Obituaries

Dewey Westbrook

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...

Doris Grabarkiewicz

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...

George Carter Jr.

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...

Robert Bryant

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...

William Md

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...

Linda Willard

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

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

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...

Billy Burgess

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...

Melanie Blackwell

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....

Alice Heavrin

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...

Dollie Bosler

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

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

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,...

Charles Ridings

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...

Leland Clary

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

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

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....

Irene Powers

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...

Walter Koon Jr

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...