Obituaries

Jun 19, 2021

November 23, 1942 – June 19, 2021

Thomas Heaney’s love of life didn’t come to an end with his death. Thomas passed away on Saturday, June 19, 2021 at home at the age of 78 after a courageous battle with cancer. His life was well lived and he was well loved! This passionate, loving, caring and wonderful...

Jun 18, 2021

Tena Kay Lunsford, 63, of Duncan, SC, born September 7, 1957 and reborn Friday, June 18, 2021, was the daughter of William “Bill” and Tony Carol Sullivan Wilkins and the widow of Clyde Lunsford.

Tena was a homemaker and a member of Croft Baptist Church. She was loved by many and missed by all.

Survivors...

Jun 16, 2021

Ruth Hopkins Morris, 93, of Greenville, SC, formerly of Spartanburg, SC died Wednesday, June 16, 2021. Born June 22, 1927 in Oakway, SC she was the daughter of the late James Martin Hopkins and Mattie Lay Hopkins and the widow of the late Rutledge S. Morris to whom she was married for 60 years.

A graduate of...

Jun 16, 2021

Wanda Jean Watkins Carpenter, 55, of Spartanburg, SC died Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born April 24, 1966 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of Brenda Corn Watkins of Spartanburg, SC and the late Thomas Wayne Watkins.

Mrs. Carpenter was a production scheduler at AFL in Duncan, SC and a member of Calvary...

Jun 14, 2021

Andrew Eliathian Lewis, 44, of Anderson, IN died Monday, June 14, 2021 at Pelham Medical Center, Greer, SC. Born December 8, 1976 in Allentown, PA he was the son of Mark Edward Lewis and Frances “Fran” Ruth Rollins Lewis of Anderson, IN.

Andy loved to fish, travel, and the wintertime. He had an intense love for God...

Jun 13, 2021

Dana Lynn Lyda Loving, 55, of Spartanburg, SC died Sunday, June 13, 2021, at her home. Born September 2, 1965 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of Virginia Millwood Gossett of Spartanburg, SC and the late Lumas Oscar Lyda. Mrs. Loving loved her family, the mountains, and watching the animals around her home.

Survivors include her...

Jun 13, 2021

Marlene Sebby Thruston, 84, of Spartanburg, SC, entered into a new life with Christ when she passed away peacefully in her home on Sunday, June 13, 2021, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease.

She was born August 9, 1936, in Aurora, IL, the daughter of the late Verdelle and Roy Sebby. After graduating from Plainfield High...

Jun 11, 2021

Mildred Owens Ruff, 95, of Spartanburg, SC, went to be with her Lord on Friday afternoon, June 11, 2021.  She was born in New Prospect, SC on June 16, 1925, a daughter to the late W.A. and Hester Collins Owens.

Mildred was a member of Golightly United Methodist Church, the Piedmont Court of the Amaranth #14, the...

Jun 11, 2021

Jackie Cleveland Munn, 76, formerly of Hartsville, SC, died June 11, 2021, at his residence in Chesnee, SC.  Born November 10, 1944 in Hartsville, he was a son of the late Lawrence Hamilton and Marguerite Matthews Munn. Jackie was also preceded in death by his siblings, Frankie Munn, Cecil Munn, Celeste Munn Crowley and Ronnie Munn, all of Hartsville,...

Jun 9, 2021

Max Dupree Gilbert Sr., 86, of Inman, SC died Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at his home. Born January 19, 1935, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late Charlie Milo Gilbert and Millie Hester Oliver Gilbert.

A U. S. Air Force Veteran, Mr. Gilbert was a retired truck driver with United Parcel Service. He was...

Jun 8, 2021

Jimmie Ann McGee Collings, 90, of Spartanburg, SC died Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born August 3, 1930 in Anderson, SC      she was the daughter of the late Samuel Augustus McGee and Elizabeth Wyatt McGee, and wife of the late Thomas Albert Collings, Sr. M.D.

A graduate of Agnes Scott College, Mrs. Collings was reared...

Jun 8, 2021

Boyce “Bosie” Wilburn Crocker, 83, of Spartanburg, SC, died Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at Upstate Community Hospice House. Born October 14, 1937 in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late James Woodrow Crocker and Lillian Poole Crocker.

A U. S. Army Veteran, Mr. Crocker was a retired knitting supervisor. He enjoyed fishing and was a...

Jun 7, 2021

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Betty Hammond, of Spartanburg, SC, born in Forsyth County, NC, who passed away on Monday, June 7, 2021, at the age of 88 in her home with her husband L.P. Hammond/Buddy to whom she was married to for 67 years. Betty started dating Buddy in the 7th grade....

Jun 7, 2021

William “Billy” Henry McKinney, 92, of Spartanburg, SC passed away Monday, June 7, 2021 at his home. Born October 1, 1928, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late John Henry McKinney and Gladys Elizabeth Chaffen McKinney.

A 20 year U. S. Navy Veteran, Mr. McKinney also worked for 20 years with the Social Security...

Jun 6, 2021

Donald Rawlings Bloxham, Sr., 91, formerly of Duncan, South Carolina passed away on Sunday, June 6, 2021, in his home with his wife and two sons by his side. Born in Webster, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Harold Carlton Bloxham and Marion Rawlings Bloxham and the brother of the late Harold and Arthur Bloxham.

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Jun 5, 2021

Shirley Mae Eck Hastings passed away of natural causes Saturday, June 05, 2021, at her home at the age of 98. Born May 26, 1923 in Henry, SD, She was the eldest daughter born to William and Ellen Springer Eck, and was married to the late Bert Davis Hastings for 63 years; this past Thursday was their 82nd anniversary....

Jun 4, 2021

Kathy Price Sigmon, 71, of Spartanburg, SC died Friday, June 4, 2021, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born in Forest City, NC she was the daughter of the late Charles Bill Price and Dorothy Jones Price.

Mrs. Sigmon received her Master’s Degree in education from Appalachian State University and was a respected teacher in the public school system for many years. She...

Jun 3, 2021

Vonna Jean Gibson Barnette, 64, of Wellford, SC, died Thursday, June 3, 2021, at her home. Born March 7, 1957 in Ft Campbell, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Bobby Leonard Gibson and Martha Jean Gibson.

Mrs. Barnett was of the Baptist faith.

Survivors include her daughter, Sonya Horton of Welford, SC; brothers,...

Jun 3, 2021

Eva Marie Fowler Hicks, 55, of Chesnee, SC died Thursday, June 3, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born February 9, 1966 in Hendersonville, NC, she was the daughter of Marie Spicer Cole of Clifton, SC, and the late Harmon “Bully” Fowler.

Mrs. Hicks was a member of Alverson Grove Baptist Church and she loved life being with...

Jun 1, 2021

June Arlene Vogler Rickett, 84, of Duncan, SC died Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born June 26, 1936 in Mt. Airy, NC, she was the daughter of the late Burt Monroe and Johnnie Mae Collins Vogler. She was a member of Fellowship Greenville.

Survivors include her husband, Al Rickett of the home; daughter,...