Obituaries
Violet Elaine Jennings
Nov 10, 2023
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Violet Elaine Jennings, 75, of Spartanburg SC passed away peacefully on November 10, 2023.
She was born in Spartanburg on November 21, 1947 to Ruth and Leonard Troxell, married the love of her life, Johnny Jennings in 1965.
She was predeceased in death by sister Geraldene McAbee and a brother Gene Troxell and is...
Patrick Ellis Shell
Nov 9, 2023
Patrick E. Shell
Inman, SC.
Patrick Ellis Shell, 82, husband of Shirley Wyatt Shell, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, November 9, 2023 at his home.
Born June 13, 1941 in Spartanburg County, he was a son of the late Samuel Patrick Shell and Coreba Woolen Shell. He was a retired United States Navy veteran and...
JoAnn A. Davenport
Nov 9, 2023
JoAnn A. Davenport
Inman, SC.
JoAnn Agnes Davenport, 88, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, November 9, 2023 at Spartanburg Medical Center.
Born August 25, 1935 in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Roland Atkins and Mae Sue Blake Atkins. She was formerly employed with Borden Snacks and a member of Orchard Street Baptist...
Mary Burnside Salvona
Nov 9, 2023
Mary Burnside Salvona, 81 years, passed away the early evening hours of November 9, 2023, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice House. She was born on March 8, 1942, in Edinburgh, Scotland, to the late David Lawrence and Mary Burnside Scott. She resided in Spartanburg the past 48 years and was of the Methodist faith. In her working years, she was a...
Eric Eugene Lazurick
Nov 4, 2023
Eric E. Lazurick
Cowpens, SC.
On Saturday, November 4th, 2023, Eric Eugene Lazurick passed away at his home in Cowpens, SC. He was born on July 31st, 1981 in Spartanburg, SC to his mother Linda Lazurick (Step Father Steve McKnight) and father Horace Lazurick.Eric was preceded in death by his grandmother Louise Splawn, grandfather John Splawn and uncle Albert Splawn...
David Wayne DuRocher
Nov 3, 2023
David Wayne DuRocher
Chesnee, SC.
David Wayne DuRocher, 73, widower of Juanita Carden DuRocher, passed away Friday, November 3, 2023, at Regional Hospice Home.
Born October 22, 1950 in Louisville, Kentucky, he was a son of the late Herman David Brock and Ruth Elizabeth Robinson Brock. He was a consultant/auditor for pharmaceutical companies to make sure they were...
Luther Hinton Wood
Nov 3, 2023
Luther H. Wood
Mayo, SC.
Luther Hinton Wood, 92, husband of Phyllis Blain Wood, went home to be with the Lord, Friday November 3, 2023 at his home.
Born January 31, 1931 in Gainesville, Georgia, he was a son of the late Jesse Wood and Eunice Ward Wood. He was a retired Welder with Norfolk Southern Railroad, served...
Todd Travis Blake
Nov 3, 2023
Todd T. Blake
Mayo, SC.
Todd Travis Blake, 56, husband of Emily Bennett Blake, passed away Friday, November 3, 2023 at Cherokee Medical Center.
Born February 10, 1967 in Spartanburg, he was a son of Ruth Tucker Blake of Inman and the late Kenneth Blake and was a former Service Technician.
Surviving in addition to his wife...
Patricia Ann Turner
Oct 31, 2023
Chesnee, South Carolina
Patricia Ann Turner
Patricia Ann Turner, 75 years, widow of Harry Enos Turner, passed away the morning of Tuesday, October 31, 2023, in her Chesnee home after a long illness. She was on born March 18, 1948, in Ventura, California, to the late Wayman Underwood and Ruth Henderson Underwood. At the age of 13, she and her...
Katie Sue Thrift
Oct 26, 2023
Katie S. Thrift
Mayo, SC.
Katie Sue Morrow Thrift, 89, widow of George Richard Thrift Sr., went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, October 26, 2023 at her daughter’s home.
Born January 27, 1934 in Rutherfordton, NC., she was a daughter of the late Ulus Morrow and Nannie Towery Morrow. She was retired from Progress Lighting...
Jack Crocker
Oct 24, 2023
Jack Crocker
Mayo, SC.
Jack Crocker, 88, widower of Genevieve “Jennie” Lewis Crocker, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, October 24, 2023 surrounded by his loving family.
Born February 2, 1935 in Cherokee Springs, he was a son of the late David Hayes Crocker and Mollie Cantrell Crocker. He retired after 35 years from Carolina Freight...
Wilborn Waddie Hudson, Jr.
Oct 23, 2023
Wilborn W. Hudson Jr.
Chesnee, SC.
Wilborn Waddie Hudson Jr., 79, husband of Rose Lillian Smalley Hudson, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, October 23, 2023 at Spartanburg Medical Center.
Born June 5, 1944 in Greer, he was a son of the late Waddie William Hudson and Bessie Bishop Hudson. He was retired as a Loom...
Grady G. Jones
Oct 19, 2023
Grady G. Jones
Spartanburg, SC.
Grady G. Jones, 93, husband of 72 years to Margie Mathis Jones, passed away Thursday, October 19, 2023 at White Oak Estates.
Born April 17, 1930 in Gaffney, SC., he was a son of the late Francis R. Jones and Nora Reynolds Jones. He was retired from Hoechst Celanese and was a member...
Wesley J.D. Gossett
Oct 15, 2023
Wesley J.D. Gossett
Chesnee, SC.
Wesley James Daniel Gossett, 6, went home to be in the arms of Jesus, Sunday, October 15, 2023 at Greenville Memorial Hospital.
Born November 17, 2016 in Spartanburg, he was the son of Tiffen “T.J.” Gossett and Hollie Bright Gossett. Wesley was a first-grade student at Chesnee Elementary School. He loved all Super...
Mary Pauline Lawter
Oct 12, 2023
Mary "Pauline" Lawter, widow of Roosevelt Lawter, passed away early in the morning on Thursday, October 12, 2023, in her Cowpens home. She was born on September 9, 1930, to the late Summie Lee and Pearl Humphris Scruggs. She was a homemaker her adult life and was a member at Buck Creek Baptist Church.
Survivors include her son, Wesley Dale...
Robin Lorraine Lassiter
Oct 11, 2023
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Robin Lorraine Lassiter, 53 years, daughter of Robert Reid and Merle Elizabeth "Libby" Johnson, passed away the morning of Wednesday, October 11, 2023, at Spartanburg Medical Center. She was born in Camden, South Carolina on July 28, 1970. She graduated from Chesnee High School, Class of 1988 and then studied at Spartanburg Methodist College. She worked for...
Carl William Walker
Oct 10, 2023
Chesnee, South Carolina
Carl William Walker, 68 years, passed away the afternoon of Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at Spartanburg Medical Center, Mary Black Campus after an illness. He was born on February 23, 1955, in Henrietta, North Carolina, to the late Carl Walker and Eloise Splawn Gunter. He was a high school graduate of Chase High School in Rutherfordton. He...
Michele C McKinney
Oct 9, 2023
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Michele Zito McKinney, 70 years, widow of Robert C. McKinney (2020), passed away the morning of October 9, 2023, at Spartanaburg Regional Hospice home after a prolonged illness. She was born in Clifton, New Jersey, on July 23, 1953, to the late William J. and Nellie Dimsdale Zito. She was educated in Clifton and was a graduate...
Marvin Allen Walker
Oct 9, 2023
Marvin A. Walker
Chesnee, SC.
Marvin Allen Walker, 85, husband of Gail Butler Walker, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, October 9, 2023 at Lakewood Assisted Living
Born August 1, 1938 in Mill Spring, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Samuel Edgar Walker and Nannie Huntsinger Walker. He was a retired District...
Marsha Ann Glasson Chitwood Carter
Oct 3, 2023
Marsha A. Carter
Boiling Springs, SC.
Marsha Ann Glasson Chitwood Carter, 84, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at her home surrounded by her loving family.
Born August 1, 1939 in Spartanburg County, she was a daughter of the late William Edward Glasson and Lena Alma Barnett Glasson. She was a former...
