Obituaries

Harold Lovell

Harold Lovell

Jul 12, 2014

Harold William Lovell, 56, of Gaffney, SC, died Saturday, July 12, 2014, at Novant Health Gaffney Medical Center. Born November 20, 1957, in Medford, Oregon, he was the son of the late Warren William and Anne Belle Austin Lovell. He was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Lovell was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a self-employed carpenter of...

William Willingham

William Willingham

Jul 11, 2014

Don Willingham, 69, of Crosshill, SC, died Friday, July 11, 2014, at Hospice of Laurens. Born June 24, 1945, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Noten C. Willingham and Blanch Vassey Willingham. Mr. Willingham was a member of Harvest Baptist Church. He was a mechanic for Sanders Used Cars. Survivors include his loving wife of 31...

William Drake

William Drake

Jul 11, 2014

William Bennett "Bill" Drake, 73, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, July 11, 2014, at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care. Born June 14, 1941, in Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of the late LaVern Bennett and Wilma Liffring Drake. He was a 1963 graduate of Ripon College, Ripon, Wisconsin. Bill's broadcasting career began when he was a college freshman at...

Jan Gaillard

Jan Gaillard

Jul 10, 2014

Jan "Toto" Gaillard, 84, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, July 10, 2014, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born April 9, 1930, in Haiti, he was the son of the late Sumner and Eugenie Viard Gaillard. Mr. Gaillard was a member of Jesus, Our Risen Savior Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus Assembly #1655. An avid photographer and world traveler,...

Cecil Jackson

Cecil Jackson

Jul 8, 2014

Cecil Luther Jackson, 74, of Campobello, SC, died Tuesday, July 8, 2014, at Emory St. Joseph's Hospital, Atlanta, GA. Born April 3, 1940, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Noah and Geneva Kimbrell Jackson. Mr. Jackson loved his grandchildren and enjoyed bowling. He was a founding member of North Spartanburg Free Will Baptist Church as well...

Reba Crow

Reba Crow

Jul 7, 2014

Reba West Crow, 87, of Fairforest, SC, died Monday, July 7, 2014. Born March 12, 1927, and raised in the Cannons Campground Community, she was the daughter of the late George and Margaret Brown West Collins and widow of Jack Patillo Crow. Mrs. Crow was a longtime active member of Fairforest Baptist Church, WMU, and the Sunday School program. She...

Leroy Thornton

Leroy Thornton

Jul 4, 2014

Leroy Thornton, 42, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, July 4, 2014, in Bryson City, NC. Born October 2, 1971, he was the son of Dorothy Louise Goforth Thornton and the late Jimmy Mike Thornton. He was of the Baptist faith and was a member of McClure Creek Hunting Club. Surviving is his loving wife, Vivian Thornton; children, Brooke Lee, Brittany...

Jimmy Harvey

Jimmy Harvey

Jul 3, 2014

Jimmy Randall Harvey, 57, of Whitestone, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, July 3, 2014 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home after a courageous battle with cancer. Born November 4, 1956, he was the son of Jimmy Wells Harvey and Erlene Atkins Harvey. Randy was a graduate of Pacolet High School and was retired from Southern Railway in maintenance...

James Kerr

James Kerr

Jul 2, 2014

James Franklin Kerr, 75, of Pacolet, SC, died Wednesday, July 2, 2014, at his home. Born March 27, 1939, in Benton, AR, he was the son of the late Charles Lofton Kerr, Sr. and Florence Lee Rowland Kerr, and husband of the late Carrie Eloise Wells Kerr. Mr. Kerr was a member of Brown's Chapel Baptist Church. He served in...

Charles Warren

Charles Warren

Jul 1, 2014

Charles "Chink" Henry Warren, 85, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Tuesday, July 1, 2014, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born December 30, 1928, in Glendale, SC, he was the son of the late Victor Eugene and Myrtle Burgess Warren. A U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Warren was a member of Glendale Baptist Church and Glendale Masonic...

Beatrice Rowsey

Beatrice Rowsey

Jul 1, 2014

Beatrice "Bea" Herring Rowsey, 93, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, July 1, 2014, at Magnolia Manor-Inman. Mrs. Rowsey was born October 24, 1920, in Spartanburg, SC, a daughter of the late Oren L. Herring and Beatrice Reid Herring. She was a member of Trinity Methodist Church and served in the U. S. Army in the South Pacific Theater in World...

Anna Lindsay

Anna Lindsay

Jun 28, 2014

Anna Kate Lindsay, of Spartanburg, died Saturday, June 28, 2014, at her home. Born August 4, 1925, in Spartanburg, SC, she was a daughter of the late Andrew L. and Maggie Sprouse Underwood and the widow of Mack A. Lindsay. She was retired from Beaumont Mills after 40 years of service and was a member of Beaumont United Methodist Church....

Betty Gordon

Betty Gordon

Jun 28, 2014

Betty Parker Gordon, 99, of Spartanburg, died Saturday, June 28, 2014, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born November 4, 1914, in Chester, SC, the daughter of the late Wister Glenn and Emma Allen Parker. She was the widow of Dan P. Gordon. She received her education in the Chester County schools. She was a graduate of Farah's Beauty Academy in...

Henry Bonner Iii

Henry Bonner Iii

Jun 28, 2014

Hank Bonner, 56, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, June 28, 2014 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born May 4, 1958 in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Henry Carroll "Jack" Bonner, Jr. and Sandra Holland Bonner. A graduate of Wofford College, he loved Wofford football and was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. Hank was a very...

Irene Blanchard

Irene Blanchard

Jun 28, 2014

Irene Eloise "Weezie" Harris Blanchard, 69, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Saturday, June 28, 2014, at Ocean Springs Hospital. Born February 26, 1945, in Asheville, NC, she was the daughter of the late Solomon Harris and Minnie Franklin Harris. Among survivors are her children, Regina Blanchard and James Blanchard, both of Ocean Springs, MS; sister, Juanita Fowler, and brother, Carl...

Lizzie Thomas

Lizzie Thomas

Jun 27, 2014

Lizzie R. Thomas, 80, of Spartanburg, died Friday, June 27, 2014, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 14, 1933, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Ransom and Velda Burrell Rhymer and the widow of Basil A. Thomas, Jr. She was retired from Beaumont Mills after 43 years of service and was of the Baptist faith....

Nellie Fleming

Nellie Fleming

Jun 27, 2014

Nellie Mae Fleming, 90, of Spartanburg, died Friday, June 27, 2014, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born May 29, 1924, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Austin Turner and Lillie Mae Lee and the widow of Howard Redmond Fleming. She was retired from Jonathan Logan and was a member of Philadelphia Baptist Church of Pauline, SC. Survivors...

Ralph Atkins

Ralph Atkins

Jun 26, 2014

Ralph Smith Atkins, 95, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, June 26, 2014, at his home. Born January 25, 1919, in Gramling, SC, he was the son of the late Ivo and Exie Smith Atkins. A U. S. Army veteran of World War II, Mr. Atkins retired as owner and operator of Ralph Atkins Alignment Service, as well as, Ralph Atkins...

Warren Gayle

Warren Gayle

Jun 24, 2014

Warren C. Gayle, 59, of Moore, SC, died Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital-Spartanburg. Born September 17, 1954, in Beaverdam, VA, he was the son of the late Benjamin Carl Gayle and Ruby Grace Hall Gayle. He was employed with Bi-Lo Grocery Store. Funeral services will be conducted at a later date, under the direction of Lacy...

Cora Rhodes

Cora Rhodes

Jun 24, 2014

Cora Faye Rhodes, formerly of Roebuck, SC, died Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at Magnolia Place-Spartanburg. Born in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late John D. and Elizabeth Bowman Rhodes. Faye was retired from Milliken & Company after 36 years in Customer Service and Wal-Mart for 25 years. She was a member of Beaver Hills Baptist Church. Among...