Obituaries

Billy Ezell

Billy Ezell

Jun 20, 2017

Billy Burton Ezell, 95, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at White Oak Estates-Spartanburg. Born August 17, 1921, in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late Burton Thorne Ezell and Ruby Mae Cudd Ezell and husband of the late Iris Fayssoux Gentry Ezell. A 1938 graduate of Spartanburg High School, Mr. Ezell received a BS...

Patricia Whitford

Patricia Whitford

Jun 20, 2017

Patricia Hawkins Whitford, 73, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at her home. Born September 5, 1943, in Fingerville, SC, she was the daughter of the late H. C. and Ruby Roberts Hawkins. A graduate of Boiling Springs High School, Mrs. Whitford was an excellent baker and enjoyed traveling and camping. She was a member of the...

Ray Pettit

Ray Pettit

Jun 19, 2017

Ray O'Neill Pettit, 92, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, June 19, 2017, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born April 18, 1925, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Walter R. and Lois Kennett Pettit and husband of the late Marie Orr Pettit. A 1942 graduate of Spartanburg High School and U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Pettit served in...

Anthony Gonsalves Jr.

Anthony Gonsalves Jr.

Jun 19, 2017

Anthony "Tony" Manuel Gonsalves Jr., 87, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, June 19, 2017, at Magnolia Manor of Spartanburg. Born June 19, 1930, in Hartford, CT, he was the son of the late Anthony Manuel Gonsalves Sr. and Lillian Stackhouser Gonsalves. Mr. Gonsalves retired from Daniel Construction and was of the Catholic faith. Survivors include his wife, Connie Mabry Gonsalves;...

Roy Bryant

Roy Bryant

Jun 18, 2017

Roy Whitfield Bryant, 89, of Cowpens, SC, died Sunday, June 18, 2017, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born July 17, 1927, in Galax, VA, he was the son of the late James Carl and Flora Duncan Bryant. A U. S. Navy veteran of World War II and graduate of the Industrial Institute of Electronics, Mr. Bryant was a member of...

James Gibson

James Gibson

Jun 17, 2017

James Ronald Gibson, 87, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, June 17, 2017 at his home in Leicester, NC. Born March 9, 1930, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late James Franklin Gibson and Alberta Ball Squire. A U. S. Navy veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Gibson was awarded the Letter of Commendation, Good Conduct Medal, Japanese...

Charlton Tripp

Charlton Tripp

Jun 17, 2017

Charlton Lynn Tripp, 84, of Spartanburg, SC, died June 17, 2017, at Dillon Pointe Assisted Living in Spartanburg. Born May 29, 1933, in Piedmont, SC, he was the son of the late Thaddeus Austin and Hattie Mae (McAlister) Tripp, and the husband of the late Ruby Ann (Woodcock) Tripp. Mr. Tripp attended White Plains School, in Piedmont, SC, and Bethesda-Chevy...

Dorothy Callaway

Dorothy Callaway

Jun 17, 2017

Dorothy Freda Shaw Callaway, 72, of Moore, SC died peacefully Friday, June 16, 2017. Born January 9, 1945 in Kimberley, Nottinghamshire, England, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Dorothy Develin Shaw. Dorothy was a Master Gardener and was formerly a manager for the Hardware and Garden Center of Burnett's Ace Hardware, then with Odom Ace Hardware. In...

Dennis Jolly, Sr.

Dennis Jolly, Sr.

Jun 15, 2017

Dennis Edward Jolly, Sr., 53, of Rutherfordton, NC, died Thursday, June 15, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born October 19, 1963, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Hubert Claude Jolly, Sr. and Thelma Banks Jolly. Mr. Jolly loved his grandchildren and was an employee of Home Depot and retired from the State Highway Department. Survivors include...

Jerry Hyleman

Jerry Hyleman

Jun 14, 2017

Jerry Wayne Hyleman, 70, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born February 14, 1947, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Lemmie and Evelyn Mullinax Hyleman. Mr. Hyleman retired from R. R. Donnelly, was born again on March 19, 1989, and was a member of Gateway Baptist Church. Survivors include...

Iva Shea

Iva Shea

Jun 14, 2017

Iva Jean Roland Shea, 82, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born November 27, 1934, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Wilford Lee Roland and Nellie Mae Candler Roland and widow of Joseph N. Shea. A 1956 graduate of Greenville Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, Mrs. Shea was a registered nurse...

Jeffrey Knauff

Jeffrey Knauff

Jun 13, 2017

Jeffrey Sawyer Knauff, born January 25, 2017, in Charlotte, NC, to Justin Knauff and Amanda Knauff of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Sawyer was always happy and smiling. He loved his older brother very much and from the moment he was born his family knew he was very special. In addition to his parents,...

Geraldine Suttles

Geraldine Suttles

Jun 13, 2017

Geraldine Tillotson Suttles, 83, of Arcadia, SC, died Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at her home. Born July 21, 1933, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Tom and Clara Dean Bagwell Tillotson and widow of Boyce Lee Suttles. She was a member of Arcadia Free Will Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Michael Lee Suttles of...

Alva Flynn

Alva Flynn

Jun 12, 2017

Alva James "A. J." Flynn, Jr., 75, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Monday, June 12, 2017, at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care. Born July 27, 1941, in Campobello, SC, he was the son of the late Alva James Flynn, Sr. and Bessie Patterson Gibson and husband of the late Bertha Mae Gibbs Flynn. Mr. Flynn was a member of Gravely...

James Sherbert Jr.

James Sherbert Jr.

Jun 12, 2017

James "Jimmy" Thomas Sherbert, Jr., 56, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, June 12, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born January 9, 1961, in Salina, KS, he was the son of the late James Thomas Sherbert, Sr. and Mary Ann Charles Sherbert. A graduate of the Charles Lea Program, Jimmy also worked for Workability with the Charles Lea Center. Survivors include...

Carey Thompson

Carey Thompson

Jun 12, 2017

Carey Poole Thompson, 93, of Spartanburg, SC, widow of Clyde Frederick Thompson, died Monday, June 12, 2017, at White Oak North Grove-Spartanburg. Born January 8, 1924, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Walter DeLafayette Poole and Ollie Coggins Poole and last surviving member of her immediate family. A lifelong adult member of Beaumont Baptist Church,...

William Littleton Jr.

William Littleton Jr.

Jun 11, 2017

William "Bill" Harold Littleton Jr., 67, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, June 11, 2017 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born May 25, 1950, in Greenville, SC, he was the son of the late William Harold Littleton Sr. and Ethel Williams Littleton. Bill loved being around his family, traveling, and gardening. A member of Cedar Springs Baptist Church, he was a graduate...

Christine Freeman

Christine Freeman

Jun 11, 2017

Christine Davis Freeman, 65, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Sunday, June 11, 2017, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born February 25, 1952, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late John D. and Minnie Lee Davis. Mrs. Freeman was a member of Fairview Baptist Church and retired from the Spartanburg County Auditor's Office. Survivors include her husband...

Donald Blackwelder

Donald Blackwelder

Jun 10, 2017

Donald "Donnie" Gerald Blackwelder, 74, of Spartanburg, SC died June 10, 2017. Born October 23, 1942 in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Charles William and Mattie Mae Melton Blackwelder. Donnie was a supervisor with Mayfair Mills. He was a charter member of Peace Free Will Baptist Church. Survivors include his loving wife of 55 years, Annie Carolyn...

Lowell Hawley Sr

Lowell Hawley Sr

Jun 9, 2017

Lowell T. Hawley, Sr., 73, of Spartanburg, SC died Friday, June 9, 2017 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born January 4, 1944 in Callicoon, NY, he was the son of the late Gerald Ulysses and Lottie Diehl Hawley. As a U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Hawley was an I & R Tech for Sprint Communications. He was an avid hunter....