Randy Belk
Aug 18, 2019
Randall "Randy" Eugene Belk, 54, of Roebuck, SC, died Sunday, August 18, 2019, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born April 23, 1965, in Union, SC, he was the son of Anna Lou Jackson Belk of Pacolet, SC and the late Roger Eugene Belk. In addition to his mother, surviving are his wife, Ruth Goettmann Belk; daughters, Nona Burgett (Mike) and Marissa...
Vance Powers Iii
Aug 17, 2019
Vance C. Powers III, 75, of Alpharetta, GA, died Saturday, August 17, 2019, at Season's Hospice. Born April 12, 1944, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Vance Cawood Powers Jr. and Mildred Smith Powers. A U. S. Navy veteran, Mr. Powers was a retired electrical engineer with AT&T, who enjoyed carpentry, gardening, and all watersports. He...
Virginia Coggins
Aug 15, 2019
Virginia Coggins, 81, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, August 15, 2019, at Valley Falls Terrace. Born March 5, 1938 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Clayton and Valla Meadows Huitt and widow of Walter B. Coggins. Mrs. Coggins was a waitress at Baber Rhyne who loved to cook and garden. Survivors include her daughter Betty Parris...
Richard Bartlett
Aug 14, 2019
Richard Arlen Bartlett, 83, of Spartanburg, SC died Wednesday, August 14, 2019, at his home. Born July 26, 1936, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Rufus and Marie Willis Bartlett. Owner of Bartlett Construction, Mr. Bartlett was a life member of Arcadia Masonic Lodge #285. Survivors include his daughter, Pamela Knight of Cornelius, NC and grandchildren,...
Donald Ridgeway Sr.
Aug 14, 2019
Donald Clyde Ridgeway Sr., 80, of Pacolet, SC, died Wednesday, August 14, 2019, at his home. Born November 18, 1938, in Cherokee County, SC, he was the son of the late Wayne Ridgeway Sr. and Evelyn Tumbling Ridgeway and husband of 45 years to the late Margaret Ann Williams Ridgeway. Mr. Ridgeway was a member of Truth Chapel and retired...
Viola Lee
Aug 14, 2019
Viola Owens Lee, 103, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, August 14, 2019, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 16, 1915, in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late William Alexander Owens and Hester Collins Owens and widow of Boyce Turner Lee Sr. Faithful to her Lord and family, Mrs. Lee was a member of Golightly United...
Betty Tramel
Aug 13, 2019
Betty Katherine Tramel, 89, of Pacolet Mills, SC, died Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at Magnolia Manor of Spartanburg. Born May 6, 1930, in Pacolet Mills, she was the daughter of the late John Madison Tramel and Sallie James Gallman Tramel. Betty was a member of Tate Memorial Baptist Church and retired from Pacolet Mill. Survivors include her nephews, Jim Trammell,...
Joann Parris
Aug 13, 2019
JoAnn Sanford Parris, 72, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care. Born March 29, 1947, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Lee Roy Sanford and Sadie Eveline Hudgins Sanford and widow of Keith R. Parris. A graduate of Dorman High School, Mrs. Parris was a member of Bethany...
Joyce Terrian
Aug 10, 2019
Joyce Frost Terrian, 85, of Moore, SC, died Saturday, August 10, 2019 at her home. Born June 3, 1934 in Molten, AL, she was the daughter of the late Fines Frost and Nettie Bell Eaton Nicholson and the wife of Roby Ray Terrian. Joyce retired from the Charles Lea Center after 25 years of service as a teacher. She was...
Andrew Kirby
Aug 9, 2019
Andrew "Jack" Kirby, 89, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, August 9, 2019 at his home. Born May 29, 1930 in Calhoun, GA, he was the son of the late Edgar Erskine and Effie Mae Spearman Kirby and the widower of Nellie Sue Freeman Kirby. Mr. Kirby was a U. S. Army Veteran. He retired from Mead Containers after serving 40...
Reed Walker
Aug 9, 2019
Reed D. Walker, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away Friday, August 9, 2019 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of Deanna Louise Waite Walker and the late Dee H. Walker. He was 61 years old. Reed earned Chemical Engineering degrees from the University of Florida (B.S) and Iowa State University (M.S). He relocated to...
William Mcmillan Jr.
Aug 9, 2019
William "Billymac" Alfred McMillan Jr., 70, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, August 9, 2019, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born April 30, 1949, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late William Alfred McMillan Sr. and Ann Rose Cameron McMillan. A U. S. Navy veteran of the USS Kitty Hawk and graduate of Dorman High School, Mr. McMillan was a...
Eber Smith
Aug 8, 2019
Eber Germerial "E.G." Smith, 79, of Pauline, SC, passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2019. He was born on September 6, 1939 as the son of Lloyd Blain Smith and Annie Mary Trail Smith of Pauline, SC. He was the widower of Carolyn Elizabeth Thornton Smith who passed away in December 2018. They were married for over 57 years and...
Janice Pearson
Aug 8, 2019
Janice Denise Pearson, 55, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, August 8, 2019. Born September 15, 1963, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Howard Pearson and Betty Cheek. A 1981 graduate of Spartanburg High School, Janice was a longtime employee of Greenleaf (Grace) and later employed with Hardees, Arby's, Marble Slab Creamery, and lastly with Budget Mobile. Surviving...
Louann Carter
Aug 8, 2019
LouAnn Fowler Carter, 64, of Pacolet, died Thursday, August 8, 2019, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born August 9, 1954 in Greer, SC, she was the daughter of the late Robert James and Lucille Moon Fowler. Mrs. Carter, a graduate of Byrnes High School, loved her family and shopping. She was a member of Brown's Chapel Baptist Church. Survivors include her...
Michael Goodyear
Aug 8, 2019
Michael M. Goodyear, 97, of Palm Coast, FL, formerly of Atlanta, GA, died Thursday, August 8, 2019. He was the son of the late Albert C. and Rena Goodyear and husband of the late Lanell Israel Goodyear. Mr. Goodyear attended North Fulton High School and Georgia Tech. He served in the U. S. Army Air Corps during World War II....
Evelyn Sears
Aug 7, 2019
Evelyn Robey Sears, 92 of Spartanburg, SC died Wednesday, August 07, 2019, at Woodlands Place. Born June 5, 1927 in South Fulton, TN she was the daughter of the late Carl and Anna Mae King Robey and widow of Sam Clinton Sears. A graduate of Murray State University, Mrs. Sears, "NaNa", loved her grandchildren, crocheting, knitting, and cooking. She was...
John M.D.
Aug 7, 2019
John Albert Patterson, 83, caring doctor, beloved husband, and world-class father and grandfather was called home to be with the Lord on Wednesday August 7, 2019. John, known as "Doc" to his friends and family, worked as a radiologist in Spartanburg for more than 35 years. During this time, he practiced at the X-Ray Clinic and both Spartanburg Regional and...
Roland Ph.D. Jr.
Aug 6, 2019
Roland William Doepner, Jr., Ph.D., son of Roland William Doepner and Ruth Wicker Doepner, died on August 6, 2019. He was eighty-one. Left to cherish his memories are Carolyn, Tripp Doepner and Gincy Haisten, Sarah Doepner, Susanne and Ket Tintinger, Mary Travis Doepner, Dabney Doepner, Wyatt Tintinger and Caroline Tintinger; and Rudy, his loving four- legged friend. Dr. Doepner began...
Reynold Nitsch
Aug 5, 2019
After a brief illness Reynold Lepage "Fritz" Nitsch, 100, died quietly at his home, Monday, August 5, 2019. Fritz was born on July 21, 1919, in Syracuse, NY. After the outbreak of World War II, he arrived at Camp Croft where his principal assignment was to train soldiers in Morse Code. It was here in Spartanburg where he met his...
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