Obituaries

Marshall Webb

Marshall Webb

Jul 15, 2020

Marshall Brown "Buck" Webb, 74, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born August 1, 1945, in Gaffney, SC, he was the son of Lizzie Brown Webb of Spartanburg and the late Garland Webb. A graduate of Whitten Village, Buck was a faithful member of Ben Avon Baptist Church for 50 years and was chairman...

R. Hines

R. Hines

Jul 14, 2020

Richard Craig Hines, 67, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born May 31, 1953, in Jacksonville, FL and raised in Chesnee, SC, he was the son of Shirley Colson Hines of Spartanburg and the late Joe M. Hines. Craig loved reading and the beach. He was a member of Chesnee United Methodist Church and...

Hugo Lehrer

Hugo Lehrer

Jul 14, 2020

Ending this life's journey and starting his eternal life, Hugo Vernon Lehrer, 101, of Spartanburg, SC, left this world on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. He has joined his wife Mary, his parents Augusta Gerlach and Fred Lehrer, and his brother Carl, in God's heavenly home. Hugo was born on February 1, 1919, in Red Lake Falls, Minnesota. He was raised...

Robert Royle

Robert Royle

Jul 14, 2020

Robert Joseph Royle, of Spartanburg, SC, was born on May 5, 1924 and passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at the age of 96. Bob was born in Ossining, NY to Charles and Frances Royle. He is survived by his wife, Pat (Taylor) and her grandchildren, Taylor Renquist and Grey Praytor; his daughter, Peggy Cain and her husband...

P. Ridgeway, Jr.

P. Ridgeway, Jr.

Jul 14, 2020

P. B. "Pete" Ridgeway, Jr., 90, of Boiling Springs, SC, passed quietly in his sleep on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at Woodruff Manor. Born March 5, 1930, in Pelzer, SC, he was the son of the late Proctor Bonham Ridgeway, Sr. and Pauline Johnson Ridgeway and husband of the late Mary Sawyer Ridgeway. A U. S. Army veteran of the...

A. Cook Jr.

A. Cook Jr.

Jul 12, 2020

Archer William "Bill" Cook Jr., 83, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, July 12, 2020, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born July 10, 1937, in Richmond, VA, he was the son of the late Archer William Cook and Naamah Dickinson Cook and husband of 60 years to the late Georgeann Miller Cook. A graduate of Virginia Tech, Mr. Cook was vice president...

William Cribb

William Cribb

Jul 12, 2020

William Terry Brown Cribb, 69, affectionately known to friends and loved ones as Billy, died suddenly at his home on Sunday, July 12, 2020. The son of the late Troy Kenneth Cribb, Sr. and Dicksie Johnston Brown Cribb, he was a lifelong Spartanburg resident and mover in the community. He leaves behind hundreds of friends who will miss his...

Martha Rhodehamel

Martha Rhodehamel

Jul 12, 2020

Martha Lee Routzong Rhodehamel, 89, was Promoted to Glory on Sunday, July 12, 2020 at the Upstate Community Hospice House. She was born on June 27, 1931 in Darke County, Ohio to the late Marley and Flora Mary Elizabeth (Cheadle) Routzong. In 1959, she became a resident of Spartanburg, SC when she relocated from Ohio. Martha devoted her life to...

Thomas Norris

Thomas Norris

Jul 12, 2020

Poplar Springs Fire Chief Thomas Carl "Tommy" Norris, 55, of Spartanburg, SC, husband of Donna Praytor Norris, passed away on Sunday, July 12, 2020, at his home after a brief illness, surrounded by family and friends. Born February 22, 1965, in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of Emmadeane Holder Norris of Boiling Springs, SC and the late George...

Martha Settle

Martha Settle

Jul 12, 2020

Martha Linder Chastain Settle, 94, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, July 12, 2020 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born May 3, 1926 in Cowpens, SC, she was the daughter of the late J. G. Linder Sr. and Florence Brown Linder. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family and widow of Oscar Fred Chastain and William Settle. Mrs. Settle...

William Cribb

William Cribb

Jul 12, 2020

William Terry Brown Cribb, 69, affectionately known to friends and loved ones as Billy, died suddenly at his home on Sunday, July 12, 2020. The son of the late Troy Kenneth Cribb, Sr. and Dicksie Johnston Brown Cribb, he was a lifelong Spartanburg resident and mover in the community. He leaves behind hundreds of friends who will miss his...

Frankie Proffitt

Frankie Proffitt

Jul 12, 2020

Frankie Hendrix Proffitt, 91, of Greer, SC, died Sunday, July 12, 2020, at Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital. Born December 12, 1928, in Woodruff, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Chester Hendrix and Mattie Lothridge Hendrix and widow of Nathaniel "N. L." Proffitt. Mrs. Proffitt loved gardening, sewing, cooking, reading, and doting on her grandchildren. She was...

Mary Bryant

Mary Bryant

Jul 11, 2020

Mary Ann W. Bryant, 88, of Cowpens, SC, died Saturday, July 11, 2020 at her home. Born October 6, 1931 in Martinsville, VA, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Henry Wilson and Ruby Virginia Brown Wilson and the widow of Roy W. Bryant. Mary was retired from Wise Foods after 20 years of service. She was a member...

Martha Gowan

Martha Gowan

Jul 11, 2020

Martha Hammett Gowan, 74, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, July 11, 2020, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 23, 1945, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Alvin G. Hammett and Edith Roberts Hammett. Mrs. Gowan was a member of First Baptist Church Spartanburg and retired from Belk Hudson Company. Survivors include her husband E. Larry Gowan;...

Josey Caldwell

Josey Caldwell

Jul 11, 2020

Josey Jean Caldwell, 86, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 11, 2020. She died from multiple health issues at Baptist Hospital in Memphis, TN. Josey was born in Spartanburg, SC on November 29, 1933 and was married for 44 years to Clarence Alvin Caldwell of Spartanburg, SC. She was loved by many and never met a stranger. She loved to...

W. Dye

W. Dye

Jul 11, 2020

W. Lee Dye, 92, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, July 11, 2020 at Magnolia Manor. Born October 14, 1927, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Orrie M. "O. M." and Jessie Nations Dye. He was predeceased by his wife of 66 years, Marquerite Bullington Dye. A U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Dye was retired from CSX,...

Dorothy Cohen

Dorothy Cohen

Jul 11, 2020

Dorothy "Dottie" Price Cohen, 103, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, July 11, 2020 at her home. Born September 19, 1916 in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Mayer and Bella Liebowitz Price and the widow of Sylvan "Jack" Michael Cohen. Dorothy and her late husband, Jack, operated Jack's Economy Clothing and Shoes. She was a member of...

Loretta Gasswint

Loretta Gasswint

Jul 10, 2020

Loretta Brooking Gasswint, 86, died Friday, July 10, 2020 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Daughter of the late Louis Leake and Edna Virginia Seay Brooking, she was born February 18, 1934 in Richmond, VA. A graduate of Longwood University in Farmville, VA, Loretta became a Home Economics teacher and later in life ran a decorating shop in Fox Chapel, PA. She...

Darla Rose

Darla Rose

Jul 10, 2020

Darla "Dee" Fay Parris Rose, 44, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, July 10, 2020 at her home. Born October 24, 1975, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of Betty Joann Powell Bolin of Spartanburg, SC and the late Frankie Bolin. She loved her children, grandchildren, and family was most important to her. Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Rose; children, Angel...

Paul Mcgraw, Jr.

Paul Mcgraw, Jr.

Jul 9, 2020

Paul B. McGraw, Jr., 94, passed into the hands of the Lord on Thursday, July 9, 2020. He was born on May 23, 1926 in Ellet, Ohio to the late Paul Brown McGraw, Sr. and Vera Lantzer McGraw. After serving his country in World War II, where he was stationed in China, Paul returned to Akron to simultaneously marry his...