Local Spartanburg, South Carolina Obituaries
Robert Lee Sutherland Sr.
Apr 3, 2024
Robert Lee Sutherland Sr., 91, beloved husband of 63 years, to Edna Harbin Sutherland, passed away on April 3rd, 2024, peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family. Robert was born in Anderson, SC, in 1932, to the late Gertrude and Lawrence Augustus Sutherland, Throughout his life, Robert excelled in various endeavors. He was a graduate of Anderson High School and...
Martha Ruth Skipper
Apr 2, 2024
Martha Ruth Skipper, beloved wife of Roger W. Skipper, passed away on April 2nd, 2024, at the age of 78. She was born on June 22, 1945, in Spartanburg, SC, to her loving parents Frances Morrell and Robert H. Wingo. Martha was a dedicated Christian who found solace and strength in her faith. Her unwavering love for the Lord guided her...
James Robert Cottrell
Apr 2, 2024
James Robert “Bobby” Cottrell, 51, of Spartanburg, SC passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. He was born in Spartanburg on January 24, 1973, a son of Donna Dustin McDowell and the late James Wellington Cottrell. Bobby was an avid reader. He loved fiction, especially fantasy and mythology. He was known for his childlike wonder and heart of gold. Bobby rarely...
Edgar Leon Spires
Mar 31, 2024
Edgar “Ed” Leon Spires, 75, of Spartanburg, SC passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2024. Ed’s sudden passing leaves behind his loving and devoted wife of 32 years, Susan Smith Spires, who adored him and their life together.He was born on November 15, 1948, in Columbia, South Carolina to the late Fletcher and Vermell Spires. Ed graduated from Columbia Business...
Clint Donald Webb
Mar 30, 2024
Clint Donald “Donnie” Webb, age 72, of York, SC passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2024. Born in Spartanburg, SC on December 31, 1951, he was the son of the late Clint William and Ollie Mae McElrath Webb. After graduating from Spartanburg High School, Donnie joined the Army National Guard of the United States. He was a machine assembly supervisor with...
Alva Beckham Blankenship
Mar 30, 2024
After 91 years of faithful service to her Lord and Savior, Alva Gladney Beckham Blankenship, went peacefully into His arms on March 30, 2024. Alva was born December 19, 1932, to Joseph and Sara Beckham of Winnsboro, SC. She is predeceased in death by her husband, Hub, her parents, four brothers, and her beloved sister. Alva was a loving mother of...
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...
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