Obituaries

Alice Hudnall

Alice Hudnall

Oct 24, 2018

Alice Adelaide Adams "Tumpy" Hudnall, 92, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, October 24, 2018, at Eden Terrace of Spartanburg. Born December 6, 1925, in Macon, GA, she was the only child of the late James Horatio and Adelaide Fishel Adams. She was the widow of Rev. Dr. Michael Benjamin Hudnall, Jr. whom she married on June 15, 1946. Tumpy was...

James Mcguffin

James Mcguffin

Oct 24, 2018

James Frank McGuffin, 100, of Roebuck, SC, died Wednesday, October 24, 2018, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born August 27, 1918, in Roebuck, he was the son of the late Gus Andrew McGuffin and Ella Victoria Whitman McGuffin and husband of the late Janie Allan McGuffin. A U. S. Army veteran of World War II, Mr. McGuffin was a member of...

Charlene Curtiss

Charlene Curtiss

Oct 23, 2018

Charlene Michelle Curtiss, 49, of Gaffney, SC, died Tuesday, October 23, 2018, at Ivy Grove Assisted Living. Born January 3, 1969, in Columbia, SC, she was the daughter of the late Donald LaGrand Osborne and Betty Ann Lee Haskell. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her children, Amanda Lester (Nathaniel) of Abilene,TX, Kayli Curtiss of Beaufort, SC, and...

John Nicholson

John Nicholson

Oct 20, 2018

John Ellis Nicholson, 88, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, October 20, 2018, at White Oak Estates. Born August 4, 1930, in Norfolk, VA, he was the son of the late James Lloyd Nicholson and Pearle Allen Nicholson and was married 56 years to the late Dawson Thompson Nicholson. Mr. Nicholson was a retired executive of Spartan Mills where he served...

Blanding Brown

Blanding Brown

Oct 19, 2018

Blanding "BB" Brown, 93, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away peacefully Friday, October 19, 2018 at White Oak Estates, surrounded by his two daughters singing his favorite hymns. Born August 8, 1925 in Sumter, SC, he was the son of the late Isadore and Ellen Hamilton Brown and the widower of Irma Jean Pearson Brown. A U. S. Army veteran of...

Robert Davis Ii

Robert Davis Ii

Oct 17, 2018

Robert Earl Davis II, 25, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, October 17, 2018, in Asheville, NC. Born October 27, 1992, in Pensacola, FL, he was the son of Robert E. Davis of Anderson, SC and Jennifer Leigh Knight Cowser of Spartanburg, SC. A graduate of Greenville Technical College, Bobby loved to cook and enjoyed hiking. He attended Providence Presbyterian Church...

James "Thom" Jr.

James "Thom" Jr.

Oct 15, 2018

James Thomas Adams, Jr. of Spartanburg, SC passed away to peace on Monday, October 15, 2018. He was a graduate of Clemson University, retired from Wachovia Bank, and a member of First Presbyterian Church of Spartanburg. Surviving are his wife, Sharon McMahan Adams; and sons, James Adams of Asheville, NC and Ben Adams of Spartanburg, SC. A private reception of...

Jimmy Pryor Sr.

Jimmy Pryor Sr.

Oct 14, 2018

Jimmy R. Pryor Sr., 72, of Spartanburg, died Sunday, October 14, 2018, at his home. Born March 24, 1946, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late George Pickney Pryor Sr. and Inez Beheler Pryor. Mr. Pryor retired from Mary Black Memorial Hospital. He was a Mason and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife of 32 years,...

Joe Tinsley

Joe Tinsley

Oct 14, 2018

Joe Ray Tinsley, 72, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, October 14, 2018, at Magnolia Manor-Spartanburg. Born September 22, 1946, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Ray DeFoix Tinsley and Dorothy Vera Millwood Tinsley. A graduate of Fairforest High School and Spartanburg Methodist College, he was a retired caseworker with the State of SC Employment and Workforce. Survivors...

Kathy Kirby

Kathy Kirby

Oct 14, 2018

Kathy Ann Kirby, 64, of Pacolet, SC, died Sunday, October 14, 2018 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born January 23, 1954 in Mecklenburg County, NC, she was the daughter of Barbara Swain Henderson of Charlotte, NC and the late Charles Tuggle. Survivors include her husband, Dewey "Buddy" Harrelson, Jr. of the home; a son, Kenneth Brad Hanna of Inman, SC; and...

Juan D.

Juan D.

Oct 13, 2018

Juan "Jay" Rodrigo, 75, recently moved back to Spartanburg from Waco, TX. He died Saturday just before midnight October 13, 2018 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born August 4, 1943 in Washington D.C., he was the son of the late Joseph and Lettie Rodrigo. Jay was an Orthopedic Surgeon for 50 years. He came to Spartanburg with Dr. Hawkins and...

Patricia Johnson

Patricia Johnson

Oct 12, 2018

Patricia "Patsy" Elizabeth Johnson, 75, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, October 12, 2018, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born April 28, 1943, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Wofford Johnson Sr. and Louise Foster Johnson. An avid golfer, Patsy was the State Golf Champion for several years and a member of the SC Women's Hall of...

James Hedge

James Hedge

Oct 11, 2018

James "Jim" Harrison Hedge, 85, of Inman, SC, died Thursday, October 11, 2018. Born August 21, 1933, in Princeton, IN, he was the son of the late Robert Darwin Hedge and Nadine Brittingham Hedge. A U. S. Navy veteran, Mr. Hedge retired from Milliken & Company. Survivors include his son, Kevan Hedge of Boiling Springs, SC; granddaughter, Scarlett Hedge of...

Ronnie Mccraw

Ronnie Mccraw

Oct 11, 2018

Ronnie Wayne McCraw, 69, of Landrum, SC, died Thursday, October 11, 2018, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. He fought a courageous battle after complications following a bone marrow transplant in June of this year. Born November 6, 1948, in Cherokee County, SC, he was the son of Ruth Burgess McCraw of Gaffney, SC and the late William Donald McCraw. A U....

Rev. Bell

Rev. Bell

Oct 9, 2018

The Reverend Dr. Eugene Gregory Bell, 79, of Pacolet, SC, died Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born September 29, 1939, in Oil City, PA, he was the son of the late Pete and Ethel Galloway Bell. A graduate of the University of Michigan, Dr. Bell received a Doctor of Divinity from Ashland Seminary, Ashland, OH and was...

Javon Brown

Javon Brown

Oct 9, 2018

Javon Mathis Brown, 87, of Hendersonville, NC and formerly of Pacolet, SC, died Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at Park Ridge Health-Hendersonville, NC. Born October 8, 1931, in Blacksburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Oliver Samuel Mathis and Venice Martin Mathis. Survivors include her daughters, Brenda Jones of Gainesville, GA, Renee Wilkins (Marshall) of Easley, SC, and Donna...

Pete Mahaffey

Pete Mahaffey

Oct 9, 2018

Roger Dale "Redbird" Mahaffey, 67, of Arcadia, SC, died Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born August 18, 1951, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Hubert Willard Mahaffey and Helen Boiter Mahaffey. Mr. Mahaffey was a member of Arcadia First Baptist Church and employed with Arrow Automotive for 13 years. Surviving are his sisters,...

Robert Moran

Robert Moran

Oct 7, 2018

Lt. Col. Robert C. Moran, USAF (Ret), 85, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, October 7, 2018, at White Oak Manor-Spartanburg. Born July 15, 1933, in Salinas, CA, he was the son of the late Anne Gillis Holliday. Devoted to his family, Lt. Col. Moran retired from the U. S. Air Force after 36 years of service as a Navigator having...

Wallace Cline Jr.

Wallace Cline Jr.

Oct 6, 2018

Wallace Beecher Cline Jr., 74, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, October 6, 2018, at his home. Born September 26, 1944, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Wallace Beecher Cline Sr. and Marietta Neal Cline. A U. S. Army Reserve veteran, Mr. Cline retired from Carolina Express. Surviving are his wife of 35 years, Sharon Leone Lewis Cline;...

Dorothy Hawkins

Dorothy Hawkins

Oct 5, 2018

Dorothy Tew White Hawkins, 97, widow of Clyde W. "Flip" Hawkins, died at her home on Friday, October 5, 2018. She was a daughter of the late H. Bernard and Winnie Hames White. "Mama Dot" as she was affectionately called was a life long member of Glendale Methodist Church until it closed and was a current member of Ben Avon...