Obituaries

Dec 11, 2021

James Vernon Atkinson, Jr., 78, of Spartanburg, SC died Saturday, December 11, 2021. Born April 22, 1943 in Bennettsville, SC, he was the son of the late James Vernon Atkinson, Sr. and Irene Newton Atkinson.

Vernon was a graduate of Dreher High School and the University of South Carolina Columbia. A US Navy veteran, Mr. Atkinson was...

Dec 11, 2021

Diane Holden King, 75, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away Saturday evening, December 11, 2021, at her home with her family at her side. She was born February 3, 1946 in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Holden and Ethel Naomi O’Dell Holden.

Diane was a 1964 graduate of Spartanburg High School, graduated from Spartanburg...

Dec 11, 2021

Kenneth E. Cash, 77, of Spartanburg, SC died Saturday, December 11, 2021 at White Oak Estates. Born July 1, 1944 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late George Henry and Leanna Coates Cash and was the husband of the late Janice Nichols Cash.

Kenneth was a retired transportation driver from Spartanburg Regional Medical Center...

Dec 10, 2021

Matthew Donald Strickland passed away peacefully on December 10, 2021. He was born on August 1, 1972 in Spartanburg.

Mr. Strickland was the Media Specialist at Jesse Bobo Elementary School.

Mr. Strickland is survived by his parents, William Donald and Dianne Casey Strickland, his brother, Adam and wife, Genevieve, and nephews Henry and Walter.

Dec 10, 2021

Elizabeth Elaine Jones Smoak of Foley, Alabama died Friday, December 10, 2021 at South Baldwin Hospital.

A native of Spartanburg, South Carolina, she was preceded in death by her parents, J. H. and Della Jones, her brother, Marvin Jones, and nephew, Tim Jones.

Born August 27, 1936, she was a graduate of Spartanburg High School,...

Dec 10, 2021

Sunset for Bernice “Rudy” Kinnebrew was on 12/10/21 after 97 years of a long, fulfilling life. She was born on 8/1/24 to Frances Maddox and Charles Richmond Boggs in Calhoun County, Florida, the fifth of seven children.

Although raised in the country, she knew from an early age that she would not stay there and after graduating...

Dec 9, 2021

Ray Gibson McEntire, 87, of Boiling Springs, SC died Thursday, December 9, 2021 at Spartanburg Medical Center-Mary Black Campus. Born October 4, 1934 in Green Creek Community of Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late George Dargan and Mattie Sue Edwards McEntire.

Ray was retired from Butte Knitting Mills after many years of service...

Dec 9, 2021

William “Bill” Astor Blackwood, Jr., 81, of Moore, SC died Thursday, December 9, 2021 at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born July 9, 1940 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the only child of the late Geraldine Rose Sawyer and William Astor Blackwood, Sr. Bill is preceded in death by his beloved wife of 39 years, Mrs. Wanda Taylor Blackwood....

Dec 8, 2021

Susan Sanders Ellis, 75, entered the gates of heaven on Wednesday, December 8, 2021. Susan was the daughter of the late Dan and Pearl Cogdill Sanders and her late brother, Danny Sanders. Susan is now rejoicing with them on the streets of gold.

Susan would consider her greatest earthly accomplishment to be her three children, six grandchildren,...

Dec 7, 2021

Ralph Richard “Rick” Hayes, 72, of Spartanburg, SC died peacefully at home on Tuesday, December 7, 2021. He was born January 30, 1949 in Spartanburg County, SC, and is the son of the late Ralph Raymond Hayes and Betty Hayes Barron.

Ralph was a man of many interests throughout his life. He was an experienced handy man...

Dec 7, 2021

Carolyn Daniel Fulmer Alexander died December 7, 2021. Daughter of the late Carolyn Waters Fulmer and Sidney C. Fulmer, Jr., she was born February 3, 1935 in Spartanburg, SC.

Carolyn is survived by her son, Clifford Sidney Halstead, and his wife Angela; two grandchildren, Sarah Marie Halstead and Clifford Sidney Halstead, Jr.; a brother Dr. J. Sidney...

Dec 7, 2021

Debra Jane Corn Fowler, 66, of Spartanburg, SC died Tuesday, December 7, 2021 in Leland, NC. Born February 12, 1955 in Spartanburg, SC she was the daughter of the late Alvin Warren Corn, Janie Estelle Roberts and her stepfather, Bob Roberts.

Debra was a Nurse with Psychiatrists Associates for a number of years, working with Dr. Ford...

Dec 6, 2021

Linda K. Jackson of Spartanburg, SC passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2021 at her home. Born November 24, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Guy G. and Josephine M. Suber.

A lifelong resident of Spartanburg, Linda was retired from Bellsouth after 30 years of service. She was of the Presbyterian faith. Linda was a loving...

Dec 6, 2021

Anne Coad Waid, 63, went peacefully to be with the Lord on Monday morning, December 6, 2021. She was born July 29, 1958 in Royston, GA. She graduated from Dixie High School in Due West, SC, attended Covenant College on Lookout Mountain, GA, and graduated from Clemson University with a degree in Recreational Therapy.

Anne worked at Orthopedic Specialties...

Dec 5, 2021

Jeffrey Norman Holmes died at his home on Sunday, December 5, 2021. He was born on June 17, 1942, in Trenton, New Jersey, the eldest son of Norman Woodrow and Vivian Rosenwald Holmes. Although he grew up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, his parents moved to Greenville, Mississippi when Jeffrey was in high school, and he graduated from Greenville...

Dec 4, 2021

Ruby H. Charles, 89, of Moore, SC, died Saturday, December 4, 2021 at her home. Born August 12, 1932 in Jonesville, SC, she was the daughter of William Charles Forrester and Eva Allen Forrester and the widow of William Dupre Charles.

Ruby was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.

Survivors include her daughters, Renae...

Dec 4, 2021

Lillian Arrowood Spencer, 93, of Spartanburg, died Saturday, December 4, 2021, at White Oak Estates Nursing Home. Born on October 15, 1928 in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Carvie William and Effie Williams Arrowood and the wife of the late Ralph Willard Spencer.

Lillian was a member of Love Springs Baptist Church in...

Dec 3, 2021

Betty Jenkins Flack, 83, of Gray Court, SC died at Woodbridge Clinton Senior Living in Clinton, SC on Friday, December 3, 2021, after an extended illness. Born October 15, 1938 in Black Mountain, NC, she was the daughter of the late Logan Cline Jenkins, Jr. and Virginia Silvers Jenkins.

Betty was an Army wife and homemaker who...

Dec 3, 2021

Donald Ernest Phillips, 77, of Spartanburg, passed away on Friday, December 3, 2021, at his home.  He was born April 15, 1944 in Cherokee County, a son of the late Ernest and Linnie Upton Phillips.

Donald was a member of High Point Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon, a Sunday School teacher and sang in...

Dec 2, 2021

Millard “Bo” Hammon Jones, 44, of Spartanburg, SC passed away Thursday December 2, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center after an extended illness. He was born December 23, 1976 in Rocky Mount, NC. He lived in Pelham, AL, for the greatest part of his younger years. While there, he developed a love of soccer and would eventually earn a...