Obituaries

Local Spartanburg, South Carolina Obituaries

Margaret Ledbetter Cothran

Margaret Ledbetter Cothran

Apr 10, 2019

Margaret Ledbetter Cothran   Margaret Ledbetter Cothran, 90, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 10, 2019.   She was the daughter of the late Reverend Samuel Eugene and Lula Johnson Ledbetter. She was the widow of John Thomas (J.T.) Cothran. Margaret graduated from Marion High School and attended Winthrop College.  She worked for the Department of the Navy and retired from Southern...

Joe Hampton Mikels

Joe Hampton Mikels

Apr 10, 2019

Moore, SC- Joe H. Mikels, 88, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at RoseCrest Lutheran Home. Born November 7, 1930 in Pinnacle, NC, Joe was the son of the late Charlie R. and Addie Stone Mikels.  Joe was a Korean War veteran, having served in the US Navy. He and his family moved to Florida in 1959 where he lived...

Deborah Dianne Mitchem

Deborah Dianne Mitchem

Apr 8, 2019

Inman, SC- Debra Dianne Mitchem, 57, died Monday, April 8, 2019. Born September 10, 1961 in Spartanburg, SC, Debra was a daughter of the late Billy and Betty Dunnaway Mitchem.  She is survived by her daughters, Jessica Mitchem and Jennifer Bryson; her son, Jamie Mitchem; her brother, Billy Mitchem; and sister, Sandra Pitts. The family will receive friends Wednesday, April...

Betty Bagwell Baughcome

Betty Bagwell Baughcome

Apr 5, 2019

Betty Bagwell Baughcome Pauline – Betty Ruth Bagwell Baughcome, 61, wife of the late Carroll Alexander Baughcome, died Friday, April 5, 2019. Betty was born on October 11, 1957 to the late Robert Curtis and Betty Wyatt Bagwell. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend.  Betty was a member of Philadelphia Baptist Church. She is survived by two...

Mary "Putsy" Williamson Wardlaw

Mary "Putsy" Williamson Wardlaw

Apr 4, 2019

Mary “Putsy” Williamson Wardlaw Mary Williamson Wardlaw (Putsy), 84, passed away April 4, 2019. She was born in Greensboro, NC to the late James Saunders Williamson and Elizabeth Wilkinson Williamson. She attended Salem Academy in Winston Salem, NC and graduated from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, NC.  She was an avid golfer. She also enjoyed playing tennis,...

Daniel Cromer

Daniel Cromer

Apr 4, 2019

“I am an artist, a painter by choice. Happily, I am able to paint almost every day. I have done so since about the age of 4. That would be in 1937, even before kudzu.” Born July 25th, 1933, in Spartanburg, S.C. to William Erskine and Evelyn White Cromer, Daniel Erskine Cromer was known for having been amongst the vanguard...

Patricia Gale Cash Gregory

Patricia Gale Cash Gregory

Apr 4, 2019

Patricia “Trish” Gregory Cowpens – Patricia Gale Cash Gregory, 48, wife of the Roger Dale Gregory, died Thursday, April 4, 2019. She was born on August 9, 1970 to Betty Gardner Cash and the late Gerald Daniel Cash. In addition to her husband and her mother, Trish is survived by two sons, Matthew Gregory, Christopher Gregory; siblings, Danny, Susan, Robert,...

Waymon Robert Wyatt

Waymon Robert Wyatt

Apr 2, 2019

Spartanburg, SC- Waymon Robert Wyatt, 47, died at his home on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Born March 25, 1972 in Spartanburg, SC, Robert was a son of the late Lee Jerome and Nan Mahaffey Wyatt. He attended the Spartanburg Day School where he was a star golfer. Robert was instrumental in the operations of Wyatt’s House of Flowers before he...

J. Ryan Stewart

J. Ryan Stewart

Apr 2, 2019

J. Ryan Stewart Hobbysville, SC- James Ryan (J.R.) Stewart, 41, passed away suddenly at his home on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Born September 8, 1977 in Spartanburg, SC, Ryan was a son of James Charles Stewart, II and Nancy Bates Stewart. He was a graduate of Dorman High School, class of 96, and attended Spartanburg Community College. Ryan was employed...

Grace Jackson Smith

Grace Jackson Smith

Apr 1, 2019

SPARTANBURG - Grace Walker Jackson Smith died peacefully in her home on April 1, 2019, surrounded by family. She was the wife of the late Roy McBee Smith, Sr. Born February 1, 1930, Grace was the daughter of Grace Walker Jackson and William Franklin Jackson, growing up in the home of her grandparents, Tandy Austin Walker and Mary Margaret (Mamie)...

Norman Albert Greene

Norman Albert Greene

Mar 30, 2019

Boiling Springs, SC- Norman Albert Greene, Sr., 82, passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at Foothills Hospice in Landrum, SC. Born July 28, 1936 in Spartanburg, SC, he was a son of the late Yonnie and Irene Holland Greene. Norm attended Clemson University where he excelled in football and baseball. He was an avid sportsman and fisherman and his...

Miriam Janet Fleming

Miriam Janet Fleming

Mar 27, 2019

Miriam Janet Fleming Miriam Janet Moss Fleming, 81, of Pacolet went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 27, 2019. Born March 12, 1938 in Union County, Janet was the daughter of the late William and Kathleen Moss. Janet was a member of Lakeside Church of Christ in Union, SC and a loving wife to her husband Joe...

Joel Register

Joel Register

Mar 26, 2019

Roebuck, SC- Joel “Joey” Register passed away on March 26th, 2019 at age 66, surrounded by his family.  He was born to the late Clarence and Kitty Register on February 7th, 1953 in Macon, GA.   He is survived by his wife, Judy, and his best 4-legged friend, Reggie.  Joey is survived by two sons, Jeremy and wife, Leslie, and Jonathan...

Walter Miller Brice, III

Walter Miller Brice, III

Mar 22, 2019

Walter M. Brice, III Spartanburg - Walter Miller Brice, III, husband of Dolores Dye Brice, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday morning, March 22, 2019.  Born on August 21, 1933 in Spartanburg, Walter was the son of the late Walter M. Brice Jr. and Helen Ingram Brice. He was predeceased by his first wife, Mabel Carlisle Brice. Mr....

Lillie R. Geter Carpenter

Lillie R. Geter Carpenter

Mar 22, 2019

Lillie R. Geter Carpenter Spartanburg – Lillie Ruth Geter Carpenter, 82, departed this life on Friday, March 22, 2019. Lillie was born on December 9, 1937 to the late John Douglas and Margie Hughes Geter. She is survived by her brother, George A. Geter of Greenville, TX; two sisters, Sallie M. Kelly of Spartanburg and Peggy J. Mallory (E.P.) of...

Vernon Williams Patterson, III

Vernon Williams Patterson, III

Mar 19, 2019

Spartanburg, SC- Vernon Williams Patterson III, 61, died on Tuesday, March 19, 2019. Born in Spartanburg on October 2, 1957, Vernon was a son of Sylvia Turner Patterson and the late Vernon Williams Patterson, Jr. Vernon was a graduate of The Spartanburg Day School and Hampden- Sydney College. After college, he moved to Los Angeles, California, where he lived until...

Ann Sims Dennis

Ann Sims Dennis

Mar 18, 2019

Pauline, SC- Ann Sims Dennis, 80, wife of David G. Dennis, died Monday, March 18, 2019. Born November 2, 1938 in Spartanburg, SC, Ann was a daughter of the late Nathan A. Sims and Harriet Cecil Sims Chesney. In addition to her husband, Ann is survived by her children, Katie Dennis Oliver and her husband, Tommy; David Dennis, Jr. and...

Lisa Moody Webb

Lisa Moody Webb

Mar 18, 2019

Spartanburg – Lisa Marie Moody Webb, 45, died Thursday, March 18, 2019. Lisa was born on February, 12, 1974 to the Ollie Mae Jennings Moody and late Norman G. Moody. She enjoyed shopping, fishing and being Sunnies Mems. In addition to her mother, Lisa is survived by her partner of 24 years, Mike Mayne; three step children; five grandchildren; and...

Arthur Martin Russell

Arthur Martin Russell

Mar 18, 2019

Arthur M. Russell, Sr., 98, passed away Monday, March 18, 2019.   Arthur was born on December 18, 1920 to the late George and Ethel Wilson Russell in New York City.   Arthur worked for Baptist Headquarters in NYC and then Alfred Eastern Poor as an architectural draftsman.  He worked for Vandenberg AFB and Aero Spacelines and Tricor in Santa Barbara, CA...

Charles Scott Jackson

Charles Scott Jackson

Mar 17, 2019

Moore, SC- Charles Scott Jackson, 49, passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2019 at Carolina Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. Born December 10, 1969 in Spartanburg, SC, Scott was the son of the late Charles and Ann Lawson Jackson. He enjoyed spending time with his daughter, Addie, NASCAR, fishing, hunting, and watching his beloved Clemson Tigers and Pittsburg Steelers. He...