Obituaries

Henry Janiec

Henry Janiec

Oct 17, 2015

Henry John Janiec, 85, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, October 17, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice House. Born November 21, 1929, in Passaic, NJ, he was the son of the late Wladyslaw and Ewa Kobylarz Janiec. Mr. Janiec earned his bachelor and master's degrees from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio. He arrived in Spartanburg in 1952, was hired...

Sally Daniel

Sally Daniel

Oct 17, 2015

Sally Becknell Daniel, 96, died on Saturday, October 17, 2015, at her home. She was the widow of George Duncan Daniel. Born September 19, 1919, she was the daughter of the late John William Becknell and Emily Carruth Becknell. She was a lifelong resident of Spartanburg, SC. Sally graduated from Spartanburg High School and Cecil's Business College. She worked for...

Louise Bobo

Louise Bobo

Oct 17, 2015

Our beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and mother-in-law, Louise Grant Bobo, 92, of Spartanburg, SC, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 17, 2015. Born June 21, 1923, in Greenville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Ira N. and Ellie Mae Henson Grant. She was also predeceased by her husband, Boyd Eugene Bobo, Sr. Mrs. Bobo...

Taylor Cromer

Taylor Cromer

Oct 16, 2015

Taylor Ann "TayTay" Cromer, 18, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, October 16, 2015. Born February 28, 1997 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of Michael Shane Cromer and Jamie Leigh Cromer, (Ann Marie McMaster-Birth Mother). Miss Cromer was a graduate of Dorman High School, where she was a honor student, member of the Dorman Blue Belles and Honors Chorus....

Robert White Jr.

Robert White Jr.

Oct 15, 2015

Robert Edward White, Jr., 45, of Hagerstown, MD and formerly of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, October 15, 2015. Born May 20, 1970, in Spartanburg, he was the son of Mary Honbarger White of Spartanburg, SC and the late Robert Edward White, Sr. Robert had a great sense of humor and loved his nephews as his own. He was a member...

Albert Burke

Albert Burke

Oct 15, 2015

Albert Douglas Burke, 83, of Spartanburg, SC, beloved father and husband went to be with Jesus on Thursday, October 15, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born May 30, 1932, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Marcus Daniel and Lillie Mae Holt Burke. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Myra Gail Sisk Burke; daughters, Teresa...

William Guy

William Guy

Oct 14, 2015

William "Bill" Robert Guy, 72, of Moore, SC, died Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at his home. Born February 8, 1943, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Hillard and Lillian Gosnell Guy. Mr. Guy was a member of Second Presbyterian Church of Spartanburg. He was owner of The Hiring Authority, Inc. and active in all sports. He...

Kathey Cole

Kathey Cole

Oct 13, 2015

Kathey Wilson Cole, 58, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born April 12, 1957, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of Barbara Jean Potter Wilson of Spartanburg, SC and the late Melvin Andrew Wilson. Kathey was a member of Liberty United Methodist Church and employed with Spartanburg Medical Center as a lab technician for...

Joe Smith Jr.

Joe Smith Jr.

Oct 12, 2015

Joe Dever Smith, Jr., 73, of Cowpens, SC, died Monday, October 12, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born February 18, 1942, in Love Springs, SC, he was the son of the late Joe Dever Smith, Sr. and Dovie Louise Wyatt Smith, and husband, for 40 years, of the late Mary Eugenia Smith. Mr. Smith was a member of Love Springs...

Lillie Williams

Lillie Williams

Oct 12, 2015

Lillie May Jones "Granny" Williams, 95, of Gaffney, SC, died Monday, October 12, 2015, at Mary Black Gaffney. Born September 21, 1920, in Brevard, NC, she was the daughter of the late Hamp Hamby and Daisy May Jones Hamby and widow of Astor Williams. Known as "Granny" to everyone, she was the sternest and kindest woman, the best cook, and...

Dean Sloan

Dean Sloan

Oct 11, 2015

Dean Romaine Sloan, 47, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Sunday, October 11, 2015 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born March 27, 1968, in Newton, NJ, he was the son of Gladys Rebecca Whittaker Everett and the late Richard Everett. Mr. Sloan was retired from Hopatcong Department of Public Works. Survivors include his wife, Kristie Cupka Sloan; step-daughter, Helen Kaci Davidson (Stewart)...

Sara Webb

Sara Webb

Oct 11, 2015

Sara Amanda Galloway Webb, 87, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2015, at RoseCrest-Inman. Born September 29, 1928, in Greenville, SC, she was the daughter of the late James A. and Bessie McKinney Galloway and widow of Arthur William Webb. Mrs. Webb loved to crochet, paint, and travel. She was a member of Liberty United Methodist Church,...

Rhonda Costner

Rhonda Costner

Oct 10, 2015

Rhonda Greene Costner, 57, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, October 10, 2015 at her home. She leaves behind her devoted husband of 35 years, William Lloyd Costner and three loving sons, Joshua Lloyd Costner of New York, NY, Jacob Austin Costner of Charleston, SC, and Jordan Sexton Costner (Mallorie) of Cheraw, SC. Rhonda was born December 13, 1957, in Birmingham,...

Iris Powell

Iris Powell

Oct 10, 2015

Iris Robbins Powell, of Pine Lake Court, wife of the late Charles C. Powell, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center, following a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Buren and Mamie Robbins. Mrs. Powell was a legal secretary in the law offices of Judge Paul M. Moore and also for the office...

William Porter Jr.

William Porter Jr.

Oct 10, 2015

William Boyd Porter, Jr., 74, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, October 10, 2015, at his home. Born June 7, 1941, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late William B. Porter, Sr. and Lois Lorraine Johnson Porter. A graduate of East Tennessee State University, Mr. Porter served in the U. S. Air Force Reserves and was an avid...

Edward Scruggs Sr.

Edward Scruggs Sr.

Oct 9, 2015

Edward L. Scruggs, Sr., 90, of Chesnee, SC, died Friday, October 9, 2015 at Eden Terrace. Born August 27, 1925 in Chesnee, he was the son of the late Broadus Butler and Lula Painter Scruggs and the husband of 54 years to the late Jenny Turner Scruggs. A U. S. Navy veteran whom served in WWII, Mr. Scruggs retired as...

Dorothy Mcdaniel

Dorothy Mcdaniel

Oct 9, 2015

Dorothy S. McDaniel, 73, of Wellford, SC, died Friday, October 9, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born August 7, 1942, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Earl Samuel and Loice Codgill Solesbee. Mrs. McDaniel was retired from the United States Post Office, Spartanburg branch after 30 years of service. She was a member of Mt. Zion...

Meldora Harmon

Meldora Harmon

Oct 9, 2015

Meldora Lee Harmon, 82, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, October 9, 2015 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born March 15, 1933 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of Viola Owens Lee and the late Boyce Turner Lee, Sr., and the wife of the late Erwin Harmon. Mrs. Harmon was employed at Blackmon-Uhler, Pharmacy Consultants, Spartanburg County Library Book Mobile,...

Marguerite Hayes

Marguerite Hayes

Oct 9, 2015

Marguerite Gwinn Hayes, 90, of Walnut Grove, died Friday, October 9, 2015, at her home. Born April 5, 1925, in Walnut Grove, she was the daughter of the late Enoch West and Ila Wofford Gwinn and the wife of 68 years to the late Robert Eugene Hayes. Mrs. Hayes was a graduate of Roebuck High School and Winthrop College. She...

Dolores Blackwell

Dolores Blackwell

Oct 8, 2015

Dolores "Dee" McBee Blackwell, 81, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, October 8, 2015 at her home. Born June 13, 1934, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Reatha Henderson McBee and wife, for 26 years, of the late Don Blackwell. A 1952 attendee of Spartanburg General Hospital School of Nursing and 1975 graduate of Blue Ridge...