Obituaries

Carl Harris

Carl Harris

Aug 1, 2017

Carl Jack Harris, 84, of Pacolet, SC, died Tuesday, August 1, 2017, at his home. Born May 26, 1933, in Yancy County, NC, he was the son of the late Solomon and Minnie Franklin Harris and husband of the late Mary Brown Harris. A United States Army Veteran, Mr. Harris served during the Korean Conflict and was a member of...

James Searcy

James Searcy

Aug 1, 2017

James Edward Searcy, 50, of Cowpens, SC, died Tuesday, August 1, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born February 22, 1967 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Walter Edward "Bud" Searcy and Louise O'Sullivan Searcy. Mr. Searcy was an employee of Tindall Concrete as a crane operator for many years and was of the Baptist faith. He...

Elizabeth Jack

Elizabeth Jack

Aug 1, 2017

Elizabeth Stephens Jack, 90, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at Wesley Court Assisted Living. Born June 10, 1927 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Alfred E. Stephens and Minnie Hammett Stephens and wife of the late James Ward Jack. Mrs. Jack was a 1947 graduate of Spartanburg General Hospital Training School of Nurses,...

Ruth Belue

Ruth Belue

Aug 1, 2017

Ruth Moore Belue, 75, of Moore, SC died Tuesday, August 1, 2017, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 7, 1941, in Inman, SC she was the daughter of the late James Clinton and Mary McAbee Moore and wife of the late Arthur E. "Skeet" Belue. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her daughters, Becky Copelton (Paul) and...

Frances Lyles

Frances Lyles

Jul 30, 2017

Frances Darlene Hall Lyles, 61, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, July 30, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born August 30, 1955, in Chicago, IL, she was the daughter of the late Luther Frazier and Patricia Helderman Hall and wife of the late John Perry Lyles, Jr. She was of the Baptist Faith. Survivors include her daughters, Danna Lyles of Spartanburg,...

Ona Pitts

Ona Pitts

Jul 30, 2017

Ona Lee Thompson Pitts, 91, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, July 30, 2017, at Windsor House West-Spartanburg. Born April 21, 1926, in Russell County, VA, she was the wife of the late Lauden Paul "L. P." Pitts. Mrs. Pitts was an active member of Central Church of Christ where she was a longtime Sunday School teacher. She volunteered for many...

Joyce Wilkins

Joyce Wilkins

Jul 30, 2017

Joyce Hodge Wilkins, 76, of Cowpens, SC died Sunday, July 30, 2017 at RoseCrest. Born October 20, 1940 in Cowpens, she was the daughter of the late John Wright and Nell Moss Hodge. Joyce received a master's degree in education from Converse College. She was a retired School teacher with District 3 (Spartanburg) after 30 years of service. She was...

Nancy Hill

Nancy Hill

Jul 30, 2017

Nancy Ann Crocker Hill, 80, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, July 30, 2017, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born March 7, 1937, in Lockhart, SC, she was the daughter of the late Charles Edward and Mary Esther Kitchens Crocker. Mrs. Hill was a graduate of Piedmont Beauty School and the owner of Nan's Styling Salon. Survivors include her husband of...

Diana Olencki

Diana Olencki

Jul 29, 2017

Diana Lynne Alcorn Olencki peacefully passed away July 29, 2017, at home surrounded by her family following a four year battle with cancer. Diana was born June 17, 1954, in Columbia, SC, and was the second daughter of Edwin Alcorn and Mildred Smith Alcorn. Her siblings are sister, Pat Dickerson, and brothers, David and Jeffrey Alcorn. She was married to...

James Mitchell

James Mitchell

Jul 29, 2017

James Marshall Mitchell, 55, of Cowpens, SC, died July 29, 2017 at his home. Born December 2, 1961 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late James Billy and Lois Edmonds Mitchell. James loved to fish and the outdoors. Survivors include his loving wife of 24 years, Patti Blackwell Mitchell; brother, Jamie Mitchell (Lisa) of Spartanburg, father-in-law, Douglas...

Chris Gibson

Chris Gibson

Jul 25, 2017

Christopher Jay Gibson, 43, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, July 25, 2017, at his home. Born November 16, 1973, in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of Bryson Jay and Dianne Humphries Gibson of Spartanburg. A loyal, unselfish individual with a mischievous side and big heart, who was generous to all, Chris loved his family and friends. He received...

Scott Mcneely

Scott Mcneely

Jul 25, 2017

Gerald Scott McNeely, 63, of Duncan, SC, died Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at his home. Born February 2, 1954 in Valdese, NC, he was the son of Dr. Gerald W. McNeely and Gaynell (Bonnie) Buff McNeely. Scott was a graduate of T.C. Roberson High School, Arden, NC, AB Tech, Asheville, NC, and USC-Spartanburg. As a registered nurse, he worked mainly...

Mary Williams

Mary Williams

Jul 22, 2017

Mary Maldonia Roof Williams, 77, of Boiling Springs, SC died Saturday, July 22, 2017 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born December 30, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Chester Dudek and Asilee Roof Dudek. Mary was retired from Beaumont Mills. She was a member of Gravely Memorial United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband of 43 years, Eddie...

William Hope Jr.

William Hope Jr.

Jul 21, 2017

William T. "Bill" Hope, Jr. went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 21, 2017. As Bill was fond of saying, he was born on a frosty full morning on October 7, 1924, on the banks of the Fairforest Creek, Spartanburg County, to William T. Hope, Sr. and Clytie B. Bradley. He graduated from Fairforest High School in 1942....

Patricia Miller

Patricia Miller

Jul 20, 2017

Patricia Godfrey Miller, 87, of Pauline, SC, passed from earthly life to Eternal Life on Thursday, July 20, 2017, at her home. Born December 14, 1929, in Gaffney, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Edward and Sara Davis Godfrey. A 1947 graduate of Gaffney High School and a 1950 graduate of Spartanburg General Hospital School of Nursing,...

Bonnie Elder

Bonnie Elder

Jul 19, 2017

Bonnie Elder, 76, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at her home. Born October 10, 1940, in Rutherford County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Bill and Louise Bradley and wife for 39 years to the late Robert Edward Elder. She was a member of Friendship Baptist Church. Survivors include her children, Tonya Hamrick of...

Daniela Gonzalez-Alvarado

Daniela Gonzalez-Alvarado

Jul 19, 2017

Daniela Gonzalez-Alvarado, 10, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, July 19, 2017. Born April 29, 2007, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of Simon Gonzalez and Maria Isabel Alvarado-Trejo. As a former student of Shoally Creek Elementary School, she was a rising fifth grader to Boiling Springs Intermediate School. She was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church. Daniela never...

John Miller

John Miller

Jul 19, 2017

John William Miller, 88, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born August 1, 1928, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Thomas Sumter Miller, Sr. and Maza Leila Horton Miller and husband of the late Betty Alley Miller. Mr. Miller was a 1945 graduate of Spartanburg High School and attended Clemson College....

Gerald Brannon, Jr.

Gerald Brannon, Jr.

Jul 18, 2017

Gerald "Rick" Lee Brannon, Jr., 70, of Gaffney, SC, died Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at his home. Born March 18, 1947, in Tryon, NC, he was the son of Betty Cothran Brannon of Gaffney, SC and the late Gerald Lee Brannon, Sr. A U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Brannon was the former owner of Brannon's Seafood Restaurant and was later...

Clarence Md

Clarence Md

Jul 17, 2017

Dr. Clarence Cross Lyles, 95, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, July 17, 2017, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born March 28, 1922, in Great Falls, SC, he was the son of the late Arromanus Coleman Lyles, Sr. and Margaret Ella Cross Lyles. Survivors include his beloved wife of 63 years, Sarah "Dot" Dorothy Lucas Lyles; daughters, Sarah Margaret Lyles Rambish...