Obituaries

Jan 22, 2022

Maude Hicks Baytes, 96, a resident of Inverness Community of Union Springs, AL, went to heaven on Saturday, January 22, 2022. She formerly lived in Roebuck, SC.

A native of Portsmouth, VA, she was born the daughter of the late James Elgee Hicks and Maude White Hicks. She was the wife of the late William Burton Baytes,...

Jan 22, 2022

Leonard H. Reece, Jr. 93, of Taylors, SC, died Saturday, January 22, 2022 at Terra Bella Summit of Greenville, SC. born September 26, 1928 in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late Leonard Harrison Reece, Sr. and Elizabeth Shigley Reece.

A graduate of Spartanburg High School and Bob Jones University, Leonard was retired from...

Jan 21, 2022

Sandra Bennett McKinney, 83, went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 21, 2022. A native of Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Edwards and Dorothy Hubbard Bennett, and was the wife of the late James Shannon McKinney.

Sandra was a graduate of Spartanburg High School and received a Bachelor of...

Jan 20, 2022

William Fred Bevis, Jr. passed away January 20, 2022, at the SC Veterans Victory House in Walterboro, SC.

Mr. Bevis was born in Union, SC in 1932. He enlisted in the US Navy in 1952, qualified and served aboard several US Navy submarines and surface ships and retired from the Navy in 1982. He went on to...

Jan 20, 2022

Richard “Bodie” Eugene Thomas, 80, of Spartanburg, SC died Thursday, January 20, 2021 at his home. Born August 13, 1941 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Wesley Smith and Lois Vivian Seay Thomas.

Bodie was retired from Metromont Materials after 43 years of service. He was a member of Walnut Hill Baptist Church...

Jan 20, 2022

Josette Ann Davison, 94, of Spartanburg, SC died Thursday, January 20, 2022 at home. Born August 19, 1927 in Pittsburgh, PA, she was the daughter of the late Reiley Bert and Mildred Grossman Williams and was the wife of the late Dexter Davison.

Josette grew up in Pennsville and Zanesville, Ohio. In the 1960’s Josette was a...

Jan 19, 2022

Rebecca Amanda Harris, 78, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at Valley Falls Terrace.  She was born November 15, 1943 in Spartanburg, a daughter to the late Benjamin Felix and Edith Edisto Littlejohn Harris.

Rebecca retired as a purchasing agent with University of South Carolina-Upstate and was of the Baptist faith.  She loved music and singing...

Jan 19, 2022

Audrey June Troy, 79, passed away on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at her home. Born May 5, 1942, in Danville, Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of the late Charles E. and Florence T. Swank Jordan and the wife of the late Kenneth Louis Troy, Sr.

Survivors include her son, Kenneth Lewis Troy, Jr. (Barbara), her daughter, Sharon...

Jan 19, 2022

Donnie Ray Bridges, 44, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, January 19, 2022 in Spartanburg. Born September 26, 1977 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Teresa Ann Koon and the late Donald Glenn Blackwell.

An avid fisherman and hunter, who also loved NASCAR.

Survivors include his son, Trevor Bridges of Spartanburg, SC, his daughter,...

Jan 18, 2022

Thelma Mae Brackins Edge, 88, wife of the late Billy Gene Edge, passed on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at her home in Campobello.  Born in Spartanburg County on January 4, 1934, a daughter of the late Edward Curtis and Alice Sprouse Brackins.

Mrs. Edge was a lifelong resident of Pacolet Mills until moving to Campobello in 2018. ...

Jan 18, 2022

Mildred Louise Duckett Gaydos, 91, wife of the late James T. “Toots” Gaydos, passed on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at Spartanburg Regional-Mary Black Campus.  Born on May 20, 1930, in Union, a daughter of the late Guy Jerome and Bessie Anderson Duckett.

She was a member of Ben Avon Baptist Church and a homemaker.

Survivors...

Jan 18, 2022

Rev. Conrad Allen Senn, 90, of Spartanburg, passed away on Tuesday morning, Janaury 18, 2022, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.  He was born on June 10, 1931 in Spartanburg, a son of the late George Crawford Senn and Mabun Lizzie Riddle Senn.

Rev. Senn was a veteran of the US Air Force serving during the Korean War. ...

Jan 18, 2022

Lois Estelle Seagle Kirby, 85, wife of the late Robert Lee Kirby, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at Valley Falls Terrace.  Born November 8, 1936, in Cowpens, she was a daughter of the late Nathaniel Thomas and Blanche Mize Seagle.

Mrs. Kirby owned and operated an upholstery company.  She was...

Jan 18, 2022

Josephine Elizabeth Ramsey, age 93, of Kennesaw, Georgia passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022. Interment will be held at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens in Spartanburg, SC on Tuesday, January 25, 2022. A celebration of her life will take place at a later date. Mrs. Ramsey was born on November 9, 1928 in Duncan, SC, and was the 10th child of...

Jan 18, 2022

Pastor James Larson Hatcher, 87, of Inman, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at his home. Pastor Hatcher was born on December 20, 1934 in Ada, OK, a son of the late Ben and Ruth Larson Hatcher.  He was married to Beverly Barber Hatcher.

Pastor Hatcher graduated from Central High School in...

Jan 18, 2022

Warren O. Farmer, 79, of Pauline, parted this life on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at his residence.  He was born on June 12, 1942 in Pauline, a son of the late Roy Hartwell and Hester O’Shields Farmer.  Warren is the husband of Elaine Brown Farmer.

Warren courageously battled the effects of that terrible disease of dementia with...

Jan 17, 2022

Johnny “John” Melvin Ivey, 85, passed away Monday, January 17, 2022, at his home.  Born February 24, 1936, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Benjamin Franklin and Pearl Cooksey Ivey.

Mr. Ivey was Plant Manager at CNA Knitting Plant and enjoyed gardening and doing yard work.

Survivors are two sons, Kenneth Ivey...

Jan 17, 2022

Arthur Gene Martin, 91, of Columbus, NC, died Monday, January 17, 2022, at St. Luke's Hospital in Columbus, NC.  Born August 18, 1930 in Cherokee County, he was the son of the late Fred Jefferson and Doris Dora Schmidt Martin of Cherokee County. An Air Force veteran during the Korean War, Mr. Martin proudly served his country with great...

Jan 16, 2022

Odell Wallace Vaughn, “Boe” to literally thousands, is resting easy, having left us peacefully on January 16, 2022 in Richmond, Virginia. He had just celebrated his 100th birthday. With each family death he met he said “God has a plan, we may not understand or question”, so he is not questioning his own, but greeting it and his loved...

Jan 16, 2022

Madge Tinsley Atkins passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2022 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice House after a brief illness. She was born in 1926 to Charles Herman and Kate McDowell Tinsley. Madge was retired from the Charles Lea Center where she worked for many years. She was predeceased by her loving husband, Ralph Vernon Atkins, her son, Rodney P....