Obituaries

Jun 14, 2022

Edwin Essex Elam, Jr., 81, of Spartanburg, SC died Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at Pacifica Senior Living Skylyn. Born in New Orleans, LA, he was the son of the late Edwin Essex Elam Sr. and Jeannette Elam.

Edwin was a retired Quality Control Manager with Hoechst Celanese after 33 years of service. He was a member of...

Jun 14, 2022

Pamela Elizabeth Blankenship, 74 of Spartanburg, SC died Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.  Born February 13, 1948 in Akron, Ohio.  Preceded in death by her Father Henry James and Mother Mildred Lucille Davis Wall.  Pam was married to the love of her life for 46 years, the late Rev. Roger Dale Blankenship.

Pam...

Jun 14, 2022

Markus Bolliger, 92, of Boiling Springs, SC, died on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at Spartanburg Medical Center. He was born May 4, 1930, in Winterthur, Switzerland, to the late Max Heinrich Rudolf and Sarah Maria Elisabeth Bolliger-Winzeler.

Markus earned two Bachelors of Science degrees in business administration and textile manufacturing in Switzerland. He also attended several courses through...

Jun 13, 2022

Betty “Shelley” Foster Crow, 71, wife of Wade Coggins Crow, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 13, 2022 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.

Shelley was born August 15, 1950, in York, S.C. to Irvin John Foster and Gladys Shelley Foster. She attended York High School and graduated from Winthrop College, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in...

Jun 12, 2022

A Cryptside service will be held for William “Bill” Paul Stanley, 76, of Spartanburg, SC at 4:00 pm Saturday, August 6, 2022 at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum Complex, 1300 Fernwood-Glendale Road, Spartanburg, SC 29307, conducted by The Rev. Kenneth Cash. Visitation will follow.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children, 950...

Jun 12, 2022

William “Bill” Paul Stanley, 76, of Spartanburg, SC died Sunday, June 12, 2022 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born March 16, 1946 in Detroit, MI, he was a son of the late Paul Stanley and Mary Combs Starosto, and was the husband of the late Janice “JJ” Jones Stanley.

A US Navy Vietnam War “Seabees” veteran, Mr. Stanley...

Jun 12, 2022

John “Buddy” Ward Lawson, III, 65, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, June 12, 2022 at his home. Born December 31, 1956 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Shirley Kirby Lawson of the home and the late John Ward Lawson, Jr.

A US Army Reserve and National Guard veteran, Mr. Lawson was a retired plumber and...

Jun 11, 2022

Mary Thompson Dew, 74, of Spartanburg, SC died June 11, 2022. Born May 7, 1948, to the late William Eddie and Emma Jean Thompson, she was married to the late Lloyd Dew.

For over 30 years, Mary was a nurse with Spartanburg Regional Hospital with a passion for home health care. She had a strong faith, loving...

Jun 10, 2022

Michael “Mike” Greer, 62, of Spartanburg, SC, died on Friday, June 10, 2022, at Spartanburg Medical Center. He was born in Gaffney on November 13, 1959, to Anita Rankin Greer and the late Boyd Greer and was married to Teresa Black Greer.

Mike was always kind; he had the biggest, softest heart you could find. Everyone he...

Jun 10, 2022

Robert “Bobby” Wayne Seay, 70, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, June 10, 2022 at his home. Born March 27, 1952 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Boyce Howard and Margaret Goodwin Seay.

Bobby was retired from Nationwide Insurance Company after 20 years of service. He was a NASCAR fan and an avid sports...

Jun 8, 2022

Anslie Jean Waters, 72, of Spartanburg, SC died Wednesday, June 8, 2022. Born December 28, 1949, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late James Paran and Dorothy Jean Ashley Waters.

Anslie was a lifelong member of Second Presbyterian Church in Spartanburg, SC where she served as an elder and choir member. She was a...

Jun 8, 2022

Judith “Cookie” Marie Hastings Merritt, 79, of Clifton, SC, died June 8, 2022, at home. Born July 12, 1942, to the late Curtis and Gladys Reynolds Hastings, she was married to the late Robert A. Merritt.

Cookie was a loving, strong woman who fought until the end. She loved her family: her soulmate Robert, her kids, and...

Jun 7, 2022

Susan Cook Rardin, 72, died Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Born September 7, 1949, in Spartanburg, SC she was the daughter of the late Edward Neal and Ruby Lee Hudgins Cook.

Susan was a member of Montgomery Memorial United Methodist Church and had worked at S & S Manufacturing Company. She was a loving and caring person, who...

Jun 6, 2022

Joseph Ross Turner, 82, of Drayton, SC, died Sunday, June 5, 2022 at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice House. Born October 31, 1939, in Startex, SC he was the son of the late John Harley and Lucy Howe Turner. He was married to the late Myra Jean Turner.

Ross worked for many years at Butte Knit and retired...

Jun 5, 2022

Richard “Rick” James Green, 71, of Charleston, SC died Sunday, June 5, 2022 at Viviant Healthcare of Charleston. Born March 27, 1951, in IA, he was the son of the late James John and June Farrer Green.

Rick was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church and was a friendly man who never met a stranger. He...

Jun 4, 2022

Raymond Dillard Frye, 93, husband of the late Bernecia Fleming Frye, passed away on Saturday, June 4, 2022, at Life Care Center of Hendersonville in North Carolina.  Born August 29, 1928, Mr. Frye was a son of the late Nathan Filmore and Georgia Annie McFee Frye.

Mr. Frye was retired from Southern Electric and a veteran of...

Jun 2, 2022

Donna Lee Terry Sellars, 81, of Spartanburg, SC died Thursday, June 2, 2022 at her home. Born July 22, 1940 in Greenwood, SC, she was the daughter of the late John and Estelle Dailey McCuen and was the wife of the late Norman Taylor Sellars.

A Class of 1958 Greenwood High School graduate, Donna was co-owner of...

Jun 1, 2022

Betty Joyce Burnett Keith, 92, of Spartanburg, SC died Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at White Oak Estates. Born February 5, 1930 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of Robert and Ruth Emily Toney Burnett and was the wife of the late Thomas Allen Keith Sr.

Betty was a homemaker. She was devoted to her Lord and...

Jun 1, 2022

L. Thomas “Tom” Wright, Jr., 75, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at his home. Born September 22, 1946 in Spartanburg County, SC he was the son of the late Loyless Thomas Wright, Sr. and Mary Roberts Wright.

A US Army Vietnam veteran, Mr. Wright was a 1972 graduate of Wofford College and was retired...

Jun 1, 2022

Fotine George Karoplesitis Carros, 85, of Spartanburg, SC died Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at Pacifica Skylyn Assisted Living. Born April 2, 1937 in Viniani, Greece, she was the daughter of George Konstantine and Penelope Alataris Carros.

Fannie was a member of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and the Philoptochos Society.

Survivors include her brothers, Constantine...