Obituaries

Nov 29, 2021

Rosemary Theresa Hanley, 96, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, November 29, 2021 at Upstate Community Hospice Home. Born May 18, 1925 in Jersey City, NJ, she was the daughter of the late John Frederick and Mary King Knospe and was the wife of the late Thomas Peter Hanley.

Rosemary was retired from The SC Department of Health...

Nov 29, 2021

Lemira “Chick” Page, 91, died Monday, November 29, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born November 6, 1930 in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Curtis Claude and Myrtle Burnett Stevens and was the wife of the late Wilbur Randolph “Bud” Page.

Chick was a member of The View Church. She enjoyed singing in the...

Nov 29, 2021

After a much too long struggle with Alzheimer's Disease, heaven accepted another angel Monday when Lynn McKown Hicks was called home. Lynnieboo, as she was called by her family friends, was the epitome of a Southern lady. She was a gracious gentle person who never spoke ill of anyone, looked on all as a friend, and never distressed in...

Nov 28, 2021

Thomas Paul Clary, Sr., 94, of Cowpens, SC, died Sunday, November 28, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Restorative Care. Born July 19, 1927 in Alma, GA, he was the son of the Alonzo and Elsie Ward Clary and was the husband of the late Louise C. Clary.

A US Navy veteran, Mr. Clary, Sr. served in World War...

Nov 28, 2021

Jessie Rosemary Wilson, 88, of Boiling Springs, SC died Sunday, November 28, 2021 at her daughters’ home. Born April 15, 1933 in Blue Spring Run, VA, she was the daughter of the late George Vernor and Jessie Clair Humphries Jamison.

Rosemary was retired from Mitchell-Bissell Company after 25 years of service. She was a member of Zion...

Nov 27, 2021

H. Dale Johnson, 57, of Spartanburg, SC died Saturday, November 27, 2021 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born February 19, 1964 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Phillip Edwin Johnson, Sr.

Dale loved to play pool with his friends. He was employed with his father for 30 years Phil Johnson Contracting and was previously...

Nov 27, 2021

Margaret Farmer Grant, 89, passed away Saturday, November 27, 2021.  Born October 30, 1932, in Spartanburg, SC, she was a daughter of the late Boyce and Ethel Raney Farmer.

Mrs. Grant was a retired beautician and a member of Roebuck Baptist Church.

Survivors are her husband of 67 years, Walter Bernard Grant; a daughter, Donna...

Nov 26, 2021

Oneda Jackson McDowell, 96, Spartanburg, SC, passed away November 26, 2021.  Born November 20, 1926, in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Edwin and Irene Easler Jackson; wife of the late James Henry McDowell.

Mrs.  Mc. Dowell was a retired employee of the Aug W. Smith Company and Charles Brown Ltd. And a...

Nov 26, 2021

Elizabeth Parker Jolley, 89, of Boiling Springs, South Carolina, went home to be with the Lord on November 26, 2021.  She was born on June 23, 1932, daughter of the late George Martin and Annie Ross Parker.  Along with her parents, she was predeceased in death by her husband, Roy Keller Jolley, senior.

She graduated from Boiling...

Nov 26, 2021

William “Bill” Creech, Jr., 74, of Boiling Springs, SC, went to be with his Lord on Friday, November 26, 2021 at Upstate Community Hospice House in Landrum, SC. Born May 19, 1947 in Portsmouth, VA, he was the son of the late William Ralph Creech Sr.

Mr. Creech was a 1965 graduate from Woodrow Wilson High School,...

Nov 26, 2021

Dewitt Arnold, Jr., 74, of Spartanburg, SC died Friday, November 26, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born January 7, 1947 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late DeWitt Arnold, Sr. and Edith Suttles Arnold.

Mr. Arnold was a HVAC contractor. He was a member of Switzer Church of God. His favorite pastime was...

Nov 25, 2021

Dr. Clyde O. Wells, Jr., husband of Helen Thomas White Wells and son of Dr. Clyde Otamus Wells, Sr. and Carrie Allene Chapman, died Thursday, November 25, 2021. Clyde was born on August 23, 1926. He was a native of Spartanburg and a long-time resident of Pauline, SC.

Clyde grew up in a family that enjoyed playing musical instruments, making family movies, and pursuing recreational activities such...

Nov 25, 2021

Mary Carolyn Taylor Hart Hedgepath

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Carolyn Hart Hedgepath (Clinton, SC), who passed away on November 25, 2021 at the age of 92.

She was predeceased by her parents, Arthur Monroe and Josey Flack Taylor; her siblings, Arthur Taylor and Jo Beth Buffington; her husband,...

Nov 25, 2021

Marshall Christman Stone, Jr., 94, of Hilton Head Island, SC, died Thursday, November 25, 2021. Born April 25,1927, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Marshall Christman and Bennie Maxwell Brown Stone.

He graduated from Sewanee Military Academy. Marshall served in the United States Navy during World War II before graduating from Georgia Tech,...

Nov 24, 2021

Jean Burge Hamner, 96, of Boiling Springs, passed away on Wednesday, November 24, 2021.  She was born on September 10, 1925, in Pinnacle, NC, a daughter of the late William Columbus and Anna Browder Burge.

Mrs. Hamner was a member of First Baptist Church of Spartanburg.  She was a retired realtor with Century 21, a member of...

Nov 24, 2021

Terry Lee Jarvis, 69, of Cowpens, SC died Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at his home. Born December 10, 1951 in New Bern, NC, he was the son of the late David Montague and Lucille Johnson Hart Jarvis and the husband of Rachel Jane Murdock Jarvis.

Terry was retired as an automotive mechanic and was a local musician....

Nov 23, 2021

Tom Loftin, 88, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born August 2, 1933 in Morristown, TN, he was the son of the late Weldon and Lela Cox Loftin.

A US Army veteran, Tom was a retired truck driver with Southern Distributors, and formerly of Dickies Uniform. He earned his associate...

Nov 23, 2021

Mitchell Shell Blackwell, 59, of Spartanburg, SC died Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at his home, surrounded by his family, after his short battle with Glioblastoma. Born January 24, 1962 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Mitchell Allen and Miriam King Blackwell.

Survivors include his wife, Tandy Blackwell, his daughter, Katie Seay (Jay), his...

Nov 23, 2021

Adolf Schweizer, 92, passed away November 23, 2021. Born in Weinfelden, Switzerland, he was the son of the late Adolf Sr. and Freida Schweizer. He was preceded in death by his brothers Walter, Fritz and Heinz.

Adolf studied at the Rieter Technical Institute in Winterthur, Switzerland, and worked for Rieter Corporation 40 plus years. He traveled the...

Nov 22, 2021

William Francis Wolfe, 75, of Spartanburg, SC died Monday, November 22, 2021. Born November 24, 1945 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late Leon Francis and Julia Mountain Wolfe and the husband of the late Sara Hoffman Wolfe.

He retired from Milliken and Company after 40 plus years of service.

Survivors include...