Obituaries

James Reeves

James Reeves

Jan 11, 2019

James Elliott Reeves, 93, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, January 11, 2019 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born September 23, 1925 in Jonesville, SC, he was the son of the late Charles Lester Reeves, Jr., and Louise Bailey Reeves. He was predeceased by his wife of 63 years, Margaret Clayton Reeves. He was a 1942 graduate of Woodruff High School. Following...

Grace Baity

Grace Baity

Jan 11, 2019

Grace Russell Baity, 92, formerly of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, January 11, 2019 at her home. Born April 18, 1926 in Hartwell, GA, she was the daughter of the late Frank J. and Roxie Herring Reynolds. Grace was retired from Phillips Fibers after 22 years of service. She was a member of Fairforest Church of God and of The Eastern...

Martha Lee

Martha Lee

Jan 10, 2019

Martha Starnes Lee, 80, gently passed into her life eternal on January 10, 2019. She was born Martha Ann Starnes on January 28, 1938 in Spartanburg County. She faithfully served as the church secretary for Poplar Springs Baptist Church for many years. She was a member of The Order of the Eastern Star and participated in all their service projects....

Carmen Griffey

Carmen Griffey

Jan 10, 2019

Carmen Turner Griffey, 41, of Mauldin, SC, died Thursday, January 10, 2019, at her home. Born August 20, 1977, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of Sammy Huey Turner (Ruth) and Martha Elizabeth Turner of Spartanburg, SC. She attended Abner Baptist Church of Spartanburg. In addition to her parents and step-mother, survivors include her children, Brittany, Rihanna, and Herbie;...

Stephen Green

Stephen Green

Jan 10, 2019

Stephen Charles "Steve" Green, 72, of Duncan, SC, died Thursday, January 10, 2019 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born March 30, 1946 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Charlie Hosey and Lorene Marr Green and stepson of Mary Wilson Green. A U. S. Air Force veteran and 1972 graduate of the East Tennessee State University, Mr. Green...

Conway Henderson

Conway Henderson

Jan 9, 2019

Conway W. Henderson, 76, of Boiling Springs, SC, was born in Franklin, NC on November 19, 1942 and passed away on Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at his home. From an early age, Conway had a passion for learning, a deep love for all things with four legs and fur, a commitment to hard work and a razor-sharp wit. After graduating...

Y'Kok Ksor

Y'Kok Ksor

Jan 9, 2019

Y'Kok Ksor, 74, of Spartanburg, South Carolina, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, January 9, 2019, after a battle with liver cancer. Born February 26, 1944, in Cheo Reo, Gia Lai Province, in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, he was the son of the late H'Ble Ksor. Y'Kok Ksor was a devoted husband,...

Frances Eledge

Frances Eledge

Jan 8, 2019

Frances Halford Eledge, 94, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at her home. Born May 19, 1924, in Lyman, SC, she was the daughter of the late Walter James and Emma Gibbs Halford and widow of J. Lester Eledge. An avid golfer and great cook, Mrs. Eledge was kind and generous to everyone. She was a member of...

Dutch Browning

Dutch Browning

Jan 7, 2019

Dutch Browning, 80, of Tryon, NC, died Monday, January 7, 2019, at his home. Born November 30, 1938, in Greensboro, NC, he was the son of the late Fred Ray and Louise W. Brown. A U. S. Air Force veteran, Dutch was the owner/operator of Browning Detective Agency and also a Mason. Survivors include his wife, Claudette Browning of the...

R. Mixon Jr.

R. Mixon Jr.

Jan 7, 2019

Rudolph Benjamin Mixon Jr., 77, passed away on Monday, January 7, 2019. He was born November 17, 1941, in Charlotte, NC, to the late Rudolph and Bonnie Mixon. Benny was a graduate of Southern Missionary College. He worked for Case Brothers of Spartanburg for many years and retired as the piano curator for Converse College. Surviving are his wife of...

Danny Buckner

Danny Buckner

Jan 7, 2019

Danny Vestal Buckner, 74, of Campobello, SC, died Monday, January 7, 2019, at his home. Born September 25, 1944, in Richmond, VA, he was the son of the late Raleigh Vestal Buckner and Ethel Alene Phillips Buckner Frazier. A U. S. Air Force veteran, Mr. Buckner was owner/operator of Little Acres Sand and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his...

Peggy Coggins

Peggy Coggins

Jan 6, 2019

Peggy Jean Lee Coggins, 83, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, January 6, 2019, at her home. Born September 22, 1935, in Clifton, SC, she was the daughter of the late Leasel and Eunice McIntire Lee and widow of Cecil Raymond Coggins. Mrs. Coggins was a member of Converse Baptist Church and the Willing Workers Sunday School Class. She loved her...

Larry Atchley

Larry Atchley

Jan 6, 2019

Larry Morris Atchley, 82, of Pauline, SC, died Sunday, January 6, 2019, at White Oak Estates-Spartanburg. Born November 23, 1936, in Rutherfordton, NC, he was the son of the late Guy Morris Atchley and Mary Juanita Logan Atchley. Mr. Atchley retired from Sherman Construction Company in Greenville, SC after 37 years of service. An incredible cook, with a wonderful garden,...

Ann Huckaby

Ann Huckaby

Jan 6, 2019

Ann Mackintosh Huckaby, 89, of Wellford, SC, passed away on Sunday, January 6, 2019. She was born June 19, 1929, in Spartanburg, SC, to the late Charles Donald and Lucy Moore Mackintosh. Mrs. Huckaby was a homemaker and a loving and devoted wife and mother. She was a dedicated member and past-president of the Blue Flower Literary Club and First...

William Thomason

William Thomason

Jan 5, 2019

William Larry Thomason, 68, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, January 5, 2019 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 20, 1950, he was the son of Arthur and Helen Tillotson Thomason. A U. S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War, Mr. Thomason retired from the U. S. Postal Service after more than 20 years of service. He was a...

Ada Sammons

Ada Sammons

Jan 5, 2019

Ada Kirby Sammons, 92, passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at Mountain View Nursing Home after several months of declining health. She was the widow of John Earl Sammons to whom she was married for 55 years before his death in June 2001. She was the daughter of the late John Henry Kirby and Dovie Gardner Kirby. She is...

Dianne Hayes

Dianne Hayes

Jan 4, 2019

Renita Dianne Hayes, 53, of Moore, SC, died Friday, January 4, 2019 at her home. Born January 11, 1965 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late George Clifford Hayes and Mary Linda Crowe Ballew. Dianne was retired from City Financial, formerly Trans South Financial. Survivors include her two fur babies, Autumn and Toby, and many aunts, uncles,...

Bernice Baumgardner

Bernice Baumgardner

Jan 3, 2019

Bernice Farris Baumgardner, 88, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Thursday, January 3, 2019, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born November 17, 1930, in Kings Creek, SC, she was the daughter of the late James Nathan Farris and Mary Dover Farris and widow of George E. Baumgardner. She was a member of Boiling Springs First Baptist Church. Survivors include her daughters, Nancy...

Ralph Guthrie

Ralph Guthrie

Jan 3, 2019

Ralph Lewis Guthrie, 86, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Thursday, January 3, 2019, at Lakewood Assisted Living. Born November 15, 1932, in Rochester, MI, he was the son of the late Frank Walker and Alice Athella Taylor Guthrie. A U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Guthrie was a Tool Design Engineer with National Twist Drill and Tool...

Carroll Inman Sr.

Carroll Inman Sr.

Jan 3, 2019

Benjamin Carroll Inman Sr., 66, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, January 3, 2019, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born April 1, 1952, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Sam Carroll Inman and Lois Elizabeth Hyder Inman. He retired from Charter Communication and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife, Mary Lynn Reaves Inman; sons, Benjamin Inman...