Virginia Woody
May 11, 2019
A graveside service for Virginia Alverson Woody, 77, of Boiling Springs, SC, will be conducted at 3:00 PM Tuesday, May 14, 2019 in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, 1300 Fernwood-Glendale Rd., Spartanburg, SC 29307, by Dr. Jeff Alverson and The Rev. Al Phillips. Visitation will follow at the graveside. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research...
Harry Phillips, Jr.
May 10, 2019
Harry Rissler Phillips, Jr. of 101 Green Cedar Lane, Chapel Hill, NC, died Friday, May 10, 2019 at the DuBose Health Center at The Cedars of Chapel Hill. A native of Spartanburg, SC he was the son of the late Harry Rissler Phillips and Mary King Phillips. Harry was a 1942 graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY, where...
Marie Lee
May 8, 2019
Ila Marie H. Lee, 98, widow of Rev. Denver S. Lee, passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. She was the youngest child of the late Lula and Monroe Hodge of Pacolet, SC. Her husband of 60 years was a United Methodist pastor in South Carolina. Mrs. Lee excelled as a minister's wife with her sweet and gentle spirit, love...
Lucille Padgett
May 8, 2019
Lucille Toney Padgett, 91, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, May 8, 2019, at her home. Born December 27, 1927, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Claude Jackson Toney and Elizabeth Dodd Toney. She was the loving wife to the late William "Bill" R. Padgett, Jr. for 62 years. A 1945 graduate of Spartanburg High School,...
Sandra Edwards
May 7, 2019
Sandra June Hancock Edwards, 78, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at her home. Born June 11, 1940, in Miller, SD, she was the daughter of the late Howard P. Hancock and Ferne McClendon Hancock and widow of Douglas Charles Edwards. A very caring person who helped others more than herself, Mrs. Edwards loved flowers and animals. She...
Betty Wilson
May 6, 2019
Devoted wife, mother, and sister, Betty Ann McFadden Wilson, 81, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, May 6, 2019, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born July 14, 1937, in Lake City, SC, she was the daughter of the late Henry Zeno McFadden and Annie Laurie Carsten McFadden. A longstanding member of 54 years at St. Paul United Methodist Church, Mrs. Wilson...
Le Allison
May 5, 2019
Emma Le Claire Allison, 60, of Inman, SC, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2019, at her home. Born February 18, 1959, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Pauline "Polly" Thompson Allison and John Coan Allison, Sr. A Campbell University graduate, Le Claire retired from the United Methodist Church in Raleigh, NC. Survivors include her sister, Rachel...
Lillie Stevens
May 4, 2019
Lillie Belle Glover Stevens, 90, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, May 4, 2019, at Kennestone Hospital, Marietta, GA. Born August 22, 1928, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late John Ralph Glover and Ella Mae Glover and widow of Perry Robert Stevens. In 1972, Mrs. Stevens became a member of First Baptist Church Spartanburg, where she participated...
Jane Davis
May 3, 2019
Jane Bissell Davis, 78, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, May 3, 2019, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 3, 1940, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Moore Bissell and Sarah Frances Baxter Bissell. Jane was a graduate of Columbia College and was a teacher in Spartanburg School District 7 for 34 years. Survivors include...
Joe Davis
May 3, 2019
Joe Harold Davis, 70, of Moore, SC, died Friday, May 3, 2019 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born April 6, 1949 in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Cecil Harold Davis and Mary Linder Miller. Mr. Davis loved to hunt and fish, enjoyed gardening and rebuilding antique automobiles. Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Janice McAbee Davis; his...
Evie Painter
May 2, 2019
Evie Joyce Jackson Faulkner Painter, 87, of Chesnee, SC, died Thursday, May 2, 2019, at Magnolias of Gaffney. Born September 22, 1931, in Converse, SC, she was the daughter of the late Lynch and Ethel Mathis Jackson. Mrs. Painter retired from Aug W. Smith after 22 years of service and later was proprietor of the Rim and Wheel House. She...
Hazel Cooley
Apr 30, 2019
Hazel Ridings Cooley, 87, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, April 30, 2019, at Magnolia Manor-Spartanburg. Born May 15, 1931, in Rutherfordton County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Earl Curtis Ridings and Myrtle Rowe Ridings and widow of Wofford A. Henderson and David F. Cooley. Mrs. Cooley enjoyed sewing and flower gardening. She was a member of First...
William Jones
Apr 29, 2019
William Turner Jones, 39, of Spartanburg, SC died Monday, April 29, 2019 at his home. Born June 26, 1979, in Tampa, FL, he was the son of Amy Hatchette Fletcher. Mr. Jones, who loved to cook, was a chef at The Standard in Drayton Mills Marketplace and was a member of Southside Baptist Church. His son Turner was his world....
Blanch Corbin
Apr 28, 2019
Blanch Martha Kinsey Corbin, 95, of Spartanburg, preceded in death by her husband of 62 years eight months, John C. Corbin Sr., and a son, Steven Stroud Corbin, enters into the presence of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior on April 28, 2019. Born August 11, 1923, in Oconee County, SC, to the late Lacey Charles and Ethel May Stroud...
Joanne Hulett
Apr 27, 2019
JoAnne Roberts "Bunny" Hulett, loving wife of Peter Hulett of Spartanburg, SC, native of Schenectady, NY and graduate of Mont Pleasant High School (1966), went home to be with the Lord April 27, 2019, after a courageous 3-year battle with PHT. Like everything in life, she fought her condition with every ounce of strength she had until the end, aided...
Clyde Hollar
Apr 27, 2019
Clyde David Hollar, 77, of Myrtle Beach, SC, died Saturday, April 27, 2019 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born May 13, 1941 in Hickory, NC, he was the son of the late Clyde Sharpe and Mary Eleanor Roseman Hollar. David was the owner of Chem San Products where he retired after 25 years of service. After retiring, he became a security...
Charles Weber
Apr 26, 2019
Charles Edward Weber, 88, of Cowpens, SC died Friday, April 26, 2019 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born April 25, 1931 in Cherokee County, he was the son of the late Troy Edward and Anna Vinesett Weber. As a U.S. Navy veteran, Mr. Weber served during the Korean War on the USS President Jackson, and a member of The Korean War...
Gert Sachon
Apr 25, 2019
Gert Sachon, 88, of Apex, NC and formerly of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, April 25, 2019, at Transitions LifeCare Hospice. Born May 6, 1930, in Berlin, Germany, he was the son of the late Emanuel and Martha Lax Sachon and husband of 62 years to the late Gertrud Margot Becker Sachon. Mr. Sachon was retired from Gries Dynacast as an...
Betty Norris
Apr 24, 2019
Elizabeth "Betty" R. Norris, 96, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at her home. Born October 29, 1922, in Clinton, MS, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Grady Morris and Gertrude Ruth Duggan Morris. She was married for 61 years to the late Earl Jay Norris Sr. A member of First Baptist Church Spartanburg, Mrs. Norris...
Alta "Nana"
Apr 24, 2019
Alta Gabany, 88, of Campobello, SC, died Monday, April 22, 2019, at her home. Born February 28, 1931, in Washington County, OK, she was the daughter of the late Ora and Gladys Meyers Crawford. She was married for 62 years to the late Verner "Vern" Emil Gabany. A graduate of Alluwe High School in Oklahoma, Mrs. Gabany loved the Oklahoma...
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