Obituaries

Elizabeth Henderson

Elizabeth Henderson

Sep 10, 2016

Elizabeth Jean Henderson, 65, of Spartanburg, SC died Saturday, September 10, 2016 at Magnolia Manor. Born August 27, 1951 in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of Hazel Ridings Cooley of Spartanburg and the late Wofford Andrew Henderson. Elizabeth was a longtime employee of Spartanburg Regional Medical Center and was a member of First Baptist-North Spartanburg. In addition to her mother,...

Mary Jeansonne

Mary Jeansonne

Sep 8, 2016

Mary Spencer Jeansonne, 73, of Inman, SC, formerly of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, September 8, 2016, at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care. Born March 21, 1943, in Cherokee Springs, SC, she was the daughter of the late Young Wilson and Gladys Miller Spencer. She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church. Survivors include her son, Darren Ray Pearson of Spartanburg;...

Billie Smith

Billie Smith

Sep 7, 2016

Billie Ann Theodore Smith, 89, of Clinton, SC and formerly of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Wednesday, September 7, 2016, at The Clinton Presbyterian Community. Born May 19, 1927, and raised in Greenville, SC, she was the only child of the late William and Ida Bell Theodore. A graduate of the University of South Carolina, Billie Ann received her Bachelor...

Pearl Blanchard

Pearl Blanchard

Sep 7, 2016

Pearl Kelly Blanchard, 95, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, September 07, 2016, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born May 17, 1921 in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late M. B. Kelly and Gussie Pearl Davis Kelly and widow of W. Earl Blanchard. A member of Southside Baptist Church, Mrs. Blanchard was retired from Milliken & Company...

Deas Richardson

Deas Richardson

Sep 7, 2016

Deas Manning Richardson, 87, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, September 7, 2016, at his home. Born September 14, 1928, in Clarendon County, SC, he was the son of the late Richard Charles Richardson and Martha Waring Perry Richardson and husband of the late Betty McDougal Richardson. Mr. Richardson attended Porter Military Academy, was a 1945 graduate of Edmunds High School...

Helen Blackburn

Helen Blackburn

Sep 6, 2016

Helen Chertok Jennings Blackburn, 86, of Cape Canaveral, FL, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 6, 2016. She was born August 22, 1930 in Spartanburg, SC, as the daughter of the late William and Maude Chertok. She married the late Bud Jennings in 1946 and had two children. Later in 1974, she married the late Edgar Blackburn. Most of her...

Dr. Keller

Dr. Keller

Sep 6, 2016

Dr. James Albert Keller, 76, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, September 6, 2016, at Summit Hills Assisted Living-Spartanburg. Born October 20, 1939, in Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of the late Paul Edward Keller and Bertha Emma Schmidt Keller and husband of the late Mary Susan Kellett Keller. Dr. Keller earned his SB degree at the Massachusetts Institute of...

Lois Cantrell

Lois Cantrell

Sep 4, 2016

Lois Bennett Cantrell, 95, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, September 4, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born November 21, 1920, in Boiling Springs, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Grady Bennett and Paitie Poteat Bennett and widow of Wallace Elvin Cantrell. An avid artist, Mrs. Cantrell devoted her life to the arts and was a founding member...

Virginia Davison

Virginia Davison

Sep 4, 2016

Virginia Beach Davison, 87, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away Sunday, September 4, 2016, at Eden Terrace. Born May 25, 1929, in Spartanburg, she was the only child of the late Jesse French Scruggs and Louise Lowe Scruggs. Virginia was educated in the Spartanburg City Schools. She attended Columbia College before transferring to Converse College. Virginia was a lifelong member of...

Carolyn Crocker

Carolyn Crocker

Sep 4, 2016

Carolyn Poole Crocker, 72, of Converse, SC, died Sunday, September 4, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born March 1, 1944, in Cherokee County, SC, she was the daughter of the late William and Ethel Kennedy Poole. Mrs. Crocker was a member of Converse Baptist Church and retired from Smith, Kesler & Company, P. A. Survivors include her husband, Jerry Crocker;...

Ralph Gibson

Ralph Gibson

Sep 4, 2016

Ralph Eugene Gibson, 83, a resident of The Villages in Lady Lake, Florida since 1989, passed peacefully on Sunday, September 4, 2016. Ralph was the son of James and Bertie Gibson and grew up in Spartanburg, SC and attended Spartanburg High School. He married Varnette Smith, also of Spartanburg, daughter of Marvin Smith. They were happily married 63 years. Varnette...

Jon Shubin

Jon Shubin

Sep 2, 2016

Jon Steven Shubin, 35, of Mount Laurel, NJ, formerly of Spartanburg, SC and Hickory, NC, died Friday, September 2, 2016 at Virtua Memorial Hospital, Mount Holly, NJ. Born September 13, 1980 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Stuart Shubin of Mt. Pleasant, SC and of the late Sandy Gilpin Shubin. Jon was a co-owner of CRD Restore. He...

Harley Hill

Harley Hill

Aug 31, 2016

Harley Franklin Hill, 88, of Cowpens, SC, husband of Doris A. Price Hill for 24 years, died Wednesday, August 31, 2016, at his home. A native of Spartanburg County, SC, born February 15, 1928, he was the son of the late Mitchell King and Adella Laughter Hill. A graduate of Cecil's Business College and a U. S. Marine Corps veteran,...

Jean Sizemore

Jean Sizemore

Aug 30, 2016

Jean Horton Sizemore, 75, of Inman, SC, died Tuesday, August 30, 2016, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born August 7, 1941, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Oliver and Addie Cochran Horton and widow of C. L. Sizemore. Mrs. Sizemore was an avid gardener, a member of Green Point Baptist Church, and retired from Spartan Mills....

Patricia Denham

Patricia Denham

Aug 30, 2016

Patricia Violette Denham, 83, widow of Andrew Gibson Denham, M.D., died Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home after a brief illness. A native of Lowell, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of John Robert Violette and Catherine McAuliffe Violette. Pat was a graduate of Rosary High School in San Diego, California and received her nursing degree from St....

Polly Genoble

Polly Genoble

Aug 30, 2016

Pauline "Polly" Henson Genoble, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, August 30, 2016, at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills-Landrum. Born May 14, 1917, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late William A. and Zora Lee Henson and widow of Grady Genoble. A member of First Baptist North Spartanburg, Mrs. Genoble was a retired textile worker and homemaker....

Robert Rowell

Robert Rowell

Aug 30, 2016

Former Spartanburg Mayor Robert "Bob" Grady Rowell, 83, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, August 30, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born December 6, 1932, in Branford, FL, he was the son of the late Paul Kistler Rowell and Eileen Peterson Rowell. A U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Rowell was a graduate of the University of Florida. He was an extremely...

Ruby Lipsey

Ruby Lipsey

Aug 27, 2016

Ruby Irene Manis Lipsey, 86, of Cross Hill, SC died Saturday, August 27, 2016 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 9, 1929 in Rogersville, TN, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Edward and Annie C. Snapp Manis. She was predeceased by her first husband, Leonard Robert Klepper and also predeceased by Willie Austin Lipsey. Ruby attended Bethabara...

Frances Caldwell

Frances Caldwell

Aug 24, 2016

Frances Scott Caldwell, 85, of Duncan, SC, died Wednesday, August 24, 2016, at her home. Born October 13, 1930, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Emma Lenora and Grover Cleveland Scott. As a registered nurse, Mrs. Caldwell served as head nurse with Mary Black Memorial Hospital OBGYN and retired from Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. She was...

Evelyn Jackson

Evelyn Jackson

Aug 23, 2016

Evelyn Louise Arnold Jackson, 81, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, August 23, 2016, at Lake Emory Post Acute Care-Inman. Born January 6, 1935, in Laurens, SC, she was the daughter of the late John Elisha and Veney Lou Hall Arnold. Mrs. Jackson was formerly employed as Clerk of Court for the City of Spartanburg. She was a former member of...