Obituaries

Sep 11, 2022

Willie Lou Jones, 80, wife of Richard Arlen “Dick” Jones, went to her Heavenly home Sunday, September 11, 2022.  Born March 6, 1942, she was a daughter of the late James and Ione Broome Temples.

Mrs. Jones was a retired weaver for over 40 years at various textile mills.  She was a member of Pacolet First Baptist...

Sep 10, 2022

Paul Hamilton Cousins III, 46, of Spartanburg, SC died Saturday, September 10, 2022 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born January 16, 1976 in Fort Jackson, Richland County, NC, he was the son of Joanne Elizabeth Furtick and Paul Hamilton Cousins, Jr. of Mooresville, NC.

Paul was a beloved son, brother, husband, stepfather, and friend. He was kind and...

Sep 8, 2022

Frances Jett, age 88, of Converse, SC was received by her Savior, Jesus Christ, on September 8, 2022. She was the daughter of the late J. K. and Lucille Bagwell. She was the widow of Dock E. Jett. She was previously married to the late Truman Melton, father of their 3 children.

Frances was a retired secretary...

Sep 8, 2022

Elizabeth Shores Carter, 90, of Spartanburg, SC died Thursday, September 8, 2022. Born November 17, 1931 in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Dorothy Shores.

Libby went to school at Southside Elementary School and Spartanburg High School and attended Converse College on an academic scholarship, majoring in Chemistry. She married John Carter on...

Sep 7, 2022

James Kenneth Messer, 79, of Moore, SC died Wednesday, September 7, 2022. Born March 31, 1943 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Dennis and Grace Fowler Messer.

Kenneth was a former service manager for Vic Bailey Ford and was a member of the Holy Communion Lutheran Church. He served in the U.S. Air...

Sep 7, 2022

Charles Lindbergh Courtney, 94, of Pasadena, TX, formerly of Pacolet Mills, SC, died Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at Harbor Hospice House. Born May 7, 1928 in Pacolet, SC, he was the son of the late Henry Kyle and Grace Biggerstaff Courtney.

A US Navy veteran, Mr. Courtney served in World War II. He was a member of...

Sep 7, 2022

Wayne Dupre West, 56, of Pauline, SC passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2022. Born January 12, 1966, he was the son of Everette “Buddy” West and the late Virginia Dare Groce, the husband of Liza Owens West, and daddy of Olivia West.

Wayne was a simple man, a diamond in the rough. He loved hard and held...

Sep 6, 2022

James Hamrick, 95, of Pauline, SC, died Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at his home. Born June 18, 1927 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late William E. Hamrick and Lillie Mae Bishop Simonson.

A US Navy veteran, Mr. Hamrick was retried from Southern Bell (AT&T) after 36 years of service. He started with the...

Sep 6, 2022

Bronwyn McMillan Cox, 74, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at Upstate Community Hospice Home. Born November 15, 1947 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late George and Ruth Rolen McMillan and the wife of the late Jerry Marshall Cox.

Mrs. Cox earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Winthrop College....

Sep 6, 2022

Dina Lee Moyers, 52, of Inman, SC, died Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at her home. Born November 1, 1969 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Hugh Dean Lee.

A USC graduate, she was an accountant with OTO Development. Dina was a member of Boiling Springs First Baptist Church and Pledge the Pink. She...

Sep 5, 2022

Jimmy C. Garner, 91, of Pacolet, SC, died Monday, September 5, 2022 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born January 25, 1931 in Gowdeysville, Cherokee County, SC, he was the son of the late Hal J. and Katy Hodge Garner. He was predeceased by his wife of 65 years, Sandra Parker Garner.

A U.S. Army Occupied Forces, Germany, Special...

Sep 4, 2022

Thomas B. Cooksey, 69, of Spartanburg, SC passed away on September 4, 2022 at Spartanburg Medical Center. He was born January 28, 1953 to the late Thomas Grady and Anne Belcher Cooksey.

He loved the outdoors, drinking coffee, and watching sports. Thomas retired from Spartanburg Water System after many years and was a member of First Baptist...

Sep 2, 2022

Judy G. Sanford, 71, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, September 2, 2022 at Physical Rehabilitation and Wellness Center of Spartanburg. Born November 24, 1950 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Leroy and Sadie Hudgins Sanford.

Judy was a member of Northgate Church in Lyman, SC.

Survivors include her sister, Brenda Gilstrap...

Sep 2, 2022

Ricky D. Peeler, 61, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, September 2, 2022 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born February 15, 1961 in Cowpens, SC, he was the son of the late Junie Oscar Peeler Jr. and Peggy Jean Bradley Mode.

Ricky was employed with Kohler Co. He was a member of Pacolet Mills Church of God. He loved...

Sep 1, 2022

Glenn W. Greer “Pig Eye”, 86, of Moore, SC, died Thursday, September 1, 2022 at his home. Born July 22, 1936, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late William Alton and Genelle Condrey Greer.

A U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Greer was a graduate of Spartanburg High School and the...

Aug 31, 2022

Sandra Elaine (Arthur) Cartee was promoted from angel on earth to heavenly angel on August 31, 2022. God has lightened her load.  Life is a gift from God and Sandra’s life was a gift from God to everyone she graced with her loving and precious spirit.

She was loved deeply by her husband of sixty years, Joe...

Aug 31, 2022

RaeJean Livingston Lipscomb, 72, of Cowpens, SC, died Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born October 8, 1949 in Wichita, KS, she was the daughter of the late Ray Lamar and Louise White Livingston.

RaeJean was a proud graduate of the University of Delaware and owner of Living Stones Family Services. She was a former...

Aug 30, 2022

Tom McGee Richardson, 64, of Newport News, Virginia, lost his battle with Guillian Barre Syndrome on August 30, 2022. Born in Spartanburg, he was the son of Libba and Bob Richardson and devoted husband of Beth Ann Olson Richardson for 35 years.

Tommy attended Christ School in Arden, North Carolina, graduated from Spartanburg High School, then attended...

Aug 29, 2022

Betty Ann Swenson, 83, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, August 29, 2022 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born August 24, 1939 in Sprague (Baltic), CT, she was the daughter of the late Edward Joseph and Ruth Margaret Philips Barnes, and the wife of the late Bernard N. Swenson, Jr.

Betty was retired from BASF after 30 plus years...

Aug 28, 2022

Steven G. Wilson, 69, of Pacolet, SC, died Sunday, August 28, 2022 at SMC-Mary Black Campus. Born November 24, 1952 in Pelzer, SC, he was the son of the late Monroe Truman and Oleta Smith Wilson.

A US Army veteran, Mr. Wilson was a Staff Sargent with the Army National Guard. He was a graduate of Wren...