Obituaries

Nancy Williams

Nancy Williams

Jan 11, 2020

Nancy Harris Williams, 66, of Spartanburg, SC died Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born April 13, 1953 in Bennettsville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Austin Columbus and Elsie Parker Harris. Nancy worked for The SC Commission for the Blind. She was a member of Eastside Baptist Church, where she was in the church...

Allen Maxey

Allen Maxey

Jan 11, 2020

Allen Roland Maxey, 79, of Gaffney, SC, passed on Saturday, January 11, 2020, at Cherokee Medical Center. Mr. Maxey was born April 14, 1940, in Seneca, SC, where he was a graduate of Seneca High School. He was captain of his varsity football and basketball teams and a member of the track team. After high school, he served six years...

Albert Bishop

Albert Bishop

Jan 10, 2020

Albert Wiley Bishop, 81, of Spartanburg, SC, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, January 10, 2020 at his residence. Born in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late John Frank and Ellen Holland Bishop and the husband of Elizabeth Jean Bishop. Albert was a graduate of Pacolet High School and attended Gardner Webb University. He retired...

Lore Baughcome

Lore Baughcome

Jan 10, 2020

Lore Lang Baughcome, 84, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2020, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home with her family by her side. Born January 31, 1935, in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Eugen and Maria Dörr Lang and widow of Clyde Brian Baughcome Jr. She studied to become a master tailor and...

John Eaker Sr.

John Eaker Sr.

Jan 9, 2020

John Edward Eaker Sr., 95, of Mayo, SC, died Thursday, January 9, 2020, at White Oak Estates-Spartanburg. Born May 4, 1924, in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late Joseph William Eaker and Beatrice "Bertie" Viola Vassey Eaker and husband of 65 years to the late Kathleen "Tootsie" Cooley Eaker. A U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Eaker...

Edwin Mckinney Jr.

Edwin Mckinney Jr.

Jan 9, 2020

Edwin "Eddie" Ryan McKinney Jr., 52, of Atlanta, GA, died Thursday, January 9, 2020, in Cobb County, GA. Born July 11, 1967, in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Edwin Ryan McKinney and Jean Horton Sizemore (stepfather, C. L. Sizemore) Mr. McKinney loved gardening and animals. He was an architect for various firms. Surviving are his...

Earl Dill

Earl Dill

Jan 8, 2020

Earl V. Dill, 92, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at his home. Born September 23, 1927, in Union County, SC, he was the son of the late Hugh Vance Dill and Sarah Hodge Dill. A man of integrity, Earl was devoted to his Lord, his "bride" and his family. He was a U. S. Marine Corps...

Carol Wilson

Carol Wilson

Jan 7, 2020

Carol Nancy Jackson Wilson, 83, of Wellford, SC, died Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born November 25, 1936, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Miles and Martha Livingston Jackson and widow of James Lee Wilson Sr. Mrs. Wilson loved her grandbabies and was a member of Una First Freewill Baptist Church. She...

Dora Tramel

Dora Tramel

Jan 7, 2020

Dora Cobb Tramel, 94, of Pacolet, SC, died Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at Magnolia Manor of Inman. Born March 6, 1925, in Gaffney, SC, she was the daughter of the late Broadus Newton Cobb and Viola Estelle Lowery Cobb. Mrs. Tramel was a member of Pacolet Mills Baptist Church and retired from Health-tex Inc. of Cowpens. She enjoyed dancing and...

Earlean Schram

Earlean Schram

Jan 6, 2020

Frances Earlean Lonzway Schram, 80, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, January 6, 2020, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born July 3, 1939, in Norfolk, VA, she was the daughter of the late John Earl Lonzway and Roshay Virginia Lewis Lonzway and widow of Daniel Joseph Schram, Jr. She was a member of Ben Avon Baptist Church. Survivors include her children,...

Jean Womick

Jean Womick

Jan 6, 2020

Jean Brown Womick, 88, widow of Oles "Buddy" Womick, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away Monday, January 6, 2020. She was born February 11, 1931, in Takoma Park, MD, to the late Virginia Thompson and John Clarence Brown, Jr. Mrs. Womick was a member of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church for over 60 years. She is survived by her sons,...

Ruth Mcelrath

Ruth Mcelrath

Jan 4, 2020

Ruth Petty McElrath, 94, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, January 4, 2020 at her home. Born September 4, 1925 in Gaffney, SC, she was the daughter of the late Jessie Monroe and Ollie May Coleman Petty. Ruth was retired from Farley Textiles. She was a member of Boiling Springs Church of God. She loved her church family and was grounded...

Kathryn Blanton

Kathryn Blanton

Jan 4, 2020

Kathryn Queen Blanton passed away in Charlotte, NC on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at her home. It is with much love and sadness that we announce her passing. While our heartbreak is great and we will all miss her more than words can express, we are rejoicing in knowing that she is free from all of her pain and suffering...

Bess Marden

Bess Marden

Jan 4, 2020

Bessie Lee Bradley Marden, a resident of Pinehurst, NC, and former 47-year Spartanburg resident, passed away peacefully in First Health Hospice on January 4, 2020. She leaves behind one daughter, Victoria Marden Collins (wife of the late Lt. Col. John W. Collins); three grandchildren: Caroline G. Collins, Jackson W. Collins, and Annelise M. Collins; a daughter-in-law Shery O. Marden; and...

Amelia Pollard

Amelia Pollard

Jan 4, 2020

Amelia S. Pollard, 82, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2020, at her home. Born November 30, 1937, in Woodruff, SC, she was the daughter of the late W. W. and Daisy Pilgrim Shockley. She was the widow of Stanley E. Pollard A loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother, Mrs. Pollard attended Fairforest High School and worked...

G. Stutt

G. Stutt

Jan 2, 2020

George Barry Stutt, of Spartanburg, SC, a kind and gentle heart stopped beating in Reba Dale on Thursday, January 2, 2020, at his home. Born September 20, 1939, in Washington DC, he was the son of the late Archie Theodore and Frances Fowler Stutt. Mr. Stutt was retired from Lockwood Greene Engineers. He was also a Master Gardener, a member...

Peggy Johnson

Peggy Johnson

Jan 2, 2020

Peggy Nolan Johnson, 75, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, January 2, 2020 at her home. Born December 23, 1944 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Roy Herbert Nolan, Sr. and late Mary Catherine Floyd Nolan. Peggy was a 1963 Spartanburg High School graduate and 1965 USC Nursing School graduate. She was a member of North Spartanburg...

Rose Minard

Rose Minard

Jan 1, 2020

Rose Helen Carrier Minard, 84, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Wednesday, January 1, 2020. Born November 20, 1935, in Bristol, TN, she was the daughter of the late William Calloway and Julia Anna Boyd Carrier and wife of the late Dalton A. Minard Jr. Mrs. Minard was a former bookkeeper for J. L. Coker and Company in Hartsville, SC, and...

Ned Workman Sr.

Ned Workman Sr.

Jan 1, 2020

Ned Rutledge Workman Sr., 84, of Spartanburg, SC, husband of Elizabeth Murff Workman, passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born June 28, 1935, in Newberry, SC, he was the son of the late Pinckney Clair and Margaret Young Workman. A graduate of Bush River High School, Mr. Workman attended Clemson University before serving in the...

Dexter Cline Sr.

Dexter Cline Sr.

Dec 31, 2019

Dexter Vernon Cline Sr., age 90, died Tuesday, December 31, 2019. He was the youngest son of the late P. K. and Mary White Cline, born April 20, 1929 in Spartanburg, SC. Vernon graduated from Spartanburg High School and Wofford College in Spartanburg, SC. He was in the U. S. Army Reserves for 28 years, retiring as a Lt. Colonel....