Local Spartanburg, South Carolina Obituaries
Jim "Firecracker" Nodine
Aug 12, 2024
Jim “Firecracker” Nodine, 84, of Roebuck, SC passed away on Monday, August 12, 2024. He was born in Spartanburg on June 7, 1940 to the late Grady William and Corinne Parsons Nodine.
A veteran of the United States Air Force, Jim was a diesel mechanic. This training and his love of traveling led him to become a truck driver. He worked...
Sheila Fowler Byrd
Aug 11, 2024
Sheila Fowler Byrd of Spartanburg, SC passed away Sunday, August 11, 2024 at the age of 56. She was born on June 12 ,1968 to the late Gilbert Bernard and Betty Hatchette Fowler.
Sheila was born in Spartanburg and her family moved to Albemarle, NC, where she graduated from West Stanly High School in Oakboro, NC. She was in the finance...
Nicolas Alexander Huntley
Aug 6, 2024
On the evening of August 6, 2024, the world lost a beautiful soul far too soon. Nicolas Alexander Huntley, known affectionately as Nick, was just 19 years old when he was tragically taken from us due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Nick was born in Columbia, SC, lived in Lexington, KY for many of his formative years and...
John Gregory Mileski
Aug 6, 2024
John Gregory Mileski, 73, widower of the late Roberta Micheline Rodkey Mileski, died Tuesday, August 6, 2024.
He was born on February 21, 1951 to the late Leo J. and Anna F. Mileski. John was a devoted family man and servant of the Lord, and a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, ELCA.
John is survived by his son, Gregory Mileski (Jennifer)...
Kathleen Anne Johnson
Aug 4, 2024
Kathleen Anne Johnson of Roebuck, SC, passed away peacefully at her home on August 4, 2024, surrounded by her loving family.
Kathy was born in October 1964 at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio. She is the fourth child of Ruby and John Eldridge, both of whom preceded her in death. Also preceding her in death are her two brothers,...
Geraldine Pool Brock
Aug 1, 2024
Geraldine “Gerry” Pool Brock of Spartanburg, SC passed away on Thursday, August 1, 2024 at the age of 85. She was born February 3, 1939 in LaGrange, GA to the late Pauline Dughi and Paul Jerman Pool.
Gerry was a graduate of Spartan High School. She spent most of her years as a homemaker, caring for her children and grandchildren. She...
Samuel David Bagwell
Jul 28, 2024
Samuel “David” Bagwell of Spartanburg, SC passed away on Sunday, July 28, 2024 at the age of 77. He was born in Greenville, SC to the late Susie Whitt and Stancil Oscar Bagwell.
A 1965 graduate of Hillcrest High School, David attended the University of South Carolina. He became a systems analyst, eventually earning the title of Director of Computer Services...
Thea Loeu
Jul 26, 2024
Thea Loeu,71, of Boiling Springs, SC, passed away on July 26th, 2024, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.
She is survived by her husband, two sons, two daughters, and many grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, August 3rd, 2024, 12:00 PM, at the J.M. Dunbar Funeral Home, 690 Southport Rd. Roebuck, SC 29376.
Samuel Peter Forry
Jul 25, 2024
Samuel Peter Forry, 72, passed away Thursday, July 25, 2024 after an extended illness. Sam was born May 11, 1952, a native of Indiana and the son of the late Phyllis Hadden Forry and Fred Frank Forry. He was predeceased by his brothers, Robert Forry and Frank Forry.
Sam was a graduate of Spartanburg High School and East Tennessee State University....
Harold Dean Culberson
Jul 24, 2024
Harold Dean Culberson, 67, of Spartanburg, SC passed away on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. He was born in North Carolina on October 9, 1956 to the late Wayne and Gladys Culberson.
After earning a bachelor’s degree, Harold went on to become an engineer with Hubbell Lighting.
He leaves behind his wife, Kathy Bledsoe Culberson.
Services will be private.
Janice Virginia McBee
Jul 23, 2024
Janice Virginia McBee went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 7:00 pm, within the wonderful care of the Spartanburg Regional Hospice House, aftering battling a long illness.
A lifetime resident of Spartanburg, she was born April 13, 1962 to the late Calvin Ray and Bonnie Louise Guy Turner. Janice was predeceased by her husband, Dale...
Herbert Daniel Weiss
Jul 22, 2024
Herbert Daniel Weiss, 82, of Moore, South Carolina passed quietly and peacefully in his sleep on Monday July 22, 2024 after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Herb was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin on June 3rd, 1942 to the late Herbert and Olga (Smerke) Weiss.
Herb was a member of the last graduating class of Sheboygan’s Central High School in 1960....
Hobson Wayne Hornbuckle
Jul 21, 2024
Hobson “Wayne” Hornbuckle, Sr. of Moore, SC passed away Sunday, July 21, 2024 at the age of 85. He was born in Bessemer, AL on October 24, 1938 to the late Hayne and Grace Blake Hornbuckle.
Wayne graduated from Auburn University with a bachelor’s degree in building construction. He went on to become the Chief Estimator for Beers Skanska Inc., one...
Francis Lee File
Jul 20, 2024
Francis (Choc) File, 94 years old, passed away Saturday, July 20th, after a brief illness. He was surrounded by family in his last hours but even at 94 he was taken from us much too soon. He faced complications from an injury and, due to other health issues, was unable to endure the necessary procedures to get well.
Francis was born...
Elizabeth Gayle Eagle Crabtree
Jul 19, 2024
Elizabeth Gayle Eagle Crabtree is now with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ after passing from this world on Friday, July 19, 2024, following a long and brave battle with cancer. Gayle was born December 3, 1951 in Salisbury, NC. She was the daughter of the late Kenneth Lee Eagle, Sr. and Elizabeth Weisner Eagle Merritt.
Gayle was a 1969 graduate...
Mark Allen Beeler
Jul 13, 2024
Mark Allen Beeler of Spartanburg, SC passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2024 at the age of 68. He was born in Gary, IN to the late Allen Beeler and Mae Louise Hoover Beeler.
After attending Lew Wallace High School, Mark went on to earn a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering and Supervision from Purdue University and a Master of Project Management...
John Alan Schwartz
Jul 10, 2024
John Alan Schwartz, age 90, of Spartanburg, died Wednesday afternoon, July 10, 2024, in his home, surrounded by his family.
John was born June 27, 1934, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of George Adam and Jane Addams (Varshay) Schwartz. On November 24, 1956, he married his college sweetheart Laura Jane Krueger in Malden, Massachusetts. Laura preceded him in death on...
Brenda Jean Kuykendall
Jul 8, 2024
Brenda Jean Kuykendall (77) of Spartanburg, SC saw her Savior face to face in the early hours of July 8th after a courageous earthly battle with pancreatic cancer. Brenda was born in Asheville, NC to the late Lawrence and Ruth Lindsey. As a young adult, she moved to Andrews, NC where she lived for 17 years before returning to Asheville....
William "Newton" Foster, Sr.
Jul 6, 2024
William “Newton” Foster, Sr. of Pauline, SC passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2024 at the age of 67. He was born in Spartanburg on August 18, 1956 to the late Carl and Emmie Tucker Foster.
Newton was a hardworking outdoorsman. He loved hunting, especially deer. He was a butcher and welder by trade. Newton was talented, making his own bushhog...
Brenda Gayle Mintz Burrell
Jul 5, 2024
Brenda Gayle Mintz Burrell, beloved wife, mother, daughter, grandmother, and friend to many, passed away Friday, July 5th, 2024, in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Brenda was born May 20th, 1946, in Spartanburg to Frank Montague and Ruby Quinton Mintz. Brenda is predeceased by Paul Howard Burrell, husband of 42 years. Together they parented three beautiful daughters; Tammy Michelle (Scott Dover), Debbie...