Obituaries

Jun 11, 2022

Mary Thompson Dew, 74, of Spartanburg, SC died June 11, 2022. Born May 7, 1948, to the late William Eddie and Emma Jean Thompson, she was married to the late Lloyd Dew.

For over 30 years, Mary was a nurse with Spartanburg Regional Hospital with a passion for home health care. She had a strong faith, loving...

Jun 10, 2022

Michael “Mike” Greer, 62, of Spartanburg, SC, died on Friday, June 10, 2022, at Spartanburg Medical Center. He was born in Gaffney on November 13, 1959, to Anita Rankin Greer and the late Boyd Greer and was married to Teresa Black Greer.

Mike was always kind; he had the biggest, softest heart you could find. Everyone he...

Jun 10, 2022

Robert “Bobby” Wayne Seay, 70, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, June 10, 2022 at his home. Born March 27, 1952 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Boyce Howard and Margaret Goodwin Seay.

Bobby was retired from Nationwide Insurance Company after 20 years of service. He was a NASCAR fan and an avid sports...

Jun 8, 2022

Judith “Cookie” Marie Hastings Merritt, 79, of Clifton, SC, died June 8, 2022, at home. Born July 12, 1942, to the late Curtis and Gladys Reynolds Hastings, she was married to the late Robert A. Merritt.

Cookie was a loving, strong woman who fought until the end. She loved her family: her soulmate Robert, her kids, and...

Jun 8, 2022

Anslie Jean Waters, 72, of Spartanburg, SC died Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Born December 28, 1949, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late James Paran and Dorothy Jean Ashley Waters.

Anslie was a lifelong member of Second Presbyterian Church in Spartanburg, SC where she served as an elder and choir member. She was a...

Jun 7, 2022

Susan Cook Rardin, 72, died Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Born September 7, 1949, in Spartanburg, SC she was the daughter of the late Edward Neal and Ruby Lee Hudgins Cook.

Susan was a member of Montgomery Memorial United Methodist Church and had worked at S & S Manufacturing Company. She was a loving and caring person, who...

Jun 6, 2022

Joseph Ross Turner, 82, of Drayton, SC, died Sunday, June 5, 2022 at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice House. Born October 31, 1939, in Startex, SC he was the son of the late John Harley and Lucy Howe Turner. He was married to the late Myra Jean Turner.

Ross worked for many years at Butte Knit and retired...

Jun 5, 2022

Richard “Rick” James Green, 71, of Charleston, SC died Sunday, June 5, 2022 at Viviant Healthcare of Charleston. Born March 27, 1951, in IA, he was the son of the late James John and June Farrer Green.

Rick was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church and was a friendly man who never met a stranger. He...

Jun 4, 2022

Raymond Dillard Frye, 93, husband of the late Bernecia Fleming Frye, passed away on Saturday, June 4, 2022, at Life Care Center of Hendersonville in North Carolina.  Born August 29, 1928, Mr. Frye was a son of the late Nathan Filmore and Georgia Annie McFee Frye.

Mr. Frye was retired from Southern Electric and a veteran of...

Jun 2, 2022

Donna Lee Terry Sellars, 81, of Spartanburg, SC died Thursday, June 2, 2022 at her home. Born July 22, 1940 in Greenwood, SC, she was the daughter of the late John and Estelle Dailey McCuen and was the wife of the late Norman Taylor Sellars.

A Class of 1958 Greenwood High School graduate, Donna was co-owner of...

Jun 1, 2022

Fotine George Karoplesitis Carros, 85, of Spartanburg, SC died Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at Pacifica Skylyn Assisted Living. Born April 2, 1937 in Viniani, Greece, she was the daughter of George Konstantine and Penelope Alataris Carros.

Fannie was a member of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and the Philoptochos Society.

Survivors include her brothers, Constantine...

Jun 1, 2022

L. Thomas “Tom” Wright, Jr., 75, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at his home. Born September 22, 1946 in Spartanburg County, SC he was the son of the late Loyless Thomas Wright, Sr. and Mary Roberts Wright.

A US Army Vietnam veteran, Mr. Wright was a 1972 graduate of Wofford College and was retired...

Jun 1, 2022

Betty Joyce Burnett Keith, 92, of Spartanburg, SC died Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at White Oak Estates. Born February 5, 1930 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of Robert and Ruth Emily Toney Burnett and was the wife of the late Thomas Allen Keith Sr.

Betty was a homemaker. She was devoted to her Lord and...

May 30, 2022

Peggy Elizabeth Thomas Sanford, 68, of Inman, SC died Monday, May 30, 2022 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born February 22, 1954 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of Carl Ulysses and Pauline Thomas Matthews and the wife of the late Curtis Dean Barker.

Peggy was a homemaker. She was devoted to her Lord and all...

May 30, 2022

Richard “Rich” White, 52, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, May 30, 2022 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born April 2, 1970 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Nancy Christian White and the late Robert Bruce White.

A US Navy veteran for 10 years, Mr. White attended USC-Upstate, he was employed with Walmart on East Main Street...

May 30, 2022

Elizabeth Meredith Harrison, 70, of Cowpens, SC, died Monday, May 30, 2022 at her home. Born June 14, 1951 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late George Donald Meredith, Sr. and Ida Mae Howe Meredith.

Elizabeth earned her nursing and special education degrees from Limestone College. She was a Registered Nurse and later worked...

May 29, 2022

Robert “Bob” Allen Crabb, 79, of Columbia, SC, died Sunday, May 29, 2022, in Spartanburg, SC. Born August 31, 1942 in Kansas City, MO, he was the son of the late Eugene N. and Betty Lou Mechem Crabb.

A retired history teacher at Dentsville High School, Spring Valley High School and Richland High School in Columbia, SC....

May 29, 2022

Charles A. Threlkeld, Sr., 89, died Sunday, May 29, 2022, at home. He was born December 20, 1932, to the late George Washington and Erma Inez Loftis Threlkeld.

A veteran of the United States Air Force, Charles was a member of Clinton Masonic Lodge #3. He retired from Blackman-Uhler Chemical Company and lived for his family. Charles,...

May 28, 2022

Betty Smith Groce, 91, of Spartanburg, SC died Saturday, May 28, 2022. She was the widow of Paul J. Groce, Jr and a native of Union, SC. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Bessie Edwards Smith. She lived a life of service to family and community as a mother, grandmother, teacher and volunteer.

A...

May 23, 2022

Robert “Bobby” O’Donnell, 80, died Monday, May 23, 2022.

Bobby was a loving husband and father.

He is survived by his wife Donna, two children, Kathleen and Patrick, two grandchildren, Bryan and Jennifer, along with several nephews and nieces. Bobby was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph and Catherine O’Donnell, three brothers, Ralph Jr.,...