Obituaries

Reuben Reeves

Reuben Reeves

Apr 19, 2016

Joseph Reuben Reeves, 97, of Spartanburg, SC, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. Born March 18, 1919, in Central, SC, he was the son of the late James Thomas and Essie Bates Reeves. He was a devoted and loving husband to his childhood sweetheart and wife of 65 years, the late Gwendolyn Berry Reeves....

Donald Easler

Donald Easler

Apr 19, 2016

Donald "Taco" Garrison Easler, 84, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care. Born July 20, 1931, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Clarence Herring Easler and Nellie Williams Easler and husband of the late Nell Ruth Garrison Easler. A U. S. Navy veteran of the Korean War and graduate...

Dr. C.

Dr. C.

Apr 18, 2016

Dr. Richard "Dick" Emmett Plummer, 69, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Monday, April 18, 2016, at his home. Born December 31, 1946, in Harlem, NY, he was the son of the late George V. and Betty Voorhees Plummer and husband of the late JoAnn Marie Fickert Plummer. A U. S. Army veteran, Dr. Plummer was a member of St. Paul...

Harold Gosnell, Jr.

Harold Gosnell, Jr.

Apr 18, 2016

Harold Boyd Gosnell, Jr., 71, of Pacolet, SC, died Monday, April 18, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born June 21, 1944, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Harold Boyd Gosnell, Sr. and Ruth Carson Gosnell. An avid golfer and former member and president of the Pacolet Lion's Club, Mr. Gosnell was also a member of Pacolet...

Catherine Stroupe

Catherine Stroupe

Apr 16, 2016

Catherine Paschal Stroupe, 88, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, April 16, 2016. Born January 19, 1928, in Goldston, NC, she was the daughter of the late John Gilbert Paschal and Sophia Killen Paschal. She was married to the late Bruce Wilton Stroupe for 61 years. Mrs. Stroupe was a charter member of St. Christopher's Episcopal Church where she was head...

Joyce Mcgill

Joyce Mcgill

Apr 15, 2016

Joyce Elaine McCarter "Red" McGill, 78, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, April 15, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born May 3, 1937, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Warren Debbs McCarter and Venie Poteat McCarter and widow of Joseph "Joe" Bruce McGill. A loving wife, mother, and grandmother, Mrs. McGill had a servant's heart, caring for...

Douglas Becknell

Douglas Becknell

Apr 15, 2016

Douglas C. Becknell, 88, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, April 15, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born April 20, 1927, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late John William Becknell and Emily Carruth Becknell. A U. S. Navy veteran, Mr. Becknell enjoyed gardening and loved to hunt and fish. He was a member of Liberty United Methodist Church,...

Judy Lee

Judy Lee

Apr 14, 2016

Judy Ward Lee, 75, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Thursday, April 14, 2016, at Brookdale Skylyn-Spartanburg. Born November 5, 1940, in Glendale, SC, she was the daughter of the late James Robert Ward and Elsie C. Ward and widow of Larry Maurice Lee. A loving mother, daughter, sister, and doting grandmother, Mrs. Lee was a member of First Baptist North...

Miriam Henry

Miriam Henry

Apr 13, 2016

Miriam Eloise Smoak Henry passed away peacefully at home in Myrtle Beach, SC, on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, after four and a half years of declining health. Miriam was born on October 5, 1922, in Hudson, NC, the eldest child of Cecilia Agnes McMahon Smoak and John Tucker Smoak. When she was a child, Miriam's parents moved to be near...

Joseph Williams

Joseph Williams

Apr 13, 2016

Joseph Marion Williams, 77, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born May 27, 1938, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Henry M. and Effie Stevens Williams. A U. S. Navy veteran, Mr. Williams retired from Acker Motor Lines and Yellow Freight after 33 years of service. He was a member...

James Easler

James Easler

Apr 13, 2016

James William Easler, 84, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at Physical Rehab & Wellness Center. Born April 18, 1931, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Herbert and Louise Easler and husband of the late Doris Bishop Easler. A U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Easler served in the 5th...

Jean Camp

Jean Camp

Apr 11, 2016

Carolyn Jean Pierce Camp, 82, of Pacolet, SC, died Monday, April 11, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Visitation will be 3:00-3:45 PM Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at Friends of Faith Baptist Church, 190 Church St., Pacolet, SC 29372. Funeral services will follow at 4:00 PM, at the church, conducted by the Rev. Charles D. Wilborn. Burial will be in Pacolet...

Kenneth Wilson, Sr.

Kenneth Wilson, Sr.

Apr 11, 2016

Kenneth Barry Wilson, Sr., 87, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, April 11, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born May 10, 1928, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Walter and Nellie McGuinn Wilson and husband of the late Esther Lou Ellen Ethridge Wilson for 60 years. A U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Wilson was...

John Waters

John Waters

Apr 11, 2016

John Carl Waters, 81, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, April 11, 2016 at his home after a brief illness. Born June 1, 1934, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Leroy Waters and Nellie Ruth Powell Waters. He was the devoted husband of Katherine Hood Waters for over 60 years. Mr. Waters retired from Powdercraft Corporation after 41...

Major Ret.

Major Ret.

Apr 9, 2016

James Doster, 80, of Cowpens, SC, died at his home on the evening of Saturday, April 9, 2016, after a courageous battle with cancer. A native of Shelby, NC, he was born October 20, 1935, a son of the late Leonard Crowell and Evelyn Louise O'Toole Doster. James had a distinguished career as a jet pilot and officer in the...

Fairlene Underwood

Fairlene Underwood

Apr 9, 2016

A loving and caring mother and grandmother, Mrs. Fairlene Beaty Underwood "Nana", 82, of Spartanburg and formerly of Lyman, SC, went home to be with our Lord and Savior on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. There she will be reunited with her family and friends that have gone on before her. Born July 10, 1933, in...

Dean Horton

Dean Horton

Apr 8, 2016

Lloyd Dean Horton, 64, of Irmo, SC, died Friday, April 8, 2016, at his home. Born April 12, 1951, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late John Calhoun Horton and Catherine Irene Ballard Horton. A U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Horton served as Specialist at Headquarters Medical Command at Ft. Sam Houston. He was a graduated of...

Joan Davis

Joan Davis

Apr 8, 2016

Joan Elizabeth Quinn Squires Davis of Spartanburg, SC died Friday, April 8, 2016. Born May 13, 1941, in Charleston, SC, she was the daughter of the late Trudy Groce Alweine and step-father, Lt. Laurence Alewine. Joan was formerly the Executive Assistant for Attorney Gary Poliakoff for around 15 years. She was a member of Arcadia United Methodist Church where she...

James Baldwin

James Baldwin

Apr 7, 2016

James Edward "Big Joe" Baldwin, 65, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, April 7, 2016 at his home. Born July 31, 1950, in Norton, VA, he was the son of the late Troy Franklin Baldwin and Ruby Mae Vernon Baldwin. Mr. Baldwin was a volunteer firefighter for Cowpens and Converse Fire Departments. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church-Cowpens, SC...

Michael Foster

Michael Foster

Apr 7, 2016

Michael "Mike" William Foster, 62, of Inman, SC, died Thursday, April 7, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born April 28, 1953, in Fort Gordon, GA, he was the son of the late Harold Benjamin and Nancy Bowen Foster. A 1976 graduate of Clemson University, Mr. Foster was the owner of Foster's Garden Center on Reidville Road in Spartanburg. He was...