Obituaries

Betty Phillips

Betty Phillips

Jul 15, 2017

Betty Moss Phillips, 87, of Cowpens, SC died Friday, July 15, 2017 at Golden Age Nursing Home. Born December 9, 1929 in Cowpens, SC, she was the daughter of the late John Finley and Dovie Harvey Moss and was the widow of Ralph Quinton Phillips. Betty loved her family so that being a homemaker brought her such joy. She was...

Deidra Colquitt

Deidra Colquitt

Jul 14, 2017

Deidra Amanda Colquitt, 37, of Spartanburg, SC died Friday, July 14, 2017 at her home. Born April 3, 1980 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Joey Randall and Mary Elizabeth Bell Colquitt. Amanda was a sweet young lady who wanted to help others, so she became a caregiver for others. She was a member of Canaan...

Alfred House

Alfred House

Jul 13, 2017

Alfred Floyd House, 70, of Moore, SC, died Thursday, July 13, 2017, at his home. Born December 20, 1946, in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late Milton Floyd House and Rose Boyter House and the last surviving member of his immediate family. Mr. House retired from Hammond Brown Jennings and enjoyed gardening. A graveside service will...

Marceline Varner

Marceline Varner

Jul 13, 2017

Marceline Louise Finley Varner, 82, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, July 13, 2017, at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills-Landrum, SC. Born August 20, 1934, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Cora Mae Finley and widow of William Ben Varner. She was a member of Fairview Freewill Baptist Church. Survivors include her son, John Thomas Finley (Rhonda) of...

Christine Ariail

Christine Ariail

Jul 12, 2017

Christine Vestal Ariail, age 99, a long-time resident of Spartanburg and the Summit Hills Retirement Community, died peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, July 12, 2017. Chris was born November 21, 1917, the youngest (and last surviving) of the six children of May Shemwell Vestal and Dr. Willis J. Vestal of Lexington, NC. After graduating from the Lexington schools, Chris...

James Golden

James Golden

Jul 8, 2017

James Leonard Golden, 83, of the Twin Lakes community passed away Saturday, July 8, 2017 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born in Newberry, he was the son of the late James Dewey "Bus" and Sarah Shealy Golden. He was a 1952 graduate of Newberry High School and a 1956 graduate of Wofford College. He was a member of the Terrier...

Mary Clary

Mary Clary

Jul 8, 2017

Mary B. Clary, 92, of Inman, SC died Saturday, July 8, 2017 at her home. Born October 1, 1924 in Woodruff, SC, she was the daughter of the late Harvey Toy and Lizzie Mae Smith Brockman. She was married to the late P.L. "Jack" Clary, Jr. for 70 years. Mary Elizabeth was retired from Drug Plastic. She and her husband...

Anne Bailey

Anne Bailey

Jul 7, 2017

Anne G. Bailey, 74, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, July 7, 2017, at her home. Born April 28, 1943, in Oswego, SC, she was the daughter of the late John Glendon Grant, Sr. and Mary Louise Brown Grant. She was married to the late Donald Hope Bailey for 50 years. Mrs. Bailey was a member of Cannon's Camp Ground United...

Timothy Woody

Timothy Woody

Jul 7, 2017

Timothy Eric Woody, 53, of Boiling Springs, SC passed away Friday, July 7, 2017 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born November 9, 1963 in Spartanburg, he was the son of Richard Nelson and Virginia Alverson Woody. Deputy Woody was retired from the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Department after 30 years of service. He was a 1982 Boiling Springs High School graduate...

Paul Lindsay

Paul Lindsay

Jul 6, 2017

Paul Eugene Lindsay, 77, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, July 6, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born October 22, 1939, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Arthur Chester Lindsay and Mattie Geneva Cudd Lindsay. A U. S. Navy veteran and graduate of Spartanburg High School, Mr. Lindsay retired from Duke Power after 42 years of service where...

Gerald Bailey

Gerald Bailey

Jul 5, 2017

Gerald Delano Bailey, 76, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at Physical Rehabilitation and Wellness Center. Born June 8, 1941, in Startex, SC, he was the son of the late Woodrow and Aimelee Burnett Bailey and his step-mother, Kathleen Bailey, who raised him after his mother died when he was very young. Mr. Bailey enjoyed singing and playing...

John Bragg

John Bragg

Jul 4, 2017

John Horace Bragg, 80, of Roebuck, SC, died Tuesday, July 4, 2017, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital-Spartanburg. Born February 4, 1937, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late John and Marion Walker Bragg. A U. S. Air Force veteran, Mr. Bragg was the owner-operator of Bragg TV Service for many years and retired from MEMC. He loved...

Dottie Cathcart

Dottie Cathcart

Jul 3, 2017

Dottie Cathcart, 73, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, July 03, 2017, at her home. Born May 30, 1944, in Belpre, OH, she was the daughter of Hazel Norma Reed Maze of Belpre, OH and the late William Hugh Maze. Mrs. Cathcart loved her grandchildren. She was an avid traveler and lover of animals. She retired from Flagstar Companies, Inc. after...

Madora Pittman

Madora Pittman

Jul 3, 2017

Mrs. Madora Bonner Holder Pittman, 87, of Greenville, SC, and formerly of Spartanburg, died Monday, July 3, 2017, at her home. Born December 22, 1929, in Cowpens, SC, she was the daughter of the late Carl Moses Bonner and Estelle Turner Bonner Price. A graduate of Cowpens High School Class of 1946 and the University of South Carolina School of...

Mary Rogers

Mary Rogers

Jul 2, 2017

Mary Mabel Bishop Rogers, 83, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, July 2, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born May 27, 1934 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Donald Maehue Bishop and Elizabeth Moore Bishop Gregory. A member of Bethel Baptist Church of Campobello, SC, Mrs. Rogers was semi-retired after many years of association with The Heel...

Helen Johnson

Helen Johnson

Jul 2, 2017

Helen Montgomery Johnson, 79, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, July 2, 2017, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born November 17, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Victor Moss Montgomery Jr. and Joan Crowell Montgomery. Mrs. Johnson was born in Spartanburg, SC where she attended local schools. She also attended Katharine Gibbs School in Boston, MA, Ringling School of...

James Cook

James Cook

Jul 2, 2017

James Curtis Cook, 24, of Pacolet, SC, died Sunday, July 2, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born May 12, 1993 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Brian and Johanna Congleton Cook. A member of Brown's Chapel Baptist Church, Mr. Cook was a landscaper/handyman and he loved fishing. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife,...

Dennis Deaton

Dennis Deaton

Jul 2, 2017

Dennis Ray Deaton, 56, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, July 2, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born March 2, 1961, in Chicago, IL, he was the son of Roy Smith Deaton of Spartanburg, SC and the late Floree Johnson Deaton. He was employed with Kohler Company for 28 years and served with the U. S. Navy. In addition to his...

Scott Keefauver

Scott Keefauver

Jul 2, 2017

Vincent Scott Keefauver, 39, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, July 2, 2017. Born July 22, 1977, in Tupelo, Mississippi, he was the son of Vincent J. Keefauver and Rebecca Adamson Keefauver of Spartanburg. Scott moved with his family to Spartanburg in 1985. He was a graduate of Dorman High School and Brevard College and was completing coursework at Adams State...

Valrey Cudd

Valrey Cudd

Jul 1, 2017

Valrey Wood Cudd, 93, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, July 1, 2017 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 10, 1923 in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Joe Hopper and Grace Painter Wood. She was the widow of James William Cudd, Jr. Valrey was happiest caring for her family, so it was not a surprise that she...