Obituaries

Dec 31, 2022

Monte Moore, 75, of Spartanburg, SC passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2022, at home, surrounded by his wife and daughters. He was born in Spartanburg to the late Patrick J. and Helen Gunter Moore.

A Letterman in both baseball and football at Spartanburg High School, Monte played in the Shrine Bowl his Senior year and went...

Dec 31, 2022

Margaret Ann Dearybury Fowler, 77, of Cowpens, SC passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2022, at Cherokee Medical Center. She was born in Spartanburg, SC on January 8, 1945, to the late James Roland and Mary Edna Johnson Dearybury.

Margaret was retired from Broome High School where she worked in the school cafeteria for 10 years.

Dec 31, 2022

Pamela Kay Black Hollar, 73, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, December 31, 2022 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born July 25, 1949 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Thomas E. Black and Evelyn Mae Dunn Wyatt.

Pam was retired as a manager, after serving 47 years with AT&T, formerly BellSouth.

Survivors include...

Dec 31, 2022

Carolyn Gowan Crowe, 82, of Seneca, SC passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2022, at Lila Doyle Post-Acute in Seneca, SC. She was born in Spartanburg on May 15, 1940, to the late Claude and Geneva Gowan and was widow of the late James H. Crowe.

Mrs. Crowe was a 1958 graduate of Spartanburg High School and...

Dec 30, 2022

Thelma “T. J.” Stevens Chism, 79, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, December 30, 2022, at her home. Born October 10, 1943, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Elizabeth Stevens and the wife of the late Mel Chism.

Survivors include her brothers, Albert “Jim” Stevens (Jan) of Union, SC and Bobby Stevens (Marie)...

Dec 30, 2022

Judy Marlene Mabry Jones, 82, of Spartanburg, SC passed away on December 30, 2022, at Spartanburg Medical Center. She was born in Spartanburg on April 24, 1940, to the late Osborne Oscar and Margaret Lucille McGuire Mabry.

Judy was the office manager for Robert Jones Electrical for many years. She was also a dedicated and beloved homemaker,...

Dec 30, 2022

Forrest “Buddy” Edgar Deaton, 91, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away Friday, December 30, 2022 at his home. Born December 7, 1931 in Cherokee County, SC, he was the son of the late Carl Wesley and Lelia Childers Deaton and was reared in the Bethesda Community.

A US Navy Korean War veteran, Mr. Deaton was co-owner of Service...

Dec 29, 2022

Mary Hananiya Marzouka, 84, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, December 29, 2022, at Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital. Born November 30, 1938, in Bethlehem, Palestine, she was the daughter of the late Hanna Zakharia and Wadeea Shaheen Hananiya and was the wife of the late Elias Saeed Marzouka.

Mary was a member of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox...

Dec 29, 2022

Benjamin Cecil Lancaster, 91, of Spartanburg, SC passed away December 29, 2022, at Upstate Community Hospice House. He was born May 9, 1931, in Spartanburg to the late Guy W. and Henrietta Burnett Lancaster.

Mr. Lancaster was a veteran of the United States Army. He then served as a lineman with Duke Power until his retirement. Mr....

Dec 27, 2022

Dr. James Geraty Harrison, 86, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, December 27th, 2022, at Spartanburg Medical Center from complications due to the Coronavirus.

A native of Charleston, SC, he was the son of the late Dr. James G. Harrison Sr. and Evelyn Eichhorn Harrison.

Dr. Harrison is a graduate of Rivers High School in Charleston,...

Dec 26, 2022

My Darling, Susan Burchfield Belcher, 75, “Little Rose Bud,” of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, December 26, 2022 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 3, 1947 in Spartanburg, SC she was the daughter of the late Walter Raymond and Sarah Pauline Burrell Burchfield.

Susan was retired from Eckerd’s Drugs.

Survivors include her husband, James W....

Dec 26, 2022

James William “Billy” Fowler, Jr., 89, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away peacefully Monday, December 26, 2022. Born July 14, 1933 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late James W. Fowler, Sr. and Enoma Polk Fowler.

Billy attended Fairforest High School, Spartanburg Methodist College, where he played basketball, and was a graduate of Wofford College....

Dec 25, 2022

Betty Lorene Martin Sprouse Holland, 89, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, December 25, 2022 at her home, like she wished. Born April 1, 1933 in Cowpens, SC, she was the daughter of the late Farland H. and Jessie M. Harris Martin.

Betty was owner/operator of a salon. She loved her antiques and flowers; and gardening was an...

Dec 24, 2022

Harry Lipscomb Dowis, 80, of Cowpens, SC went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 24, 2022. Born November 26, 1942 in Cowpens, he was the son of the late John Wesley Dowis, Sr. and Lucille Lipscomb Dowis.

Mr. Dowis was a volunteer fireman at Cowpens Fire Department, a scout leader and a little league...

Dec 23, 2022

Samuel S. Buonanno, 85, of Spartanburg, SC passed away peacefully at home on December 23, 2022. He was born on December 23, 1937, in Canandaigua, NY to the late Alesandro and Lucy Vinciquerra Buonanno.

Samuel worked as an engineer for many years with the Schlegel Corporation in Rochester, NY and invented several patents for the company. Samuel...

Dec 23, 2022

Susan Annette Miller Ramsey, 56, passed away Friday, December 23, 2022, at her residence. Born December 14, 1966, she was a daughter of Peggy Annette Kimbrell Miller of the home and the late George William Miller.

Sue was “Noni” to her two beloved grandchildren whom she adored and loved with all her heart. Sue was also a...

Dec 23, 2022

William “Neil” Steward, 60, of Boiling Springs, SC, went home to be with the Lord and Savior Friday, December 23, 2022. Born October 13, 1962, in Gaffney, he was the son of the late Bill and Tootsie Mullinax Steward.

Neil was an IT Specialist. He was witty, endlessly generous, carefree, and laid back. A devoted husband, father,...

Dec 22, 2022

James Arthur Sawyer, Sr., 70, of Inman, SC, died Thursday, December 22, 2022 at his home. Born January 20, 1952, in Columbia, SC, he was the son of the late William Claude Sawyer, Sr. and Beulah Maggie Rainwater Sawyer.

James was retired from Carson’s Nut-Bolt & Tool Co. He was a member of Arcadia Masonic Lodge #285,...

Dec 21, 2022

Rita Amelia Edelston Riffenburg, 87, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at White Oak Estates. Born March 11, 1935 in London, England, she was the daughter of the late Isaac and Sophie Benson Edelston.

Rita was a former member of Temple B’Nai Israel.

Survivors include her husband of 67 years, Raymond Edward Riffenburg,...

Dec 20, 2022

Sara Smoak Gombert, 84, of 400 Webber Road, Spartanburg, died Tuesday morning, December 20, 2022, at White Oak Estates in Spartanburg. Mrs. Gombert was the wife of the late Howard Gombert.

Born in Orangeburg, SC, Mrs. Gombert was the daughter of the late Carl Smoak and Martha Inabinet. She was a graduate of Columbia College, Columbia. She...