Obituaries

Jan 14, 2023

James P. Adair, 90, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, January 14, 2023 at Spartanburg Medical Center, after a short illness. Born July 14, 1932 in Glenn Springs, SC, he was the son of the late John Boyce Adair and Jessie Nora Youngblood Adair.

A US Navy Korean War veteran, Mr. Adair served from 1949 to 1953 in...

Jan 14, 2023

William Carey Simmons, Jr., 90, of Norwalk, CA and formerly of the New Prospect Community of Spartanburg County passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2023. Born in New Prospect, SC on January 1, 1933, he was a son of the late William Carey and Thelma Foster Simmons.

Mr. Simmons was a United States Army veteran and maintenance...

Jan 14, 2023

Kathryn Smith Ellwood, 92, died Saturday, January 14, 2023, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.  Born May 30, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Oliver G. and Margaret Strain Smith and widow of the late Douglas H. Ellwood Sr.

Mrs. Ellwood retired from Cryovac as a secretary and was a member of Southside Baptist Church.  She...

Jan 11, 2023

Eva Faye Moore Champion, 73, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at her home. Born January 16, 1949 in Muscogee, VA, she was the daughter of the late Jessie Moore and Kathryn Ocheessee Moore and was the wife of the late Robert Glenn Champion.

Eva was a former operator with BellSouth, then was with Beverage-Air...

Jan 11, 2023

C. Michael Curtis, Editor Emeritus of The Atlantic magazine, died in Spartanburg, South Carolina on January 11, 2023. He was eighty-eight years old.

Michael was a graduate of Cornell University where he did graduate study in political science. After winning the American Poetry Prize, he was asked to work as a reader and later an editor for...

Jan 10, 2023

Michael Anthony “Tony” McKee, 53, of Chesnee, SC, died Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at Spartanburg Medical Center.  Born January 27, 1969, in Greenville, SC, he was the son of the late Frederick Carlos McKee and Joyce Powell.

Tony was a graduate of Blue Ridge High School and attended Greenville Technical College. He was a truck driver for almost...

Jan 10, 2023

Lillie Earlene Stapleton Neal Love, 94, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 5, 1928 in Cliffside, NC, she was the daughter of the late Christopher Columbus and Pearl Wolfe Stapleton.

Lillie was a seamstress at Hamrick’s. She was a member of Hammett Grove Baptist Church.

Survivors...

Jan 9, 2023

Charles Burlington Fretwell II, of Boiling Springs, SC, met his precious Lord and Savior face to face on Monday morning, January 9, 2023, at the age of 65.

Charles is the much loved, cherished soulmate of his wife Leslie Schmitt Fretwell. They met at the Waffle House on May 11, 2005 then married April 2, 2006 and...

Jan 8, 2023

Debra “Debbie” Scarbro Hawkins, 66, of Moore, SC, died Sunday, January 8, 2023 at Atrium Health in Charlotte, NC. She was born December 9, 1956 in Panama City, FL.

Debbie was retired after serving 40 plus years with RedSail Technologies, formerly QS/1 Data System. She was a member of Beaumont Baptist Church where she was a Sunday...

Jan 8, 2023

Lewis Harrison, 89, of the Walnut Grove community in Roebuck SC entered his eternal home on January 8, 2023. He was the loving husband of Nancy C. Harrison for 59 years and leaves behind a special sister, Mary Jo Christopher (Wendell).

Left to cherish his memory are two daughters, Holly Perry (Jim) of Roebuck, SC and Catherine...

Jan 7, 2023

Bobbie Rape Knight, 75, of Gaffney, SC, died Saturday, January 7, 2023, at Cherokee Medical Center. Born May 12, 1947, in Chester, SC, she was the daughter of the late Robert Walter Rape.

Bobbie was a graduate of Blacksburg High School and was retired from Spring City Knitting Company. She attended Central Baptist Church of Gaffney.

Jan 7, 2023

Edith W. Blalock, 97, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, January 7, 2023 at Pacifica Senior Living Skylyn – Spartanburg. Born June 9, 1925 in Union SC, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Lee Pinson and Charlie Stough Walker and the wife of the late Clyde Wilbur Blalock, Jr. for 65 years.

Edith graduated from Union...

Jan 7, 2023

Henry Milford Vaughn of Orangeburg, SC, formerly of Spartanburg, SC, was born October 12, 1933, in Startex, SC, to The Rev. B. Milford Vaughn and Ruby Dawson Vaughn.

Mr. Vaughn passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2023, after a brief illness.

Mr. Vaughn graduated from North Greenville Jr. College and retired from Spartan Mills and...

Jan 7, 2023

Nancy Carol Smith, 90, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, January 7, 2023 at her home. Born October 17, 1932, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Carold and Eula Byrd Keller and the wife of the late Ralph Leonard Smith.

Nancy was retired from the Central Intelligence Agency and a member of Bethel United...

Jan 5, 2023

Clarence “Lewis” Moore, 74, of Spartanburg, SC died Thursday, January 5, 2023. Born October 24, 1948 in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Clarence Edwin and Nellie Murphy Moore.

Lewis was a dedicated fire fighter with the city of Spartanburg for over 25 years and was self employed as a painter and contractor for over...

Jan 5, 2023

Joan Huggins Wall, 87, of Spartanburg, SC, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, January 5, 2023. Born in Landrum, Joan was the daughter of the late Atlee Long Huggins, Sr. and Mary Elledge Huggins and the wife of the late James E. Wall, Sr.

Joan worked for Flowers Bakery, Canteen, and most...

Jan 5, 2023

Cynthia L. (Stephens) White, 41, of Roebuck, SC, went to be with her Lord and Savior January 5, 2023. Cynthia was the Beloved and faithful wife of Jason Keith White and loving mother of her son Braxton Keith White and daughter Abigail Paisley White. She was the daughter of Bill and Carol Burgess and the late Joe Stephens Jr....

Jan 5, 2023

Huldah Ann Moss Jackson, 93, of Inman, SC, died Thursday, January 5, 2023, at Golden Age – Inman. Born August 28, 1929, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Jackson Moss Sr. and Cora Pearl Rhinehart Moss and was the wife of the late Mack Hampton Jackson for nearly 57 years.

Huldah was a...

Jan 4, 2023

Sandra Kay Fox Ogle, 75, of Pacolet, SC, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Native of Pacolet, SC, she was the daughter of the late John and Ethel Moore Fox.

Sandra was a former CNA. She was a member of Pacolet Mills Baptist Church and the...

Jan 4, 2023

Wilma Frances Fincher Hall, 74, of Inman, SC, died Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born September 8, 1948 in Union, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Charles and Wilma Jean McCannon Fincher and was the wife of the late John Herman Hall, Jr.

Wilma was retired as an office manager. She...