Carol Augthun
Oct 9, 2020
Artist and educator Dr. Carol Elise Augthun peacefully took her last breath on Friday, October 9, 2020, with her daughter Erika Leigh Cox and son Gregory Peter Augthun by her side. A loving mother, grandmother, sister, friend and neighbor, she will forever be remembered for her overflowing generosity, her inexhaustible creativity and her honest guidance which overflowed to scores of...
Billy Terry
Oct 8, 2020
It is with great sadness that the family of Billy Carlyle Terry announces his passing on Thursday, October 8, 2020 at the age of 89 years. He was born April 5, 1931, to the late Edward and Stella O. Terry of Pageland, SC. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Sybil Jo Mabry Terry. Billy will be lovingly...
Alice Bell
Oct 8, 2020
Alice Smith Bell, 89, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, October 8, 2020 at St. Frances Hospital-Downtown. Born April 10, 1931 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Mae Greene Smith and the widow of Robert "Bob" Myrick Bell. Alice attended Converse College and was the former owner of The Salt Box and Interior Decorators. She...
Barbara Durham
Oct 8, 2020
Barbara Ann Mason Durham, 80, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, October 8, 2020 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born January 20, 1940 in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Wilbur "Fid" and Ruth Padgett Mason, and the widow of William Edward "Eddie" Durham. Barbara was a longtime employee of The National Beta Club, Mary Black Memorial Hospital, and...
Kenneth Huckaby
Oct 8, 2020
Kenneth R. Huckaby, 92, of Wellford, SC, died Thursday, October 8, 2020 at his home. Born July 10, 1928 in Cross Anchor, SC, he was the son of the late Russell Albert and Emma Wilson Huckaby and husband of the late Ann Moore Mackintosh Huckaby. A U. S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II, and a graduate of Furman...
Willam Scruggs
Oct 8, 2020
William Gantt Scruggs, 85, of Spartanburg, SC, husband of over 60 years to Almeda "Mecie" Fulton Scruggs, died Thursday, October 8, 2020, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born February 6, 1935 in Cowpens, SC, he was the son of the late B. J. Scruggs and Ora Robbins Scruggs. In the 1960's and 1970's Mr. Scruggs served as the Chief of...
Ruby Horton
Oct 8, 2020
Ruby Lee Koon Horton, 91, of Moore, SC died Thursday, October 8, 2020 at her home. Born May 10, 1929 in Asheville, NC, she was the daughter of the late James Edwin and Ida Mae Ringer Koon and wife of 56 years to the late Richard Harvey Horton. Mrs. Horton was a 1946 graduate of Spartanburg High School, a former...
Samuel Lavender
Oct 7, 2020
Samuel Joseph Lavender, 61, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born November 20, 1958 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Joe L. and Lillian Gray Jackson Lavender, and Freddie Sue Lavender Thompkins. Mr. Lavender was a retired batch poly production operator for almost 40 years with Hoechst Celanese. He...
Rev. Barrett
Oct 7, 2020
The Rev. Dr. Charles David Barrett died on October 7, 2020, at his home in Spartanburg, SC. Charlie was born on June 24, 1933, in Ninety-Six, SC, to the Rev. James Anderson Barrett and Helen Reid Barrett of Rock Hill, SC. He grew up in the communities his father served in ministry--Columbia and Duncan, SC--until the age of ten when...
Edwin Long
Oct 5, 2020
Edwin King Long, of Spartanburg, peacefully passed away October 5, 2020 surrounded by his family. He was a native of Spartanburg, the son of the late James Harold Long and the late Elizabeth Lucille Long. Mr. Long was a graduate of Wofford College, class of 1965, and earned a Masters of Deaf Education from Appalachian State. He taught deaf students...
Ruby Mathis
Oct 4, 2020
Ruby Lynn Mathis, 85, of Pacolet, SC went home to be with her Lord Sunday, October 4, 2020, at The Inverness at Spartanburg. Born October 14, 1934, in Pacolet Mills, SC, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence "Bud" and Cleo Robinson Wells. Ruby Lynn married the love of her life George E. Mathis, on January 6, 1956. Together...
Doris Grabarkiewicz
Oct 4, 2020
Doris Faye Donahoo Grabarkiewicz, 86, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, October 4, 2020 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born May 25, 1934, in Wellford, SC, she was the daughter of the late Ab Donahoo and Edna Emory Donahoo and wife of the late John Arthur Grabarkiewicz. Mrs. Grabarkiewicz was a retired accountant with Blackman-Uhler-Synalloy and attended St. Paul the Apostle Catholic...
Dewey Westbrook
Oct 4, 2020
Dewey Edward "Ed" Westbrook, 81, of Fairforest, South Carolina, met Jesus on Sunday, October 4, 2020 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. He was born September 20, 1939, in Rutherfordton, North Carolina to the late Albert and Frances Williams Westbrook. Raised in the Southern Shops area, Edward lived life to the fullest with great neighborhood friends and their boyhood shenanigans from...
William Md
Oct 3, 2020
William A. Morris, M.D., 85, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, October 3, 2020 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 21, 1935 in Aiken, SC, he was the son of the late Jerome and Florence Wilburn Morris. Dr. Morris was a flight surgeon with the U.S. Navy and a graduate of the University of Georgia and the Medical College of...
Robert Bryant
Oct 3, 2020
Robert Howard Bryant, 96, of Irmo, SC and formerly of Kings Mountain, NC, died peacefully after a brief illness, Saturday, October 3, 2020. Born August 11, 1924 in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late Ellis K. Bryant and Fae Tucker Bryant and husband of 66 years to the late Anne Lee Foster Bryant. Mr. Bryant was...
George Carter Jr.
Oct 3, 2020
George Hoyle Carter, Jr., 78, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, October 3, 2020 at his home. Born December 2, 1941 in Clifton, SC, he was the son of the late George Hoyle and Georgie Guy Carter Lamm. A US Navy veteran, Mr. Carter attended Cecil's Business College. He was the owner and operator of Cash Finance Company for over 25...
Linda Willard
Oct 3, 2020
Linda Kay Willard left this earth for her Heavenly home on Oct. 3, 2020. She was a graduate of Fairforest High School, where she excelled in basketball, Spartanburg Junior College and Converse College. She was born March 29, 1941 and was predeceased in death by her parents William C. Willard, Sr. and Rosa Godfrey Willard. Linda was retired from Western...
Alma Tillotson
Oct 2, 2020
Alma Thornton Tillotson, 84, of Spartanburg, SC, entered her heavenly home on Friday, October 2, 2020. Born February 15, 1936 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Cline and Grace Cartee Thornton and the widow of Preston Wallace Tillotson. Alma was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Survivors include her daughters, Debra Saad of Greenville, SC...
Glenda Bull
Oct 2, 2020
Glenda D. Bull, 78, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, October 2, 2020 at her home. Born February 23, 1942 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Donald Marion and Ruth Strange Rogers. Glenda was a homemaker and was a member of Corinth Baptist Church. She loved her family, her Lord, collected glass and Barbie dolls, and was...
Melanie Blackwell
Oct 1, 2020
Melanie Queen Blackwell, 51, of Inman, SC died Thursday, October 1, 2020 in Sylva, NC. Born June 12, 1969 in Rutherford County, NC, she was the daughter of Elizabeth Butler Queen and Ben Queen, Jr. and the wife of Timothy Brian Blackwell. Melanie received her BA from Limestone College and was employed at The Job Connection/Goodwill Industries as Team Lead....
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