Obituaries
Ned Gary Blackwood
Mar 25, 2020
Ned G. Blackwood Spartanburg, SC. Ned Gary Blackwood, 66, husband of Frankie Blackwood passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at Henderson County Community Hospital in Lexington, TN. Born June 8, 1953 in Gastonia, NC., he was the son of the late Gary Albert Blackwood and Barbara Ann Morrison Ray. He was employed by Turner Trucking Company, of the Baptist faith...
Clayton Perry Powell
Mar 20, 2020
Clayton P. Powell Lake Murray, SC. Clayton Perry Powell, 88, of Lake Murray, formerly of Spartanburg passed away Friday, March 20, 2020 at his home. Born June 26, 1931 in Rutherford County, NC, he was a son of the late Jesse M. Powell and Bertie Marie Stacy Powell. Mr. Powell graduated with his Bachelor’s Degree from Southwestern State University in...
Mary Walker Mahaffey
Mar 5, 2020
Mary W. Mahaffey Chesnee, SC. Mary Walker Mahaffey, 83, widow of Eugene Mahaffey passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Regional Hospice Home. Born August 10, 1936 in Spartanburg County, she was a daughter of the late Clark Walker and Nellie Humphries Walker. She was a member of Southside Baptist Church and a homemaker. Surviving are daughters, Barbara Hames and...
Linda Smith Lamb
Feb 23, 2020
Linda S. Lamb Rutherfordton, NC. Linda Smith Lamb, 72, wife of Werner Lamb, formerly of Chesnee, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, February 23, 2020 at her residence. Born November 14, 1947 in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late James Willis Smith and Guynema Cudd Smith. She was a member of New Vision Baptist Church...
Buster Junior Hall
Feb 22, 2020
Buster J. Hall Inman, SC. Buster Junior Hall, 52, of Island Ford Road passed away Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born September 5, 1967 in Spartanburg, he was a son of Daisy McKelvey Hall of Inman and the late Eulas Hall Jr. He was a former construction worker and of the Baptist faith. Surviving in addition to...
Hans Rudolph Roellin
Feb 16, 2020
Hans Roellin Boiling Springs, SC. Hans Rudolph Roellin, 86, husband of Gertrud Roellin, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2020, at his Boiling Springs Home. He was born April 9, 1933, in Switzerland, to the late Johann Leo and Barbara Elsener Roellin. In his working years, Hans had been a mechanical engineer working for various companies specializing in plastics. Survivors include...
Elisey Mikhailovich Tarasenko
Feb 11, 2020
Elisey Mikhailovich Tarasenko Woodruff, SC. Elisey Mikhailovich Tarasenko, 38, husband of Tatyana and father of Matthew, Daniel, Eric, Ronan and Izabella, all of Woodruff, passed away on Tuesday, February 11th, from injuries sustained in a single car collision. Elisey was born on June 3, 1981, in the Ukraine, to Michail and Tatyana Pronyakina Tarasenko. He was a high school graduate,...
Hazel Marie Emory
Feb 9, 2020
Hazel Emory Mayo, SC. Hazel Emory, 77, passed away Sunday, February 9, 2020 at her home. Born October 15, 1942 in Spartanburg County, she was a daughter of the late Thad D. Emory and Irene Champion Emory. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Mayo. Surviving are her sisters, Kay Emory, Nellie Emory all of Mayo; brother, Donald...
Iris M. Collins
Feb 3, 2020
Iris Collins Chesnee, SC. Iris M. Collins, 87, passed away Monday, February 3, 2020 in her Chesnee home surrounded by her family. Iris was born on July 10, 1932, in Alpena, Michigan, to Edward and Ada Lemster Precour. She resided in Chesnee the past 30 years and was employed as a cook at the Bantam Chef restaurant. She was also...
Iris Martines
Jan 31, 2020
Iris F. Martines Columbus, NC. Iris Freida Martines, 95, of Johnson Road passed away Friday, January 31, 2020 at her home. Born May 12, 1924 in Drayton, SC., she was a daughter of the late Benjamin A. Martines and Clara Lewis Martines and was a member of Melvin Hill Church of the Brethren. Surviving are her children, Deborah Martines-Cates of...
Mary Helen Berry
Jan 29, 2020
Mary H. Berry Chesnee, SC. Mary Helen Berry, 82, wife of 42 years to Carl Wayne Berry passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at Regional Hospice Home. Born March 25, 1937 in Rutherfordton, NC., she was a daughter of the late Charlie Ruff and Nettie West Ruff. She was a retired Seamstress and a member of Broad River Baptist Church....
Joseph Samuel Sanford
Jan 22, 2020
Joseph S. Sanford Glendale, SC. Joseph Samuel Sanford, 71, husband of Wanda Davis Sanford passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at his home. Born November 7, 1948 in Glendale, he was a son of the late Samuel Sanford and Virgie Lou Burton Sanford. He was a former Fork Lift Driver with Exopack and a member of Bethesda Baptist Church. Surviving...
Teddy Dale Upchurch
Jan 19, 2020
Teddy Dale Upchurch Gaffney, SC. Teddy Dale Upchurch, 45, husband of Susan Black Upchurch passed away Sunday, January 19, 2020 at his home. Born September 7, 1974 in Gaffney, he was a son of Mary Buff Upchurch of Mooresboro and Roger Upchurch and “Step Mom” Renee of Gaffney and his “Ma” Theresa Cash of Gaffney Surviving in addition to his...
Jeannine O'Brien Brooks
Jan 19, 2020
Jeannine O. Brooks Boiling Springs, SC. Jacqueline Jeannine O’Brien Brooks, 86, widow of Paul Brooks passed away Sunday, January 19, 2020 at her home. Born August 14, 1933 in Spartanburg, she was a daughter of the late William Powell Sellers and Myrtle Hazel O’Brien. She was a retired textile worker with Raycord and a member of Southside Baptist Church of...
John William Kay
Jan 15, 2020
John W. Kay Jr. Taylors, SC. John William Kay Jr., 66, husband of Laurie Cates Kay went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital, Downtown. Born June 20, 1953 in Demorest, GA., he was the son of the late John William Kay Sr. and Betty Gastley Kay. He was a graduate of Lower...
David Owen Remington
Jan 13, 2020
David Owen Remington, 84 years, husband of Lori G. Harrington Remington, passed away in his Chesnee, South Carolina, home the evening of Monday, January 13, 2020, after a prolonged illness. David was born on October 9, 1935, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to the late Owen Joseph and Florence Lehman Remington. A Celebration of Life will be held from 3:00 until 5:00...
Betty Jean Smalley
Jan 11, 2020
Betty Jean Smalley, 82 years, passed away in the early morning hours of Saturday, January 11, 2020, in Spartanburg Regional Hospice House. She was born on December 17, 1937, in Spartanburg, to the late Charlie Haskell and Callie Mae Dillard Brannon. She was a lifelong resident, a member of Mountain View Baptist Church in Cowpens and a Day Care Provider...
William Curtis "Junior" Wilson
Jan 6, 2020
Junior Wilson Rutherfordton, NC. William Curtis “Junior” Wilson, 76, husband of 31 years to Sylvia Diane Wilson, passed away Monday, January 6, 2020 at The Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville. Born February 10, 1943 in Rutherford County, he was a son of the late Curtis L. Wilson and Lillie McCraw Wilson. He was retired from the United States...
Roney (Ron) Leon Jolley
Jan 3, 2020
Roney “Ron” Jolley Chesnee, SC. Roney “Ron” Leon Jolley, 78, husband of 52 years to Sandra Jolley passed away Friday, January 3, 2020 at his home. Born October 25, 1941 in Spartanburg, he was a son of the late Willie Carroll Jolley and Naomi Pauline Dillinger Jolley. He was the owner of Ron’s Welding Service for 20 years and was...
Bonnie Cox
Jan 2, 2020
Bonnie Jane Cox Spartanburg, SC Bonnie Jane Cox, 68, passed away Thursday, January 2, 2020 at Regional Hospice Home. Born February 24, 1951 in Spartanburg, she was a daughter of the late John Murphy Lawson and Sarah Kathleen Sigmon Lawson. She was a graduate of Dorman High School and was an Accountant with Converse College for 11 years. Surviving are...
