Obituaries

Dorothy Billings

Dorothy Billings

Jan 24, 2017

Dorothy Pack Billings, 95, of Inman, SC and formerly of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at RoseCrest Community Healthcare. Born June 1, 1921, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Peter Chesterfield Pack and Louetta Easterly Pack and widow of Oren Odom Billings. An exemplary mother and wonderful homemaker, Mrs. Billings was retired from Beaumont Mill....

Virginia Nicholson

Virginia Nicholson

Jan 22, 2017

Virginia Mary Loos Nicholson, 93, formerly of Spartanburg, died Sunday, January 22, 2017 at NHC-Greenville in Greer, SC. Born May 26, 1923, in Dillon Vale, OH, she was the daughter of the late Leo and Mary Vera Tereschak Loos and widow of Noil "Nick" Hasel Nicholson. Mrs. Nicholson was a member of Lamb of God Lutheran Church in Spartanburg and...

Ada Mims

Ada Mims

Jan 21, 2017

Ada Adcock Mims, 97, passed peacefully from this life on Saturday, January 21, 2017, in Spartanburg, SC. Born in Granville County, NC in 1919, Ada was the daughter of James "Jack" Adcock and Ila Denny Adcock. A kind and giving person, Ada loved her family, her neighbors, and her church. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Greensboro...

Mary Smith

Mary Smith

Jan 19, 2017

Mary Carolyn "Connie" Wofford Smith, 75, of Roebuck, SC, died Thursday, January 19, 2017, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born July 1, 1941, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Carl Wofford and Mary Etta Meadows Wofford. Mrs. Smith was a kind, generous, selfless lady who loved her Lord, family, and friends. A member of Southport...

James Brown

James Brown

Jan 19, 2017

James Carroll "Pete" Brown, 85, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, January 19, 2017, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 3, 1931, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Charles Lloyd and Eula McDowell Brown. A U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Brown was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church. He attended Furman University and was a retired...

H. Cooper Jr.

H. Cooper Jr.

Jan 18, 2017

Henry Pearson Cooper, Jr., 63, of Cowpens, SC, died Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born September 29, 1953, in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of Sarah Bowman Cooper of Spartanburg, SC and the late Henry Pearson Cooper, Sr. The most selfless, soft spoken, and kind individual, Mr. Cooper was devoted to his Lord, family, and...

Donald Greer

Donald Greer

Jan 18, 2017

Donald "Squirrel" Eugene Greer, 63, of Woodruff, SC, died Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at his home. Born March 14, 1953, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Doris Geneva Burdette Greer of Woodruff, SC, and the late Charles Furman Greer. Mr. Greer was a Christian and employed as a sheet metal mechanic. In addition to his mother, survivors include...

John Lawson Jr.

John Lawson Jr.

Jan 18, 2017

John Henry Lawson Jr., 95, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born July 4, 1921, in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late John Henry Lawson Sr. and Luna McBride Lawson and husband for 73 years to the late Mavis Ruth Stacy Lawson. A U. S. Army veteran of World...

Jo Lowe

Jo Lowe

Jan 18, 2017

Jo Ann Farmer Lowe, 86, of Chesnee, SC, died Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital, following a brief illness. She is survived by her daughter, Linda Lowe Salter and husband David M. Salter of Rapid City, SD; and son, Tim Lowe and wife Charlene Avery Lowe of Austin, TX. She also leaves behind the love of her...

Mike Dukes

Mike Dukes

Jan 17, 2017

John Michael "Mike" Dukes, 67, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, January 17, 2017, at his son's home in Campobello, SC. Born May 7, 1949, in Atlanta, GA, he was the son of the late Charles and Eldna Maude Yawn Dukes. Mr. Dukes was employed with Spartanburg Steel Products for 34 years and Walmart for 19 years. He was of the...

Albert Green Jr.

Albert Green Jr.

Jan 17, 2017

Albert Lee Green Jr., 83, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, January 17, 2017, at his home. Born May 23, 1933, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Albert Lee Green, Sr. and Louise Putman Green. A retired police officer, Lee was employed with the City of Spartanburg for 35 years and also served as a Safety Officer for...

Doris Hogan

Doris Hogan

Jan 16, 2017

Doris Mildred Holt Hogan, 92, a native of Pacolet, SC, died Monday, January 16, 2017, after spending the last seven years at RoseCrest Retirement Community and a year prior at Windsor House. Born April 2, 1924, in Pacolet Mills, SC, she was the only child of the late Thomas Gibson Holt and Verlie Sutton Holt and widow of William Paul...

Stanley Nabow

Stanley Nabow

Jan 16, 2017

Stanley Ellman Nabow, 90, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, January 16, 2017, at his home. Born December 18, 1926, in Charlotte, NC, he was the son of the late David and Hannah Nabow and husband of the late Elizabeth Jolley Nabow. A graduate of Duke University and U. S. Navy veteran of World War II, Mr. Nabow was employed with...

Donald Mashburn Iii

Donald Mashburn Iii

Jan 16, 2017

Donald Carson Mashburn III, 56, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, January 16, 2017, at his home. Born June 11, 1960, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Donald Carson Mashburn Jr. of Abbeville, SC and Ruth Keller Tweed of Spartanburg, SC. In addition to his parents, he is survived by a daughter, Erica Nicole Mashburn of Greenwood, SC; grandson,...

Willene Cantrell

Willene Cantrell

Jan 15, 2017

Willene Martin Cantrell, 91, of Inman, SC, died Sunday, January 15, 2017, at RoseCrest Retirement Community. Born May 31, 1925, in Cherokee County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Joe H. and Nannie S. Martin and widow of Guy Cantrell. Mrs. Cantrell was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and the American Legion Women's Auxiliary. She retired from...

William Martin

William Martin

Jan 15, 2017

William Mack Martin, 66, of Inman, SC, died Sunday, January 15, 2017, at his home. Born April 16, 1950, in Gaffney, SC, he was the son of the late Calvin C. and Dorothy Garrett Martin. Mr. Martin was employed with Spartanburg Automotive and of the Freewill Baptist faith. Survivors include his sons, William Gary Martin of Boiling Springs, SC and...

Marion Wilkins

Marion Wilkins

Jan 14, 2017

Marion "Pete" Wilkins, 87, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, January 14, 2017, at White Oak Manor-Spartanburg. Born December 15, 1929, in Cowpens, SC, he was the son of the late Henry and Ella Wilkins and husband of the late Lillian Wilkins. A U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Wilkins was a member of Green Bethel Baptist Church and retired nursing assistant....

Kenneth Barnette

Kenneth Barnette

Jan 14, 2017

Kenneth Wayne Barnette, 72, of Reidville, SC died Saturday, January 14, 2017 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born November 3, 1944 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Paul and Margaret J. Clarke Barnette. An alumna of Spartanburg High School, Mr. Barnette graduated from Wofford College in 1967 and attended Auburn University. He was retired after 31...

Nannie Bailey

Nannie Bailey

Jan 14, 2017

Nannie Mae Brantley Bailey, 104, of Spartanburg, died Saturday, January 14, 2017 at SRMC Hospice Home. Born June 25, 1912 in Eastman, GA, she was the daughter of the late Joe and Molly Sheffield Brantley. She was the widow of David Critton (D.C.) Bailey. Nannie retired from Jonathan Login. She was a member of Cudd Memorial Baptist Church and a...

Martha Rudasill

Martha Rudasill

Jan 11, 2017

Martha Louise Earle Rudasill, 94, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, January 11, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born November 2, 1922, in Depoy, KY, she was the daughter of the late William Winfield Earle and Mary Mildred Shannon Earle and widow of Eugene Lanier Rudasill. An independent woman of strong will and determination, grace, and class, Martha was completely devoted...