Obituaries

Iva Shea

Iva Shea

Jun 14, 2017

Iva Jean Roland Shea, 82, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born November 27, 1934, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Wilford Lee Roland and Nellie Mae Candler Roland and widow of Joseph N. Shea. A 1956 graduate of Greenville Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, Mrs. Shea was a registered nurse...

Jeffrey Knauff

Jeffrey Knauff

Jun 13, 2017

Jeffrey Sawyer Knauff, born January 25, 2017, in Charlotte, NC, to Justin Knauff and Amanda Knauff of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Sawyer was always happy and smiling. He loved his older brother very much and from the moment he was born his family knew he was very special. In addition to his parents,...

Geraldine Suttles

Geraldine Suttles

Jun 13, 2017

Geraldine Tillotson Suttles, 83, of Arcadia, SC, died Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at her home. Born July 21, 1933, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Tom and Clara Dean Bagwell Tillotson and widow of Boyce Lee Suttles. She was a member of Arcadia Free Will Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Michael Lee Suttles of...

Alva Flynn

Alva Flynn

Jun 12, 2017

Alva James "A. J." Flynn, Jr., 75, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Monday, June 12, 2017, at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care. Born July 27, 1941, in Campobello, SC, he was the son of the late Alva James Flynn, Sr. and Bessie Patterson Gibson and husband of the late Bertha Mae Gibbs Flynn. Mr. Flynn was a member of Gravely...

James Sherbert Jr.

James Sherbert Jr.

Jun 12, 2017

James "Jimmy" Thomas Sherbert, Jr., 56, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, June 12, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born January 9, 1961, in Salina, KS, he was the son of the late James Thomas Sherbert, Sr. and Mary Ann Charles Sherbert. A graduate of the Charles Lea Program, Jimmy also worked for Workability with the Charles Lea Center. Survivors include...

Carey Thompson

Carey Thompson

Jun 12, 2017

Carey Poole Thompson, 93, of Spartanburg, SC, widow of Clyde Frederick Thompson, died Monday, June 12, 2017, at White Oak North Grove-Spartanburg. Born January 8, 1924, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Walter DeLafayette Poole and Ollie Coggins Poole and last surviving member of her immediate family. A lifelong adult member of Beaumont Baptist Church,...

William Littleton Jr.

William Littleton Jr.

Jun 11, 2017

William "Bill" Harold Littleton Jr., 67, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, June 11, 2017 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born May 25, 1950, in Greenville, SC, he was the son of the late William Harold Littleton Sr. and Ethel Williams Littleton. Bill loved being around his family, traveling, and gardening. A member of Cedar Springs Baptist Church, he was a graduate...

Christine Freeman

Christine Freeman

Jun 11, 2017

Christine Davis Freeman, 65, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Sunday, June 11, 2017, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born February 25, 1952, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late John D. and Minnie Lee Davis. Mrs. Freeman was a member of Fairview Baptist Church and retired from the Spartanburg County Auditor's Office. Survivors include her husband...

Donald Blackwelder

Donald Blackwelder

Jun 10, 2017

Donald "Donnie" Gerald Blackwelder, 74, of Spartanburg, SC died June 10, 2017. Born October 23, 1942 in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Charles William and Mattie Mae Melton Blackwelder. Donnie was a supervisor with Mayfair Mills. He was a charter member of Peace Free Will Baptist Church. Survivors include his loving wife of 55 years, Annie Carolyn...

Lowell Hawley Sr

Lowell Hawley Sr

Jun 9, 2017

Lowell T. Hawley, Sr., 73, of Spartanburg, SC died Friday, June 9, 2017 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born January 4, 1944 in Callicoon, NY, he was the son of the late Gerald Ulysses and Lottie Diehl Hawley. As a U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Hawley was an I & R Tech for Sprint Communications. He was an avid hunter....

Margaret Ivey

Margaret Ivey

Jun 9, 2017

Margaret Brockman Ivey, wife of Milton L. (Booty) Ivey, died on June 9th, 2017. Born March 24, 1929 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Belton Bryant (B.B.) and Mittie Fowler Brockman of Spartanburg. The youngest of six children, her siblings, all predeceased, were Belton H. Brockman, Carlyle L. Brockman, Myrtle Brockman Ouzts, Fancy Brockman, and Hilda...

Mary Cantrell

Mary Cantrell

Jun 9, 2017

Mary Frances Lee Cantrell, 79, of Spartanburg, died Friday, June 9, 2017 at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. She was born on June 2, 1938 in Union County, South Carolina. Mrs. Cantrell was daughter of the late Reverend Michael Boyd Lee and Mary Nita Berry Lee. She was married for 45 years to the late William Joseph Cantrell. She was...

William Kirby Sr.

William Kirby Sr.

Jun 9, 2017

William Terry Kirby, Sr., 76, of Spartanburg, SC died Friday, June 9, 2017 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born March 13, 1941 in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late William Leo and Opal Pearson Kirby. As a veteran of the National Guard, Mr. Kirby was retired as Service Manager at Benson Nissan. He was previously employed with...

Florence Davis

Florence Davis

Jun 9, 2017

Florence Carter Davis, 96 of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, June 9, 2017, at Windsor House West-Spartanburg. Born January 26, 1921, in Clinton, SC, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Preston and Clara Reid Carter. Mrs. Davis was a charter member of St. James United Methodist Church, where she and her son, Bobby, along with Eva Lowe, are the...

F. Smith Sr.

F. Smith Sr.

Jun 8, 2017

Fulwood Asbury Smith, Sr., 93, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, June 8, 2017, at Mary Black Hospital. Born September 27, 1923, in Gray Court, SC, he was the son of the late John Harley and Josie Amanda Kessler Smith. A U. S. Army and Air Force Veteran serving during World War II, Mr. Smith was a retired Pharmacist, owner of...

Brenda Hurd

Brenda Hurd

Jun 6, 2017

Brenda Nanney Hurd, 73, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Home-Spartanburg. Born April 15, 1944, in Nashville, TN, she was the daughter of the late Fred M. and Nelda Northcutt Nanney. A native of Spartanburg, SC, Mrs. Hurd was an Elementary School teacher as well as a wonderful mother and homemaker....

Helen Robinson

Helen Robinson

Jun 6, 2017

Helen Rosalie Moody Robinson, 89, formerly of Moore, SC, died Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at Inman Healthcare. Born December 30, 1927, in Clay County, IN, she was the daughter of the late Charles Estel Moody and Florence May Stickles Moody and widow of George A. Robinson. A graduate of Wayne State University, Mrs. Robinson retired as a secretary with the...

Ed Reeves

Ed Reeves

Jun 5, 2017

Homer "Ed" Edwin Reeves, 73, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, June 5, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born October 5, 1943, in Shreveport, LA and raised in Houston, TX, he was the son of the late Homer Russell Reeves and Jeanette Staman Reeves. Mr. Reeves sold research and development laboratory equipment and retired from VWR International. He was a member...

Barbara Gaskins

Barbara Gaskins

Jun 4, 2017

Barbara Gainey Woodward Gaskins, 58, of Chesterfield, SC, died Sunday, June 4, 2017, at Magnolia Place-Greenville. Born September 1, 1958, in Cheraw, SC, she was the daughter of the late Edward E. Gainey and Letitia Ann Johnson Steen and a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church, Chesterfield, SC. Surviving are her sons, Bradley R. Woodward (Kelly) of Spartanburg, SC and...

Katherine Finotti

Katherine Finotti

Jun 3, 2017

Katherine "Kat" Gail Finotti, 59, of Spartanburg, passed away at her home Sunday, June 3, 2017. Born November 16, 1957, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Lester Harrison and Geraldine Duggan Finotti. Katherine lived most of her life between Charleston and Spartanburg. She was a graduate of the University of South Carolina, a beloved mother, accomplished...