Obituaries

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...

Feb 16, 2023

David O’Neill Gaston, 83, of Pauline, SC, died Thursday, February 16, 2023, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.  Born May 2, 1939, in Whitney, SC, he was the son of the late White Oneal and Alice Lucille Cox Gaston.

David was a former manager with Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Survivors include his daughters, Sherri Burnett (Stephen) of...

Feb 16, 2023

Billy Gene Watson, 88, of Spartanburg, SC, died February 16, 2023 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born January 6, 1935 in Buncombe County, NC, he was the son of the late William Jasper and Mamie Brown Watson.

Billy graduated from Clemson University in 1957 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He was the former owner of J....

Feb 13, 2023

John Thomas “Tommy” Nunn, Jr., 78, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away February 13, 2023. Born April 22, 1944, he was the son of the late John Thomas Nunn, Sr. and Ruth Nunn.

Tommy was a member of the Army Reserves and the Spartan Masonic Lodge 70. He played guitar with the Brite Lites, a local Spartanburg band....

Feb 12, 2023

Sophie Darwin Shoaf, 75, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, February 12, 2023 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born September 23, 1947 in Columbia, SC, she was the daughter of the late James Martin Darwin and Ruby Benson Rector.

A 1966 graduate of Spartanburg High School, Sophie was thrilled to move back to her beloved Spartanburg after living in...

Feb 12, 2023

William Bascom Ford, Jr. 96, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, February 12, 2023 at SMC-Mary Black Campus. Born September 2, 1926 in Arcadia, SC, he was the son of the late William Bascom and Codie Mae Allen Ford and the husband of the late Betty Rebecca Parris Ford.

William was a lifelong member of over...

Feb 11, 2023

John Moore Bullard, 90, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, February 11, 2023 at Eden Terrace. Born May 6, 1932, in Winston-Salem, NC to the late Hoke Vogler Bullard and May Evangeline Moore Bullard, he lived for eight years in High Point, NC, moving with the family to Charlotte, NC in 1940.

After attending Charlotte Public Schools (Central...

Feb 11, 2023

Martha Elizabeth Burdette Forbis, 95, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at home. Born September 6, 1927, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Columbus Roy and Mary Ethel Smith Burdette.

Mrs. Forbis graduated from Spartanburg High School, and then went on to graduate from Spartanburg General Hospital School of...

Feb 11, 2023

Bryan Keith Dunagin, 56, of Converse, SC, died Saturday, February 11, 2023 at his home. Born September 30, 1966 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Gail Sanjuan Dunagin and the late Roy Keith Dunagin.

Bryan was a member of Free Indeed Motorcycle Ministry. He never met a stranger and had so many friends. The life...

Feb 9, 2023

Shelli Denise Dowis, 58, passed away Thursday, February 9, 2023 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.  Born June 30, 1964 in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Patsy Ruth Phillips and John Wesley Dowis Jr.

Shelli was a Medical Records Technician with Spartanburg Medical Center-Mary Black Campus for 19 years and previously at Flowers Hospital in...

Feb 8, 2023

Steven Kelly Johnson, 67, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, in Spartanburg. Born October 13, 1955, in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Norma Ruth Johnson Miller.

A veteran of the United States Army, Kelly retired from Polydeck after 18 years of service. He was a private, faithful man who loved...

Feb 8, 2023

Emily Jane Dillard Henderson, 92, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2023, at White Oak at North Grove.  Born April 21, 1930, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Edna Wood Dillard.

Mrs. Henderson was a member of Fairview Baptist Church.

Survivors are a daughter, Teresa Cecil (Oliver), of Spartanburg; two granddaughters,...

Feb 7, 2023

James G. “Papa Joe” Robinson, 94, of Arcadia, SC passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at home. Born February 2, 1929, he was the son of the late Joseph Lee and Pauline Wright Robinson.

Papa Joe retired as a supervisor with Mayfair Mills after 46 years of service. He was a member of Arcadia Baptist Church....

Feb 6, 2023

Frank Cecil Arthur, 81, passed away February 6, 2023, at his home.  Born March 16, 1941, in Spartanburg, he was the son of Frank W. and Lillian Gilbert Arthur.

Mr. Arthur was the owner of Arthur’s Backhoe Service and a member of Cannon’s Campground United Methodist Church.

Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Linda...

Feb 5, 2023

Patricia Ann Frawley Owens, 64, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, February 5, 2023 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born March 18, 1958 in Brooklyn, NY, Patti was the daughter of the late James Frawley, II, and the wife of the late David Eugene Owens.

Patricia moved to Spartanburg, SC with her parents and brothers in 1965. She was...

Feb 5, 2023

Martha Estelle Ivey Tiller, born November 6, 1926, to William Paul and Myrna Crowell Ivey (florists and owners of Albemarle Greenhouses) in Albemarle, NC, Martha went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, February 5, 2023, at the age of 96 surrounded by her family. She married Wendell Howard Tiller, MD, of Spartanburg, SC, on May 28, 1949....

Feb 4, 2023

Peggy Jo McGuire, 79, of Boiling Springs, SC passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2023, at White Oak Estates. Born April 20, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Clyde William and Cordie Mae Burgess Hawkins.

Mrs. McGuire was a simple lady, she loved the outdoors, especially gardening and camping. She was a very loving, caring...

Feb 4, 2023

Connie J. Key, 56, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2023 at MUSC, after a short illness. Born April 18, 1966 to Thomas C. Key, Sr. and Irene Key.

The youngest child and only daughter of six children, she grew up mainly in Cowpens, SC, where she attended school. Always first in everything, she...

Feb 4, 2023

On the morning of February 4, 2023, Mr. James Ball, known as J.R. or Jim to friends, transitioned into his heavenly home. He was a proud native of the mountains of Yancey County, North Carolina. James, his parents James Wesley Ball and Ossie Coates Ball, and his sister Mary Beulah worked their field of tobacco for many years to...

Feb 4, 2023

Daisy Caldwell Winslow, nee Roberts, the daughter of Henry and Pearl Roberts, passed away peacefully on February 4, 2023, at her home in Spartanburg, SC. She was 96.

Born and raised in Columbus, WI, Daisy graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a degree in Economics. She married a childhood friend, Hugh Caldwell, Jr. in 1949. After a short career...