Obituaries

Thomas Myers

Thomas Myers

May 19, 2017

Thomas Gayle Myers, 78, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, May 19, 2017 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born January 27, 1939 in Dillon, SC, he was the son of the late John Thomas and Emma Myers. Mr. Myers was a 1961 graduate of Wofford College, and a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and a former...

Lucille Phillips

Lucille Phillips

May 18, 2017

Lucille Guyton Phillips, 87, of Pacolet, SC, died Thursday, May 18, 2017, at Riverside Health Care, Covington, GA. Born December 7, 1929, in Pacolet, SC, she was the daughter of the late Boyce and Maggie Johnson Guyton and widow of Charles Albert "Tuffy" Phillips. Mrs. Phillips was a member of Pacolet Mills Baptist Church and a beautician in Pacolet for...

Thomas White Jr.

Thomas White Jr.

May 18, 2017

Thomas Clyde "TC" White, Jr., 92, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, May 18, 2017, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born June 17, 1924, in Jonesville, SC, he was the son of the late Thomas Clyde White, Sr. and Eva Gregory White. A U. S. Navy veteran of World War II, Mr. White was a member of Gravely Memorial United Methodist...

Terry Jenkins

Terry Jenkins

May 18, 2017

Terry Lee Jenkins, 49, of Moore, SC, died Thursday, May 18, 2017, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born July 6, 1967, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Frank and Shirley Jenkins of Una, SC. A true "people person", Terry cherished his many friendships and his beloved Clemson University. He was a member of Roebuck Baptist Church and a...

Elizabeth Hammett

Elizabeth Hammett

May 18, 2017

Elizabeth Hammett, 81, of Pacolet, SC, died Thursday, May 18, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born April 21, 1936, in Gaffney, SC, she was the daughter of the late James Claude and Clara Mae Inman Smith and widow of Erman Yates Hammett. Mrs. Hammett was a member of Pacolet First Baptist Church and retired from Timken Bearings Company after 20...

Connie Strickland

Connie Strickland

May 15, 2017

Connie S. Strickland, 84, of Boiling Springs, SC, passed away on Monday, May 15, 2017. Born February 5, 1933, in Pulaski, VA, she was the daughter of the late James and Evelyn McEntire. She was predeceased by her husband of 64 years, the love of her life, Wayne F. Strickland. Surviving are her son, Rev. James Bryan Strickland (Donna) of...

Angela Smith

Angela Smith

May 15, 2017

Angela "Angie" Bogan Smith, 53, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, May 15, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born February 6, 1964, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of James Carter Bogan, Sr. and Marcia Bragg Bogan of Spartanburg, SC. Angie loved her family, church, camping, fishing, and helping her friends. A graduate of Bob Jones Academy, she received her Associates...

Floyd Loflin

Floyd Loflin

May 14, 2017

Floyd Loflin, 91, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, May 14, 2017 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born July 25, 1925 in Salisbury, NC, he was the son of the late William Carl and Annie Bell Eagle Loflin. Mr. Loflin was a U. S. Marine Corp veteran of World War II South Pacific and was wounded in the Battle of Saipan....

Ronald Webber

Ronald Webber

May 14, 2017

Ronald "Ron" E. Webber, 74, of Union, SC, died Sunday, May 14, 2017, at his home. Born February 15, 1943, in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late John William and Iris Henderson Webber. A loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and brother, Ron was an outdoor enthusiast who loved to hunt, ride motorcycles, and was a member...

Jack Belk

Jack Belk

May 14, 2017

Jack David Belk, 73, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Sunday, May 14, 2017, at his home. Born July 4, 1943, in Pacolet, SC, he was the son of the late Glen Doc Belk and Nola Horne Belk. A graduate of Clemson University and U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Belk served two tours in Vietnam and retired from Michelin. Survivors include...

Marlene Towery

Marlene Towery

May 13, 2017

Marlene Burrell Towery, 80, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, May 13, 2017 at White Oak Manor. Born October 7, 1936 in White Stone, SC, she was the daughter of the late George Haywood and Mary Burgess Burrell and was the widow of Charles Lindzie Towery. Mrs. Towery was a CMA and retired after 35 plus years of service from Surgical...

Patrick Baird

Patrick Baird

May 13, 2017

Patrick Ryan "Rick" Baird, 32, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, May 13, 2017 in Spartanburg, SC. Born August 21, 1984 in Charlotte, NC, he was the son of Gregory McDowell and Vickie Rogers Baird of Boiling Springs. Patrick was a 2003 Graduate of Boiling Springs High School. Patrick proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was deployed with the...

Bryan Ridings

Bryan Ridings

May 13, 2017

Bryan Keith Ridings, 48, of Campobello, SC, died Saturday, May 13, 2017. Born May 4, 1969, in Tryon, NC, he was the son of the late Boyd Ridings Jr. Survivors include his wife, Cindy Ridings; sons, Justin Ridings and Jason Ridings; granddaughters, Baylee, Brylee, and Sophia Ridings, all of Campobello, SC; brother, Chris Ridings of Tryon, NC; sister, Carolyn Livingston...

Christopher Garrett

Christopher Garrett

May 12, 2017

Christopher Taylor Garrett, 37, died Friday, May 12, 2017, at his home in Spartanburg, SC. He was born on March 5, 1980, in Goldsboro, NC, the son of Charles and Sandra Garrett. Chris graduated from Spartanburg High School in 1998. He attended Spartanburg Tech and Greenville Tech majoring in graphic arts. Then he went on to attend the Art Institute...

John Mcbrayer

John Mcbrayer

May 11, 2017

John Wesley McBrayer, 78, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, May 11, 2017, at his home. Born October 9, 1938, in Tuscaloosa, AL, he was the son of the late Alfred F. and Rosie Mae Franklin McBrayer. Mr. McBrayer was a 26 year veteran of both the U. S. Army and the U. S Air Force. He was a graduate of...

Gail Allen

Gail Allen

May 11, 2017

Jacqueline "Gail" Shepherd Allen, 80, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 11, 2017, at her home in Spartanburg, SC surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 10, 1936 in Spartanburg, SC. Mrs. Allen graduated from Spartanburg High School in 1955 and went on to become a Registered Nurse after graduating in 1958 from Spartanburg General Hospital's nursing program....

David Nesbitt

David Nesbitt

May 10, 2017

David Adams Nesbitt, of Moore, SC, died Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at his home. He was the son of the late David Berry Nesbitt and Mary Lew Adams Nesbitt. A graduate of Wofford College, Mr. Nesbitt was the owner of C & N Enterprises and attended Roebuck Presbyterian Church. Survivors include his wife, Becky M. Nesbitt and daughter, Leigh N....

Gordon Oran

Gordon Oran

May 9, 2017

Gordon Franklin Oran lost his battle to pulmonary fibrosis on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, in Spartanburg, SC. He was the twelfth child born to Willis and Kitty Johnson Oran on November 28, 1936 and the last remaining member of his immediate family in Sweetwater, TN. Gordon attended the area schools in Sweetwater, TN, graduated from the University of Tennessee in...

Cathy Bennett

Cathy Bennett

May 9, 2017

Catherine "Cathy" Clemmons Bennett, 55, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at her home. Born August 29, 1961, in Fayetteville, NC, she was the daughter of Vernon Hall Clemmons of La Grange, NC and the late Mary Margaret Harrelson Clemmons. Cathy loved going to the lake, fishing, playing piano, and any church activity. She was a...

Thelma Tadlock

Thelma Tadlock

May 8, 2017

Thelma Sue Hood Tadlock, 69, of Greenville, SC, died Monday, May 8, 2017, at Magnolia Manor of Greenville. Born May 9, 1947, in Welch, WV, she was the daughter of the late Sam Mullins and Sally Faye Hood Belcher. Survivors include her daughters, Mico Roach of Barren Springs, VA, Raco Snook of Castine, OH, and Ritseco Roach of Dayton, OH;...