Obituaries

Gerald Bailey

Gerald Bailey

Jul 5, 2017

Gerald Delano Bailey, 76, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at Physical Rehabilitation and Wellness Center. Born June 8, 1941, in Startex, SC, he was the son of the late Woodrow and Aimelee Burnett Bailey and his step-mother, Kathleen Bailey, who raised him after his mother died when he was very young. Mr. Bailey enjoyed singing and playing...

John Bragg

John Bragg

Jul 4, 2017

John Horace Bragg, 80, of Roebuck, SC, died Tuesday, July 4, 2017, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital-Spartanburg. Born February 4, 1937, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late John and Marion Walker Bragg. A U. S. Air Force veteran, Mr. Bragg was the owner-operator of Bragg TV Service for many years and retired from MEMC. He loved...

Dottie Cathcart

Dottie Cathcart

Jul 3, 2017

Dottie Cathcart, 73, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, July 03, 2017, at her home. Born May 30, 1944, in Belpre, OH, she was the daughter of Hazel Norma Reed Maze of Belpre, OH and the late William Hugh Maze. Mrs. Cathcart loved her grandchildren. She was an avid traveler and lover of animals. She retired from Flagstar Companies, Inc. after...

Madora Pittman

Madora Pittman

Jul 3, 2017

Mrs. Madora Bonner Holder Pittman, 87, of Greenville, SC, and formerly of Spartanburg, died Monday, July 3, 2017, at her home. Born December 22, 1929, in Cowpens, SC, she was the daughter of the late Carl Moses Bonner and Estelle Turner Bonner Price. A graduate of Cowpens High School Class of 1946 and the University of South Carolina School of...

Mary Rogers

Mary Rogers

Jul 2, 2017

Mary Mabel Bishop Rogers, 83, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, July 2, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born May 27, 1934 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Donald Maehue Bishop and Elizabeth Moore Bishop Gregory. A member of Bethel Baptist Church of Campobello, SC, Mrs. Rogers was semi-retired after many years of association with The Heel...

Helen Johnson

Helen Johnson

Jul 2, 2017

Helen Montgomery Johnson, 79, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, July 2, 2017, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born November 17, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Victor Moss Montgomery Jr. and Joan Crowell Montgomery. Mrs. Johnson was born in Spartanburg, SC where she attended local schools. She also attended Katharine Gibbs School in Boston, MA, Ringling School of...

James Cook

James Cook

Jul 2, 2017

James Curtis Cook, 24, of Pacolet, SC, died Sunday, July 2, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born May 12, 1993 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Brian and Johanna Congleton Cook. A member of Brown's Chapel Baptist Church, Mr. Cook was a landscaper/handyman and he loved fishing. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife,...

Dennis Deaton

Dennis Deaton

Jul 2, 2017

Dennis Ray Deaton, 56, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, July 2, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born March 2, 1961, in Chicago, IL, he was the son of Roy Smith Deaton of Spartanburg, SC and the late Floree Johnson Deaton. He was employed with Kohler Company for 28 years and served with the U. S. Navy. In addition to his...

Scott Keefauver

Scott Keefauver

Jul 2, 2017

Vincent Scott Keefauver, 39, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, July 2, 2017. Born July 22, 1977, in Tupelo, Mississippi, he was the son of Vincent J. Keefauver and Rebecca Adamson Keefauver of Spartanburg. Scott moved with his family to Spartanburg in 1985. He was a graduate of Dorman High School and Brevard College and was completing coursework at Adams State...

Valrey Cudd

Valrey Cudd

Jul 1, 2017

Valrey Wood Cudd, 93, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, July 1, 2017 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 10, 1923 in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Joe Hopper and Grace Painter Wood. She was the widow of James William Cudd, Jr. Valrey was happiest caring for her family, so it was not a surprise that she...

Travis Horne

Travis Horne

Jul 1, 2017

Travis Lynn Horne, 58, of Spartanburg, SC died Saturday, July 1, 2017 at home. Born April 23, 1959 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Wallace O. and Madelyn Newsome Horne of Spartanburg, SC. Travis graduated Spartanburg High School in 1977 and graduated from Spartanburg Technological College. A U.S. Marine Corp veteran, Travis was a former employee of Fehrer...

Mark Millwood

Mark Millwood

Jun 30, 2017

Mark Stanley Millwood, 58, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, June 30, 2017, at his home. Born July 1, 1958 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Jack Millwood, Sr. of Spartanburg, SC and Flora Ballard Millwood of Spartanburg, SC. A member of Hammett Grove Baptist Church, Mr. Millwood worked in sales with Allstate Insurance Company. He loved Clemson football...

Teisha Putnam

Teisha Putnam

Jun 29, 2017

Teisha Ann Putnam, 33, passed away at Stonecreek Nursing and Rehabilitation facility on June 29, 2017. Teisha faced many health issues from birth, but always found a way to make lemonade from lemons, even when life gave her way too many lemons! Her sense of humor and positive attitude were gifts she shared with all. She had a heart of...

William Smith

William Smith

Jun 28, 2017

William Poole Smith, 98, of Clinton, SC and formerly of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at The Clinton Presbyterian Community. Born May 31, 1919 in Cayey, Puerto Rico, and raised in Glenn Springs, SC, he was a child of the late Dr. Albert Clifton Smith, Sr. and Emma White Freeman Smith. He was a retired veteran...

Joseph Horton

Joseph Horton

Jun 27, 2017

Mr. Joseph Donald Horton, 83, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, June 27, 2017, at Glenbridge Health & Rehabilitation, Boone, NC. Born October 22, 1933, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Rufus Belton Horton and Ada Wilkerson Horton. A U. S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Horton was a lifetime member of the South...

Ann Vollero

Ann Vollero

Jun 26, 2017

Sybil Ann Melton Vollero, 61, of Chesnee, SC, died Monday, June 26, 2017 at her mother's home. Born January 28, 1956, in Spartanburg, SC she was the daughter of Coleen Hutcherson Melton of Chesnee, SC and the late Marvin Lee Melton and widow of John Robert Vollero. A sweet and loving daughter and sister, Mrs. Vollero loved Clemson and the...

Deborah Brown

Deborah Brown

Jun 25, 2017

Deborah "Debbie" Fincher Brown, 62, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, June 25, 2017, at her daughter's home in Hendersonville, NC. Born June 25, 1955, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late James Eugene and Annie Grace Eledge Fincher. Survivors include her daughter, Amy Brown (Andrew) of Hendersonville, NC; grandson, Ares Brown of Hendersonville, NC; brother, Timothy Fincher of...

Norman Meekins

Norman Meekins

Jun 24, 2017

Norman "Dick" Meekins, 85, of Tryon, NC, died Saturday, June 24, 2017, at his home. Born May 20, 1932, in Dillon County, SC, he was the son of the late Oakley L. and Lonia Hayes Meekins. A U. S. Air Force veteran, Mr. Meekins loved his family and enjoyed camping and the beach. He attended Beaumont Baptist Church and was...

Ernest Shook

Ernest Shook

Jun 24, 2017

Ernest E. Shook, 99, of Arcadia, SC died Saturday, June 24, 2017 at his home. Born September 20, 1917 in Mars Hill, NC, he was the son of the late James Daniel and Carrie Ramsey Shook. He was the widower of Grace Louise Cantrell Shook. As a U.S. Army veteran, Mr. Shook was retired from Mayfair Mills as a machine...

Betty Burris

Betty Burris

Jun 22, 2017

Betty Gowan Burris, 88, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, June 22, 2017, at her home. Born July 11, 1928, in Inman, SC, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Homer Gowan and Ethel Freeman Gowan and widow of Lane Carson Burris. A graduate of Spartanburg Junior College, Mrs. Burris was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Spartanburg and...