Local Spartanburg, South Carolina Obituaries
Hampton Lamar Parris, Jr.
Mar 27, 2024
Hampton Lamar Parris, Jr., fondly known as Junior, passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at the age of 72. He was born in Spartanburg, SC on February 6, 1952 a son of the late Jo Ann Godfrey and Hampton Lamar Parris, Sr. Junior was a member of LifeSpring Church, formerly known as Park Hills Church of God. He retired from...
Ashley Marie Varholy Mason
Mar 26, 2024
Ashley Marie Varholy Mason, 30, of Spartanburg, SC passed away on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Born on July 14, 1993, in Greenville, SC, Ashley's impact on those around her was immeasurable.Having graduated from Blue Ridge High School in 2011 and attended Greenville Technical College, Ashley was always eager to learn and grow both personally and professionally. Ashley's journey in life...
Gwen Tootle Howell
Mar 25, 2024
Gwen Tootle Howell joined the love of her long and beautiful life, Louis Peyton Howell, on March 25, 2024.She entered heaven in the hands of her three children, Lyn Howell, Sully Howell Beckham (Gordon), and Louis Peyton Howell, Jr. (Alice). She was born a gracious southern lady in Savannah, Georgia on September 22, 1933, to Malcolm Ernest Tootle and Merle...
Ernesto Antonio Mazzella
Mar 23, 2024
Ernie was born in Bronx, New York to the parents of Luisa and Salvatore Mazzella.He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Gaetano Mazzella, and a sister, Mary Calise. He was survived by his five children, Salvatore Mazzella, Dominick Mazzella, Ernesto Mazzella. Jr., Annie Messina, and Gus Mazzella; six grandchildren; a sister, Sylvia Sandolo; and Maryanne Gutowski, the...
Janet Kay Brown Morriss
Mar 23, 2024
Janet Kay Brown was born in Decatur, Indiana on August 19, 1950 to Carl Francis Brown and Doris Katherine McBarnes. Her small family moved to New Port Richey, Florida where she became a Licensed Practical Nurse. Here she met and married Jerry Dean Morriss. Later, Janet became a Registered Nurse and served as the nurse supervisor over the coronary and...
Joe S. Jenkins
Mar 21, 2024
Joe S. Jenkins, 86, passed away peacefully March 21, 2024. He was the son of the late Robert M. Jenkins and Betty S. Crowley. Joe is survived by his wife of 48 years, Donna J. Jenkins; daughter, Susan J. Jeffords (Loy); son, Stephen M. Jenkins (Vicki); and five grandchildren, Hollace Jeffords (Derek), Lawton Jeffords (Katy), Celia Jeffords, Madeleine Zych (Shayne), and...
Janice Reeves Newlin
Mar 19, 2024
Janice Reeves Newlin of Spartanburg, SC, passed away peacefully on ¬¬¬March 19, 2024, at the age of 79 after a short battle with cancer, joining her husband, David, who departed this world on July 3, 2023. Janice was born on January 15, 1945, in Luthersville, GA, she was the 11th of 13 children to the late Luther Alton Reeves and...
Herbert Houston Gossett
Mar 19, 2024
Houston “Fats” Gossett, 87, passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Born April 26, 1936 to the late Leo and Elizabeth Gossett, he was raised in Roebuck, SC. Houston was married to the late Patricia Painter Gossett, and together they established their home in Crawford Circle, Fairforest, SC. A 1957 graduate of Roebuck High School, Houston was renowned as a...
Shelby Hughes Boyce
Mar 16, 2024
Shelby Hughes Boyce, age 88, wife of Thomas Edward Boyce, Sr., died on Saturday, March 16, 2024. She grew up in South Carolina and was the daughter of the late W. Clyde and Ola Mae R. Hughes. Mrs. Boyce was an active member of St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church, where she formerly served as President of the Episcopal Church Women, member of...
John Thomas Tatham
Mar 13, 2024
John Thomas Tatham, 85, died March 13th after a battle with lung cancer and heart disease. Born March 4, 1939 in Canton North Carolina, he was the son of Leamon John Tatham and Tula Cogburn Tatham. A 1957 graduate of Canton High School, he earned a bachelor’s degree at Western Carolina University in Math and Business. His career in textiles...
Jack Cecil Bailey
Mar 12, 2024
Jack Cecil Bailey, 80, of Greenwood, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Jack was born on January 15, 1944 to Richard D. and Lillian T. Bailey of Poplar Springs, SC. On July 2, 1962, he married the love of his life, Brenda J. Bailey, and they shared 53 happy years together before her passing in...
Edmund Eugene Campion
Mar 8, 2024
Edmund Eugene Campion, 65, of Moore, SC, passed away Friday, March 8, 2024. He was born in Louisville, KY on April 12, 1958, to the late Joseph and Frances Vessels Campion. A graduate of the University of Louisville, Ed had a love for the written word and was an avid reader. He found great joy in studying literature and writing...
Cleopatra Psaltis Burrows
Mar 7, 2024
Cleopatra (Claire) Psaltis Burrows, aged 87, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away on March 7th, 2024. She was born on September 25th, 1936, in Yonkers, NY, to the late Andrew George Psaltis and Margaret Baiersdorfer Psaltis. Cleo dedicated over twenty years of her life as an elementary school teacher at West Haverstraw Elementary in Rockland County, NY. A resilient and loving...
Brian Alex Landry
Mar 4, 2024
Brian Alex Landry, age 69, of Spartanburg, SC passed away on Monday, March 4, 2024. He was born in Lowell, MA on June 9, 1954 to the late Leo Emile and Pauline Diette Landry. A graduate of Lowell High School, Brian and family moved to Spartanburg SC in 1993. His loving heart was shared with family and friends. Brian enjoyed...
Freddie Elwood Payne
Mar 1, 2024
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Freddie Elwood Payne, affectionately known as Fred, aged 85, of Roebuck, SC. He peacefully departed this world on March 1, 2024, surrounded by his loving family, after a brief yet courageous battle with cancer. Fred was born June 6, 1938, in Cherry Run, WV, to parents Floyd Edward Payne...
Timmie Stapleton
Mar 1, 2024
Timmie Stapleton, age 72, of Chesnee, SC passed away on Friday, March 1, 2024. Born on March 13, 1951, she was the youngest daughter of the late James Monroe and Hester Duncan Lovinggood. Born in Spartanburg, Timmie graduated from Dorman High School. She enrolled in Spartanburg General Hospital School of Nursing and then became a valued nurse in the Spartanburg...
David Leon Jennings
Feb 29, 2024
David Jennings, 63, of Spartanburg, entered into eternal rest on February 29th, 2024 at Spartanburg Medical Center. He lived a fearless life of skydiving and racing cars. He never let his health issues slow him down. David is survived by his mother, Sylvia Jennings, a sister; Teresa Bell, two brothers; Jeff Jennings and Warren Richards (Kim), a nephew; Zach Richards,...
Walter Bazil Mathes, Jr.
Feb 28, 2024
Walter Bazil Mathes, Jr., of Spartanburg, South Carolina passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 28, 2024. He was born on September 3, 1942, in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was preceded in death by his parents Frances Smith Mathes and Walter Bazil Mathes, Sr. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Mary Cooke Mathes, and his children; daughter Andrea Mathes...
William Curtis Strickland
Feb 28, 2024
William Curtis Strickland, age 76, of Wellford, SC passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 28, 2024. Born on May 19, 1947, he was the son of the late Howard Earl and Frances Lancaster Strickland and widower of the late Mertle Garrett Strickland. Born and raised in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Curtis graduated from Dorman High School in 1966. He answered the...
William B. Taylor
Feb 26, 2024
William B. “Caddy” Taylor, age 96, of Spartanburg, SC passed away on Monday, February 26, 2024. He was born in Fairforest to the late Sam and Elizabeth Bagwell Taylor on October 28, 1927. William was the widower of Edith Martin Taylor, who preceded him in death in 2013. He attended of Fairforest High School, he honorably served his country in...
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