Obituaries

Oct 29, 2021

Wilson Lewis Freeman, 75, of Boiling Springs, SC died Friday, October 29, 2021 at his home. Born March 28, 1946 in Union, SC, he was the son of the late Lewis and Mary Jane Small Freeman and the husband of the late Christine Freeman.

Wilson was a huge sports fan who loved the South Carolina Gamecocks and...

Oct 29, 2021

Flora S. Morrow, 100, loving wife of the late Albert M. Morrow of 57 years went to Heaven Friday, October 29, 2021 at Eden Terrace. Born in Pauline, SC, in the Friendship community, on September 3, 1921 to Manning Depree and Lillie Jones Smith.

Flora retired from Rockwell International, Draper Division after 27 years. A member of...

Oct 28, 2021

Don Lee Crout, 74, of Moore, SC, died Thursday, October 28, 2021 at his home. Born October 13, 1947 in Stephenville, Texas, he was the son of the late Henry Lee Crout and Nina Crout Horlen.

Mr. Crout was retired from Sam Evatt’s Clothiers. He was an avid golfer and a proud father and grandfather.

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Oct 27, 2021

David Edward Mabry, 64, of Roebuck, SC, died Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at his home. Born December 30, 1956 in Biddeford, Maine, he was the son of the late James Edward and Rachel Demeule Mabry.

A 1974 Dorman High School graduate, Mr. Mabry served in the US Coast Guard from 1977 to 1981, he then went on...

Oct 26, 2021

Freddie Mack Brady, 82, of Moore, SC, died Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at his home. Born March 8, 1939 in Elberton, GA, he was the son of the late James Fred and Nina Maxwell Brady.

Mr. Brady earned his bachelor’s degree at Piedmont College in Demarest, GA, and his master’s degree in Education at Clemson University. He...

Oct 26, 2021

George Hairston, Jr., 76, of Spartanburg, SC, died on Tuesday, October 26, 2021, of complications of kidney disease.  He was born in 1945 in Harriman, Tennessee to George, Sr., and Anne Scales Hairston (Sims), where his father was a civil engineer helping expand Oak Ridge National Laboratory.  His family soon returned to Cascade, Virginia, close to the families of...

Oct 25, 2021

Michael Thomas Scoggin, 71 of Pauline, SC died Monday, October 25, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born May 18, 1950 in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Robert Echols and Rachael Hawkins Scoggin and the husband of the late Deborah Lee Robinson Scoggin.

Mr. Scoggin was retired from Chapman Concrete Company as a Civil...

Oct 24, 2021

Mary Lynn Miller Fuller, 62, of Spartanburg, SC died Sunday, October 24, 2021 at her home. Born October 16, 1959 in Woodruff, SC, she was the daughter of the late Simon A. C. and Lucy Morning Donnells Miller.

Mary Lynn loved to sew, knit and cross-stitch.

Survivors include her husband, Thomas Edward Fuller, Sr., her...

Oct 22, 2021

Harold Dean Thompson, Sr., 85, went home to be with his Lord on the morning of October 22, 2021. Born on August 7, 1936, he was the beloved son of the late Johnnie T. (Jack) Thompson and Thelma Simmons Thompson of Spartanburg. Harold and his wife, Catherine Hawkins Thompson, were proud members of the 1954 class of Spartanburg High School...

Oct 22, 2021

Ruth Sanders Hyder, 85, died October 22, 2021 at Terra Bella Assisted Living.  Mrs. Hyder was born August 19, 1936, in the Asbury Community of Cherokee County, she was a daughter of the late Lloyd and Anna Camby Sanders and the wife of the late Earl Harmon Hyder.

Survivors are son, Steven Earl Hyder and fiancé Britni...

Oct 22, 2021

Carl R. Parker, 78, died October 22, 2021, in Spartanburg Regional Hospice House.  Born March 16, 1943, in Stonewall, Mississippi, he was the son of the late Luther J. and Gracie Mae Schrimpsher Parker.

Mr. Parker was CEO and operator of CRP Tax Services LLC; of the Baptist faith, former member and teacher of the Men’s Sunday...

Oct 21, 2021

Arleen Felsher Siegel, 82, of Spartanburg, SC passed away peacefully at home on October 21, 2021. Born in Brooklyn, NY she was the daughter of the late Abraham Felsher and Anne Schultz.

Arleen graduated from Tilden High School in 1957 and attended New York University. She moved to Spartanburg in 1966 where she was a long-time member...

Oct 21, 2021

Marshall K. Newman, 67, of Spartanburg, SC went home to be with his Lord and Savior Thursday, October 21, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born June 29, 1954 in Spartanburg County, SC, he was the son of the late Claude Newman and Edna Ridings Newman Brown.

A US Marine, Marshall was retired from the United Parcel...

Oct 21, 2021

Dorothy “MaMa” Tinsley Hoekman, 97, wife of the late Robert Hoekman, passed away on October 21, 2021.   Mrs. Hoekman was born January 2, 1924, a daughter of the late Marshall and Lucille Smith Tinsley.

Mrs. Hoekman was a salesperson in a pawn shop who enjoyed her family immensely.

She is survived by her grandchildren, Pam...

Oct 21, 2021

Gayle Sharp Powers “Nana Gayle” went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, October 21, 2021. Born June 17, 1938 in Louisville, KY, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Margaret Molthop Sharp.

Mrs. Powers had a life-long love of worship music, voice, and piano-playing. She sang songs at many...

Oct 19, 2021

Nelda Elizabeth Alverson Shropshier Cook, 77, of Spartanburg, SC died Tuesday, October 19, 2021. Born November 6, 1943 in Gramling, SC, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Lila Cantrell Alverson and was first married to the late Larry J. Shropshier.

Mrs. Cook was a graduate of Chapman High School and Piedmont Beauty College and...

Oct 19, 2021

Sandy Mills High, 68, of Spartanburg, SC, peacefully passed away, Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born February 1, 1953 in Springfield, MO. She was the daughter of the late Earl Lynn Mills.

Sandy was a loving wife, mother and grandmother always cherishing time with her family. After a fulfilling career, she retired from The...

Oct 18, 2021

Harris Randolph Thompson, 91, of Spartanburg, SC died Monday, October 18, 2021 at White Oak North Grove. Born November 24, 1929 in Barrow County, GA, he was the son of the late James Claude and Lucille Bell Jackson Thompson.

A US Marine veteran, Mr. Thompson was retired President of Flowers Bakery Company. He was a member of...

Oct 16, 2021

Robert Marion Garland, 87, of Boiling Springs, SC died Saturday, October 16, 2021 at Wesley Court Assisted Living. Born September 16, 1934 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late James Edward and Marie Lanford Gossett Garland and the husband of the late Nancy Graves Garland of 57 years.

A retiree of Goodyear Tire and...

Oct 16, 2021

Annette Guthrie Mizzell, age 70, closed her eyes on October 16th, 2021, and passed away from us. She leaves relatives, friends and countless preschool students in a world made more bearable due to her humor, her generous nature, and the kindness she bestowed on baby squirrels, feral cats and cast-off dogs, as well as the human beings of all...