Obituaries

Virginia Thomas

Virginia Thomas

Jul 3, 2016

Virginia Phillips Thomas, 93, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, July 3, 2016, at White Oak Estates. Born October 8, 1922, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Harley Wayne Phillips, Sr. and Lillie Malone Glazener Phillips and widow of Shea West Thomas Sr. Mrs. Thomas was a member of First Baptist Church of Spartanburg and a volunteer for...

Sarah Easler

Sarah Easler

Jul 2, 2016

Sarah Swofford Easler, 82, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, July 2, 2016 at her home. Born August 28, 1933 in Saluda, NC, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Swofford and Ezelle Pace Swofford. She was the widow of Lucian Russell Easler, Sr. Mrs. Easler retired from Hoechst Fibers after 22 years of service. She was a member of...

Ella Darnell

Ella Darnell

Jul 2, 2016

Ella Rhea Gurley Eubanks Darnell, 89, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, July 2, 2016, at her home. Born March 6, 1927 in Rutherfordton, NC, she was the daughter of the late David and Byrd Shehan Gurley. She was the widow of Joe F. Eubanks and J. Etoyl Darnell. Ella Rhea was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and was...

Cheryl Moore

Cheryl Moore

Jul 1, 2016

Cheryl Darlene Moore, 68, of Wellford, SC, died Friday, July 1, 2016, at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care. Born May 13, 1948, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late George Ellis and Annie Mae Godfrey Moore. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her husband, Robert "Bobby" Moore of the home; son, Robert "Robbie" David Moore...

Joe Crook

Joe Crook

Jun 30, 2016

Joseph Earl Crook, Jr. "Joe" - don't call him Mr. Crook (that was his dad) - passed away Thursday, June 30, 2016 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home surrounded by his family and friends. He was born January 5, 1949, in St. George, SC to Frances Wimberly Crook of Spartanburg and the late Reverend Joseph Earl Crook, Sr. Daddy was a...

Roy Grant

Roy Grant

Jun 27, 2016

Roy Edgar Grant, 91, of Spartanburg, SC, died peacefully at his home surrounded by family on Monday, June 27, 2016. Born in Devonshire England to the late Percy and Emily Yeoman Grant on March 30, 1925, he also lived in New Zealand before settling in Spartanburg, SC. Roy proudly served in the British Royal Air Force during World War II...

Edgar Hodge

Edgar Hodge

Jun 26, 2016

Edgar Mason Hodge, 83, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, June 26, 2016, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital-Spartanburg. Born January 3, 1933, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late George K. and Exie Lands Hodge. A U. S. Air Force veteran, Mr. Hodge was a retired Civil Service aircraft mechanic and small aircraft pilot and hobbiest who built, owned,...

Oren Brady, Jr.

Oren Brady, Jr.

Jun 24, 2016

Oren L. Brady, Jr., 96, passed away on June 24, 2016 at White Oak Estates. Mr. Brady was born in Landrum, SC on March 8, 1920, son of the late Oren L. Brady, Sr. and Gussie Edwards Brady. He was a graduate of Spartanburg High School and Wofford College and was a member of the Landrum First Baptist Church. He...

Amy Richardson

Amy Richardson

Jun 24, 2016

Amy Fain Caldwell Richardson, 93, of Moore, SC, was carried by God's Angels into the presence of her Savior and Lord on Friday, June 24, 2016. Born March 14, 1923, in Campobello, SC, she was the daughter of the late Earl Edward and Myrtle Skinner Fain and the widow of William Edward Caldwell Sr. and James S. Richardson. Amy was...

William Eaton

William Eaton

Jun 23, 2016

William L. "Bill" Eaton, 77, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, June 23, 2016, at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care. Born April 10, 1939, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late William Richard and Ruby Hill Eaton. A U. S. Army veteran, he also served with the National Guard 1/178th Field Artillery. Bill loved his Lord, family, and friends....

John Cecil

John Cecil

Jun 22, 2016

John Patrick "Pat" Cecil, 77, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care. Born October 31, 1938, in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late Thurman White Cecil and Mary Constance Waters Cecil. A 1960 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Mr. Cecil was a veteran of the Vietnam War...

Sara Spires

Sara Spires

Jun 21, 2016

Sara Eleanor Spires, 85, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, June 21, 2016, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital-Spartanburg. Born February 4, 1931, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Edward Theodore and Ada West Spires and was predeceased by her only brother, Edward T. Spires, Jr. Sara was a very proud graduate of Converse College and received her Master's...

Irene Hartofilax

Irene Hartofilax

Jun 21, 2016

Irene Piperis Hartofilax, 59, of Lyman, SC, died Tuesday, June 21, 2016, at St. Francis Hospital-Greenville, SC. Born March 6, 1957, in Spoa Karpathos, Greece, she was the daughter of the late Vasilios G. and Anna Anoussis Piperis. Mrs. Hartofilax was a member of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and employed with The Clock Restaurant of Lyman. Survivors include her...

Constance Heyward

Constance Heyward

Jun 21, 2016

Constance Reid Holler Heyward passed away peacefully on June 21, 2016 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. She was born January 3rd, 1932 in Columbia, South Carolina, to Arthur William Holler Jr. and Miriam Hearon Holler. She grew up in Columbia and Myrtle Beach and dearly loved her horse Shamrock. She was a 1953 graduate of the University of South Carolina, a...

Donald Alexander

Donald Alexander

Jun 21, 2016

Donald Lee Alexander, 80, of Moore, SC, died Tuesday, June 21, 2016, at National Healthcare-Greer, SC. Born in a log cabin on October 24, 1935, in Lesterville, MO, he was the son of the late Walter Sheron Alexander and Elizabeth Hanetta Gram Alexander. His family moved from Lesterville, MO back to Kahoka, MO when he was about two years old...

Gail Balentine

Gail Balentine

Jun 20, 2016

Gail Hodge Balentine, 80, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, June 20, 2016, at White Oak Manor-Spartanburg. Born April 27, 1936, in Spartanburg at Camp Wadsworth, she was the daughter of the late Walter Herbert and Annie Beatrice Sims Hodge and widow of Franklin Roosevelt Balentine. Mrs. Balentine was an avid gardener and reader. She loved playing piano and also loved...

Charles Allen, Sr.

Charles Allen, Sr.

Jun 20, 2016

Charles "Charlie" Raymond Allen, Sr., 64, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, June 20, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born September 22, 1951, in Gainesville, GA, he was the son of the late J. D. Allen and Jeanette Gittens Allen. A graduate of Spartanburg Day School, Mr. Allen received his BS and MS Degrees in Textiles from the Georgia Institute of...

Sue South

Sue South

Jun 19, 2016

Sue Terry South, 83, of Mexico, MO and formerly of Spartanburg County, SC, died Sunday, June 19, 2016, at Cabell-Huntington Hospital in Huntington, WV. Born April 15, 1933, in Hart County, GA, she was the daughter of the late James H. and Lula Mae Boles Terry. Sue was first married to Clyde Moore, Sr. with whom she had two children....

Sula Prince

Sula Prince

Jun 19, 2016

Sula Allene Vandiver Prince, 81, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, June 19, 2016, at her home. Born October 28, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Shafter and Estelle Harris Vandiver. She was a member of Anderson Mill Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Franklin D. "Bobby" Prince; children, Robin Prince Jones (Jerry L.), Randy Prince, and Rusty Prince,...

Hayley Fust

Hayley Fust

Jun 19, 2016

Hayley McGrail Maness Fust died at her home Sunday, June 19, 2016. She was born December 25, 1970 in Columbia, SC. A graduate of Summerville High School and Winthrop University, she earned a Master's Degree from Converse College in Gifted and Talented Education. She was an innovative science teacher at Spartanburg's McCracken Middle School being a leader in Technology &...