Obituaries

Harold Arthur

Harold Arthur

Dec 5, 2017

Harold Dean Arthur, 83, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born June 10, 1934, at Cannon's Camp Ground, SC, he was the son of the late Wallace Wood Arthur and Annie Cannon Arthur and husband of the late Hazel Matthews Arthur. Mr. Arthur was a member of Cannon's Camp Ground United...

Violet Green

Violet Green

Dec 5, 2017

Violet Vistula Willard Green "Blackie", 94, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born September 14, 1923, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Jess and Emma Lee Harvey Willard and widow of Boyd C. Green. Mrs. Green loved her family and enjoyed cooking for them on Sundays and holidays...

Ernest Creech

Ernest Creech

Dec 3, 2017

Ernest R. "Jack" Creech, 94, of Spartanburg, passed away December 3, 2017, peacefully, while under the care of Hospice and his devoted wife, Joan. Jack was born on June 27, 1923 in Greer, SC and was the son of James Abbott and Fronie Mauldin Creech. Jack is survived by Joan Creech, his loving and devoted wife of 64 years. He...

W. Cromer

W. Cromer

Dec 3, 2017

Wyndelln Mark Cromer, 63, of Spartanburg, SC, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 3, 2017, at his home. Born August 2, 1954, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Calvin Newton Cromer and Betty Jean Sanders Cromer. Mark was the former singer and guitarist for the band The Daily News and The Cromer Brothers...

Miss Frankie Millwood

Miss Frankie Millwood

Dec 2, 2017

Frankie L. Millwood, 73, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, December 2, 2017 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born April 12, 1944 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Faye Harvey Millwood. Miss Millwood was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include a sister, Terri Ann Garner (Kenneth) of Manassas, VA; and several nieces and nephews. Along...

Calvin Wicker Jr.

Calvin Wicker Jr.

Dec 2, 2017

On December 2, 2017, Calvin McIntosh Wicker, Jr., 67, went to be with his Lord. A devout Christian and family man, Calvin will be sorely missed and loved by his wife, Shirley, his sons, Grey and Cal, his daughter-in-law, Amanda (Grey's wife), and their son, Daniel McIntosh Wicker, his grandson. Predeceased by his father, Calvin McIntosh Wicker, Sr.; his mother,...

Jeanette Waddell

Jeanette Waddell

Dec 1, 2017

Sara Jeanette Schrimsher Waddell, 75, of Spartanburg, SC died Friday, December 1, 2017 at Regional Hospice Home. Born October 13, 1942 in Loudon County, TN, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Luther and Gert Smith Schrimsher. Jeanette was retired from First Citizens Bank after 32 years of service. She was a member of Solid Rock Church and the...

Carol Harkrader

Carol Harkrader

Nov 30, 2017

Carol Leigh Hoke Harkrader, 63, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, November 30, 2017, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born March 23, 1954, in Hickory, NC, she was the daughter of the late George A. Hoke and Nell Yount Hoke. Mrs. Harkrader, a retired teacher of Alamance County, NC, was a graduate of Lenoir-Rhyne College and received her Master's Degree from...

Ava Glass

Ava Glass

Nov 30, 2017

Nell Collins Glass "Granny", 95, of Pacolet Mills, SC, died Thursday, November 30, 2017, at The Inverness at Spartanburg. Born December 27, 1921, in Roda, VA, she was the daughter of the late Brownloe and Clemie Lee Richards Collins and widow of Bascom Earl Glass. Nell was a loving mother, wife, and grandmother. She enjoyed baking for family and friends,...

John Newman

John Newman

Nov 30, 2017

John Allen Newman, 61, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, November 30, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born August 19, 1956, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late John E. and Carolyn Taylor Newman. Mr. Newman enjoyed golf and fishing. He served with Arcadia Fire & Rescue as well as Una Fire Department for 25 years and retired...

Theresa Weaver

Theresa Weaver

Nov 29, 2017

Theresa Gail Weaver, 56, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, November 29, 2017, at her home. Born August 23, 1961, in Durham, NC, she was the daughter of Zenus Marion Weaver of Lugoff, SC and the late Linda Weaver. Theresa was a CPA, employed with Coleman, Hunton, & Brown CPA, and of the Baptist faith. In addition to her father, she...

Evelyn Parker

Evelyn Parker

Nov 29, 2017

Evelyn Bennett Ponder Parker, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, November 29, 2017, at RoseCrest Community Healthcare, Inman, SC. Born in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Romey J. and Nettie Ruth Byars Bennett. Mrs. Parker was a member of Powell Presbyterian Church and the church choir. She loved to paint and sew and also enjoyed bird watching. She...

Wanda Gault

Wanda Gault

Nov 28, 2017

Wanda Strickland Gault, 70, of Roebuck, SC, died Tuesday, November 28, 2017, at her home. Born July 11, 1947, in Clinton, SC, she was the daughter of the late Millie and Luther Sylvester Strickland. A member of Woodruff Road Worship Center, Wanda loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Survivors include her life partner, George Sprouse; children, Mark Teague...

Clarence Campbell

Clarence Campbell

Nov 28, 2017

Clarence Beauford Campbell, 90, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, November 28, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born May 6, 1927, in Landrum, SC, he was the son of the late Cleve Bascomb and Polly Ann Gosnell Campbell. A U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Campbell was owner and operator of Campbell Painting and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife...

Evelyn Goings

Evelyn Goings

Nov 28, 2017

Evelyn R. Goings, 93, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, November 28, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born April 2, 1924, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Otis Bert Ramsey and Ruby Mae Steadings Ramsey and widow of Martin W. Goings. Mrs. Goings was a member of Fairforest Baptist Church and retired from Phillips Fibers. Survivors include...

Jeremy Thomas

Jeremy Thomas

Nov 28, 2017

Jeremiah "Jeremy" Henri Thomas, 37, of Pauline, SC, died Tuesday, November 28, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born April 18, 1980, in Pauline, he was the son of Corinne Gouron Thomas and the late Donald Lee Thomas. Jeremy loved his family and his three dogs. He was a member of Philadelphia Baptist Church and a self-employed construction contractor. In addition...

Alice Ridings

Alice Ridings

Nov 27, 2017

Alice Ann Purgason Ridings, 78, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, November 27, 2017, at St. Luke's Hospital, Columbus, NC. Born December 18, 1938, in Burke County, NC, she was the daughter, along with five brothers, of the late Clyde W. and Ollie B. King Purgason. She was married for 55 years to Sherman Raymond Ridings of the home. Mrs. Ridings...

Robin Newsom

Robin Newsom

Nov 27, 2017

Robin Camp Newsom, 54, of Chesnee, SC, passed on to Heaven on Monday, November 27, 2017, from her home. Born October 1, 1963, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of Boyce Julian Camp and Alice Genelle Phillips Camp of Cowpens, SC. A member of Mountain View Baptist Church-Cowpens for 53 years, Mrs. Newsom affirmed her Salvation on October...

James Stevens

James Stevens

Nov 27, 2017

James "Jimmy" Dennis Stevens, 64, of Pacolet, SC, died Monday, November 27, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born April 8, 1953, in Port Byron, NY, he was the son of Clyde Leroy Stevens of Cato, NY and the late Martha Weaver Stevens. A proud veteran of the U. S. Army having served in the Vietnam War, Jimmy loved his family...

Walter Moore

Walter Moore

Nov 27, 2017

Walter Maynard "Bud" Moore, Jr., 92, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, November 27, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. A native of Spartanburg, Bud was born on May 25, 1925 to the late Walter Maynard "Dick" Moore, Sr. and Myrtle Mooneyham Moore. He was married to the late Betty Clark Moore for 64 years. After graduating from high school Bud joined...