Dorothy Sergiacomi Burns

Dorothy Carolyn Gregory Sergiacomi Burns, 89, passed away on Monday morning, July 15, 2024. Dot was born September 3, 1934, in Spartanburg, SC, a daughter of the late Evelyn Lucile Deason Gregory and Arthur Lee Gregory. She was married to the late Alfred Hugh Sergiacomi and then to the late William Harold Burns. 

Dot was a member of First Baptist North Spartanburg where she served as a longtime Sunday School teacher. A graduate of Spartanburg High School, she retired from Spartanburg County Probate Court and had worked previously for Community Cash Stores. 

Surviving are her daughters, Vera Ann Cartwright (Arthur) of Taylors, SC, and Sybil Scruggs (Mark) of Cooley Springs; her sons, Dennis Burns (Gina) and Fred Sergiacomi, all of Spartanburg; her six grandchildren, Todd, Alicia, Nichole, Casey, Jacob, and Brooke; her eight great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Dot was predeceased by her stepson, Derrill Burns, her granddaughter, Aubrey Danielle Scruggs; her son-in-law, Douglas Lawson; and her three sisters and two brothers. 

The family will receive friends from 4:00-5:45 p.m. Thursday, July 18, 2024, at First North, 8740 Asheville Highway, Spartanburg, SC 29316. Funeral service will follow at 6:00 p.m., in the church sanctuary, conducted by the Rev. Dr. Mike Hamlet. Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 19, 2024, at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, 1300 Fernwood-Glendale Road, Spartanburg, SC 29307. 

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to First North, 8740 Asheville Highway, Spartanburg, SC 29316 or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or online at www.stjude.org/donate 

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