Obituaries

Jan 26, 2022

Louvenia “Lucy” Emory Hood, 81, of Enoree, SC, passed away January 26, 2022 at her home. Born June 3, 1940 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late William and Rosa Lee Humphries Emory.

Louvenia was a member of Enoree First Freewill Baptist Church. She enjoyed her flowers and loved her family.

Survivors...

Jan 25, 2022

Diane Marie Reininger, 75, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at Upstate Community Hospice House. Born October 12, 1946 in McKeesport, PA, she was the daughter of the late Regis Benedict and Ada Marie Leonatti Snyder.

Diane was Department Manager at Walmart for 25 years. She was a member of Old St. Paul the Apostle...

Jan 24, 2022

Virgil Price “Jim” Bennett, 88, formerly of 121 Derrick Road, Pauline, SC, passed away on Monday, January 24, 2022, at Spartanburg Regional Hospital. Born November 26, 1933, in Union County, he was a son of the late Sterling Price and Mildred Lunette Lancaster Bennett. He was predeceased by his wife of 53 years, Phyllis Cunningham Bennett.

Mr....

Jan 23, 2022

Mildred Everhart Whisnant, 97, of Spartanburg, SC died Sunday, January 23, 2022 at her home. Born March 6, 1924 in Lexington, NC, she was the daughter of the late Baxter O. and Mary Hedrick Everhart and the wife of the late Hermon D. Whisnant.

Mildred was a substitute teacher at the Charles Lea Center and was a...

Jan 23, 2022

Patricia Adele Hackworth, 85, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, January 23, 2022 at her home. Born April 3, 1936 in Marquette Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Richard Raphael and Ellen Martha Rago Adams and was the wife of the late James Calvin Hackworth.

Patricia was of the Catholic faith.

Survivors include her...

Jan 22, 2022

James “Jim” Cannon Scott, 87, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, January 22, 2022 at his home. Born January 21, 1935 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Samuel Ward and Alma Sprouse Scott, and the husband of the late Sara Calloway Scott for 56 years.

A US Air Force veteran, Mr. Scott was a...

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...