Eunice Gossett
Jun 23, 2018
Eunice Underwood Gossett, 77, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, June 23, 2018 at home. Born March 2, 1941 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Zeno Garland and Ruth Irene Overcash Underwood. Eunice was retired seamstress from One Price Clothing. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She was also a selfless person who...
Richard Derrick
Jun 23, 2018
Richard "Dick" Haltiwanger Derrick, 69, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, June 23, 2018. Born November 4, 1948 in Charlotte, NC, he was the son of the late William Edward and Edna Haltiwanger Derrick. Dick dedicated over 40 years as a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church, serving both the Men's Club and the choir. He worked as a real...
Peggy Sanders
Jun 22, 2018
Peggy Jean Vehorn Sanders, 81, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, June 22, 2018, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born March 4, 1937, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Lewis Vehorn and Minnie Mae McDade Vehorn and widow of Harold Dean Sanders. A retired piano teacher, Mrs. Sanders received her BA Degree from Converse College....
John Coker
Jun 21, 2018
John Sanford "Sandy" Coker, 60, of Yonkers, NY, died Thursday, June 21, 2018 at St. John's Riverside Hospital after a brief illness. Born February 27, 1958 he was the son of the late Estelle Benfield Coker and Dr. Walter G. Coker, Jr. and stepson of Linda Reynolds Coker. Sandy attended Spartanburg High School and graduated from the University of South...
Katherine Hatchell
Jun 21, 2018
Katherine Louise Owens Hatchell, 96, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, June 21, 2018, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born September 1, 1921, in Pacolet, SC, she was a daughter of the late Will and Ida Belle Weathers Owens and wife for 57 years of the late Durwood Frank Hatchell. Mrs. Hatchell retired from Wofford College in 1982 after 36 years...
Dale Utter
Jun 21, 2018
Dale Lynn Utter, 77, of Roebuck, SC, died Thursday, June 21, 2018, at his home. Born January 15, 1941, in South New Berlin, NY, he was the son of the late Kern Mills Utter and Olive Anna Grover Utter Perkins. A member and deacon of River Hills Baptist Church, Mr. Utter was also a member of the Black Angus Association,...
Rose Graves
Jun 20, 2018
Rose Mary McDowell Graves, 96, of Spartanburg, SC, widow of Edwin Budden Graves Jr., went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at Physical Rehab & Wellness-Spartanburg. Born October 9, 1921, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Thella Augustus McDowell and Rose Aleen Owens Brown. She was raised by her grandparents, the late Dr....
Gaye Fowler
Jun 19, 2018
Gaye Marshall Fowler, 83, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, June 19, 2018, at her home. Born December 30, 1934, in Granite Falls, NC, she was a daughter of the late William Ernest and Mary Orilla Turnmyre Marshall and the widow of Donald Flay Fowler. Gaye was a 1953 graduate of Granite Falls High School and a 1956 graduate of Rowan...
Kenneth Harvey Sr.
Jun 18, 2018
Kenneth Donald Harvey Sr. "Red", 80, of Pacolet, SC, died Monday, June 18, 2018, at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care. Born July 14, 1937, in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late George Thomas (G.T.) Harvey Sr. and Gladys Gossett Harvey. A graduate of Pacolet High School, Red enjoyed hunting, fishing, and spending time at Lake Greenwood....
Jeffrey Tinsley
Jun 18, 2018
Jeffrey Anderson Tinsley, 44, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, June 18, 2018. Born November 15, 1973, in Spartanburg, he was the son of Douglas N. and Martha Anderson Tinsley of Spartanburg, SC. Jeffrey loved his family, especially his children. He also loved animals and antique tools. He achieved the rank of Life Scout and was a member of The Order...
Susan Judd
Jun 12, 2018
Susan Kilgore Judd, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Tuesday, June 12, 2018, after a resilient battle with cancer. Born August 22, 1948, in Anniston, AL, she was the daughter of the late James and Frances (Meadows) Kilgore. Susan was a teacher for over 40 years between Birmingham, AL and Spartanburg, SC schools but spent most of her time as...
Shirley "Nannie"
Jun 12, 2018
Shirley Ruth Malone Durham, 82, of Cowpens, SC, died Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at Inman Healthcare. Born May 28, 1936, in Inman, SC, she was the daughter of the late Ryan E. and Minnie Ruth Cook Malone and widow of Bobby Ryan Durham. Mrs. Durham loved to laugh and adored her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She also loved to crochet, cross...
Ruth Lands
Jun 12, 2018
Ruth Harrison Lands, 94, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born January 8, 1924, in Bluffton, GA, she was the daughter of the late William Elijah Harrison and Mary Belzora Forrest and wife of 64 years to the late Walter Cecil Lands. A graduate of Spartanburg Methodist College, Mrs. Lands was a member...
John Somers
Jun 10, 2018
John Arthur Somers, 73, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Sunday, June 10, 2018, at his home. Born November 8, 1944, in San Francisco, CA, a son of the late Gordon and Lila Green Somers, he was the husband of the late Miriam Barnea Rhinehart Somers. A U. S. Marine veteran and retired truck driver, Mr. Somers loved NASCAR and fishing....
Lillian Arledge
Jun 9, 2018
Lillian Owens Southern Arledge, 87, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, June 9, 2018 at home. Born April 24, 1931, in Hendersonville, NC, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Annie Lou McCarson Owens. Lillian was retired from White Oak Estates. Survivors include her husband, Ancil Ray Arledge; daughter, Loretta Ann Hawkins (James) of Duncan, SC; sons, William Southern,...
William Gray, Jr.
Jun 9, 2018
With joy and celebration, we announce that William "Bill" Gray, Jr., 70, of Spartanburg, SC, has entered the gates of Heaven and is surrounded by God our Father and all the beloved family members who have gone before him. While our hearts will miss him terribly, we take comfort in knowing we will be together again one day. Bill died...
Louella Cribb
Jun 8, 2018
Louella Smith Cribb, 97, of Spartanburg, SC died Friday, June 8, 2018 at home. Born September 30, 1920 in Lake Park, GA, she was the daughter of the late John Fredrick and Mary Frances Brown Smith and the widow of Richard Boyd "Scotty" Cribb, Sr. Louella graduated from Lake Park High School and attended Georgia Teachers College, which is now...
Debra Cothran
Jun 8, 2018
Debra Lynn Cothran, 62, of Cowpens, SC, died Friday, June 8, 2018, at her home. Born May 1, 1956, she was the daughter of the late James and Corrie Sellers Scruggs. Survivors include her sister, Tina Wyatt; brother, Timothy Cothran; and seven nieces. No services will be held. Floyd's North Church Street Chapel To send flowers or a memorial gift...
Bertha Eaton
Jun 8, 2018
Bertha Dell Dickenson Eaton, age 88, of Pembroke, KY, and recently of Spartanburg, SC, passed away June 8, 2018. Born February 28, 1930, she is preceded in death by her parents, Reuben Dabney Dickenson II and Julia Della Hopson Dickenson, and by her husband, Fulton Ray Eaton. She was a lifelong member of the Church of Christ, first at Little...
Jean Henderson
Jun 8, 2018
Jean Nance Henderson, 97, of Moore, SC, died Friday, June 8, 2018, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born February 16, 1921, in Union, SC, she was the daughter of the late Edward Valentine Atkinson and Myrtle Mae Henderson Atkinson and widow of Roy Edward Henderson. A graduate of Spartanburg High School, Mrs. Henderson retired from Foley Diamond Center in Wilmington, DE...
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