Obituaries

Michael Duffie

Michael Duffie

Feb 1, 2016

Michael Lee Duffie, 67, of Spartanburg, SC, died February 1, 2016, at Brookdale at Skylyn-Spartanburg. Born September 24, 1948, in Birmingham, AL, he was the son of the late Arlett Jessie and Virginia Evelyn Horton Duffie. A U. S. Air Force veteran and Mason, Mr. Duffie was employed with Venture Measurements for 43 years. Surviving are his wife of 28...

Joyce Frazier

Joyce Frazier

Feb 1, 2016

Joyce Britt Frazier, 81, of Spartanburg, SC, formerly of Waverly, VA, passed away February 1, 2016. Joyce was a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, George H. Britt, Sr. and Eunice Holland Britt; husband, Fred Martin Frazier and her brother, James T. Britt. Left to cherish her memory is her son, Gary Frazier;...

Mary Raman

Mary Raman

Feb 1, 2016

Mary Avis Fagan Raman, 96, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, February 1, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born November 1, 1919, in Green Creek, Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Marcus L. and Sarah Della Page Fagan and widow of James John Raman. Mrs. Raman retired from teaching at Chase High School in Rutherford County, NC....

Rachel Distefano

Rachel Distefano

Jan 31, 2016

Rachel Lynn DiStefano, 15, of Inman, SC, stepped into eternity with Christ on Sunday, January 31, 2016, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born August 10, 2000, she is the daughter of Gerard and Debra DiStefano of Inman, SC. An aspiring veterinarian, Rachel loved animals, gardening, riding horses, and volleyball. She learned her love of God at Killian Baptist Church in Columbia,...

Joan Earley

Joan Earley

Jan 31, 2016

Joan Bennett Earley, 71, of Moore, SC, passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born February 21, 1944, in Beckley, WV, she was the wife of Newton R. Earley and the daughter of Madeline Harris of Parkersburg, WV and the late Jack Harris. She loved crafting, her grandchildren, and her precious dog Sandy. In addition to...

Jeannette Pare

Jeannette Pare

Jan 30, 2016

Jeannette Lucille Rattie Pare, 86, of Inman, SC, died Saturday, January 30, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born August 20, 1929, in Woonsocket, RI, she was the daughter of the late Henry E. and Jessie C. Migneault Rattie and widow of Hubert Marcel Pare. Mrs. Pare was a member of Whitney Free Will Baptist Church. She retired from U. S....

E. Smith

E. Smith

Jan 29, 2016

Ernest Cecil Smith, 82, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Friday, January 29, 2016 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice. Born May 11, 1933 in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late Jesse V. Smith, Sr. and Florence Mae Sailor Smith. Mr. Smith was an Army veteran who served in the Korean War. He was a member of Bethany Baptist Church...

Timothy Rhodes

Timothy Rhodes

Jan 27, 2016

Timothy Roger Rhodes, 59, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, January 27, 2016, at his home after declining health. Born March 5, 1956, in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late Otho and Magdalene Morgan Rhodes. Tim was a graduate of Dorman High School, formerly employed at Rhodes Brothers Body Shop, and most recently employed at Auto Glass...

Bonnie Farr

Bonnie Farr

Jan 27, 2016

Bonnie Helen Willis Farr, 90, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, January 27, 2016, at White Oak Manor-Spartanburg. Born June 22, 1925, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Charles Wesley Willis and Annie Faye Robinson Willis and widow of Alfred John Farr. Mrs. Farr was a member of Glendale Baptist Church. Survivors include her children, Helen "Ann"...

John Berry

John Berry

Jan 26, 2016

John "Pete" Berry, 73, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, January 26, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born August 28, 1942, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late James and Edith Mason Berry and husband of the late Ellen Dean Berry. Pete was the owner of Pete's Upholstery Shop and a member of Eastside Baptist Church. He was...

Louise Clary

Louise Clary

Jan 26, 2016

Myrtis Louise Camp Clary, 89, of Cowpens, SC, beloved wife for 68 years of Thomas P. Clary, Sr., died Tuesday, January 26, 2016, at her home. Born January 4, 1927, in Gaffney, SC, she was the daughter of the late William R. and Daisy Mae Jones Camp. Mrs. Clary was a great cook and an even greater Nanny. She enjoyed...

Sherman Fowler

Sherman Fowler

Jan 24, 2016

Sherman Fowler, 74, of Cowpens, SC, died Sunday, January 24, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born July 18, 1941, in Gaffney, SC, he was the son of the late Dorsey Horace and Myrtle Childers Fowler and husband of the late Mary Sue Davis Fowler. Mr. Fowler loved spending time with his grandchildren, joking around, and fishing. He was a member...

Mary Pattis

Mary Pattis

Jan 23, 2016

Mary Louise Brock Pattis, 89, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, January 23, 2016, at her home. Born April 2, 1926, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late George Hollis Brock and Myrtle Belle McCombs Brock and the widow of George Nicholas Pattis. After graduating from Spartanburg High School, Mary toured with the Hammett and Morton Circus as...

Rachel Bullard

Rachel Bullard

Jan 22, 2016

Rachel Audrey Horton Bullard, 82, of Spartanburg, SC died Friday, January 22, 2016 at Lake Emory Post-Acute Care. Born March 19, 1933 in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Loyd E. and Elizabeth West Horton and was the widow of Chester Morris Bullard. Mrs. Bullard was a graduate of Spartanburg High School and was a retired textile employee....

Gary Brannon

Gary Brannon

Jan 22, 2016

Gary Dennis Brannon, 68, of Roebuck, SC, died Friday, January 22, 2016, peacefully at his home. Born January 20, 1948, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late William Earl and Sue Edge Brannon. Mr. Brannon served with pride in the United States Air Force stationed in Okinawa during the Vietnam War and later guarded the missile fields...

Emma Hyatt

Emma Hyatt

Jan 22, 2016

On January 22, 2016, Emma Hale Hyatt, 95, peacefully went to eternal rest from her beloved log home, which she and her husband built by hand in the summer of 1941. Born March 18, 1920, she was predeceased by her parents, Dr. Walter Keith Hale and Katherine Fitzgerald Hale of Spartanburg, SC, and her three younger siblings: brother, Walter Keith...

Zachary Maddox

Zachary Maddox

Jan 19, 2016

Zachary "Zack" Bayard Maddox, 44, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2016. He was born in Athens, Tennessee on August 15, 1971. He graduated from Spartanburg High School and received a Bachelor of Arts in English from Wofford College, a Master of Library and Information Science from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, and a Master...

Ruby Guy

Ruby Guy

Jan 19, 2016

Ruby Melinda Patterson Guy, 92, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, January 19, 2016, at her home. Born October 21, 1923, in Pickens, SC, she was the daughter of the late Tillman and Clove Evatt Patterson and widow of Herbert Lee Guy. Mrs. Guy was a member of Una First Freewill Baptist Church and retired from Spartan Mills. Survivors include her...

Gerald Petty

Gerald Petty

Jan 18, 2016

Gerald Kenneth Petty, 81, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, January 18, 2016, at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, Landrum, SC. Born May 4, 1934, in Cooley Springs, SC, he was the son of the late J. C. Petty and Mary Dee Cooley Petty (his mother died when Gerald was a small child) and his step-mother, the late Beatrice Leverett Petty....

Jessie Smith

Jessie Smith

Jan 18, 2016

Jessie Mae Henard Smith, 82, of Clifton, SC, died Monday, January 18, 2016, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born April 18, 1933, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Ralph L. and Ruth Henderson Henard and widow of Donald E. Smith, Sr. Mrs. Smith was a member of Clifton First Baptist Church and retired from Spartanburg Regional Medical...