Leonidas “Leon” Campbell
Jan 24, 2023
Leonidas “Leon” Lempesis Campbell, 75, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2023. Born in Atlanta, GA, he was the son of the late William and Julia Lempesis Campbell.
A U.S. Army veteran, who served a tour of duty in Vietnam and was honorably discharged, Leon earned a bachelor’s degree in 1969 from Emory University and a Juris-Doctor degree...
Edward Leon Toney
Jan 20, 2023
Edward Leon Toney, 78, of Inman, SC died Friday, January 20, 2023. Born November 9, 1944 in Spartanburg, SC, he was a son of the late Robert Lee Toney, Jr. and Sarah Frances Lanford Toney.
Edward was a long time employee of Green Industries in Detroit, MI and later with Mitchell and Scott in Indianapolis, IN, serving...
Ruth Kirby Glover
Jan 20, 2023
Ruth Kirby Glover, 94, of Inman, SC died Friday, January 20, 2023. Born July 19, 1928 in Spartanburg, SC, she was a daughter of the late Carl and Flossie Mae Culbertson Kirby.
Ruth was a long time employee and retired from Butte Knitting. She was a member of Cudd Memorial Baptist Church and the Love Sunday School...
Rev. Larry Ned Lancaster
Jan 20, 2023
Rev. Larry Ned Lancaster, 87, of Pauline, SC, died Friday, January 20, 2023 at his daughter’s home. Born September 21, 1935 in Walnut Grove, SC, he was the son of the late William Claude and Virginia Harrelson Lancaster.
Rev. Lancaster was a graduate of Candler School of Ministry. He was retired from Harley Bag Company and then...
Lucille Lemaster
Jan 19, 2023
Lucille Gardner LeMaster, 85, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, January 19, 2023 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born June 19, 1937 in Cowpens, SC, she was the daughter of Simon A. and Bertha E. Whelchel Gardner and the wife of the late Carroll V. LeMaster.
Lucille was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church and Outland Sunday School...
Evelyn Smith
Jan 19, 2023
Evelyn Ann Smith, 76, of Lyman, SC, died Thursday, January 19, 2023 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born February 10, 1946 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Archie H. Nelson, Sr. and Ethel Stephens Sellars.
Evelyn was a faithful member of Tucapau Baptist Church where she was the church secretary for almost 30 years....
John Pressley Jennings
Jan 18, 2023
John Pressley Jennings, 73, of Hendersonville, NC, died Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at The Laurels of Hendersonville. Born January 20, 1949, in Darlington, SC, he was the son of the Late Frank Murray and Mary Campbell Jennings.
Mr. Jennings was a 1967 graduate of Boiling Springs High School. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and...
John Jennings
Jan 18, 2023
John Pressley Jennings, 73, of Hendersonville, NC, died Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at The Laurels of Hendersonville. Born January 20, 1949, in Darlington, SC, he was the son of the Late Frank Murray and Mary Campbell Jennings.
A U.S. Army Veteran, Mr. Jennings served in The Vietnam War, and was retired after serving. He was a member...
Aliyah Durbin
Jan 17, 2023
Aliyah Grace Durbin, two-month-old daughter of Bradlee James Durbin and Rachel Mikayla Greer of Cowpens, SC died Tuesday, January 17, 2023.
Along with her parents, she is survived by her uncle, Daniel Greer of Cowpens; paternal grandmother, Mary Elaine Harris of Spartanburg; maternal grandparents, James M. Greer (April) of Spartanburg and Jessica Brook Wilson (Christopher) of Cowpens;...
Myra Burke
Jan 17, 2023
Myra G. Burke, 86, formerly of Roebuck, SC, died Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at Woodruff Manor. Born February 11, 1936, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Howard J. and Martha Jane Gurley Sisk and the wife of the late Albert Douglas Burke.
A faithful servant of her Lord. Myra was devoted, loving, and...
Joyce Arthur
Jan 17, 2023
Joyce D. Arthur loved her family, friends, and flowers. She passed peacefully into heaven’s garden on Tuesday, January 17, 2023.
A sweet soul with THE sweetest voice, she was an angel among us. Married for 60 years to her high school sweetheart she leaves behind a broken-hearted Terry L. Arthur. She was loved beyond words and anyone who knew her would...
Terry Slemons
Jan 16, 2023
James Terry Slemons, 76, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, January 16, 2023, at his home. Born October 21, 1946, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Enoch James and Lucille Miller Slemons.
A U.S. Air Force and Air Force Reserves veteran, Mr. Slemons was retired from the U.S. Postal Service as Postmaster after serving...
Angelina "Angie" Donatelli
Jan 16, 2023
Angelina "Angie" Donatelli, 91, of Moore, SC died Monday, January 16, 2023 at SECU Hospice House. Born January 14, 1932, in Rochester, NY.
Angie inspired five kids to be independent and successful. You couldn’t put anything past her. She enjoyed golf, bowling, cooking, baking, sewing, decorating and being creative. Jesus was important to her. She loved our family gatherings and time with...
David Mathis
Jan 15, 2023
David Frankie Mathis, 78, of Greer, SC, died Sunday, January 15, 2023 at his home. Born December 1, 1944 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Buford Padgett and Evelyn McKinney Mathis and was the husband of the late Betty Jean Blackwell Mathis.
David was an employee of Arrow Automotive for over 30 years....
Herbert Stephens Jr.
Jan 15, 2023
Rev. Herbert Stephens, Jr., 94, died Sunday, January 15, 2023, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born December 7, 1928, he was the son of the late Herbert and Louise Stephens.
Rev. Stephens retired from the United Methodist Church as a full Elder. He was a graduate of Fairforest High School and completed his Seminary requirements at Emory...
James Adair
Jan 14, 2023
James P. Adair, 90, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, January 14, 2023 at Spartanburg Medical Center, after a short illness. Born July 14, 1932 in Glenn Springs, SC, he was the son of the late John Boyce Adair and Jessie Nora Youngblood Adair.
A US Navy Korean War veteran, Mr. Adair served from 1949 to 1953 in...
Kathryn Ellwood
Jan 14, 2023
Kathryn Smith Ellwood, 92, died Saturday, January 14, 2023, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born May 30, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Oliver G. and Margaret Strain Smith and widow of the late Douglas H. Ellwood Sr.
Mrs. Ellwood retired from Cryovac as a secretary and was a member of Southside Baptist Church. She...
William Simmons, Jr.
Jan 14, 2023
William Carey Simmons, Jr., 90, of Norwalk, CA and formerly of the New Prospect Community of Spartanburg County passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2023. Born in New Prospect, SC on January 1, 1933, he was a son of the late William Carey and Thelma Foster Simmons.
Mr. Simmons was a United States Army veteran and maintenance...
Eva Champion
Jan 11, 2023
Eva Faye Moore Champion, 73, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at her home. Born January 16, 1949 in Muscogee, VA, she was the daughter of the late Jessie Moore and Kathryn Ocheessee Moore and was the wife of the late Robert Glenn Champion.
Eva was a former operator with BellSouth, then was with Beverage-Air...
C. Michael Curtis
Jan 11, 2023
C. Michael Curtis, Editor Emeritus of The Atlantic magazine, died in Spartanburg, South Carolina on January 11, 2023. He was eighty-eight years old.
Michael was a graduate of Cornell University where he did graduate study in political science. After winning the American Poetry Prize, he was asked to work as a reader and later an editor for...
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