Obituaries

Dec 2, 2021

Millard “Bo” Hammon Jones, 44, of Spartanburg, SC passed away Thursday December 2, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born December 23, 1976 in Rocky Mount, NC. He lived in Pelham, AL, for the greatest part of his younger years. While there, he developed a love of soccer and would eventually earn a...

Dec 1, 2021

Martha “Lib” Elizabeth Simmons Calvert, 94, passed away December 1, 2021 peacefully at her home. Born in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Wilbur Sorrell and Myrtle Shields Simmons. Her husband of 71 years, Raymond Calvert, 95, passed away peacefully at his home December 8, 2021. Born in Fingerville, SC, he was the son of the...

Nov 30, 2021

Robert Gregory Miller, 97, of Pauline, SC passed from earthly life to Eternal Life on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at his home. Born September 7, 1924 in Pauline, SC, he was the son of the late Albert Frank and Lois Gregory Miller and was the husband of the late Patricia Godfrey Miller.

A US Army-Air Force WWII...

Nov 30, 2021

Reuben Dean Roberts, Jr. 61, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at Spartanburg Medical Center due to complications from a stroke brought on by abdominal surgery. Born January 5, 1960 in Union, SC, he was the son of the late Reuben Dean Roberts and the late Kathryn Elizabeth Layton Roberts Crisp...

Nov 30, 2021

Susan Covington Taylor, daughter of Esten Calhoun Taylor and Susan (Sue) Covington Taylor. She was born in Spartanburg where she lived her whole life. She was a graduate of Spartanburg High School, attended Limestone College and UNC-Greensboro.

Susan’s first job was with DuPre’s Book Store. After a number of years there, she found her true calling by...

Nov 30, 2021

Dorothy “Dot” White DeBerry, 100, of Jefferson, GA, died Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at Walden’s Cove Personal Care Home. Born August 3, 1921 in Metter, GA, she was the daughter of the late Leon and Cora Lee Clifton White.

A US Army WWII Air Corp veteran, Mrs. DeBerry was retired from the Peachtree Plaza Hotel. She was...

Nov 30, 2021

Doris Martin Nanney, 89, of Spartanburg, SC died Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at Pelham Medical Center. Born September 27, 1932 in Greenwood, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Jones and Eula Lee Woodle Martin, and the wife of the late Darnold Dee Nanney.

A 1950 graduate of Spartanburg High School and a 1954 Cum...

Nov 29, 2021

After a much too long struggle with Alzheimer's Disease, heaven accepted another angel Monday when Lynn McKown Hicks was called home. Lynnieboo, as she was called by her family friends, was the epitome of a Southern lady. She was a gracious gentle person who never spoke ill of anyone, looked on all as a friend, and never distressed in...

Nov 29, 2021

Rosemary Theresa Hanley, 96, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, November 29, 2021 at Upstate Community Hospice Home. Born May 18, 1925 in Jersey City, NJ, she was the daughter of the late John Frederick and Mary King Knospe and was the wife of the late Thomas Peter Hanley.

Rosemary was retired from The SC Department of Health...

Nov 29, 2021

Lemira “Chick” Page, 91, died Monday, November 29, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born November 6, 1930 in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Curtis Claude and Myrtle Burnett Stevens and was the wife of the late Wilbur Randolph “Bud” Page.

Chick was a member of The View Church. She enjoyed singing in the...

Nov 28, 2021

Jessie Rosemary Wilson, 88, of Boiling Springs, SC died Sunday, November 28, 2021 at her daughters’ home. Born April 15, 1933 in Blue Spring Run, VA, she was the daughter of the late George Vernor and Jessie Clair Humphries Jamison.

Rosemary was retired from Mitchell-Bissell Company after 25 years of service. She was a member of Zion...

Nov 28, 2021

Thomas Paul Clary, Sr., 94, of Cowpens, SC, died Sunday, November 28, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Restorative Care. Born July 19, 1927 in Alma, GA, he was the son of the Alonzo and Elsie Ward Clary and was the husband of the late Louise C. Clary.

A US Navy veteran, Mr. Clary, Sr. served in World War...

Nov 27, 2021

Margaret Farmer Grant, 89, passed away Saturday, November 27, 2021.  Born October 30, 1932, in Spartanburg, SC, she was a daughter of the late Boyce and Ethel Raney Farmer.

Mrs. Grant was a retired beautician and a member of Roebuck Baptist Church.

Survivors are her husband of 67 years, Walter Bernard Grant; a daughter, Donna...

Nov 27, 2021

H. Dale Johnson, 57, of Spartanburg, SC died Saturday, November 27, 2021 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born February 19, 1964 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Phillip Edwin Johnson, Sr.

Dale loved to play pool with his friends. He was employed with his father for 30 years Phil Johnson Contracting and was previously...

Nov 26, 2021

William “Bill” Creech, Jr., 74, of Boiling Springs, SC, went to be with his Lord on Friday, November 26, 2021 at Upstate Community Hospice House in Landrum, SC. Born May 19, 1947 in Portsmouth, VA, he was the son of the late William Ralph Creech Sr.

Mr. Creech was a 1965 graduate from Woodrow Wilson High School,...

Nov 26, 2021

Oneda Jackson McDowell, 96, Spartanburg, SC, passed away November 26, 2021.  Born November 20, 1926, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Edwin and Irene Easler Jackson; wife of the late James Henry McDowell.

Mrs.  Mc. Dowell was a retired employee of the Aug W. Smith Company and Charles Brown Ltd. And a...

Nov 26, 2021

Dewitt Arnold, Jr., 74, of Spartanburg, SC died Friday, November 26, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born January 7, 1947 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late DeWitt Arnold, Sr. and Edith Suttles Arnold.

Mr. Arnold was a HVAC contractor. He was a member of Switzer Church of God. His favorite pastime was...

Nov 26, 2021

Elizabeth Parker Jolley, 89, of Boiling Springs, South Carolina, went home to be with the Lord on November 26, 2021.  She was born on June 23, 1932, daughter of the late George Martin and Annie Ross Parker.  Along with her parents, she was predeceased in death by her husband, Roy Keller Jolley, senior.

She graduated from Boiling...

Nov 25, 2021

Marshall Christman Stone, Jr., 94, of Hilton Head Island, SC, died Thursday, November 25, 2021. Born April 25,1927, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Marshall Christman and Bennie Maxwell Brown Stone.

He graduated from Sewanee Military Academy. Marshall served in the United States Navy during World War II before graduating from Georgia Tech,...

Nov 25, 2021

Mary Carolyn Taylor Hart Hedgepath

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Carolyn Hart Hedgepath (Clinton, SC), who passed away on November 25, 2021 at the age of 92.

She was predeceased by her parents, Arthur Monroe and Josey Flack Taylor; her siblings, Arthur Taylor and Jo Beth Buffington; her husband,...