Local Spartanburg, South Carolina Obituaries
Ruth Bernice Tillotson Riddle
Sep 5, 2024
Ruth Bernice Tillotson Riddle, 90, of Spartanburg, SC passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2024 at home surrounded by her loved ones. She was born in Spartanburg on September 19, 1933 to the late Bernice H. and Henry Tillotson.
Ruth was a very sweet, loving woman, and a wonderful role model of strength and independence. She loved everyone, but especially her...
Jean Marion Humeston Blakeley
Sep 2, 2024
Jean Marion Humeston Blakeley, 92, widow of Frederick Walter Blakeley, died Monday, September 2, 2024 at home.
Born December 28, 1931 in Danbury, CT, Jean was the daughter of the late George Franklin and Kathleen Veronica Smith Humeston. After graduating from high school in 1949, Jean became a registered nurse in 1952 through St. Vincent’s College of Nursing in Bridgeport, CT....
Walter Richard Pettiss
Aug 31, 2024
Walter Richard Pettiss passed out of this world on August 31, 2024. He was the last-born son of Mary Ida Vaughan and Jerry Dickson Pettiss, born on December 13, 1933 in Morehouse Parish Louisiana. He was predeceased by both parents as well as 4 brothers and 2 sisters. Walt was married to Shirley Hursh on February 5, 1954 and shortly...
Walter Hewitt Dickerson
Aug 29, 2024
Walter Hewitt Dickerson, 22 years old, of Spartanburg, SC, peacefully departed this life with his parents by his side on August 29th, 2024. He is the son of Dr. John Graham and Heather McGee Dickerson and was born June 26th, 2002 in Fairfax, Virginia.
Hewitt was a funny, inquisitive, and adventurous child who wanted to be outside all the time. He...
Rick Dunn
Aug 27, 2024
Richard “Rick” Wright Dunn, Jr., 75, of Tryon, passed away Tuesday afternoon, August 27, 2024 at his home after a period of declining health.
Born in Charlotte, NC and raised in Spartanburg SC, Rick was the son of the late Richard Wright Dunn, Sr. and Billie Hasty Dunn. Rick was a graduate of Limestone University and served honorably in the Army...
Father Stokes Jerome Smith, Jr.
Aug 27, 2024
Father Stokes Jerome Smith, Jr. of Spartanburg, SC passed away on Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at the age of 72. He was born in Spartanburg on August 26, 1952 to Elisabeth Allen Smith and the late Stokes Jerome Smith, Sr.
A veteran of the United States Air Force, Stokes served his country with honor for 30 years, both as Active Duty...
Ethan Daniel Harrell
Aug 26, 2024
Ethan Daniel Harrell, 16, of Inman, SC, passed away suddenly on Monday, August 26, 2024. Born on January 10, 2008, in Florence, SC, Ethan was the cherished son of Lacey Hickman and James Robert "Jay" Harrell.
Ethan was a junior at Boiling Springs High School. He was a young man with a big heart, a friend to everyone he met, and...
Larry Dacus Ducker
Aug 24, 2024
Larry Dacus Ducker, age 76, husband of Martha Ann Wade Ducker, passed away August 24, 2024.
Visitation will be 10:00-10:45 on Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at Dunbar Funeral Home, 690 Southport Road, Roebuck, SC 29376. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 am conducted by Reverend Richard Laster.
Burial will be in MJ Dolly Cooper Veterans Cemetery at 2 P.M.
Helen Grace Hart Mayson
Aug 24, 2024
Helen Grace Hart Mayson, 89, of Spartanburg, SC passed away on Saturday, August 24, 2024. She was born in Spartanburg on July 11, 1935 to the late Grace Littlejohn and Charles Millard Hart and was the widow of Col. Elford Morgan Mayson.
A graduate of Randolf-Macon Women’s College, she went on to become a CPA. Helen was a devoted member of...
Sylvia Byrd Phillips
Aug 23, 2024
Sylvia Byrd Phillips, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend passed away peacefully the evening of August 23rd, 2024, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home in Spartanburg, South Carolina. A service celebrating Sylvia’s life will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, September 6, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, with Reverend Steve Wise and Reverend Kevin Hampton officiating. The family...
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.
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