Obituaries

Donald West

Donald West

Dec 20, 2017

Donald C. West, 87, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, December 20, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born November 4, 1930, in Sulphur Springs, Upper Union County, SC, he was the son of the late Herbert James West, Sr. and Beatrice West. Mr. West was retired from Mahan Oven & Engineering Co., Inc. where he was founding partner and president. He...

Wanda Mitchell

Wanda Mitchell

Dec 20, 2017

Wanda Jean (Sumpter) Mitchell, 86, of Wellford, SC, passed away peacefully on December 20, 2017 in Wellford, South Carolina after a long illness. She was born on November 12, 1931 in Garden City in Finney County, Kansas, to David Asa and Ada Della (Roy) Sumpter. She grew up in Wichita, Kansas. After graduating from Central High School, Wanda completed nurses...

Randall Greene

Randall Greene

Dec 20, 2017

Randall "Randy" Thomas Greene, 62, of Campobello, SC, surrounded by his loving family, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. He was born April 13, 1955, in Decatur, GA, and was the beloved son of Anne Thomas Greene of Spartanburg, SC and the late Edward E. Greene. The owner of Campobello...

Dr. Lovett

Dr. Lovett

Dec 19, 2017

Dr. Martha Thomas Lovett of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, December 19, 2017 at Summit Hills following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease. A native of Chatham, Virginia she was the daughter of the late Raleigh Haywood Thomas and Estelle Riddle Thomas of Danville, Virginia. Dr. Lovett was a graduate of James Madison University with a Bachelor's Degree in Education. She later...

Joyce Hall

Joyce Hall

Dec 19, 2017

Joyce Turner Hall, 75, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Tuesday, December 19, 2017, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 15, 1942, in Pacolet Mills, SC she was the daughter of the late Roy and Beulah Shields Turner and widow of Boyce Hilbert "Bud" Hall, Jr. A graduate of Pacolet High School and Cecil's Business School, Mrs. Hall was a...

Rosalina Gillespie

Rosalina Gillespie

Dec 18, 2017

Rosalina Brandt "Lena" Gillespie, 87, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, December 18, 2017, at her home. Born September 20, 1930, in Walhalla, SC, she was the daughter of the late John Z. and Lillian B. Brandt. Lena was a dedicated wife and mother who loved all of her family. She was beloved and admired in her church and throughout the...

Betty Kiser

Betty Kiser

Dec 18, 2017

Betty Lou Doughty Kiser, 85, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, December 18, 2017, at her home. Born October 7, 1932, in Bonnie Blue, VA, she was the daughter of the late Reuben C. and Jennie Mae Lawson Doughty and widow of Billy Kiser. Mrs. Kiser was a member of Central Church of Christ and retired from Harley Bag. Survivors include...

Donald Washburn

Donald Washburn

Dec 17, 2017

Donald Emery Washburn, 64, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, December 17, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born June 29, 1953, in Montrose, PA, he was the son of Alan John Washburn and Marie Lindsey Washburn of Spartanburg, SC. A U. S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, Mr. Washburn attended Roebuck Presbyterian Church and was the self-employed owner/operator associated with...

Betty Smith

Betty Smith

Dec 17, 2017

Betty Lou Smith, 88, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Sunday, December 17, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born August 20, 1929, in Union, SC, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Lula Sanford Crawford. Betty Lou was a member of Westgate Free Will Baptist Church and worked for Abbott Laboratories, Waccamaw Pottery, J. M. Fields, and Skylyn Place....

Fletcher Thompson

Fletcher Thompson

Dec 17, 2017

Fletcher Dew Thompson of Spartanburg died on December 17, 2017. Born in Spotsylvania County, VA, on August 11, 1921, he was the youngest child of the late Charles H. and Jennie Lee Thompson, and the husband of Ruth DeLoache Thompson, whom he married in 1945. The couple met as students at the Textile Industrial Institute (TII), now Spartanburg Methodist College,...

Carolyn Farr

Carolyn Farr

Dec 16, 2017

Carolyn Calvert Farr, 83, returned to her heavenly home on December 16, 2017, surrounded by her loving family, after a valiant battle with a long illness. Her devotion to her family and her firm belief in God supported her in her struggle and ultimately gave her peace. Carolyn was born to the late Ray Ashmore and Mamie Malone Calvert in...

Betty Anderson

Betty Anderson

Dec 15, 2017

Betty Mason Anderson, 86, loving wife of 40 years to the late Vernon Brockman (Brock) Anderson, died Friday, December 15, 2017, at White Oak Estates in Spartanburg. Born September 17, 1931, in Glendale, SC, she was the daughter of the late Elmo Mason and Lucille Mason Gibson (James). She attended Cecil's Business College and Spartanburg Methodist College. She began working...

G. Wilkins

G. Wilkins

Dec 15, 2017

G. R. "Chick" Wilkins, 95, of Spartanburg and formerly of Cowpens, SC, died Friday, December 15, 2017, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born August 18, 1922, in Cowpens, SC, he was the son of the late Ralph Shumpert Wilkins and Ida Gineta Moore Wilkins and husband of 56 years to the late Dorothy "Dot" Hazel Hammett Wilkins. A graduate of...

John Macphail

John Macphail

Dec 15, 2017

John A. MacPhail, 93, of Skylyn Place, Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, December 15, 2017. Born January 20, 1924, he was the son of the late Donald Cameron MacPhail and Marie Trapp MacPhail. Mr. MacPhail was a graduate of Washington and Jefferson College and Dickinson School of Law in Pennsylvania. He served in the U. S. Army Field Artillery in Europe...

Angelina Aldana

Angelina Aldana

Dec 14, 2017

Angelina "Gely" Belisario Aldana, 87, of Spartanburg, SC, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, December 14, 2017, at White Oak at North Grove. The last surviving member of her immediate family, she was born March 1, 1930, in Davao City, Philippines, the daughter of the late Juan Fulgosino Belisario, MD and Socorro Crisostomo Belisario, MD. A member of St. Paul...

Annie Matthews

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

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.

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

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

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...