Obituaries

Oct 9, 2021

Betty Webb Potter, 87 of Spartanburg, S.C. died Saturday October 9, 2021 at Woodruff Manor. Born December 4, 1933 in Spartanburg, S.C. She was the daughter of the late Curtis J. and Jessie Welch Webb, and the wife of the late Boyce “B.D.” Potter.

She was a retired personnel manager for Spartan Mills. Betty loved animals and...

Oct 8, 2021

Gladys Louise Smith Alverson, 65 of Spartanburg, SC died Friday, October 8, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born November 4, 1954 in Greenville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Ruth Eva Derrick Smith.

Gladys loved her family immensely.

Survivors include her husband, Michael Eugene Alverson, her adult children, Shane Christopher Sloan (Elaine)...

Oct 7, 2021

William Raymond McGurk, 86, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 7, 2021.

He was the son of the late William and Elizabeth McGurk of Ironton, Ohio. Ray McGurk was born and raised in Kentucky, where he played basketball for Pikeville High School. Following his high school graduation, he obtained his associates degree in...

Oct 7, 2021

Lynda Broome McLane, 75, of Spartanburg, SC was a beloved wife, mother and retired schoolteacher whose career spanned 45 years, died unexpectedly the evening of October 7, 2021 in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Born February 12, 1946 in Lancaster, SC she was the daughter of the late LD and Lena Grace Broome.

Lynda was a graduate...

Oct 6, 2021

Patricia Diane Ingram Jennings, 72, of Pacolet, SC, died Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at her home. Born November 18, 1948 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Arthur and Sara Ellen Tessnier Ingram.

Patricia was retired as a medical assistant and was a member of Tate Memorial Baptist Church.

Survivors include...

Oct 6, 2021

Blanche Penley Hall, 90, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at Wesley Court Assisted Living. Born May 27, 1931 in Weaverville, NC, she was the daughter of the late James E. and Donnie Elizabeth B. Penley and was the wife of 59 years to the late Vaughn Tildon Hall.

Blanche was retired from Raycord Co....

Oct 6, 2021

Mary White Starnes, 92, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born April 28, 1929 in Pacolet Mills, SC, she was the daughter of the late Walter W. and Rosa J. Byars White and was the wife of the late Carl N. Starnes.

Mrs. Starnes was a graduate of Cecil’s Business College...

Oct 5, 2021

Anne Evans Argo Sanders, wife of Edward Lorraine “Sandy” Sanders, died from complications of a stroke on October 5, 2021, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Sanders was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 16, 1938, the daughter of Haralson Butler Argo and Dorothy Dean Peck Argo.

Mrs. Sanders graduated from the Academy of Sullins College in Bristol,...

Oct 5, 2021

Hollis Blackwell Taylor, 93, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at White Oak Estates. Born February 20, 1928 in Belle Haven, VA, he was the son of the late Percy Lynnwood and Margaret Marshall Taylor and the husband of 66 years, Naomi McAdoo Taylor.

Mr. Taylor enlisted in the US Navy in 1945 as a...

Oct 4, 2021

Martha Rowell, 71 of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, October 4, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born March 31, 1950 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Rome Graham and Allie Lee Ponder Gowan.

Martha was a retired Registered Nurse. She was of the Baptist faith. Martha was a loving mother to her son...

Oct 4, 2021

Claudia Bright, 74, of Chesnee, SC, died Monday, October 4, 2021 at her home. Born October 12, 1946 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Oliver Wendell and Mary Alice Painter Corn.  She was predeceased by a sister, Jane Corn Humphries as well as by her first husband, Julius Bernard “Bernie” Thomas.

Mrs. Bright...

Oct 4, 2021

The Rev. Joe H. Dempsey, 83, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, October 4, 2021 at home. Born November 1, 1937 in Greer, SC, he was the son of the late Arvel L. and Louise D. Dempsey, and the husband of his beloved Phyllis Howard Dempsey who preceded him in death.

Rev. Dempsey was raised in Lyman, SC....

Oct 3, 2021

Victoria Annette Gidaro, 72, formerly of Spartanburg, SC, died on Sunday, October 3, 2021 after a long, hard fought battle with MSA. She was the daughter of Victor Gidaro and Ann Johnson, who preceded her in death.

Victoria was a Nurse for 35 years, the last eight as a Nurse Practitioner. She saved lives in both ICU...

Oct 2, 2021

Jill Melton Taylor, 43, of Greer, SC, died Saturday, October 2, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born August 19, 1978 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of Jerry Melton of Moore, SC and Kathy Young of Moore, SC.

A graduate of Dorman High School and USC Upstate, Jill was employed with the Greenville County IT...

Oct 2, 2021

Mrs. Sandra Kaye Porter Cantrell, 75, of Chesnee, South Carolina, went home to be with her Savior on Saturday morning, October 2, 2021, in her sleep. Born in Greenville, she was the daughter of the late Walter Ervin and Mary Smith Keith Porter, and the beloved wife of Ellis Lewis Cantrell, Sr. for 35 years before his death in...

Oct 1, 2021

Donna Cartee Lee, 70, of Inman, SC, died Friday, October 1, 2021 at her home. Born January 21, 1951 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Belton and Ida Mae Edwards Cartee and the wife of the late Denny Carroll Lee.

Donna was retired after 28 years of service at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center...

Oct 1, 2021

Megumi “Meg” Kato Mumpower, 85, of Moore, SC, passed away Friday October 1st, 2021 peacefully in her home surrounded by her family.  Meg, the daughter of Tamuro and Kohide Kato, was born on February 20th, 1936 in Tokyo, Japan.

Left to cherish her memory is her husband of 62 years, Jack C. Mumpower Jr.; one daughter, Catherina...

Sep 30, 2021

Kathryn Knoedler McCullough, 82, formerly of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, September 30, 2021. Born September 17, 1939 in Pittsburgh, PA, she was the daughter of Henry Edward and Kathryn Schultz Knoedler.

Kathryn was a graduate of Grove City College, Grove City, PA. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church.

Survivors include her husband...

Sep 29, 2021

Frances Anne Brown, 89, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at her home. Born May 6, 1932 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Dorsey Dean and Vera Anne Harbison Hammett, and the wife of the late Joseph E. Brown, Jr.

Anne was a member of Southside Baptist Church for over 30...

Sep 29, 2021

Melissa Anne Gray, age 36, passed away on September 29, 2021 while giving birth to her daughter, Grace Margaret. She was born on October 13, 1984 in Beacon, New York to Christopher and Kathleen Anne Wiemann.

Melissa was the first in her family to receive a college degree and bravely relocated to South Carolina to begin her...