Obituaries

Sep 29, 2021

John Joe Erwin, Jr., 72, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born January 9, 1949 in Gaffney, SC, he was the son of the late Faye Childers and John Joe Erwin, Sr.

Mr. Erwin served in the US Marine Corp and was a proud veteran. He was of the Baptist faith....

Sep 27, 2021

Joyce Bowers Brown, 84, of Spartanburg, SC died Monday, September 27, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born October 22, 1936, she was the daughter of the late John Miles and Etrulia Hughes Bowers, and the wife of the late Hoyle P. Brown, Jr.

Joyce was a retired teacher assistant at Fairforest Elementary. She was a member...

Sep 26, 2021

Marilyn K. Madsen, 85 of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, September 26, 2021 at Summit Hills. Born November 27, 1935 in Oneida, NY, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Marleah Kingsley, and the wife of the late Peter Madsen.

Marilyn was a devoted wife, married 59 years to Peter and mother of four children. She was a physical...

Sep 25, 2021

Adam Anthony Craven, 33, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, September 25, 2021 at Magnolia Manor. Born February 18, 1988 in New London, CT, and reared in Gales Ferry, CT, he was the son of Walter Wilson and Kerrielynn Lisa Nix Craven of Preston, CT.

A US Army veteran, Adam received his Master of Science from Southern New...

Sep 25, 2021

Sally Kay, 88, affectionally known as “Gigi Sally” of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, September 25, 2021 at White Oak Estates. Born September 5, 1933 in Gary, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Picton and Winona Gustafson Jones and the wife of the late Edward Coker Kay.

Sally graduated high school in Muncie, Indiana, attended...

Sep 25, 2021

Bonnie H. Suttles, 67, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, September 25, 2021 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born July 1, 1954 in Charleston, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Johnson and Myrtis Ann Pruitt Melton.

Bonnie was retired from Reeves Brothers. She loved to cross-stitch, reading, television, and her special fur baby, Patches.

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Sep 24, 2021

Claudia Turner Bauman, 70, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, September 24, 2021 at her home. Born January 24, 1951 in Charlotte, NC, she was the daughter of the late Patsy Ann Bogan Turner and The Rev. Melvin Joseph Turner Jr.

Mrs. Bauman was a 1969 Dorman High School graduate. Claudia was Miss Spartanburg 1969, Miss South Carolina...

Sep 24, 2021

William Ansel Parris passed away at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home on Thursday, September 24, 2021, at the age of 75. Born in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Christopher Leo Parris and Ruby Cooper Parris, and stepfather, Ansel Baughcome.

Ansel was a graduate of Roebuck High School and Spartanburg Technical College. He worked at...

Sep 23, 2021

Jinnie Gossett Belue, 70, of Pauline, SC, died September 23, 2021, at her home. Born in Spartanburg County on December 31, 1950, she was the daughter of the late William James and Myrtle Bramlett Gossett.  She was the wife of the late Clifford Ernest Belue.

Survivors include her sons, Clifford Wayne Belue of Pauline, SC, Jeffrey Lee...

Sep 23, 2021

Virginia Lynn Outz Hughes, 65, died Thursday, September 23, 2021, in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.  Mrs. Hughes was the wife of Michael Wayne Hughes, Sr. and was of the Baptist faith.

Also surviving is a son, Kenneth Warren Belue II (Alicia) and a daughter, Leslie B. Vaughan (Brandon) both of Beaufort, SC; four grandchildren, Daniel Cole Belue,...

Sep 22, 2021

Raymond E. “Ray” Brown, 81, of Roebuck, SC died Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at his home. Born June 19, 1940 in Pacolet, SC he was the son of the late Troy and Thelma Garner Brown, and the husband of the late Mary Weeks Brown.

A US Air Force veteran, Mr. Brown was retired from Xerox Corporation, and...

Sep 22, 2021

Rose Watts-Robertson, 64, of Spartanburg, SC died Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at her home. Born January 28, 1957 in Conway, SC she was the daughter of the late Leroy and Edith Ward Todd.

Rose was retired from Little Pigs BBQ. She was a member of Church of God Murrells Inlet. She loved her family.

Survivors...

Sep 20, 2021

William Whitney Snell, 80, of Spartanburg, SC, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Monday, September 20, 2021 at his home. He had been battling Alzheimer’s for many years. Born December 23, 1940 in Pampa, Texas, he was the son of the late Robert J. and Mary Hill Snell.

Mr. Snell graduated from Lumberton High...

Sep 19, 2021

Pamela Murray Henson, 54 of Wellford, SC died Sunday, September 19, 2021 at her home. Born December 11, 1966 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Ronald Gene and Mildred Phillips Murray.

Pamela had an entrepreneurial spirit and was a loving, caring person. She loved the “Lake Life.” Being “Gigi” to her three grandchildren...

Sep 19, 2021

Samuel William Peterson, 71, of Spartanburg, SC died Friday, September 17, 2021 at Spartanburg Medical Center-Mary Black Campus. Born July 16, 1950 in Carsonville, MI, he was the son of the late William Vern and Reba Campbell Peterson.

A US Army veteran, Mr. Peterson pastored several churches over a twenty-year span. In addition to pastoring, his entrepreneurial...

Sep 18, 2021

Dianne Edmonds Coleman, 61, of Chesnee, SC died Saturday, September 18, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born July 7, 1960 in Abbington, PA, she was the daughter of the late H.C. and Rebecca Loreita Edmonds.

Dianne was a graduate of Boiling Springs High School and earned numerous IT Certifications. She was retired from Spartanburg Water District....

Sep 18, 2021

Pamela J. Sisk, 72, formerly of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, September 18, 2021 at Anmed Health. Born March 21, 1949 in Gastonia, NC, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Richard and Ollie Mae Lutz Waldrop.

Pamela was a 1967 graduate of Dorman High School and attended Spartanburg Technical College. She was retired from Milliken &...

Sep 18, 2021

Loretta G. Cheatham, 77, of Pauline, SC died Saturday, September 18, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born March 10, 1944 in Ft. Myers, FL, she was the daughter of the late Walter Macdoo and Arlie Beatrice Woods Granger.

Loretta was a member of Praise Cathedral Church of God in Greer, SC. She and William were married...

Sep 17, 2021

Betty Jo Mozqueda, 55, of Spartanburg, SC died Friday, September 17, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born September 25, 1965 in Spartanburg, SC was the daughter of Jerry Lay and Lois Nelson Lay.

Survivors include her children, Maria Mozqueda of Arizona, Ricardo Mozqueda of Greer, SC, Felicia Lay of Shelby, NC, her granddaughter, Seiya Mozqueda, her...

Sep 17, 2021

Ann F. Howell, 91, of Boiling Springs, SC died Friday, September 17, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born March 30, 1930 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Sadie Fowler and the wife of the late Robert D. Howell

Ann was of the Baptist faith. She loved caring for her own...