Obituaries

May 1, 2022

Mary Jane Whiteside, 85, of Chesnee, SC, died Sunday, May 1, 2022, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born May 15, 1936, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Mildred Guynell Gore and William H. Smith, Sr. and her late husband of 47 years, Edward Franklin Whiteside.

Mary Jane was an angel on earth to her...

Apr 30, 2022

Raymond Eston Crocker, Jr., 64, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2022, at home. Born September 30, 1957, in Spartanburg, he was son to the late Marguerite Briggs and Raymond Eston Crocker, Sr.

A loving, kind man who loved his wife, children, and grandchildren. He was “G-PawPaw” to his grandchildren, and they were all “George” to him. “Curious...

Apr 29, 2022

George Franklin Beach, 74, of Spartanburg, SC died Friday, April 29, 2022, at home. Born January 31, 1948, in Chesnee, he was the son of the late Sammy and Elsie Fowler Beach.

George was United States Army veteran and Sergeant in the SC National Guard. He retired from Cryovac and was a long-time member of and volunteer...

Apr 26, 2022

Karol Jeffers Foster, 73, of Moore, SC, died April 26, 2022 at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home in Spartanburg, SC. Born June 30, 1948, in Chanute, KS, she was the daughter of the late Marvin and Mildred Jeffers.

Karol was retired from the S.C. Department of Corrections for 22 ½ years as assistant to the Regional Director...

Apr 25, 2022

Leslie Allan Vineberg White, 79, of Moore, SC died Monday, April 25, 2022 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born December 3, 1942 in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Allan Marcus and Charlotte Margolis Vineberg and was the wife of the late Jay C. White.

Liz was retired from Halo Branded Solutions as Account...

Apr 25, 2022

Ralph Lee Waldrop, 78, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, April 25, 2022 at SMC-Mary Black Campus. Born March 24, 1944 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Paul Lee and Margaret Brown Waldrop.

A US Army veteran, Mr. Waldrop was retired from Barnette Industries.

Survivors include his children, Stacy Waldrop Hurd (Dale)...

Apr 25, 2022

A Celebration of the lives of Albert and Ruth Ike who passed away April 25, 2022 and June 24, 2020, respectively, will be held at 3:00 pm Saturday, August 6, 2022 at First Presbyterian Church, 185 E. Hancock Avenue, Athens, GA 30601, the family will receive friends after the service.

Floyd’s North Church Street Chapel

Apr 25, 2022

Albert Francis Ike, Jr., 89, formerly of Athens, Georgia, and husband of the late Ruth Margaret Ike, died on Monday, April 25, 2022 at the White Oak Estates Nursing Home in Spartanburg, SC.

Born on July 18, 1932, in East Orange, NJ, to Albert Francis Ike, Sr., and Ruth Hildur Holmquist, Al enjoyed weekends with his family...

Apr 25, 2022

James B. Swainson, Sr., 79, of Spartanburg, SC died Monday, April 25, 2022 at his home. Born February 6, 1943 in Akron, Ohio, he was the son of the late Cecil Burn and Enid Mayer Swainson.

A US Navy Vietnam veteran, Mr. Swainson was retired from Lockwood-Greene Engineering, now called CH2MHILL, in Corporate Business Development as photographer,...

Apr 25, 2022

Ellsworth Lloyd Smith, 82, of Moore, SC died Monday, April 25, 2022, at RoseCrest Retirement Community. Born April 18, 1940, in Newburgh, NY, he was the son of the late Carl Ellsworth and Amy Hazel Hutting Smith.

A US Army veteran, Lloyd was retired from IBM as a Customer Engineer.

Survivors include his wife, Shirley...

Apr 24, 2022

Janis Kaye Bridges Ross, 81, of Cowpens, SC, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2022 at her home with her family by her side. Born November 23, 1940, in Cherokee County, she was the daughter of the late William Floyd and Lois Cook Bridges.

Janis was a 1958 Cowpens High School graduate and attended Cecil’s Business College. She...

Apr 23, 2022

Joan Peninger Barnhardt, 90, of Spartanburg, SC died Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Eden Terrace of Spartanburg. Born February 21, 1932 in Concord, NC, she was the daughter of the late Ralph L. and Annie MaeMiller Peninger and was the wife of the late Robert Owens Barnhardt.

Joan was a 1954 graduate of Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing...

Apr 23, 2022

Earle Fletcher Kirkland, 70, husband of Rhonda Chapman Kirkland, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.  Born March 6, 1952, he was a son of the late John Cyril and Virginia Sims Kirkland.

Mr. Kirkland was a graduate of Spartanburg High School, Montreat-Anderson College and Gardner-Webb University and was a pharmaceutical technician for...

Apr 23, 2022

Christopher David Wright, 45, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, April 23, 2022 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born January 12, 1977 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late David E. and Karen Bollinger Wright.

Chris was a graduate of Spartanburg High School and was employed by Hamrick’s.  He was a member of St. John’s Lutheran...

Apr 19, 2022

Raymond Dean “Ray” Harris, 71, of Spartanburg, SC died Tuesday, April 19, 2022, after a long illness at home in the care of Spartanburg Regional Hospice. He was born in Spirit Lake, Iowa on July 16, 1950, to the late E.W. and Dorothy P. Harris.

After graduating from high school, where he was a standout athlete in...

Apr 18, 2022

Dr. Lydia Caroline Nichols departed her earthly life on Monday, April 18, 2022, at Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System at the age of 44. She was born in Bossier City, LA, in 1977 to her parents, Drs. John Thomas and Carol Sanders Nichols. Her grandparents were John Sr. and Margaret Parris Nichols of Union, and Bobby and Rosa Bridges Sanders...

Apr 18, 2022

Peggy J. Koonce, 79 years of age, of Spartanburg, SC, passed peacefully Monday, April 18, 2022, at her son's home in Charlotte, NC. Born on June 25, 1942, in Spartanburg, SC, to the late George P. and Inez Vera Beheler Pryor.

Peggy’s greatest love and passion was for her family. She cherished the simple things in life...

Apr 17, 2022

Richard Floyd Olson, 89, passed away April 17, 2022. Born May 3, 1932, in Chicago, IL to the late Obert Edwin and Viola Wolfgram Olson, he was married to Nora Quinn Olson of the home.

A veteran of the United Stated Army, Richard served in the Korean War. After his service, he attended Milwaukee School of Engineering....

Apr 16, 2022

Kitsy Dawn Sharrett, 51, of Chesnee, SC passed away April 16, 2022, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. She was born in Spartanburg, SC on January 6, 1971, a daughter of Kathryn Harris Robertson of Spartanburg, and Joel Edward Robertson, Jr. of Taylors. She was married to her high school sweetheart, Scott Lee Sharrett.

Dawn was a member...

Apr 16, 2022

Frances K. Corbin, 102 years of age, of Spartanburg, SC passed away April 16, 2022, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. She was born September 25, 1919, to the late Ernest Lee and Annis Clapp Koonts and married to the late Luther Roy Corbin.

A member at Skylyn United Methodist Church, Frances served in her church in various...