Obituaries

Dr. Featherston

Dr. Featherston

Oct 25, 2015

John Smith Featherston, M.D., 93, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, October 25, 2015, at Summit Hills-Spartanburg. Born June 24, 1922 in Macon, MS, he was the son of the late Chesterfield Dillard and Laura Mae Stewart Featherston. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. Dr. Featherston, retired U. S. Navy Medical Corps Captain and retired radiologist, was...

June Fant

June Fant

Oct 23, 2015

June Ione Heffron Fant, 95, of Lyman, SC, died Friday, October 23, 2015 at Summit Hills. Born April 4, 1920 in Charleston, SC, she was the daughter of the late Leo Edward and Gladys Williamson Heffron. Mrs. Fant was a former Eastern Airlines stewardess and retired as a school teacher after 31 years in Spartanburg District 5 school system. She...

Virginia Mccown

Virginia Mccown

Oct 23, 2015

Virginia Sue McMillin McCown, died Friday, October 23, 2015 at Eden Terrace, Spartanburg. Virginia, the loving middle child of Curtis Clark and Leola Brannon McMillin, was born May 23, 1918. She graduated from Spartanburg High School at the age of fifteen and earned a Magna Cum Laude Bachelor of Arts degree from Converse College in 1937. While in college, she...

T. Robertson

T. Robertson

Oct 22, 2015

Theron Richie "Rich" Robertson, 76, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, October 22, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born October 18, 1939, in Greenville County, SC, he was the son of the late Clyde and Doris Cantrell Robertson. A U. S. Army veteran, Mr. Robertson was a member of Cudd Memorial Baptist Church and retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad after 43...

Lois Mittag

Lois Mittag

Oct 22, 2015

Lois Gibson Mittag, 82, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, October 22, 2015. Born October 26, 1932, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Forrest Wylie Gibson and Ethel Mae Millwood Gibson. She was retired from Glendale Mills and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her children, Kay Weeks of Spartanburg, SC, Jean Mittag of Glendale, SC, Debra Price...

Para Jackson

Para Jackson

Oct 21, 2015

Para Lee Jackson, 95, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, October 21, 2015, at her home. Born April 28, 1920, in Hicks Grove, NC, she was the daughter of the late Drury Walter and Ella Williams Jackson. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Para Lee was a member of Beaumont Baptist Church and retired from Beaumont Mill...

Rachel Bridges

Rachel Bridges

Oct 21, 2015

Rachel Hoover Bridges, 81, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Wednesday, October 21, 2015, at Wesley Court Assisted Living. Born February 1, 1934, in Richmond, VA, she was the daughter of the late Vernon and Hattie Lucinda Swofford Hoover. She was retired from Phillips Fibers and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her daughter, Nadean Mason of Boiling Springs, SC; grandson,...

Joanne Humphries

Joanne Humphries

Oct 19, 2015

JoAnne Brown Humphries, 80, of 917 Beverly Dr., Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, October 19, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born February 7, 1935, in Littleton, NC, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Edith Jones Brown. Mrs. Humphries loved reading, spending time with her family and grandchildren, and retired as co-owner of Southern Pest Control after more than...

Etrulia Alewine

Etrulia Alewine

Oct 19, 2015

Etrulia "Trudy" Groce Alewine, of Inman, SC, died Monday, October 19, 2015, at RoseCrest Retirement Community. Born in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late John Aaron and Eva Griffin Groce and wife, for 50 years, of the late Laurence Orr Alewine, Jr. Mrs. Alewine was an active member of Oak Grove Baptist Church and retired from Reeves...

Louvenia Motts

Louvenia Motts

Oct 18, 2015

Louvenia M. Motts, 80, of Pacolet, SC, died Sunday, October 18, 2015, at her home. Born September 16, 1935, in Spartanburg County, SC, she was the daughter of the late Tom and Stella Foster Motts and wife, for 60 years, of the late Tim "Doc" Motts. Mrs. Motts was a member of First Baptist Church of Pacolet and retired after...

Taylor Green

Taylor Green

Oct 18, 2015

Taylor Alicia Green, 15, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, October 18, 2015, at her home. Born August 14, 2000, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of Rashad Eugene and Denise Cunningham Green of Spartanburg, SC. A sophomore at Dorman High School, Taylor was a member of the Dorman High School Orchestra, an Honor student, and member of the Beta...

Henry Janiec

Henry Janiec

Oct 17, 2015

Henry John Janiec, 85, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, October 17, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice House. Born November 21, 1929, in Passaic, NJ, he was the son of the late Wladyslaw and Ewa Kobylarz Janiec. Mr. Janiec earned his bachelor and master's degrees from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio. He arrived in Spartanburg in 1952, was hired...

Sally Daniel

Sally Daniel

Oct 17, 2015

Sally Becknell Daniel, 96, died on Saturday, October 17, 2015, at her home. She was the widow of George Duncan Daniel. Born September 19, 1919, she was the daughter of the late John William Becknell and Emily Carruth Becknell. She was a lifelong resident of Spartanburg, SC. Sally graduated from Spartanburg High School and Cecil's Business College. She worked for...

Louise Bobo

Louise Bobo

Oct 17, 2015

Our beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and mother-in-law, Louise Grant Bobo, 92, of Spartanburg, SC, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 17, 2015. Born June 21, 1923, in Greenville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Ira N. and Ellie Mae Henson Grant. She was also predeceased by her husband, Boyd Eugene Bobo, Sr. Mrs. Bobo...

Taylor Cromer

Taylor Cromer

Oct 16, 2015

Taylor Ann "TayTay" Cromer, 18, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, October 16, 2015. Born February 28, 1997 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of Michael Shane Cromer and Jamie Leigh Cromer, (Ann Marie McMaster-Birth Mother). Miss Cromer was a graduate of Dorman High School, where she was a honor student, member of the Dorman Blue Belles and Honors Chorus....

Robert White Jr.

Robert White Jr.

Oct 15, 2015

Robert Edward White, Jr., 45, of Hagerstown, MD and formerly of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, October 15, 2015. Born May 20, 1970, in Spartanburg, he was the son of Mary Honbarger White of Spartanburg, SC and the late Robert Edward White, Sr. Robert had a great sense of humor and loved his nephews as his own. He was a member...

Albert Burke

Albert Burke

Oct 15, 2015

Albert Douglas Burke, 83, of Spartanburg, SC, beloved father and husband went to be with Jesus on Thursday, October 15, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born May 30, 1932, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Marcus Daniel and Lillie Mae Holt Burke. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Myra Gail Sisk Burke; daughters, Teresa...

William Guy

William Guy

Oct 14, 2015

William "Bill" Robert Guy, 72, of Moore, SC, died Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at his home. Born February 8, 1943, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Hillard and Lillian Gosnell Guy. Mr. Guy was a member of Second Presbyterian Church of Spartanburg. He was owner of The Hiring Authority, Inc. and active in all sports. He...

Kathey Cole

Kathey Cole

Oct 13, 2015

Kathey Wilson Cole, 58, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born April 12, 1957, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of Barbara Jean Potter Wilson of Spartanburg, SC and the late Melvin Andrew Wilson. Kathey was a member of Liberty United Methodist Church and employed with Spartanburg Medical Center as a lab technician for...

Joe Smith Jr.

Joe Smith Jr.

Oct 12, 2015

Joe Dever Smith, Jr., 73, of Cowpens, SC, died Monday, October 12, 2015, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born February 18, 1942, in Love Springs, SC, he was the son of the late Joe Dever Smith, Sr. and Dovie Louise Wyatt Smith, and husband, for 40 years, of the late Mary Eugenia Smith. Mr. Smith was a member of Love Springs...