Obituaries

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...

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

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...

May 30, 2022

Peggy Elizabeth Thomas Sanford, 68, of Inman, SC died Monday, May 30, 2022 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born February 22, 1954 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of Carl Ulysses and Pauline Thomas Matthews and the wife of the late Curtis Dean Barker.

Peggy was a homemaker. She was devoted to her Lord and all...

May 30, 2022

Richard “Rich” White, 52, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, May 30, 2022 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born April 2, 1970 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Nancy Christian White and the late Robert Bruce White.

A US Navy veteran for 10 years, Mr. White attended USC-Upstate, he was employed with Walmart on East Main Street...

May 30, 2022

Elizabeth Meredith Harrison, 70, of Cowpens, SC, died Monday, May 30, 2022 at her home. Born June 14, 1951 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late George Donald Meredith, Sr. and Ida Mae Howe Meredith.

Elizabeth earned her nursing and special education degrees from Limestone College. She was a Registered Nurse and later worked...

May 29, 2022

Robert “Bob” Allen Crabb, 79, of Columbia, SC, died Sunday, May 29, 2022, in Spartanburg, SC. Born August 31, 1942 in Kansas City, MO, he was the son of the late Eugene N. and Betty Lou Mechem Crabb.

A retired history teacher at Dentsville High School, Spring Valley High School and Richland High School in Columbia, SC....

May 29, 2022

Charles A. Threlkeld, Sr., 89, died Sunday, May 29, 2022, at home. He was born December 20, 1932, to the late George Washington and Erma Inez Loftis Threlkeld.

A veteran of the United States Air Force, Charles was a member of Clinton Masonic Lodge #3. He retired from Blackman-Uhler Chemical Company and lived for his family. Charles,...

May 28, 2022

Betty Smith Groce, 91, of Spartanburg, SC died Saturday, May 28, 2022. She was the widow of Paul J. Groce, Jr and a native of Union, SC. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Bessie Edwards Smith. She lived a life of service to family and community as a mother, grandmother, teacher and volunteer.

A...

May 23, 2022

Robert “Bobby” O’Donnell, 80, died Monday, May 23, 2022.

Bobby was a loving husband and father.

He is survived by his wife Donna, two children, Kathleen and Patrick, two grandchildren, Bryan and Jennifer, along with several nephews and nieces. Bobby was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph and Catherine O’Donnell, three brothers, Ralph Jr.,...

May 21, 2022

Brian Alan Jonas, 53, died Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Northside Hospital in Gwinnett, GA.  Born July 19, 1968, in Spartanburg, SC, a son of Faye McGinnis Jonas of Cowpens and the late Lloyd Rufus Jonas.

Mr. Jonas was a Project Manager with Siemens Mechanical and a U. S. Navy veteran.

Survivors along with his...

May 20, 2022

Jackie Kelly McEntire, 70, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Friday, May 20, 2022 at her home. Born November 27, 1951 in Chicago, IL, she was the daughter of the late Carson and Beatrice Parker Kelly and was the wife of the late Ray Gibson McEntire.

Jackie was a homemaker. She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church....

May 20, 2022

Sara Jean Alman Barker, 80, of Pacolet, SC, died Friday, May 20, 2022 at her grandson’s home. Born December 29, 1941 in Pacolet, SC, she was the daughter of the late James Ray and Sara Millwood Alman, and was the wife of the late Donald Barker.

Jean was retired from Coleman’s Store in Pacolet, after 41 years...

May 20, 2022

George Jerry Hammock, 81, of Spartanburg, SC passed away Friday, May 20, 2022 at White Oak Estates surrounded by his family after an extended and courageous battle with Parkinson’s. Born September 19, 1940 in Ocala, FL, and spending his childhood in Moultrie, GA, he was the son of the late George W. and Mattie Logue Hammock.

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May 17, 2022

Matthew Edward Carr, 76, husband of Linda Lynnette Messner Carr, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice House.  Born March 26, 1946, in Harrisonburg, Virginia, he was a son of the late Mildred Carr Crawford and stepson of the late Melvin Crawford.

Mr. Carr was a retired carpenter and a U. S. Army Vietnam...

May 16, 2022

Michael Goode, 67, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, May 16, 2022 at his home. He was married to Linda Goode for 38 years. He loved to fish and go on rides through the countryside with his beloved dog Chance.

May 15, 2022

Robert Kyle Hendrix, 73, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, May 15, 2022 at his home. Born January 21, 1949 in Anderson, SC, he was the son of the late William Loman and Ella Mae Welborn Hendrix.

Robert was a 1971 graduate of The Citadel. He was retired from Auriga Polymers Inc. after 43 years of service. A...

May 15, 2022

Bobby D. Jackson, 82, of Spartanburg, SC went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, May 15, 2022 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 28, 1939 in Inman, SC, he was the son of the late Glen and Gertrude Crow Jackson.

Mr. Jackson was a member of Church at The Mill. He loved...

May 14, 2022

Julia S. Kugler, 88, formerly of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, May 14, 2022, at home in Tampa, Florida with her family surrounding her. Born December 9, 1933, in Jersey City, New Jersey she was the daughter of the late William and Helen McDougall Shult and was married to the late Richard “Dick” Kugler for 60 years.

Mrs....

May 14, 2022

Haroline Hope Sherbert Tolleson, 91, of Roebuck, SC died Saturday, May 14, 2022 at Valley Falls Terrace. Born March 4, 1931 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late James Paul and Eleanor Fay High Sherbert.

Haroline was a graduate of Spartanburg General Hospital School of Nursing. She was a neonatal nurse at Spartanburg Medical...