Billy Burgess
Oct 1, 2020
Billy James Burgess, 51, of Spartanburg SC passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 1, 2020. "The man. The myth. The legend." Billy will always be remembered for his love for family, friends, and fast cars. He lived an audacious life full of adventure. He loved to snowboard, scuba dive, dredge, drag race, and so much more. But there was nothing...
Alice Heavrin
Sep 30, 2020
It is with heavy hearts that we share that Alice Heavrin passed away Wednesday, Sept. 30th. Alice was born and raised in Columbia and has lived in Spartanburg since 1970. Alice was a member of the Shandon Methodist Church in Columbia and transferred her membership to Central United Methodist Church in Spartanburg, where she has been a proud member of...
Charles Ridings
Sep 29, 2020
Charles Harvey Ridings, 86, of Spartanburg, SC died Tuesday, September 29, 2020, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born May 6, 1934 in Rutherfordton, NC he was the son of the late Earl Curtis and Myrtle Rowe Ridings. Mr. Ridings was a graduate of Harris High School in Rutherfordton, NC where he played basketball and ran track. He retired from Norfolk Southern...
Dollie Bosler
Sep 29, 2020
Dollie Ruth Black Bosler, 84, of Woodruff, SC died Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born October 12, 1935 in Elberton, GA she was the daughter of the late Olin Black and Unie Williams Black. Mrs. Bosler was retired from Andrews Bearing Company of Spartanburg. A member of Una Church of God of Prophecy, she was a God...
James Sharpe
Sep 29, 2020
James Lynch Sharpe, 82, of Spartanburg, SC died Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at The Inverness at Spartanburg. Born April 5, 1938, in Spencer, NC, he was the son of the late John Hatley "Hap" and Elva Wood Sharpe. Mr. Sharpe was preceded in death by his son, James "Jimmy" Loren Sharpe on April 30, 1979 and by his wife of...
Marty Moore
Sep 29, 2020
Marty Moore, 79, of Spartanburg, SC died Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born October 14, 1940 in Pacolet Mills, SC she was the daughter of the late Edward Earle Ellison and Nannie Faye Pierce Ellison. A graduate of Lander University, Mrs. Moore was a Laboratory Medical Technologist at Spartanburg Medical Center. She loved her family, church, husband,...
Leland Clary
Sep 28, 2020
Leland Stanford "Stan" Clary Sr., of Greenville, SC formerly of Spartanburg, SC, died September 28, 2020 at McCall Hospice House. Born February 2, 1928 in Gaffney, SC, he was the son of the late Barney Clanton and Mabel Louise Kendrick Clary and husband of 67 years to the late Betty Fowler Clary. A U. S. Navy veteran of World War...
Peggy Murphy
Sep 28, 2020
Peggy Sullivan Murphy, 81, of Pacolet, SC, died Monday, September 28, 2020 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 12, 1938 in Pacolet, SC, she was the daughter of the late Thomas William and Marie Lee Sullivan. A graduate of Pacolet High School, and a worker in the New Jersey Department of Education, Mrs. Murphy, known as "MeMa", enjoyed spending...
Julia Ervin
Sep 27, 2020
Julia Anne Griffin Ervin, 78, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. Born October 30, 1941 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Tom Griffin and Lila Thompson Griffin. Mrs. Ervin was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend and will be deeply missed by all....
Walter Koon Jr
Sep 27, 2020
Walter Lee "Junior" Koon Jr., 84, died Sunday, September 27, 2020 at valley Falls Terrace. Born June 16, 1936 in Inman, SC, he was the son of the late Walter L. Koon Sr. and Mildred Louise Blackwell Koon and husband of the late Dottie June Charles Koon. Mr. Koon was a member of Rock Hill Baptist Church, Inman, SC. He...
Irene Powers
Sep 27, 2020
Irene Sherbert Powers, 95, of Spartanburg, SC died Sunday, September 27, 2020 at Brookdale Brushy Creek. Born February 2, 1925 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Dean and Mossie Shehan Sherbert and the widow of John Harvey Powers. Irene was a graduate of Boiling Springs High School. She was a member of Nazareth Presbyterian Church, secretary...
Byron Leonard
Sep 26, 2020
Byron Warrick Leonard, 65, formerly of Inman, SC, died September 26, 2020 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born February 3, 1955 in Greer, SC, he was the son of Edward Leonard and Violet Kemp Leonard. A U.S. Army veteran, Mr. Leonard served his country in Vietnam. After he retired, He became a commercial truck driver. Before finally settling into a...
Thomas Colones
Sep 26, 2020
Thomas "TC" Colones, 66, of Spartanburg, SC, formerly of Sumter, SC, passed away Saturday evening, September 26, 2020. He is preceded in death by his father, John T. Colones, formerly Base Education Officer for Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, SC; and mother, Mary Lois Colones, who served her family and devoted her time to women's ministry for many years....
Thomas Kilburn
Sep 25, 2020
DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, SERVICES HAVE BEEN POSTPONED. Thomas Jackson "Jack" Kilburn, 90, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 25th, 2020, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer Dementia. Jack, a native of Atlanta, Georgia, was born on August 2, 1930, the last surviving son of the late George Wesley and Alma James Kilburn. He was a Navy veteran, serving during...
Ruby Edwards
Sep 25, 2020
Ruby Levenia Horton Edwards, 89, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, September 25, 2020 at her home. Born April 16, 1931 in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Lizzie Rebecca Hinson Horton and the widow of William Paul Edwards, Sr. Ruby was a homemaker and was a member of Crossway Church. Survivors include her daughter, Teresa...
Derrick Porter
Sep 25, 2020
Derrick Keith Porter, 39, of Spartanburg, SC was tragically killed Friday, September 25, 2020. Born November 22, 1980 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Laura Ferguson Paulus and the late Brian Keith Porter. Derrick attended Clemson University and Spartanburg Technical College with a degree in Culinary Arts and Hotel Management. He was employed with International Gourmet Foods. He...
Joaquin Ricardo Jr.
Sep 24, 2020
Joaquin "Jack" Costa Ricardo Jr., 75, of Moore, SC died Thursday, September 24, 2020 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born January 8, 1945, in Attleboro, MA, he was the son of the late Joaquin Costa and Clara Bellucci Ricardo. A member of the U.S. Merchant Marines for three years, Mr. Ricardo, was a graduate of Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Buzzard Bay,...
Jackie Fleming Sr.
Sep 24, 2020
Jackie Edward Fleming, Sr., 89, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, September 24, 2020 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born August 23, 1931 in Pacolet, SC, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Mittie Mathis Fleming and the widower of Ruth Morrow Fleming. Mr. Fleming was a US Army veteran of the Korean War and was also a US...
Jacqueline Campbell
Sep 23, 2020
Jacqueline Sue "Susie" York Campbell, 69, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born May 16, 1951 in Ellis Grove, IL, she was the daughter of the late Clarence E. "Jack" York and Evelyn Peters York. A U.S. Marine veteran, Mrs. Campbell was a member of First Baptist Church Columbia. She loved all animals, traveling...
Annette Smith
Sep 23, 2020
Annette Simpson Smith, 93, of Spartanburg, SC died Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at Summit Hills Assisted Living. Born September 6, 1927 in Chatham, VA, she was the daughter of the late Hunter Joel and Ozemba Sabra Riddle and wife of the late Frank Wesley Smith. A graduate of James Madison University, Mrs. Smith was a teacher, Real Estate agent, Master...
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