Obituaries

Randolph Joyner

Randolph Joyner

Jan 27, 2015

Randolph "Randy" Joyner, 67, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, January 27, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born April 1, 1947, in Marion, NC, he was the son of the late Archie and Lessie Ridings Joyner. Mr. Joyner was a retired self-employed carpenter and musician and attended New Springs Church. Survivors include his daughter, Sherry Wilson of Salem, SC; grandsons, Brandon Wilson...

Frank Chininis

Frank Chininis

Jan 27, 2015

Frank Gust Chininis, 83, of Moore, SC, fell asleep in the Lord peacefully on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 in his home. Born in South Milwaukee, WI, he was the son of the late Constantine and Despina Piakis Chininis. A U. S. Marine veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Chininis was retired from the Vending Division of Gladieux Food Services in...

Aurelia Hood

Aurelia Hood

Jan 26, 2015

Aurelia Copeland Clayton Hood, 92, of Pacolet, SC, died Monday, January 26, 2015, at Hospice of Laurens County, Clinton, SC. Born March 1, 1922, in Gaffney, SC, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson and Hester Blanch Turner Copeland, and widow of her first husband, Solomon Garren Clayton and second husband, James Edward "Jaybird" Hood. Mrs. Hood was...

Norma Knighten

Norma Knighten

Jan 26, 2015

Norma Jean Knighten, 82, of Pacolet, SC, died Monday, January 26, 2015, at Peachtree Centre of Gaffney. Born April 30, 1932, in Gaffney, SC, she was the daughter of the late Calvin and Nannie Mae White Spencer, and widow of Leroy Knighten. Mrs. Knighten retired from Beaumont Mills after 32 years of service. She was a member of Pacolet Mills...

Tressie Turner

Tressie Turner

Jan 26, 2015

Tressie Northcutt Turner, 82, of Moore, SC, died Monday, January 26, 2015 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born January 21, 1933, in Siluria, AL, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Frank and Lenner Lowery Northcutt. Mrs. Turner was retired from the Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System and was a member of First Baptist Church of Spartanburg. Survivors include her...

Betty Justice

Betty Justice

Jan 26, 2015

Betty Davis Justice, 82, of Inman, SC, died Monday, January 26, 2015, at her home. Born June 2, 1932, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Charles William and Ruby Lucille George Davis. Mrs. Justice was a member of New Prospect Baptist Church and was last employed at Price's Clothier. Survivors include her son, Randy Clair (Kay) of...

Lisa Ruble

Lisa Ruble

Jan 25, 2015

Lisa Morgan Ruble, 57, of Roebuck, SC passed away January 25, 2015 at home after a long battle with cancer. Born November 2, 1957, she was the daughter of William Gary Morgan of Commerce, GA, and the late LaVerne Ellis Morgan. She was a loving mother, sister, aunt, and friend. She dedicated her life to raising her family and running...

Lewis Parker

Lewis Parker

Jan 25, 2015

Lewis E. Parker, 94, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, January 25, 2015, at Park Place Assisted Living. Born June 2, 1920, in Union, SC, he was the son of the late William Anderson and Virginia Scott Parker, and husband of the late Phoebe Thomas Parker. A U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Parker was retired from Draper Corporation. He was a...

Guy Fain, Jr.

Guy Fain, Jr.

Jan 24, 2015

Guy Franklin Fain, Jr., 88, loving husband of Naomi Scott Fain, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, January 24, 2015. Born May 1, 1926 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Guy F. Fain, Sr. and Alma Stacy Fain. He graduated from Wofford College where he played cornet in the Wofford College Band and served...

Specialist Army

Specialist Army

Jan 24, 2015

Joshua Avery Snapp, 30, of Killeen, TX and Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, January 24, 2015. Born May 2, 1984, in Spartanburg, he was the son of Tony Paul Snapp (Cheryl) of Cowpens, SC, and the late Kimberly Dawn Cole Snapp. Specialist Snapp was dedicated to the U. S. Army, having served two tours of duty in Afghanistan, he was a...

Mae Tennyson

Mae Tennyson

Jan 23, 2015

Annie Mae Petrie Tennyson, 78, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, January 23, 2015, at RoseCrest. Born February 11, 1936, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Russell Edwin Petrie and Maggie Mae Grant Petrie, and the widow of Boyce Ray Tennyson. Mrs. Tennyson was a member of Eastside Baptist Church and was retired from CWS Insurance. Survivors include...

Walter Steinecke

Walter Steinecke

Jan 22, 2015

On Thursday, January 22, 2015, beloved family patriarch and retired engineer, Walter Scott Steinecke, passed away surrounded by four generations of his loving family. Born February 28, 1925, in Brooklyn, New York to the late Walter and Gertrude Steinecke, Walt quickly grew tall, strong, and healthy. Moving to Lynbrook, New York as a boy, he was active outdoors, going on...

Sara Revis

Sara Revis

Jan 21, 2015

Sara Elizabeth "Libby" Revis, 57, of Fairmont, SC, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 21, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 31, 1957, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Ezell and Nona Selena Fortenberry Revis. She was a member of Fairmont Baptist Church. Survivors include her sisters, Agnes...

Charles Robbins, Jr.

Charles Robbins, Jr.

Jan 21, 2015

Charles Curtis Robbins Jr., 85, of Cowpens, SC, died Wednesday, January 21, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born March 17, 1929, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Charles Curtis Robbins Sr. and Ola Jane Emory Robbins. A U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Robbins retired from Spartanburg Waterworks after 25 years of service. He was a member...

James Wiles

James Wiles

Jan 20, 2015

James Randall Wiles, 54, of Spartanburg, SC, despite an incredible will and courageous fight, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at Mary Black Hospital. Born November 28, 1960, in Anderson, SC, he was the son of Christine Kilgore Arrowood of Cowpens, SC and the late James Waymon Wiles, Jr. He loved NASCAR and was...

Joanne George

Joanne George

Jan 19, 2015

Joanne Cynthia Westlund George, 81, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Monday, January 19, 2015, at her home. Born April 9, 1933, in Worchester, MA, she was the daughter of the late Austin Valdemir Westlund and Doris Ida MacNiven Westlund. She was the widow of William George. Mrs. George retired from Converse College as the personal assistant to the Dean of...

Angela Bullman

Angela Bullman

Jan 19, 2015

Angela "Polly" Swofford Bullman, 67, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, January 19, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born August 5, 1947, in Cowpens, SC, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Thomas Swofford and Ruth Sumner Swofford. Polly was retired from Progess Lighting and Hoke Industries. She was a member of Croft Baptist Church, where she was a Sunday...

Grace Lovelace

Grace Lovelace

Jan 19, 2015

Grace E. Lee Lovelace, 85, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, January 19, 2015, at her home. Born February 27, 1929, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late David E. and Mary E. Rollins Lee, and widow of Jack P. Lovelace. Mrs. Lovelace was a member of Curlew Baptist Church in Dunedin, FL and formerly employed with the Pinellas...

Nancy Babb

Nancy Babb

Jan 18, 2015

Nancy Easter Babb, 73, of Spartanburg, SC, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 18, 2015. She was born November 12, 1941, in Greenville County, SC, to the late Lawrence Broadus and Helen Sudduth Babb. Nancy graduated from Blue Ridge High School. She received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Tift College of Forsyth, Georgia in...

Betty Taylor

Betty Taylor

Jan 17, 2015

Betty (Elizabeth) Hamiter Taylor, daughter of the late William Talmage and Lou Ella Westbury Hamiter and wife of the late Samuel Everett Taylor passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2015. She was a graduate of Spartanburg High School, attended Winthrop College, and Converse College, class of 1945. She retired from Philips Fiber Corporation as a laboratory supervisor. She was a...