Obituaries

Jul 7, 2021

Mary Kate Davis Ballenger, 82, of Spartanburg, SC died Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at Magnolia Manor-Spartanburg. Born February 12, 1939, in Arcadia, SC, she was the daughter of the late Harold Joseph Davis and Sarah Leila Waltrip Davis.

A graduate of Fairforest High School Class of 1957 and Spartanburg Methodist College, Mrs. Ballenger was a retired accountant...

Jul 6, 2021

Harold Dennis “Dick” Lee, 90, of Pacolet, SC died Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at his home. He was born in Pacolet, SC on March 12, 1931 to James Cain Lee Sr. and Etta Gibbs Lee and husband of the late Ann Whitlock Lee.

A U. S. Air Force Veteran serving during the Korean Conflict, Mr. Lee was...

Jul 6, 2021

Edgar “Eddie” Allen Fargis Jr., 69, of Spartanburg, SC died Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born September 5, 1951, in Winston-Salem, NC he was the son of the late Edgar Allen Fargis Sr. and Frances Wright Fargis.

A graduate of Spartanburg High School, Eddie attended Charleston Southern University. He was a retired funeral...

Jul 5, 2021

Joan “Joanie” Elaine Thomason Elliott, 83, of Spartanburg, SC died Monday, July 5, 2021 at her home. She was born in Spartanburg, SC on December 19, 1937 to Paul Vernon Thomason and Robena Sawyer Thomason.

A graduate of Fairforest High School, Joan was a retired cafeteria worker at Westview Elementary School. She was a member of the...

Jul 4, 2021

Jerry L. Crocker, Sr., 72, of Converse, SC passed away July 4, 2021. Jerry was born on November 27, 1948 with his twin Terry to their parents, the late Charlie and Elizabeth Finch Crocker. Jerry was predeceased by his loving wife, Carolyn Poole Crocker.

A Spartanburg County native, Jerry was of the Baptist faith and over the...

Jul 3, 2021

Walter Cary Anderson, III of Reidville, SC passed away on July 3, 2021. Son of the late Walter C. Anderson, Jr. and Lucille Benjamin Anderson, Cary is survived by his wife, Kathleen Walker Anderson, their son Joel Cameron Anderson, his wife Layne, and their son Benjamin. Also surviving are two sisters, Celia Anderson, her two daughters and their families,...

Jul 2, 2021

Nancy (Nan) Lee Hill Robertson, age 89, passed away peacefully on July 2, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice House. Nancy was born on May 1, 1932, in Pulaski, TN to the late William Lawson Hill, Sr., and Birdie Lee Roberts Hill. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 63 years, William Wallace Robertson; sister, Mildred Jean...

Jul 1, 2021

Mary Ramey Johnson Nanney Wofford Brady, 93, of Spartanburg, SC, died Thursday, July 1, 2021, at her home. Born April 8, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Albert Benson Johnson Sr. and Hattie Foster Johnson.

A graduate of Converse College, USC-Columbia and Southern Baptist Seminary, Mrs. Brady earned a Master’s Degree in Religious Education as...

Jun 30, 2021

Jordan “Dan” Burton Brock, of Spartanburg, SC died Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at RoseCrest Retirement Community. He was born in St. Louis, MO, to Rudolph Gabriel Brock and Marjorie Todd Brock.

A graduate of the University of Missouri-Rolla with a BS in Electrical Engineering in 1973, Mr. Brock moved to Spartanburg in 1982. He was certified as...

Jun 30, 2021

Catherine “Bug” Foster, 41 of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. She was the wife of Heath Foster, and daughter of Debbie Beach Gibson and Donnie Deal.

Survivors also include her sisters, Amy Phillip and husband, Keith, Donna Hall and husband Rick, Deborah Deal, and Nickey Stepp; step-son, Marqell Owens; two grandchildren; six nieces;...

Jun 28, 2021

Lajuan Newman Floyd, 70, of Spartanburg, SC, died Monday, June 28, 2021 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born July 19, 1950 in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Marvin Lee Newman and Eva Ann King Newman Kirk and widow of William “Bill” Calvin Floyd.

Mrs. Floyd was a retired supervisor at Maytex Knitting Mill...

Jun 28, 2021

William Riley “W. R.” Hughes, 82, of Spartanburg, SC died Monday, June 28, 2021, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born January 8, 1939 in Shelbyville, TN, he was the son of the late Frederick Lee Hughes and Lillie Gay Olive Hughes.

A. U. S. Marine Veteran, Mr. Hughes was a retired welder with Siemens and supervisor with...

Jun 27, 2021

Theodore “Ted” Charles Conrad Jr. passed away peacefully at his home in Spartanburg on the afternoon of Sunday, June 27, 2021, at the age of 84.

He was born on June 25, 1937, to parents Theodore Charles Conrad Sr. and Mary Gilby Conrad in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Myers Park High School, Mars Hill College, and...

Jun 26, 2021

Jeff Lawson, 57, of Spartanburg, SC died Saturday, June 26, 2021 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born August 3, 1963 in Spartanburg, SC he was the son of Bennie Lawson and Diane Curtis Scoggins.

A U.S. Navy veteran, Mr. Lawson was formerly with Water Treatment Services. He was an avid fisherman, played neighborhood basketball, loved to play poker,...

Jun 26, 2021

Logan Bryan Jolly Jr., 94, of Spartanburg, SC died Saturday, June 26, 2021 in San Antonio, TX. Born September 27, 1926 in Cherokee County, he was the son of the late Logan Bryan Jolly Sr. and Vinnie Hammett Jolly.

A U. S. Army Veteran of World War II, Mr. Jolly was a retired crane operator with Chapman’s...

Jun 26, 2021

Norma Jean Dillow Humphrey, 97, of Spartanburg, SC died Saturday, June 26, 2021 at Spartanburg Medical Center – Mary Black Campus. Born December 18, 1923 in McClure, IL, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Robert Dillow and Bess Ida Douglas Dillow and widow of Robert Donald Humphrey.

Mrs. Humphrey was a retired registered nurse and...

Jun 26, 2021

Mary McDuffie Knipfer was welcomed into the arms of Jesus on June 26, 2021 shortly after noon while surrounded by her husband, daughters, and The Rev. Dr. Donald J. Wilton.  It was the end of her four-and-a-half-year battle with cancer during which she willingly demonstrated that Christ’s grace was sufficient for her, and his power was made perfect in...

Jun 25, 2021

John Lee Butler, 57, of Pacolet, SC died Friday, June 25, 2021 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born March 12, 1964 in Fostoria, OH, he was the son of John William Butler of Pacolet, SC and the late Julianne Betzer Butler.

Mr. Butler was formerly employed at the Charles Lee Center and a member of Montgomery Memorial United...

Jun 25, 2021

Jean D. Lamp, 94, of Summit Hills, Spartanburg, SC, passed away Friday, June 25, 2021. Born in Albany NY on November 10, 1926, she was the loving daughter of Joseph Messina and Angela Conde Messina and wife of her beloved husband Vernett R. Lamp.

She graduated from Vincentian Institute, Albany NY, was a Paralegal in the law...

Jun 24, 2021

Infant Kayson D’Mariae Stephens, entered unto earth and heaven Thursday, June 24, 2021. He was the son of Kevin D. Stephens and Tyrisha K. O’Dell.

Kayson is survived by his brother, Kamden Daeshaun Stephens, grandparents, Toga Thompson, Rodney Stephens, Tanisha Brownlee, and Richard O’Dell; great-grandparents, Dwight Brownlee and Judy Brownlee, and great-grandmother, Brenda Fain.

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