Obituaries

Cecil Moore

Cecil Moore

Dec 20, 2016

Cecil Connor "Buddy" Moore, 80, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at his home. Born May 12, 1936, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Cecil Ray Moore and Mary Ellen Thompson Moore. Always a hard worker, his many jobs during his school days ranged from helping his father on a bread truck delivery...

Joy Corn

Joy Corn

Dec 19, 2016

Joy Ann Gunter Corn, 79, of Woodruff, SC, died Monday, December 19, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born March 19, 1937, in Branford, FL, she was the daughter of the late Aaron S. and Quida Wood Gunter. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her husband of 59 years, Johnny B. Corn Sr.; sons, Johnny B. Corn Jr., Donnie...

Alice Irvin

Alice Irvin

Dec 19, 2016

Alice Marie LeBuhn Irvin, 81, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, December 19, 2016, at The J. F. Hawkins Nursing Home in Newberry, SC. Born February 4, 1935, in LeClaire, IA, she was the daughter of the late Henry Coleman and Marie Annette Long LeBuhn and widow of Rev. Joel Lester Irvin. Mrs. Irvin was an excellent cook and loved her...

Patricia Weeks

Patricia Weeks

Dec 18, 2016

Patricia Black Weeks, 63, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born October 9, 1953, in Kannapolis, NC, she was the daughter of Joan Black of Boiling Springs, SC and the late Fred Baldwin Black. Patricia loved her family, friends, and animals. She was of the Baptist faith, an avid reader, and enjoyed...

William Neal

William Neal

Dec 17, 2016

William "Cliff" Neal, age 78, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2016, after a courageous battle with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia. Born September 17, 1938 in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late William Gordon and Elizabeth Kennedy Neal. A loyal Clemson Tiger Fan, he enjoyed experiencing the ten years his family lived in Clemson where they...

Rev. Kennedy

Rev. Kennedy

Dec 16, 2016

The Reverend Dr. Joseph Whitner Kennedy entered the church triumphant on December 16th, 2016, in Waynesboro, Virginia. Dr. Kennedy was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, friend and pastor. Dr. Kennedy was born in Spartanburg, SC, on March 16, 1928, the youngest son of Dr. Leland McDuffie Kennedy and Elizabeth Fleming Bean Kennedy. He was predeceased by two brothers,...

Louise Harris

Louise Harris

Dec 16, 2016

Louise M. Harris, 98, of Spartanburg, SC, died peacefully Friday, December 16, 2016. Born Charity Louise Myers on May 7, 1918, in Rogersville, TN, she was the third child and oldest daughter of Roy and Gertrude Myers, who raised a family of eight children. Louise grew up in Nashville and Jefferson City, TN. She attended Carson-Newman College where she majored...

Hellen Lewis

Hellen Lewis

Dec 15, 2016

Hellen Devue Gentry Lewis, 90, of Spartanburg, SC, wife of the late Robert L. Lewis died Thursday, December 15, 2016, at Eden Terrace-Spartanburg. Born November 21, 1926, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Ernest E. and Willie Mae Williams Gentry. A graduate of Spartanburg High School, she attended Whitworth Junior College in Brookhaven, MS then later...

Mary Darby

Mary Darby

Dec 15, 2016

Mary Anne Darby, 87, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, December 15, 2016, at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care. Born June 5, 1929, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Fred Roy Darby and Ethel Hendrix Darby. Miss Darby was a member of Central United Methodist Church and worked in retail sales at Wright-Scruggs Shoe Store and The...

Christine Collins

Christine Collins

Dec 14, 2016

Christine Harvey Collins, 89, of Lexington, SC and formerly of Spartanburg, SC, widow of John L. Collins, died Wednesday, December 14, 2016, at Carolina Gardens-Lexington, SC. Born October 28, 1927, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late William W. Harvey, Sr. and Bessie Mae McCraw Harvey and the last surviving member of her immediate family. Mrs. Collins was...

Wayne Strickland

Wayne Strickland

Dec 14, 2016

Wayne F. Strickland, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Wednesday, December 14, 2016. Born in Buchanan, VA, he was the son of the late Branson and Sallie Strickland and a veteran of the U. S. Army. Survivors include his wife, Connie Strickland; son, Rev. James Strickland (Donna) of Anderson, SC; brother-in-law, James Edward McEntire (Penny) of Denver, CO; and special niece,...

Helen Hunter

Helen Hunter

Dec 13, 2016

Helen Petty Hunter, 89, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at Peachtree Centre-Gaffney, SC. Born April 29, 1927, in Whitestone, SC, she was the daughter of the late Eula Ernest and Altie Lee Minton Petty and widow of John Bradley Hunter. Mrs. Hunter was a member of Ben Avon United Methodist Church and retired from Jack Rabbit Photo...

Geraldine Finotti

Geraldine Finotti

Dec 13, 2016

Geraldine "Jerry" Duggan Finotti, 102, widow of Lester Harrison Finotti, died Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at The Inverness at Spartanburg. A native of Madisonville, TN, she was born October 19, 1914, to the late Robert W. and Fannie L. Haun Duggan. Mrs. Finotti was a charter member of St. James United Methodist Church in Spartanburg and recently attended Wesley Memorial...

Frank Gilbert

Frank Gilbert

Dec 13, 2016

Frank Cleatus Gilbert, 54, of Inman, SC, died Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born February 17, 1962, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Sarah Louise Robbins Gilbert of Wellford, SC and the late Cleatus Ryan Gilbert. He was of the Methodist faith. In addition to his mother, survivors include his wife of 19 years, Susan...

Mary Holden

Mary Holden

Dec 12, 2016

Mary Ellen Lanford Holden, 89, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, December 12, 2016, at Fountain Inn Nursing Home. Born September 8, 1927, in Woodruff, SC, she was the daughter of the late Henry Grady Lanford and Mattie Huckaby Lanford and widow of Robert Lee Holden. Mrs. Holden was a member of River Hills Baptist Church and retired operator and supervisor...

Horace Padgett

Horace Padgett

Dec 11, 2016

Horace Davenport Padgett, 92, of Spartanburg, widower of the late Mildred K. Padgett, to whom he was married for over 63 years, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2016 at the Cascades Verdae, a Greenville senior retirement community. Born on April 14, 1924 he grew up in Saluda, SC, he was the son of the late Augustus (Gus) and Essie Stone...

Yates Johnson

Yates Johnson

Dec 11, 2016

Loy Yates Johnson Jr., 79, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, December 11, 2016 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born January 12, 1937 in Spartanburg, SC he was the son of the late Loy Yates Johnson Sr. and Aline Eden Johnson. He grew up in Union, SC and received his BA Degree from Furman University in 1959. A veteran of the...

James Faulkner Sr.

James Faulkner Sr.

Dec 9, 2016

James H. "Jim" Faulkner, Sr., 76, of Roebuck, SC, went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 9, 2016, at his home. Born January 14, 1940, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late James Clayton and Eva Pruitt Faulkner. A loving husband, father, and Papa, he was a 1958 graduate of Spartanburg High School and U....

Mary Fox

Mary Fox

Dec 7, 2016

Mary Christene Foster Fox, 72, of Pacolet, SC, died December 7, 2016. Born September 27, 1944, in Casa Grande, AZ, she was the daughter of the late Claude Foster and Elva Adams Foster. Survivors include her children, Mary Brown, Brenda Harper (Scott), Polly Proffitt (Nick), Lewis Haddock, and Jimbo Haddock; 14 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; and 11 brothers and sisters. The...

Carl Wright Jr.

Carl Wright Jr.

Dec 7, 2016

Carl "Buddy" Wright, Jr., 87, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, December 7, 2016, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 10, 1928, in Arcadia, SC, he was the son of the late Eben Carlton Wright and Cora Jones Wright. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. A SC Army National Guard member, Mr. Wright retired from Christman...