Obituaries

Jan 29, 2021

James Allen Taylor, 79, of Spartanburg, SC died Friday, January 29, 2021 at his home. Born April 1, 1941 in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late Reva Randall and Jean Thomas Taylor. Mr. Taylor was the owner/operator of Factory Sales and Savings in Greenville, SC for over 40 years and received numerous recognitions from Broyhill Furniture and...

Jan 29, 2021

Jackie Godfrey, 68, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, January 29, 2021 at Woodruff Manor. Born February 19, 1952 in Greenville County, SC, he was the son of the late Gordon Charlie and Edna Louise Godfrey. Jackie was employed with Mid-Atlantic Boilers. Survivors include his children, Lora Godfrey of Spartanburg, SC, Eric Godfrey (Kathryn) of Spartanburg, SC, and Kevin Godfrey of...

Jan 29, 2021

Frank Ronald Helms Sr., 81, of Spartanburg, SC died Saturday, January 29, 2021 at his home. Born January 26, 1940 in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late John Thomas Helms and Geneva Blue Helms and husband of the late Marian Horton Helms. Mr. Helms a member of Salvation Army Church, was retired from Firestone Steele Manufacturing. He...

Jan 29, 2021

Frances Corn Hammett, 83, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, January 29, 2021 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born April 21, 1937 in Glendale, SC, she was the daughter of the late Charles William and Helen Cudd Corn. Survivors include her son, Charles M. Hammett, Jr. of Spartanburg, SC, her brother, Johnny Corn of Woodruff, SC, her sisters, Debbie Bowser of Inman,...

Jan 29, 2021

Ruby Virginia (Ginger) Shaver Watson, 80, of Spartanburg, SC died on January 29, 2021 after a long battle with breast cancer. Born in Winston-Salem, NC on September 12, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Edison Shaver and Roberta Vernon Shaver Franklin. She graduated from the Curriculum for Dental Hygiene at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School...

Jan 29, 2021

Moira Allan Ferguson, 82, of Laurinburg, NC, died Friday, January 29, 2021 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born March 29, 1938 in Motherwell, Scotland, she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Filomena Verrecchia Allan. Young Moira immigrated to America in 1956 as an 18-year-old to begin her new life, but always cherished and longed for her loving family in...

Jan 28, 2021

Jimmy Howard Linder, 74, of Gaffney, SC died Thursday, January 28, 2021 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born March 9, 1946 in Cowpens, SC, he was the son of the late Mary Pauline Sherbert and James Lloyd Linder Sr. Mr. Linder was a retired minister and electrician with more than 40 years of employment. He was the pastor of the Pentecostal...

Jan 28, 2021

Betty Keisler Bishop Hooker Long, 94, of Spartanburg, SC formerly of Pacifica Assisted Living, died Thursday, January 28, 2021 at Heartland Health Care Center, Greenville, SC. Born August 1, 1926 in Landrum, SC she was the daughter of the late Mamie Joyce Burnett and Harvey Edgar Bishop. She was predeceased by her husband's Benjamin Allen Hooker and Rev. Gideon Madison...

Jan 28, 2021

On Thursday, January 28, 2021, Jimmie Ophelia Gault Cannon, 95, of Spartanburg, SC died peacefully at her home. She was born in Jonesville, SC on December 26, 1925. She was the daughter of Beulah Vaughn and Albert Hope Gault, and the wife of the late Arthur Lester Cannon. She is survived by a daughter, Beverly Abrams of Inman SC; sons,...

Jan 27, 2021

Hoyle Pemberton Brown Jr., 87, of Spartanburg, SC died Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born May 31, 1933 in Spartanburg, SC he was the son of the late Clara Sprouse and Hoyle Pemberton Brown, Sr. A U.S. Army Veteran and graduate of Limestone College, Mr. Brown was a retired supervisor with IMC. He was a member...

Jan 26, 2021

Ronnie Eugene Crain, 78, of Spartanburg, SC died Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at his home. Born October 10, 1942 in Arkwright, SC he was the son of the late George Thomas and Martha Lucy Flowers Crain. Mr. Crain retired from the Coca-Cola Company after 29 years of service. He attended St. Andrews United Methodist Church in Clifton, SC. Mr. Crain...

Jan 26, 2021

William "Sonny" Aaron Gunter, 71, of Cowpens, SC formerly of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at his home. Born October 15, 1949 in Spartanburg, SC he was the son of the late Aaron Woodrow and Velma Waldrop Gunter. Mr. Gunter was a superintendent with Sanders Brothers Inc., and a member of Westside Baptist Church of Cowpens. His first...

Jan 25, 2021

Jan 25, 2021

Ronald Thomas Pruitt Sr., 74, of Spartanburg, SC died Monday, January 25, 2021 at Regency Hospital, Greenville, SC. He was born April 3, 1946 in Tryon, NC to the late Arthur and Alice Tucker Pruitt. Mr. Pruitt was co-owner of Advance Cleaning Company, Inc. He loved sports, especially the Carolina Panthers. Mr. Pruitt was a member of Cedar Spring Baptist...

Jan 24, 2021

Sylvia Carol Gossett Bowles, 73, of Moore, SC died Sunday, January 24, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born September 13, 1947 in Spartanburg, SC she was the daughter of the late Jasper William and Patra Zimmerman Gossett and wife of the late Richard Glenn Bowles. Mrs. Bowles was retired from Milliken & Company after 23 years of service. She...

Jan 24, 2021

Joe Boyd Burgess, 88, of Spartanburg, SC died Sunday, January 24, 2021. Born May 6, 1932 in Gaston County, NC he was the son of the late John M and Doris Reid Burgess and husband of the late Sarah Cannon Burgess. A U.S. Army Veteran having served in the Korean Conflict, Mr. Burgess was a 1952 graduate of Spartanburg High...

Jan 24, 2021

Sidney Russell "Rusty" Pack, 79, of Boiling Springs, SC died Sunday, January 24, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born January 4, 1942 in Spartanburg, SC he was the son of the late William and Edna Moore Pack. Mr. Pack worked with Grasshoppers Inc., Dodge City, and Butte Knitt and was a member of First Baptist North Spartanburg. He loved...

Jan 23, 2021

John Gentry Alexander, 86 of Wellford, SC, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 23, 2021. Born April 20, 1934 in Fairforest, SC, he was the youngest and surviving son of MM and Mattie Alexander. Mr. Alexander is a proud graduate of Fairforest High School and Clemson University (1956). He was a faithful member of Fairforest Baptist Church...

Jan 23, 2021

Bobby J. Dotson, 82, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Saturday, January 23, 2021, while having lunch in Spartanburg. His parents were Loman Bryan and Nancy Luella Byars Dotson of Benton, KY. Bob joined the U.S. Air Force in 1956 and served as a jet engine mechanic instructor in Ramstein, Germany, in the 526th Fighter Air Squadron. In 1961 he married...

Jan 22, 2021

Shirleen "Shirley" Lindsay Price, 77, of Roebuck, South Carolina went home to be with her Lord on Friday, January 22, 2021, surrounded by family. Born April 23, 1943 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Chester Lindsay and Mattie Cudd Lindsay. She was predeceased by her husband, James David Price, of 51 years. She was the...