Obituaries

Mar 31, 2022

Patricia M. Raymond, 78, of Moore, SC passed away March 31, 2022 after a lengthy illness.

Born in Niagara Falls, NY she was the daughter of Daniel and Lillian (Santoro) Gruppo.

Pat was a 1961 graduate of Niagara Falls High School, received her Registered Nurse degree from Niagara County Community College and was employed by...

Mar 29, 2022

Tobey Lee Bradley, 56, of Boiling Springs, SC, died Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born January 27, 1966 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of Sylvia Clark Bradley of Spartanburg, SC and the late Oliver Lee Bradley.

Tobey was a retired Police Officer with the City of Spartanburg and was the owner/operator...

Mar 29, 2022

Dean Esley Carruth, 91, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Dean was born in Landrum, SC to Hattie Loftis Carruth and James Esley Carruth on April 25, 1930.

Dean loved his family and will be most remembered as a devoted loving husband, father, and grandfather, who loved the Lord. He...

Mar 29, 2022

Joseph Franklin Gilbert, Jr., 42, passed away March 29, 2022 at home in Easley. He was born November 19, 1979 in Greenville, SC to Mrs. Jonnie Thompson McKinnish of Boiling Springs, SC and the late Mr. Joseph Gilbert, Sr.

Joe was a talented drummer who enjoyed many kinds of music, lover of animals, all around mechanic, and...

Mar 29, 2022

John Max Newman, 88, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at White Oak at North Grove. Born September 26, 1933 in Knoxville, Tennessee, he was the son of the late William Dallas Newman, Sr. and Addie Rose Newman. He was married to the late Jean Kimsey Newman, who died in 2015.

A manager/district supervisor for...

Mar 28, 2022

Anneliese “Oma” Fick Volk, 85, of Inman, SC, died Monday, March 28, 2022 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born August 14, 1936 in Oberschwarzach, Germany, she was the daughter of the late George and Marie Fick.

Anneliese was a member of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church and the German American Club. She loved gardening, dancing and spending...

Mar 28, 2022

W. Neil Billings aka Wayne of Spartanburg, SC passed away peacefully on Monday, March 28, 2022 at the age of 72. A native of Spartanburg County, he was born on June 6, 1949 and was the son of the late Ernest A. Billings and Vennie S. Billings.

He was a 1967 graduate of Spartanburg High School and...

Mar 26, 2022

Jean Edwards Galt, 91, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, March 26, 2022. Born in MacBeth, SC on June 22, 1930, she was the daughter of the late John O. and Janie Jones Edwards. The family moved to Moncks Corner, SC when Jean was six years old.

She was a graduate of...

Mar 25, 2022

Jonathan Alan Coggins, 37, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday, March 25, 2022 at his home. Born December 24, 1984 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of James “Jimmy” Caldwell Coggins (Lisa Crist) of Inman, SC and Karen B. Smith (Jan) of Spartanburg, SC.

Jonathan earned his associate degree from NASCAR Technical Institute and was a co-owner...

Mar 24, 2022

Lindsey Hilliard McGraw, Jr., 85, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2022, in Landrum.  Born in Spartanburg, SC, on March 12, 1937, he was the son of the late Lindsey Hilliard McGraw, Sr. and Mary Etta McGraw Nantz.

Mr. McGraw enlisted in the US Air Force in 1954 and retired in 1974 as a Technical Sergeant after proudly...

Mar 23, 2022

Raymond Converse Eubanks Jr. passed away peacefully at his residence at Summit Hills on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. He was born on December 18, 1933 in Spartanburg, South Carolina to Raymond Converse Eubanks and Sarah Brown Eubanks.

Ray graduated from Spartanburg High School in 1952, Wofford College in 1956, and the University Of South Carolina School Of...

Mar 23, 2022

Glen R. Melton, 83, of Moore, SC, died Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born October 4, 1938 in Rutherford County, NC, he was the son of the late Olin Glen and Mary Coker Melton.

A SC National Guard veteran, Glen was the owner of the Glen R. Melton Insurance Agency.  He was a...

Mar 21, 2022

Frances Lyda Crocker, 87, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away Monday, March 21, 2022. Born October 27, 1934, she was the daughter of the late George Nathan and Susan Poole Lyda and was married for 66 years to the late Boyce Wilburn Crocker.

Mrs. Crocker enjoyed cooking and working in the garden. She loved her family deeply and...

Mar 20, 2022

Gerald Douglas Frady, Sr., 78, of Spartanburg, SC, died Sunday, March 20, 2022 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born May 18, 1943 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Thomas Floyd and Mildred Gowens Frady.

Gerald was a longtime employee of Fluor Daniel Construction and later worked with Mary Black Memorial Hospital. He was...

Mar 19, 2022

Rebekah Anne Hall Malone, 77, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, March 19, 2022 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born July 9, 1944 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late John Dean Hall and Frances Lowe Hall Leathers and was the wife of the late Joel Edward Malone, Sr.

A retired educator, Mrs. Malone was a...

Mar 19, 2022

Sandra Dean Brown, 70, of Pacolet, SC, died Saturday, March 19, 2022 at Pacifica Senior Living Skylyn. Born March 22, 1951 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Harvey and Alma Henson Dean.

Sandy was former secretary at Spartanburg County School District 3. She was a member of Pacolet Church of God. A foster...

Mar 18, 2022

Helen Vernell “Nana Vern” Wilkins, 80, of Inman, SC, passed away peacefully Friday, March 18, 2022 at White Oak North Grove. Born June 19, 1941 in Polk County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Joseph W. and Naomi Cantrell Greenway, and was the wife of the late James Thomas Wilkins.

Helen was a member of...

Mar 18, 2022

Rita Eileen Isaacs Hall, 65, of Cowpens, SC, died peacefully at her home surrounded by her family, Friday, March 18, 2022 at her residence. Born October 2, 1956 in Floyd County, KY, she was the daughter of the late Okey and Edith Reynolds Isaacs, and was the wife of the late Okie Hall.

Rita was a homemaker....

Mar 17, 2022

Sophia Leventis Trakas, 85, of Spartanburg, SC, fell asleep in the Lord on Thursday, March 17, 2022. Born October 14, 1936 in Charlotte, NC, she was the daughter of the late James Andrew and Panagiota Boukedes Leventis and the wife of the late Dr. Perry Nicholas Trakas, DDS.

Sophia attended Central High School and Queens College in...

Mar 15, 2022

Ricky E. Mitchem, 69, of Campobello, SC, died Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at Upstate Community Hospice House. Born April 2, 1952 in Cowpens, SC, he was the son of the late Robert and Imogene Cantrell Mitchem.

Ricky was a graduate of Boiling Springs High School, Class of 1970, and earned his Associate degree from Spartanburg Technical College....