Obituaries

Norman Gasswint Ii

Norman Gasswint Ii

Dec 19, 2020

Norman L. Gasswint, II, 86, of Spartanburg, SC died Saturday, December 19, 2020 at home. Born July 6, 1934 in Harrisburg, PA he was the son of the late Minnie Miller and Norman Leroy Gasswint Sr. He was married to his late loving wife of 63 years, Loretta Bell Brooking Gasswint. Mr. Gasswint earned his Bachelor's degree from Lehigh University...

Kitty Silverman

Kitty Silverman

Dec 18, 2020

Kitty Temple Silverman, 86, of Spartanburg, SC died Friday, December 18, 2020, at Summit Hills. Born June 27, 1934 in Nashville, TN she was the daughter of the late William Thadeus and Frances Leighton Dixon Temple and wife of the late Charles Richard Silverman Sr. Mrs. Silverman was a graduate of West End High School, Washington Belmont College, Vanderbilt School...

Allyce Box

Allyce Box

Dec 18, 2020

Allyce W. Box, 86, of Spartanburg, SC died Friday, December 18, 2020 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born December 9, 1934 in Greer, SC, she was the daughter of the late John T. and Stella Hughes Wilson and the widow of Joel D. Box, Jr. Allyce was retired as a legal assistant. She was a member of First Baptist Spartanburg. Survivors...

Larry Kimbrell

Larry Kimbrell

Dec 18, 2020

Larry Junior Kimbrell, 78, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, December 18, 2020. Born January 30, 1942 in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late Clyde and Emma Price Kimbrell. Larry was retired from Siemens. He was a member of Whitney Free Will Baptist Church. Survivors include loving wife of 39 years, Barbara Cagle Kimbrell; daughters, Beth Hill...

Sarah Tolleson

Sarah Tolleson

Dec 17, 2020

Sarah Esther Easler Tolleson, 89, of Spartanburg, SC died Thursday, December 17, 2020 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born March 5, 1931 in Cherokee Springs, SC, she was the daughter of the late Bonner Lethco and Buna Petty Easler and wife of 66 years to the late Jimmy Landrum Tolleson. Mrs. Tolleson was retired from Spartan Food Systems and was...

Margaret Oglesby

Margaret Oglesby

Dec 16, 2020

Margaret Faye Coggins Oglesby, 92, of Spartanburg, SC died Wednesday, December 16, 2020. Born February 15, 1928 in Spartanburg, SC she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Irene McCarley Coggins. She was the wife of the late Eldridge Lee and William Max Oglesby. Mrs. Oglesby was retired from First Citizens Bank and was a member of Salem United...

Easter Fisher

Easter Fisher

Dec 16, 2020

Easter S. Fisher, 80, of Pacolet, SC, died Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. She was the daughter of the late Henry Grady Steadings and Phoner Edna Steadings. A graduate of Spartanburg Technical College, Mrs. Fisher was an accounting clerk with Univar USA. She loved to read, cook, sew and research genealogy. Survivors include her son,...

June Smith

June Smith

Dec 16, 2020

June Faith Johnston Smith, 86, of Spartanburg, SC died Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 20, 1934 in Philadelphia, PA she was the daughter of the late Kenneth Dick and Elizabeth Alberta Goodyear Johnston and wife of the late Albert Canby Smith. A devoted member of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Mrs. Smith was retired from...

Mr. Dwight Horton

Mr. Dwight Horton

Dec 15, 2020

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Jeanette Turner

Jeanette Turner

Dec 15, 2020

Jeanette Putnam Turner, 78, of Woodruff, SC, died Tuesday, December 15, 2020. Born July 10, 1942 in Woodruff, SC, she was the daughter of the late Mills Putnam and Flora Allen Putnam. A member of Green Pond Baptist Church, Mrs. Turner was a lifetime choir member, was very active in church affairs, and completely devoted to her family and church....

Margaret Baker

Margaret Baker

Dec 15, 2020

Margaret Kilner "Cindy" Baker, 74, of Spartanburg, SC, died December 15, 2020, at Spartanburg Medical Center. She was the beloved wife of Douglas Brian Baker. Nicknamed Cindy by her father, she was the epitome of friendship for many. She was the first person to knock on the door when someone was ill or troubled and did not restrict her friendship...

William Robertson

William Robertson

Dec 15, 2020

William Wallace (Wally) Robertson, age 90, passed away peacefully on December 15, 2020 at Woodland Place Assisted Living. Wally was born on August 27, 1930 in Statesville, Tennessee to the late Willie Alvin and Mildred Lee Turney Robertson. He was preceded in death by an infant brother, John Waymon Robertson, and a sister, Eleanor Robertson Granstaff, of Alexandria, Tennessee. Wally...

Edna Burgess

Edna Burgess

Dec 15, 2020

Edna Knox Burgess, 91, of Spartanburg, SC died Monday, December 15, 2020 at White Oak North Grove. Born January 22, 1929 in Union County she was the daughter of the late James M. Knox Sr. and Bessie Hodge Knox and widow of Maurice W. Burgess. A graduate of Jonesville High School and Robinson Business College, Mrs. Burgess was retired from...

James Pinson

James Pinson

Dec 15, 2020

James "Jim" Brunus Pinson, 86, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at his home. He was born March 15, 1934 in Spartanburg, a son of the late Ferris Loran and Mary Susan Morris Pinson. Jim was married to the late Crealie Poteat Pinson. Jim was a US Army veteran and he owned and operated Jim Pinson Motors, Inc. He...

Crystal Disher

Crystal Disher

Dec 14, 2020

Crystal Ann Disher, 40, of Spartanburg died on Monday December 14, 2020. Born January 17, 1980 in Killeen, TX, she was the daughter of Annette Daniels of Spartanburg and Joseph Costa of Alabama. Survivors include her mother and father, listed above; her sister and brother-in-law, Brandy (Costa) and Brandon Cheleotis and nieces, Megan and Peyton all of Boiling Springs. She...

Jerry Garrett

Jerry Garrett

Dec 14, 2020

Jerry Leon Garrett, 82, of Pacolet, SC died Monday, December 14, 2020, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 27, 1937 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Theodore Monroe Garrett Sr. and Ellie Ward Garrett. A Jonesville High School graduate and a U.S. Army veteran, Mr. Garrett, was a member of West Springs Baptist Church and...

Betty Harrison

Betty Harrison

Dec 13, 2020

Betty Lou Easler Harrison was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina on July 15, 1932. She passed away on December 13, 2020 surrounded by her loved ones. She was 88 years old. Her parents were Luther and Beulah Easler. She was the second youngest of 10 children. Her sisters, Mallie (92), Iris (90), and Dorothy Sue (86) survive her. Her children...

Dorothy Tessnear

Dorothy Tessnear

Dec 13, 2020

Dorothy "Dot" Roberts Tessnear, 78, of Pacolet, SC died Sunday, December 13, 2020 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born October 15, 1942 in Gaffney, SC she was the daughter of the late Carl E. Roberts and Annie Mae Gaffney Roberts and widow of Bobby Fredrick Tessnear. Mrs. Tessnear was a member of Tate Memorial Baptist Church. She loved her church, family,...

Bishop Miles

Bishop Miles

Dec 13, 2020

Bishop Victor Houston Miles died peacefully Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 4:15 AM at Prisma Health Hospital in Greenville. He was 92. Throughout his life, Houston Miles preached the gospel of Jesus Christ to tens of thousands of people in the United States, Russia, Australia, Vietnam, Nicaragua, the former Eastern Communist Bloc, and many countries around the world, and most...

Alan Gaydos

Alan Gaydos

Dec 13, 2020

Alan Gaydos, 65, of Cowpens, SC, died Sunday, December 13, 2020 at Upstate Community Hospice. Born August 4, 1955 in Charlotte, NC, he was the son of Mildred Duckett Gaydos and the late James Toots Gaydos. Alan was in the National Guard and worked for Clarkson Brothers. He loved old coins, cats, and woodworking. Survivors include his sister, Debra Sanders...