Obituaries

Oct 12, 2021

Elisabeth Gamert Ellis of Spartanburg, SC died peacefully in her home, now Asheville, NC, on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, nearly one month before her 89th birthday.

Elisabeth was born November 19, 1932 in the Free City of Danzig, Germany--a port city on the Baltic Sea. She is the fifth daughter of thirteen children raised by Joseph Gamert...

Oct 11, 2021

Dr. Bill Emmanuel Hannouche passed away at Mary Black Memorial Hospital on Monday, October 11, 2021.

Dr. Hannouche was born on September 4, 1949 in Cairo, Egypt. He was the youngest of four children of Gamil and Alice Hannouche. Dr. Hannouche was the perfect example of the American dream. Although he came from a modest upbringing, he...

Oct 11, 2021

Cynthia Carole Hood, 60, of Spartanburg, SC died Monday, October 11, 2021 at Spartanburg Medical Center-Mary Black Campus. Born March 27, 1961 in Huntsville, AL, she was the daughter of William Lee and Peggy Jean Manning Smith and the wife of Carol Hood.

Cynthia loved spending most of her time with her grandson, and her family was...

Oct 11, 2021

Richard Edward Shirley, 54, of Boiling Springs, SC died Monday, October 11, 2021 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born February 15, 1967 in Spartanburg County, he was the son of Evelyn H. Shirley of Boiling Springs, SC and the late Floyd E. Shirley.

Rick was of the Baptist faith. He was a loving father, son, husband, brother and...

Oct 9, 2021

Wanda Jane Haynes Earnhardt, 65, went to be with our Lord on Saturday, October 9, 2021, she passed peacefully with her husband and children at her side, after a brief battle with a respiratory illness at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born on August 2, 1956 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Mary Lucy Taylor Arthur.

Oct 9, 2021

William Franklin Hannon, III, 82, of Spartanburg, SC, died Saturday, October 9, 2021 at his home. Born March 24, 1939 in Rockmart, GA, he was the son of the late William F. Hannon, Jr. and Myrtle E. Loyd Hannon Hudson, and the stepson of the late William H. Hudson.

Mr. Hannon was a US Air Force veteran...

Oct 9, 2021

Betty Webb Potter, 87 of Spartanburg, S.C. died Saturday October 9, 2021 at Woodruff Manor. Born December 4, 1933 in Spartanburg, S.C. She was the daughter of the late Curtis J. and Jessie Welch Webb, and the wife of the late Boyce “B.D.” Potter.

She was a retired personnel manager for Spartan Mills. Betty loved animals and...

Oct 9, 2021

The Rev. Dr. Johnnie Dale Roach, 60, of Moore, SC died Saturday, October 9, 2021 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born March 29, 1961 in Rutherford County, NC, he was the son of Helen Teague Roach of Marion, NC and the late Rev. J. Kenneth Roach.

Dale earned his BA from Gardner-Webb University, his Masters from Southeastern Seminary...

Oct 9, 2021

Lisa Anne Weisner Pettit, 59, of Spartanburg, SC, went to a much better place on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born February 19, 1962 in Greenville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Francis Hoyt Weisner and Gladys Williams Aiken of Lyman, SC.

Lisa graduated from James F. Byrnes High School and...

Oct 8, 2021

Gladys Louise Smith Alverson, 65 of Spartanburg, SC died Friday, October 8, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born November 4, 1954 in Greenville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Ruth Eva Derrick Smith.

Gladys loved her family immensely.

Survivors include her husband, Michael Eugene Alverson, her adult children, Shane Christopher Sloan (Elaine)...

Oct 7, 2021

Lynda Broome McLane, 75, of Spartanburg, SC was a beloved wife, mother and retired schoolteacher whose career spanned 45 years, died unexpectedly the evening of October 7, 2021 in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Born February 12, 1946 in Lancaster, SC she was the daughter of the late LD and Lena Grace Broome.

Lynda was a graduate...

Oct 7, 2021

William Raymond McGurk, 86, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 7, 2021.

He was the son of the late William and Elizabeth McGurk of Ironton, Ohio. Ray McGurk was born and raised in Kentucky, where he played basketball for Pikeville High School. Following his high school graduation, he obtained his associates degree in...

Oct 6, 2021

Mary White Starnes, 92, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born April 28, 1929 in Pacolet Mills, SC, she was the daughter of the late Walter W. and Rosa J. Byars White and was the wife of the late Carl N. Starnes.

Mrs. Starnes was a graduate of Cecil’s Business College...

Oct 6, 2021

Patricia Diane Ingram Jennings, 72, of Pacolet, SC, died Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at her home. Born November 18, 1948 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Arthur and Sara Ellen Tessnier Ingram.

Patricia was retired as a medical assistant and was a member of Tate Memorial Baptist Church.

Survivors include...

Oct 6, 2021

Blanche Penley Hall, 90, of Spartanburg, SC, died Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at Wesley Court Assisted Living. Born May 27, 1931 in Weaverville, NC, she was the daughter of the late James E. and Donnie Elizabeth B. Penley and was the wife of 59 years to the late Vaughn Tildon Hall.

Blanche was retired from Raycord Co....

Oct 5, 2021

Anne Evans Argo Sanders, wife of Edward Lorraine “Sandy” Sanders, died from complications of a stroke on October 5, 2021, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Sanders was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 16, 1938, the daughter of Haralson Butler Argo and Dorothy Dean Peck Argo.

Mrs. Sanders graduated from the Academy of Sullins College in Bristol,...

Oct 5, 2021

Hollis Blackwell Taylor, 93, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at White Oak Estates. Born February 20, 1928 in Belle Haven, VA, he was the son of the late Percy Lynnwood and Margaret Marshall Taylor and the husband of 66 years, Naomi McAdoo Taylor.

Mr. Taylor enlisted in the US Navy in 1945 as a...

Oct 4, 2021

Claudia Bright, 74, of Chesnee, SC, died Monday, October 4, 2021 at her home. Born October 12, 1946 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Oliver Wendell and Mary Alice Painter Corn.  She was predeceased by a sister, Jane Corn Humphries as well as by her first husband, Julius Bernard “Bernie” Thomas.

Mrs. Bright...

Oct 4, 2021

The Rev. Joe H. Dempsey, 83, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, October 4, 2021 at home. Born November 1, 1937 in Greer, SC, he was the son of the late Arvel L. and Louise D. Dempsey, and the husband of his beloved Phyllis Howard Dempsey who preceded him in death.

Rev. Dempsey was raised in Lyman, SC....

Oct 4, 2021

Martha Rowell, 71 of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, October 4, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born March 31, 1950 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Rome Graham and Allie Lee Ponder Gowan.

Martha was a retired Registered Nurse. She was of the Baptist faith. Martha was a loving mother to her son...