Obituaries

Mar 2, 2023

Elizabeth Wood Herndon, 89, of Moore, SC, died Thursday, March 2, 2023 at Hospice and Community Care of Rock Hill, SC. Born May 28, 1933 in Hart County, GA, she was the daughter of Joe W. and Rosa Lee Thomas Wood and the wife of the late Scott Herndon.

Elizabeth was a homemaker and very active in...

Mar 2, 2023

Martha Hayden, 77, passed away Thursday, March 2, 2023, at her home.  Born September 26, 1945, she was the daughter of  the late Lillian Hancock and James Simmons.

She retired from Raycord Manufacturing as a seamstress, loved bowling, dancing and game shows.

Survivors include daughters, Donna Seay and Annette Seay; Mollie, her fur baby and...

Mar 1, 2023

Thomas B. Ellis, Sr., 89, of Roebuck, SC, died Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born March 24, 1933 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late W. R. and Ruth Henderson Ellis and was the husband of the late Barbara Solesby Ellis.

Tommy retired as a captain of the Spartanburg...

Feb 27, 2023

Rachel Louise Raines Brown, 80, of Gaffney, SC, formerly of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, February 27, 2023, surrounded by her family. Born September 1, 1942 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Rathel and Mildred Emory Raines, and the wife of the late Lawrence E. Brown for 40 years.

Rachel was retired from B...

Feb 27, 2023

Brenda Joyce Fletcher Matthews, 74, of Taylors, SC, died Monday, February 27, 2023 at Upstate Community Hospice House in Landrum, SC. Born February 9, 1949 in Abbeville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Otis Calvin and Mary Evelyn Gambrell Fletcher and the wife of the late Mack Boyd Matthews.

Brenda was retired from Elmore Products...

Feb 27, 2023

Edwin Dalton Rivers, 89, of Spartanburg, SC died Monday, February 27, 2023 at Summit Hills. Born November 28, 1933 in Chesterfield, SC, he was the son of the late Edwin and Nell Rivers and was the husband of the late Barbara Ann Miller Rivers for 63 years.

A U.S. Army Reserve veteran, Mr. Rivers was a graduate...

Feb 25, 2023

Agonda Stacey Crowe, 78, of Boiling Springs, SC passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2023 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born April 17, 1944, in Rutherfordton, NC, she was a daughter of the late George and Loretta Stacey.

Mrs. Crowe was a member of Casey Creek Baptist Church and was part of the church choir for many...

Feb 24, 2023

Wilburn Presley “Wil" Myers of Spartanburg joined his loving creator on February 24, 2023. Born in Spartanburg in 1965, Wil as a boy was an outdoors person who liked to play in the woods, learn about tools, wear Dingo boots, and ride his motorbike. He was fascinated with construction machinery, and particularly wanted to learn to operate a Bobcat...

Feb 22, 2023

Arline “Red” Mason, 90, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at White Oak Estates. Born May 18, 1932 in Inman, SC, he was the son of the late Homer Kadell and Florence Collins Mason and the husband of the late Alberta Blackwell Mason for 50 years.

A U.S. National Guard veteran, Mr. Mason was retired...

Feb 22, 2023

Elizabeth Anne Wilson Hale, 82, of Moore, SC, died Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at her residence. Born February 26, 1940 in Riverton, KS, she was the daughter of the late William Adrian and Lula Mae Smith Wilson.

Anne earned her Bachelor of Arts from Western Kentucky University, Magna Cum Laude while raising four children and teaching. She...

Feb 21, 2023

John Powell Sellers, III 82, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at his residence. Born April 28, 1940 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Nell Wheatley and John Powell Sellers, II.

Mr. Sellers was the co-owner, along with his wife, Sandy of Sellers Seafood since 1969 and a member of Parkway...

Feb 21, 2023

Mary Jo Rogers Jolley, 82, loving wife and mother of Inman, South Carolina, went home to be with the Lord, February 21, 2023, after an extended illness at her residence.

Mrs. Jolley was born on September 7, 1940, in Middletown, Virginia, the daughter of the late Ben Everett Rogers, Sr. and Josephine Baker Rogers.

Mrs....

Feb 21, 2023

William “Bill” Harrison Powell died February 21, 2023, at his home in South Carolina with his beloved and devoted wife, Ingrid, by his side. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to the late William Lazarus and Mildred Peck Powell, Bill attended Cincinnati schools and graduated from the University of Cincinnati. He had a lengthy career at Procter and Gamble as a...

Feb 20, 2023

Terry Lynn Wright, 63, of Forest City, NC, died Monday, February 20, 2023 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born September 8, 1959 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late William Clarence and Sara Bridges Wright.

A U.S. Navy veteran, Mr. Wright was also a fireman in Forest City. He was a self-employed mechanic who also...

Feb 20, 2023

Missy Mahaffey Miller, 59, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, February 20, 2023 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born August 24, 1963 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Carl Junior Mahaffey and Audrey Warren Frady.

A 1981 graduate of Spartanburg High School, she was an avid South Carolina Gamecock fan. Missy was employed with...

Feb 19, 2023

George Ray “Mac” McCarter, 94, of Murrells Inlet, passed away peacefully Sunday, February 19, 2023.

Mr. McCarter was born in Robinson, Illinois, to the late Roy Everett McCarter and Ruth Marie Purcell McCarter. He met, married, and spent 50 years with the love of his life, Hazel McBee McCarter, in Spartanburg, SC, before moving to the SC...

Feb 17, 2023

Joshua Lee Williams, 44, of Inman, SC, went home to be with his Lord on Friday, February 17, 2023, after a brave battle with cancer.  Born on January 6, 1979, in Rock Hill, SC, he was a son of Salli Ann Davis and Pat Williams.

Joshua graduated high school in Franklin, PA, and worked around upstate South...

Feb 17, 2023

Mary Anne Wood Johnson, 91, of Spartanburg, met her Heavenly Father on Friday, February 17, 2023.  She was the widow of Hubert E. Johnson and the daughter of the late Carl S. And Beulah W. Wood.

Mary Anne was born in Lockhart, SC on November 23, 1931, and was a graduate of the class of 1950 of Spartanburg...

Feb 17, 2023

Betty Jean Bishop Glazener, 91, of Spartanburg, passed away on Friday, February 17, 2023, at her home.  Born February 4, 1932, she was the daughter of Sumter and Mamie Kirby Bishop.

Mrs. Glazener was a member of First Baptist Church-Spartanburg and retired after 34 years as a Lab Technician with Spartanburg Medical Center.

Survivors are...

Feb 17, 2023

James Franklin Sloan Jr., 80, of Spartanburg, passed away Friday, February 17, 2023, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.  Born May 24, 1942, in Union, SC, he was the son of the late James F. Sloan Sr. and Ella Mae Sloan.

Mr. Sloan was a graduate of Union High School, earned an undergraduate degree from Wofford College and...