Obituaries

Leola Genobles

Leola Genobles

Jan 31, 2017

Leola Bennett Morris Genobles, 91, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at Valley Falls Terrace. Born December 30, 1925, in Cherry Grove, Pendleton County, WV, she was the daughter of the late Darlie and Mary Elizabeth Nelson Bennett and widow of James Cleveland Genobles. Leola was raised from the age of 2 ½ years old by Wade and...

Jack Combs

Jack Combs

Jan 31, 2017

Jack Eller Combs, 85, of Mayo, SC, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at his home, after a courageous fight following several years of declining health and some devastating health related challenges. Born May 11, 1931, in Cove Creek, NC, he was the son of the late John Pickney Combs and Etta Suzanne Eller Combs. He was the...

Darlene Brooks

Darlene Brooks

Jan 30, 2017

Gloria Darlene Brooks, 64, of Spartanburg, SC, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, January 30, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born February 9, 1952, in Spartanburg, SC, the daughter of Willie Jenkins Mahaffey of Spartanburg and the step-daughter of the late Ralph Mahaffey. Darlene enjoyed her family, friends, and her canine companions. She was a member of...

Dicksie Cribb

Dicksie Cribb

Jan 30, 2017

Dicksie Johnston Brown Cribb of Spartanburg passed away peacefully on Monday, January 30, 2017, surrounded by her four children at Spartanburg Medical Center. Dicksie was born on October 13, 1925 in St. George, SC, to William T. and Anne Aurella Johnston Brown. She graduated from Converse College in 1946 with a Bachelor's Degree in drama and a minor in voice....

Samuel Adair

Samuel Adair

Jan 29, 2017

Samuel "Sam" Walton Adair, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, January 29, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born August 16, 1936, in Glendale, SC, he was the son of the late Hicks H. and Laura Walton Adair. Visitation will be 1:30-2:30 PM Friday, February 3, 2017, at Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel, 2075 E. Main St., Spartanburg, SC 29307. A graveside service will...

Charles Payne

Charles Payne

Jan 28, 2017

Charles Henry Payne, 81, of Campobello, SC, died Saturday, January 28, 2017, at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills. Born November 23, 1935, in Greer, SC, he was the son of the late Morris Charles Payne and Vera Waters Payne. A U. S. Navy veteran, Mr. Payne was a graduate of Taylors High School and Spartanburg Jr. College. He received his...

Jackie Douglas

Jackie Douglas

Jan 26, 2017

Jackie Douglas, 67, of Drayton, SC died Thursday, January 26, 2017 at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born December 16, 1949 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Farmer and Syble Iness Thompson Durham. Jackie retired from Spartanburg County Health Department. She was of the Baptist faith. Her passion was being a devoted wife and a loving mother,...

Vickie Hall

Vickie Hall

Jan 25, 2017

Vickie Lou Ott Hall, 76, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care. Born August 14, 1940, in Salisbury, NC, she was the daughter of the late Hallie Thurston "Joe" Ott and Sarah Lois Lowder Ott. A graduate of Spartanburg High School and Spartanburg Methodist College, Vickie retired from Parker-Hannefin Corporation. She also attended...

Billy Smith

Billy Smith

Jan 25, 2017

Billy Richard "Rick" Smith, 60, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born March 3, 1956, in Duluth, GA, he was the son of the late Billy Newton Smith and Frances Maxcine Westmoreland Smith. A 1974 graduate of Dorman High School, Rick received his BA from USC-Upstate. He was president of Grasshoppers Inc. Landscaping, attended...

Maynard Miller

Maynard Miller

Jan 24, 2017

Maynard Hartwell Miller, 90, of Pauline, SC, died Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at his home. Born May 8, 1926, in Pauline, he was the son of the late Frank and Lois Gregory Miller and husband of the late Odelle Smith Miller. A U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Miller retired from the Spartanburg County Sheriff Department after...

Sullie Powell

Sullie Powell

Jan 24, 2017

Sullie Stribling Powell, 97, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at Windsor House West-Spartanburg. Born April 7, 1919, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Sullivan L. and Laura Summer Stribling and widow of the Rev. Elton O. Powell. Before moving to Windsor House, Mrs. Powell was the oldest active member of Beaumont Baptist...

Dorothy Billings

Dorothy Billings

Jan 24, 2017

Dorothy Pack Billings, 95, of Inman, SC and formerly of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at RoseCrest Community Healthcare. Born June 1, 1921, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Peter Chesterfield Pack and Louetta Easterly Pack and widow of Oren Odom Billings. An exemplary mother and wonderful homemaker, Mrs. Billings was retired from Beaumont Mill....

Virginia Nicholson

Virginia Nicholson

Jan 22, 2017

Virginia Mary Loos Nicholson, 93, formerly of Spartanburg, died Sunday, January 22, 2017 at NHC-Greenville in Greer, SC. Born May 26, 1923, in Dillon Vale, OH, she was the daughter of the late Leo and Mary Vera Tereschak Loos and widow of Noil "Nick" Hasel Nicholson. Mrs. Nicholson was a member of Lamb of God Lutheran Church in Spartanburg and...

Ada Mims

Ada Mims

Jan 21, 2017

Ada Adcock Mims, 97, passed peacefully from this life on Saturday, January 21, 2017, in Spartanburg, SC. Born in Granville County, NC in 1919, Ada was the daughter of James "Jack" Adcock and Ila Denny Adcock. A kind and giving person, Ada loved her family, her neighbors, and her church. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Greensboro...

Mary Smith

Mary Smith

Jan 19, 2017

Mary Carolyn "Connie" Wofford Smith, 75, of Roebuck, SC, died Thursday, January 19, 2017, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born July 1, 1941, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Carl Wofford and Mary Etta Meadows Wofford. Mrs. Smith was a kind, generous, selfless lady who loved her Lord, family, and friends. A member of Southport...

James Brown

James Brown

Jan 19, 2017

James Carroll "Pete" Brown, 85, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, January 19, 2017, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 3, 1931, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Charles Lloyd and Eula McDowell Brown. A U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Brown was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church. He attended Furman University and was a retired...

H. Cooper Jr.

H. Cooper Jr.

Jan 18, 2017

Henry Pearson Cooper, Jr., 63, of Cowpens, SC, died Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born September 29, 1953, in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of Sarah Bowman Cooper of Spartanburg, SC and the late Henry Pearson Cooper, Sr. The most selfless, soft spoken, and kind individual, Mr. Cooper was devoted to his Lord, family, and...

Donald Greer

Donald Greer

Jan 18, 2017

Donald "Squirrel" Eugene Greer, 63, of Woodruff, SC, died Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at his home. Born March 14, 1953, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Doris Geneva Burdette Greer of Woodruff, SC, and the late Charles Furman Greer. Mr. Greer was a Christian and employed as a sheet metal mechanic. In addition to his mother, survivors include...

John Lawson Jr.

John Lawson Jr.

Jan 18, 2017

John Henry Lawson Jr., 95, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born July 4, 1921, in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late John Henry Lawson Sr. and Luna McBride Lawson and husband for 73 years to the late Mavis Ruth Stacy Lawson. A U. S. Army veteran of World...

Jo Lowe

Jo Lowe

Jan 18, 2017

Jo Ann Farmer Lowe, 86, of Chesnee, SC, died Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital, following a brief illness. She is survived by her daughter, Linda Lowe Salter and husband David M. Salter of Rapid City, SD; and son, Tim Lowe and wife Charlene Avery Lowe of Austin, TX. She also leaves behind the love of her...