Timothy Fincher
Sep 21, 2017
Timothy "Tim" James Fincher, 60, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Thursday, September 21, 2017. Born October 17, 1956, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late James "Jim" Eugene Fincher and Annie Grace Eledge Fincher. He retired from Leigh Fibers after many years of service and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his niece, Amy J. Brown...
Steven Henson
Sep 21, 2017
Steven "Steve" Larry Henson, 70, of Spartanburg, SC died Thursday, September 21, 2017 at Grand Strand Medical Center. Born August 22, 1947 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Grady and Juanita Harvey Ernest Henson. Steve was retired from W.N. Kirkland. He was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Survivors include his loving wife, Denise B....
Vernon Griffin
Sep 20, 2017
Vernon Chappel Griffin, 89, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, September 20, 2017, at his home. Born February 8, 1928, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Lattie Chappel Griffin and Carrie Mae Foster Griffin and husband of the late Margie Ila Lawter Griffin. A veteran of the U. S. Coast Guard, Mr. Griffin retired from Griffin & Son...
Jack Pyles
Sep 19, 2017
Jack M. Pyles, 68, of Greer, SC, died Tuesday, September 19, 2017, at St. Francis Downtown, after a brief battle with leukemia. A native of Dallas, TX, Jack was a U. S. Coast Guard veteran and worked as an air traffic controller with the FAA. He spent most of his career as a disc jockey and announcer on various Upstate...
Marshall Owens
Sep 19, 2017
Marshall Howard Owens, 91, of Boiling Springs, SC, went to his eternal rest Tuesday, September 19, 2017, at home surrounded with family and friends. Born October 19, 1925 in Holly Springs, SC, Marshall was the son of the late William Jackson and Eliza Jane Blackwell Owens. He was the loving husband of Virginia Ballew Owens for 69 years. A graduate...
John W."
Sep 18, 2017
Lt. Col. (Ret.) John Wayne Mathis "J. W.", 77, of Savannah, GA, died Monday, September 18, 2017. Born March 14, 1940, in Cherokee County, SC, he was the son of the late Jessie J. and Viola Splawn Mathis and husband of the late Jane O'Neal Mathis. A U. S. Army veteran, John was Program Manager during Operation Iraqi Freedom, where...
Johnny Kirkland
Sep 16, 2017
Johnny Lee Kirkland, 72, of Moore, SC died Saturday, September 16, 2017. Born January 20, 1945 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Osea John and Clara Jane Bridges Kirkland. Johnny was retired from Duke Energy as a lineman. He was an active member of the Wildlife Action Conservatory; helping children enjoy and appreciate wildlife and all...
William Mostiler
Sep 14, 2017
William "Bill" Edward Mostiler, 74, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2017, at his home after dealing with a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer since 2014. Born November 14, 1942, a native of Clifton, SC, he was the son of the late George Emmit and Pearl Johnson Mostiler. A graduate of Cowpens High School, Mr. Mostiler served a...
Ronald Burke
Sep 14, 2017
Ronald L. Burke, 80, of Moore, SC, went to his heavenly home on Thursday, September 14, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born January 22, 1937, in Clarkesville, GA, he was the son of the late Robert Taylor Burke and Louise Holcombe Burke and was husband to the late Betty Collins Burke. Mr. Burke was a big fan of the Atlanta...
Jeannine Miller
Sep 13, 2017
Jeannine Miller, 77, of Converse Heights, Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2017, at White Oak Estates-Spartanburg after a lengthy illness. Born November 20, 1939, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late William Dabney Miller and Geraldine Ballenger Miller. Jeannine attended Spartanburg City Schools and graduated from Limestone College with a BA Degree in Elementary Education....
Mary Loringer
Sep 13, 2017
Mary Brown Tinsley Loringer, 94, of Chestertown, MD and formerly of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, September 13, 2017. Born September 29, 1922, in Blythewood, SC, she was the daughter of the late Samuel E. and Martha Lauhon Brown and the last surviving member of her immediate family. Mrs. Loringer attended the University of South Carolina and was employed by Southern...
Franklin Crocker
Sep 13, 2017
Franklin "Pepaw" Crocker, 83, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, September 13, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born April 23, 1934, in Clifton, SC, he was the son of the late Bertha Million Crocker. A U. S. Air Force veteran for 12 years, Mr. Crocker loved music, collected ball caps, never met a stranger, and enjoyed meeting friends at Hardees for...
Evelyn Ezell
Sep 12, 2017
Evelyn Eubanks Wood Ezell, 103, of Greenwood, SC, died Tuesday, September 12, 2017, at NHC Greenwood. Born July 15, 1914, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Butler Eubanks and Lillie Mae Wade Eubanks. She was the widow of Aldon Matthew "Woody" Wood and James Vernon Ezell. A 1933 graduate of Spartanburg High School, Mrs. Ezell...
Cherie Comer
Sep 12, 2017
Cherie Lynn Richards Comer, 53, of Spartanburg, SC died September 12, 2017 at her home. Born December 12, 1963 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Leon and Janice Rudolf Richards. She was the widow of Edward "Eddie" Norman Comer, Jr. Cherie was a member of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and...
Betty Hendrick
Sep 11, 2017
Betty Sanders Hendrick, 88, of Spartanburg, SC and formerly of Moultrie, GA, died Monday, September 11, 2017, at Summit Hills Assisted Living-Spartanburg. Born February 28, 1929, a native of Thomasville, GA, she was the daughter of the late Kent McDonald Sanders and Christine Parramore Sanders, and the widow of Frank O'Neal Hendrick, Jr. Betty was a homemaker, a member of...
Linda Ayers
Sep 11, 2017
Linda Gail Ayers, 72, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, September 11, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born October 13, 1944, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Doris Lawter and widow of G. T. Ayers. A member of the Salvation Army Church, Gail was employed with Powdercraft for 33 years and also served in the Salvation Army Thrift...
Pauline Guy
Sep 10, 2017
Pauline Hollifield Guy, 89, of Spartanburg, SC, went to her heavenly home on Sunday, September 10, 2017, at Magnolia Manor-Inman. Born February 10, 1928, in Beaumont, SC, she was the daughter of the late Tom Hollifield and Nannie "Sweetie" Owings Hollifield and stepdaughter of the late Annie Finch Hollifield. She was married to the late Ernest "Humpy" Guy from 1951...
Fred Thomason
Sep 10, 2017
Fred Warren Thomason, 76, of Grant, AL, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, September 10, 2017, in Huntsville, AL. Born November 24, 1940, in Wellford, SC, he was the son of the late John G. and Grace McSwain Thomason and husband of the late Linda Thompson Thomason. Mr. Thomason was a graduate of Clemson College and worked as a Federal Government...
William O'Dell
Sep 9, 2017
William "Bill" Miles O'Dell, 93, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, September 9, 2017, at White Oak at North Grove. Born August 2, 1924, in Whitmire, SC, he was the son of the late William Holloway and Cora Belle Miles O'Dell. A U. S. Army veteran of World War II, Mr. O'Dell retired from real estate sales and development. Bill received...
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...
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