Obituaries
Candace Elaine Bright
Feb 18, 2018
Candace E. Bright Woodruff, SC. Candace Elaine Bright, 50, loving daughter of Don Bright of Roebuck and the late Frieda O’Shields and Step-Mother Margaret Bright, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, February 18, 2018 at her home with her uncle Fred McFall. Born September 27, 1967 in Spartanburg, Candace was a people person and loved everyone. She also...
Wanda Ponder Snyder
Feb 16, 2018
Wanda P. Snyder Spartanburg, SC. Wanda Ponder Snyder, 75, passed away Friday, February 16, 2018 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born April 7, 1942 in Spartanburg, she was a daughter of the late George Wilson Ponder and Mary Lou Littlefield Ponder. She was retired from Sears Parts and Services and a member of Mt Lebanon Baptist Church in Buffalo, SC. Surviving...
Buck Davis
Feb 15, 2018
Buck Davis Campobello, SC. Russell “Buck” Wayne Davis, 96, widower of Doris Davis of Strickland Road formerly of Chesnee, passed away peacefully Thursday, February 15, 2018 at his home. Born June 5, 1921 in Mooresboro, NC., he was the son of the late Pratt Davis. He was a former Postmaster with the Deland, FL. Post Office, a U.S. Air Force...
Samuel Shields
Feb 11, 2018
Samuel Shields Jr. Chesnee, SC Samuel Shields Jr. 48, of Narrow Bridge Road passed away, Sunday, February 11, 2018 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born July 9, 1969 in Spartanburg he was a son of Samuel Shields Sr. of Chesnee and Peggy Ann White Fortner of Spartanburg. Surviving in addition to his parents are his daughter, Bailey Louise Shields of Mayo;...
Joe Denver Blanton
Feb 8, 2018
Joe D. Blanton Chesnee, SC. Joe Denver Blanton, 77, loving husband of Mary Johnson Blanton of Mossburg Rd. passed away peacefully Thursday, February 8, 2018 at his home. Born May 15, 1940 in Spartanburg County, he was a son of the late William Grady Blanton and Edna Caroline Willis Blanton. He was retired after 37 years from Spartan Mills and...
James Edward Griffin
Feb 6, 2018
James E. Griffin Chesnee, SC. James Edward Griffin, 77, passed away peacefully Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at Valley Falls Terrace. Born September 16, 1940 in Spartanburg County, he was a son of the late Jones Griffin and Bertha Dillard Griffin. Mr. Griffin was a retired Weaver after 35 years with Spartan Mills, he was a lover of children and was...
Jon Mark Lyons
Jan 29, 2018
Jon M. Lyons Gaffney, SC. Jon M. Lyons, 43, of 301 Frye Road died Tuesday, January 30, 2018. Born November 17, 1973 in Erie, PA., he was the son of the late Bonnie Lee Lyons DeHass. Surviving in addition to his father is his fiancée, Heather Butler; sons, Andrew Skarzenski, Michael R. Lyons, Jesse Lyons; daughters, Emily Hall, Alex Hall;...
Allison Daye Hoy
Jan 25, 2018
Allison Daye Hoy Boiling Springs, SC Allison Daye Hoy, 17, of Boiling Springs, passed away on Thursday, January 25, 2018, after a courageous and spirited year-long battle with Burkitt’s Leukemia. Alli was born in Spartanburg on November 30, 2000. She was the daughter of Kristen Hoy of Boiling Springs and William and Jennifer Hoy of Spartanburg. Left to cherish loving...
Lois Puckett
Jan 21, 2018
Lois Puckett Chesnee, SC. Alma Lois Puckett, 59, wife of 30 years to Edward L. Puckett passed away Sunday, January 21, 2018 at her home. Born April 26, 1958 in Spartanburg, she was a daughter of the late Jay Spake and Ethel Cartee Spake. Mrs. Puckett was Registered Nurse and retired Carpet Manufacturer for Peeler Rug Company and of the...
Estelle Blackwell Gowan
Jan 15, 2018
Estelle B. Gowan Chesnee, SC. Estelle Blackwell Gowan, 85, of Chesnee passed away Monday, January 15, 2018 at her home. Born March 15, 1932 in in Rutherfordton, NC., she was a daughter of the late Fred Blackwell and Dovie Hutchins Blackwell. She was a retired CNA from Magnolia Place and was a member of Alverson Grove Baptist Church. Surviving is...
Margaret Ricks Calloway
Jan 14, 2018
Margaret J. Calloway Chesnee, SC. Margaret Jean Ricks Calloway, 64, widow of Charles “Mike” Calloway passed away, Sunday, January 14, 2018 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born February 25, 1953 in Avery County, NC., she was a daughter of the late Thetus Wesley Ricks and Mary Estelle Ollis Ricks. She was a retired Registered Nurse from Spartanburg Medical Center and was...
Byron Nathan Blackwell
Jan 10, 2018
Byron N. Blackwell Mayo, SC. Byron Nathan Blackwell, 82, husband of Virginia Howard Washington of Chesnee Hwy. passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at his home. Born April 1, 1935 in Rutherford County, NC., he was a son of the late Grove N. Blackwell and Lula Mae Blackwell. He was the owner/operator for Cooley Springs Heating and Air for 35...
Heyward Lee Henderson
Jan 9, 2018
Heyward L. Henderson Chesnee, SC. Heyward Lee Henderson, 77, husband of Maryruth Conner Henderson passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at his home. Born April 20, 1940 in Spartanburg, he was a son of the late Osier Henderson and Rachael Thompson Henderson. He was an owner/operator of a Auto Body Shop and retired from Kohler. He was a member of...
Allison Gosnell Parris
Jan 9, 2018
Allison G. Parris Mayo, SC. Allison Gosnell Parris, 59, wife of Charlie Parris went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born August 15, 1958 in Spartanburg County, she was a daughter of the late Dean Gosnell and Jean Camp Gosnell. She was a Dental Receptionist for Dr. William D. Stewart DMD and...
Travis Keith Cromer
Jan 6, 2018
Travis K. Cromer Pacolet, SC. Travis Keith Cromer,38, of Chapman Road passed away Saturday, January 6, 2017. Born February 13, 1979 in Spartanburg, he was a son of Ricky Lee Cromer (Debra) of Pacolet, Patricia Ann Gates Owensby of Spartanburg, and as well as Ruby Cromer of Spartanburg. He was a construction worker with Robbins Morton and of the Baptist...
Jackie Blackwell
Jan 2, 2018
Jackie Blackwell Chesnee, SC. Jacqueline “Jackie” Mellichamp Blackwell, 80, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born October 19, 1937 in Ft. Sheridan, Ill., she was a daughter of the late Paul Kenneth Mellichamp and Mattie Lou Blitch Mellichamp. She was a retired supervisor for Progress Lighting and a faithful member of...
Denise Ann Brognano
Jan 1, 2018
Denise Ann Brognano Chesnee, SC. Denise Ann Brognano, 60, of Chesnee passed away Monday, January 1, 2018 at Spartanburg Medical Center. Born January 23, 1957 in Brooklyn, NY., she was a daughter of the late Joseph Brognano and Yolanda Calemine Brognano. She was a Victim’s Advocate for the Safe Homes Rape Crisis Coalition and a member of St. Paul The...
Anthony Rogers
Dec 30, 2017
Anthony Rogers Sr. Boiling Springs, SC. Anthony Rogers Sr., 67, of Alpine Trail died Saturday, December 30, 2017 at his residence. Born October 6, 1950 in Dartmouth, MA., he was a son of Lillian Rogers of Spartanburg and the late William Rogers. Mr. Rogers was a former Heavy Equipment Operator, a Truck Driver and a U.S. Army Veteran. Surviving in...
Hunter Hammett
Dec 30, 2017
Hunter Hammett Fairforest, SC. Mr. John Hunter Hammett, age 89 of Fairforest, passed away on December 30 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home following a brief illness. He was born on June 14, 1928 in Cannons Campground to the late Charlie Lloyd Hammett and Ruth Garrett Hammett. He was a graduate of Spartanburg High School and served in the US Army...
Ralph Victor Owens
Dec 27, 2017
Ralph V. Owens Sr. Pacolet, SC. Ralph Victor Owens Sr., 87, of River Ridge Road, widower of Patsy Casey Owens, died Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at his home. Born December 3, 1930 in Union County, he was a son of the late Wilson V. Owens and Sarah Etta Sprouse Owens. He was a retired Auto Mechanic with Cotton Owens Enterprises,...
