Obituaries

Feb 10, 2022

Tony Ray Cooke, 58, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, February 10, 2022, at his home.  Born November 25, 1963, he was the son of the late Jimmy Arlen and Shirley Rebecca Cooke.

Survivors include two daughters, Britney and Samantha Cooke, as well as his siblings, Timothy Cooke, Tina Purvis, and Todd Cooke.  As well as his five...

Feb 9, 2022

Mary Joyce Jones Enderby, 86, of Spartanburg, SC and Edwardsburg, MI, passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at Mary Black Hospital in Spartanburg, SC. Born August 28, 1935 in Detroit, Michigan, Mary Joyce was the daughter of the late David Leonard Jones, Jr. and Belbina (Nelson) Jones.  Her husband, Bernard Lynn Enderby, predeceased her in 2012.

Mary Joyce...

Feb 8, 2022

Raymond “Bud” Lee Fowler, 90, of Spartanburg, SC died Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born July 6, 1931 in Gaston County, NC, he was the son of the late Claude Burris and Ella Louise Gregory Fowler.

A US Air Force veteran, Mr. Fowler graduated from Norwood High School in 1950, earned his Bachelor degree...

Feb 8, 2022

James Monroe Swofford, 85, husband of Vera Ann Trail Swofford, passed away Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at his home.  Born December 19, 1936, he was a son of the late Howard Bivens and Myrtle Cox Swofford.

Mr. Swofford was retired from Spartanburg Steel Company and a veteran of the U. S. Army and Army National Guard.

Feb 8, 2022

Gilbert Dale Powell, Sr., 83, of Spartanburg, SC passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2022. Born in Spartanburg on August 13, 1938, he was the son of the late William Oscar and Hester Pilkington Powell, and loving husband to the late Flora Marrujo Powell.

A veteran of the Unites States Air Force, Gilbert enjoyed gardening, fishing, hunting,...

Feb 6, 2022

Albert F. “Chip” Burgess III, 78, of Auburn, Maine, formerly of Anderson, SC, died Sunday, February 6, 2022, at the Maine Veterans’ Home in South Paris, Maine, after a brief illness. Born December 18, 1943 in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late Col (Ret) Albert F. Burgess, Jr. and Sara Baskin Burgess. Al earned his BA and...

Feb 6, 2022

Max Dupree Gilbert Jr., 59, passed away Sunday, February 6, 2022, at Spartanburg Regional-Mary Black Campus.  Born March 28, 1962, in Spartanburg, he was a son of Mrs. Perrin Weathers Gilbert and the late Max Dupree Gilbert Sr., of Inman.

Dupree is survived by his mother and his sons, Max Dupree Gilbert III and Maverick Daniel Gilbert,...

Feb 6, 2022

Louise Anderson Cogdell, 82, of Spartanburg, SC passed away on Sunday, February 6, 2022. Born September 26, 1939, she was the daughter of the late William Carl and Annie Lou Rutledge Anderson, and the wife of the late Kenneth Harold Cogdell.

Louise was a member of Fairview Free Will Baptist Church and the former treasurer of the...

Feb 5, 2022

Craig Lee Jones, 36, died Saturday, February 5, 2022, at his home.  Born June 29, 1985, in Spartanburg, he was the son of Larry Gene Jones and the late Wanda Gail Parker Jones and stepson of Sybil Tarte Jones of Spartanburg.  He was a former Spartanburg City Fireman.

Survivors along with his father and stepmother, are brothers,...

Feb 5, 2022

Shirley Rebecca Cooke, 80, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, February 5, 2022 at her home. Born February 4, 1942 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee and Ruby Lowery Lawson and was the wife of the late Jimmy Arlen Cooke.

Shirley was a member of Calvary Baptist Church – Cowpens.

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Feb 5, 2022

Elizabeth Suzanne Guy, 45, died Saturday, February 5, 2022, at her home.  Born November 10, 1976, she was a daughter of Marian Anita Bagwell Guy and the late William Robert Guy and was a childcare assistant at the Sunshine House and a member of Second Presbyterian Church.

Suzanne had the kindest heart and the sweetest person you...

Feb 4, 2022

Shirley Ann Campbell, 83, of Inman saw her Savior face to face Friday, February 4, 2022 surrounded by her beloved family at her home in Inman. Born February 16, 1938 in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late George and Estelle Crow Worthy.

Mrs. Campbell was born in Spartanburg County and graduated from Roebuck High...

Feb 3, 2022

Nancy Oxley London, 84, of Boiling Springs, SC died Thursday, February 3, 2022 at Wesley Court Assisted Living Community. Born July 5, 1937 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin F. and Rosa Lea Lyles Oxley and was the wife of the late Marvin L. London, Jr.

Nancy was a member of Milestones...

Feb 3, 2022

B. Nelson Smith, 79, of Spartanburg, SC died Thursday, February 3, 2022 at SRMC-Mary Black Campus. Born September 6, 1942 in Albemarle, NC, he was the son of the late George Washington and Mary Catherine Russell Smith.

A US Army veteran, Mr. Smith was retired from the Milliken family. Nelson was a lifelong member of St. Paul...

Feb 3, 2022

Geri Cooke Bogan, 84, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Thursday, February 3, 2022 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born January 2, 1938 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Lola Aretta Revis.

Geri was a homemaker. She loved her Lord and her family.

Survivors include her husband of 34 years, John Eric...

Feb 1, 2022

Willie Mae Lyda Gregory, 92, wife of the late John William Gregory, died Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice House.  Born October 8, 1929, in Cherokee County, she was the daughter of the late George Nathan and Melinda Pool Lyda.  She was a member of Pacolet Mills Church of God and retired from Clifton Mills.

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Feb 1, 2022

Linda Frady Allen, 76 of Pendleton, SC passed away Tuesday February 1, 2022. Born March 24, 1945 she was the daughter of the late Thomas Floyd Frady and Mildred Blanche Gowens Frady. She was predeceased by a sister Mary Ellen Frady Perry, and a brother Kenneth Floyd Frady. As a stay at home mother with young children she was...

Jan 31, 2022

Gregory Kevin Gilliam, 59, of Moore, SC, died Monday, January 31, 2022 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born February 1, 1962 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Robert Wofford and Bobbie Jean Dobbins Gilliam.

Gregg was a member of First Baptist North Spartanburg. He loved NASCAR, and was a huge sports fanatic. He never...

Jan 31, 2022

Joe Nesbitt Elmore, 89 of Lake Bowen, passed away on Monday, January 31, 2022 at Spartanburg Restorative Care after over a month’s long battle with COVID. Born April 24, 1932 in Cherokee County, he was the son of the late Charles Monroe and Clara Kirby Elmore.

Mr. Elmore served in the US Air Force, enlisting in 1951...

Jan 31, 2022

Timothy Victor Calvert, 51, of Boiling Springs, SC died Monday, January 31, 2022. Born July 3, 1970 in Charleston, SC, he was the son of Timothy Ashmer and Janice Hitner Calvert of Moore, SC.

Timothy was the owner of Carolina Classic Restoration Automobile Restoration. He was a member of Hope Church – Spartanburg, where he was very...