr. Parks served in the Korean...
Sandra Yundt
Dec 9, 2017
Sandra Mientka Yundt passed away December 9, 2017 in Spartanburg, South Carolina where she had resided since 2006. She was 70 years old. She was a loving mother and an encouraging parent to her daughter Bethany, nurturing high achievement, a strong work ethic and traditional Christian values. She had a charming personality and warm smile that complemented her strength and...
Ray Davis
Dec 8, 2017
Ray Carol Davis, 74, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, December 8, 2017 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born August 29, 1943 in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late Joe Henry and Mabel Zelle Upton Davis. Ray was a local barber in the community for many years. He loved traveling and restoring cars. Survivors include his wife, Diane...
Cindy Benjamin
Dec 7, 2017
Cynthia Jean Wertman Benjamin, 65, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, December 7, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born March 13, 1952, in Ashland, OH, she was the daughter of the late Donald Lee and Norma Jean Drushel Wertman. A devoted Christian who loved the Lord, Cindy was a nurse at the Charles Lea Center. She leaves behind her son, Ryan...
Betty O'Shields
Dec 6, 2017
Betty Jo O'Shields, 84, of Pauline, SC, died Wednesday, December 6, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born May 22, 1933, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Dexter E. C. O'Shields and Clara Goodwin O'Shields. She was a member of Philadelphia Baptist Church. Survivors include her sister, Helen West of Spartanburg, SC; brothers, Monroe O' Shields...
Marion Boyett
Dec 6, 2017
Marion Lee Boyett, 81, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, December 6, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born November 15, 1936, in Rockford, AL, he was the son of the late Walter Roy Boyett and Essie Swearingen Boyett and husband of the late Olivia Jones Boyett. Mr. Boyett was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church and vice president of...
Julian Morgan Jr.
Dec 5, 2017
Julian Hampden Morgan Jr., 89, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at Pruitt Health, Six Mile, SC. Born November 22, 1928, in Salisbury, NC, he was the son of the late Julian Hampden Morgan and Beulah Cloer Morgan. A member of Central United Methodist Church for 58 years, Mr. Morgan was a graduate of Spencer (NC) High School,...
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