Obituaries

Feb 22, 2023

Arline “Red” Mason, 90, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at White Oak Estates. Born May 18, 1932 in Inman, SC, he was the son of the late Homer Kadell and Florence Collins Mason and the husband of the late Alberta Blackwell Mason for 50 years.

A U.S. National Guard veteran, Mr. Mason was retired...

Feb 22, 2023

Elizabeth Anne Wilson Hale, 82, of Moore, SC, died Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at her residence. Born February 26, 1940 in Riverton, KS, she was the daughter of the late William Adrian and Lula Mae Smith Wilson.

Anne earned her Bachelor of Arts from Western Kentucky University, Magna Cum Laude while raising four children and teaching. She...

Feb 21, 2023

John Powell Sellers, III 82, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at his residence. Born April 28, 1940 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Nell Wheatley and John Powell Sellers, II.

Mr. Sellers was the co-owner, along with his wife, Sandy of Sellers Seafood since 1969 and a member of Parkway...

Feb 21, 2023

Mary Jo Rogers Jolley, 82, loving wife and mother of Inman, South Carolina, went home to be with the Lord, February 21, 2023, after an extended illness at her residence.

Mrs. Jolley was born on September 7, 1940, in Middletown, Virginia, the daughter of the late Ben Everett Rogers, Sr. and Josephine Baker Rogers.

Mrs....

Feb 21, 2023

William “Bill” Harrison Powell died February 21, 2023, at his home in South Carolina with his beloved and devoted wife, Ingrid, by his side. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to the late William Lazarus and Mildred Peck Powell, Bill attended Cincinnati schools and graduated from the University of Cincinnati. He had a lengthy career at Procter and Gamble as a...

Feb 20, 2023

Terry Lynn Wright, 63, of Forest City, NC, died Monday, February 20, 2023 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born September 8, 1959 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late William Clarence and Sara Bridges Wright.

A U.S. Navy veteran, Mr. Wright was also a fireman in Forest City. He was a self-employed mechanic who also...

Feb 20, 2023

Missy Mahaffey Miller, 59, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, February 20, 2023 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born August 24, 1963 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Carl Junior Mahaffey and Audrey Warren Frady.

A 1981 graduate of Spartanburg High School, she was an avid South Carolina Gamecock fan. Missy was employed with...

Feb 19, 2023

George Ray “Mac” McCarter, 94, of Murrells Inlet, passed away peacefully Sunday, February 19, 2023.

Mr. McCarter was born in Robinson, Illinois, to the late Roy Everett McCarter and Ruth Marie Purcell McCarter. He met, married, and spent 50 years with the love of his life, Hazel McBee McCarter, in Spartanburg, SC, before moving to the SC...

Feb 17, 2023

Joshua Lee Williams, 44, of Inman, SC, went home to be with his Lord on Friday, February 17, 2023, after a brave battle with cancer.  Born on January 6, 1979, in Rock Hill, SC, he was a son of Salli Ann Davis and Pat Williams.

Joshua graduated high school in Franklin, PA, and worked around upstate South...

Feb 17, 2023

Mary Anne Wood Johnson, 91, of Spartanburg, met her Heavenly Father on Friday, February 17, 2023.  She was the widow of Hubert E. Johnson and the daughter of the late Carl S. And Beulah W. Wood.

Mary Anne was born in Lockhart, SC on November 23, 1931, and was a graduate of the class of 1950 of Spartanburg...

Feb 17, 2023

Betty Jean Bishop Glazener, 91, of Spartanburg, passed away on Friday, February 17, 2023, at her home.  Born February 4, 1932, she was the daughter of Sumter and Mamie Kirby Bishop.

Mrs. Glazener was a member of First Baptist Church-Spartanburg and retired after 34 years as a Lab Technician with Spartanburg Medical Center.

Survivors are...

Feb 17, 2023

James Franklin Sloan Jr., 80, of Spartanburg, passed away Friday, February 17, 2023, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.  Born May 24, 1942, in Union, SC, he was the son of the late James F. Sloan Sr. and Ella Mae Sloan.

Mr. Sloan was a graduate of Union High School, earned an undergraduate degree from Wofford College and...

Feb 16, 2023

David O’Neill Gaston, 83, of Pauline, SC, died Thursday, February 16, 2023, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.  Born May 2, 1939, in Whitney, SC, he was the son of the late White Oneal and Alice Lucille Cox Gaston.

David was a former manager with Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Survivors include his daughters, Sherri Burnett (Stephen) of...

Feb 16, 2023

Billy Gene Watson, 88, of Spartanburg, SC, died February 16, 2023 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born January 6, 1935 in Buncombe County, NC, he was the son of the late William Jasper and Mamie Brown Watson.

Billy graduated from Clemson University in 1957 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He was the former owner of J....

Feb 13, 2023

John Thomas “Tommy” Nunn, Jr., 78, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away February 13, 2023. Born April 22, 1944, he was the son of the late John Thomas Nunn, Sr. and Ruth Nunn.

Tommy was a member of the Army Reserves and the Spartan Masonic Lodge 70. He played guitar with the Brite Lites, a local Spartanburg band....

Feb 12, 2023

Sophie Darwin Shoaf, 75, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, February 12, 2023 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born September 23, 1947 in Columbia, SC, she was the daughter of the late James Martin Darwin and Ruby Benson Rector.

A 1966 graduate of Spartanburg High School, Sophie was thrilled to move back to her beloved Spartanburg after living in...

Feb 12, 2023

William Bascom Ford, Jr. 96, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, February 12, 2023 at SMC-Mary Black Campus. Born September 2, 1926 in Arcadia, SC, he was the son of the late William Bascom and Codie Mae Allen Ford and the husband of the late Betty Rebecca Parris Ford.

William was a lifelong member of over...

Feb 11, 2023

John Moore Bullard, 90, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, February 11, 2023 at Eden Terrace. Born May 6, 1932, in Winston-Salem, NC to the late Hoke Vogler Bullard and May Evangeline Moore Bullard, he lived for eight years in High Point, NC, moving with the family to Charlotte, NC in 1940.

After attending Charlotte Public Schools (Central...

Feb 11, 2023

Martha Elizabeth Burdette Forbis, 95, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at home. Born September 6, 1927, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Columbus Roy and Mary Ethel Smith Burdette.

Mrs. Forbis graduated from Spartanburg High School, and then went on to graduate from Spartanburg General Hospital School of...

Feb 11, 2023

Bryan Keith Dunagin, 56, of Converse, SC, died Saturday, February 11, 2023 at his home. Born September 30, 1966 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Gail Sanjuan Dunagin and the late Roy Keith Dunagin.

Bryan was a member of Free Indeed Motorcycle Ministry. He never met a stranger and had so many friends. The life...