Obituaries

Donna Tracy

Donna Tracy

May 9, 2016

Donna Margaret Pond Tracy, 60, died at her home, on Monday night, May 9, 2016. Born on December 1, 1955 in Suffolk, VA, she was the wife of Dr. Kevin P. Tracy and daughter of Margaret Pinner Pond-Smith of Spartanburg and the late Samuel B. Pond, Jr. Donna was a graduate of West Springfield (VA) High School and Richmond (VA)...

Ernst Wagner

Ernst Wagner

May 6, 2016

Ernst Theodor "Ted' Wagner, 86, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, May 6, 2016 at his home. Born August 23, 1929 in Chemnitz, Germany, he was the son of the late Curt and Else Wagner. Ted became a proud American Citizen November 3, 1995. As the owner of Liberty Reed Co., he was the 4th Generation of supplying accessories to the...

Joe Trout, Jr

Joe Trout, Jr

May 5, 2016

Joe Stuart Trout Jr., 90, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, May 5, 2016, in Chesnee, SC. Born February 22, 1926, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Joseph Stuart Trout Sr. and Willeen Holder Trout. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a brother, Guy Carlton Trout. A retiree of Duke Power Company, Mr. Trout was...

Joseph Sayre

Joseph Sayre

May 3, 2016

Joseph G. Sayre, 93, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at RoseCrest Healthcare-Inman. Born April 5, 1923, in Columbus, OH, he was the son of the late Jasper D. Sayre and Grace Williams Sayre and husband of 52 years to the late Mary Louise Brewer Sayre. A U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Sayre was a member of St....

Helen Burnett

Helen Burnett

May 3, 2016

Helen Barroga Burnett, 84, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at her home. Born February 29, 1932, in Cagayan, Philippines, she was the daughter of the late Marcello Hustino Barroga and Rufina Batle Barroga. Mrs. Burnett enjoyed bowling and loved her church, First Baptist North Spartanburg, and family. Survivors include her husband of 59 years, Cletus L....

Helen Thornton

Helen Thornton

May 2, 2016

Helen Hayes Thornton, 94, of Pauline, SC, beloved wife of 64 years to the late Graham Harold Thornton, passed away on Monday, May 2, 2016. Helen was born in Spartanburg, SC on April 17, 1922 to the late Laddie Wesley Hayes and Pearl Wyatt Hayes. She was devoted to her children and will be deeply missed by family and friends....

Ned Dillard

Ned Dillard

May 2, 2016

Ned Oren Dillard, 85, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, May 2, 2016, at Magnolia Manor-Spartanburg. Born July 6, 1930, in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late Oren W. and Lottie Davis Dillard and husband of the late Linda Ragan Dillard. A U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Dillard was retired from the textile industry. Surviving are his...

Emily Mcgaha

Emily Mcgaha

May 1, 2016

Emily Joyce McGaha, 85, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, May 1, 2016, at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills-Landrum. Born March 29, 1931, in Clifton, SC, she was the daughter of the late Theodore Roosevelt McGaha and Dorothy Harvey McGaha. Joyce was a member of First Baptist North Spartanburg where she taught four year-old Sunday School. She enjoyed traveling and loved...

Patricia Rn

Patricia Rn

Apr 29, 2016

Patricia Anne Oliver Dallas, RN, passed away Friday, April 29, 2016, at her home. Patricia is survived by her husband, Steve Dallas; son Jason and his wife Leigh Dallas. The family will receive friends at the home, 706 West Golden View Lane, Boiling Springs, SC 29316 in the Sugar Ridge Commons at Applewood Subdivision between the hours of 2:00 -...

Margaret Schoen

Margaret Schoen

Apr 27, 2016

Margaret Olivia Tucker Schoen, 79, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born June 26, 1936, in Washington DC, she was the daughter of the late Harry J. and Lillian E. Tucker. Margaret attended schools in Washington DC and graduated from James Madison University. She volunteered with many organizations, loved gardening, and was an avid...

Judi "Grammy"

Judi "Grammy"

Apr 27, 2016

Judi Seay Thompson "Grammy", 64, of Lexington and formerly of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at Lexington Medical Center. The wife of Allen Dale Thompson, of the home, she was born February 25, 1952, in Spartanburg, to Clarence Seay of Valley Falls, SC and the late Ruth Vandiver Seay. A devoted Christian, Mrs. Thompson loved her family, children,...

Fred Kirby

Fred Kirby

Apr 26, 2016

Fred "Worry" Kirby, 80, of Pacolet, SC, died Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 28, 1935, in Pacolet Mills, SC, he was the son of the late Rufus Guy Kirby and Lillie Murray Kirby and husband of the late Betty Ruth Duncan Kirby. A retired U. S. Army Reserve veteran, Mr. Kirby served with the...

Leon Hayes

Leon Hayes

Apr 26, 2016

Leon D. Hayes, 83, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at his home. Born September 5, 1932, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Otho Dean Hayes and Leila Skipper Hayes. An avid fisherman and hunter, Mr. Hayes was a member of North Spartanburg Church of God and retired from Reeves Brothers in Chesnee, SC, after...

Robert Stone

Robert Stone

Apr 25, 2016

Robert "Bob" Edward Stone, 78, of Moore, SC, died Monday, April 25, 2016, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born January 1, 1938, in Greenville, SC, he was the son of the late Silas Eugene and Erma Merle Williams Stone of Waycross, GA. Mr. Stone was an electrician for Earnhardt Electrical, an electrical foreman for Davis Mechanical, an adjuster for Home...

Lucy Chin

Lucy Chin

Apr 25, 2016

Lucy Maria Chin, 93, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, April 25, 2016, at her home. Born October 5, 1922, in Kingston, Jamaica, she was the daughter of the late Chin Yen Beowy and Leahow Shee and widow of Dr. Yue Kei Wong. A graveside service will be conducted at 10:00 AM Saturday, April 30, 2016, in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, 1300...

Nioaka Thompson

Nioaka Thompson

Apr 24, 2016

Nioaka Lee "Tom" Thompson, 74, of Greenville, SC, died Sunday, April 24, 2016, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born April 19, 1942, in Erwin, TN, he was the son of the late Lewis and Lili Presnell Thompson. He was a retired truck driver with Tietex International Ltd. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 PM, Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at Floyd's North Church Street...

William Pettit

William Pettit

Apr 24, 2016

William Dogan Pettit, 92, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, April 24, 2016, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born August 25, 1923, in Pauline, SC, he was the son of the late Paul Ozane Pettit and May Allen Pettit and the last surviving member of his immediate family. A U. S. Army Air Corps veteran, Mr. Pettit was an Administrative Assistant...

Carl Painter

Carl Painter

Apr 23, 2016

Carl Monroe Painter, 75, of Roebuck, SC, died Saturday, April 23, 2016 in Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care, surrounded by his loving family. Born March 13, 1941 in Greenville, SC and reared in Hendersonville, NC, he was the son of the late Festus Evan and Bertha Pressley Painter. Mr. Painter served in the U. S. Navy during the Vietnam War....

Donald Mahaffey

Donald Mahaffey

Apr 23, 2016

Donald Coan "Donnie" Mahaffey, 83, of Greer, SC, died Saturday, April 23, 2016 at his home. Born May 26, 1932, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Lewis Arthur Mahaffey, Sr. and Lillie Gowan Mahaffey. Mr. Mahaffey was the owner of The Mahaffey Insurance Agency and previously worked for 20 years at Spartanburg Herald-Journal in the Composing...

Mary Ellis

Mary Ellis

Apr 21, 2016

Mary Ann Ellis, 86, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, April 21, 2016, at Presbyterian Communities of SC-Clinton, SC. Born October 5, 1929, in Columbia, SC, she was the daughter of the late Thomas George Ellis, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Barr Ellis. A graduate of Winthrop College, Mary Ann retired from U. S. Steel in Atlanta, GA after 30 years of...