Obituaries

Ruth Shupe

Ruth Shupe

Sep 9, 2017

Ruth Inez Shupe, 93, of Rosewood Assisted Living, Pauline, SC, passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2017. Born December 23, 1923, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Angus and Lemma Cannon and widow of Raymond Shupe. Survivors include her sister, Bertie Lanford of Union, SC; and several nieces and nephews, including her caregiver, Martha Freeman. A...

Arianna Owings

Arianna Owings

Sep 9, 2017

Arianna Paige Owings, infant daughter of Dusty William Brock Owings and Courtney Jean Yadon Owings, was born unto earth and heaven on Saturday, September 9, 2017. In addition to her parents, she is survived by two sisters, Mikaila B. Owings and Kelseay D. Owings; two brothers, Zamien T. B. Owings and Christopher J. B. Owings, all of Roebuck, SC. The...

Wayne Wehofer Sr.

Wayne Wehofer Sr.

Sep 9, 2017

Wayne Wehofer, Sr., 87, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. He was born June 27, 1930 in Chicago, IL. Mr. Wehofer, Sr. was a veteran of the U.S. Army - Korean War. Wayne was a member of the V.F.W. and volunteered at the Spartanburg Soup Kitchen. He was retired from Flowers Baking Company....

James Crocker Jr

James Crocker Jr

Sep 9, 2017

James Henry Crocker, Jr., 70, of Inman, SC, died Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born August 7, 1947 in Spartanburg County, he is the son of Ruby Lee Allison Pearson of Spartanburg, SC and the son of the late James Henry Crocker, Sr. James was previously employed with Drayton Mill, Steve Co Knit, and Woodland Mills....

Charles Hallman

Charles Hallman

Sep 8, 2017

Charles Milton Hallman, 85, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, September 8, 2017 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. He was born August 2, 1932 in Spartanburg, SC and was raised by his grandparents, Big Daddy and MaMa. Survivors include his loving wife of 60 years, Nancy West Hallman; son, Jeff Hallman (Patricia) of Spartanburg, SC; daughter, Kelly Scoggins (David) of Columbia,...

Bessie Cecil

Bessie Cecil

Sep 8, 2017

Bessie Seay Cecil, 93, of Spartanburg passed away on Friday, September 8, 2017, at her home. Born in Spartanburg on June 1, 1924, she was the youngest of six children of the late Corrie Waters Seay and Charlie Gudger Seay. She was married for 70 years to the late David William (Bill) Cecil, Sr. and was also predeceased by a...

Viola Bailey

Viola Bailey

Sep 8, 2017

Viola Cochran Bailey, 73, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, September 8, 2017, at her home. Born April 17, 1944, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Andy and Viola Morgan Cochran. Mrs. Bailey is survived by her sisters, Barbara Milan and Elizabeth Ballew, both of Wellford, SC, Rachel McAbee of Inman, SC, and Mary Crowe of...

William Barron

William Barron

Sep 7, 2017

William "Bill" Howard Barron, 77, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, September 7, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born July 1, 1940, in Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of the late Howard Edward Barron and Catherine Dolores Faulkenhan Barron. Bill received his BS Degree in Computer Science from the University of Dayton and retired from SEW Eurodrive. Survivors include his...

Ann Kiesau

Ann Kiesau

Sep 7, 2017

Ann Hultin Kiesau ended her life's journey on September 7, 2017. Born March 16, 1941, in Kingsport, TN, she was the daughter of the late Carl Frederick and Sadie Brinkley Hultin. She graduated from Dobyns Bennett High School in 1959. She graduated from Wake Forest University with a B.A. in English in 1963. She later achieved a M.Ed. from Converse...

Katherine Scruggs

Katherine Scruggs

Sep 7, 2017

Katherine Smelcer Scruggs, 95, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, September 7, 2017, at Summit Hills Assisted Living. Born October 28, 1921, in Greeneville, TN, she was the daughter of the late Alden C. and Elsie B. Smelcer and widow of Thomas Daniel Scruggs Sr. A graduate of East Tennessee State University, Mrs. Scruggs enjoyed gardening and collecting antiques. She was...

Martha Schiltz

Martha Schiltz

Sep 6, 2017

Martha Ree Wright Schiltz, 97, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Wednesday, September 6, 2017. Born April 15, 1920, in Landrum, SC, she was the daughter of the late Humphrey and Sarah Kelly Wright and wife of the late Clarence Eugene Schiltz Sr. Mrs. Schiltz graduated from the Spartanburg General Hospital School of Nursing in 1941 and retired from Spartanburg...

Corinne Dillard

Corinne Dillard

Sep 5, 2017

Corinne Arbutus Willis Dillard, 86, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, September 5, 2017, at her home. Born January 6, 1931, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Jessie Ray Willis and Lillie Mae Mabry Willis. She was married for 49 years to the late John Thomas Dillard. Mrs. Dillard was a member of Cherokee Springs Baptist Church and...

Jack Lowe

Jack Lowe

Sep 5, 2017

Jack Lowe, 80, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, September 5, 2017, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born November 30, 1936, in Pickens, SC, he was the son of the late Luna and Alma Chappell Lowe. Jack loved his family and enjoyed fishing and cooking for them. He also enjoyed dirt track racing, NASCAR, and was co-owner of a race car...

Sandra Patterson

Sandra Patterson

Sep 3, 2017

Sandy Patterson, 73, beloved wife, sister, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 3, 2017. She was born in Cumberland, MD on December 5, 1943, to Boyd and Kitty Payton. Sandy graduated from Nursing School at Charlotte Memorial Hospital in 1963. It was in Charlotte where she met and married Dr. John A. Patterson, to whom she was...

Wilma Fowler

Wilma Fowler

Aug 31, 2017

Wilma Jolly Fowler, 87, of Cowpens, SC, died Thursday, August 31, 2017, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born April 28, 1930, in Gaffney, SC, she was the daughter of the late Collis Kenyon Jolly and Willie Faye Brown Jolly and widow of George Earl Fowler. Mrs. Fowler loved to cook and enjoyed traveling. She was a member of First Baptist...

James Langston

James Langston

Aug 29, 2017

James "Jim" Roger Langston, 79, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, August 28, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born November 25, 1937, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late Thomas M. Langston Sr. and Janie Sherbert Langston. A U. S. Air Force veteran, Mr. Langston retired from the Spartanburg County Building Code Office and was a member of...

Clark Bush

Clark Bush

Aug 29, 2017

Clark T. Bush, 93, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Clark was the husband of the late Eleanor Sanderson Bush. Born June 9, 1924, in Barnesville, GA, he was the son of the late Clark Talmadge Bush Sr. and Eva Lillian Thurmond Bush. Clark graduated from Rock Hill High School in 1941 and attended...

Joseph Caggiano

Joseph Caggiano

Aug 29, 2017

Joseph "Joey" Patrick Caggiano, 53, of Gaffney, SC, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born October 3, 1963, in Gaffney, he was the son of the late Vincent George Caggiano, Jr. and Sara Katherine "Sadie" Collins Caggiano. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his oldest brother, Vincent G. Caggiano III....

Bernard Pruitt

Bernard Pruitt

Aug 28, 2017

Bernard Pruitt, 73, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Monday, August 28, 2017, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born May 29, 1944, in Cherokee Springs, SC, he was the son of the late Stead James and Doris Feagan Pruitt. A loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother, Mr. Pruitt was a member of Cherokee Springs Baptist Church, Cherokee Springs Lodge #135 AFM,...

Pauline Allison

Pauline Allison

Aug 28, 2017

Pauline "Polly" Thompson Allison, of Inman, SC, died Monday, August 28, 2017, at the Clinton Presbyterian Community. Born in Rock Hill, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Kilgore Thompson, Sr. and Pauline Anderson Thompson and widow of John Coan Allison, Sr. Mrs. Allison was a Registered Nurse graduate of Spartanburg School of Nursing. She worked at Spartanburg...