Obituaries

Joan Plumley

Joan Plumley

Oct 8, 2015

Joan Laster Plumley, 80, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, October 8, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born July 16, 1935, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Taylor E. and Carrie Thacker Laster and widow of Othell Plumley. Mrs. Plumley was a member of Beaumont Baptist Church and retired from Mayfair Mills. Surviving are her children, Johnny L....

Margaret Moum

Margaret Moum

Oct 4, 2015

Margaret R. Moum, 99, known to all of her friends as "Billie", passed away quietly on October 4, 2015. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Wilhelm Moum. Billie led a rich and varied life. She was born on January 8, 1916, in Maryville, Missouri, to J. Ray and Lulu E. Davis as the second of four sisters....

Edna Layton

Edna Layton

Oct 3, 2015

Edna S. Layton, 87, of Roebuck, SC, died Saturday, October 3, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born August 22, 1928, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Joseph L. and Nellie L. Smith. She was predeceased by her husband of 58 years, James Luther "J.L." Layton, Jr. Mrs. Layton was formerly employed with Roebuck Primary School...

Dr. Neighbors

Dr. Neighbors

Oct 2, 2015

Dr. Clyde Randall Neighbors, 77, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, October 2, 2015 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born March 15, 1938 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Clyde Jefferson and Myrtle Shook Neighbors. Dr. Neighbors was a Dentist, an active Shriner, and a Mason with St. John's Lodge #333. He was an avid golfer and a...

Emily Gregory

Emily Gregory

Oct 1, 2015

Emily Balentine Gregory, 85, passed away on Thursday, October 01, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center after a brief illness. Born October 31, 1929 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Bernard and Clara Fayssoux Crocker Balentine. She was married for 50 years to the late Andrew Gregory of Moore, SC. Mrs. Gregory was employed by Spartan...

Joe Blanton

Joe Blanton

Oct 1, 2015

Joseph "Joe" Herbert Blanton, 93, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, October 1, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born September 21, 1922, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Henry A. and Mattie Cannon Blanton, and the last surviving member of his immediate family. He was married to the late Betty Brotherton Blanton for 65 years. Mr. Blanton was...

June Lain

June Lain

Oct 1, 2015

June Lain, 91, of Spartanburg, SC died Thursday, October 1, 2015 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born January 6, 1924, in Auburn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Walter Francis and Loretta Bohn Deacy. She was predeceased by her husband, James Harry Lain. June was a homemaker and was the President of Independent Living Resident Council at Brookdale at...

Sandra Mcdade

Sandra Mcdade

Oct 1, 2015

Sandra Gail Childress McDade., 71, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Thursday, October 1, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born February 3, 1944, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Robert Childress and Althea Edwards Goings and Curtis Goings. A graduate of Cecil's Business College, Sandra was a member of Green Point Baptist Church and formerly employed with...

Peggy Allen

Peggy Allen

Sep 30, 2015

Peggy Lorene Hatchette Allen, 79, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Wednesday, September 30, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born March 1, 1936, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late William Hicks and Lorene Thornton Hatchette and widow of Herbert Carter Allen. She was a member of Southside Freewill Baptist Church. Survivors include her son, Wayne Allen of Boiling...

Robert Gaines

Robert Gaines

Sep 30, 2015

Robert Clifton Gaines Jr., 73, of Gaffney, SC, died Wednesday, September 30, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born September 30, 1942, in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Robert Clifton Gaines Sr. and Velma Miller Gaines. Mr. Gaines, who served in the National Guard, was a glazer (glass man) formerly employed with Jennings Paint and Glass and...

Lois Keels

Lois Keels

Sep 29, 2015

Lois Hutton Keels, 91, of Spartanburg, SC and former resident of Eden Terrace, died Tuesday, September 29, 2015, at RoseCrest-Inman, SC. Born August 23, 1924, in Greensboro, NC, she was the daughter of the late James Laurence and Hazel Lee Hutton and was married for 52 years to the late Harold Franklin Keels. Mrs. Keels was a devoted wife, mother,...

Joyce Guyton

Joyce Guyton

Sep 29, 2015

Joyce Burnett Guyton, 79, of Pacolet, SC, died Tuesday, September 29, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born May 10, 1936 in Rhodhiss, NC, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Willie Mae Bowen Burnett and widow of James Guyton. Mrs. Guyton was a former manager at Grace, Inc. and a member of Tate Memorial Baptist Church. Survivors include...

Walter Johnson Sr.

Walter Johnson Sr.

Sep 28, 2015

Walter Harvey "Bud" Johnson, Sr., 89, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, September 28, 2015 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born July 7, 1926, in Chester, SC, he was the son of the late Horace Loftin and Aggie Lee Barnes Johnson. He was husband of the late Verna Burnett Johnson and longtime companion, of 30 plus years, to the late Sarah Swain...

Shirley Adams

Shirley Adams

Sep 28, 2015

Shirley "Gigi" Hicks Adams, 80, of Spartanburg, SC, wife of Rev. William "Bill" C. Adams, went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 28, 2015, at Pelham Medical Center. Born in Kings Mountain, NC, she was the daughter of the late Joseph G. and Minnie Ware Hicks. She was a devout Christian, devoted wife, mother, and grandmother who always...

"J.D." Moss

"J.D." Moss

Sep 28, 2015

James Darvin Moss, 85, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, September 28, 2015, at his home. Born October 16, 1929, in Blacksburg, SC, he was the son of the late Dave and Edessa Broome Moss. A veteran of the United States Army serving during the Korean War, Mr. Moss retired as a maintenance supervisor after 47 ½ years of service with...

Jeffrey Atkinson

Jeffrey Atkinson

Sep 28, 2015

Jeffrey Scott Atkinson, 43, of Moore, SC, husband of Rhonda Burdette Atkinson, died Monday, September 28, 2015. Born March 17, 1972, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Mildred Aileen Scruggs Collins (Buck) of Spartanburg, SC and Allen Evans Atkinson (Jean McKinney) of Boiling Springs, SC. A U. S. Navy veteran, Mr. Atkinson was an avid golfer, loved the...

Robert Garner

Robert Garner

Sep 27, 2015

Robert "Robbie" C. Garner, 68, of Moore, SC, died Sunday, September 27, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born July 24, 1947, in Gaffney, SC, he was the son of the late Charles E. and Violet McCullough Garner. Mr. Garner was a self-employed carpet installer, subcontracting with Hodge Carpets for 45 years. He was an avid golfer and member of Cotton...

Jerry Jameson

Jerry Jameson

Sep 26, 2015

Jerry E. Jameson, 82, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, September 26, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born June 22, 1933, in Anderson County, SC, he was the son of the late Abner Harold and Helen Evatt Jameson. A U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Jameson was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. He was a 1963 graduate...

Martha Westbrook

Martha Westbrook

Sep 25, 2015

Martha Vaughn Westbrook, 83, of Inman, SC, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, September 25, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born August 13, 1932, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Louie Elton Vaughn Sr. and Ethel Victoria Roy Vaughn and widow of Robert Loyal Westbrook. She was a member of Bethel Assembly...

Evelyn Martin

Evelyn Martin

Sep 25, 2015

Evelyn Trent Martin, 92, of Pacolet Mills, SC, died Friday, September 25, 2015 at her home. Born July 13, 1923, in Pacolet Mills, SC, she was the daughter of the late Walter B. Trent and Mamie Sawyer Trent, and widow of George W. "Jack" Martin. Mrs. Martin was a member of Pacolet Mills Baptist Church, the Annette Greene Sunday School...